Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-07-02

ment by Constitution or law sanctioned the quiltv
fantasy that there can no nronertv in man; that
tho claim IF superioritv nv birth nrescripton or
law finds no warrant in her annals: that the great
trutbs of the Declaration of Indenendence sneerod
Mt nv some and inon;ouslv denied nv others have
been to our people a solemn and living reality.
2. Resolre5. That II is the crvine scandal of the
are that the national government in nil its de.
nartments legislative indcioI and cyocutive. has
boen usprned and ;s controllcd Inv an oliporcbv.
combined To cxolt slavery at the expense of free
dom; manifcsting of late its injustice and despe-
comnromisrs in its forcing bv armed invasion
and fraud upon an unwilling people the curse of
its schemes Of efiIlibusteripp. and the plundcr of
weaker nations to open new folds for human
per5n ond ruI tho rceords of the
Supreme Court of the Z. S, the bred Scott dcci-
''O",
ernmont of Tho rghts IF citzcnshin To mon of color
citizens of the several States in prohibiting them
lr; uutv u.s. upon n ,Io opt trooiin
abroad w,o recognised as citizens oi .ne o..e AZ
owned by such ctizens,-is a sad departure from
the principles of our iathers-and to its unconsh-
preston
5. Rcsolrcd, That We arc required by the claims
uotnro nd f tb ar s Fl FREQ nbnr
stricken down, of the free institutions bequeathcd
S gu, ,io II, Va' tios oHd
at all hazards.
g. Reso'red, That we accept, as the mission OF
eminent, in law and administration to its ancient
purity; to restore to liberty its lost nationality
man as man their God.given rights
On motion the resolutions were accepted
and laid upon the table until after the report
of the Committee on nominations.
The Committee reported through their
Chairman the following nominations:
For Gorcrnor, INLAND HALL of Ben
n;nqtor
foF L'cW. Tor, bcRNlIAM MARTIN oil Chcl-
| con
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i"' 1''"'"t, IiLNhl W. bAIES Vi Noltn-
! field
E,. State Co,,,,,;,,oo l. rh;..oJo,
Charles Cummincs + woodhr;dro Elisha
White. 4. L. Miner. Alexander Riddle,
Daniel Necdbam.
q, motion tbo Rorort If tbo ro,,m;ttoo
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,1.,. w.. ~. VII. r. 60
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'''> INV '.i'u
'he RESOLUTIONS reported ny the committee on
i''90'U'''i'S were '''AVi up ifoi" '"e '''ic
nd adopted by Il unanimous vote.
The committee on resolutions then rcnort-
| ed through their chairman the resolution of
Gen. D. w. C.. Clarke referred to them.
somewhat modified as follows:
Resolrc3, That the State Committee be instruct
tr IN GAZING future Htate COMMITTEES to call them
following:
nj .f1n. rGoh ,o to" ana one aaai'oh
town. fraction exceeding SOC.
The passage of the resolution WAS advoca-
ted by l.. f. Chittenden, ESQ. and Geo. W.
Benedict Of Burlington, and was opposed by
F. F. Merrill. ESQ, of Montpelier.
Mr.. Merrill moved that the resolution be
laid upon the table. The vote was taken by
rising and the motion was lost
Upon motion of Mr.. Merrill the Resolution
was then referred to the State Committee to
report upon to the next State Convention.
On motion the Convention adjourned sine
dir.
Attest
LAW hhNoh bhAiNLhD' PRESIDENT
w.: -. BENEDICT
G. II Gn,r",> ''''' '''''''''
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,''' Ia" Nv oPpo''"ni'y
i0'i'" o'''"-''' VI 'iinoi''
- ''''''' '' Nv, occurrence " ''i'if VIII 1T
a''' ~ 'ii' ''o''''' anu si''cc
',' is''.' nv" o''oie 'le country lau pecome
'nc u'S'l'icl oasis oil polltical action lhcy
idu had however some opportunity to learn
MS POSITION ana he to know theirs. There
was not much room ior doubt what the peo-
PIE Oh S"eh state as TINS would THINK on
such SUBJECT as thc extension OF slavery
Liberty Is the spirit oil people VINO lnhabit
the mountains and the valleys that run
among 'nc mis-
Nr' oollamcr traced succinctiy the forma-
lions ana di9Soiutlohs OF parties from his first
entrance upon poi,icai me- Gown TO the lorm-
a''oh oi the republican party-a party Or
Sahizeo' as It's platform tells us to restore the
Government Oh TINS country to what 1t was
under tie hrst Presidents lie described that
early polcy' "heh Tor thirty years the q''es-