The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-09-13
From the Pittsburgh Gazette.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
PASSMORE WILLIAMSON

at thc City Hall, Pittsburgh, on Wednes
day, September 5tb.
When the bour Of eleven had arrived
Hon. George Darsie, of Allegheny, called
the assemblage to order, and stated tha
the Convention about to be organized ant
convened in accordance with call sign
ed by number of prominent citizens o
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. 'Darsie then moved that for tn,
purpose of q temporary organization
Judge James Winslow, of Jefferson coun
ty, be called to the chair. Carried.
; Judge Winslow took his seat on tn,
platform.
On motion, Charles T. Read, Esq, o
Susquehanna county, was appointed tenn
porary Secretary.
Hon. John w. Howe, of Crawford
, county, moved that committee of TWEEN
/ ty-one be appointed to select names o
officers for the permanent organization o
the Convention. Carried.
The Chair, by request, appointed the
) Committee as follows
Hon. John w. Howe, Crawford; Geo
| G. Acheson, Clearfeld; John Myers, In.
diana; Samuel Mcfarland, Washington;
Henry Teller, Erie; William Henry
Beaver; Russell Errett, Allegheny; John
Williamson, Huntingdon; Enocb Lewis
Blair; William NJ, Stephenson, Mercer
William B, Thomas, Philadelphia; Chas
+. Read, Susquehanna; William w. Nc.
Dougal, Tioga; Or. Joseph Gibbons, Ian.
caster; Gen. Joseph Markle, Westmore.
land; Reuben Winslow, Elk; Jesse Evans
Chester; Joseph Mann, Potter; James NJ.
Sellers, Juniata; Thomas Silliman, OF
Lawrence; Thomas Robinson, Blair.
Hon. John A Bingham, of Ohio, was
requested to address the Convention.
Mr.. Bingham responded to the call by
taking the platform, and briefly address
ing the Convention.
The committee then returned, aud re-
ported through its Chairman, Mr.. Howe,
the following permanent officers:
President-Hon. VIM. JEssUp, Sus-
| quebanna county.
Vice Presidents-Gen. Joseph Markle,
Westmoreland county; Hon. James Win
slow, Jefferson county; Dir. R. Mitchell,
Indiana couny; George Steels, Eenango
county; james NJ. Sellers, Juniata coun-
ty; Edward Riggs, Washington county !;
Henry Teller, Erie county; John VIII
Hanson, Huntingdon county; Martin Bell,
Blair county; Thomas Silliman, Lawrence
county; Jesse Evans, Chester; William
B. Thomas, Philadelphia; Reuben Wins
low, Elk; Geo. c. Acheson, Clearfeld.
Secretaries--R. Lyle White, Crawford
county; William F. Clark, Mercer coun-
ty; Michael Weyand, Beaver county; C.
F. Read, Susquebanna county; Edward
Lewis, Philadelphia county; K. r. Moor
head, Indiana county.
1t was moved and carried that the re-
port of the Committee be accepted and
adopted
Judge Jessup was then escorted to the
chair.
lie addressed the CONVENTION at some
length.
Mr.. Mcclure, OF Franklin county, led
itor Chambersburgh Whig,) moved that
committee Of seven be appointed to pre-
pare resolutions expressive of the senti-
mcnts of the Convention. Carried.
The Chairman appointed the following
gentlemen as said committee:
Hon. A. K. Mcclure, Chambersburg;
Hon. John Covode, Westmoreland; Hon.
Jas. Winslow, of Jefferson; Theophilus
Fem, of Lancaster; John Williamson, of
Huntingdon; Edward Lewis, Philadel-
phia; John S. Mann, Potter.
Russell Errett moved that Thomas L.
Shields, of Allegheny county, be added
to the Committee.
Mr. Mcclure favored the motion. He
thought Allegheny county should be rep
resented.
The motion was carried.
Mr.. Allison, of Beaver county, moved
that VIM. f. Clark, of Mercer county, be
also added to the Committee.
Mr. Clark declined in favor of William
NJ. Stephenson, of Mercer county.
Mr.. Stephenson was added to the Com
mittee.
The Chairman announced that the Com
mittee would Immediately retire, and meet
at the Monongahela House for consulta-
ton.
Mr.. DarSie moved that gentlemen from
other States who were present be invited
10 take seats on the platform. Carried.
Hon. Joshua Il. Giddings, Hon. j. A.
Bingham, Hon. b. f. Letter, and Hon.
L. ID. Campbell, of Ohio, were conducted
20 the platform, and as each gentleman
,ook his seat he was salutcd with hear
y round of applause.
The Com mittee on Resolutions then
made the following report;
Whereas The founders of this Repub-
10, in the formation of this government,
proclaimed this great truth-that all men
ire endowed by their Creator with the
ualienable rights of life, liberty, and the
'ursuit of happiness, and that our gov
rnment was constituted to secure these
lights to us, and whereas; the National
Executive, in bis Inaugural Address, yir-
ually denies these doctrines, in the ex-
'ression of his opinion that domestic sla- t
cry is based upon the same principal as
'ther recognized rights, and that our fed
al government is bound to sustain the in