The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-03-24

h'oNttuy L Ilul we HpUTuNe Tue aCtlO
Of Congress in respect 10 impeachment
and earnestly call upon the Senate Of Il.
United States, sitting as a Coz r, Of I'm
parchment, tr proceed without fear, fay,
or affection. and we assure th"m the PEG
pie Of Vermont will stand by and main
tain the just judgment Of the law.
Rcsolred, That we hall the result o
the labors Of our Republican brethren il
New Hampshire in their late political
contest ms the harbingcr of tho more over
whelming def at which awaits cur enc
mics ia the roming Presidential campaign
Republican District Convention.
The convention was callc ! 10 order b,
II. &. Johnson E,q, of Ncrgcnncs -
Hon. Merit Clark of Poullney was cleo
ted Prcsid,nt anil II. &. Johnson Sccrc
tary. The President appointed as com
miitce on credentials, Hon. T.. Ham
mond, John V Hall, ~ Fi-h, and Hon
George Nichols Delegates accrcditc,
| Holu AullSOH AOuHiy
VERGENNEs j. +. Roberts, II. c
johnson.
CorNwAT.-IIcnry Lanc, f. S
Stowcl
ApDISoN.-Elwin Gorham, S. w
Smith.
MoNKToN S. +. Atw,o,, H. II
Beers, l.. + Beers.
SnoEEnAM-B. b. Tolticgham, J. r
Rich
NEW HAVEN Alvin Sprirgs, VIM
p. Nash.
ORwEIL-J. w. Boynton, S. IL
Bascom.
SAMsDrRY.-E l.. Dyer, Z. a. Ham.
ilton.
WrYpRIpGE j, II. Dodge Snmuc
James, .Jr.
BmsroL.-Noblc F. Dunshcc, A. "
Spald!ng.
MrDDrEDURY -Jus,us Cobb, Edwin
Hammond, John ii Simmons.
WnrrING j. ID. Rowe, Abel Walk.
cr.
PANroN.-Martin Hoyt, Stilmar
Grandey.
FERHlsBrRGn-.C w. Wicker, c.
c. Martin.
WALrilAM.--N A. Saxton.
RrroN.-P Billings, w. Il. Ripley
LEICESTER Stephen Alden, A. f.
Stanley.
Gen. w. Y. w. Ripley of Rutland
was elected delegate to the Nationa
Cunv, ntion 10y reclamation and George
r. Shepard of Montpelier, by vote Of
SO to 80 for Hon. w. K. Sanford Of
Orwell. Charles Field of Dorset wa:
appointed alternate for Gen. Ripley, and
w. i, Nash of New Haven, alternate
for Mr.. Shepard.
THE IRISH QUESTION IN THE EXGIIsll
PARLIAMENT. There was a long deba te
on the Irish question in the English house
of commons, Friday night, which had nc
very satisfactory results, but during which
, the ministry were forced to hear, ir0.r
Mr.. Bright and others, some pretty piaii
talk about the government course toward.
that unhappy island. MIR. Bright said
the measures now proposed for the pa.
clfcation of Ireland reminded him of the
story of mountebank who Offered for
sale pill to cure an earthquake. -Four
more of the crew of the Jacmel Packet.
arrested for Fenianism, have been re-
leased by the British government on con-
ditlon OF returning TO America. Their
names are Rooney, Kelley, Iawless and
Hurley, and it is expected that all their
companions. including Gen. Naele, who
were arrested at Dungarven. will be lib
Grated on the same terms. Thompson
and Mullahy have been tried Mt Man,
chester, England, and convicted, ON
charge of being accessory 70 the murder
OF Police Sergeant Brett, and sentenced
to be hanged. 1t will be remembered
that three Of their confederates were
hanged several months since The Prince
OF Wales is to make his expected visit to
Ireland during the Easter holidays, and
:! is intimated the occasion will be sig.
nalized by royal proclamation granting
partial amnesty TO political offenders in
Ireland.
VEEGENNRs,-'The charter ele ,tion oc-
ours to-day. Mr.. Torrey was re-.
Gently, at al evening visit. presented