Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-06-29
The atate Convention,

The following are the resolutions adopts
cd by the Union State Convention, held
vt Montpelier last week, They were re-
ported by Hon. Daniel Robarts Of Bur
ington, and are a. foll6ws:
l. Resolved That justice to Ill, as we'll as tho
commoncst considerations Of prudence and socu-
rity, demand that no scheme OF restoration OF tho
rebel States and people should DO toleqlsd.whIch
does not by legislative enactment or constitution
al amendment, place the powers OF government
beyond contingency In the control Of the loyal
people Of the States, and secure tho governmen,
against disloyal control OF check.
2. Resolved, That while approving the Conssi.
tuaonal amendments lately proposed BY Congress
just ends, we yet insist that evcsy scheme Of res-
toration is imperfect that is not based upon equal
and exact justice 70 all, and the equal rights per-
sona civil and practical Of all loyal citizens, FIRE.
spectivc of color OF race
8. Resoired, That wc desire the speedy restora-
ton Of the seeding States TO all their functions
as States in our reconstructed and purified Union.
The sooner the better, so 1t be done wisely, Sc
curely and justly, upon the basis Of an assured
loyalty Of the people and the equal rights of all
but we insist, that loyal representation should
be backed by loyal constituency that "a our
institutions were saved by the loyal, to them be-
long '.e'r fenodsiisg and future preservation,
sAd l.ta, loyalty saoud not be made odious by
plarlNg ( upon seyel with treason In the rewards
Aia truss ef the GOV rnmcnt.
4 Res5(pe3 fhss II honor and thanks arc duo
70 iiss soldiers Of tho sountry, who rushed TO its
defense NAen ssssAa0 by conspiracy and armed
iEesson, aaa by their sroism saved tho life OF tho
asison sna Q naintsn u republic purified and
fegenerAae8--a sefyice which should not be for.
gotten ~ thF disigin05,n OF official honors and
eraeiureuts
: Resaaa, Tsat lie we bow with rcverent
sublnission % Tia a sensations of an All.wise
tsorlaence IN takiG, ..om us our honorable Sen.
-.oIs, Jacob Collamer and Solomon Foot, we
mourn their untimely DEATHS as State and Ma
tional calamity and will cherish their many vir
tues in perpetual remembrance
Gen. Grout introduced the following
resolution, which was supported by Gen
Grout, Mr.. Roberts C. w. Willard ant
L. G. Hinckley, and adopted.
Resolped, That while We hone and believe th.
amendment to the Constitution Just proposed b,
Congress, will advance the nation in It's progress
toward impartial suffrage and equal rights for all
we DO notyet count the victory won but co-ope
rating with the great party Of liberty and progress
throughout the country, we mean to fight the bat
tie through with every refuge Of caste and op
preston, every form Of aristocracy and oligarehy
and every citadel of the undemocratic and barbar
Gus slave civilization is oyerthrown, and the ma
ton becomes one great, homogeneous free people
loving liberty, and building its future upon tn,
rock OF exact justice TO all men.
Mr.. Houghson Of St. Adams. proposed
the following resolution, which was unan
imously anopted
g. Resolred, That this Convention approve 0
the nomination for State officers made this day
and will give to the whole ticket their hearty sup
port