Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-08-14

The s. rest and residue - of the Democratic
party of Windsor county recently held con-
vention. The convention was composed of
nineteen persons, but was doubtless fair
representation of the party in the county.
Gen. L. S. Partridge was chairman of the
committee on resolutions, and laid out the
following work for the Democratic party of
the State and county.
WHEREAS, This s. government was made on
the white basis, by white men, for the benefit
of white men, and their posterity forever. -
Therefore
Resolred, That we, the Democracy OF
Windsor county in convention assembled
pledge ourselves to sustain this government
tutional means, and we further pledge our
selves to resist all attempts of the s. Negro
Republican Party to overthrow the same
by granting suffrage to the negro race.
kesOiUed, That we hold the constitution to
be the fundamental law of the land, and all
laws made in pursuance thereof of binding
force upon us.
Resoned, That the reconstruction acts re-
Gently passed by an unconstitutional congress
are not binding upon us, on account of their
unconstitutionality, as ably shown by the re-
cent able vetoes of the President of the Uni
ted States.
Resoi7ed, That we arc in favor of leaving
the question of suffrage, with the states
themselves as well as all other questions of a
domestic character, as a power reserved by
the states themselves, and not delegated u
Congress.
Resoired, That we are in favor of the adj
mission of members of the Senateand Congress
from the excluded states to their places in
Congress, that the constitution provides for
them-and all attempt to exclude them Is
revolutionary, and should be so treated.
Resoired, That we are opposed to the pres
ent unjust law excluding government bonds
from paying its equal proportion of taxes
and demand a law to be passed taxing them
Jr law issuing legal tender notes sufficient
Tor the immediate redemption of the same,
believing one or the other must be done or
Reputation will surely follow.
Resolued, That we are in favor of judi
cious license law in place of the present in
Iquitous prohibtory law.
We trust these white men - of Windsor
county will now feel easy in their minds
We are surprised, however, that they should
have remained so long in Vermont, without
agtating an amendment to our State consti-
tuition excluding colored men from the ballot
box. Gen Partridge and what colored men
there NAV be in Norwich have voted side by
side for a good many years, and, as far az
appears, he has not fed from the State which
allows such an unconstitutional proceeding
We cannot quite understand why the gener-
al does not emigrate to some more congenial
political locality, where none but the most
fastidious and elegantly got up - white men y
have any participation in the affairs of gov
eminent. 1t is not showing decent respect
to his own opinions, for him to remain in a
government which has no constitutional con-
gress, passes no constitutional laws, doesn
tax property equally, refuses to issue 2,0O0,-
900 900 or more of legal tenders, and is gen
orally going to the bow-wows with frightful
rapidity. But, perhaps, we ought to remem
Der that the cackling of geese once saved
Rome, and these Windsor county Democrat:
may be willing to remain in this country tc
d. our nation like service.