The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-08-11
August 9th, 1854.

Pursuant to call delegates from the sew
ersl townships met in the Court house in 81
Clairsvlle, and organized by calling Judge
WEIGH TO the chair, and appointing u. X
Coloen g. J. +. CharteSioOrM Secs.
On motion the townships were called to
ascertain il they were all represented. The
townships being all represented, on motion
the delegates appointed committee of six
teen, one for each township to draft resolu-
tions expressive OF the sense OF the meeting,
and suid committee to report to the delegates
On motion the delegates and the committee
on resolutions retired to attend do their res
pective duties.
The delegates returned and reported the
following:-
Whereas a convention Of the people was
held at Columbus on the 18th of last month,
and whereas We approve OF the action OF that
convention, and intend 10 unite heartily to
carry into effect the measures proposedby II,
and whereas we believe this meeting should
have been called for oil opposed to the great
Nebraska fraud, under these circumstances
we deem it improper to make direct nonina-
tons for county Offices; but being assembled
we recommend the following ticket to the
people of the county as being composed Of
those who are heart and hand in the move
ment:
Clerk,
Sr. CLAIR KELLY.
Probate Judge,
DAVID HARRIS.
Auditor,
DAVID TRuEMAN
Sheriff,
JcuS C.. NICHOLS.
Commissioners,
JoHS kooETz, years,
MAnLos b. HATCHER, year,
Director of County Infrmary,
JAMES w. FRAsIER.
The following are the resolutions of the
committee us reported by the delegates;
Resolred, That our opinions upon the great
primo Piles and measures of public policy for
which the whigs as party have always con-
tended, have undergone no change, but that
the progress OF events has developed new iS-
sues, and placed some old ones in II more
striking and imposing attitude.
Resolved, That the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise has revealed TO us the peridy Of
the slave power; Il shows to us that its most
solemn compacis have no force with it be.
yond the dictates of selfshness, aud that to
that extent it keeps faith with freedom, bat
readily violates the most solemn obligations
when 1t comports with its schemes Of sc H.
uggIandisemen 10 do SO.
Resolved, That there can be no coH,pac,s
with those who keep no faith; that the ubro-
CATION OF the Missouri Compromise hy the
SLAVE power unnlhlla,es all past and present
arrangements with slavery, and renders lu.
ture compacts impossible. No more compro.
nises is now the word, and all interests mus,
abide tho issue of that earnest and long strug
gle now Just commenced between freedom
and slavery.
Resolved, That we consider the repeal n,
the Missouri Compromise as intended TO in.
crease the political power of slavery and en-.
lurge its bSundAries--as a violation of ,be or,
repeated declarationsof all the political mar.
lies Of the country--that the Representative.
should be governed by the opinions of his
constituents and we consider il the dutv n,
all men, every where throughout the United
States, TO unite their voices and their vo,e.
IN one common effort to repeal the repeal
Resolved. That the Government of the u.
nited States is free government; that tho
coastitution Of the United States was formed
for the purpose of securing the blessings OF
liberty, not TO extend the curse Of slavery
that under il liberty Ia the rule, slavery the
exception that liberty y national, slavery
sectional; aud that We demand that thsre