The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-01-10

tural Society and Wool Growers Ascot
ation." On motion, 1t was
Voted, That Il committee of ijifce he
appointed to present to the society rcso-
lutiOns to bo forwarded to our SENATOR'S
and Representatives in Congress. in refer
ence to the wool producers Of Vermont.
The following committee were appoint
cd:
D. w. Colburn of Springfield. IIen,v
Lane OF Cornwall, and Henry &. Root.
Hon. John Gregory, from the con,it,ee
on nominations, presented the following
report:
Freaicm.-IIon. J. w. Colburn Of
Springfield.
EGe Peaient.-IIon. II. Keyes of
Newhury, Ion J. Gregory of Mortified.
II. &. Root, Esq of Bennington, and
IL. 5 Morse, Esq, of Shelburne.
T'taSmer.-J. w. Colburn of Spring
field.
C"7epo"d'"g SccrtmH-II Boynton
Of Woodstock
Secretary. Henry Clark of Poulncy.
Bond Of Directors. Hon. Edwin
Hammond of MiddIebury, Hon. f.. B.
Chase OF Lyndon, Hon. +. Cleaveland of
Coventry, George Campbell, Esq, of
Westminster, II. Hayward, Esq of Clar-
cndon, Hon. VIM. r. Sanford Of Orwell,
VIM. q Brown of Fairhaven, Hon. n.
u. Stafford of Hartford, Victor Wright of
Middlebury. II. b Kent, Esq. of Dor
set, &. Miller Esq, of Pomfre,. T..
Brnlnerd, Jr., of ST. Adams, and Richard
Bradley. Esq, of l}ratlcboro.
The report of the committee was nc.
copied and the Board of Officers reported
elected
Nathan Gushing of Woodstock. and
d. X. Potter, Esq, Of st. Albans, were
elected honorary members of the society.
Mr. Colburn. from the committee on
resolutions, p cscnted the following pre-
amble and resolutions, which were unan.
imously adopted:
Hhere1', The wool growing interest is one
OF the leading. if MT the very first OF ycrmo I
Industries, aud whereas the presen, prospect
Tor the sale of this staple, with the high cost Of
with the cxhor oitnnt prices the farmer must
pay Tor clothing and other necessities for his
family. are hard in the extreme and ,alI i'm
peratl'ely for fuIther protection from foreign
important ms to 81 THIS important interest from
annihlati0n, therefore,
II Sofre That we ask ne right. nj the
hands OF our government that the tariff duties
be 50 revise that wool shall beir mn equal pro
iectioh IRON foreign competition with the Amcr2
lean wrought fabrics from wool
Hesofref, That the Co responding ecretary
nc directed to furnish copy Of these resolutions
to each OF our Senators and Representatives in
Congress
Henry lark presented the following rcsolu-
ton, which was adopted:
RS lrc1. That il Is the sense of the Vermont
state Agricultural Society that the reciprocity
treaty between the United States and Canada
should he terminated at tie ate of the cxnira-
ton of the motto given believing that the in
NercSts OF the nation, and especially the produ
scrs OF the country demand its immediate
abrogaton.
Vr. enry Boynton introduced the following
resolution. which was adopted:
" h r'0s, The destruction Of she n by dogs
in Che Unitei tates is extensive and great, and
whereas my mean, which will prevent this
inrp upon our fncks would prove an effective
agency in prom ting the wool growing interests
ofthc nation, Therefore,
( Ref1ire That the Vt State Agricultural
focicty and Wool Growers Association deem it
yot great importance that On ross should enact
dog law which shall extcrrnina,e this pest to
our focks.
Hon Edwin Hammond If Nj ldleburv
was appointe the cvccnliyr commit e
to represent the Vermont State Agricul-