The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-02-27

delegates IN attcndancC Maine, V or
mont, South Carolina and Georgia being
the only States unrcprosentcd The ba-
sis Of representation is the electoral vote.
Some of the delegations are not full
Massachusetts,, Connecticut, Rhode Is.
land, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennes.
see, Michigan, Wisconsin, aud some 9TH
or States are fully represented
On Saturday, the day was chiefly
spent in discussing the question of post
pouing the nomination of President and
Vice President A proposition Of post
ponement until the 30th of July next,
was finally laid on the table, 1913 to IS,
and the convention adjourned till Mon
day.
LatcSt.-On Monday, MlLLARD FILL
MORE was nominated for President, and
ANDREW j. DoNGLsoN, of Tennessee for
Vice President. Adjourned sine dir.
Pittsburgh Republican Conven-
ton.
PITrsBURGH. Feb %
The Republican Convention tcmpora.
rily organized at | | o'clock Mr.. Brain
crd. Of Vermont. called the assembly to
order, and moved the election Of J A.
King of New York, as temporary Chair.
man.
4 Committee ON Permanent Organic
alton. consisting of one from each State.
was then appointed by the Chair
Mcssrs. Gibson, of Ohio, aud Greeley.
Of New York addressed the meeting.
Tho latter was most enthusiastically
called, aud on coming forward, said he
was glad to have an opportunity to ad-
dress the meeting
lie had been in Washington for sov-
cral weeks Friends there counced ex,
trcme caution in our movements
Not being myself a cautious man, |
thought we were bound to act in such a
manner ne to show the Sopth that al.
though Republicans are the earnest op.
ponents Of Slavery, nevorthe less they
are not governed by feelings hostile to
the South 1t was for the real interest
Of Missouri that Kansas should be
Free State and he believed that the
honest majority of the people of Nilsson
ri favored freedom. Tho Secretary of
War is no friend to our cause, Meth
or is the commander Of the federal
forces a friend therefore let rs be clu.
toned to act within bounds Mr.. Groo.
ley believed the Americans were against
them aud declared that the main and
only issue was that every territory
should be free
lie was succeeded by Mr. Gildings,
of Ohio.
Mr. Giddings congratulated the Con
vcntion on having the son of his old
friend, Rufus King, in the Chair. Wash
ihgton was the last place to look for re.
dress Mr. Giddiugs introduced Rev
Mr.. Lovejoy, Of Illinois. Mr. Lovciry
made some exciting remarks. He said
the places Of those patriots who were a
bout to BE shot down in Kansas would
he supplied by other frecmen
Ga Saturday morning,tho Convention
met at nine o'clock, and the Committee
on Resolutions then reported, giving a
history of the slavery question from the
commencement Of the government up to
the present time, with the legislative &C.
ton upon it. a large portion of the re.
port was devoted to Kausas aud the cou-
duet of the present administrator Sc.
verely denounced. The resolutions are
as follows -
We do therefore declare to the people
Of the United Statcs,as objects for which
We unite in political action First, we
demand and shall attempt to secure the
repeal of ali laws which allow the intro
duction of slavery intv territories once
consecrated to freedom, anl VIII resist
by every constitutional means the exten.
sion of slavery in any Of the territories
Of the United States
Second, We will support by every law.
full means our brethren in Kansas in
their constitutional aud manly resistance
to the usurpcd authority Of their lawless
invaders, aud will give the full weight Of
our political power in favor Of the imme-
diato admission of Kansas into the Un-
ion, as free, sovereign. and independent
state
Third, Feeling that the present ma
tloual admi.tration has shown itself to
be weak aud failhless. aud that It's con
tuuance in power is identified with the
progress Of the slave power to national
supremacy with the exclusion of free
dom from the territories and wit h in
creasing civil dscord, it is a leading pur-
pose of our organization to oppose aud
overthrow it.
County COMMISSIONER Hon f. S.
Human. who was nominated for County
Commissioner by the convention of the
l2ih inst, having declined the nom
nation, the committee. to whom
that duty was entrusted, have
nominated Col. IRA CLIFFORD, Of New
Haven, in his stead, as officially an
nounceG last week We trust the friends
of the present prohibi;ory law, aud all
who desire its just and fair execution,
will be careful to give Col. Clifford their
votes. As reliable and consistent
supporter of the Temperance cause, for