Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-01

the evening session was occupied by eloquent
speeches from A: Oakley Hall, of New York.
Preston King, Mr.. Vaughn, of South Carroll
ma, Rev. Josiah Brewer, of Connecticut, Mr.
Hawthorne, of iowa, Geo. w. Julian, of In-
diana and George Ripley of New jersey
The Convention then adjouned until Satur
day morning, until o'clock. .Gx. Il
SATURDAY MORNING
The convention was called to order Mt 9
o'clock. After addresses from Mr. Burroughs,
of New York, Lewis Clephane, of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and Gazzam of Pennsylva-
MIA, a letter was read from Cassius NJ Clay
g. w. Julian, of Indiana, from the Com
mite on organization, stated that the commit
tee was ready to report The gentleman took
his stand on the platform, and stated in brief
terms, that diversity of opinion existed among
the committee as to the propriety of holding
a national convention for the Presidency. A
majority of the committee, however, had de-
cided in favor of the measure. (Applause) -
There was also some difference of opinion as
to where the convention should be held, but
they compromised on this point and the mat
ter was now settled They had also recon-
mended county, district and township organi-
cations Of the party as necessary to their final
success The gentleman then read the follow
ing report
The committee recommend the appointment
of National Executive committee consisting
of one from each State, and that the follow
ing gentlemen constitute said committee:
Edwin D. Morgan New York city, y. Y. -
Abner II. Hollowell, Bangor, Maine.
Geo. &. Fogg, Concord New Hampshire.
Lawrence Branard st. Adams, Vermont.
Nathaniel p. Banks, jr., Waltham, Massachusetts,.
Wm Chase, jr., Providence Rhode Island
John VI. Niles Hartford, Connecticut.
G. NJ. n. Paulison, Passaic, New Jersey.
David Wilmot, Towanda, Pennsylvania
Francis $. Blair, jr, st. Louis, Missouri.
John G, Fee, Cabin Creek Lewis county, Kentucky.
A. j. Stevens, Fort Dcmoin Iowa,
VIM Grosc, New Castle, Indiana.
! L. s. Leland, Ottawa, I4isalle. Co.. Illinois.
| Charles Dickey. Marshall Michigan.
! Wyman Spooner, Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
| Francis p. Blair Washington, ID. c. Maryland
| Lewis Cephane, Washington, ID. c.
Charles Robinson, Lawrence, Kansas.
That the National Executive Committee be
authorized to add to their number from each
State not now represented in said committee
and to fill vacancies.
The committee further recommend the hold
ing of National Republican Convention for
the nomination of candidates for President and
Vice President of the United States, at Phil
adelphia, on Tuesday, the 18th day of June
next, to be composed of delegates from the
States, equal in number to three times the
representatives in Congress to which each State
is entitled.
That the Republicans of the several states
be recommended to complete their organiza-
tion at the earliest practicable moment by the
appointment of State County and District
Committees, and the state and county commit
tees are requested to organize the respective
counties by Republican clubs in every town or
township throughout the land
The resolutions were taken up and acted
Oh separately The first was amended by adj
ding the name of General Robinson of Kan
sas, to the committee, as representative of that
Territory.
Abijah Mann, New York, from the Com
mittee on Resolutions stated that the Com
mittee was ready to report After some pre-
liminary remarks, he spoke Of the course pur-
sued by the Government in the Kansas mat
ter, and denounced the action of the Execu-
tive as fragrant breach Of the Constitution
If that Government said he, proceeds to the
shedding of blood for the purpose of having
the Infamous laws of the land enforced, I give
it to you as my deliberate conviction, and ON
my responsibility as citizen, that it will be
the end of human slavery in the land This
sentiment was received with terrific applause.
which lasted several minutes. The speaker
then proceeded to read the address.
Judge Spalding of Ohio, moved that the
address and resolutions be adopted without
discussion, and then that the meeting give nine
cheers.
The resolutions are as follows: -
We do therefore declare to the people of
the United States, as our objects for which
We unite in political action
|. We demand and shall attempt to secure
the repeal of all laws which allow the intro
duction of slavery into territories once const-
Grated to freedom and will resist by every con-
stitutional means the existence of slavery in
any Of the territories of the United States.
2. We will support by every lawful means
our brethren in Kansas in their constitutional
and manly resistance to the uSurped authority
OF their lawless invaders and will give the full
weight of our political power in favor of the
immediate admission of Kansas to the Union
as free, sovereign, independent State.
3. Believing that the present national ad-
mlnlstraton has shown itself to be weak and
faithess, and that its continuance in power is
identified with the progress of the slave power
to national supremacy, with the exclusion of
freedom from the territory, and with increas-
ing civil discord it is a leading purpose of our
organization to oppose and overthrow it.
Judge Spaulding moved that the proceed
lngS OF this Convention, together with the in
teresting documents which had been presented,
be published in pamphlet form, in sufficient
numbers to be circulated thronrbout tho