The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-09-05

restore to our beloved land the blessings of pe.o.
and tranquility.
Reso!ved, That We sternly condemn the d.
trines and purposes Of the political party knov,
As the Black Republicans. We regard them :.
subversive Of the Constitution Of our coun,,-
OF necessity they foment strife between ~.
North and the South, interrupt the peaceful so~
of their business intercourse and is persisted 4,
directly or indirectly, must endanger the pern.-
tuity of the Union. bringing not only dishono.
on the American name, but untold cslam;s;..
upon the country. To rcpel such q foe from n.
citadel Of the Constitution, to preserve the In
ion OF our fathers, and IS We trust, of our china.
ren's children, let US all, citizens by birth :.
adoption, stand pledged heart with hear. h.nS
in hand.
Resoired, That John c. Breckinridse. Of Kan.
lucky, and Joseph Lane, Of Oressn, pre,ent.a
for the office of President and Vice Pnes;den,
are worthy. not only Of their party, but Of the
country Ripe in council. earnest in action. an.
ciplined in the school Of life BY it stern reaI.
ties, clear in their robes OF Office, they Stand
forth proved exemplars OF the nobility Of Amer.
lean citizenship. In their lives and chsr,css,
We have the highest guarantees that under the,,
guidance, the honor Of the country would h.
maintained abroad, its prosperity and peace I'M.
held at home.
| Resolred, That we condemn the intoler,p,
and anti.Democratic action taken by the Con.
venticn which nominated Mr.. Douglas, in ex.
GLIDING the regularly elected delegates IRON sey.
eral Of the sovereign States OF this Union
and We deem such action revolutionary and d;s.
organizing in its character, and as justly der
wing the condemnation Of the American Democ
racy That, by such action, the Convention v,s
left without single entire State remaining in 4,
having an assured, II, indeed, hopeful Demo
cratic electoral vote; reduced TO lees than two
thirds of the electoral colleges, even ~th The
admitted substitutes without constituencies, and
compelled to make their nominations ouly by
the entire abandonment OF the common Law Of
Democratic Conventions, which never before
went into Prudential contest without two.
thirds vote for their nominees.
j. ID. Connolly moved that the word "blackn
be erased from before the word Republican
The erasure was Immediately made, and the re-
outions unanimously adopted.
A proposition to coalesce with the Dough-,
ticket, was indignantly voted down, and the fol
lowing was adopted in its stead.
Resoired, That this Convention recommend /,
supporters to prosecute the present campaign
|, with all energy and power-unceasingly unhes
, , itatingly, and uncompromisingly-and that VI
infinitely prefer All honorable defeat to an nglo
: rious victory.
This substitute was strongly supported b,
speeches by A. Smith Bagg, Hon. p Morey, e1.
E Attorney General, J. II. Bagg, and Mr.. Connolly
The following Executive Committee was then
appointed
Levi Bishop, +. Hawley, Jr., X. p Eidridse
Jno. Ball, Charles Richmond, Henry Ledyard
and Hiram Smith.
& The greatest unanimity marked the proceed
ings of the convention, which was for tue mos
part, made up of grave, strict, old fsshone,
Jackson Democrats, who Tor the past twenty
three years have in turn managed the affairs o
that party. There is no boys play about then
they mean what they are doing, every time
, and know what they are about.
The movement has struck terror into the rank
Of the Douglas men, and the Free Press has q
3 ready commenced soft-soaping them. Il 10 Q
no use, gentlemen-you don't know with whom
you have to deal, if you expect to coax, driv.
,, or intimidate these old hard heads We hav
known them for years, both a. Wings and Is Re-
publicans, and we can safely assume that "'taip
no use"-the thing can't be did.