Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-08-11
Cossmly convontlor.
sArvnpAY, Aug. eLh, I857.


SATURDAY, Aug. 9th, 1857. 4;
Convention met ati o. clock, P NJ, and
organized bycalling MAuous I'oswonru,
Esq, 70 the Chuir, and appointing a..
THoMsoa, Secretary.
On motion, committee, consisting of
y. +. Brown, of Orange, VIM. Rathburn,
of Salisbury. and Judge A. Merrill, Of
Rutland, was appointed TO recommend
suitable persons to attend the State Con-
vention at Columbus, on the 18th inst.
The Committee, after a short absence,
reported the following named persons to
represent this county in the Republican
State Convention;
DELEGATES. ALTERNArEs.
FL. 9. Waterman, Geo. w. Davis,
A. Thomson, s. A. Burnap,
@. Grant, C.Downing,
III. g. Daniel, Geo. McQuigg.
On motion, committee Of three, con-
sisting of Judge A. Merrill, DR.. E. Titsa-
ny. and q. w. Cooper, Esq. was appoint
ed to report resolutions expressive of the
views Of this meeting in regard to the po-
litical movements of the day.
After a brief absence, the committee
returned and reported the fullowing:.
Resolved, That we, as citizens of Meigs
county, sympathize with those citizens Of
Clarke county. who are now anlasyfully
prosecuted by the Federal power.
Resolved, That we expect the Governor
of Ohio to use alkmeans to protect the Of
ficers Of the State y the discharge Of their
duties.
Resolved, That we endorse the admin
istration Of Gov. Chase, and recognize in
him wise and able statesman.
Resolved, That the constitution of these
United States was formed and adopted for
the express purpose of securing the bless
ings of liberty to the inhabitants of the
several States, and their posterity, and that
no power therein was given to extend the
curse of Slavery; therefore, we contend
that Congress has the right, and is in duty
bound, to prohibit Slavery in all of the
Territories of the Union, now free, and
all the Territories hereafter annexed.
Resolved, That we cordially approve of
the general course pursued by the Free
State men of Kansas, relative to their cleo
ton of delegates to the Constitutional Con-
vention, as being the only just and lauda-
BILE one by which they could secure, their
purpose Of making her free, and in SO do
ing they have assailed no rights, but sim
ply availed themselves of the privileges
guaranteed to them by the organic
act,. which declares that the people shall
be left perfectly free to form and regulate
their domestic institutions in their own
way.
Resolved, That the decision of Che Court,
as delivered by Judge Taney, in the case
of Dred Scott against John +. A. Sanford
that persons of the class of Dred Scott,
cannot sue in the United States Courts
and secondly, that Congress has no power
to prohibit slavery in the Territories, in
the opinion of this convention is palpabIy
erroneous and unjust, and without pre-
cedent in the annals of this government;
consequently, is entitled to no controlling
influence upon. the; future conduct of the
i1slIabttsn1ts or the Ifea s5ti5es, IN my case
wherein like questions or, interest is are In
volved.
On motion, the report of the committee
was accepted.
On motion, the resolutions, after some
discussion, were adopted.
On motion, the proceedings were order
ed to be published in the "Meigs County
Telegraph"
NJ. BoSwORTH, Chairman.
A. THOMSON, Secretary,