Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-11
Grant County Anti Nebraska
Mass Convention.


Grant County Anti Nebraska
Mass Convention.
The smany citizens Of Grant County,
alluded to in the call for an Anti-Nebras-
ka Conyentian, met at Lancaster on the
9th of September, and organized OF o.
clock P. M by calling Mr.. JAMES PRIDEAux
to the chair.
was chosen Secretary, and then the Conven-
ton proceeded to bushes.
| On motion, committe of one from
each Assembly District was appointed by
the chair, to draft R solutions expressive of
the sense of the meeting in relation to the
Nebraska and Kansas question, Fugitive
! Slave. Law, land other questions now interes-
ting the public mind. Messrs. Cole Of
Potosi Cover of Lancaster, ROBBINS of
Platteville, CoLBURN of Fairplay and Cole
of Beetown were appointed by the chair.
During the absense Of the committee, J.
ALLEN BARBER was called on and favored
the Convention with short address. The
Protest OF Address of the members of Con-
gress who opposed the passage of the Ne
braska Bill, was read by Mr.. Lowry.
An interesting letter, addressed to the
convention by N. FL. HEM1UP, Esq. of Ha-
eel Green, was read, and on motion, its
publication was ordered in the Herald.
1.-THE letter of Esq. HEMrup, will be found
in another column.-ED.
The Commute on Resolut OF made their
report. The resolutions reported were a.
dopted without amendment, and are as fol-
lows:
ResoIped, 1st, That we cherish sincere,
cordial and abiding attachment to the Union !;
we declare that we are now and always have
been loyal to the Constitution, and recognize
our obligation to maintain its principles and
yield to its requirements.
Resolued, I'd, That 1t was the policy of the
Fathers Of the Republic to confine Slavery to
its then existing limits,--as clearly appears
from the passage of the Ordinance of 1887,
and all the legislation at an early day upon this
subject.
RESOLVED, Sd, That we solemnly disavow all
intention to interfere with Slavery in the states
where it now exists,-but at the same time we
are unalterably opposed TO its being extended
into country noac free.
Resolued, 4th, That the Missouri Compro-
mise Act Of 1920, prohibiting slavery in all
the time OF its passage, and for more than thir-
ty years lnce, has been regarded as a Compro-
mise and In the nature of compact binding
upon all parts of the country.
RESOLVED, 9TH, That the recent act of Con-
gress annulllng this compact-a compact which
the South had received the full benefit of, was
an inexcusable breach of good faith, and dis
honorable to all who voted for, or sustained it.
RESOLVED, 9th, That we demand an immed-
ate and unconditional repeal of so much of the
Nebraska and Kansas Act as annuls the Mis-
souri, Compromise.
RESOLVED, 7th, That the present Fugitive
Slave Law is one unnecessarily harsh and obi
GUS IN many OF its provisions, -of doubtful
constitutionality and we insist upon its es-
lsential modification or repeal.
RESOLVED, 9Th, That we hold the so-called
doctrine of Intervention, as applied by
the advocates of he Kansas and Nebraska
Bill, to be unsound in principle, sectional in
purpose, and dangerous in policy.
Resolged, 9th, That we cordially approve
the course Of the friends of Freedom in other
states in postponing for the time being their
former difference of opinion and party associa-
tons and acting trustingly together for the at
taInment OF the above objects; and we strong
~ and heartily invite all in Grant County who
agree with us IN sentiment, to unite UGrn,ly in
action, with us, in the same friendly manner.
Interesting remarks were made by Messrs.
COLE, MILLS and others pending the adop-
ton Of the 18th and Sth resolutions: the
spontaneous cheering and applause during
the discussions of these resolutions bore tes7
timony to the universally and strength of
feeling towards the principles avowed by
them.
On motion, LEONARD CoATs of Platte
vile and J. I. MILLS of Lancaster, with II.
ROBBINS and J. G. Cover as alternates.
were appointed delegates for the county at
large to attend thee Compassionate Convention
at Mineral Point on the 18th inst.
On motion, committee of three, consist
ing OF ROBERT CHILDREN, E. EsrABRooK
and J. Q. Cover were appointed to call a
mass Convention at Lancaster on Wednes-
day Of the first week during the Fall Term
OF Court, for the selection Of candidates for
the various county office, and the trensac-
tlon OF other business: also, it was made
the duty Of said Commute to appoint Mass
Assembly District Conventions. for the So
lection of candidates for Assembly. and 70
give due notice Of the time and place Of
meeting in each district.
The Convention affirmed the order to
hold Assembly District Mass Conventions
next n Saturday to appoint delegates to the
Congressional Convention at Mineral Point
on the 18th inst.
Resolged, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be published in all the County
papers. Adjourned.
JAS. PRIDEAUX, President
a. WOODS, Secretary.
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