New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-12
CINCINNATI AMERICAN CONVENTION.
Of The N. Y. Tribune.

N. T..
CISCIsNATI, Ohio, Tuesday, Dec. A. 1855.
observe that THE TRIBUNE has taken little n,t'c"
OF The KrowsNotbuog Convent no in this cir on
the 2Ist 2od ut Perhaps IL is no, cservfng o.
much attention from the Press, as il not By any
mesns an imposing body. Had all the Free States
been fully represented 10 the CIDventioo there would
have been one HUNDRED and seveDty.-ix DC tgale5
presenf. But after fl ing number of vacancies b.
ge1tl men who happened by &C ident 10 b. il tho
city, the whole lumber present amounted 10 fitytgo.
Outside Of the States of dessctGse,s PenusylTaJa,
Ohio aid ILdisLa, here we're OILY moe dcie ates.
There wee 81 any promIusn de 10 the COnVen-
ton except Gov. johnson Of Pepnsylvanis, ard f &c
or Fix Of tho Ohio delegation. There ree only ten or
twelve men in the Convention wto had ever beeu 10
sympathy with the Republican party. lie c. it was
not difficult to procure msorty in favor OF that part
of the platform which declares sgaiLs fdsinl wd Guy
who do not a6opt the pose ~ i've fsaues OF ito
Order. There were few men III The Couvecu )n o.
sreng AMI Sl,ve,y syupa'hie or they would not have
voteo Gown the propositions Of Mr. spOoter 10 exclude
Slavery rom all the Ieni oes LOi IA of 36' 80. Tue
minority platform presented By Mr. Spoorer &c give
below It tok's the R.pu 1ican gTouhd GA the Slavery
question, and 20 nccih.s the pIos3riouye eslurts OF
the Orotr that all Republicans can stand on II.
"Aatmbed ib convencr members Of the Amsr,aa
izsfn oistIt fro N be platform OF Pnoed r. asd n-s esi
,t forth BY the as t II The cao Nat n4 Convex cr
1855; .derr ,b,t 1ank snd distinct p'ollsa Of
pIr eipes sure's ou axe % ou'sv' 70 ae
We tb.Ts'ore c,clsTe:
Th:t we velers,s and viii for ever uph Id the Amse,a
- TIA: We insist that the Of tbs Usor shrl
sustsir,d IL be e1Icie ofhe pc ysi Eh co the CIn' o
which the iB6icses, for tbs es,Ab sh oi
mon cftnse fo the ,omo Of the .eaers fa,e aac ~
tie seq ity cftbe befsirs. o. Liberty;
"S Thai the I,hs Of toe states, the ahts of oesu 1t
be- u,L.ned against all sti UtoHa sgsre-siIns from
wla'ever qusreI .Deh 'gg'es.ions nasy pioere2
- That the E1s'uiIVs, Lesl'l,ty- d JuiiciI Depn
uer OF The D soou ne s,deo 10 n. % ssy
by fer welfare of the PrOp. and 'hou peser %
That upfcvem.rr. Of Rivers sod rbors of n-.i)uL
importance cOnr tuiior. OBJ cts Of hstiona plAi
duties ports duties sh lid be igi'd wiz wis dis
I ee 10 pos 20 The S Il po ooe apoa L.so
That foreign Pc hey bond oe oae OF ssIar I. sS1
tis...t ra,t1: stS I'll cur p's,on. .hoad Be- CONDUCTED
he ,Iit Of justice ard a. WIN s yi1 81
GevsIbm the boDOr " he sp,iie,s n,@e Toe ssel O
. Az sIf a. e.oip. and ,s.%oaa, oSje:1
That procription On birth creed
1,s.sd y ansn P,n..I ~ %. o.. si
ber.fs American pstuiips and 70 the prvese u o'sn-
H. ?. IN : SsP ts - a.. u.1s an
ss,ins ..srsssor', ~h:t.eI Q. i'I
cI O. crur.s and psDpns frm ether jyversmens ?, oar
:sg S sea ;rs D. 's sips pew. i .aa .ad
g. IbGt Issi.s all .uemp. Of ecelssa''cai lET o. 2
In.titst Ds q the sas Of tue n-.s gu
the rsiu's 40 q Is Which must ."Ay'' ''a ~ 81 ef
no Tb.t .e resfrp the prscpl-s dselsred b. :le -n'
cps vote s.rbe aep1b IN a. t0ns r.s. y
l,67 1krf avery inSola .,iyafs bi1:o 'l,sL
With tie fur .men.l principles Of evil a1i rehyO1i osy
md In efcre bouuc thv be xeee1 EJ
Tsficpsl Terrrsy th.t the as oha.Dee Of ~ ia pa
GCysTuus nt he e1 efted 90 the Ade Of freedom.
H. That Gen, raj Cove Lrnen saSa ever f-n ron
the taecile Of towsIs uAl,ed by - Cocstr saa
tn n ,bOl6 carefully sba ffcm a. intsd ,siS9 WA
slavery lin n ofsay StIte a which t q AZ wed ~
er0ICc-
az Thai s'Aerps - these principles az The ne
poiev Il American o. stuizs loo iii 1sDcsf ic ~h-
cot secfe,, p'DciP.s 500 Sbef. al lsgft;
question sIt.n.ion Na D.l "a - icing
a. persn ia. sots0ee, ~ snsv,fa ace
sly 6odf.rsis vi Al h-if lo~ cL sh0 lssay
upte defense Of Cont freedom. sstns.
Unton.IhUu Ia ssst'tsu-
5 TIA. ,s1yie ths oder 70 eyu.irue -rt p.if> ie
orysDlzs cn openly 80 Dlsre s9s defen1 II priu.
ne hesti IN mind hat fred IN the
upu bich American l1stBIiots are bssdth q ice as
NUT become . 6Led fee b tn iesisioo of Hs,la
Go Efess"
1bi, platform wss sustained by a part Of .La
Michigan delegation by NJ. SO mer and
ak eight Others Of III, Ohio d'egs'iou.
irelucrg Lisut Gov. Ford, J. II BsEsE,
81 rotary e State, l. q Vars a.. " n13- " tao
Republican State Central COMMITTEES, james 4. Briggs