Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-07-24


them by the ordinance CT Freedom, whose
anniversary our, convention This dpy com.
memora.es, have established for their ,poli.i.
cal guidance The following, Cardinal rules;
1s,, We will resist The spread ofslayery under
whatever shupeor color il may be attempted;
) End, TO ihislend we viii labor assiduousy
TO render imperative and void that portion
. of the Kansas and Nebraska bril-. which
, abolishes freedom in The Territory Withdrawn
from the influence Of slavery by The Mis-.
souri Compromise Of 1890, and we wiHop.
{ pose By every lawful and Constitutional
means the existence Of Slavery. in any Ma
iiona Territory and the further, increase Of
Slave Territory or Slave S,aes 10 this re-
publican coniedcracy. .e;,as ~
Resoieed, Tho, the recent ac.sl Of, vic.
lence and civil war in Kansas. iDci.ed by
the lae Vice President o! the United States,
! and raciy encouraged by the execu'ye.
, command the emphatic condemnation Of ey.
= cry citizen. -li s4at loo ,..l voal
:. Resolved, ThaLa proper retrenchment in
-, oil public expenditures. a thoroughly eco.
nomica administration Of our State Govern
: menl; just and equal basis Of taxation and
single districts for the election Of members
! OF The Legislature, are reforms called for by
. wise State policy and justly demanded by
the people. ."Ha rr 'a." ''-@ .s4
RESOLVED, Tina, Stare Central Com.
miliee. coz sising oe five, be appointed by
this Convention, and tina. said committee.
in addition 10 its usual Jules, be authorized
! 10 correspond with committees Of other
= Siales for the purpose Of agreeing upon a
!, time and place :or holding National Con-
:, vention Of the Republican party, for The
y nomination Of President and Vice President.
Judge Spaldng remarked ,ha, these reso.
: luons we're adopted with singular unanimi
". bat one person in any way objec.ing TO
. . any Of them. '''r
j, Hon. l.. d. Campbell warmly supported
q the resolutions, and trusted they would bs
/, adopted with unanimity.
n Mr.. Gidd,Bgs said tina, he was the one
j. who was referred as no. concurring. He
n did no, oppose wha, had been read, but he
q though. they should have gone farther. He
). was for saying more abou, the position Of
" The President and his followers. BuI per.
:. haps these resolutions are as much as the
~ occasion demands. They are much better
" than they might have been. He hoped tha'
- they would be adopted with unanimi,y. y
:. The resolutions were then put TO the Con-
% ven.ion, and one loud d"aye" responded from
!. all paris Of the House. Not a no" was
- - heard IN the vast assemblage.
!, Afer a hearty 'congfu,ulaiion upon The
- unanimi,y with which the platform was
>. agreed upon, the convention passed a reso
-, luton 10 proceed 10 The nomination Of the
- several candidates 10 be submitted 10 tho
= people OF Ohio. '-''. '''.s ','"'''
=, 80 Rev. Edward Smith desired TO submit a
~ n. resolution, Objections were made by sew.
n eral gentlemen. A motion TO reconsider
or the vote upon going on with nominations
y was made. This was followed by motion
80 TO Icy the motion on the table, and upon
~ this vote by counties was taken, and re-
y. suited as follows: 2 '''.a '"
m ayes lo1
- Noes ZlO
70 So The convention refused 10 lay the mo-
~ ~ lion on the table, and suspended the rules TO
~ NJ allow Mr.. Smith 10 read his resolution.
90 Mr.. Smith said, he had been in This war
nd ever since the FIRST flint was picked and The
10 no first powder burnt He was one Of the old
~ ~, est soldiers in this war, and he intended 10
- -. remain 10 The end. This is the most impof.
%, tant occasion that Ohio has seen for many
- wears. We are now ready for the harvest.
he m Las, year we did well, Last year we had
If sor, OF partnership. Ii should have been q
party. New elements are now introduced,
and they mus be met. To conciliaic these
&c difficulties he had consented to be q dele
au gate 10 this convention. Since last year the
Know Nothing element hes sprung up. Two
'e' names have been prominent before the peo.
.' pie Of Ohio. He had profound respect for
both MIR. Chase and Mr.. Binkerhoff. They
ne are both members OF the old liberty guard.
He could vote for either, and he has said
lp. and done nothing against either Of them
on After some other remarks in relation 10 the
ids conflict between the friends Of Mr.. Chase
and Brinkerhof, he submi,ed the following
on resolutions:
IN. WHEREAS, The result Of The contes,
ey lin Ohio between the friends Of Freedom
&c. and Slavery is of vastly more consequences
10 The people we represent, to the country
er. and 10 posterlty than the fate OF men; and
for whereas, there seems TO be a conflict o
men merely, which threatens to destroy tha
harmony which ought 10 prevail This body
H and to pu, In jeopardy The success Of grea
- principles. therefore, ..' -
II Resolved, That we. the representative
W. Of the people Of the State who are enlisted
- in the cause of freedom. deem II expedien
IS TO withdraw from The canvass for the Guber
= Material candidacy the names Of the Hon
= Salmon P. Chase and the Hon. Jacob Brink
on. erhof" q .'' y
Fl M. Giddings replied: He thought ,hc
d proposition an extraordinary one. It ha!
of no precedent. Mr.. Smith thought the Know
on. Noihings would defea, Mr.. Chase. This 1
us. no, SO. They will support The ticker her
nominated. Mr.. G. then offered as sub
ing si,ue the following: q ~ 81
My RESOLVED, Tha, all the members Of ihi
the Convention pledge themselves that, irres
pat pecIive Of all parties and political associa
yes lions. we will con,ribuIe our moral and po
mite litcal Influence 10 sus,ain,he principles an
oo and aps ~ this COnvanlion fhis h