The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-02-25
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La eS t N e W S.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
PITTsRuRa. Feb.


Mr.. Brainard of Vt. called the assembly
to order, and moved the election o John A
King as temporary Chairman. and DR.. Stone
Of Mass. and w. Penn Clark Of Iowa, tenn
porary Secretaries.
Mr. King mat brief address, thanking
the Convention for the honor conferred OH
him.
committee on permanent organization,
consisting of one from each State, was APP
pointed.
sgJudge Spaulding announced that he had
Just received a dispatch stating that u larg e
number OF delegates from New York, Penn
sylyania and New Jersey were in the cars
and would arrive at p. NJ. A motion was
this, il was moved the committee on perma-
nent organization adjourn to another room
to arrange preliminaries.
During the absence ofthe Committee sew
eral gentlemen were called upon to address
the meeting. Mr.. Greeley Of New York,
said he had been in Washington for severa-
weeks. Friends there counseled their ex.
treme caution in out movements. Not be-
ing cautious man myself, | thought we
were bound 10 act in such manner as to
show the South that although republicans
are the earnest opponents OF slavery, they
are not governed by feelings hostile to the
South. Il was for the real interest Of Mis-
souri, that Kansas should be free State,
and he believed the honest majority of the
people of Missouri favor freedom. The
Secretary Of War 10 no friend to our cause
neither is the commander OF federal forces,
therefore letus be cautioned to keep within
bounds. Mr.. Greeley believed the Amer-
cans were against them, and declared the
main and only issue was, every territory
should be free. He was succeeded by Mr..
Giddings Of Ohio.
Mr.. Giddings, OF Ohio, congratulated the
Convention on having the SAVIOR of his old
friend Rufus King in the Chair--W ashing-
ton was the last place to look for redress
Mr.. Giddings introduced tie Rev Mr..
Lovejoy, Of H., MIR. Loyejoy made some ex-
citing remarks. He said the places of
those patriots who were about 10 be shot
down in Kansas would be supplied by other
freemen. He was willing to go as captain
or private. He would rather be there wei
tering in blood than to see set OF drunken
ruffians take the Government, out OF the
hands Of the people Of Kansas.
Mr.. Gibson Of Ohio followed, denouneing
the Know Nothings, etc. He had heard
they would nominate George Law. Let
Us act independently, and organize true
American Republican party. i
Mr., Chatding, Of Illinois, followed.
The committee on permanent organiza-
lion reported for President ~ P Blair, OF
Md.
Received with great applause and unanl- |
nously adopted.
Mr.. Blair, in accepting the office said it
vas the first speech he had ever been called
On to make. He felt highly complimented
~ the honor done him; he said that the
South misunderstood the object OF the Re- |
,ublicans; believing it to be solely the abo-
ition Of Slavery, but when they understood
hat it is TO prevent Modification at the
North different feeling would prevail.
The following Vice Presidents were an
bounced: Horatio G. Russ Of N, H., E. l.. |
3rainard of VI, George Bliss of Mass, J.
nj. Blu nee of Conn, r. q. Hazard OF r.
{, E. d. Morgan of Penn, w. 8. Bailey o
KY, w. P. Clark Of Iowa, R. w. Spaul
hing of Ohio, G. w. Julian of Ind, J. s. |
vi IlisS wv iSibSH"ba S"uPt'oh /
# d. c., with five Secretaries.
4 A resolution appointing committee |
II one from each State to draft an address |
md resolutions was adopted.
A paper was submitted by Mr.. Blair,
the sentiment OF Southern |
rends of Republican opinion, and was read. |
/ warns Southerners against endangering |
heir property BY taking it into the Terri |
cries considers that every issue should |
merge in the Missouri Compromise, and
ecomme nds all parties to meet in conven-
ion and nominate candidates for President |
md Vice-President. The address was re- |
,eived as the sentiments of the Southern
riends, and ordered printed
During the p M. session the committee |
On plan of organization reported the fol- |
owing dispatch from Philadelphia: The
american party no longer united. Raise
he Republican banner. No further extern
sion OF Slavery. The Americans are with
,ou." tremendous applause followed the
,eading of this)
Chas. Kemlin of O., spoke in denunca-
ion of the Executive and defending the
from the charge of sectional
SIN. ~
& Passmote Williamson was called for and
was received with great applause, but ex-
cused hs-r"t o.
Washington News.
The Canadas mails arrived this morn
ing. The Government dispatches from
contain nothing of definite chat
meter, neither is there prospectot an early
settlement Of the matter in dispute between
that Government and the United States.
The enlistment difficulty 10 absorbed in the
Central American question. H..'a
Mr.. CHAMPION has received fresh instruc-
d ons not to absent himself from Washing
ton, as heretofore contemplated, but 70 al
tend to the unfinished business OF the State
Department.
No News Of Pacific.
49,. .s... ..ur..g HALIFAX, Feb. %.
The steamer Etna, from Havre for New
York, put in here, being short of coal, at
this eAening. Shehad very rough weather.
and brings Paris snd Havre dates to the
9Th, bat no English papers and no news OF
the Pacific. The contents Of the French
.. pers are unimportant.4 i,a-.'f -. rs
New Atlantic Line. ia Il.
Eap New YORK, Feb d. 49,
A new line of screw propellers has been
formed to run between London, Cork and n,
York the first of which, the Brenda, WIN