The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-09-15
Anti-Nebraska District Convention.

At the Convention OF the people opposed
to the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise,
and the extension of Slavery, held in Reeds
spacious new Hall in Barnesvile, on the 9th
inst, JOHN KooNTz Of Belmont County was
called to the chair, WIN. X. GooDERL, of
Guernsey, Gen. FORD, of Monroe, and CnAs.
HARE of Noble, were appointed Vice Presi-
dents, anl Charles J. Albright, of Guernsey,
VIM. Wallace, and b. X. Co,oen, of Belmont
appointed Secretaries.
On motion of Joel Wood, three from each
county in this Congressional District were
appointed Committee to report resolutions
for the action OF the Convention. Messrs.
Joel Wood, b. 8. CoweD, and John Daven-
port, Of Belmont, N IHollister, Judge Daven-
port, and Samuel Smith, of Monroe, Wm. N.
Farrer, Benz. Coles, and James Laughlin Of
Guernsey and r. Stevenson, John H. Phil
pot, and Abraham Simmons, of Noble were
named as said committee.
On motion the basis Of representation was
fixed at one vote for every three hundred votes
cast at the last Presidential election for Scott,
Pierce and Hale.
The Committee on resolutions, through its
Chairman, JOEL WooD, reported the follow
ing resolutions which were unanimously
adopted:
1. Resolved, That we approve of the res
olutions and nominations of the Colum bus
Convention of the 18th of July last.
2. Resolved, That we are unaltera bly, op-
posed to the extension of slavery over one
foot Of territory now free that we will seek
the immediate and unconditional repeal of so
much Of the Nebraska and Kansas acts as an
nuls the Missouri Compromise, and that we
will oppose the admission into the confeder-
acy, of any new State formed out of any OF
our territorial possessions, unless slavery is
prohibited therein.
3. Resolved, That Slavery 10 a local insti.
tuition, ard should not be sustained, or receive
aid from the Federal Government.
4. Resolved, That the Fugitive Slave Law
of 1850 contains harsh ard arbitrary provis-
ions, which are unnecessary to secure any
rights Of Shareholders under the Constitution
which are justly obnoxious and
odious to free people, who claim by inher-
tance the right of trial by jury, and of the
writ of hdbeas corpus, as the great safeguards
of personal liberty, and that we will never
cease to demand such as will make it consis-
tent with the constitutional rights Of the free
states-or failing in this, ito unconditional
repeals. l+
On motion the Counties retired and select.
cd their delegates to cast the votes Of the re-
spective counties.
On motion the delegates retired for the
purpose Of nominating a candidate for Con-
gress, to succeed Hon. Wilson Shannon.
John Davenport, ESQ.,, from the Del egate
Convention reported that, after some seven or
eight ballotings, CHARLESJ. ALBRIGHT,
Esq. of Cambridge, had been declared nomi-
mated.
On motion Of John Davenport, Esq, the
nomination was declared unanimous.
Mr.. ALBRIGHT, being called for made his
appearance and made few appropriate re-
marks to the meeting.
DR.. Stevenson, of Noble, addressed the mee-
ting at some length, in happy style.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
JOHN KOONTZ, Pres't.
CHAhLEs J. ALBRIGHT,
VIM. WALLACE, Sec'ys.
d. r. CowES.