The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-07-20

W 'N"ND Nhoi lSo SumullHEs
TO constitute the Committee for the year
ensuing; and that Hon. l.. Z. Chittenden
Of Burlington be Chairman, which report
was accepted and adopted
MIR. Needham from the Committee on
Resolutions reported the following:
Resolrtd That the Republicans of Vernon
etefate their adherence 10 the declaration of prn.
c'ples made by the national Republican Conven.
ton a, Philadelphla in 1855, and will without fen
abnr for victory under the banner on which thai
declarst on 10 inscribed.
RtsOirtd hat III narrow and rroscri,tive
pat, spirit and eectonalism OF the admjni,,ra.
lion Of President buchanan, has thu. far re.ulted
n an unprecedented increase in The annual expen.
ditures for the support OF The cover ment in the
formation and rapid AUGMENTATION II a national
debt already approaching n hunired million OF
dollars in II practical TO Grafton and enco,uac.
ment of the re-openng u the African Slave Trod.
IN contempt and defiance Of the mo, al sentiment
{ tine whole civilized world in fou, and Dis.
graceful attempt TO force upon the people Of Kan.
'as constitution col ceived In fraud AZ orn In
iniquiiy for no other purpo than 10 fasten upon
Kansas Nh organic law which 10 ian outrage on
humaDity;" and In other enornities which bs We
rendered Sr. Buchanan, in the words of the De.
claration Of Independence, III fit to Le the ruler of
free people. -
Rtsolrtd That popular sovereignty a. define
by III the factions of Democracy is delusion and
II cheat, and used tCr hat purpose alone We ad
vncae that popular sovereignty, which mean.
thai the people Of both States and Territore. a,
ut Liberty TO determine for themselves what shall
be the character Of their d. nestle institutions
'lways excepting that we hold that there Is no
warrant, either human or divine, for holding anv
lunar, being in Slavery.
ResOtred, That we h Id hatura zed citi.ens of
his Union 10 be citizens in the same sense and
lightly that in ancient times conferred honor and
pr lection on him who was authorized 10 saw "a
I'M Roman Citiz'n" and we repudate and de-
the doctrine Of Secretary Cass thar an Amer.
can citizen owes service tn any foreign mower or
can be reclaimed as fugitive from labor or on
ny other ground. We maintain that when n man
ecomes a citizen by conformity to the require
ments OF the constitution and the law, argument
md discussion are at an end birthplace ami
nbandoned allegiance are absorbed and obterated
nv tile action Of the independent man whom we
welcome TO tbs rights and pr ivileses whish Amer
lean Citizenship coniers.
Rtsoirsd That the Executive interference of
President Buchanan, in vetoing the Morrill, Land
Bill Tor the promotion Of Agriculture and the
Mechanic Arts" after II had been fully and fairly
discussed and posed by both Houses Of Conpres,
is an act des rving the severest censure of free
people. the basis Of whose prosperity is Agricul.
ture and the Mechhnic Arts.
Rtsoiued. That we recognize in the Homestead
Bill, providing home for the homeless by giving
to actual settlers, one hundred and sixty acre. Of
Government land, one Of tile most benign purno
SEES OF the Government, and an additional safe
guard to the liberties Of the people.
Rtsoirtd That the executive administration
Ct the political off es Of this State is IN safe hands
ind we will use all honorable means ut tue ap-
Troaching election to keep it there.
Which resolution were read, consider.
ed and unanimously adopted,
Ex.Goy. Fletcher offered The following rosolu.
tlon;
RtsOlrs5, That politically The only glpam of
light and hope breaking upon the dark ened pros.
meets Of our country comes from he Republican
party-and we fond " cherish the hone hat by the
well directed and earnest efforts Of the party the
traitors 10 ioerty. the assassns Of our coun.ry's
honor. will be hnrled fr' m the places OF power
and the government restored to lts primitive pu-
rlty and glory.
Which was read considered and adop.ed.
Hon. G. W. BENEDICT of Burlington Of.
Tered the following resolution:
Resolrsd, That the Repuhl can State Conven-
ion in future shall be Delegate Convention, a. d
the STATE Committee is directed to sue their cal q
for 'uch Conventions on the following basis, to
Vp for each town, ore delegate, and aso one adj
din ma delegate. for each 100 votes, and also one
fer each hsstiopal nlmbsr OF so or mere votes,