The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-06
LIBERTY CONVENTION.

pursuant to notice meeting of the friends Of
liberty vas held At the Court House in Daven.
port on the lst Of July At 10 A. NJ. The meet
ing was organized BY appointing Jonathan Par.
ker, President and Samuel McHose, sec,y.
On motion Chair appointed H Brewster. A
Brownlee and Kingsley a committee on or
eanzation and c c Alvord, James Quinn end
w Gray on resolutions.
when the committees had retired Mr. Jack.
man Of Moline addressed the meeting.
The committee on organization then presented
the following report to Scott county Liberty Con-
vention.
Your committee appointed to report plan
Of organization for the friends Of liberty in Scot,
county recommend that q committee Of three
who reside in Davenport be appointed 10 BE-
named the Central Liberty Committee Of Scot,
county. Also that ten liberty voters selected
from the different precincts be appointed who
with the Central Committee shall constitute tho
Liberty Committee Of Scot, county which shalt
meeton the 2sd July [presensl and on behalf Of
this meeting to nominate candidates to be voted
Tor on the 9th Of August next-a majority Of
said committee to form quorum. In default Of
said committee to meet o. above ssid nomination
shall then be be made BY the Central Committee
The Central Committee shall have power 10
call Liberty Convention at such time and place
% may be deemed expedient to correspond with
county and Precinct committees a oil matters
pertaining to the interests Of the liberty move
ment.
The Precinct committees shalt have power 10
convene the liberty men Of their precincts At
such time and place ~ the precincts shall deem
expedient and each Of these committees to ae, n.
auxiliary to the Central Committee in promoting
the objects Of this organization. Said commit
tees to continue in existence until next session
OF Liberty Convention, respectfully submi,,cdl
II Brewster, Chairman.
On motion the repor, Of committee on orp.n;.
ton was adopted.
On motion the following names were approx
cd 10 members Of the Central and Prccinc, com
mites.
Central Con'naittee-J Parker, H Brewster, C
Lesslic.
ffee'nef Consnnttees-A Brownlec, G DALEY.
FONT Hea'ant-S.ePhcn Thomson, r S Pisrsol,
F''neeton-B Pike, Rsrkhursi- Mont omerv
Thompson, White, .4uens Grope-M Par
nellie, Pleasant Ialiey-Asa Foster, Robert VIII
son, Blue Grass
Mr. G Waite, Of Rock Island then gave q
short address when II Brewster submitted the
following resolution: ssrhss the PLATFORM recent
~ erected in the u. s. Senate on which Whie,
and Democrats unisedly stand tho, the people
inhabsing the territories Of this nation shall no,
exercise the right Of Legislation upon the subject
Of slavery within their own territory, efIectualy
exPels from both those parties all who exercise
the right OF sclf-governmens and tina. mono but
those who are willing to relinqush shis right can
vote with either OF them. The meeting then
adjourned to meet ate o'cloek-to receive the re-
report committee on resolutions and hear On i'd
dress from President Hanchsrd cf Knox College.
AZ 2 o'clock convention met, committee on
resolutions reported tho following, which we're
unanimously adopted:
Resoisiions merit neck
After the reading Of tho resolution, Mr. Bl,r.
chsrd gave IN ablc and instructive addres, II
those present, after which It was on motion Re-
solved-thst the the thanks OF this meeting are
rendered to President Blanchard for his kind
ness in attending this Convention and the ad-
dress given BY him on the occasion. Gained.
J. PARKER, CAm'n.
SAMUEL McfIosE, Sec'y
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