Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-28
REPUBLICAN
.lrloSAL CONVENTION


lou to order aud moved that John a.
K;ns, OF New York, Re made temporary
p,ssilen,, end D.. s'ore. ui Mas, and
WIN. psna Clerk, .: lava, Temporary Ne.
ssctafies.
Nf. k,as rnide = 3 l'i s,ltts4. thanking
the C3pss .icn for .As tynr eun red 90
hin.
A o~z$ll,se uf cnA from each State was
sppoln,cd fs the ssrm1neot ut2an'zaiinn o.!
ths Convsniyl
Judge Sps'ding 1ts,ct That We hsd inst re-
eeived iHe1tyb from Altoona stating that
lates number ui delegates were Ia the
Cars lfem n. Z, Y. j., ani Penns'a, and
pos,J DO hess at 2 D. IA, and nadr mo-
q Il to all urn - that tine.
Mf AiH.vn. vi Pa, povri tha! the com.
tpi,tes ou psrmsneu, oJanisaiivn meet in
the adjoining rom 70 arrange The preiiml-
eafiss sna - &e,'s, ate the ocats Of ms0'
5ss.
But,us The sssenco o. the committee seo-
esai gentieHeu wers Called upon u address,
the uet ;ing, snd among others q, ,bson Of
Oaio aud 0fsr!ty ot the New York Tfi.
huGe The islisr vas inDit cn'huslaslicaliy
called, snd cotne forward ard sad he was
glad 70 hare an opp'r'nni'y 10 "ddrcss the
meeting lie hgd been at Washington
several aeehs; tri, nls there had connaeied
eEtrem, caution ir our movements; not be-
log Dysef cautious man; {langhter)
thouia VIZ wero bonn to act IN such
nsaner az 20 SHOW the South that, although
the saraes, opponents ui slavery we are not
governed by hostility 10 the south but the
- - ha
tfeo Stdr: he believed the honest majority
OF the ps Jpls ot that Territory were IN favor
Of freedom; his friends IN Washington
wished him - counsel extreme caution with
tho federal forces IN the hands OF our npla-
esble enemies; III, Stcre .Ary Of War, JET.
fsrson % .ris. Whatever good qualities he
had, was NJ friend tc Our cause; the
eomnsnler Of the federal iurces Is no friend
sther; et Us therefore bv rautiDus and
ksrp within b5Iui. Oreoicy d'd not be-.
icro the American organization friend.
ly to u. aud that thoy vii nominate a
ssbiidatc. For hs part he could no. sym.
psthiSe with those who wvfn not Ia favor
OF making every territory f:eo aud cared
~: what their policy Nas on The tariff and
uihcr q Iastiuns, nd concluded by detail
OF tho wrong, OF ff,e State citizens Ia
ksusas and ,he tyranny .! .iaveocracy.
Preston KIM was called for hut excused
himself.
NJ. 0iddings OF Ohio. congratulated the
convention 10 see the son OF his old friend.
Ruius King, IN tho chair. Washing on
was the lat place To louk for adj. ice. lie
was an early settler ia the west. He re.
lated TN anecJote oi two pioIs ndviluals.
t1o man, o, which w-rs joseph and John.
who had begin set temeut there. joseph
prayed I, the i.Jci thus, "Oh Lord, we
have begun good work.-.se pray thes 10
carry il Oh thus Bat JIhn prayed, 10
Lord We htyI brgun zoo work, carry it on
y1u thing best don't MUD What Joe
says" (Liugtlerj
Mr d'iinys then introduced ths Rev,
Ar L,rjw d ilR'ia. rot J'e. but Joan.
CmIhter) who made tho mJst 'nfl,mmatory
rsmirks, SAID The places Vi those patriots in
Kansas VIII, we're about t. be shut down IN
knnsas would b. supple. by othvr ffeemen;
ihIt he was willing ID go as u captrin or
a private; that ae would rather iio swelter-
ina in blond than TO y set uf drunken
tufR,ns como thrr, anj taas the Govern.
ShHp', rih,,, and said, 10, there ba war 10
che knif,.
NJ. Csrdina, cf Illnoia. ,mado a speech
sour sngth in which h. advocated pruoencc
IN tho Kan's, conrove sy.
Simon DHper Nov York, from the
Committee on Permanent Organization, re-.
ported the nomination OF Francis r. Blair
(of Mi.,) AZ President.
Tde n1min itinn a, received with great
nopisn's snd unhn nondy accepted Mr..
Dlrlr wa oondiclr ID To his o at by Preston
KIM AMI J,cob Dr. nk"rhJG
H. said he vas no o'atT, and that this
w-s ever called on 30 m ke. He lst much
afrc'ed by he Kindness Of his frlends in
cailEg op him to take tho Chair. Hc had
been connected with men In whom the
North and sbuh both delighted TO honor.
Tbs peep'o South had been mlde To be.
liere that the object of tho Republican par.
~ was solely the abolition of slavery bu,
when II 10 understood tis to preven, nulli.
ration Sor'h. d,fercu, fceliug wouli
world prevs,i sosth.
He had received a call 10 represent the
Baltimore Assoeistlou--neu of character
and extensive wealth desired him 10 come
here and lay sefor. tho mre,ing u paper
wbish wss to b. considered by Il c CUnven.
tioa as the Southern platform. which he
intended tp present Of a member on the
h'n. tC'ies Of ready r"He !, aud no, no.
~sit uil the organization ia compl te)
Mr. Dialr ihaokrd the meeting ana TOOK
his sea,
Mr.. D'spef then hnnuunred the Vice
Pr"s dent: ~ R.RI.. n, II l. nrainsrd
uf VI. Geo. Bis. Of Mtsi Jas NJ BunIs
q Coma. II q. lieazsri II X I, Ell.
Morgan. OF N Y. W. p. Sherman of n J ,
Js. Farley Of Va. Gen. NJ Mukri OF Penn 4. ,
w J BVly ol Nv w. r Ch,k ol /, a,
IL w Spald ng Of d, q w. Julsn oi Ind
j. IL. heMiil~n of lll.., Gsn Bingham of
Mich. David Jones OF Wis, 7. N Nrwson
ef Min. aud L,uis Chapman of ID. &.