The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-01-10
The Republican Convention.


nesday, was fair representation of the party,
and its proceedings were harmonious and as
the State Journal says, ''evinced most hope
full spirit" The Hon. Mr.. Morton, late can
didate for Governor, was called to the chair.
His election was hailed with hearty applause.
In response, he said he was happy to see the
Republican party, though defeated, evince so
much vitality. The Republican party by its
display of power, had forced the Democracy
to adopt the Republican policy. They had
changed their course towards Kansas, and
Geary was only doing what the Republicans
demanded year ago shouldsbe done. He
had good hopes that Kansas would come into
the Union free State and all the other terrific
ries must follow, and then will "be destroyed
the idea of preserving the balance of power be-
tween the free and slave States" The creed
of Republicanism was plain and simple; at did
not assail slavery where it existed, entrenched
behind legal and constitutional enactments;
but whenever it sallies beyond these barriers,
Republicans were pledged to meet it," These
sentiments, so correspondent, to those avowed
by the Fillmore party throughout the late can
vass were received with hearty applause
Slavery was in its death furry, and when
beaten, it can never recover" Republicans
must rest upon their arms for the enemy
is active and vigorous, and must be steadily re-
sisted"
The idea occurs, what is there to fight, if
Kansas is to be free and all the territories are
to follow in her footsteps and eve are not to
assail slavery where it is entrenched behind
legal enactments" in the States?
A number of speeches were made for the
entertainment of the assembly upon the
wrongs of Kansas-the designs of the slave
power; and the probable admission of Kansas
and Minnesota as free States, while commit
tee were preparing series Of resolutions, to
serve as the future platform Of the party
The following are the resolutions finally re-
ported and adopted.
l. That we have undated confidence in the
principles of Republicanism, as embodied in
the Declaration of independence; in the opin-
ions of the fathers of the Republic; and reas-
serted in the platform of principles adopted
by the Republican Convention at Philadel-
phia; that those principles, being selfexistent
and immutable, are hot established by success
nor over thrown by defeat; and we adhere to
them as the surest foundation on which the
people of the United States can rest their
hopes of perpetuating the American Union.
2. That in Republicanism rests the only
true conservatism of the Union and the only
just defence of the-nS-:gtitlton; th-n-hile il
defends the constitution from the reproach OIL
being founded upon a despotism, in the appli
cation Of it's principles to the institution O
Slavery as it exists in IA portion of the Amer
can States, it recognizes the relation of master
and servant as the creature only of local law
and denies to the Federal Government am poa0
er to interfere 0ith it q0here it IS legalized; but
at the same time with determined resistance
opposes its extension into the free territories
of the United States; and we arraign befor
the country and the world, as wilful falsifer
of the record and of history. those who duriny
the late canvass declared that the aim of Re
publicanism was to dissolve the Union, or t.
set free the slaves of the South, whereby the
practiced gross and wilful fraud upon tn
unwary and unsuspecting.
3. That Republicanism is plain, open ant
direct, in principles and in action; that Will
it's political rival is compelled, for the sake c
success, to resort to jesuitical construction c
platforms, declaring its principles in languag
which is successfully made to mean one thin
in one section of the country, and anothe
thing in another, Republcanism has no occa
sion to resort to subterfuge and fraud for SUI
cess; that it cannot afford to be dishonest
achieve a triumph; that it's fundamental ide
is equal rights; that its great aim is the higl
est attainable prosperity; that it's great instrr
mentalities for attaining this consummation, al
Free Speech, Free Labor and full deyelo,
6 cl,- I e L =,
try; and for these Republicans pledge to Il
whole Union, their best energies, until succc,
shall crown their efforts.
4. That if Kansas is saved to Freedom, Il
country will be indebted for that result to Il
strength, moral power, and energy of the r
publican party as displayed in the canvass
1856; that they are the only party that con
bne the power and the will to accomplish th
result; and notwithstanding their Temporal
defeat, it will be their duty and pleasure
continue their efforts until crowned with ult
mate success.
The fifth resolution extos Mr.. Fremont {
his noble and consistent conduct through Il
canvass, but does not nominate him for 1S6
The sixth approves of the course of the Ho
Mr.. Morton, and thanks him for the mann
in which he conducted the canvass.
z. That tho State of Indiana would be be
ter represented in the Senate of the Unit,
States by vacant seats, than by men who ha
given aid and encouragement to the extensi,
Of slavery into free territory; who have c
couraged the government in the perpetratt
of its crimes against humanity, have sneer
at the sufferings of bleeding Kansas" al
Knocked when their brothers blood cried
them from the ground.
g. That after uniform practice of thirt
eight years, of electing United States Sen
tors in joint convention Of the two Hous
the conduct of the Democratic Senate of Is;