The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-06-06

Ingham-Z. Densmore, Leonard Fields, joel Z.
Stevens, A. d. Spauldng, Thos. Clough, D. l..
Crossman.
Leslie-A. A. Kirby, John futile, II. 7. Allen,
S. o. Russell, G. B. Fuller, w. A. Dewey.
Lansing Townships. B. Dubois, II. lngersoll,
]. f. North.
Lansing City, LIST Ward-H. Angel, j. Wood.
hull, Dan Van Aukin, G. Il. Gassenmere, j. X.
Price.
Lansing City, ID Ward-H. b. Arms. G. W.
Swift, j. E. Tenney, J. B. Hull, W. II. Pinck.
ney.
Lansing City, Sd Ward-R. c. Dart, j. w.
Jones.
Leroy-L. D. Lighthall, William Brown, VIM
Beardsley.
White Oak-JOhn Clements, G.. l.. Carter, A.
G. Dryer, Miron Mitchell.
Wheatfield-D. C. Raymond, Gardner Fetch
er, Alonzo Doan.
Alaeidon-William r. Gibson, s. b. Knapp
Jacob A. Smith, James T. Honey.
Locke-K. A. Mixter.
The report was accepted and adopted.
The committee on permanent organization
presented the names of the following persons for
officers of the convention:
President-Col E. WALKER.
Vice Presidents-J. POLHEMUs, and j. B
WALLACE.
Secretariss-N. b. JONES and Ii. PRATT.
The report was accepted and adopted.
But one delegate being present from Locke
on motion he was allowed to cast the vote Of the
full delegation Of the township.
W. II. Pinckney moved that the convention
proceed to an informal ballot for delegate te
the State Convention from the northwestern por
ton of the county. Lost.
On motion of W. H. Pinckney, committee
of three were appointed, with Hon. J. E. Tenney
as chairman, to draft resolutions expressive o.
the sense of the convention.
The committee as filed by the chair then
stood as follows: j. F. Tenney, F. Rumery, and
H. L. Henderson
Geo. W. Swift moved that the convention pro-
coed to an informal ballot for four delegates Il
the State Convention, and that they be balloted
separately. Adopted.
On motion two tellers we're appointed, as fol
lows, Noah Phelps and Geo. w. Swift.
The convention then proceeded with the bal
lettings, which resulted in the election of the fol
towing persons:
From the western portion of the country
Nessrs. II. B. Shank and d. b. Harrington
From the eastern portion, HoratiO Pratt and D.
L. Crossman.
On motion the convention proceeded to the
election of four delegates to the Congresssiona
Convention, with the following result:
/. N. Cravath and H. L. Henderson, were cho
sen from the western portion of the county, and
j. NJ. Williams and W. A. Dewey from the cas-.
tern part.
The committee on resolutions, through their
chairman, j. E. Tenney, submitted the following
report:
i. Resolred, That the Republicans of Ingham
County, in Convention assembled, hail with feel.
ings of peculiar pleasure and delight, the harmo.
NOUS proceedings, doings and acts of the recent
National Republican Convention, held in the City
of Chicago, and that the same receive our un.
qualified approval and endorsement
2. Resolved, That the platform adopted by
the great and patriotic men of that National
Convention, embodying, as it does, the principles
promulgated in the immortal Declaration of In.
dependence, and the Federal Constitutional.
vOring the eternal union of these Sates-rebu.
king in unmeasured, but well deserving terms,
the threats Of disunion, so often made by DEM
ocratic members of Congress and their prosla.
very political misunderstanding carefully the
strict maintenance of State Rights, and the I'm.
doubted privilege of each individual State, to
order and control its own domestic institutions
according to its own judgment-denouncing the
lawless invasion, by armed force, the soil of any
State or TerritOry-deprecating the desperate
exertions of the Democracy in attempting to
force the Lecompton Constitution upon the un.
willing people of Kansas-the monstrous idea
of property in man, as well as the extra, urcall.
ed tor legislation of our Federal Courts-denoun.
cling the shameless frauds and corruption, that
stalk unmolested, through every Department of
the Federal Government-denying the power of
Congress, and every body else, to give legal exis.
tence to slavery in any Territory of the United
States-branding the recent opening of the Afri.
can slave trade under the cover OF our National
Flag, asa crime against God and Humanity-expo-
sing the deception and fraud of Douglas Squat
ter Sovereignty, as practiced by the vetoes Of
the Democratic Governors of Kansas and Ne
braska-calling upon Congress for the immediate
admission Of Kansas into the brotherhood of
"ses-aofocatHS Juuicious tarIL, ana q per"
manent home for free settlers, On our vast pub
lie domain-opposing any change in our Natur-
alization laws-favoring appropriations, by Con-
gress, for River and Harbor Improvements Of a
National character and Rail Road to the Pacific
ocean;-in all these doctrines, We find plat.
form, perfect in every joint, Overlooking with
the life-spirit of Patriotism, warm with the
breathings Of Liberty, Justice and true Democ-
in everything pertaining
to the wants. Institutions and welfare of our com.
mon country-the noblest political creed, that
has ever been promulgated since the Republic
Of the United States has had name and a place,
among the nations of the earth, and a. such,
meets With the hearty and unanimous approya ii
Of the Republicans Of Ingham county.
8. Resolved, That the stupendous frauds, rot.
tenness and deep seated conceptions of the pres
ent Democratic National Administration, a. re-
Gently brought TO light, by the investigating COM
mittee of the United States House of Represen.
tatives, present q succession of glaring crimes
unparaReledin the history Of free government
insulting to the genias Of our blood bought in.
stitutions, esying loudly to Heaven for Vengeance
should alarm the fears of every patriotic citi-
zen, and call down upon the heads Of the shame