The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-01-18
SEYEN O'CLOCK, P. NJ


Convention thepd ajourned to o'clock, m.
SEVEN O'CLOCK, P. NJ.
e copyant;o, II, and on motion of Mr.. Gay
a lord resumed Aeir tallo.ings-Mr. Gaylord
Withdrawing Z name OF MIR Gii'aspy.
Dr EIbess ose, addressed the Convention,
and tbonkin his friends for the support which
they had cen him, Withdrew his name as
candidate.
9Th hall Ebert ]. Van Antwerp so; Ren-
. ton -: thompson 6; Sharp 10; and Curtis Bates
; l02.
: Mr.. a,es having received majority Gr all
the yo.s given, was thereupon unanimously
declard the nominee of this Convention for the
office 4 Governor,
TIL following gentlemen were then put in
nonaation for the office of Secretary of State:
Sell Wilmington, Of Van Buren,, Geo Snyder, of
Desnoines, and G. w. McCleary, of Louisa,
ane the Convention proceeded to ballot, with
tb followngresult:
M,llinrto IL; Snyder 80; McCleary 49,
MIR. Mctleary having received majority of
all the ytes cast, was thereupon unanimously
leclareF;he nominee of this Convention for the
I office @ Secretary oil State.
Gafet d. Palmer, of Johnson, VIM Pattee,
| Of Bemer, j. l.. Sharp, of Mills, and Samuel
| Br,ssler, of Mahaska, were then put in nominal
tin for the office of Auditor of State, and the
Convention proceeded 10 ballot.
lst ballot Palmer 81; Pa,tee 50; Sharp 45;
Bress!er 10. Scattering 80.
"a ballot. Palmer ii; Pattee 90; Sharp 20;
scattering Is.
Sd ballot Palmer /; Pattee 90; Sharp 81
MIR. Sharp having received a majority of all
the votes cast, was thereupon declared the no.
mnee OF tins Convention for the Office Of Au-
di or Of state.
Martin l.. Morris, OF Polk, was then nomina-
TED by acclam4lOn of the Conventions, for the
Once Treasurer 81 Site
DAVID & Gland, Of NJ lscatine, E. Vanmetre,
of Linn, l.. Il Palmer, of Henry, and Fl Nj
Shelby OF Van Barren, then put in nomi-
nation for the otice of Attorney General, and
the convention proceeded 10 ballot with the fol-
lowing result:
LIST ballot. Cloud 70; Vanmetre II; Palmer
II; Shelby 2l; A Harris, of Appanoose Z.
I'd ballot Vanmette Il; Cloud Co. Shelby
Z; Harris 6; G c ROCKWELL.
Mr.. Cloud having received majority of all
the votes cast, was thereupon unanimously de-
clared to be the nominee OF this convention for
the office Of Attorney General.
James ID. Eads OF Lee, w G Clark, Of Mon
roe, Charles o. Waters, of Muscane, J. w
Woods, of Desmoines, and William Reynolds
OF Johnson, were then put in nomination for the
office Of Superintendent of Public Instruction,
and the-convention proceeded to ballot, with the
following result
lst ballot. Eads IS, Clark 5, Waters 70,
Woods 90, Reynolds 6, M Burdick 1.
The names of Messrs Woods and Clark, were
then Withdrawn as candidates before the con-
vention.
Cd ballot Eads 1902, Waters So, C J. Nc
Farand 2
Mr.. Eaus having received majority of all the
votes cast, was thereupon declared TO be the
nominee of this convention for the office of Su-
perntendent of Public instruction.
The committee on Resolutions, through their
chairman, Col. Thomas, reported the following,
which We're unanimously adopted.
1st Resotred, That we, the delegates Of the
various counties of Iowa, i'll State Democratic
Convention assembled, do hereby re-afiirm
and pledge ourselves to the principles of the
Baltimore National Convention of 1859, that
we hold and consider them as constituting the
true pla form of the Democratic party, and as
fundamental and essential with all true demo-
C ats.
End Resolred, That we look upon ourselves
as members of the real National Democratic
party, party radically identical in all paris of
the Union; that we have no sec ionaI views to
crafty, no selfish designs to accomplish but
are wholly devoted to the union, harmony aud
success of the cause we therefore repudiate
all disatfectlon sectional OF personal grounds,
and denounce all chickering's among ourselves,
and most earnestly recommend 'union, harmony,
and compromise, as a nucleus for
universal observance
:}rd RESOLVED, That we have increased conf
dence IN the talents, integrity and patriotism oil
FRANKLIN PIERCE, that his administration of
the Government have been distinguished by
wisdom, frmness and an unwavering adherance
TO sound democratic principles that he has
fully redeemed the pledges given 10 the Ameri
can people previous to his election.
4Lh RESOLVED, That we regard the right of
instruction the sheet anchor, the main pillar
of our freedom and that determined
meyer to surrender it, but to the last 10 stand by
and defend it, convinced as thoroughly
that it is only by the frequent and rigid exercise
of this Invaluable privilege that the democratic
character Of this Government can be preserved,
and we believe the agent who disobeys, to be
unworthy of the confidence Of his constituents,
and that he ought to resign his seat.
5th. Resoired, That the liberal principles
embodied by Jefferson in the Declaration of
Independence and sanctioned in the Conslilu-
ton, which makes ours the land of liberty, and
the asylum OF the oppressed of every nation,
have ever been cardinal principles in the dem
ocrat ie faith, and every attempt to abridge the
privilege Of becoming citizens and the owners
of soil among us, ought to be resisted with tie
same spirit which swept the alien and sedition
laws from our statute books
9th. Resolred, That in the recent develop
ment of the grand political truth of the sover-
eighty of the people, and their capacity and
power Of sell government, we feel that high
and sacred duty is devolved with increased re-
ciy,tIi fba H.
country, the party OF the peopte to sustain
and advance anon. constitutional" LIBERTY
EQUALITY, ard fRATEKsITY, by continuing TO
resist all utonopol.es and exclusive leg lslaton
for the ben tit OF The few, at he expense of the
many, aHd by a viz lana aud constant adherence
to those principles and compromises OF the
constitution winch are broad enough, and
strong enough to embrace and uphold the Union
as it was, the Union as i is, and the Union as
it should be, in the full expansion OF the ener-
ges and capacity OF this great and progressive
people.
7th. Resoieed, That we look upon the speedy |
Of Nebraska Territory as highly
important object and that lis Northern Bounda
ry should coincide or nearly 81, with the latitude |
Of the northern boundary Of Iowa.
Sth. ResOtred, That we her by pledge our /
selves TO abide the decision of this convention,
and to secure all honorable means to secure the /
election of the nominees
9th. Resotced, That the proceedings of this |
be published in all the democratic .
papers in The Stale, and copies be sent to the
President; Heads of Departments and to our
in Congress.
On motion, the chair appointed the following I
named gentlemen as a Stale Central Committee
composed of one from each judicial District
viz LIST dist. III w Sample; End, VIM Il Mer .
- ~ 5,t Y D.
Marvin, 9th, George Lacy, 9TH. l. w Babbitt,
,th, Z II Thayer 9th, NJ A G. odfellow.