The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-02-28
VOL. X.
Joseph" said Giddiugs, he is john Loud

ne was ready TO becOme captain Of a co,npanv
10 aid his Free State brethren; and If he couldn't
get captaincy, be would 20 az a private :
Loud applause. He thought this no time for
moderate counsels. We are in the midst Of =
revolution. We must fight; and if the present
Administration permitted the free men Of Kan
sas to be butchered by his troops or by Sontb
ern ruffians, he was for war-war to the knife.
and knife to the hit! Excitement and ap
plause.
Mr.: W. II. Gibson, of Ohio, made a TELLING
speech.
Hon. Ichabod Codding. Of Illinois. ncv, al.
dressed the Convention at some leugtb.
Simeon Draper, Of New York. from tho Com.
mittee on Permanent Organization. rcnorte5
the nomination Of Hon. FRANCIS i. BLAZE
Of Maryland, az President.
This nomination was received with sucb A..
pIause and enthusiasm AZ we have never l..
tore seen IN a deliberative BODY On motion
the nomination was unanimously accented.
he Chair appointed Preston King. Of Nay
oT6, and Jacob Brinkerhon. Of Ohio. Il. q.
Committee TO conduct Mr.. Blair r. the chair
On ascending the platform, Mr. Blair 10.
received With three load cheer.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Blair sail ,A.i ia
was no orator, and that It wa 4 r.,oa,l-,Il..
fact that this was the frat speech La y..s cor
called upon to make. lie fel, very -oucl, r
fected by their kindness in calling him 10 a..
chair, not at any personal confederation ~
himseli, 80 much a. out Of respect - his ,r,,
s'Ituency lie had been connected with men
whom the North and South both delighted ~
honor.
The people Of the South had been made %
believe that the object Of the Republican p.r,v
was solely the abolition % SLAYER. Il, -
they understood its real de.ig,-to r,-e,,e,., -
qualification Of the rights Of the North ~.
will find different feeling in the south. AMI q.
response from that section that Kill ,s.o,i..
the North itseM Ia accounting for hi. pre-en,.
at the Convention, he SAID that be hal r.c-,y.-.
call To represent the Baltimore RAputlic..
acknowledgement Of men of char.,.4-
and extensive wealth. They desired him D.
come here and lay before the meeting 4 nam
which was to be considered by the Convent.-
as Southern platform. and which he intend.
TO have presented ~ q member On the g.,l-
/ Cres Of read il; -rcad it, ~, NJ, ~.
until the organization il complete" &c Ii
again thanked the meeting for their kinire..
In placing him in the chair. and toy1E hi. ga,
Mr.. Draper then announced the follozin,
nominations Of Vice Presidents and Seer e,afie.
which were accepted:
ttce PreFident5.--New Hampshire. Hora.-1
u. Russ; Vermont, Hon. L. Bra1erd: Ma.
chusetts. Hon. George Bliss: Connecticg,.
;, lanes NJ Bance; Rhode Island, Il. &. Ilazzarl:
New Ork, =. ID. Moran; Ncg Jersey. ". T.
Sherman Virginia, Joseph Farley; rennsyl
Eanla. General Joseph Marke: KcntrcLy. 4
). Bailey; Iowa, Andrew !. S,ert.,a. 1,lt
Hon. L. +. Sparkling; Indiana. Hon. Georp.
". Julian; Illinois, John n. Mcmillan. N;cI;
gan, G1Terncr kinsley :. Bingham. W.-c1ts.-.
DAVID Jones: Minnesota. T. " Nezson. BIZ.
!nct Of Columbia, Lewis Clephare.
S5ereFoTies.-PeEusyly auia. Rus,eM FIRE..
Dhlo- u x. Il.den; Ne- York, lz-ac Dartof.
limbs, j. {. Vaughan; Nasza-chase.,.. jan.
W. Stone.
Mr.. Kimball, If Ohio, moved tat =. c.,v....
tee Of three from each State. In, b. dssf,r.,s4
oy each State deIega,iou.l BE- appointed. 10 p.
poT a PLAZA for the organization u the kep..
can party.
Al amendment xzs made, thu, he e,-a.,,,ss
cons.s; Of one from each STATE.
Another amendment Vas made. y I.- 4.
matter On tie table Until two o'tl14k. IN 1-.j--
to allow the delegate. Who hal N: a,r.g.! g.
% assIsi IN the arrznya-ss,.. q -.
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Hon. \. Mann. of Nes York. rno--,! IL.
there BE- appointed one from az.ch sat o.
arzti AT address and res0. aii9t-z Tor the ,.ns..
GRAFTON u The C2nveuti9n.
Mr.. E..iO,, o. Ohio. moved Il, lar +. Nd. ,i.
table. ;oF the same rezsor. tina; H. re1..o. o.
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