Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-01-26

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Sharp As; BressIer 10; scattering 35.
I'd bsilo'.-Palmer IA; Pat,ee 81
Sharp 20; scattering Is.
Ord ballot.-Palmer /; Pat,ee 81
Sharp 81.
Mr.. Sharp having received a m al ority
OF all the votes cast, was ,hereupon de
clared the nominee of this convention
Tor the office Of Auditor of State.
M IL Morris OF Polk, was then nomi
mated by acclsmation of The convention
Tor the Office of Treasurer of State.
ID G Cloud. Of Musca,ine. + Var
Metre of Linn, L G Palmer. of Henry
and ii NJ Shelby, of Van Buren,, were
then put in nomination for The office oil
Attorney General. and the convention
proceeded to ballot with the following
result:
Is, oallo,.-Cloud 76; Van Metre II;
Palmer IL; Shelby 81; A Harris Of Ap.
ranoose Z.
2nd ballot. Metre II; Cloud
90; Shelby Z; Harris 8: G & Rock ell
one.
Mr. Cloud having received n majority
OF all the votes cast, was ,hereupOn u
unanimously declared to be the nominee
OF this convention for the Office of At.
.orney General.
James ID Eads, Of Lee; w G. Clark,
of Monroe; Z q Waters. Of Muscatine;
} w Woods, of Des MONIES, and Wm
Rey nolds, of Johnson, were then put in
nomination for the Office of Superinten.
dent of Public Instruction, and The con-
vention proceeded to ballot with the fol.
lowing result:
lst ballot.-Eads rs; Clark 5; Waters
70; Woods 20; Reynolds 6; Burdick /.
The names of Woods and Clark were
then Withdrawn as candidates before the
convention.
End ballot-Eads lO2; Waters sc;
Mcfarland 2.
Mr.. Eads having received a majority
of all the votes cast, was ,hereupon de.
clared to be the nominee of this conven.
ton for the Office Of Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
The committee on resolutions through
their chairman, Col. Thomas, reported
the following, which we're unanimously
adopted:
LIST. Resoiued, That we. the delegates
of the various counties in Iowa, in State
Democratic Convention assembled, do
hereby re.afiirm and pledge ourselves to
the principles of the Baltimore National
Convention of 1852; tina, we hold and
consider them as constituting the true
platform of the democratic party. and as
fundamental and essential with d II good
democrats.
I'd. Resolred, That we look upon
ourselves as members OF the real Ma
tioual Democratic party, party radical
ly identical in all parts of the Union;
that we have no sectional views to graf
ify, no selfish designs to accom- plish; bu,
are wholly devoted to the union, harmo-
ny end success of the cause; we there
lore repudiate all disaffection on section.
al or persona grounds; and denounce all
chickering's among ourselves, and most
earnestly recommend "union, harmony,
concession and compromise" as a MI.
cleus for universal observance.
BID. ResoiUed, That we have increas.
ed confidence in the talents, integrity and
patriotism of FRANKLIN PIERCE, that his
administration OF the government has
been distinguished by wisdom, firmness
and an unwavering adherence to sound
democratic principles; that he has fully
redeemed the pledges given to the Amer
lean people previous to his election.
4ih. Resoived, That we regard the
right Of instruction as tho shee, anchor,
the main pillar of our freedom; and that
we are determined never to surrender it,
but to the last to stand by and defend it,
convinced as we thoroughly are. that il
is only by the frequent and rigid exer.
else Of this invaluable privilege that the
democratic character of this government
can be preserved, and we believe the
gent who dlsobeys, to be unworthy the
confidence of his constituents, and thai
he ought to resign his seat.
5ih. ResolUed. That the liberia, prin
cip!es embodied by Jefferson in the Dec
laration of independence and sanctioned
in the Constitution. which makes ours
the land of liberty, and the asylum of the
oppressed of every nation, have eveI
been cardinal principles in the democrat.
ic faith, and every attempt to abridge the
privilege OF becoming citizens and the
owners of soil amongst US, ought to bs
resisted with the same spiri. which swep
the alien and sedi;ion laws from our stat,
ute books.
5th. Resolved, That in The recent de
velopemeni OF the grand political truth
of the sovereignty Of the people and .hei
capacity and power of self-governmen,
we feel that high and sacred duty il
devolved with increasing responsibility
upon the democratic party Of this coun
try, as the party of the people. to sus
tain and advance among US constitutions
LIBERTY, EQUALITY and FRATERNITY
by continuing to resist all monopolie.
and exclusive legislation, for the benefi
of the few, at the expense Of the many
and by vigilant and constant adherenc'
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