The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-11-28
The Cincinnati Convention.

CupSNn.
The Cincinnati Convention.
The convention called By the scccdcrs
from the National Council, at philadcl
phia, in June, met at Cincinnati, on
Wednesday last. The New York HcraH
gives a report of the doings, of which We
subjoin an abstract
IgulacSdaH- General Wil.ams,u.or
Pennsylvania. was called to the chair.
The following was then put and car
ried -
Reso3rcd. That the proceedings Of this
Convention shall be kept secret until
Otherwise ordered.
The reporters and others then with.
drew, aud the convention proceeded to
lcrfcot its organization.
Mcssrs. Walburn. Of Penn Sheets. Of
Indiana Gecr. of Illinois; Guthrie. of
Michigan and Knia ht, Of Rhode Island,
were appointed Il Committee on Creden-
tias They reported that tie States Of
Ohio, Illinois Indiana. Vermont Rhode
Island Pennsylvania Massachusetts and
Michigan wee rclres,ntcd in the con
vutiol-forty three delegates in all.
The Committee Oh Permanent Organ.
izatinn consisted Of c. c. Wick j {.
Kuelt, Of Rhode Island, L Mattocks.
Of Vermont; s NJ. Allen, Of Massachu-
sctts; y " Wise, Of Pa, Knapp, of
Mich. and Moody, Of Indiana, They re.
ported the following list of permanent
officers. which was ratified b. the Con
ycntion
Prcsidcnt-TuoNAs II Forp Of Onio
NiceP rcsidcuts-Wiilam Sheets. Of
Indiana, ). NJ. Allen. of Massachusetts.
Secrctaries--W W Daneubowcr, Gill
liuois, Il Coulter, Pa.
The President addressed the Convon.
tiop, urging union aud harmony in the
lerty all over the country, and advising
the Convention to make 10 sectional is
sucs, but to ondeavor to get the whole
American larty on Il national Platform.
!. W. Dawson, Of Indiana, offered
resolution lrolosng to cXpuuge the
twelfth section Of tie Philadelphia plat
form, and substitute il its stead dcclar.
alton that slavery is Not a national but
sectional issue, ana must be settled as
such by tie States
Mr. Slooler, Of Ohio, moved TINT ibis
resolution, and all others be referred 10
committee.
THIS was carried, and tie following
committee appointed Sheets of Indiana.
Slo3uer Of Ouio, Geer Of Illinois. Mat
tocks Of Vermont, Ka:ght of Rhode Is
land, Keith Of Ma ,acLusc,ts. Scwau Of
Pcuus} l'ahia, and Wood Of Michigan
Mr. Moody, If Indiana, offered res
c!nuon recommending the abolition of
all rituals. tests, Sc. aud allowing each
State Council to regulate its own mat.
tiers, without regard to the National
C,uucil
MIR c. KNAPP of Michigan, offered a
resolution Ignoring the famous twelfth
section altogether, and declaring that it
was not proper for the American party
to trouble itself about sectional issues.
There was some debate on this propo.
sitlon, several Of tie delegates being
ralhor iud iguaut. 1t was closed by
strong national speech from Gov. John
ston, at tie conclusion Of which the Con.
yeution adjourned.
Ihur@foy.-The afternoon and eve
mig sessions were entirely devoted to
the discussion Of the majority report,
which was finally adopted in 4 vote by
States Of 93 to ii.
The report eharactcrizls the Missouri
Compromise as an iufraction Of plighted
faith aud demands its restoration; de-
ciarng that if Efforts to that end fail in
Congress. admission into the Union
should be refused to any new State tol.
eating avery, and formed out Of terri
tory from which that Institution was ex-
Guided BY the Compromise protests a
gaiust coalesrng with a party that dc
mands the abandonment Ok the American
principles or DISCRIMINATION Of the ~
meIIcan party aud recommends meet
ing Of the delegates at Philadelphia ON
the 10Th Of February next.
The minority report was sustained
chiefly by the Ohio and Michigan dele
cations, but was rejected 1t insisted on
the exclusion Of Slavery from the Ma.
tional Territory, and declared that pro.
tcription On account OF. birthplace was un,
warranted. 1t recommended the party to
act openly, regarded the Slavery ques
ton as the paramount issue recon mend
cd river aud harbor improvements aud a
generous foreign policy.
The Convention, after adopting vote
Of thanks TO its officers adjourned sine
die at midnight.
NoRInFlELD lNsnrUrloN,-T cata-
logue Of this school shows it to have
been highly prosperous during the past
year. The number of scholars in the
Preparatory Department has been IFS !;
in the intermediate Department 202 !;
in the Higher Department 3l2; total
COZ John H. Graham is the the Prin,
ciPal-aided by fourteen teachers in the
different departments. No school in the
State, so far as we are aware, has been
conducted with such marked popularity
and success,
The Excelsior is tastefully conduct.
ed paper ISSUED by the scholars of the
Mortified Institution, and filled with
original sketches and essays of decided
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