Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-26
Republican National U0mmlltee.

This Committee met on Wednesday at the
AstOr House, Governor Morgan, of New York,
In the chair, and Mr.. Chace of r l., Secretary.
The mer,bers from nearly all the Free States,
with those from Maryland, Virginia and Mis-
souri,, were present, as follows:--Joseph Bart
lett, Mhiue: Geo. +. FogR, New Hampshire;
John 2. Goodrich, Massachusetts; VIM. NJ
Chace, Rhode Islandi Gideon Welles, Connec
ticut; Edwin D. Morgan, New York; James T.
Sherman, N. ] Thomas Williams, Ponnsylvan-
ia; George Harris, Maryland; James NJ. Ashley,
Kentucky; Thomas Spooner, Ohio; Norman
B. Judd, Illinois; James Richie, Indiana
Zachariah Chandler, Michigan; ]. r. Doolittle,
Iowa, Carl ShuIz, Wisconsin; Martin F. Con.
way, Kansas Lewis Clelhane, District Of
Columbia; Alfred CALDWELL Virginia; Asa S.
Jones, Missouri VIM. A. Howard, Minnesota.
The clsims of Buffalo, New York, Philadel
phia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pa, Wash
inRton, d. O., Wheeling, Va, Cleveland and
Cincinnati, o., Chicago, ILL.,, indianapolis, Ind,
and St Louis, No, TO have the next Republic
can National Convention hell within their
limits, respectively, were presented and advo-
Gated strong delegation appeared from
Wheeling, headed by Mr. Caldwell, the State
Senator from that District, who made o most
effective appeal in behalf of Wheeling, whose
central position, easy access. and honorable
distinction as the foremost Free Soil city in the
Old Dominion, would, according to the Trib
une, probably have secured her the Convention,
but for apprehenSions that this would have
been misrepresented to and misunderstood By
the excited and bewidered Virginians as a
challenge or bravado impelling them to acts oi
annoyance or menace in return. st. Louis had
hut 6nally iu1UaI
inconvenient as west of nineteen.twentieths
Of the delegates; SO Chicago was finally ee'
lected by q majority vote, and the 18th o
June designated as the time.
The Committee have issued the follow
ing Cali for
The Republican National Convention.
A National Republican Convention vii
meet at Chicago on Wednesday the 9th day
of June next, at IL O'Clock tnoOn), for tn,
nomination of candidates to be supporte,
for President and Vice President at the mex
election.
The Republican electors of the several States
the members Of the Peoples party of PenDsyl
vania and of the Opposition party of New
Jersey, and sll others who are willing to co op
crate with them in support of the candidates
who shall there be nominated, and who arr
opposed to the policy of the present Admins
tration; to Federal corruption and usurpation
to the extension of Slavery into the Terrific
ries; to the new and dangerous political dec
trine that the Constitution, of its own force
carries Slavery into all the Territories of tn
United States; to the TeNopening Of the Afri
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among citizens; and who are in favor of tn
immediate admission of Kansas into the Unol
under the Constitution recently adopted by it
people; of restoring the Federal Administra
tiOn to system Of rigid economy, and TO tn
principles of Washington and Jefferson; G
maintaining inyiolats the rights Of the States
and defending the soil of every State and Ter
ritOry from lawless invasion; and Of preseryin
the integrity OF this Union, and the supremac
of the Constitution and laws passed in pursu
ance thereof, against the conspiracy of th
leaders Of a sectional party to resist the major
ity principle as established in this Government
at the expense of its existence, are invited {
send from each State two delegates from ever
Congressional District aud four delegates O
large 10 the Convention.
EDWIN D. MORGAN, New York.
JOSEPH BARTLETT, Maine.
GEO. G. P0GG, New Hampshire
LAWRENCE BRAINARD, Vermont.
JOHN II. GOODRICH, Massachusetts.
VIM. NJ CHACE, Rhode Island.
GIDEON WELLS, Connecticut.
THOS. WILLIAMS, Pennsylyania
GEO. HARRIS, Maryland
ALFRED CALDWELL, Virginia.
THOS SP0ONER Ohio
CASSIUS NJ. CLAY, Kentucky
JAMES RlTCHIE, Indiana.
NORMAN b JUDD, Illinois.
ZAOHARIAH CHANDLER, Michigan.
JOHN IL TWEEDY, Wisconsin.
ALEX II. RAMSEY, Minnesota.
ANDREW j. STEVENS, Iowa.
ASA S. JONES, Missouri.
MARTIN + CONWAY, Kansas.
LEWIS CLEPHANE, Dist. of Columbia.