Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-02-29

connected with men whom he delight
cd 70 honor The people Of the
South had been ,nnde to believe that
the scIo object Of tho Republican par.
~ WAS The nboliiion OF slavery. but
wien Il Is understood that u Is 10 pre-
vent qualification AZ the North. differ.
ent feeling will prevail at the South.
He had received call to represent
thosDaltImore Republican Associations,
men Of character and extensive wealth.
They desired him 20 como here and
lay bcfo,e tho n,cctinga paper which
was 10 be considered BY tlio Conven-
ton as the Southern Platform. which
he intended sopreeeni ~ q member on
the floor.
Cries ol Read H. l,fnd IT," and
mo. No." .sWnll until lhe organiza.
ton II completed" Mr.. Blair thank.
cd the meeting. and took his SCAT
Mr.. Draper announced ne Vice Preef.
dents lJoraiio q. Russ, OF New
lianlphhIre: L. 1,nIhAfd. OF Vermont;
Geo. Bliue. OF Massachusetts, Jas. NJ.
Bunoe. of Connections; h. q, iIeasard,
Of Rhode Island; IL, ID, Morgan. Of
New York: w. u. sherman. Of Now
Jersey; Joseph r. Farley. Of Virginia
Gen. Markle. Of Pennsylvania. w. j,
Bailey. Of Kentuekys w Z CLARKE,
Of Iowa. r. " Spauldmg. ol Ohio;
q. w. Julian, Of lndian9; John IL.
Nc MilIen. OF Iowa; Coy Bingham, o.
Michigan. David Jones. Of Wisconsin,.
TN. Newaon. Of Minncaosa., and
Lewis Chapman Of the District Of
Columbia. secretaries:s. Russell Ernst.
Of penneylyanIa; D.. X. Tilden. ,ol
Ohio; Isaac Dayron. Of Now York
j, Vaughn. OF Illinois, and J. w
Stone, Of Massachusetts. 81
Mr.. Kimball, of0hio. moved that q
committee Of three fom each State he
appointed 10 reporta plan Of oiganlze'
tiaa For the Republican party.
An amendment was offered to re-
duee Che number to one. and another,
which prevailed TO lay the question on
the table for the present. Mann, q
XIV. moved q committee OF one lrepl
each State 70 draft M address and
resolutions. After some discussion
this was adopted A committee wal
then appointed from each State dele
cation, naming members OF the com
mittce. Some difficulty occurred u
the choice Of the Ohio member. SONS
desiring GIddInga and Others Dennis
ton, Of Columbus, which was REFEREES
back TO the delegation.
The paper Of Blair was then read o.
motion Of Mann.
II contains the sentiments Of elias
Of merchants Of Baltimore. SoutherI
frienda OF the Republican party, wh'
would suffer By a dissolution Of tn
Union. The address says warrant,
should be given to shareholders not 4
endanger their property by taking
into territory wherein tho severely
power Of the country interdicts Slay
cry. Every interest should merge i
the Missouri Compromise. il recon-
mends all parties TO meet in conyen
ton TO nominate President and Vic
President. On motion. the addres
was received as the sentiments Of th
!, sothern frienda. and ordered 70 b
printed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In consequence of the non-arrivl
Of the cars containing Delegates, Dr'
. per moved an adjournment till evening
I and meantime to hold an informs
meeting. Ripley. of New Jersey, OF
posed, and Foote, Of Ohio, favored Ii
: meeting. It was lost. On motto
Of Burroughs, OF New York, the Pre-
ident was excused until seven &
night. in order to be present at
! Committee meeting, and Gov. Bighen
i of Michigan, took the Chair. Sacket
Of New York, called up the resolI
ton, that Committee of three fro
! each Stale present plan Of Natiop
! Organization. The Ohio Delegate
: chose James Dcnniston a commits
I on address. The Committee on
: plan OF organization was roportel
!, and after some unimportant busine
!, relative to Committees. the Charms
y read the following dispatch from Phi
e adelphia:
!, The great American party is }
o longer united. Raise the Republics
A banner. No further extension
!. Slavery. Americans are with you.-
/ Tremendous applause. CHAR
o Reemelin, of Ohio, was called on {
speech. He said the people shou
Al rebuke the insolence OF accident
IS Presidents. The President shou
IN not make the politics Of the conntr
N He recommended that the patronaI
of the Federal Government should
4 taken away. Northern men had el
,r ed in permitting the South TO call US
81 sectional party and to say that We b
err but one idea. We should be pan
E. that knows no North, no South,
te East, no West, but freedom ever
where. He hoped the Democrs
X. would have no vantage ground in pl
o LESSONS for Popular Sovereignty.
IN The Republicans were the true frien
rs Of Popular Sovereignty.
He compared Pierce's idea Of pc
TO ular sovereignty with Napoleon
T. who. when he was elected, abolish
g. it. Who had ever heard Of popu
I'd sovereignty abolishing itself? \
u Reemelin concluded by hoping
meeting would adopt measures for
- freedom Of Kansas.
I'd The Committee on business was {
on nounced. and cries we're made
d Messrs. Wilmot, Passmore Villa
II son, Chandler and others,
.at Mr.. Passmofe was INTRODUCES
M amidst tremendous applause. He
Iot peared greatly embarrassed, return
, a his thanks. and begged TO be perm
i'd ted TO retire.
ms A lively sally occurred betws
"a Mr.. Chandler. ofMichigan, and 50
de Of the Ohio members, Mr.. Chand