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reported the facts found by the Committee,
without any expression upon the merits OF
the resolution.
Mr.. Cults from the Committee to appoint
a State Committee reported the following
being one for each county:
Addison County, F. E. WooDBRIDoE
Bennington A" A. L. MINER;
Cbittepden " L. E. CHITTENDEN
Caledonia GEO. A MERRILL;
Essex WV. H. HARTsHoRN
Franklin 4" JoHN G. SMITH;
Grand Isle" II. H. REYNOLDS;
Lamoille ~ Moses W. TERRILL
Orange &C. P. BALDWIN
Rutland MARTIN G. EvERTs;
Orleans :" MARX NUTTER
Windsor d" DANIEL NEEDHAN;
Washington" CHARLES H. JOYCE;
Windham CHARLES CUMMINGS;
to constitute the Committee for the year en-
suing; and that Hon. L. E. Chittenden OF Bur
lington be Chairman, which report was ac-
cepted and adopted.
Mr.. Needham from the Committee on
Resolutions reported the following
ResolUed. That the Republicans of Vermont
reternte their adherence TO the declaration OF prn-
ciples made by the National Republican Conven-
tion at Philadelphia in 1856, and will without
fear labor for victory under the banner on whicH
that declaration is inscribed.
Resolved That the narrow and proscriptive party
spirit and sectionalism Of the administration q
President Buchanan, has thus far resulted II An
unprecedented increase in the annual expenditures
for the support of the government in the iof-
| nation and rapid augmentation Of a national deot
already approaching a hundred million Of aoiiaTs;
| in a practical liberation and encouragement OF the
re-opening of the African Slave Trace IN con-
tempt and defiance of the moral sentlneht Of the
whole civilized world; in a foul and 1isgraceful
attempt to force upon the people OF Kansas con-
sttution conceived in fraud and born IN lnIqulty,
| for no other purpose than to fasten upon Kansas
an organic law which is D." an outrage on humani-
| ty;" and in other enormites which have rendered
Mr.. Buchanan, in the words Of the declaration OF
Independence unfit to be the ruler Of d Iree peo-
| pie.
Resolved, That popular sovereignty a defined by
| all the factions Of Democracy Is deluslon and
| cheat, and used for that purpose alone We ad-
vocate that popular sovereignty, winch means that
the people of both States and Territories are at
liberty TO determine for themselves what shall be
the character of their domestic institutions al
ways excepting that we hold that there IS no war
rant, either human or divine, for holding any hu-
man being in Slavery.
ReSoEred That we hold naturaized citizens OF
this Union to be citizens in the same sense and
dignity that in ancient times conferred honor and
protection on him who was authorized TO say, "
Roman Citizen" ; and we repudiate and deny
the doctrine of Secretary Cass that an American
citizen service 10 any foreign power, or can
be reclaimed as a fugitive from labor or on any
other ground. We maintain that when a man be-
comes a citizen by conformity TO the requirements
Of the constitution and the law, argument and dis
cusson are al an end birthplace and abandoned
allegiance are absorbed and oblierated by the &C
tion of the independent whom we welcome to
the rights and privileges which American Citizen
ship confers
Resolued, That the Executive interference Of
President Buchanan, in vetoing the Morrill, Land
Bill for the promotion Of agriculture and the
Mechanic Arts" after it had been fully and fairly
discussed and passed by both Houses Of Congress,
is an act deserving the severest censure Of free
people, the basis of whose prosperity is Agricul-
ture and the Mechanic Arts
Resolved, That we recognize il the Homestead
Bill, providing home for the homeless, by giving
to actual settlers, hundred and sixty acres Of
Government land, one Of the most benign purposes
Of the Government, and additional safeguard to
the liberties of the people.
RESOLVED, That the executive administra ion Of
the political Offices Of this State is IN safe hands
and we will use all honorable means at the ap-
preaching election to keep it there.
Which resolution were read, considered
and unanimously adopted.
Ex-Gov. Fletcher offered the following rcsolu-
ton
ResolU,4, That politically the only CLEAN Of
light and hope breaking upon the darkened pros
pects of our country comes from the Republican
Purty-and we fondly cherish the hope that by the
well directed and earnest efforts of the party thu
traitors TO liberty, the assassins Of country
honor, will be hurled from the places Of power and
the government restored TO its primitive purity
and glory.
Which was read considered and adopted
Hon. G. W Benedict of Burlington. Of
tered the following resolution
Resolued, That the Republican State Conventions
in future shall be Delegate Conventions and the
State Committee is directed issue their calls for
such Conventions the following basis, n m for
each town, one delegate, and also one additional
delegate for each leo votes and also one fer each
fractional number of so more votes, cast FOR the
Republican candidate for Governor at the State
election next preceding such Conventons-the del
egates 10 be elected at a public caucus in each
town and properly certified to the Conventions.
Which was read considered and adopted.
And, therefore, there being no further bu-
siness before the Convention, on motion the
State Convention was adjourned without
day.
ERASTUS FAIRBANKS, President.
c. j. GLEASON,
Y SWAIN ASecretaries