St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-17
St. Charles City, Iowa, May II, 1860.
. NATIONAL Union Saving Convention.

assembled ia Baltimore on the 9th
, inst. and organized by electing Hon.
Washington Hunt, as President Vice
!, Presidents, one each from 10 States
and ii Secretaries.
Mr.. Hunt, on taking the chair, de-
, livered an able address, designa-
ting the slave question that has split
the Democratic party as q miserable
abstraction. He believed that this
Convention has power to rally around
it the patriotism of the country.
All the States except Oregon and
South Carolina were represented. The
Convention was held in the old Pres
bytcrian Church, now owned 10y the
United States as a Court House. 1t
is the same building in which Martin
Van Buren, was nominated for the
Presidency. The hall presented gay
l. appearance. The galleries were fes-
tooncd with red, white and blue. The
best gallery was appropriated to the
ladies. By noon the galleries were
: denscly packed and much enthusiasm
II was manifested as the delegations ap-
pcarcd and accepted the seats allotted
to them. Various distinguished men
IF were warmly applauded from the gal
leries. On motion to proceed to bal
II lot for a candidate for President,
d Mr.. Harris, of Missouri, objected,
er saying ave should appoint com
O. mittcc to prepare certain declaration
ne of principles to serve as basis upon
Of which great and permanent party
, .: could be established. There are i'm.
&C mensc responsibilities resting upon
IN. us, and we should act with delibcra
Ia ton and care"
Fred w. Greyson, of Penn, thought
III. when he came here they had a more
,sc important work than the Presidency
lid They had to organize great Nationa
pc. party, and when it triumphed, he
NO wanted it to do so upon principles
nd He could not agree to take any man
&C. no matter what his anteccdents, VIII,
NO. did not stand fairly upon the platform
cof of recognized principle. The inter
the probation and meaning of the Cons,i
is tuition were involved in the contest be
on. tween the two existing parties. The.
cr. differed as to whether Congress hat
ed. the power to legislatc in regard t
,ch slavery in the Territories. Kisses.
re. He was not going into this subject
,au (Laughter) What he meant wa
nty that this Union party should ignor
the that disturbing issue, therefore, DC
pay fore they nominated, they should plan
| di. themselves on platform of constit,
tional principles. (Applause.)
otcr Gen. Leslie Combs, of KY, was S
nth thoroughly impressed with the il
led. portance of a platform that he ha
feet prepared three platforms, for the Der
the ocratic, Republican and Consttutio
the al Union party. For the harmonioI
democracy, he would present the Vi
SEN two resolutions on slavcry-one
keep it out of the Territories, and on
;, to force slavery into thcm-to b
the adopted under the previous question
OK. and no questions asked afterwards
ING 2nd. For the irrcpressible conflict pin
sth lanthropists he proposed the blue law
of Connecticut, with two modification
e. with regard to kissing wives on Su
day, and burning witches it being Il
nor derstood that all the pretty wiv'
lax. might be kissed and all the old wife
i'm. es burned. Great Laughter.) +,
titn- the CONSTITUTIONAL Chioh parry ne pr
posed the law as it is, and the Unto
eral now and forever. Great applause
no Mr. Switzler, of Mo-, said his Stat
!. in wanted no platform, but would be sa
ca. isiicd with proper candidate.
, or G. II. Hopkins, of Ga, would ST.;
be- gest platform in one word. One Z
are. which millions of people could STAN
ting and that was Houston, of Texas, I'll
,c q hero of San Jacinto. applause
ooe He was the man for the crisis and OF
, or whose life furnished platform.
rnal Mr.. Brooks, of n. Y, did not pr
. al. pose to discuss the merits of cane
red. dates or platform. He thought Il
cbt- illusions made this principle prem
,ucb ture and unfortunate. Speaking f
said the seventy delegates from New Yor
bso. he desired to say that he wanted |
less platform, but the Constitution into
rued preted by the constituted authorize
ON. He trusted they would take such a
WIS ton that neither the extremists of 4
heir North or South would be permits
res to administer the government. 1t
Gets wise to learn by experience to be ju
- 10. and tolerant towards each othcr-C
ties pcricnce showed that party platforl
no we're invented to drive the people
wear one face at the North and ano
ncos er at the South. The true plato
cor was the Constitution as interpret
v AS by its judicial authorities. Whate,
void they did should be done decently a
shall in order. He urged the appointing
of a general committee to receive
the expressions of opinion, and max,
! the report winch ne bei'eved would
unanimous. The people of the co
and try are heart sick and head sick
blica- what are called party platforms.
r and Charleston the Democracy litera
nub. denounced their own forgery
New York the Republicans had elias
one conservative, in favor of the 1,
reson. tive slave law and addressed
merchants and the manufacture
tie classes, another 10 those ,
preached the higher law in the IT
ID districts. He concluded by mot
going th"t inc rules OF t'le mouse Oh mel
II roll sehtatlVes DC ADOPTED as lar AS
. were applicable for the government
,te- the Convention. All the pending
olutions were adopted.
:, Mr.. Brooks then moved the appo
J. ana ment of a committee of one from c
axter, Sta,o to nrcnarc answers for fine
rcnd uontion r. wLnm ali resolutions
stake, rsf.,r.I and who shall renort to-,