American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-28
Repab!ioan conyent,on.

Tho Republican Convention reassembled
this morning. The President being absent
on a committee, Sherm1n, ofN. j. was cho-
sen chairman,
Army, of H., stated that the various
committees had not yet prepared reports,
and novel that the Convention be address
sed byone from each State, limiting the
sp akers to ten minutes.
Stone, of Mass, gave a brief address,
chiefly stating the condition of the politi-
cal parties. He thou5ht the Republican
parry wa increasing.
Bruce, Of Conn, said there was no Re-
publican party IN that State, but hope there
soon wollI BE-, and pledged Connecticut
for the Republicans at the next election.
Burroughs. Of New York, noticed that
!he geniIeman who had been speaking had
but n short history to relate. All they had
to do was to go home and enjoy victory.
He wished it was so in New York. We
have many organizations embittered against
uS to overcome before we can succeed.
To be successful we must exercise pvu
Ience. 1t is easy to make a small party
on the Slavery question. To do this we
can purchase Garrett Smiths patcntlight,
but to establish u large party we must make
concessions. lie thought a large portion
of the American party could be brought
over to the Republican cause.
Clepham, of the District of Columbia,
spoke commendingly of the efforts of the
Washington Republican Association.
Gov. Bingham read a long letter from
Cassius M. Clay to the Washington AS
sociation.
DR.. G,zzam, Of PittsburS, spoke brief
of the progress Of Anti Slavery in thit
quarter, and invited tho members of tn,
Convention to the Kansas Aid Meeting to
night.
Julian Of Indiana, Chairman Of the Com
mit.ee on Organic ition, presented n repor
preIScing with some remarks. 1t recon
mends the appointment of an cxecutiv
; National Committee, one from each State
3 and that the National Convention be hel,
3 at Harrisburg, on Tuesday (he. 18th O
June next. with = representation from cacl
! State Of double the Congressional R'pre
sentatives in Congress to nominate n Pres
. ideni; il also recommends the organizltiot
G Of clubs in every town and township thro
] ushout the Union. The report was accep
ted, but subsequently. after several me
: tons AMI n gool deal Of discussion on til
place Of holding the Convention, Harris
burg was stricken out and PHILADELPHIA
substituted, the motion being carried a.
most unanimously.
! The Committee on Declarations reporte
a long declaration, Of probably fifty page
of foolscap, giving a history of the Shaver
+ question from the commencement of tn
: Government TO the present time, with til
e Legislative action upon it. A large poi
r ton was devoted to Kansas, in which til
: conduct oftle present Administration ws
T. severely han He'd. 1t is an able documen
but is - be withcll for tho present for
revision Of resolutions. as follows:
+ LIST A demand for the repeal Of all law
= for the introduction Of Slavery into Il
d United States Territories.
2nd The support by all lawful means
our brethren in Kansas. and to give fl
= weight to the admission Of Kansas in
n the Union as Free State.
The 3rl expresses the belief that the Co
duct Of the A ADMINISTRATION is highly r
prehcnsible in regard to the Kansas que
! ton, and states that the Republicans mu
use every effort to overthrow it.
The resolution aCter n short debat
were adopted unanimously, with nil
Il cheers. Bond, of South Carolina. NOV,
That the Committee of Safety meet any er
Urgency that may arise in case OLA confl
" in Kansas with the Federal troops.
l. An anxious discussion commence
'r when, at the request Of some member
who urged It's impru lenee, Bond wilhdre
$; his motion. Dr.. Spaulding, of Obi
s. moved that all documents be printe
u This was carried, and after n vote
ID thanks, the Convection adjourned sine d