Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-07-12
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONyEN-
TiGS.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Pursuant to the published call of the
County Convention, the Republicans Of
Chittenden County met, by their delegates,
at Essex junction, on Wednesday, July 3,
at IL o'clock, \. NJ.
The Convention was call d to order by T..
II. Lane, Chairman of the County Commit
tee, when the following delegates presente-
their credentials, and took seats in the Con
vention
BoHon.-Wm Hulburt E N Cotton
jas II Whitcomb.
Bur',rqton.- p Hickok VIM L
Strong Geo F Edmunds Lucius A Isham ;
Carolus Noyes VIM G shaw Henry Loo
mis- James \ Snedd Mark Catlin Henry
Rolfe q G Benedict Samuel Hunting
ton Edward " Peck 4 NJ a BarstOw ;
Geo II Bigel9w Frederick G Hui Salmon
Wires L W page.
Char!0tfe.-B f Needham A Palmer
d c Lake c B Cook ? V Higbee Joseph
Shaw
Colchestr.-L B Platt B Hino Chas
S,orrS VIM DuttOn JAS 5 Platt Geo
p Woods NJ \ Fowler R Wickware.
Esser-Josiah futile John Work E
j Buttolph Byron Stevens; I W r
Nichols James Nichols E Andrews.
Hnesjargh-E 5 Baldwin Hiram Carle-
ton James Degree; Ed Mills; Henry
Weed W Baldwin Eugene Viele o II
Wright L II Toby o Boynton-
Harrington Stephen Sayles ; c ID Car
penter \ ii Chesmore Henry 7 Judson ;
4 IL Loyelaud A Crane Geo L Will
liams.
Jer7cho-L F Wilbur VIM Il Whiteomb;
c NJ Spauldins; II G Nash Truman B
Barney Orley Thompson E II Lane +;
Lyman Simpson !; Ferdinand Beach.
MiHon.-T d Pearl D Wilkins A n
Austin Geo Ashley Geo Hurburt II L
Wood Ii Caswell John Brown W San
derson o NJ Clark Hull Jed P Clark.
R,chmond.-C E Barber Stafford Bron-
son Z d Mason II A Hodges Stafford
Colby p X Gleed Z B Andrews.
SEclbmne.-Wm HtrUon Guy Tracy
Walter \ " eed P Williams.
81. George.-Henry Lawrence Smith
Wright.
TRderh,H.-Z w Church Geo French
II \ Rogers Franklin Woodworth Nj L
Hapgood \ L Lane.
Westford.-J II Richardson j II Wood
ward Amos Hobart ; Alney Stone; G G
jackson Warren Gibbs p A BOothe
Geo Tabor K NJ Huntly
WALston.-David A. Murray; John Z.
Griffin John W.Wright CAL. Sprague;
William H. French Homer Bassett ; Daniel
Is. FAY VIM Miller; j. 5. CIlley; Ii. j.
Fay Truman \. Chittenden.
A permanent organization was effected by
the choice of Hon. j. Ii. WOODWARD, of
Westford as President, and GEO. Ii. BIGELow
and G.. G.. BENEDICT. of Burlington, Secre-
taries.
Hon. GEo. F. EDNUNDs, of Burlington,
offered the following resolutions for the con-
sideration of the Convention
Reso@ued. That while we adhere to the Repuo-
Ican principles, and while we see in the progress
of events the strongest proof of their truth and
the necessity for their triumph we do recognize in
the pTesent extreme crisis in our eountrys exist
ence the primary necessity OF preserving our gov
ernment and the constitution in unimpaired vigor
Resolu,d, That we sec in the present struggle
between the Government OF the peoples choice
and the Rebellion tho contest between
tho Republicansm Of free labor and the des-
potism whose corner stone, it is now boasted, is
human slavery.
Resolued. That in the coming triumph of the
we hail the practical triumph of the
great principles in which we believe, and the res
toration of the government 20 the bene6ccnt pur-
poses designed by its founders
P,solued. That we heartily approve the pream-
bic and resolution adopted by the State Conven-
tion at Montpelier on the 10th OF June, and VIII
gladly support the candidates there nominated.
Rss9iysd That we behold with p-ide and salts
faction the patriotic zeal and enthusiasm with
which our fellow citizens who have hitherto been
our political opponents have rallied to the sup
port of the present Administration in the exist
ing difficulties, and are giving aid to the accom-
plishment Of the great ends above referred TO,
and we rejoice to greet them as protners ana CO.
workers in the battle
Adjourned until P. VI.
Mr.. III. p. Hickok, of Burlington, moved
the appointment of a Committee on resoiu>
tions to whom the resolutions OF Mr.
Edmunds and such others as might be oner-
ed, be referred.
Mr.. Shaw, of Burlington, moYed as az
amendment to Mr.. Hickok' s motion tna' 'he
resolutions of Mr., Edmunds be adopted.
The motion was so amended and the reeo-
lutions adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Wilbur, of Jericho, the
adjourned until l.30 p. M.
AFTERNOON.
The Convention re-assembled at l.30 P.
M.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the present
County officers were re-nomInated by accla-
nation. viz:
Senator's
J.H. WOODWARD, of Wessferd.