Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-07-23
Walworth County Free Democratic
Convention.

Elkhorn, Secretary.
On motion of w. II. Petit a committee Of
five was appointed by the Chair to report resolu-
tons, consisting of w. ii. Petit, Sam. Pratt
David Williams, Garret Winnie and s. s. Bar
low.
Committee on Resolutions, reported, through
their Chairman, w. Ii. Petit, in part, and, on
motion of o. Hand, the Report was, as far as
made, accepted.
On motion of c. Martin, all persons were in
vi,ed TO take part in the discussion. Mr. Cow
dry here came in and asked and obtained leave
to read the Hunker Call, as published in the Star
and invited those who sympathized with its o.
ects to meet out doors.
General Paine, OF Milwausae, being called
on, responded in speech of halls an hour, when
the Convention adjourned to o'clock P. NJ.
! AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-Mr. Petit Chairman
of the Committee, reported Resolution on or
ganzation, which was adopted and the following
| Committees was appointed:
COUNTY CoMMITTEE.-Wyman Spooner, W.
| II. Petit and Henry Mallory.
ASSEMBLY DIsTRICT COMMITTEES District
embracing Spring Prairie and East Troy SAM
uel Pratt, Sewall Smith and DR.. G. S. Blanc
hard
District embracing Whitewater, Lagrange, and
Rchmond-Thomas James, J. II. Cooper, and
II. J. Starrin
District embracing Sugar Creek, Troy and
La Fayete-G. Winnie, Wyman Spooner, Gnd
De Witt Sheldon.
District embracing Elkhorn, Geneva and Hud-
SONY. d. Williams, Mr.. Hill and r Flack
District embracing Delevan, Darien and Sha-
ron--S. S. Barlow, II. Pyre and Samuel Voor-
| HES.
District embracing Walworth Linn and Bloom
feld--T. II. Fellows, D. Gilman and J. Will
liams.
Mr. Petit reported additional Resolutions in
full. The report was accepted, and the resolu-
tons being before the Convention for adoption,
Gen Paine resumed and finished his speech
He was followed by Mr.. Clement, of Kenosha,
and 5. NJ. Booth, of Milwaukee, and at the close
of their remarks, the Resolutions were unani-
mously adopted, as follows
Resolutions Of the Free Democracy of Wal
,cOrth County,
| Whereas, The Free Democracy of the United
States, in National Convention assembled, at
Buffalo, Aug. 9th, l846, did organize themselves
into National Party on the basis of the follow
ing principles, to wit:
No more Slave States-no more Slave Terri
tory-no Slavery under exclusive Federal iurs-
diction-The rescue of the Federal Government
from the control of the Slave Power-Cheap
disqualification of Federal Officers by the
Peop!e-Homes for All-Rver and IIarbor I'm
provements-Free Soil-Free Speech-Free
! Labor and Free Men, and the support of men de-
voted to these principles;
And, WheredS, the members of the Buffalo
Convention inscribed these principles on their
banner, and pledged themselves TO fight on and
fight ever until triumphant yefsory rewarded
their eXerIious;
And wiereaS, each Convention of the Free
Democracy of this State, Congressional Distict
and County, held since that time, has re-afiirmed
these principles and purposes;
And, UhereGS, the National Conventions of
both the old parties, at Baltimore, have recently
renewed their fealty TO the Slave Power and have
endorsed the Slave Compromise measures, and
the Fugitive Slave Law, as irrepealable Statutes
and have pledged themselves, the Democrats,
to resist, and the Wings to diSc0rntendnce all dis
cussion of the Slave Question, thus making war
upon the Constitutional Right of Free Speech;
And, tDhereds, both General Pierce and Gen
eral Scott, the Presidential candidates of these
old parties both before and since their nomina-
ton, have endorsed and approved of all these
Slave measures, and have pledged themselves, if
elected, to use their official influence and power
to maintain and execute them: Therefore,
Resolred, That we, the Free Democracy of
Walworth County, in Convention assembled do
re-aitirm the free principles adopted al Buffalo, the
synopsis OF which is expressed in the first pream-
bic, and that we repudiate the Slave Platforms
adopted by the Wing and Democratic Conven-
ton, recently held at Baltimore, and the candida
ties who stand upon and represent these Plat
forms.
ReSolred, That we respond heartily to the Call
Of the National Committee for Free Democrat
c Convention, at Pittsburgh, Aug. llth, and to
the call for Free Democratic State Convention,
at Waukesha, Oh the 2lst inst. to appoint del
egates to the National Convention, and to more
thoroughly organize the Free Democracy of Wis
cOnSin.
ReS0!red, That all the old party issues have
become obsolete, and the old parties having de-
clined to take any issue of principles with each
other have united in rendering the issues Of "sla
very, and no more discussion of the slave ques-
ton to the friends Of Liberty and Free Speech,
and that we accept the issues thus rendered, and
appeal from the decision Of slave conventions and
slave politicians, to the people in yindication
Of Freedom and Free Discussion.
RcSolred, That we are not discouraged by the
detection of politicians who united with US in 1913
for political an personal ends-that they have
gone out from US bcause they are not OF u.s."
and that for every such detection We believe we
shall have five converts from the old parties.
ReSoIrei That since both the old parties, by
their platforms, have proclaimed to the world,
that the only issue between them is, the spoils,
and they propose to obtain these by out-dong
each other in their base su5servency TO slavery,
there never was time so favorable for the pro-
mitigation of free principles, and so full of hope
for our cause as the present, and that for the
Free Democracy to dsband and unite with the
old parties, at this time, would be as unwise and
wicked, as it would have been for the American
army to have surrendered to their enemies, before
the battle of Yorktown.
Resolved, That for Free Soil men to denounce
the Slave Platforms Of the parties, and profess
Free Soil principles, and yet support their Pres
idental candidates, is rs inconsistent and wicked,
"a il would be to eulogze Christianity and serve
Delial, and that those who pursue such course
expose themselves to the rebukes Of all honest
men, and the condemnation pronounced against
those who say, LET US do evil that good may
come"
Resolred, That we organize the Free Demo
cratic party of the county anew, by appointment
of County assembly District Committees and that
we recommend to the Free Democrats of each
town, to organize and repair for the campaign OF
Freedom.
Rssolred, That his Convention heartily appro-
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