The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-29
Franklin Co. Union Convention.

10 o'clock A. NJ The convention was
called to order by Hon. ID. ID. Wead,
Chairman of the County Committee,
who nominated for temporary presi
dent Hon. J. NJ Hotchkiss Of Fairfax.
Mr.. Hotchkiss having been elected,
took the chair, when, on motion of
Geo. G.. Hunt Esq, A Barnes, of st.
Adams. was elected temporary Secre-
tary. On motion of f. A. Sowles, Esq,
of St Adams, the temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent
On motion of Col A. b. Jewctt of
Swanton, Wilbur p. Davis, Esq, of St
Adams, was elected Assistant Secre-
tary.
On motions by various gentlemen,
Hon VIM. i. Sowlcs of Swanton, Hon.
r. J. SAKE Of sheldon, John p. Odds,
Esq, of Franklin, and Alanson Ora
per, Esq, of Georgia, were elected Vice
Presidents.
On motion Of Hon. Harmon Nor
throp, the Chair appointed commit
tee of five on resolutions. The com
mittee was as follows: Hon. II. Nor
throp, Chairman; Messrs. Herman r.
Beardsley of St Adams, i. A. Dunn
Of Fairfax, v S. Ferris OF Swanton,
and Alonzo Green of Fra kiln.
II was moved and carried that Geo.
G. Hunt, Esq, of St Adams, be an
assistant secretary.
A motion was made by Hon. VIM.
l.. Sowlcs of Swanton that nomi-
mating committee be formed consist
ing of one from each town, and oAe
for every fifty union votes cast at the
last election III each town, and one fol
every fraction of fifty over twenty.
Mr.. Buck, of st. Adams, moved al
amendment, that the fraction be ovei
twenty-five instead Of over twenty, in
conformity with the usual practice
After some debate the motion of Mr.
Sowles, as amended by Mr.. Buck, was
carried.
On motion of Mr.. Odds the conven-
, ton adjourned until half past one
o'clock p NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the hour named the convention
: reassembled, and after being called tc
t order, Mr. Wead, Chairman of the
/, committee on nominations, reported
: the following names to the Conven
: ton:
/ For Senators A CT. Soule of Fair
field, Joshua Ciapp of Montgomery
and Bradley Barlow of st. Adams.
For Judge of Probate-A. j. Sam
n son, of St. Adams
IS For High Sheriff-A. J. Soule, @
: Fairfax.
For Judges of County Court War
o rem Robinson of Highgate, Georg
l. Adams of Enosburgh.
" For States Attoney-Dana II. Ba
/ ley.
d For High Bailiff Ephraim Coils
/ of Richford.
e. On motion the report of the non
ly mating committee was unanimous
u n adopted.
70 The report of the Committee o
ce resolutions was then called for, an
p Hon. H. II. Beardsley, for the commi
lg tee, reported the following serie
~ ~ which were unanimously adopted:
o. l. Resolved, That justice to all
Mt well rs the cOmmonest consideration
1t, OF prudence and security demand tn
ch no scheme of restoration of the reb
'e- States and people should be tolerate
he which does not, by legislative enac
We ment or constitutional amendmeI
~ place the powers of government b
"a yond contingency, in the control
as the loyal people of the States, and S
Sc cure the government against disloy
to control or check.
of 2. Resoiced, That while approvil
IA the constitutional amendments late
N proposed by Congress, as a prese
ct practical measure towards securil
IN, just ends, we yet insist that eve
lal scheme of restoration is imperfect th
Is not based upon equal and exa
Inc justice to all, and the equal right
lg' personal, civil and political, of all 10
mt al citizens, irrespective of color
20 race
on 3. Resoired, That we desire Il
raj speedy restoration of the secedii
he States to all their functions rs Stat
nd IN our reconstructed and purif,
re- Union. The sooner the better, so
be be done wisely, securely and just
tn upon the basis OF an assured loyal
he of the people and the equal rights
all; but we insist that the loyal re
resentation should be backed by
loyal constituency; that as our ms
tutlons were saved by the loyal,
them belong their remodeling and
faNnaL IL