Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-03
RUTLAND HERALD.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 80. 1857,
he New York Republican state
Convention.

were marked with unusual unanlmlty Oh
sentiment and gave evidence ofhsrmony
which is s sure token OF success In the
coming election. The ticket presented
is STRONG one, the nominees being men
Of high character, with elements OF
popularity that marked them as the men
especially for the several positions 10
which they have been assigned, and are
as follows: Secretary OF State, Gen,
James B. Mexican Of Saratoga Comp
trOler, Calvin 7. Hulburd OF ~. Law
renee Treasurer, Gen. T. c. Yates Of
Ulster; Attorney General, Joshua NJ.
Vsncott OF Kings; State Engineer, A. Q.
Powell OF Onondaga Canal Commits
sloner, John NJ. Hammond OF Allegheny
Prison Inspector, Gilbert Delemater OF
Genesee; Judge Of the Court OF Appeals,
Charles Mason OF Madison. General
Mexican, the candidate for Secretary, Is
well known to the people OF that State
and elsewhere, as a soldier and citizen.
His services In the late war and his
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public history. He was born in Hoosic,
N. Y, Aug. 5, 1921. He received his
education chi,fy in the district school
and academies at intervals while work
ing upon his fathers farm in Saratoga
County, ny He was admitted to the
bar in 1Si9, and in 1855 was elected
Judge OF Saratoga county. In 1858 he
WAS elected amember of the thirty. sixth
Congress, aud WAS reelected to the
thirty seventh, serving In each as chair.
man Of the Committee on Expenditures
in the State Department. Hon. Calvin
T. Hulburd, the nominee for Comptroller
is well known TO the people OF Vermont.
He was born 10 Stockholm, St, Law
renee Co, n. Y, in 1909 He graduated
at Mlddlebury College and completed
his legal studies at the law school Of
Yale College. He was member Of the
State Legislature in 1912, 1874 and 1862,
and a member OF the 38th and 10th
Congresses, N which be took prominent
position in financial affairs, and his ex-
perience eminently qualities him for the
Office to which he has been nominated.
The platform IS embodied in the reso-
lutions sre patriotic and manly enun-
citation Of the principles Of the party.
They reassert the declaration Of the
rights and liberties OF men in all their
fullness, and renew the former pledges
to protect and defend those rights and
liberties and the franchises that secure
them. They recognize the obligations OF
consistency and ightforwardness in
support Of the great principles OF the
Union party, and that suffrage should be
impartial and that it is 8 right which
ought not to be limited by property or
color. A decided stand is taken against
corruption and it does not hesitate to de-
clare that they will fearessly search out
corruption and misgovernment, frankly
expose them and manfully grapple with
them pledging the party to continue the
work OF reform and steadily fight cor.
ruption until 1t and nal administration
are rooted out ana destroyed, by commit
ting the interests OF theState topublc ser
wants OF integrity, untainted by any OF
the fraudulent maxims and practices Of
that party whose fear to grspple with
corruption first brought upon it the con-
tempt Of the people. Thai all measures
OF minor reform and for the ameliora.ion
OF society are emit tied to aud should re-
ceive the earnest consideration OF every
republican, and while all the history Of
the party shows 1t the only true friend
OF such measures, and they inscribe upon
theirbanner the watch words" Nstional re-
construction through liberty and justice,
State repose through integrity and econo-
N.Y." Thorough economy in the State
and national administrations should be
established; equality AMI fairness in
bearing public burdens ordained the
public credit Of the nation orState should
under no circumstances be injured by
wrongful tampering with public obliga-
tions, and the name OF the republic
should never be dishonored by the
slightest deviation from the psth of
financial integrity.
Congress is end orsed in carrying out
measures OF reconstruction on the basis
OF freedom regardless of seductions OF
executive patronage or the terrors OF
executive favors, and unreservedly ex-
press the determination to stand by
them in all measures necessary to place
liberty and peace on lasting foundations,
even to the severest remedies known ia
the constitution.
The thanks OF the Republicans of New
York are rendered to all who are now
struggliuglin theStates lately in rebellion
for lasting reconstruction based on the
principles OF equal justice and pledging
their sympathy land support, never tc
relinquish them to the mercies of BAT
fed traitors or OF faithless executive