Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-02-29
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Pittsburgh, Feb. 22-2 P. NJ.

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The Convention temporarily organized at
II o'clock, avery large number being pres
ent. 81 r-sq ..e
Mr.. Brainard of Vt, called the assem-
bIage to order and moved the election of ].
A. King as temporary Chairman.
DR.. Stone of Mass, and VIM. Penn
Clark of Iowa, as temporary Secretaries.
Mr.. King made a brief address, thanking
the Convention for the honor conferred on
him. =, .Fs.
A committee on permanent organization,
consisting of one from each State, was then
appointed. 4-r
Judge Spaulding announced that he had
just received dispatch, stating that large
number of delegates from New York, Penn
sylvania and New jersey were in the cars
and would arrive at P. NJ.
A motion was made to adjourn till that
time. Pending this it was moved that the
Committee on the permanent organization
of the Convention, then adjourned to their
room to arrange preliminaries.
During the absence of the Committee
several gents were called upon to address
the meeting.
Mr.. Greeley, of n. Y, said he had been
in Washington for several weeks. Friends
there counselled extreme caution in our
movements. Not being himself cautious
man, he thought they were bound to act in
such manner as would show the South, that,
although Republicans are the earnest oppo-
nents of Slavery, they are not governed by
feelings hostile to the South. 1t was for
the real interest of Missouri that Kansas
should be free State, and he believed that
the honest majority of the people of Mis-
souri, were in favor of freedom. The Secre-
tary of War is no fiend of our cause
Neither is the commander of the federal
forces friend; therefore, let us be cautioned
to keep within bounds. Mr.. Greely believed
the Americans were against them, and de-
clared that the main and only question was,
every territory should be free.
He was succeeded by Mr.. Giddings, Of
Ohio, who congratulated the Convention on
having the son of his old friend, Rufus
King, in the Chair Washington was the
last place to look for redress. Mr.. Giddings
introduced Rev. Mr.. Lovejoy, of III.
Mr.. Lovejoy made some excitingremarks.
He said the places of those patriots who
were about TO be shot down in Kansas wo'd
be supplied by other freemen. Hewas viii
ling to 90 there either as a captain or a pri-
vate-he would rather be there, weltering
in blood than to see set of drunken ruff
fans take the Government out Of the hands
of the people of Kansas.
Mr.. Gibson, of Ohio, followed, denounc-
ing the K. Ms, etc. He had heard they
would nominate Geo. Law. Let US act
independently and organize as the true
American Republican party.
Mr.. Charding of Ill, followed.
The committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton reported for President Francis P. Blair,
of Maryland. Received with great applause
and unanimously accepted. Mr.. Blair, in
accepting the office, said it was the first
speech he had ever been called on to make,
He felt highly complimented by the honor
done him. He said the South misundcr-
stood the object of the Republicans, believ-
ing it to be solely the abolition of slavery;
but when they understood that it IS to pre-
vent notification at the North, a different feel
ing would prevail.
The following Vice Presidents were an
nouneed: Horatio G, Rush, of N. H.; L
Braincrd, of Vt; Geo. Bliss, of Mass; ]. S
M. Bunce, of CT; R. G. Haywood, of R. 1,
Gen. Markle, of Pa; W. S. Bailey of Ky.
W. P. Clark, of Iowa; R. W. Spaulding, ot
Ohio; G. W. Julian, of Ind; John'H, Nil
Ian, of H.; Geo. Bingham, of Mich; David
Jones, of Wis.,; F. M. Munson, of Minneso-
ia; Lewis Chapman, of D. c.; with five
Secretaries. r--.-.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
tioB reported the names of officers, and re
port was accepted.
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