Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-30

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i SOUTHERN IOWA ORGANIZING FOR rREEpox.
/ Pursuant 70 public notice, large number o
the citizens Of Adams county Iowa, assemble,
IN . mass convention at the court house r.
Quincy, in said county on the 22d day Of Marcel,
1856 The meeting on motion Of r. B. Lock
wood was organized by the choice of n. B
Clark - Chairman and B. Y. Bnrgan as Secreta
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The objects Of the meeting was briefly stated
by the chair, and on motion Of r. NJ. Davis !
committee Of FIVE were appointed to draft resolu.
tons expressive Of the sense Of the conyention.
During the absence ofthe committee the conyen.
ton was addressed by both Wings and Demo.
Gratis, approving Of the present Republican
movement and condemnatory of the Admins.
tration and the Missouri Ruffians. Alter brief
absence the committee on resolutions reported
the following preamble and resolutions which
were adopted with great enthusiasm.
WnEREAs, there has been powerful comb.
nation Of all the advocates Of slavery extension
and slave territory, and the friends Of slavery.
both North and South for the purpose Of ex-
tending the area Of that Liberty cursing institu,
ton; S
And whereas the freemen Of the Northern
States, feel that the advocates Of that peculiar
institution, have inflicted deep and f,grant
wrongs upon them in the repeal of that time
honored compact known as the Missouri Com
promise;
And whereas, the sense Of right, justice and
equality of citizenship is outraged in all true
men BY the present unjust system of representa-.
ton, being inconsistent with the laws of equal.
ty, and of the very law under which slavery
exists;
And whereas, the friends of liberty and the
opponents of slavery judging that the proper
time to resist the spread Of slavery, and prevent
the admission of any more slave states into the
Union has come;
And whereas, we the people Of the North
deeming Freedom alone to be the object of our
Union, and that the bold expression of our dis.
appreciation of all efforts to extend slavery is
the best method to rebuke the slaveocrats;
Now therefore we the people of Adams Coun-
ty assembled in convention do most unanimous.
ly
LIST. Resolve That we win unite with the
friends Of freedom everywhere in resisting the
spread of slavery, or the admission of any more
Slave States into our Union, by all means within
our power, material" and s.immaterialn save
forfeiture Of our allegiance.
I'd. RESOLVED, That we regard the supplica-
tons of our friends relatives and neighbors of
Kansas with the utmost solictude, and that we
look upon the illegal attempts of certain partzans
OF Missouri to introduce slavery into said Terri
tory by force of arms, with the most unfeigned
indignation and terror as greatly calculated to
destroy the prosperity of our western country,
intrude upon the peace of law abiding citizens
and bring our model Republic into an interna!
conflict. well deserving the Kisses and contempt
Of kings and despots of the old world.
Sd. Resolped that the motto Of the Republic
can party shall be t'No more slave States. no
more slave territory"
4th. Resolved That the Republican Party is
neither Wing, Democrat, Know Nothing, Know
Something, Sag NIGHTS, nor Abolitionist, but a
union of every lover of hiscountry's welfare, and
OF all who are opposed to every species Of tyran-
ny over the minds and bodies Of men.
9Th. RESOLVED, That in order to effect per-
manent organization of a Republican party in
Adams County that committee of seven be Sc
lected, to act as Central County Committee,
with powers to notify the time and place of meet
ings, apportion the representation therein, and
to correspond with similar committees in the other
counties composing this Senatorial and repre-
sentative district.
9th. Resoiped, That We nominate candidates
to be supported by the Republican Party at the
approaching April election for the offices of
School Fund and Drainage commissioners.
Signed by. FRANK NJ. DAVIS,
SAM'L 7. MORE,
H. c. RAwsoN, Com.
ELIAS RIGG,
ELIJAH HEYDEN,
The Central Committee appointed in pursu-
ance Of the foregoing Resolution, consists Of
B. i. Allen, Siass Rigg, L. v. Richly, S. ].
More, Elijah Heyden, +. NJ. Davis, William Kri-
singer.
On Motion of R. B. Lockwood it was ordered
that copy Of the Resolutions be forwarded
to the Burlington Hawk-Fye and Telegraph for
publication. Ely. BURsAs,
Secretary