Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-18
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consin was holden at mineral Tolnt5 ptf-
suant to call, on the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1854.
AT IL o'clock the Convention was called
to order by John Walworth, of Green Co,
and on his motion N. II. HEMIUP, Esq,
of Grant county, was chosen Chairman,
pro tenn, and DAVID ATwooD, of Dane,
Secretary, pro tenn.
On motion of Mr.. Sleeper, Of Rock,a com
mittee of five was appointed, on creden-
tials, consisting Of the following named
persons, to wit: Messrs. Sleeper, of Rock,
Hazeltine, Of Richland, Cover Of Grant,
Messersmith, of Iowa, and Dean, of Dane.
On motion committee Of five on per-
manens organization of the Convention was
appointed consisting Of the following per-
sons: Messrs. Walworth, OF Green, West,
of Dane, Virgin, of G rant, Colley, OF Rock,
Messmore, of Iowa.
On motion of Mr.. Messermith, the Con-
vention adjourned until 2 ?. M.
Two O'clock P. Nd.
The Convention was called to order by
tina Chairman.
Mr. SLEEPER, from the committee on
credentials, reported the names OF the fol-
lowing persons as members of the Conven-
tlon, to witt
Dane.-David Atwood, N. w. Dean, A
din Burdick, David West, P. w. Mats, G..
w. Crane, O. B. Hazeltine, w. G. Warren,
VIM. A. White, j. W. Sharp.
Green.-John Walworth, Joseph Smith,
Charles Thompson.
Graat-J. G. Cover, Joseph T. Mills,
J. G.. CLARK, Leonard Coates, James Prid-
eaux, III. Robbins, N. FL. Virgin, James
Garnick, NJ. T. Ennor, VIM B. Colburn,
N. II. Hemiup
Iowa.-Geo. Messersmith, S. s. Ferrel,
|. E. Messmore, Geo. D. WILDER.
La Fagette. B. Watts, E. H.
Gratiott,.. Henry Osburn, Alex. Murray, Fred
Thearle, Geo. w. Bliss.
Richzoqad.-I. S. Hazeltine, E. G. East
land.
Rock.-W. NJ. Tallman, j. A. Sleeper,
J. L. V. Thomas, S. G. Colley,M. I. Walk
er, John Childs, Joseph Doolittle, J. n.
Palmer.
Charles Armstrong, A. A. Noyes.
st. CSoir. Farley Eaton. Total Al.
Mr.. WALwoRTH, from the committee on
permanent Organization, reported the
names Of the following persons as Officers
Of the Convention, to wit:
President, N. II. HEMIUP, of Grant,
Vice Presidents, JNo. WALwoRrH,of Green,
w. B. CoLBURN, of Grant, n w. DEAN,
of Dane, |. S. HAzBLTINE, Of Richland.
Secretaries, J. L. V. THOMAS, of Rock, DA-
vID ATWOOD, of Dane.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The President, on taking the chair, adj
dressed the Convention in brief and APP
propriate manner.
On motion Of Mr.. TALLMAN, q commit
tee Of five was appointed to report resolu-
tions expressive Of the sense of the Con-
vention, consisting of the following persons
Messrs. -Tallman Of Rock, Burdick Of Dane,
Thompson, of Green, Colburn Of Grant and
Armstrong Of Sank.
During the absence of the committee,
the Convention was addressed by Messrs.
Hazeltine OF Richland, Crane of Beloit, land
Eastland, of Richlands
Mr.. TALLMAE, from the committee on
resolutions, reported the Platform adopted
at Madison, on the 18th Of July, as express
siye of the sense of this Convention.
Mr. VIRGIN moved to amend that clause
in the report relative to the repeal Of the
Fugitive Slave Act, SO that it shall call for
modification Of the Act, securing to the
Slave the right Of trial by jury.
The amendment was discussed by Messrs.
Thearle, Tallman, Hemiup, White, Cover,
Firgin, Armstrong, Mills, Sleeper, and
Messmore, and was lost.
Mr.. Cover moved to amend the report,
by the addition of the following resolution,
which motion was adopted:
Resolved, That We hold the So called doctrine
Of Non Intervention, as applied by the advo-
Gates of the Kansas and Nebraska Bill, to be
unsolfnd in principle, sectional in purpose,
and dangerous in policy.
The Platform, as amendeded, was then a.
dopted, and is as follows:
ResoIved, That the repeated and long contin-
ued encroachments of the SlGue Po,psT, culmi-
n1tlnS dt last Ill The fepcdl OF the law Oh Tree
dom in all the hitherto unorganized territory
oi f t .,,e Union, force upon US the conviction
that there is no escape from the al Tentative of
Freedom or Slavery, as political issue which
is to determine whether the future Adminis-'
tration of the Government shall be deYot ed to
the one or the other.
RESOLVED, That we accept the issue, forced
upon US by the slave power, and in the defense
of freedom will cooperate and be known as
Republicans, pledged to the accomplishment of
the following purposes:
To bring the administration of the govern
ment back to the control of first principles
To restore Nebraska and Kansas to the posi-
ton of free Territories.
To the repeal and entire abrogaton of the
Fugitive Slave Act.
To restrict Slavery to the States in which ii
exists.
To prohibit the admission of any more Slave
States into the Union.
To exclude Slavery from all the Territories
over which the General Government has ex-
elusive jurisdiction And to resist the acoui-
sition of any more territory unless the prohibi-
ton of Slavery therein forever shall have been
first provided for.
RESOLVED, That in furtherance of these pur-
poses, we will use such constitutional and law
tul means, as shall seem best adapted to their
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