Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-07-17

ceedings Of the Convention is thus far har.
monious. There has been no balloIing for
candidates yet. The following are the Res.
olu,ions which were Adopted unanimous.
Resolued, Tha. the people who constitute
the Supreme power in the United States
should guard with jealous cure the rights OF
the several States as Independent, Govern.
menis. No encroachmen,s upon their Leg.
islaiion should be permiued
Resolued, That the people OF ,he State Of
Ohio are mindful OF the blessings conferred
upon them by the ordinance CT Freedom,
whose anniversary Is our convention this
day, and have established for their political
guidance the following Cardinal rules; Isl.
We will resen, the spread Of slavery unde.
whatever shape or color h may be attempted;
End, 10 this end we will labor assiduously
TO render imperative and void that portion
Of the Kansas and Nebraska bill. which
abolishes freedom in The Territory Withdrawn
from the influence Of slavery By the Mis-.
souri, Compromise Of 1890. and We will op.
pose BY every lawful and Constitutional
means the existence OF Slavery in any Ma.
lional Territory and the further increase Of
Slave Territory or Slave States in this re.
publican confederacy.
RESOLVED, That the recent acts Of yio.
lence and civil war in Kansas, inci.ed BY
the late Vice President o. the United States,
and taci,ly encouraged by the executive.
command the emphatic condemnation Of ey.
cry citizen.
Resoivsd, That proper re,renchmen, in
Iall public expenditure, a thoroughly eco
nomical administration OF our Stale Govern.
menl; just and equal basis of taxation and
single districts for the election Of members
OF the Legislature, are called for by a wise
State policy and justly demanded by the
lpeople. f#
| Resolvei, That Safe Central Comtiee
consisting Of five, be appointed by this con.
veniion, and that said committee in addi.o ion
10 its usual duties, be authorized to cores.
lpond with The committees Of five other
States for the purpose OF agreeing upon a
lime and place for holding National Con.
, ven,ion Of the Republican parry for the
nomination Of Presiden, and Vice President.
II SECOND UlofATCh'
The Convention at about 10 o'clock was
abou, ready to adjourn The .cke, nom.
mated is, for Governor, s. P. Chase; Lieu.
Governor. T. H. Ford; Judges Supreme
Court, C. G. Converse and Jacob Bsucker.
hof; Auditor OF State. F. NJ. Wright;
Treasurer OF State, W. H. Gibson; Secrela.
ry of State, J. H. Barker; Attorney General,
F. B. Kimball; Board OF Public Works, A.
G. Conver.
A good deal OF en.husiam prevailed, and
s i. is thought the ticket will be elected by an
: immense majority.
, PHILADELPHIA. July 9.h.--- Exports foI
f June show decrense Of S3050s8 from the
!. same period las, year. The decrease
of imports frem The lst January, as com
y pared with The frs, six months Of las. year
n is 81, 1876 ,998-.hus far amounts TO $8756.
). 6a5. Decrease from last year, $L635,8l9
n An o,lemp, was made on Friday TO kidnaI
!. girl IA years OF age living near Downing
,f Town, Chester county. She was sei1.d BY
TWO men, and carried some l3 miles toward
d The kfarylan line, when, finding they hat
:. mistaken sun-burn, girl lor mula.o, ,sh'
was Sc, down In the road and allowed 10 de-
- part.
J.. New YoRK.-Fify persons were awes.e
re Yesterday for being drunk on the Streets
m As vet there have been no arrests Of liquo
j. dealers.
'e Mr.. Perry. the Secretary Of Legation ,
r. Madrid, will leave in The Baltic on Wednes
day.
!. Yesterday afternoon the pleasure vac!
.. Grace upse, off Foti Hamilton. and three {
Of the five persons on board Of her wer
q, drowned Mr.. Ferguson. reporter for III
q. Journal Of Commerce, b. ing among lhe los
al New HAMPsHIRE ALL RIGHT "A de'
- patch from Concord, dated The Hh inst
says, SHE House passed resolution Dc
a, claring i, 10 be the duty Of Congress opre
I'd vent Slavery in terrilo.iest repudiating tn
n. repeal Of lhe Missouri Compromise. and de
d. manding It's restoration, and asserting a nor
" submission TO the introduction Of SLAYER
ed into Kanzas. and expressing de,ermina,io
n 10 use all constitutional means 10 oppose tt
ss aggressions Of The Slave power
ed ALBANY, July ll.-Considerable excite
es menl has been created by the arrest Of Wn
is Landon, proprietor Of The City Hotel, e
ed violating the liquor law.
l. His case was before The Court yes'erda.
d. and postponed TO Thursday for final hea
ing. Williams, the complainant, was a
sauI,ed as he was leaving the court rocn
covered with charcoal dust. and o,herwit
mallrealed. by large number Of rummie
h. who were in attendance at the trial. Tt
OK outrage has caused deep feeling Of indil
he nation among all disinteres.ed persons.
N. SPRINGFIELD, Mnss., July ll.-A Coz
-. ven,ion Of Know Something's assemble
+. here to-day. Abou, ninety delegates we
i,b present. Resolutions were adopted main
on reaffirming The principles Of The parry
n promulgated al .he late National C9nve
,re ~ lion q, Cleyela land. One Of The resolution
! adopted pledges the party in favor Of Ter
/, perance but without making any rsferen,
IN TO The prohibilory law. The leeling W
h'. very strong for fusion, bnt i, was .houg
"a, best NOT TO call for one in the Couvsnlic
nd directly. .aq ,gg