Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-07-18
Democratic Resolutions,

Below we PRINT the resolutions Of the Demo-
cratic State Convention recently held ut Bur
lington that our readers who may wish at any
time to " compare notes. can have an oppor-
tunity of doing so.
/. Resolved. That we have renewed conf
dence in and veneraton for Democratic princl.
ples. Because those principles were disregard
ed, we haye been afl cted with one of the worst
civil wars the world has ever known, destroy
ing, probably, half million Of our citizens In
the prime Of life and the vigor of health, and
depressing us and our posterity with national
debt of more than four thousand millions OF
dollars, and the consequent taxation 10 provide
Tor the same. And deploring these and other
evils to the country which have come upon 1t in
consequence of disregard Of the principles OF
the National Democratic Party, we here to-day
renew our devotion to that party and lis princi-
pies, as the only basis Of national liberty and
sci government.
2. RESOLVED That armed resistance to the
General Government having ceased in all the
States and Trrltories, civil law should immedi-
ately be restored not only in the states which
have been true to the General Government, and
which have been ARBITRARILY and unjustly de-
prived of it, but throughout the whole country.
3. Resolved That this being the military con-
dition OF the country, the control Of the several
states as they existed before the rebellion, shouio
at once be given to the white citizens .hefeoi'
| who have borne true allegiance to the Denerai
| Government, and those who will now lake an
oai IN to hereafter bear true allegiance TO the
State and National Governments
ResoIped, That believing, with the i'm
mortal Douglas that the Government OF this
country was organized for, and should be con-
trolled by the white races therein, and that the
good OF all will be best promoted by ooohnlng
the right OF suffrage to the white citizens there
Of, we are unalterAbly opposed to conhding the
right of suffrage upon the Ignorant negroes OF
the country.
S. Re,olped, That we congratulate the men
comprising the Democratic Party tor their pa.
thence and patriotism during the terrible crisls
through which the country has just passed.
They have done their duty as good citiz'us, and
no amount Of party misrepresentation viii
prevent the country and the world from extolng
a misrepresented and oppressed party lor those
virtues.
&. Resolpsd That we call the attention OF
the citizens Of the State to, and invoke their
condemnation upon the law OF the last Leglsa-
ture, excluding foreigners, inhabitants who own
property and have grand list, from the right
voting in this State, in town and school district
meetings This right that class Of citizens
have exercised since the formation of the State;
and as proper correction to this unjust legisla-
ton, we hope they will all get naturalized, and
vote against their opprcssors.
I. Rssoipsd, That in the wise and constitu-
tional policy OF President johnson, to restore all
the states to their constitutional position,-re-
investing them with rights and corresponding
duties. and cementlng anew the integrity OF the
Government,-w discern a most happy sugury
that the mallgnity which strife and collision
have engendered, may be utterly sopplanted by
the fraternity which enabled our fathers TO form
the Constitution and create the Unions aud IL
with Jacksonsn iirmness he will maintain his
policy, against the plotting Of treason on the
one hand, and the raying and ribaldty Of lanai
iclsm on the other, we tender to him our earnest
and undivided support.
&. Resolved, That our grateful thanks are
due and are hereby teniered to the gallant SOL
diers of the Army, who by their bravery and
their self sacrificing labors in the field, have
subdued the rebellion, and thereby have nobly
yindicaied the immortal jackson, " The Union
shall be preserved