The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-23
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September 18th. O.
ASHER COOK, of Wood county wa
chosen President, and S. M. SNoDGRAss, O
Putnam, Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor of Defiance
the following gentlemen were appointed
committee on resolutions, viz: IMr. T. him
self declining to serve.
Samuel b. Scott, of Lucas; w. L. Cook
of Wood P. G. Bassett, of Putnam; S. E
Blakeslee, of Williams John Paul, of De-
fiance.
On motion, the following gentlemen were
appointed committee to select from the
numerous names before the convention, q
suitable person for Representative to Con.
gress, viz:
John Fitch, of Lucas; John Ayres, OF
Paulding; J. Kelly, of Henry; A. Spencer,
Of Williams John Paul, of Defiance; w.
l.. Cook, of Wood; P. G. Bassett, of Put
nam.
The committee on nominations after full
deliberation, returned the name of RICHARD
MOTT, as the one likely to prove most ac-
ceptable to the people.
On motion, RICHARD Mort was unani-
mously nominated for Representative in
Congress.
The committee on resolutions presented
the following report which was unanimous
ly adopted:
Re8olUed, That the crisis has arrived when
the only issue presented to us, is, whether
the paralizing influences of slavery, or the
vital principles of freedom shall prevail in
the administration of our general govern
ment.
ResolOed, That if evidence is wanted of
the prostration of the government to the
uses OF slavery, we find it in the desperate
plans for adding more slave States to the
Union; the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise; the lavish expenditure of money, to
purchase worthless territory of Mexico, for
a southern railroad track to the Pacific and
tor such partial harbor appropriations as that
Tor Cape Fear in North Carolina, while the
vast commerce of the lakes and rivers is neg
lected and abandoned the resistance to the
cheap postage policy, compelling free States
TO contribute a million of dollars to pay the
postage of the south the continued monop-
oily of official station, the substitution Of
brute force or intimidation for reason and
argument in the halls of Congress and the
resistance offered by the south to the free
grant of land to free laborers by liberal
homestead bill.
Re8oIUed, That we are unalterably opposed
to the admission of another slave State to
the Union.
ResoIved, That we disapprove of the des-
perate efforts made to obtain Cuba, to in
crease slave representation and the appro-
priation of vast sums of money for the pur-
chase of that Island and are opposed to any
annexation of that or any other territory ex-
Cept as free States.
ResOlved, That we are in favor of the de-
naturalization of slavery and of its extermi-
nation, wherever the general government is
responsible for its existence.
Re8Olved, That the fugitive slave law, is
an outrage and insult to the moral instincts
and dignity of the free States and ought to
be repealed.
Resolved, That the power to return fugi-
tives from slavery belongs exclusively to the
States.
RcSolved, That the patronage of the exec
utive "has increased, is increasing and
ought to be diminished"
ResoLved, That our practical duty in the
crisis is to select a candidate for Represen-
tative to Congress, who disavows all personal
Obligations to self constituted iuntos at
home, or to the powers that dispense favorsI
and patronage at Washington, and whose
previous character and known integrity are
a guaranty that he will carry out the views
of this convention.
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