The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-10

ioucks. of Peoria: delegates, Washington
Cookie, OF Peoria; L. T. Ross, of Fulton !:
alternates, s Corning Judd, OF Futon; i.
S. Prettyman, Of Tazewcll. q.
9Th District-Elector, J. P. Richmond, of
Schuyler, assistant elector. Calvin 4. War
rcn, Of Adams delegates, j. N. Campbell,
of McDonough; c. l.. Higbee, of Pike; al
tcrnates, Geo. W. Merry, of Schuyler; W.
Z. Harrington, Of Adams.
9th District-Elector, 5. ". Moulton. OF
Shelby; assistant dectOr, Cyrus Ep!er OF
Morgan; delegates, Chas. II. Lamphier, OF
Sangamon; J. L. Mcdonnell, Of Morgan az
ternates, Wright Casey, of Jersey; y. D.
Thompson, of Cass.
9Th District-Elector. o. B, Ficki'n, oil
Coles: assistant e!ector, J. 5. Post. OF Ma
con: delegates T. Il. Young, OF Clark; ).
Y. Baldwin, Of Macon
Sth Uistrict-EIector, VIM. y. j. Sparks,
O., Clinton; assistant elector, II. X. 5. q Mel
yeny. of Marion delegates, Il. W. English,
of Madison VIM. +. Morrison, of Monroe.
9th District-Elector, John \. Logan, Of
Franklin; assistant elector, Henry W. Webb,
OF Union; delegates, John s. Hacker, OF
Alexander Thomas 5. liicll, Of Gallatin ;
alternates, j. S. Robinson. Of White; James
d. Pully, of Williamson.
TIE reports OF the committees were all
unanimously concurred in by the convention.
Mr. Hise, Of La Sale, introduced the fol-
lowing:
Pesolred, That j. y Matteson, VIM. \.
Richardson Z. l. Harris, Willis Allen, l. H.
Young, VIM. McsIurtry, Jno. Dement,; sa m
ell Holmes. J. ID. Wood, L. Casey, ). ". SIN
cIeton. j. p. Richmond, t. F. Under, H. ".
Dorset. III. J.. Stewart, y. c. aikcr, l.. f..
Ross, c. l.. IIigbcc, J. L. Mcdonnell, r. W.
English, John 5. Hacker, y. Z. French, j.
c. Allen, S S Marshall, Robert Smith, o.
B. Ficklin, T. J. Hamilton, Murray McCon-
nell, WIN. Redlick, Thomas Dyer, John l..
Mccormick, John Pearson, Ben Graham,
Aaron Shaw, r. ). Mo'ony, J. Il. Daniorth,
T. F. Fridley, W. Cookie, j. NJ. Campbell,
c. H. Lamphicr 5. Y. Baldwin VIM. ~.
Morrison, T. S. HEX, be and they are here
by appointed delegates 10 represent the state
of Illinois in the national democratic con
vention to be held in june next.
Resolced, That IN the event the entire
delegation above named shall not bc admit
ted 10 seats in the convention, that they Sc
lect from their number present, those who
shall act as such delegates, and that they
are hereby instructed TO act as II unit, and
cast the vote CG Illinois in accordance with
the Will Of the minority Of said Delegates.
Severa, members were then proposed by
different members OF the convention 10 be
added to the foregoing list, whereupon Alr.
Logan introduced the following amendment:
which was adopted:
RtsaIced. That the delegates added act
only as aiteTnates, and that the delegates
selected by the districts cast the vote for
Illinois.
The amendment was adopted. The reso-
lutiOns, as amended, were then adopted by
the convention.
Thercupon the following named persons
were added as advisory delegates.
d. ID. Brainard, [. r. Roe, II. 5. Osborn,
r. S. Thurman, James \. Barrel, J. +. Cum
mings, j. McRoberts, ". Duff, !. L. Diiler,
f. S. Dennis, C. Van Week, J. y. Hite, Colby
Knapp.
On motion of Mr. Warren, Of Adams, the
following gentlemen were appointed alternate
delegates at large:
Alexander Starne, Thos H. Campbell, j.
l.. ID. Morrison, ". b. Warren.
Mr.. Sheahan, from the committee on re-
solutions, reported the following:
/. Resolred, That the constitution Of the
United States is a political contract between
the people Of Independent soycTeignues,
which bcstows paramount authority TO the
extent of the powers delegated, but leaves
those not delegated to the states respectively
or to the people; that avigi!ant guard against
the centraliz alton of the reserved powers Is
essential to the preservation Of our institu-
tons; and that congress has no right TO eS-
tablish, abolish or prohibit slavery in tie
states or territories.
2. That we roa.iirm the tinc-honored
principles Of the democracy, and believe that
the only sure guarantee for the public tran
guilty is by a strict adherence to the pro-
visions of the constitution, and by non-ln-
PREVENTION upon the subject of slavery, APP
plying alike to the states and territories, OBJ
served in the passage of the compromise
measures of 1850, and confirmed in the Kan
sas and Nebraska act, the corollary of the
former measures, by which congress have
declared that it is their true intent and mean
ing not to legislate slavery into any state or
territory, nor to exclude il thereirom, but TO
leave the people thereof perfectly free to
form and regulate their domestic Institutions
in their own way, subject only to the con-
stitution of the United States; and that we
do pledge ourselves to maintain and execute
.he compromises of 1850, including the a.
gitive slave law, and the Kansas and Ne
braska act of 1854, as we hold that they are
wise and judiciouS measures, and should re
main undisturbed for the preservation o.
the national peace, and union of the states.
3. That the constitution of the United
States is founded upon the fundamental prin-
ciple of entire and absolute equality among
all the states of this Union, and it is not
competent for the congress or any other
power to impose upon new states coming in
to the Union any condition or restriction in
respect to their dom este institutions or in
ternal concerns which the federal constitu-
ton has not imposed upon the original states;
and that any effort On the part of congress
or any other power, to violate this principle,
should be met and resisted by all good citi-
Zens, as an attempt to trample upon the con-
stitution and destroy the Union. That the
restoration of the Missouri restriction would
be fragrant violation Of the split Of the
constitution of the United States, and the
principle of self government, and would be
in direct conflict with treaty stipuations and
guarantees and the right Of the people of the
new states TO make and alter their couStitu-
tons of government and local institutions in
their own way, subject only 10 the constitu-
ton of the United States
4. That all men have natural + gh', an
tecedent to the formation Of civil society,
and beyond the control of Cover nment, to
religious freedom, the surrender of which
is not necessary to the temporal welfare O!
the state, and cannot be relinquished even
by the consent OF the citizen, in free 60
vernment; that much less can any mere
party or faction regulate that right by any
party compact against his consent without
violating this cardinal principle and the spirit
of our constitution, ur laws, and cur free
government and that the civil rights, pri-
vileges or capacities of any citizen should in
no wise be diminished or enlarged on account
of his religion.
8. That we do not recognize any dis
function among the citizens of the United
States based upon the ariStocratic principle
of birth, and we hold that it is dishonest TO
repudiate the contract given by the govern