Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13

ocrats" of this District, did not act upon |
our suggestion TO adjourn until JEFF. Da- |
Wis day Of fasting, humiliation and pray |
er, but insisted upon "going through the
motions" on Thursday, Thanksgiving
day, at the Town Hall in this village
BY request John Cain called the conven-
ton to order. J. S. Pittibone of Manchester
was elected president Dexter Sampson of
Roxbury, Michael WEIGH of Middlebury
John r. Gates of Bennington 10. Haw-
kins of Brandon, Vice Presidents and
John McKeogh Of Rutland aud S. G.
Chandler Of Middlebury, Secretaries.
! Committees were appointed as follows
| On resolutions-Jo Cain of Rutland
S. G. Chandler, MiddIebury Samuel
Wells, Montpelier A. M. Huling, Ben
nington; j. @. Hawkins, B random.
On aomiaatioaS-Ad on County-C.
j, Soper, Middlebury M. WEIGH, Mid
dlebury. Rutland County-John Cain,
Rutland; r. r. Drake, Pittsford; VIM.
Fuller, Brandon. Bennington County
John h. Gates, Bennington, John P.
Youlen, Rupert. Washington County
Samuel Wells, Montpelier; II. Atkins,
Montpelier; d. Sampson, Roxbury.
Adjourned for 30 minutes, as matter of
form, after which the Committee reported
the name of ]. A. S. White, of North
field, (who is he p for Congress.
: Delegates TO National Coaoentio,s--Isaac
: McDaniels, Rutland A. NJ. Huling, Ben
ningtion.
Substitutes-John McKeogh, Rutland ;
Q E. R. Wright, Middlebury.
Samuel Wells, }
G. j. Soper,
The committee on resolutions reported
one endorsing the Ohio, Vallandlgham
: resolutions of the democratic" State
Convention another, that the "Democra-
- cy Of Vermont are opposed to "abolition, j
'sarbitrary arrests" and Interference with
the right of speech and Of the press and o
the elective franchise" but not to Southern
treason and rebellion, (the latter at least
y they did not enumerate among the thing;
+ which reused their opposition ;-a third
that it is the duty of the democracy o.
n Vermont" to support Democratic ''prlncl
"a pies" (rather severe on the democracy,
+, if it must first find out what the principle
- are) and Democratic candidates (easle
- done, for as it takes about all the ''party
ba to make up the candidates for the varou
ri offices, they will no doubt give each other
MT generous support) and closing with
,+s resolution which Eliminates against all RI
ID spectacle Democrats, that is, those VIII
- prefer their country to partisan warfal
# against it ; as follows:
On Ressolued, That no renegade Democra
that in these times has proved recreant
IS, our principles and to the friends of Den
ocracy, shall ever after this receive tt
on confidence and support of the Democrat
!. party of this State, without due repe
tence.
yle ...,
IN The most noticeable features of Il
ma Convention We're, LIST, the unavoldab
bv repetition of the same names in the VI
ties rious appointments &c.-there not ben
tie. enough, it would seem, to go round-a'
70 I'd, the evident alarm that what is left
ON the "Democracv of Vermont would so
: be pretty much all under the ban of thu
-. last resolution, and fail to seek for the ]
. CURED repentance. ....
'me A ssreliable gentleman" who count
! the number present at the Convent
re- while he was in, says there were The
my. tbmty-eight persons, including some t
not publcans who were in as lookers-on,
ae P.s. We are credibly informed tt
.- tneFe Was no dlttupt HhdeoNoi VA
be, part of the military despotism" to int
iol 80 fere with the proceedings of the Eeetil
was FIRE.-About four o'clock ?. nj.
I Thursday last, barn belonging to Il
ner' Robert Pierpoint, situated near the
her road bridge crossing East Creek,
o., "a discovered to be on fire. The barn
lleu some fourteen tons of hay were consum
anu anu and an adjoining barn was somew
n rs. injured, and would probably have b
new totally destroyed, but for the efficiency
man the two fire companies which, with tt
ne machines, were promptly on the grou
e y: 70 The property destroyed is insured in
men Vermont Mutual for 1925.
card FATAL ACCIDENT. While about s
When enty men were at work Thursday at
once noon in tbs marble quarry at West I
pro- land. belonging to Messrs. Adams