The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-10-18
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reni. a convention oil the Repua.'can
party OF Virginia assemblies Al the Me-
'o!eon Hal IN the city Of Wheeling. on
Tharstay. the SIN day eli September.
1856, for tie purpose Of forming I'd eiec-
seral ticket iayoreble 10 Inc eieclion Of
J.hn c. Fremont, FOR President, and w.
L. Davlon. Vice President Of The Uni.
led States.
Tie Convention was organized hy
appointing E. NJ. Neroa, of Wheeling,
Chairman, aud John H. Atkinson, Of
Hancock. Secretary.
o. nation. committee consisting OF
John Atkinson. ksg.. A. r. Canning
ham. Jesse Evans, Joseph Apologize,
Isaiah Cooper and 7. Written, were ap-
pointed 10 nominate permanent officers.
The committee after retiring q shor, TINE
reported as follows:
Prsst5nt-John II. Atkinson, Esq,
81 Hancock county.
Tics Prssiaeats--John Bell, of Mar
shall; john Atkinson, Esq, OF Brooke;S.
II. Bel. OF oaio Co; Thos. Hornbrook,
Wheeling.
Srrstari.s-James Campbell, OF Han
cock; ]. A. Smith. OF Brooke.
Ga motion. a CONN i,tee composed Of
DR.. ]. Thoturn, s. H. Woodward, John
Atkinson, jean Bell aud Samuel Bucha-
nan. were appointed 10 draft a preamble
and resolutions expressive OF The views
OF the Conveatlon. Alter a brief at
seace the committee subln it, I'd The fol-
lowing preamble aud resolutions, which
we're read and adopted unanimously:
Whereas, the three grea, political par
ties OF the nation nave nomi Gated their
candidates for Presiden, aud Wee Presi-
dent, together with n platform Ct priucl-
pies by wnlca they seyeraI,y aspire 10
Igatrol tie general governments. II be-
comes our duly. IN the exercise u our in
al.enabIe tights, to determine which Vi
them are el,.t'ed 10 our sufrags-.
And whereas, the democratic party
ha. made the extension Of slavery the
paramount object 81 governments; and de-
ny the right OF Congress to prevent the
extension into the territories; and IN do
ing thrs they have departed from the
principles and practice OF George Wash
ingioa, who slgasd a bill to prevent the
extension Of slavery into the northwest
ern territory they have departed from
the principles aud practice OF Thomas
jefferson, who framed the above bill and
as President sigusd similar oaes
They nave departed from the princi.
pies Of James Monroe, Andrew Jackson
aud Jane. X. Po!S, who in their execu.
tive capacity signed bills to preyeu, the
extension Of slavery;
They have departed from The establish
ed practice OF the general government
during the frs; sixty years Of its exis.
teuce.
And they ami James Buchanan OF Is
80 have depayle from tue principles Q.
James Buchanan of 1919, who then de-
e1ared that those members Of Congress
who opposed The extension Ct slavery
were su.ltled 10 the waImest thanks oil
every friend OF humanity.
4 Id IN making these departures they
have uudone The work OF the Creates
statesmen OF the past generation, in III,
repeal OF The Missouri Compromise, and
have brought tie nation into sec,iona
s!rte and evil war.
And whereas, the American party re,
fuses 10 take issue on lhis question, whicl
b. being forced upon the nation. and thu.
BY falling 10 interfere, they ,act'y acqa
esce In the extension oil slavery;
And whereas, the principles announc
cd By the philadelphia Convention which
nominated John {. Fremon, and VII
ham l.. Dayton, accord with the princl
/ pies OF the founders Of our government
and, i adopted, will tend To restore IN.
whole nation 10 that state Ct peace "a,
prosperity i-om which we have fallen
therefore, we declare,
/. That we will give our hearty sup
pert 10 the nominee OF the Repaolica.
| party.
! :. Tia, slavery is a local institution
and can only exist within the limits o
those States whose laws legalize it.
3. That IN accordance with the estab
llshed practice OF our government from 1T
hfst organization until the year 1913
Congress has the power to prohibit .LC
extension 81 slavery.
4. Iha! in the language Of DAME
Webster, We will under no clrcumstan
ces consent TO the further extension o
Tue area Of slavery in the United States
or to the further increase Of slave repre-
sen'ation IN the House Of Representa-
/ tIves.
D. nat the citizens of The whole Unior
should be admitted into the TerriiorIe
upon an equal footing and tina, no ciilze,
when Ia Territory should exercise an,
rights derived fro n the State from which
he came that are a, variance with III,
rights common 10 all.
.. That we deny the right Of Congress
70 interfere with any Of the States in re
safi 10 ne peculiar Institutions OF h,
STATE, aud that the rights OF the States
aud the union OF the States must r.,
shall be preserved.
z. That we reccguize no geographic
divisions, no local interests, no mario,
sectional prejudlces; that the rights prl,i
leges and Liberties thal we demand i ! an
inheritance we eoneede TO be the ,nheri
lance oi al the eitlzens Of this repnbItc