The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-02-24


the Democracy, and disunion purposes
openly aVowed, we point with pride to the
fact that not single Republican, either in
Congress or in the walks of private life
not a single Republican press = not
a single Republican orator-not single
Republican convention, has aYowed any
design against the integrity of the Union,
even should the present Administration and
its corrupt policy be perpetuateds by the
vote of the people. -f
2. That we arc opposed to the new and
dangerous doctrine advocated by the Dem
ocratic party, that the Federal Constitution
carries slavery into the public Territories !;
that we believe slavery cannot exist any
where in this Government unless by positive
local law, and that we will oppose its ex-
tension into the Territories of the Federal
/ Government by all the power known to the
Constitution oftEe United States.
3. That we are opposed to any interfer-
/ ence with slavery where it exists under the
sanction of State law; that the soil of every
! State should be protected from lawleSs in
vasion from every quarter, and that the
citizens of every State should be protected
from illegal arrests and searches, as well as
/ from mob violence.
4. That the Territory OF Kansas, now de-
string admission under Constitution Re-
| publican in form, expressing the will and
/ wish of an overwhelming majority of her
| people, ought to be admitted as a sovereign
member of the Union, speedily and without
| delay. -. r. >. ~
5. That we are in favor of the immediate
passage by Congress of Homestead Law,
thereby giging out of our public domain
homes to the homeless.
6. That the fiscal affairs of the State of
Indiana have been badly managed. That
officers have been shown to be defaulters to
| large amounts, and suffered to go unprose-
cuted. That large amounts of the public
moneys have been squanderedto enrich Off
cials and partisan favorites, and that when
the representatives. of the people sought to
stop those peculations, by the passage of an
State vetoed that bill, and thus kept the
doors of the Treasury opened to be further
robbed by dishonest partisans 3
Z. That it is the duty of every branch of
the Federal Government to enforce and
practice the most rigid economy in conduct
ing our public affairs, and the acts of GER
tain parties in high places, in cheating and
defrauding the Government out of large and
valuable tracts of the public lands, as well
as reckless waste and extrayagant expen-
diture of the public money, by which the
National Treasury has become bankrupt and
borrower in the public markets, by the
sale of bonds and treasury notes, meets our
earnest condemnation. rss-
s. That we consider the slave trade as
justly held to be piracy by the law of
tions and our own laws, and that it is the
duty of all civilized nations and of our
public authorities TO put a stop to it in all
parts of the world.
8. That we are in favor of equal rights to
all citizens, at home and abroad, without
reference to the place of their nativity, and
that we will oppose any attempt to change
the present Naturalization Laws. va
10. That we regard the preservation of
the American Union as the highest object
and duty of patriotism, and that it must and
shall be preserved, and that all those who
advocate disunion are and deserve the fate
of traitors.
II. That we take this occasion to express
our thanks to our Republican members in
Congress, from this and other States, for
their perseverance and triumphant success
in the organization of the House of Repre-
sentatives, in the election of high minded
and National men, over the efforts of cor
rupt, sectional and disunion party. @-+
II. That a railroad to the Pacific Ocean,
by. the most central practicable route, is i'm
peratively demanded by the interests of the
whole country, and that the Federal Gov
srnment ought to render immediate and ef-
fcent aid to its construction. a.
13. That the soldiers of the war of 1912,
who yet remain among US, deserve the
grateful remembrance of the people, and
that Congress should at once recognize their
services by placing their names upon the
pension rolls Of the government.
IA. That we are opposed to the retroces-
sion of the Wabash and Erie Canal, as well
as to the State becoming liable for any of
the debts, or bonds, for which the same was
transferred to satisfy.
| The business of the Convention being
completed, Col. Lane was called out for a
speech. He proceeded to put the crowd in
the best of humor with themselves and g the
rest of mankind" in his own inimitable
way. We shall probably publish an alb
stract of his speech soon.
| Judge Morton was not present, but Col.
Lane spoke for him, and pledged his best
efforts for success.
Caleb B. Smith, Benjamin Harrison, John
NJ. Wilson, of Floyd; Rev. J. W. T. McMul-
len, Albert Lange, Lucius Hoekett Ia COM
ical genius from the Forks of Leather
wood }, P A. Hackleman, j. W Gordon,
G. D. Wagner, and John W Ray made
speeches, and the convention adjourned at
IL o'clock at night with three cheers for the
! ticket. --H
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