Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-07-23
Rc,ubliean Ratification Meeting.


The Fremont and Dayton Ratification
meeting. held Z, indianapolis. OF the 18th
irst vas largely attended The proceedings
are entirely 10 lengthy 10 publish. bat the
following resolutions will give the substance
Of their Intention aud their actions on that oc
casIon.
John 7 Usher. OF Vigo. was appointed
President. and Albert Lange one Of the Vice
Presidents. and Jesse Conard one Of the Sec
reiaries Vigo. It viii be seen. we'll rep
resented
T,ppecanoe county reported 2s00 delegates
and received the banner. johnson reported
400: Decatur 400: and Hamilton 1870
Mr. Lndviegh Of Baltimore, and Mr.. Marsh
ofOhio. were the only imported speakers who
addressed the meeting
On taking the chair. Mr Usher spoke for
some time with great vigor and effective
ness. but We are compelled to omit even an
abstract Of his remarks. as Of all the other
speakers.
After Mr. Usher had concluded his speech
Col henry : Lane. President Of the National
Convention was called out, and spoke for
some time, with his usual point aud power.
the Inconsistency Of the Kansas outrage
apologists in advocating and finally abandon
lng their pet squatter sovereignty" and Of
the course of Gov. Wright in regard to the ap-
portonment law. At the conclusion he offer
Ell the following resolutions. which were
unanimously adopted;
Resolred. That We. the people Of Indiana
without regard 10 past political differences, IN
Mass Convention assembled do most heartl
" approve Of the declaration of principles set
forih al the Republican National Convention
bc,'f at Philadelphia.
Re. ,lred, That We have entire confidence in
The hon eSfy and capacity of John G Fremont
and VIM ) Dayton. candidates for President
ard Vice President Of the L 5, put in nomi-
nation bv saio convention.
ResOlred. Tha, " hereby ratify and con
frm the State ticEct put IN nomination by
the Peoples Convention held IN this city IN
May last
Resolred. That We pled..e ourselves 10 each
other. and 10 our brolhren throughout the
Onion that We will elect said State ticket.
and give our electoral vote TO Fremont and
Daytea.
Mr. Cravens ef Jefferson county offered the
following preamble aud resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. The people of the Eighth Con.
gre essional District Of this State. have this day
extended an invitation TO the People of the
great Northwest 10 meet IN Republican Con
vention on the Tippecanoe Battle ground, ON
the lst 2nd aud 3nd days OF Oct next, there
fore,
eept such invitation.
R,solced. That when this Convention adj
iourns. u will adjourn to met at the batlie
Ground at the time above designated
TIL Nelson. of Terre Haute. read the
folio = ins resolutions in regard to the Gov
ernor's action in the apporiionment OF the
members Of the legislature, which were u
unanimously adopted;
WHEREAS. Through disagrecments o
the two houses OF the General Assembly
the Legislature OF Indiana failed to pas
an act tor the apportionment and district
inV of the State for Senators aud Repre-
senta,ives As imperalively required by tn
Constitution.
And whereas. the Governor. Joseph A
Wright. though often solicited. has refus
ed to call special session OF the Legs
; lature TO make such apportIonment. bu
has instead thereof. issued proclamation
, distrIcting the State without authority {
law. and proposing an apporuonmen
which Is alike unjust. unequal. and IN d
rect conflict with and violation of the 81
: section cf article iv OF the Consti;utio
1 which provides that the number of Sen'
' tors and Representatives shall be "appo
= liooed among the several counties. acco
2 ding 10 the number of white male inhab
tants. above tw-nty-one years of aye.
each.
And whereas. under said proclamati'
a the following instances OF inequality Al
g injustice are attempted To be establishe
( according TO the enumeration OF 1883.
: wit: