Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1856-02-26
The RepubIicaa Convention.


The last Chronotype furnishes the public
with the proceedings of the Convention,
which was held at the Court House on the
18th inst. They are interesting because it is
the first attempt of the Republican party 10
effect an organization, in this county.
Ne are glad they have organized, and IN
fur,ed their banner 10 the world We are
pleased ana delighted, generally at this
movement. We now know who is who, and
what is what We know who the leaders OF
the Black Republicans are, and that their
principles are just what we always supposed;
the agitation of the slavery question, aud
opposition to the Democratic party.
d. G. Bloomer, husband Of Mrs, Amelia
Bl0omer,) acted as President; and T. C..
Giddings-near enough. in sentiment, to the
Congressman from Ohio, to be chip off The
old block--w.s Secretary.
The committee or platform AMI resolu.
tions consisted Of the following sentlemer:
F. Street, j. 7. Baldwin, Rev. Moses 7.
Shinn, &. L. St-ne, j. Folsom, and d. c.
Bloomer
This was good committee and If any
persons know what the principles Of The
Black Republicans are, III y ought to. They
are wooley enough. 1t only asJouishes us a
VERY LITTLE, that John I. Baldwin, who was
the leader Of the National Wings, last winter,
10 the Iowa Legislature, and " hD was really
the man who defeated the election of United
States Senetor, should allow himself to be
connected, politically, with persons OF such
known abolition lrocliyities as most Of the
persons who figured in that Convention
The great objection Mr. Baldwin made 10
Mr.. Harlan was, what be called, his aboi-
tlonism; and row he consents 10 take an ac-
tive par: il Black Republican Convention,
composed, for The most part, IF men who
were never anything but ABoLIrIoNISrs. Mr..
Baldwin allows this same Convention 10 in
silt and rebukc him b. adopting The follow
ing res olution:
The following, on motion, was also adopt
cd
Resolved, Tha; the memb RS of our Leg
ISlatiye Assembly, who attempted at the last
session 10 defeat the election Of L. 5. Sena-
tor by trickery, aud 10 thwart the known
will OF q majority Of the Legislature, were
acting in drect violation If their much laud-
cd doctrine Of sQUATrER SOVEREIGNTY contra
rs To the wish Of the people, and therefore
He Ill tQr Io9
The Rev. Moses +. Shinn, another of that
committee, is a. present the Presiding Elder
of tie Methodist Episcopal Church, for this
district. We presume he conceiyes it to he
his duty, while he is preaching Methodism
over tho country, 10 Interfere, Just A LITTLE,
IN politics. Our own opinion always has been
that the Elder would make better stump
speaker than Methodist preacher 1t would
suit him better
}. d. Honn and S. VI. Smith, we notice
among the prominent actors; and, take them
altogether, they were a SWEET scExrE1 set.
We now invite these gentlemen to trot out
their mays for County Judge and School fund
Commissioner at the April election, and We
will endeavor to give them foretaste OF
what awaits them in time to come. They
viii then see how many of the honest nation
al men of the country-how many old CLAY
Wings ard Jackson Democrats, will Join
them IN forming sectional party, whose
great object is to interfere with the institu.
tions Of the Sou,a-to keep up a strife be-
tween the North and South and, if possible
ride into power on the fanaucaI breeze they
may kick up.