American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-10-04
From the Wellsburg tva.) Herald.
Republican ocnvcntion.

OF Virginia. assembled at the Melodeon Hall
in the city Of Wheeling, ON Thursday the
18th day Of September, 1886. for the purpose
OF forming ON Electoral Ticket favorable to
the election Of J. C..Frrmon,, President, s.
Vel. Dayton, Vice President Of the United
States. :
The Convention was organized BY ep-
pointing L.. M. Norton, Esq. oil Wheeling,
Chairman, and John Il, Atkinson, of Han.
cock, Secretary.
On motion, a committee consisting Of Jno
Atkinson. Esq, A. r. Cunningham, Jesse
Evans: Joseph Apologize, Isaiah Cooper, and
+. Written, were appointed to nominate
permanent officers. The committee after
retiring short time, reported as follows
President II. Atkinson, Esq, of
Hancock Co. Vice Presiden,s-John Bell,
OF Marshall, John Atkinson Esq. of Brooke,
s. NJ. Bell Of Ohio Co, Thos. Hornbrooh of
Wheeling.
observation-disclosures Campbell of Hancock,
J. A. Smith, OF Brooke.
On motion, committee composed OF Dr.
J. Thoburn. s. H. Woodward, John Akin.
son, John Bell, and Samuel Buchanan, were
appointed to draft preamble and resolutions
expressive OF the views oil the Convention.
Alter brief absence the committee submit
ted the following preamble and resolutions,
which were read and unanimously adopted.
Vkercos, The three great political parties
OF the nation have nominated their candi.
dates for the President aud Vice President
together with their platform Of principles by
which they seyeraly aspire 10 control the
general government; il becomes our duty in
the exercise of our inalienable rights to de-
termine which OF them are entitled 10 our
sulfrages;
And ,phcreas, The Democratic party has
made the extension of slavery the paramount
objec, Of government, and deny the right of
Congress TO prevent the extension into the
erritories; and in doing this they have de-
pa,ed from the principles and practice OF
George Washington, who signed bill to
prevent the extension of slavery into the
northwestern territory; they have departed
Iron, the principles and practice OF Thomas
Jefferson, who framed the above bill. and as
President signed several similar ones;
They have departed from the principles
and practice OF James Monroe, Andrew Jack
son and James X Polk Who in their execu.
tive capacity signed bills to prevent the ex-
tension Of slavery.
They have departed from the established
practice of the general government during
the first 60 years or its existence,
And they and James Buchah nan Of 1856
have deror,ed from the principles of james
Buchanan of 1916, who then declared, shat
"lhose members of Congress who opposed
the extension of slavery, were entitled to
the warmest thanks Of every friend of hui
mainly"
And in making these departures they have
undone the work Of the greatest statesmen
of The past generation, in the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise, and have brought The
nation into sectional strife and civil war.
Aud whereas the American party refuses
10 take issue on this question, which is being
forced upon the nation, and Thus by falling
10 interfere, they aclly acquesce in the ex-
tension of slavery
And whereas, the principles announced
by the PhiIalelp ha Convention which nom
mated John G. Fremont and VIM. L. Dayton
accord with the principles OF the founders
OF orr Government, aud il adopted will
tend 10 restore the whole nation to that slate
OF peace aud prosperity from which we. have
fallen: therefore we declare,
l. That we will give our hearty support
to the nominee OF the Republican party.
2. That Slavery is local institution and
can only exist within the limits Of those
States whose laws legaize it.
8. That in accordance with the establish.
ed practice Of our government from its first
organization until the year ls4S, Congress
has The power to prohibit the extension of
slavery.
4. That in the language Of Daniel Web
sler, we will "under no circumstances con-
sent 10 the further extension of the area of
slavery in the United States, or 10 the fur
Their increase of Slave representation in the
House of Representatives.
5. That the citizens Of the whole Uuion
should be admitted into the territories upon
an equal footing, and that 10 citizen when
in territory should exercise any rights de
rived from the State from which he came,
that are al variance with the right common
10 all.
6 That we deny the RICH, of Congress to
interfere with any Of the States in regard to
the "peculiar institutions of the State and
that the rights of the States, and the Union
of the States, must and shall be preserved.
z. Tha, we recognize no geographical di-
visions, no local interests. no narrow section
al prejudices that the rights. privileges and
liberties that we demand as our inheritance,
we concede TO be the inheritance Of all the
citizens Of this Republic.
8. That we will maintain those gtea.
rights which the constitution declares invi.
oabIe, freedom of speech, the free exercise
OF religious belief, and the right of the peo-
pie peaceably TO assemble and TO petition
the government for redress of grievances.
After the adoption of the resolutions
letter from Hon. Cassius M Clay, of Ken
lucky, announcing his inability to be present
at the Convention was read. The noble and
patriotic sentiments of The letter were recei-
we'd with enthusiastic manifestations Of APP.
proval. He stated that at some future lime
he would visit Wheeling, and other places
Of the Panhandle, and address the people on
the issues Of the Presidential campain.
On motion, committee consisting OF 10.
seph Apologize, Isaiah Cooper, DR.. Thoburn
John Bfowblee, John Brownlee, John Bell,
and David Atkinson, were appointed 10 re-
port an electoral ticket.