Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-16
REPUBLICAN MEETING.

The Republican Party Of Belmont met
the Court House Saturday llth inst, and OF
motion DE-. Corr, Of Cocrain was called I,
the Chair, and d. r.. Cowen, appointed Sec
The objec, Of the meeting was stated {,
be the Proprety Of making County ticke
Tor tho county election. Miller Pennington
offered for aooption the following Resolution
ResotUed, That the success of the, e,Republ caI
Party in Ohio in the coming election viii
be hailed with Joy by the friends Of Libert,
and good government everywhere; that il.
de'eat would strengthen the arm Of the slave
propaganda and that in view of the great is
sue at stake and the election of a Senator OF
The United States committed to our cause
that we deem it inexpedient to make any
county Nominations of the Republican Party
this fall-that the cause Of Freedom will be
best subserved thereby.
The meeting was addressed by d. S. Cowen,
! Miller Pennington, c. c.. Carroll, Jas. Dren-
men and Joel Wood. During the pendency
OF this Resolution, Committee consisting
of james Drennon, B. S. Cowcn and Miller
Pennington was on motion appointed by the
Chair to report Resolutions TO the meeting
expressive of the sentiments of the Repub-
lean Party. Miller Pennington on behalf
of the committee reported the following:
Resoired, That the question OF human Ii.
berty is paramount to all other political ques-
tions--tha' American slavery is incompatible
with the spirit and progress of Free lns'itu-
tions. A curse to mankind and therefore
as members OF the Great Republican Party of
Ohio, we declare our fixed and unalterable
purpose to be
/. To prevent the admission of any more
slave states or the extension of slave repre-
sentation in Congress,
2. The application Of the Ordinance of 'S7
to all territories now belonging to or here
after acq lired by the General Government,
8. To DENATGoNALIsE slavery and confine
the Institution and its influence to the state
where it exists, and where we have no Con-
sti.utional right to interfere.
4. To preserve the Union of the states and
maintain the Constitution involate--im,at.
ing the example of Washington and admin
stering the Government upon the policy and
after the manner OF the Founders of the Re-
public,
On questions Of state policy we are in fav-
or of the present credit system, proper re-
trenchment in all public expenditures-a
thoroughly economical administration of the
state Government a just and equal basis of
neutrality-suspicious. to the present tax Law
as oppressive and unequal
RESOLVED. That we endorse the NOMINEES
and the platform of the Republican Party
of 18th of July. and will use all honorable
means to secure their triumph.
On motion these resolutions together with
that offered by Miller Pennington in relation
to nominations, were unanimously adopted
The chsir appointed the following Central
Committee of the Republican Party for the
ensuing year.
Miller Pennington, Price Cornwell, Joel
Wood, Dr. Cope and B. R. Cowen. The
Committee were empowered to correspond
with the Committee of Harrison County in
relation to the nomination of State Senatc-.
d. d. II. Cowea and Samuel Lewis were
appointed Committee Of arrangements for
the meeting of the 18th inst
On motion the meeting adjourned.
c. COPE, Pres.
r r. COwEN Spc