The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-23
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noiifce as the ptst business IL. order, thesp-
,iorIionment ol the votes which The shave
boling States were entitled 70 in the cut,ysr-
ton. ..E,
( TTfig question was the cause Of much disa.
,,reement, and as it was seen 10 be impossible
~ obtain any definite acton thereon. the sub
;ect was Tecommitted to the Committee On
Credentials, With instructions 70 report at an
early hour
! The committee thereupon asked and OH.
1 taitned leave to retire from the body of tie
/, conveptipD -iorlthe parpose Of deliberation.
Aaer sometime spent in consultation, the
! chairman on behalf of the Committee report
| eli that the State Of Virginia wss eutitled to
Is votes; Maryland 10 IL votes; Oregon to 8
votes; Kentucky to % votes, and Fexas to Is .
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The report was then unanimously adopted.
According 70 the report. the votes gwen
each Of the above named States were cut
down below the full double electoral VOTE.
The report Of the Committee on Business
and Rules of Order was then received, and
/ adopted1RY q, vote Of 81 ayes to $50 hays
1t declared that the majority OF Che votes OF
the.aonyention should make the nomination
valid. q .l-'I
Judge Jesdp on behalf Of the Committee
on Resolutions made their report, of which
the. following is a synopsis - ga 7''il Z
I.5Ihat the history 6f the last four years
shows the necessity and the perrnanency of
the Republican party.
| 2. That the principles prpmnlgated in the,
! Declaration Of Independence, and embodied
! in the constitution ID the United States. are
essential 10 the preservation Of republican IN
stitutoHs. "a ~ si'.-' AZ - @--- ~
/ 3. That while a sense Of abhorrence IS man
| ieSted Of al Hisppion schemes, the Republs-
can party looks. Wi favor on the rights Of the
several Ssascslto eeBerol their own domestic
institutions. 4 -i'st ~ 81 r
f. Phat the Republican party 'deuOunesa
the lawless invasion. BY armed forces, OF any
| State OF Territory, under whatsoever pretext,
as one of the. gravest'o Of CRIMES. -
| 5. Plnt 7the present Administration bas
been .sdbSetyient to the exsctions Of sectional
interests, in forcing the infamous LecomptoHl
constitution on the protesting people Of Kan
| sas, and therein has fir exceeded The appre-
| tensions of the Republican party.
~ Al l..
| the reckless extraYaganee aparS@hRg every de.
paFEment Of the FoderA Government .'.s- q
| : T. That return 10 strict-eeonomv In the
! public expenditures Isl absolutely nece sary,
I and that personal accountability IS iudispen-
saiie. $3.50 -...,......,
s. That the new dogma n0W obtaining, that
Che constitution of its own GoTce carries slave
| Nv into the Territories, is dangerous and
I political here's \ revolutionary n ifS tendency
I and at variance iftIi the explicit provisions of
the eoflsit tuition. and entirel sul1VerSiye Of the
; peace and harIony Of the country
I 8. That in their normal coAdition, aii Ter
| ritories are open TO the exercise Of full and
I perfect freedom and that It .,o,T duty BIZ legis-
| hilton to mainiain the constitutions provision
+ tlat no person shall be deprived Of tife libers
I " or property without due process Of law.
10, This resolution declares that KaigsaS
slapid be admitted under the Wpandotte con-
| $titution; demands the passage Of the home
stead hlls and opposes any change IN the nat
| aralizAtidn laws > '.-s 't--1' 80
II. Y-therfes6l1tiou, the convention de-
clares itself ID hvOr Of the construction Of a
railroad TO. the Pacific, aRd the support Of an
overland mai. .-.-4i4- a. A-i- ~ -i-'' --'
The resolutions were amended by aiding
| the preamble to the DeeaFstion Of Lndepend,
snce, and then adopted amidst the widest ex-
element Of an immense multitsde 1000
VOICES united in deafeping cheers for the sen
6ments contained therein. ,a4.u -.-ssi.ss
The unbounded applause Of the delegates
and visitors attracted many outsiders who, on
hearing the cause, re-echoed the cheers.
Order having been restored, there were
loud cries 81 s'baotl y ebal OF = but.the hos,r
was NOW late, land the convention finally
adjourned until ten O'Clock to.mofrow morn-
ing. q :. - - Z. -. 49,
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-ehconaging American industry. q. - q
Fhi' resotutiorwaS received with unbound
sd-enthusiAsm BY the PennsYlyaiinia delega-..
ton, and with dealening cheers by all of the Is
1eac-aflang and