Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-02-15

On motion OF n ID OiohOf N~D
forwards added to the committee.
The Chaif appointed theIfollowing:
E. B. Allen, J. B. Hager, C. C. Knapp. T.
Briggs, A Mccullough. s. Coltr'n, Daniel
Budd, Ferdinand Mills, b. Fairbanks j.
Burgan. Thos. Durham. @. II. Sanford,
VIM. johnson, J. A. Madison, JAS. Hook.
The Committee on Resolutions then re-
ported To the Convention the following res
olutions, which were adopted:
Resolped, That we are infexibly opposed /
to interfering in any manner, with the IN
sitution Of Slavery in the States where II
exists; and also opposed to its extension
into the public Territories.
Resolved, That the Federal Constitution
of itself, carries Slavery nowhere, and that
in the absence of all lave regulating the
relation of master aud slave. every foot oil
soil in this General Government. is. and ct
right ought To be FREE.
Rssolred, That we are opposed to the
needless agitation of the Slavery question
in the Congress of the United States, and
ca denim those members Of the Democratic
party who, upon the first day of the pres
ent session, threw this fire brand into the
National councils.
Resolred, That the fiscal affairs of the
State of Indiana have been badly man
aged. That State officers have been shown
to be defaulters to large amounts, and SUI
fered to go unprosecuted. That large
amounts of the public monies have been
soaudered TO enrich officials and partlzan
favorites, and that when the representa-
tives of the people sought TO stop those
regulations, by the passage Of an EN-
bezzlement Bill" the Governor OF the State
vetoed that bill, and thus kept the doors
of the Treasury opened, to be further
robbed by dishonest partisans.
Resolved, That we are in favor OF re-
/ trenchment and Observation-Disclosures in
the expenses of our State Government and
reform in the habits and practices of its
! office-holders.
/ Resolued, That we are in favor Of the
admission of Kansas into this Union as a
State, under her recently adopted Oonsti-
4 tuition.
I Resolued, That we are in favor of the
4 immediate passage, by Congress, OF a
Homestead Law. thereby giving out OF our
public domain homes to the homeless.
Resolred, That we have undated conf
dence in the honesty and competency of
our fellow citizen, Albert Lange, ESQ, snd
recommend him TO the favorable consider
alton of the Convention, which is to meet
at Indianapolis on the 22d inst, as suit
able candidate for State Auditor.
Resolued, That We regard the preserva.
ton Of the American Union as the highest
object and duty of patriotism. and that it
should be- preserved at every hazard.
/ ResOlred, That We have no sympathy
/ with the raid Of John Brown aud the mis-
guided men, who with him. lately made 10
attack on Harper's Ferry. and that We are
opposed to any interference with the con
stitutional rights Of the South or the North
come from whatever quarter it may.
( Resolued, That we have confidence in the
ability and patriotism of Edward Bates Of
Missouri, and recommend him as our first
choice for the Presidency in 1860.
Rescued, That. we consider the Slave
trade as justly held to be piracy By The law
of nations and our own laws, and that it is
the duty of all civilized nations, aud of
our public authorities to put stop 10 IT,,
I in all parts of the world.
/ The Committee to nominate delegates
then reported the folio wing names. which
were approved 10y The Convention.
/ HARRIsoS.-H D Scott, John Haney. r
W McKeen. Yates. E E Bassett, G W
Naylor. 4 a Madison. DIR Stephenson. @
@ Knapp. T Fl Nelson, B B Moffait, a b
I Crane, @ " Mancourt, c I Noble, B
Hager.J Hrmastou, J Dodson, Haynes,
r Thomas, Paul McCroskey. Mr. Eriscman,
N Erlanger, Samuel Conner. J o Jones, r
N Hudson, l. Burnett, c A Goodwin, Max
Joseph, ] Silver.horn. Frederick Keller.
} FilenSer, E.,Iah Gilman.D W Minsha'l.
@ Wood. vs. B Warren, B McKeeD, W B
Tuell. VIM Hendricks. l. Smith. John ID
Meredith, John H Barr, II W Allen. Thos
Stewart, Z b Allen, James Hook
PRAmIEroS.-Joshua Durham. w Cope
land, S Hsyworth, Alfred Hale, Ransford
Bentley
Otter CREEK.-Edwin G>rtrelI. FRED
Mmkle, O futile. L Watkins, Andrew
Cox. Robert Briggs.
FArETrE j " shipPhard. T shipphard,
o Barbour. William shuey, Asa Holmes
RLEY.-Dr Lee, Nathaniel Lee. John
Green, William Larue. Alexander Cooper
NEvISs.-w P Willoughby, Henry Creal.
john Thompson, John Gibson, George
Brooks. H Burge,.
PIERsoS-wm Brown. A J Liston, J Z
Woodruff. Taylor Pierson, Joseph Denton.
PRAIRIE CBErK.-B. Truebleod, Ira Itch
ner, John Kelley, Willis Simmons, Orson
Morgan.
HosEr CREEK-Ferdinand Mills. John
Glen, Phiness Durham. A Y Allen. Sam.
uel Young.
LrSroS.-Wm c Whitaker, John Carr,
Thomas Reed, James Tryon. N Sanford.
Losr CREEK.-H Fairbanks, Ralph Will
son, Jonas Sealy, s E oel,rin, Moody
Chamberlain. Sr.
SUsAn CREEK.-JsbeE s Caste, William
Goodwin John Harris. Thos Mccullough,
Ralph Lawrence.
The Commiatee reported the following
resolution. which was unanimously adopt.
ed:
Resol,ed. Tha. all those opposed 10 the
policy Of the present Administration are
invited to attend. as delegates,
he Mass Convection 10 he Leid 81 Indian
apolis on the 2ei inst.
The following resolution. by Y. B Allen,
vas adopted by ncclamation:
ResoIDsd, That we will hold a ratification
Meeting at the Court House. in this city,
70 Saturday, March 10th, 1860. eonmeps-