The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-03-12
RESOLUTIONS OF TIE STATE CON
IENTION.

ne Gtil0CrdttC state CgHftHIlON tfitILil
mel at Harrisburg on The 9TH inst, adopted the
appended resolutions BY vote Of III to J.,
q anti-Leeomp,on men not voting. Our own
delegate, Col. EyEEuART, who, BY the way,
was one ofthe Vice Presidents Of the Conven-
ton, recorded his vote in favor Of the resola-
ti7ns. Alr. Srok Is, of Westnoreland, offered
an Anli-Lecomploa substitute which was re-
jectea by the following decisive vote:
YEAs.-1lessrs Abrams, Clarke, West
moreIaad) Clyde, Cake, CoGrotb, Calhoun,
Gamble, GaFvin, Hugus, James, Jackman, Nc
Kinney, MadiIl, Noon, Orlady, Spell, Schnure,
Stokes, While Workman, ZolIinge:.-2l
NAys-Mrssrs. Ahern, Amey, Aurand Ben
tep, Beans, Btenneman, Brewer, Boyer, Clear
deld) Boyer, CBrrks) Buchanan, Buckaew,
Crawford, Grain, Cahill, Clark, CPbnadelPha)
Campbell, tLuzerne) Campbell, (BmIer) CoPIin,
Cross, Cassidy, Cochran, Davis, Douglas, Dun
ming, Dawson, Dunn, Day, Evans, Everhart,
Eldred, FarraIl, Feather, Gay, Grove, Gliis,
Grant, HQIdeman, Holman, lPhiladeI phia) Has
singer, Holman, Chester Hughes, Hepburn,
Hopkins, Hess, Ives, Jones, Jameson, kinCaid,
KeatIy, Kline, Laughn, Lockhart, Liyengood,
Lamb, Lowrey, Madders, NIasser, McGalmont,
McGianis, Mcintyre, Miller, (NorthumberIand)
Miller, (Juniata) Miller, Green Michel, Man
derbach, Martin, Morrison, Morrow, McColl-
ough, McGUtfin, Mcfarland, Noble, O'Hara,
ParnIee, Patterson, (AIlegheny) Patterson,
(Biairj Piolett, Plumer, Phelps, Reilly, Ring
walt Rhodes, ,Iancasterj Rhodes, tDelawarr)
SheInger, Stark, Stephens, Sellers, Stable,
shorb, Stewart, III, I. Stewart, w m. III. SPykeF,
Sloan, Shoals, Sbantz, Snyder, Shlyse7, Stein
man, Tate. Taylor, Vansant, Walton, Wheeler,
Weiser, Weidman, Williams, Wright, Wunder
and Yost-l09
The following are the resolutions that were
adopted, only one member Of the Convention
dissenting
repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and asser-
ted in the kansas-Nebraska act, that the people
Of the Territories shall have exclusive con
troll over their domestic constitutions, is the only
sure guarantee against the agitation Of the na-
ton in egaFd to the local institutions Of par
ticular States and Territories.
Res0lyed, That by the uniform application Of
this Democratic principle to the organization
Of territories, and in the admission of npw
States, with CT without domestic slavery, as
they may elect, Ia" equal rights OF all lbe States
viii be preserved, the original oompacts of the
Constitution maintained inviolate and the har-
mony and parpeiui,y OF the Union Of the Amer
lean States be ensured.
Re,oJreJ That # i the r;yj,t ~ tb, nso,,I, IF
any SAFE or tcrrilorg lo exercise ,ba;r Eoce.
reion No. ,broprh daIy rbossn r.rres.rta-
lives. and fbro@5b tbsrn enac. . On
sltution and Government. or thew nav dslegara
q sncb renregent,t:vas ne MR. ;ro;,a4 ro1,,e-
n rrs,are fheir fern, n government rossrvinr,
10 tfr,ossI.cs The ri,bf 6r rotifcafi,n and tbaI
ei,her mod of riviGr eyizfenca n esata ;ns,i-
,,,t;o,, :. a|,,,,,.5,,.t ,7.;,i ,h, {-.t.;,, 80
lar eayereigriy aaI tbe e,tabIiebcJ ,racticl If
The Sta,escr t6;s Trc;,n
-, ~, ,.n,
"sSD'1s4' "ai me Kansas NehraS&a ON nav
'''5 asserted ana recognized the FiSht OF me
IsoP.s q to' territories 70 form 'helr own m
s.I.U.',I'' ~ y 'i'iI """ way ana me GnIy
,,''-,s'' ooNeF.'i''flt ~ AaoSa' having by
7'''@' l'.0'ss fE9'l+e' I3f convention oi
me '5fg@''S 81 iHT people, with lnsfnciions
a''a Po"gf 70 iAT'a Constitution : and such
".lF5a'es ,aEi'S assembled IN Convention and
enacted toa5s,lH lHli7H under such instruction
ans, power SHea Constitution being republican
~ i2fit'' ana ioe territory having the number OF
Inhabitants 10 Justify It, Kansas should be
promptly admitted foths Union.
itesotref, That the people Of Kansas, under
tGe Constitution enacted by their Convention,
mays "a all times, alter, reform or abolish
tbriT government in such manner as they may
ih'nK proper that the provision contained
'neFe'n as p a particular mode ot altering after
n 4 an nth In