The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-14
Caledonia Union Co. Convention.

Union County Convention met agreeah,y
to the call at the Town Hail, St Johnsbury.
August H. In the absence OF the count,
committee, the convention was opened and
the call read by Chas. H. Davis. Esq. Of
Wheelock Hon. Calvin Morrill,, of St.
Johnsbury. was elected president. and I. W,
Sanht m, Of Lyndon, secretary.
Voted on motion that committee Of five
be appointed by the chair to draft resolutions
for the convention. The chain appointed
ChaS. S. Dana, st. bloomsbury, 4. !. Willard
St. Johnsbury, Geo: \. Thatcher, Lyndon,
Chas. II. Davis, Wheelock, and Edwin IIar-
! vey. Barnet.
Adjourned to II o'clock, T. NJ.
! AFTERNooN.-Convention met according
10 adjournment Report on resolutions pre-
sented through the chairman and accented.
RESOLUTIONS.
Re<olvcdrha' Willie We disregard former political A.
Hociion AID Unite with all trlie ioyaI men 10 nci
!f-c ire SyNttIltli We declare alGTt
AID d",e-aton OF r sentiments and opinions of recent
->'ai!cd DmUcIHti" gatherings in the st@te- of Ohio
Vermont. New Hampshire and Maine and dcf,o1rc,
i! a. trs>oatc: tending 10 undermine he con i,ielc.
" To , Pr. III dir capacity i1r sesovsTcment; 10
h aud defeat Necessary for the v;.roror-
pc.'cn on ii ne war. ad to bring disgrace AID ruin
uron The nation.
ts.yrl ha' vigorous prosecution of the VAT until
Iii" .eb!io.. i Crushed 'ht only means OF preserving
onr national government from overthrow. and restoring
f' 'oI That for ii, l!pOse il iI.d- pens He in The
'or-'' possible" tim" irtorce armies in the field
INA ti' draft 20" Ill progress. is just equitable and
Irt,"E method tc ;.eeiiy Increasing III army: thu.
ms measure i II" Irs. hn' has long been in force il,
h'~-! very nHr;on l Eropr that i WAS rc.cred 70 In
c Fr "i the h'vou,t1!. and in the with Great B-
Ian III i'--lt ina The cidn0r agalst i Nv roit al
par i'- = Tor ~" pmpO7c OF oetTUcting IN, :. .n-
l,i.t Ia th@ Prosecution OF 5ha and is the tru nj oc
r'-"r Of H. mob Flonce which ha- been o t1ar;iiv DE-
veoped IN oar ci;ieS and towns
H. solved. That the Presden. of he United STATE. api
The constitutional National authorities being legally
ehc e and appointed during their tenn OF otrce
IL ta20 The government and the assumption tlia. ,hr
administration Is not the gOvernIaen that there j.
ia..iie difference between The administration OF the
government and the government itself lis abstraction
@i nonsirOSi'y: -uhteltuge 10 reasonable de
'.giiS against thv gov rnmen..
Received That heartily approve Of the policy O! the
government III organizing and armng coortd men a.
Justified by former precedent demanded by the exgrncics
Oh the pIl'ic service, ana founded in right
kSo!yr Iha' tin late general orde: OF the President
OF me ttd state declaring thar the government will
gave the same protection 10 all IL solder that if tl
enemy Fhall sci! OF tnslavc any one on arto;Int Of hi
ceof or sitii XII any one. il violations OF the laws Of
war the off ,na be punished l,v ret.at,o, n,o,
ne enemy prsoAer IN OR possession &C.. meet. with
our unqualified gpprCb ion.
The order rlgl ~ doCsre. that 'tc sell CT On ~, any
captured person ol account o. hi color and Tor no of.c
asiin the law of is relapse into blrbarisrn and
crime against the civilization OF the age"
resolved That We record with pride and gratitude the
4'Aching courage and selfsacricng patriotism of orr
mon VonntneTs They have nobly done tfeir duv in
nun OF our count'y'a peril and conflict ana are wor-
my q. all honor from a grateful community
so,'eu That we readopt the resolutions of the S-a,
nominations there made ''1 '"'"' ''e
Inc following resolutions were presented
by Judge Cree: