Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-09-15

nominated Mr.. Nc lynn Mr.. johnson nomln-
ated nr. kilgore.
| On consultation. the names of n ssrs Enos
and kilgore were Withdrawn, the motion to vote
! BY ballot was reconsidered, and John @. Nc
Mvnn, of Racine was declared unanimously
nominated.
| On motion of Mr. Spain, it resolved to
proceed to a formal ballot for State Prison Com
missioner
Mr. Spain nominated Chas. Armstrong.
Skinner James Blake.
Drmtzer T. Ostrom.
- j. r. Giddings
Potter Ii. E. Heg.
Bennett Edw. NJ. McGraw
Alban 7. H. Frame.
Howe p Howard
The ballot resulted follows:
Whole number of votes cast Ia; necessary
to choice s.. - Blake g. Ostrom 6, Giddings
Is, Heg %, Mc6raw y, Frame ii, Hayward
80. Tierney 4, Reed 2, p, Armstrong ..
On motion of Mr. Brown. Edward NJ. McGraw
of Sheboygan was declared to be unanimously
nominated as candidate for State Prison Com
missioner
The Committee on Resolutions, through their
chairman, Mr.. Tenney reported certain resolu-
tions which, after discussion. and the with
drawal OF one resolution by the committee, were
unanimously and enthusiastically adopted as
follows:
ResoYred That we re affirm the principles of the
Republican Platform of the First Convention of Repub
cans in this state at Madison July 49, 1854, which is
as follows, to witt
R-,olred That the repeated and long continued en-
croachmens of the Slave Power, eliminating at last in
the repeal of Freedom in all the hitherto
organized territory of the Union, forces upon the
conviction that there is no escape from the alternative
of Freedom slavery political issue, which is to
deterin whether the future administration of the gov
eminent shall he devoted o the the other.
Resokrei, That Republicans, accept this issue
forced upon by the slave and in the defense of
Freedom will cooperate and stand pledged to the
complishment of the following purposes
l. To bring the administration ofthe government back
to the control Of first principles
2 To restore Nebraska and Kansas to the position of
Free territories.
g. To the repeal and entire abrogation of the Fugitive
Slave Act.
To Slavery to the States in which it exists
To prohibit the admission OF any Slave States
into the Union.
g. To exclude slavery from all the territories over
which the general government has exclusive juris-
diction. And To resist the acquisition of any
territory unless the prohibition Of Slavery therein
forever shall have been provided for.
ResoEU d, That in furtherance of these purposes,
will such constitutional and lawful means shall
seem best adapted 10 their accomplishment and that
will support for'ofce under the general State
to the support of these principles and whose personal
character and conduct is not guaranty that he is
Resotred urhe-, That trae advocates OF Free Labor
must necessarily be true friends to free and unobtruccd
mm grafton that the right of citizenship and the full
enjoyment and exercise thereof makes true American
patriots out of foreigners that Infringement of those
Republic into different casses-a ruling and governed
inequality rights among the inhabitants
gerous to democratic institutions And that there
FORE the Naturalization question i with the Republic
Res leed That we cordially approve Of and are de-
termined in All to uphold those sections OF the
Constitution the United ates, and OF the Constitu
ton of Wisconsin, which provo for the naturalization
Re, RED That utterly hostile the proscri-
ton of any man on account of birtb-pIace RELIGION ar
color, and that opposed to all public
organizations which favor such prescription
RgS0tUed, That Judicial power, all other power in
the Government, derived people, ought to
be administered for their good and the of its
exercise Is at all times subject to theig review them
1sL the
recent decision OF the majority Of the Supreme Court of
the United States, in the case of Dred Scott
Resoeed, That assign for error in that decision
For that it denies to Congress power which every
Congress mas exercised every President has snciiOucd
AID the whole people have approved since the form
alton Of the Government
For thIt to justify the most vena of Congress
ses, and the most unworlhy Of our Presidents il st
nati1es as unconstitutional 7he action OF the purest
Of our Congresses and the best of our Presidents
For that it denies TO the people OF the Union sover
eisu control their property.
For that it comedies than sovereign control the
first band OF treassers who may take possession of
For that it denies the right of citizenship to all who
do not the Ango-Stxon color, and ii acquiesced
in may precedent for denying it 10 all who
do not speak the Anglo-SaNon tongue.
For that ignores the great political TRUTH which
here proclaim, that, in the absence Of positive
actments the contrary, birth upon the American |
soil constitutes the best OF our titles to American cit
For that these manifold errors vers committed in
defiance conclusive make in
excusabe and in defiance OF precedents multiplied
to make error criminal.
For that these manifold errors committed in a 4
of which the Court had contessedly jursdic-
tion in a moved by political party, .
by psi vate party a cause instituted 10 serve pot-
ical interest amt not to redress private right;
which the plaintiff selected by the defend
ant, and the prosecution OF which controlled by
the defence.
For this judgment, which is without precedent
is defended by argument without logic; is false TO
the dictates of Human Right, the dictates of
Human Reason and is not the hrst but is the latest
and most shameful instance of Court prostituting
authority to serve the interests ofa party
RcsOired, That we are encouraged 10y the reflection
that in ten years after partitn Court had affirmed the
right of Charles l. to levy siP-mo and in two
after another partzan Court had affirmed the right of
James H. to dispense with the laws both Kings and
power and will therefore, prosecute this appeal
til the American people shall have Yindcaed their own
supremacy their territories, by hurting from
power the party which dared to demand the betrayal of
that supreInacy and whose Judges dared to yield it.
Re.ored, That we have full and entire confidence in
the ability hrmness and honesty OF each and all OF the
nominees of this Convention to conduct the several de-
themselves the State, secure the people
all the benefits of Reform Retrenchment and Economy.
Mr.. Hurlbut, chairman of the committee APP
pointed for the purpose, reported the names of
the following gentlemen as suitable persons tor
the State Central Committee for the ensuing
year:
H. A. Tenney and Julius White, of Dane
W. G. Rogers, Of La Crosse, Gregor Mcneil and
Winfield Smith, of Milwaukee, W. z. Lyon,
of Racine, f. l.. Phillips &c Fond du Lac, Gge.
Gary, of Winnebago, aud George 5. Graves, OF
Sheboygan.
The report accepted and adopted.
The following resolution was then offered by
Mr.. Bean, and unanimously adopted r....
Heso!red That the thanks of this Conven-
ton. and of the Republican party. are here
bv rendered to the State Central Committee
for the able and energetic manner in which
they have discharged their laborious duties.
Mr. Joslyn offered the following resolution
which unanimously adopted:
ReSoiycd, That the thanks of this Conven-
tion are hereby rendered to the Superintend-
ent of the Milwaukee and Vi issssIppi Rail
road, tor his generous kindness in rendering
free tickets from Madison, to the members OF
this Convention.
Mr.. Tierney proposed the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted
Resoired That the thanks of this Conven-
ton are Justly due, and are hereby rendered
to the Hon. Stoddard Judd, President of this
fnr abla irnpartjal and Ji,rpi-