Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-07-20


The Convention met pursuant to the adjourn
ment in the Park in front of the Capitol, and as
called 10 order by the President pro tenn.
The committee on permanent organization APP
peared and reported the following for officers OF
the Conventions
For President-JoHS WALwoRTH. of Green
f0r pIce frestGeats--S. Wakelev, OF Walworth.
Albert Smith, of Milwaukee, William Blake, o.
Dodge Charles R9ser, of Monitowoc, ]. I Mills
of Grant Balls, OF Sank w w Moves
of Columbia j. O. Bartlett, OF Racine. N W
Dean. of Dane.
For observation-disclosures RubIee Of Dane, L. T
Frlsby. OF Washington
The report OF the committee was adopted and
the committee discharged.
The President, John aworth, was escorted 10
the chair, and after reading the published call for
the Convention, made few pertinent remarks re-
spectng the objects for the furtherance of which
the assemblage had come together.
4 committee of seven was appointed to draw
up and report Resolutions for the consideration OF
The Convention, consisting of the following per
sons j. A. Sleeper, Wyman Spooner, David At
wood, r. A. Bird b Dunwiddie, Charles Holt and
S. Baird.
The committee retired and during their absence
number OF brief and appropriate addresses were
made The following resolutions were then re-
ported By their chairman, J A Sleeper, of Rock
ReSoiced That the repeated and long continued
encroachments of the Stare Potrer. eliminating at
last in the repeal of the law freedom in all the
hitherto unorganized territory of the Union forces
upon the conviction that there is no escape from
the alternative Of Freedom or Slavery, as a poiti-
cal issue which is to determine whether the future
Administration Of the Government shall be devo
ted to the ore or the other.
Resoiue3, That accept this issue forced upon
us by the slave power, and in the defense of free
dom viii co operate and be known as Republicans
pledged to the accomplishment of the following
purposes
10 bring the administration of tue government
back TO the control of first principles,
To restore Nebraska aud Kansas 10 the position
of free territories
To the repeal aud entire abrogation of the Flu.
gtive Slave Act.
To restrict Slavery 10 The States in which it
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 exclusive N
risdiction. And to resist the acquisition of any
more Territory unless the prohibition of SLAYER,
therein forever shall have been first provided for
Regoired That in furtherance of these purposes.
we VIII use such constitutional and lawful means
as shall seem best adapted TO their accomplish
ment, and that viii support no man for office
under the General or State Governments, who Is
not positively and fully committed to the support
al these principles and whose personal character
and conduct Is not 4 guaranty, thai he Is reliable
Res0[re3, That cordially invite all persons.
whether OF native foreign birth, who are In
favor OF the objects expressed IN the above Reso
buttons, 10 unite with in carrying them into
effect.
The Resolutions were read again read, and one
hy adopted, without dissenting vote
A Resolution adopted, requesting all papers
IN the State, that should think proper, 10 publish
the above Resolutions.
A committee of i've was then appointed TO IT
port a State Central Committee two from each
Congressional District OF the State and three
from the State at large. The following State
Central Committee reported, and the report
adopted
" A WsrrB, Of Madison; J. 4. SLEEPER, Of
GAINESVILLE: CHaRLFs f. NUSpERLEr, of Mil
waukee; ORsA, Cots, Of Poiosi; Joan WAL
WORTH. Of Monroe; WrNAN SPoOSER, OF Elk
horn + s WoLcorr. of Milwaukee D. "
HAIL, Of Horizon :. BAIRD. of Juneau
Able addresses were then made by Messrs. L
P Harvey, OF Rock. J. H Paine, OF Milwaukee
II 5. Orion, OF Madison, Ely. OF James
vile and others
a committee was appointed 10 take measures
for the establishment OF a Republican German
press in Milwaukee, daily and weekly as the or.
gan Of the independent and freedom loving portion
of The German population of the State. The iol
lowing gentlemen were appointed on the commit
Tee Charles L. Wunderiey. A. II Bieield, J r
Brigham FisVio Palmer and Asahel Finch, Jr
The Conyaa,.oa having transacted all II, bust
ness adjourned Until halt past seven clock p. VI
at which time addresses were 70 be made By va
nous sen-sneG