The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-03-13

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Making Sixty votes in the County. The re
Dor. was concurred In.
The convention then adjourned TO 1 O'Clock
P NJ. The Township delegations In the
mean time. met to decide upon their choice of
candidates.
At o'clock the convention met. ]. P.
SiddaL from the committee on Resolutions,
made the following report:
We, the Republicans of Wayne County. lndi,
ana, in Convention assembled, make the
following declaration of our political prin.
ciples:
We adop aud re affirm the declaration Of
principles made by the Pittsburg Republican
Convention. which reads as follows:
LIST. We demand and shall attempt to Sc.
cure the repeal of all laws which allow the
introduction Of Slavery into Territories once
consecrated to freedom and will resist by
every Constitutional means the existence of
Slavery in any of the Territories of the Uni
ted States.
End We will support by every lawful
means, our brethren in Kansas In their Con.
sttutonal and manly resistance to the usurp-
ed authority of their lawless INVADERS and
will give the full weight Of our political pow
er in favor of the immediate admission of
Kansas TO the Union as a free, sovereign and
independent State.
3d. Believing that the present National
Administration has shown itself to be weak
and faithless. and that its continuance in
power is identified with the progress of the
Slave power to National Supremacy. with the
exclusion of freedom from the Territories,
and with unceasing civil discord it is a lead
Ing purpose of our organization to oppose aud
overthrow it.
We also announce the following principles
etscting our State policy:
lst. We hold that our legislature is CID .rly
authorized BY the State Constitution to enact
q law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors as beverage. and that
such power should be exerc ed by the pas
sage OF an efficient prohibtory law.
end. We insist that our State Constitution
should be so amended as to prohib.. the exer-
else Of the right of suffrage by an alien, until
he has become citizen of the United States.
BY complying with the laws Of naturalization
Resolved, That we will support no man for
President unless he is openly and avowedy
opposed 10 the extension Of Slavery. and
taads upon a platform asserting that as the
paramount principle
Resolved; That We cordially approve Of the
be held at Philadelphia for the purpose Of
nominating a Republican candidate for Pres
idea.
6. W Julian moved to strike out the Reso-
iutions of the committee and insert the follow
ing:
Resolved. That we heartily approve Of the
OF the movement inausura,ed at Piltsburg on
The 22d dav of February last; that as mem
oers of the National Republican Party, we
associate ourselves together on the single and
sole Issue of slavery, presented in the ad
cress and resolutions Of said convention; and
INST We viii recognise as brethren and CO.
workers all cur fellow citizens. of whatever
lea,Ical views In other respects, who are viii
hhg 10 postpone other questions for the sake
o. an open and honest union upon the com
mon ground here stated, and in the support
81 CANDIDATES for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency. avowedly and reliably committed
IN lis favor.
hesoNed, That we repudate the nomina
oon ior President aud Vice President recently
made a; Philadelphia. and the call for another
sAlonal American Convention on the l2th
Gay Of June next. as calculated 10 distract and
ws'ae the people OF the non slave holding
Sa'es. AMI thus leopard the success of III,
National Republican ticket to De nominated
on the l7th DAY OF June
ten>iderable discussion was elected as t,
"aesher these resolutions were uot substantial
= embraced IN the rppr, Of the Com .at;ee -
Aaef various motions the report OF the com
nnee was amended by adding he last re~o
.a'oa OF Mr.. Julian. The report as amended
was then adopted unanimously.
me townships then voted "a they wer.
Na'eu upon resulting IN the nomination of tbs
o'"shS named persons. on the first bs llo:
FoR REPRESENTATIVES,
W. c. JEFFRIES,
j h. AUSTIN.
HENRY SHCMAN
TREASURER
WM. w. LYNDE.
JUDGE OF COM. PLKAs