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rclllon on Saturday tie 9th inst. in The Court /
House II the hour Of O'Clock. p. n.
The Convention was orgsuiEed By appoint
ing Thos. Moore President; John ShOber, Wm.
Mills and Saml. Semple Vice Presidents and
Wm. Mccoy and John S. Reed. Secretaries.
On motion q committee Of FIVE was chosen
10 report Resolutions Cor the consideration OF
the Convention. The following persons were
chosen said committee
Gen. +. n EckIey, S. r. Palmer DR. ].
Creal. John Beatty and VIM. Campbell.
On motion, The convention proceeded TO nom
mate candidates for the Different County Off
ces. to be illed at the coming election, which
resulted in the selection ofthe following ticket
For Probate Judge, John II. Trip, Of Cen
tire township. For Commissioner, John Palm
er Of LoudOa tp. For Clerk, COur. Common
Pleas, Geo. +. Kennedy, Of Centre tp For
County Surveyor, William MeCully,ot Harris
on IN. For Coroner, j. w. Young, Of Centre
tp. Fol Inf Director, ,GeOrgelBOdWell,o of Lee
Up.
The committee on resolutions reported the
following. which we're unanimously adopteds |
Whereas it is one Of tie rights, guaranteed |
TO us by the Constitution to meet and cypress
our views, on all matters pertaining to the pub
lie welfare. public morals, and pubic peace
And whereas the curse of the present admin
istration. of the General Government has been,
and is such as to leave no do1bt, that its ener-
gies are directed TO foskring and sustaining
that. the blacklist Of all national crimes. {" hu-
manSlavery.' And %hereas the resent success
fal ehorls OF the slave propagandists, in the
Congress Of the United States. the passage o.
the act for tie organization Of the Territor
les Of Nebraska and Kansas, thereby fastening
the curse of human bondage upon beautiful
and fertile country, twelve times as large as
Ohio, and capable ef sustaining population OF
more than twenty-five millions, which was by
God ordained TO be fee, has and ought to
awaken in every freeman anew, resistance to
the encroachments Of Slavery in an orderly
and constitutional manner therefore
ReSolved, That we are opposed TO the pr9vis-
ions Of the act lately passed by the Congress
of the United States, for the organization o
the territories of Nebraska, and kanzas, which
repeals SO much Of the Missouri Compromise
as prohibited Slavery in said territory.
1. Because it is in violation of the Constitu
ton Of the United States
2, Because, it is bold attempt, unparallelet
in the history Of national Legislation to consigI
to Slavery, territory that was and ought TO re
main forever free.
3. Because said act violated solemn pledg
of national faith, made at great sacrifices OF
the part OF the free States, and acquiesced II
for more than thirty years, which pledge 0
faith was and ought have been in sole nhity
bat little below the compact, that holds thI
confeasFAcy together.
4. Because said act is in violation of tn
nsiplss Of humanity, in conflict with the dc
N xnds Of JUSTICE. the dictates Of reason and tn
l. N and unalteFahle commands Qf divinity i
fsR. Fer these apd other reasons that saIisfe
-. that the present national ADMINISTRATION ar
determined to extend Slavery not only over Ne
braska and Kanzas, but over New Mexico an
U.ah and further westward untlitis limited b
the waters pf the Pacific, and Southward .
far as their acquisitions can reach, or conque'
can carry And that recent developemen
show ceary thatthe revival of that damnin
crime, the African Slave trade which by o
civilized nations Of the earth has been declal
ed Piracy" finds favor with the Washingto
Union, and other supporters Of the present at
ministration, Therefore as freemen entitled
the enjoyment and free expression of our opiF
ions, we this day publicly declare and solemnl
pledge. that we will not cease our oppQsito
to the acts Of the slave propangandsts, unit
we restore, all that has been lost to tofreedom an
recover all that has been joined to Slavery
And that with untiring zeal; we will contert
until Slavery shall be entirely eradicated iron
every inch of territory in which Congress h'
the poweT to abolish it.
And that if any new territory is to be acqu
red by any means, devised by the Nation
Government, there. and in that case will we q
mand that such acquisitions ought and shall
free. And in a particular manner do we d
clare, that the act known as the Fugitive Sa,
Law. passed by Congress at lbe instance
the people Of the South, was wicked in its co
oeption, inhuman in its operation, and at W
with the feelings, sentiments and convictions
of all right thinking men. That the passage
said act was opposed by the Hon, Tham
Ewing in the Senate OF the United States, al
by every one Of our political friends from oh
IN the House Of Representatives, with one e
eeption.) whose votes and acts we approved
then, and whose wisdom and justice we ST
admire And that, in our opposition to said
we will not cease vntiliis obnoxious features q
wiped from The Statute Book.
RESOLVED, That We approve of the dOngs
the Columbus Convention of the 18Th of Ju
because it was aR Organiza,iOnn in opposition
the further encroa chments Of Slavery, and
Slave power to advance which, past pOliti
differences we're forgotten, and liberal
ganizaton formed with freedom for its basis