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AFTERNOON SESSION.

FIRST in order the committee on organization re.
ported the following officers:
President, Henry S. Lane, Of Ind: Vice
Presidents, A. II. Morrow. of Me-; II. Carpeu.
ter, Of Va;J. 8abeock, Of r. J.; John r. King
OF N. Y; John Rittner, st Pa;F.F. Cobb of
Ind; G. ,. Blackett, of Ky.;-J. Beard, Ind, q,
X. s. Bingham, of Mich; Jacob Begilan, ofD
G.; I. E. POmeroy, Of Kansas, II. E. Bennett,
OF Nebraska, A, Tuck, Of N. H.; G. F. Ad.
ans, Of Mass; @, Cleveland, of Conn; J. G.
HonblOWer, of N. j.; S. Barr, of Del; Rye.
Of Va; R, P. Spaulding, Of o; W. B. Archer,
OF ILL.,; W. D. Mcknight, of Wis; P. Spring.
er, of Iowa; F. P. FOlger, of CAL; and twenty
four Secretaries.
A committee Ofthree was appointed to con.
duct the President to the chair
When Mr.. Lane went upon the platform,
three cheers were given for the Hoosier State
He then addressed the Convention at some
length, saying, the anniversary Of Bunker's
hill shall be the anniversary of the birth Of
Freedom once again in our Republic. We
have assembled at most important crisis in re.
volutonary history TO inaugurate new era in
our history, the regeneration and Independence
Of the North. We are called upon to-day to Law
down our old party prejudices, and sacrifice
our feelings on minor topics for The great love
of freedom. The great question before us is
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this we must bend all our energies. We are
told this is revolutionary. II is false to attempt
TO enforce slavery in that territory by undue
and illegal means. He continued his remarks
in she same strain, and closed with an earnest
and eloquent appeal for harmony.
E. G, Spaulding, Of New York, from commit.
tee on credentials, also reported in favor Ct
calling on States by balloling, to report the
vote OF each State to cast three times its eec-
toral vote, but not to cast in any instance, more
votes than she had absolute representatives,
Kansas was to be allowed 10 vote as an eecto.
raj State. The report was adopted.
The President said the subjec! was not aa-
ded TO, but the Republicans were willing to a.
bide by the will of the majority.
Calls were then made for RAYMOND, Wilson
POmeroy, and others, but none of them answer.
ed.
A motion was then made thst Wilson be in
vited to address the Convention.
Wilson not being present, Caleb B. Smith,
by invitation, addressed the assembly on the
nationality of the Republican party.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10.
At the evening session yesterday at the Re-
pablican Convention. nothing was done but lis.
tening to some speeches Senator Wilson was
among the orators.
SECOND DAY.
This forenoon the hall is more denseIy pack
ed than it was yesterday, the entire floor and
lobbies being closely packed,
Copies of Summers speeches Ore freely cir
culated mongthe delegates, and various hand.
bills are scattered about the hall.
The Massachusetts, delegation met this fore
noon, and unanimously agreed to cast their bal
lots fol Mr.. Banks, when Mr.. Marsh author-
lively withdrew his name, and the delegation
then voted unanimously to support Fremont
The Convention was called to order at 10A.
NJ. A National Committee was nominated by
States. Mr. Wimot reported a platform, the
re aiding Of which was frequently interrupted
by loud cheers. The anti.slavery plank was
especially interrupted.
Theresoution referring TO the 0stend Circu.
lar, was received with cheers. The Pacific
Railroad resolution was also greeted with thrC
hearty cheers
PLATFORM.
Mr.. WillmoG moved TO recommit and strike
out the last paragraph. A discussion enSued
motion to recoumit Withdrawn, and finally
motion to strike out the word prospective was
carried and the resolutions amended was adopt
ed. The whole platform was adopted and
motion was made that the Convention proceed
to ballot, when debate ensued whether to
proceed by formal or informal note. The fol.
lowingis the platform,
Whereas. This Convention of delegates as
sembled in pursuance of call addressed to
the people Of the United States, without regard
to past political differences or divisions. who
are opposed to the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise, to the policy of the present ad'
ministratiOn, to the extension ofslavery in Kan
sas, aud in favor of the admission of Kansas
as free state, for restoring the action of the
federal government to the principles Of Wash
ington and Jefferson, aud for the purpose of
presenting candidates for the offices of Presi-
dent and Vice President.
ReSoloed, That the maintenance Of the prin.
Cinlaa nromul1 atnd in tho declaratlon of indie.