Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-10-09
or and Waldo Brown.

yer and WALDO Drown.
On motion, a committee was appointed
to draft resolutions, to report at 7 o'clock.
The Chair appointed ]. G. Cover, J. B.
Penn and G. w. Rvland, such committee.
After three cheers for G. G. Washburn,
and the County Ticket. the convention
adjourned, to niece at o'clock, to heai
report on Resolutions.
Convention re-assenbled at I o'clock in
the evening, and the following resolutions,
after sundry amendments, were adopted:
Resolued, That we now and ever ap-
prove the principles Of the Republican par
tv as laid down in their National Platform
of 1856, and ever since maintained BY ON
men in Congress, more especially our no
bic representative, Hon. G. G. WASH
BURN.
2. Resolued, That we cordially approve
the acts of our fearless and able Cover
nor, RANDALL, in maintaining the pub
lie interests, in his general opposition to To-
cal and special legislation, in his keeping
aloof from all factions, and in his favoring
no class of persons at the expense OF the
many.
8. Resolued, That the great question
before the whole nation, North or South,
is. whether Slavery or Freedom shall rule,
and that all attempts to snotherand evade
that issue, is only to deceive AMI beguile.
Shall slavery be the ruling element, to
which constitution and government shall
yield; or, shall the Constitution as we un
derstand it, with free labor and the inter
ests of free labor, be our political stars for
ever2 Such are the living issues tefore
the people.
4. Resolyed, That with the early faith
ers, our motto is {" Principles, not men,
Therefore, we will examine into the princl-
pies and acts of all men brought before the
people for office, strictly looking to their
integrity and principles, and if their pro
fessions and acts agree with ours, we will
vote for them-if not, then we will reject
them.
5. Resolyed, That the people Of any
Territory have, by their Legislature, the
power and constitutional right TO exclude
slavery from such Territory-notwithstand-
mo different construction of the Constl-
tuition by the Supreme Court, JAMES Blu.
cHANAs and JUDGE DUNN.
6. RESOLVED, That Congress has also the
right and constitutional power to exclude
slavery from any and all Territories, not
outstanding the entire democratic party
dissent.
Z. Resolved, That we have no respect
for the attempts Of any party to secure
votes by exclusive appeals to the old set
TIERS" on the grounds of candid. lie be
ing an old resident; and that all such
means are wrong in principle, and must
result, if continued, in counter movements
among the newer settlers. We further
more look upon all such conduct as of like
character with Know NotIiugism, and AS
being a kind of exciusiveness intolerable
lin the West, and ungenerous alike to tho
late settler and adopted citizen.
8. Rexolyed, That we have the fullest
confidence in the integrity, uprightness
and soundness Of principle Of the candi
dates nominated by this convention, fol
the several county offices, and we warmly
recommend them for the suffrage Of every
true Republican in Grant County.
The Resolutions were separately read
discussed, and unanimously adopted.
JAMES +. CHAPMAN, Chm'n.
WALDO Brown, Secretary.