Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-10-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
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of Bristol as Chairman, and J. 7. Hildreh, of
Southport as Secretary. The following is the
list Of delegates which were admitted to the Con-
vention.
Guy of Kenosha-Fira Ward--I w. Web
ster, S. f. Comstock.
Second Ward--J R. Sharpsten, A. D North
way.
Third Ward-F. A. Marshall, Charles Glenn
! ent.
Soufhport--J 7. Hidreth, Salvin c. West,
| Joseph q. Sykes.
| Somerset. w. Pierce, J. c. Holmes.
| Pleasant Prairie-Thomas Rowland S. S.
! Derbyshire, Charles f. Morgan.
Brighton--David ii. Lane, Jonathan Hutch
| inson, Oscar A. Harris.
Wheahand--J. B. Carter, r. G. McCeland,
| Abram Dayton.
!Sajem-T. Stockwcl, Aaron Noble, Jona-
| than Bassett.
Bristol--L. Grant, II. S. Thorp, S~R. Leon
ard
Mr.. Webster of Kenosha then offered the an
neXed resolution.
| Whereas, The late Watcrtown Convention
was called in opposition to the regular Demo
cratic State Convention at Madison, and to favor
the election of its candidates would be to favor
directly the success of the Wing party in the
State, therefore
ReSotred That no candidate avowedlv favora-
bic TO the candidate of the said Watertown Con
venton, shall this day he placed in nomination
for amy office by this Convention.
Which after debate by Messrs. Webster and
others was voted down.
AyS--Messrs. Bohanan. Carter Dayton Har-
ris, Hjldreth, McCleIand, Sharpstein, Sykes
Webster and West--lO.
NayS--Messrs. Blackman, Bassett, Com.
stock, Clement, Derbyshire, Dunning, Grant
Holmes, Rowland, Hutchinson, Lane, Leonard
Morgan, MARSHALL Nouhway, Noble, Pierce
SlockweiI and Thorp: y
Mr.. Webster then introduced the following:
ReS2lred, That he Democratic State Tiche
recently nominated at HadiSon deScrrcs the sup.
port ot The dcnocracy Of This Canary.
Mr.. Clement then offered in amendment the
annexed preamble and resolutions
Assembled as democrats in County Convention
it is manly and open, just and proper, that we
declare to The world, our honest convictions O
duty and our positive opinions of government
policy;
And whereas the United States of Govern
mcnt was founded on the inacnable rights of al
men to liberty;
And whereas the Constitution of these State.
" 40 OlHoGN W CSttLOISI JISLlGt'y piNIIt lOI tIt
common defence promote the general welfare anl
secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves an,
our poalerity;
And whereas this reasonable expectation la,
not been realised, but on the contrary a sys
TEN Of Slavery has been tOstcred until its sup
purtcrS and abCttOrS control the whole action o
the National Government in lis legislative, Judi
and executive department
And whereas the resolutions Of the Demo
cratic Stale Convention of this State did at on
time endorse the principles Of the advocates o
tree men for free soil; and
Whereas, The State Convention at Madison
on the 10th day of September of the presen
year. abandoned those resolutions and scoute,
these principles and their advocates pronounc
ing the doctrines of free soil ''disorgau.zing, per
! ncious and cianush;"
Therefore il is incumbent upon the democrat
c voters of the County of Kenooha to tell the
members of that Convention and the world. tina
in the rejection Of those principles and sentiment
so;oItcn asserted blythe democracy of this County
they have misreprraented the sentiments of til
democracy of this County, and we therefor
again take this opportunity to reassert our sent
ments in the following resolutions
ReSoIrcd, That we are in favor of strict con
struCiiOn of the Constitution, at all times full
regarding the reserved rights of the scve,a
States
RrSn!red, That we are opposed to the eXtCn
SION "i slavery, into territory now free.
RcSolrcd, That we are opposed to the admis
sion Of any new State into the Union, the Con
7'u'"oh % laws ol "nlc" create or sustain sIa
VI? NV
N''0'''"' '"' an "'"o''"' laWS "'hCa suS
'''. ~ ''"Su,~@ saw N'o"iu ot Fep'a'd'
- H'N'''fd' Hat we O''ieNe 1t 10 De me DUTY @
~ 49, Po'".G '.'7 P'o''S'""S o! 'hc or
GI'@i'cc OF 20 I. promoting slavery or lnvo!un
tary SefVfudc, INTO all Territorial organic act
hereafter to be passed, and to oppose the admia
SION INTO the Onlon OF any new slave states.
KeSGtted' NAT we are lrreconcIabIy opposed
10 nc "gluEe SiaHe Law lately passed by Con
Gre>s, oeIeEIhg 'ha' Il Is s00VersVe ct the hrs
prihelrIeS OF natural IDerty,and rePugnant to tn
aWft"I our r'PuoHraA Iho.tutlon9-that 1t de
aFoy me sacred Fght OF lriaI 10y jury, and IS UNI
'crHa'Iy, ana Justly considered most odious an
oppressive law
RcSoLred That the measures of Land Reform
the freedom OF the public lands in limited quan
titles 20 actual settlers, the Homestead eXcmpt
ton aud Land Limitation are cardinal doctrines @
;, The Democracy, and the public GOOD dcmand
their adoption.
ReSo1red That VIC are in favor of River am
Ilarbor improvements, and hold that corrres
, has the Constitutional power to make apprcpra
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