The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-06-16
Republican County Convention

this place, on Wednesday, june 9th, for
the purpose of nominating county officers
and Judges of Probate. At ten o'clock,
the convention was called to order by j.
Conn, chairman OF County Committee,
and organized by the election of Hon. q.
W. GRANNY, President, DIR. WARNER, and
Hon. II. MuNsrLL, Vice Presidents, and
X. Mead and FL. Q. johnson Secretaries.
On motion of j. Cobb the convention
ordered the appointment of a committee
to nominate County officers, and on mo.
ton of r. w. Eaton Of Addison, a re.
cess was taken to give the delegates from
the different towns an opportunity to meet
and select from among themselves MEM
bers 10 constitute the Nominating Com
mittee. This melton being temporarily
withdrawn.
On motion of B. Howe of Shoreham,
the Chair appointed committee of five
to draft resolutions expressive Of the sem
timents of the convention. The Chair
appointed Hon. Peter Starr, Hon. James
NJ. Sade, r. w. Baldwin, II. G. johnson,
and J. Cobb
On motion Of MIR. Rose Of Waltham,
the Chair appointed committee to nom-
mate County Central Committee
Mr.. Eaton's melton for a recess was
then acted upon and the different towns
proceeded to select members for the NOM
mating committee. Every town in the
County was represented and all but two,
fully.
Upon information that the town nom
nations were all made fhe President
called the Convention to order and the
nominations were announced as follows ::
Wonkton-C. S. Dean, j, w. French,
Philemon Hier.
Shoreham-N. Northup, H. Rich, B.
Howe.
Hancock-E. Darling, A. Taylor.
BristoI-H, Farr, A. d. Scarf, NJ. D,
Parmelee.
Goshen-John Capen, entitled to two. !
!SarkSb>ro-I. Bushnell, /. l.. Strong,
G. w. Ferguson.
Orwett-S. s. Hemenway, s. H. Bas-
com, Chester Hack.
Wahham-H. s. Gross.
MiddheJury-Edwin Hammond, JAS.
Slade, j. w. Conroe, Jos. Warner
Bridport-H. w. SollacG, c. T.
Houghton, G. N. Hayward.
Addason-Edrick Adams, A. D. Hay
ward, A. D. Hatch.
Es1rdsburgh-James Barnes, Putnam
Allen, Benjamin Ferris.
SaHsbury-John NJ. Dyar Oliver
Hyde, r. d. Heading.
LeiceSter-L. s. Champion, Isaac AL.
den.
Ponton-Philo Bristol, Loyal Kent
Wey5rtdss-S. 4. Cook, Joseph Hay
ward, Milo Stow
CornwaH-Rollin j. Jones, Z. s. Da.
ma, I. b. Holley.
GranriHe-A. G. Allen, VIM. Vinton
Vergennes-Edward Seymour, Hiram
Adams, Calvin H. Smith
Lnc0in-C. p. Bush, Chas. Clark.
Whning-Abel Walker, VIM. P.
Wright.
Neto Hauen--Oliver Smith, DR.. Z
d. Warner, Lewis Meacham.
Ripton-Joseph Hale, [sntitlsd tc
three.
On motion adjourned till o'clock
P. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Convention assembled and the Commit
tee on Resolutions submitted the following
report:
Resolved, That the salvation of tits government
| its future prosperity, and the pelnaDency of on
| Institution rest with the people that they, ant
| they alone, must be the guardians Of SO sacred
| heritage
Resolred, That as Republicans we still adber
| TO the great principle OF Constitutional liberty
laid down by the Fathers of the Republic, ard II
| the maintenance Of which we pledge our Hres
| fortunes und sacred honor.
| Resoired, That we still believe our Father
| mean and as they declared in. the Preamble t,
| the Federal Constitution that il ordained an,
| established j" 10 form more perfect union, esiab
| lLsh justice, insure domestic tranquility, promo
the general welfare, and secure the blessing CT lib
| erty to ourselves and OUR TosTERIrY."
Resoired, That we treat now, ever have
| the cry of disunlon, with dersion and scorn.-W
have heard enough Of such threatenings an,
| menace.
Resolred, That Republican Liberty an Ameri
| can Slavery are irreconcilablc upon any and eve
nv principle of moral honesty or political equit,
| discountenanced by the Bible and AT war with tn,
best interests of the Nation and humanity
Resolved, That we view with ala IN the increas
| ing encrOachments of Slavery upon Liberty il
! nationalizing one, and dengtionalizing the other
Resolved, That the Constitution nowhere cen
| fers upon Congress the power TO guaranty t,
| States any other form of Government than tina
Republican in its character, and hence the a,lnis
| sion of Sta es into the Union in the Constitution
| lega,zing Slavery is gross perversion of III.
power of Congress, at war with the Constitution
| and destructive to Republican liberty
Resolred That the attempt Of the Executv,
backed up by Shareholders and dough face i,
| Congress TO impose upon Kansas Constitution
| recognizing and legalizing Slavery, and their un
| Willingness to submit the same to the freemen o
! Kansas unaccompanied by a bride in one hand anC
a threat in the other shows that want of honest,
| and prostitution of power never before exhibited
| in the history of the Federal Government
| Resolved, That we urge upon the friends OF free
| principles Of liberty they have noby thus fai
| commended for, assuring them that they have oul
best t0ishes for their ultimate and complete
Resolued, That We find in the policy of the
| present Fedora Administration reckessness il
| the expenditure of money that is trnly astonish
| ing, and if the charge Il corruption strongly
| urged against the administration of John Quincy
| Adams when the whole cost of the Government
was not to exceed fifteen millions of dollars an
| nually, was a sufficient for n change Of
| rulers, how much more is such change demanded
| when the present Government takes from the
| pockets ofthe people from eighty millions to nine
| ty millions Of dollars annually.