Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-02-29
National Republican Convention.

The National Republican Convention
met at Pittsburg on the 22d inst, and was
very largely attended. Francis Z. BLAIR,
Esq, of jackson memory, and Souther-
ner, was President, and quite number Of
leading Free Soil politicians were in at.
tendance. Gen. MARKLE was Vice Pres.
ident from Pennsylvania. The Conven-
tion adjourned on Saturday afternoon, af-
ter adopting a lengthy address reviewing
the aggressions Of Slavery since the orga-
nization of the Government. The platform
adopted is indicated by the following res
Olutions: ....
FIra-Demands the repeal of all laws
made for the introduction of slavery into
territory once consecrated to Freedom, and
resistance to the existence of slavery in
any territory of the United Statess.
iSecond-Promises to support our breth-
rem in Kansas in resistance to lawiess in.
vasion and urges the admission of Kan
sas into the Union, as free; sovereign
aud independent State.
Aird-Believing the President OF the
United States to have fully identified HIM
self with the policy Of acquiring more
Slave territory, makes it tue leading pur-
pose Of the party to oppose and overthrow
the present administration.
Another National Convention will be
held at Philadelphia on the 18th of June
the Slst Anniversary of the battle Of
Bunker Hill-to nominate Republican
Candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent, and State Convention will be held
at the same place on the 10Th.
Mr. GREELEY wrote under date Of 23d
inst,
"The Republican Convention has COM
pleted its deliberations in perfect harmo-
ny, and adjourned in high spiaits. When
no nominations were to be made and no
dispensers of patronage to be propitiated,
ercry Free iSts,e, eight Of the .Siare States,
and the most important Of the Territories,
were represented in preliminary Con-
vention of the Republican party, is in it.
self sweeping answer to the miserable
babble which stigmatizes our objects as
sectional" and our organization as a
sectional party. The fact that FRANCIS
p. BLAIR, Gen Jackson's old COMPLIANT
aud mouthpiece, now an independent
planter in Maryland, was delegated to and
presided over this Convention, is one Of
no ordinary Significance. The paper he
read, from a portion of his constituents,
speaks the sentiments of very numerous
and most respectable portion Of the South
ern peop!e-th,t portion which, still cling
ing to the faith of Washington, Jefferson,
Madison aud Clay, regards Slavery as an
evil, not to be Immediately abandoned,
but at thy same time not to be voluntarily
extended
"Somc twenty or thirty speeches were
made a: this Convent;on-genera!ly of
high ord.r-beside brief remarks ELECTED
by the various incidental questions arising
from time to time The observations of
Mcssrs. Francis L. Blair, John A. King,
Joshua K G.idings, Preston King, Owen
Loveioy, (brother Of the Alton martyr,)
Judge Spaldins Of Ohic, Gen. S. NJ. Bur
6oughs, Gov. Bingham of Mich, and
Others, were received with decided favor.
On the whole, We have had great Con-
ven,ion, and trust its iuaacucc will be
permanently felt in the destiny of Kansas
@ni the general condition of our country.
BrcadsluG. cont;Gnc to fall.