National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-01-15
Vermont State Agricultural Society

VERMONT Stdtc Agricultural ooClcty
The Vermont State Agricultural
Society met, agreeably to previous
announcement, at the Island House.
i'll Bellows Falls, on Tuesday, Jan.
5, 1869, at ten o'clock a. III. Hon.
John Gregory, president, in the chair.
Hon. John Gregory, of Northfeld,
the retiring president, agreeably to
the established custom OF the sOcie.
ty,delivered an interesting address,
abiding to the origin of the society,
and reviewing the success of the last
exhibition at Burlington, and offer.
ing suggestions in regard to the fu,
ture management of the affairs of the
association.
On motion of Crosby Miller, Esq,
the president appointed the follow
ing named gentlemen to nominate
officers for the ensuing year:
Crosby Miller, Pomfret; Henry
Chase, Lyndon; Lawrence Brinard,
Jr., st. Adams; James A. Shed, Bur
lington; Edwin Hammond, Middle.
bury; Ii. e. Root, Bennington; J. w.
COlburn, Springfield.
Hon. Joseph w. Colburn, Of
Springfield, presented the following
resolutions. which were unanimous
~ adopted:
ResOlred, That we have seen with
regret disposition among some of
our leading politicians, including
eur own chief magistrate, and pro,
fessed frectraders, to seek q restOra-
ton of the recently abrogated recip'
rocity treaty with the Dominion of
Canada, which, if contaminated, we
believe will operate to depress the
. industrial interests Of our State, as
we have learned to our sad expert.
ence in years past.
keSOlrcd, That we arc unalterably
opposed to any reciprocity OF trade
y in any and every form with Canada
n and can sec no reason to adopt fire.,
q trade with This Dominion, any NOR
p, than with England, France or Ger
many, believing that protection t
10 our own domestic industry is a paI
al amount duty of our government il
q these times of onerOlIs taxation, fO
# national, state and town necessities
ResOired, That the markets of on
. own country shall be secured to on
u own industry, lit preference to al
C foreigners, who bear none of our bur
r. dens, and are not entitled to sci
|, their produce free of taxation, I
the exclusion Of QUO own, which ar
q heavily taxed.
rs Resolved, That the secretary be d
II. rected to furnish our senators All
pc representatives in Congress cop
of these resolutions. and that the
he and are hereby requested to IL
oh their influence against the project ,
Nv n renewal Of any reciprocity of trad
- with Canada, or With any other
"a the British Provinces OF Mort
-. America; and in doing this we b
w lieve we speak the sentiments oftl
IN farmers of our State, and Of q va
ty majority Of our people
Lawrence Brainarl, DR., from til
20. committee appointed by the boar
of directors to settle with the trea
'ai urer, reported that they had cxamil
N, ed the accounts, and found thcI
IN. correct and the funls safely inves
IN ed.
a, Crosby Miller, Esq, chairman
y" the committee on nominations, pr
he sented the folleE ing list officers, NJ
An. they were unanimously elected:
n President,
nly Henry Reyes, Ncwbury.
nld Wee. Presidents,
ew Henry q. Root, Bennington.
of Henry $. Morse, Shelburne.
T., VIM, II. Sanford, Orwell.
r" Crosby Miller, Pomirct.
Treasurer,
Joseph w. Oolburn, Springfield,
Secretary,
Henry Clark, Rutland.
'm' Directors,
the Edwin Hammond, Middleton
e Of Elijah Cleveland, Coventry; G
,,v Campbell, Westminster; IIcl
- Hayward, Rutland; John GREGG
th's Nerthlicld; \. Il. Stafford. IIartfo
ing Henry u. Kent, Dorset; Lawrcl
Hot Brainard, jr., st. Adams; Da,
her Goodell, Brattlcboro; Edwin
- Stowcll, Cornwall; James A. She,
'u' Burlington; Henry Chase, Lynd
cct, Geo. A. Merrill, Rutlahl; G. Hor
Hubbard, Springfield; $. e.. II,
va Oke, 81. Adams; Il. y. Drew, Il
ono lipgton.
o On motion Of Henry Clark, II
ola Edwin Hammond was elected
nan member Of the Executive Commit
Of Of the National Wool Growers
MN ISOLATION Of Vermont.
a. On motion Of Col. u. s. STOW
.' the meeting adjourned.
""" HENRY CLARK, Sct
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