Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-10-08

ed to nominate a candidate forF County
Commissioners, when the.~names of John
s. Now, y Young Ralstin, James Wright
and George; Hall were presented. Con
vention then proceeded TO ballot for can
didate for Commissioner, when John s.
Now received a majoritylof the votes and
was declared the candidate of this Conven-
tion for county Commissioner.
- Novel that Vernon Gould be riornina-
ted for the Office of County SURVEYOR,
whereupon he was declared unanimously
the candidate for the Office Of County Sur
vcyor.
Moved that the President and Vice Pres
ident appoint FIVE persons to act as Cen
trail Committee, when the following per
sons We're named as said committee, $.
Keith, A. X. Plank, VIM Mackey, David
BUCHANAN. Urial AIcClond. ION motion
OF DIR, Il, II. Howes the President and
Vice President were added to said commit
tee, viz: S. S. Terry and VIM. r. Mean
ally. H.ii1 s2sf' as' - a' s.R
The committee to draft resolutions re-
ported the following which were unani-
mously adopted. = 'a-2ai 'isse' eA
Resolsed. That while we labourcd at
the late Presidential canvass for the suprem-
acy of r publican principles, we still cher
ishesl some faint hope that should our op-
ponents triumph. Freedom would not
wholly be stricken down, but even that
faint hope is forced to take its flight, for
the President OF the United States in a late
manifesto, while speaking of Slavery in
Kansas, in 1876, says: sa e2aia 1858
Slavery existed at that period and still
exists in Kansas. undef the Constitution
of the Unitel States This point has at
last been finally settled by the highest trib-
unal known to onr laws How it could
ever have been seriously doubted is mys-
terry. Ifa confederation of sovereign States
acquire a new territory, at the expense
of their common blood and t,cas,lre, sure
ly one set of the partners can have no right
to exclude the other from It's enjoyment
by prohibiting them from taking into it
whatever is recognized to be property by
The common Constitution rafri ~
81. Resotcea, That we hold the senti-
inent expressed by the President in the a.
bove language to be in direct opposition to
the previous practice of our general Gov
esnncnt, and to the previously taught doc
times Of the self styled Democracy of In
iiana, and that nothing but the meanest
subserviency TO slavery propaganIsm
could ever induce nm endorsement of a
sentiment 50 hostile to the cause of LIB
crtv.
81 Resolref, That our faith und zeal
is not one lot abatel in the Republican
cause; md that we will fight Oh and fight
ever, until victory shall re-ch upon our
banners.
4th. Resolred, That we have the utmost
confidence in theinfegrity and moral worth
of the candidates tlsis day mentioned, and
that we will use all honorable means to Sc
cure their election. ai1s desl g. 7Er 500
9th. Resoised, That the thanks of this
Convention is dne DAVID BucHavAy for
his devotion to our cause, as manifested in
the withdrawal of his name. as a candidate
for Clerk, and his motion for the unalli-
mons nomination of l.. j. LovELAND.
9th. Resotsed, Tint the proceedings of
this convention be published in the Ro-hes-
ter Gazette, Marshall Co. Republican, and
81. Joseph Valley Register. s.-f
= KEITH, ~
ias 'tr - d. c. Bscm,Sax,E Com. 4
li . X. G. SHRyock.
There being no other business, the con-
vcntion adjourned ..o
,'.... ..e IS. TERRY, Pres, 4. 9
A. X. PLANK, Sec'y.