The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-08-28
Proceedings Sf the Petefsburgh Mas,


Meeting.
Pursuant to call previously made for a
meeting of the opponents of the Nebraska
Bill, to nominate candidate to represent
this District in Congress, d large number Of
the citizens of the District met at the Court
House in Petersburgh, on the 24th day Of
August, and organized by electing the Hon.
JAMES w. COCKRUM, of G ibson county
President, and WIN. H. BINGHAM, Esq, of
vanderburgh county, Secretary, and DR..
GEO. MONTGOMERY, Assistant sec'y.
| On motion of C. Garrett, of vapderburgh,
it was resolved, that the Delegates from each
county choose three of their number to serve
as a committee to report to the meeting the
name of a suitable person as a candidate for
Congress.
On motion, the meeting adjourned for one
hour, to meet again in the grove adjoining
the town.
At the expiration Of an hour the meeting
was called to order by the President, and the
Committee, by its chairman, the Hon. A. T.
Ellis, Immediately reported the name of the
Hon. Sam'l Hall, Of Gibson county, as unani.
mously selected by the Committee to be put
in nomination, and thereupon it was NOV ed
that The Uon. SAM'L HALL be nominated
BY the meeting as its candidate for Congress,
which motion was unanimously and by accla-
nation carried.
On motion, Dr. Jaquess, of Pike, VIM. Stew
art, of Gibson, and A. III. Sanders, of Wander
burgh. were appointed committee to inform
Judge Hall of his nomination.
Mr.. ]. McMasters, of Gibson, then offer, /
the following preamble and resolutions,
which he supported in forceable and elo.
quent speech, after which they were adopted:
WHEREAS, The repeal of the Missouri
Compromise during the late session of Con-
gress. by which repeal, territory heretofore,
and Tor more than ihirty. three years, conse.
Grated to free labor and free men was
opened up to the curse OF slavery. was
breach Of a solemn compact, and an outrage
upon the interests and rights of the free
North, therefore be it
Resolved, That we will, in the language of
The Peoples Convention which was held al
indianapolis on the 18th day Of July, 1854.
waive all former party predictions, and in
concert, by all lawful means, seek to restore
the Missouri Compromise, and place every
branch of the Federal Government in the
hands Of men who will assert the rights OF
freedom, and refuse under all circums' ances
to tolerate the extension of slavery into Ter
ritories by that compromise eonsecrated TO
freedom.
The Hon. Samuel Hall was then intro
duced to the meeting. and signiied his as.
cepta nee Of tte no,ninaiioa in an sppropri-
ate and forceable speech.
He was followed by Mr.. Blythe, in answer
to general call.
On motion Of Judge Hoynbrook, of Pike,
copies of the proceedings of the meeting
were ordered TO be furnished by the Secre-
taries for publication.
Pending the motion to adjourn. and as the
meeting was dispensing, it was moved shat
A. l.. Robinson. of Vanderburgh, be offered
as candidate for Judge Of this Judicial Dis.
'trict, which motion was carried by majority
vote OF the few remaining on the ground
After which the motion to ad ourn was pu,
and carried. ~
wv. COCKRUM, Presidsns.
VIZ. II. BINGHAM, Sec'ty.