Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-06-14
Republican Congressional ConEen'
ton,
coLFAx RE-NomINATED.


ton at plymouth, at / O'Clock Yesterday. June
18th, and Temporarily organized by calling Hon.
ID. r. Bears to the chair, and appointing 7. II.
Bringhnrst, of Cass. Secretary.
Committees, consisting of one from each county
in the District, we're appointed on Perm inent Or
ganization. and on Platform, after which the Con
vention took recess until half past one o'clock.
On the re-assembIing of the Convention the
committee on
YrRusvFNr ORG ,SrzArIoS
reported the following officers, to which the Con-
vcntion asscnted:
Prcsiient-D G. Posi-. of Laporte.
Vice Presidents-S. w. NTH, of Lrportc; Thos.
S. Stanfe.d, of ST. Joseph; X. II. Milroy, OF jas
per: ]. W. EIdridgc, Of Pulaski; II. CoIemln, OF
Cass; 7. N. Tyncr, of Miami; X. G.. Shyrock, of
Fulton; e. r. Jackson. Of Starke; j. M. Watson.
of White; John Lyons, of Newton; G. w. Parker.
OF Bcnton Rufus Brown, Of MARSHALL; and Gen.
Crumbracker, of Porter.
Sccrctaries--T II. Br;nshurst. of Cass; B. B.
Root, of Laporte; A. Wheeler. of st. Joseph; R.
A. Cameron, of Porter: John Wheeler, OF Lake;
and I. Mattingly. Of Marshall.
Mr.. Rose on taking the chair thanked the Con-
vcntion for the honor conferred on him. and made
few remarks, exceedingly well placed and with
good effect.
The business of the Convention being stated, it
was moved to make the nomination Of the Hon.
SCHUYLER CoIrax unanimous. This was seconded
with an amendment that the Ninth Congressional
4 nd
Colfax not less than 1000 majority. The motion
rs amended was carried with three cheers that
caused the oak leaves on the trees in the Semina-
~ Grounc, where the Convention held, to
tremble as If vibrated by unsteady wind. The
delight CT the vast audience assembled appeared
name was received with prolongucd applause.
William George, of ST. Joseph, responded to
the nomination in a well conceived speech, and
read the following letter frsm Mr.. Colfax to the
Republicans of his District:
Housk OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON CRY, June 9, 1860.
To The President Of The Republican Contention:
DEAR SIR NO one can regret more deeply
than myself that shall not have the pleasure OF
meeting the Delegates from the various counties
of the 9th District, next "Wednesday. At this
anspicious moment, when the morning of our de-
livcrancc from National mi<rule and corruption
seems to have dawncd, there would have been a
double pleasure in greeting personally those faith
full laborers for the cause whose energetic effort:
heretofore have not only redeemed our District
but made it one of the surcst Republican strong
holds in the State. But, at this closing period Of
the session, with so much important business YET
pending, conld not feel justified in leaving m,
POST of duty even to enjoy this personal pleasure
1t is not my object to allude to the nomination
which your Convention is called together to make
IIonored BY three elections to position, the grav
lily and responsibility of whose duties aprreciat,
every year moro and more, have endcavorcd 81
to execute that trust, that whenever called upon
either by the people or my political friends, t.
surrender it, can return to private life, feeling thai
have neither deceived nor dishonorcd the hun
bred and fifty thousand people whose interests had
been temporarily committed 10 my hands.
But, being unable to be present aud to render
personally an account of my stewardship. desired
to draw yout attention for moment, to the man
ner in which the Republicans in Congress have
redeemed their pledges to the people. No politi
plishlcd faith and although the Senate has frus
trltcd all our efforts, yet the Legislation Of the
House shows the following results. =
We have passed bill, and by large majority
ending The Kansas difficulty forever, by her admis
sion into the Union under Constitution over
whelmingly adopted by hei people and the same
Senate which two years ago voted to admit hei
under Slave Constitution, which her citizens had
rejected by 10000 majority, now tramplcs her ap
plication to bc admitted with Constitution which
every one comedies is her real choice under their
feet and close their doors in her face The House
has passed liberal and comprehensive Home
stead bill, rendering to all those whose only CAPT
tai arc their sincws and muscles, an honest heart
and willing hand. home in our almost bound
less territories of the West; and profitring thi.
alike to the native citizen, and to him from foreign
lands who has declared his intention to live and Ia
die with the frecmcn Of America. But the Senate
after months Of delay and evasion, has rejected
this and passed in its stead mere graduation act
which i: is hard to decide who it will benefit mos,
the specuator or the actual settler-and which
insultingly excludes from what little benefit il
proffers to the latter, all the unmarried young men
Of the country over twenty lone years of age /; the
very class of all Others who furnish the largest
share Of the volunteers who defend our country in
war, and who ought to be regarded, therefore. as
having some rights that Scnates mi ght be induced
to RESPECT.
So also the House has striven to avoid the in
creasing evil Of National debt, BY readjusiing the
Tariff Oh bass which will afford more revenue,
and at the same time discriminate in favor Of our
own manufactures. But the Senate, fearing that
this protection might cnare to the benefit of Free
Llbor, prefers to let the country 60 on, plunging
deeper and deeper into debt, and refuses even to
consider the bill sent them by the House.
The House also passed bill prohibiting that
dcbasins Insttution-the offspring of sensuality-
Polygsmy; assimilating the punishment for it to
that which civilization and morality have demanded
in every State of the Union. But the bill sleeps
the sleep of death on the table Of the Senate.
The House also passed bill annulling the Slave
Laws of New Mexico. territory which came 10
us Free, and which enacted Slave Code, that has
been proven to have been drafted ty Southern
Congrcssman at Washington, ami sent to them for
their adoofiop--a Code a, hartarous infeel IN II