Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-03-03
VOL. V.---NO. 40.
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reosesinss - she Whiy ssase Ce.vsasssa
hsas 1t iewa City, Feb. -, 1ssls ).
,ae Coes 'ntion was called e order ss II e'slssl,
-, y the appointment of Maj. 7. J. M'Ksao. 81
L'ns county, President, pro fsm., and W. i. Nhisr
e,S. anson, ana samuel M'Fsriands Of Hsasy, 0saS.
On motion, COMMITTEES of oue d.ls~.H. 49,
''ray wss constituted upon credentials.
on motion, like committee was appointed to4spaft
permanent ofh,ers for the Convention and siuiIur
c,nmee was raised to draft resolutions tor the go
sideration Of tho Convention -
The committee on credentials reported the foov,..
n'asd persons entitled to seats In this Conyensis
ana empowered to cast the full vote Of thsr reo,erz
I've COUNTIES .: follows. which was adoptsdc .sa.
.on- ~" o0Tnmy;It. :. n Kssn, Wn. g. Thsnp-i
twelve vs.e.. '''''' ma = = o'fpsas~; entitled ,
Benton.-J, @. Trass entitled 10 two vot,,, -,
tva as-'onn .".s cosnsi, James p Wosd s.ttlsl =
Gsd%.-A. +. Brown. Kossst Gows, ). D. wslhs,.
'. "a. Aohstt: entitled to eight votes.
Scott. ALFRED Sanders, Thomas Allun. n 4.
nnagnes q james W. Sennet, z. b. Goldsmith, J. b.
votes. A - A0Hs'o
>, ,D,,seuqM.W. ., H. Robbins and Jams H.a: ati-
,i.S, 1oassds sn5 T. Buxton. w. 9. Henry. WV. WI
Lee.-P. W. Potter, D. W. Kilbourne, b. y. Prsev
ana john Lyon entitled to thirty three vote.
~ Inscat'ae co.nty.-Henry 0Coaaoe. JosaSAaa
tw.ns N.Hs, % vr,sn Clemens and H. Hoover: ssltlsd =
:, Johnson. D. D.wnsy, job. p.nos. v. i
miller Miller Bryan Dennis, John u. Colsmaa, tphrairi
welsh, s. J. Hes, P. p. Turner, D. 4. 6aa1bP -
IT, DtForest entitled 10 tan votea.
Washing .on.-N. uvssson, II. Noms. a QooA,.,l
and u Foster: entitled to ten votes.
M Des Mo'mes-A. Hibbard. w. H. STAR, = w..
Mnate, !. French, P. K. Wilson and J. C. Ilstehsr,
entitled to twentyt :, ,s.es.
:, Henrg-c. Nash, s. Mcfarland, 8. Waters s,d1.
N. %. CLARK: entitled to sixteen vstes.
9rener john Pattec entitled to one vote. -
IS 1aspr.mE. Hammer, ). =. shslledy and calsb
9.Sna1aH.-J:R h; Powell (: entitled 10 six vsta.
yaex'o";-P; n Aor:rty: entitled TO fosrsssa vsAu.
.;.i.s M.-d ". Keicheneker and Joseph Laia sa1l.
Louisd.-G. w. Burrows and John Cieav.,. ..As
altnton.-R B. Millard entitled 10 dat voeea. !,
Ane COMMITTEES appointed 70 select o6oses foe -.
pef@sneat organxstien Of the Convsntioa, ssessla
Toe Presidents, ALPasD SASDsas, Of S,ott. ~ 0
NASH, Of Henry for Secretaries, W. =. MIIxsn, c
johnson, and 8. MCFARLAND, Of Hsary. MA -.
part was uoanim ,usly adopted. The CesvsnIoa tlea
adjourned uatil 2o'clock p. n.
Two ociock p H., the Colvention was sullea ssse.
DER oy tho President, and motion Of Resry OVbor
nor, OF Mu,catne, The Convention peoe,eded 70 hoa1
Tor candidate for Governor. -
FTa Quilts. b. Sselledy, 6; 8. n. Ballard. a:
James W, Grimes. 20; Geo. t. Niehtniraie. 3i: D.
Tnoringtcn IA.
Taere bang n, nomination on arss ballot, a,d ~
Francis Springer being withdrawn, sbe Ccsve,tioe
to second ballot with the followise rssslt
james W. Grimes, 1853; d. w. Kilbourns. 81: 8, n.
Ballard, ~; James Thorinston, ..
James w. Grimes. Of DIS Moinss county. hsvins
scsived majority Of all the votes COST was deelase3
|du.y nominated fr the ofic, Of Govsrner.
Ine invention then proceeded TO ballot for eoo.
ddats Tor Secretary Of State "A. Brown, 81; sin-
OF Henry county, having received . majority Of sN
the vstes cast, was declared duly nominated.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot for Audi-
tor. Ft st 6Mot s. Hsxton, 80 W. II. white.
no nomination first ballot. second ballot vas ~
as 1. lows: w. H. White, lot; 2. Noriarty O.: ID.
r. Buxton, %. No ons having recsivsd nsjosity
OF all the votes cast, tn: Convention proceeded 10
arty, 50 s. =. Buxton, 81; Andrew j. Stevens, S7.
There being no nomination third ballot, Andrsu
J. Stevens was nominated BY acclanatioa.
The Con vention then proceeded 10 ballot for saa.
ard Goodrell, 90; E Price, s7s JsMs Bovsn. 3S-
No choice. Second baaof-6 Goodrell, 81; Jos
Bowen, Al; e. Price, 1l6. Eliphalst Price, Of Clay
ton county, having received majority Of IN d
votes cast, was declared duly pominatei.
ballet was then had for Attorney q ,asral. vhioA
resulted as folows: James W. Eennet, III; w. H.
Tuthill, 80. James W. Sonnet, Of SCOTT county, vsa
declared duly nominated as the candidate for Atoe.
b. W. bourne then offered the folIoxiae p,u,,u-'
ton, which was adopted:
Resolved, Tba. this Convention viii make - usni.
nato. for the ONCE Of superintendent Of Pshlis H.
strustion.
The Convention then adjourned TIL o. o'clock.
6& o'clock P. Ne. Convection mst p1rsuant . -
tournament and on motion Of H. 0'csaner ~ fel-
lowing named persons were appointed = ths Wkig
State Central Committee for the ensuing two ysnss
Alfred Sanders, Of Scott county. Chalrman; s. II.
Ballard, Of Pottawsnie; d. w. Kilhou1oe, q Ia
Christian slage, Of Jefferson; Stephn B. Hh6llsAy.
Of Jasper 9; Nightingale. Of Dsbssns; n. b.
Geo G. Wright, Of Van Buren.
The following resolutions repo ted by M. OUsanef
from the COMMITTEES on rssolstoa. wsRs tAsa tAhea
Ind adopted:
Resolved That an experis.ss Of ssvsn ysar, 49,
our present. constitution has dsmoasaAsd thaA -
instrument not suited to The political sondiea. -
agricultural and commercial wants Of he state a ~
spirit Of the :gs that the wants q tAe yssS!s g.
promotion Of works Of internal impovsmsnt ana %.
vding, also, for vol regulated syvtem a DaakiAe.
which will relieve the people Of this eats fea "
:; and burden As nov %
States whose money is in circulation among =.
Res Iced, That in common with the Whig pasty
throug the Union, We recognize ths binding fesa
and Obligation Of the Act Of Consrs of le3, knevn
~ tas Missouri Compromss, and 10 view thseams eea.
compact between the North end the oeath, nslu11S,
binding and obligatory, aad fnsi sslsleaeae &c
the question Of Slavery within the biographical AnaA
to which it applies.
Resolssi, fnat ws most unqusliasdly 81 siidAail
caliy dsapprovs OF The ssrts now heins nd = o.
grsss 70 Legisisss Slsvs into sAe N1 TasiAosy q
Hsbsasks, and No do most earnestly reoonDA1 tesae
senators and Representatives in CSoea % eppessk1
al honorable means the passage e ths Neheoaa M
- reported BY Senator DJusAs, of nnoie: - shal
we cannot otherwise look upou The pss4snce y NR
ouglss and his aiden and abettogs, sthax ~ osh
section of tbs Missouri Conpromiss y snppesaasa ~
The acts OF 1850, than - propcsitioa toeAlly NJ
reasonable and shanrd On its faos conceived n ~
faith and prompted By an iguobls and mest uawosthy
ambition for party and peFsoaal political pee3a0eotl
md that do, citizsns Of the West ana ~ ~
State of Iowa, most earnestly desire 70 aA ino
ste organization of Nebraska Territory without aay
Infringement Of the solemn compa of le3O, os9-
monty called the Missouri Compsom:ss.
Resotved That ~ Wings and cisissns Of tAe 0fsaA
Valley Of the Mississippi We are heartily in fas9 e
hat we'll regulated Wig policy, OF libsR appeupea-
ions BY the General G1vernment fer woeks q istu.
,al improvement Of National oharuoaae. anA thot
" view all nayigabs waters in The eeantzy, vhstA
ivsrs or inland seas, emineoty natioaal 4 tAsl1
haracter, and recommend b Ssnaesss an1 1aoeo.
entativea In Congress, T. sndeavue By Ill hoase0he
sans to procure appropriations for sach ruspes -
specially for the removal Of ohstTucoos . aapao.
ion in the Mississippi RIVER.
Reso.ped, That We view the propositioa q Hn.
stephen A. Douglas, Of Illinois, 70 eject soiA in-
nov nsnt by tbs levying Of tonnage dusies q ~
ntsrnat commerce Of the o,uutfy, = entirely inaAo-
luate TO the accomplishment Of suoA pusp0se, -
nly calculated to impose heavy and unjGse iucdaesa
he people OF the West in The shape - tndireo1 As
ion, without securing to them any II ~ IseeaA
ldsantasss.
RssoIssd. Th.s We anrs.~vsdIy and sssslaily :. g
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