The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-19
IsEIROI
Republican State ConVenslOn-DeIe-
gates Appointed TO the National
Convention.

the selection Of Hon. Charles McTis-
bee, Temporary Chairman. After
Committees were appointed on Gre
dentials, Permanent Organization and
Resolutions, the Convention adjourn
ed until 2 0 clock, at which time it re-
assemb bled. The Committee on Gre
dentials reported the names Of dele
gates from 46 counties represented
A permanent organization was then
effected, with Hon. q. N. CroSswell
as President The following dele
gates to the Chicago Convention were
elected II Il. Bcecher, Of Lenower
County; II. Walden. Hillsdale Coun
ty: j. Il Bonne, Berrin County; W
B. Williams. Allegon County; s. NJ
Hulchen, WashtenOn County; J w.
Longyear, Leghorn County; Morgan
Bates, Grand Traverse County; Geo.
@. Biggs, Kent County; J p Bing-
ham, Livingston County; Johu De-
vine, Scnetoc Couaty; Q. . Richard
son, Tuscola County; j w Edwards,
Marquette County. The delegates at
large are: Hon. w. A. Howard. of
Detroit Marsh Giddiugs, of Kalama-
zoo; Hamilton Rich, Of Ionia; Ran
dolph Strickland. of Corruuna
The Committee on Resolutions re
ported the following, which were
unanimously adopted:
Res0lUed, That the right iu the pe0-
pie to participate in legislation is the
best security OF liberty, and the found
alton of all free government For
this purpose, elections ought to be
free and frequent. and every man hav-
Ing property IN, a common interest
with, and an attachment to, the COM
munity ought to have the right Of
suffrage; that no set of men are enti-
tied to exclusive or separate privi-
leges, except in consideration of pub
lie services.
ResojUed. That the Republicans
Of Michigan owe it to themselves,
the memory Of the trainers Of the
Declaration Of Independence, to the
interests Of a free Government every
where, to secure by a triumphant ma
jority the ratification Of the proposed
new Constitution, with its broad plat
form of equal aud exact justice to all
men IN all partial suffrage aud equal
Try before the law.
Reso'Ued, That the practice Of
granting the public lands to private
corporations or to individuals for
mere purposes Of speculation is bane-
ful in its effects to the interests of the
country, and ought to be discon-
tinued, and the land should be dis
posed Of on no other condition than
for actual settlement or immediate use.
Resotyed, That since Andrew John
son, as it appears by his own N st sol
emn declaration, found the ten rebel
States without civil government, tn ir
governments having been destroyed by
the rebellion, aud since the Consti-
tuition makes it the duty of the United
States to guarantee to each State in
the Union republican form Of gov
ernment, and by necessary impljca-
ton limiting the power to the United
States alone, and since the United
States can only act through the Gov
ernment of the United States. and
since the Government can only act
by its law, duly enacted by the Leg
islature, expounded by its judiciary
aud enforced by its executive, it fol-
lows irresistibly, that his boasted poll
icy Is Hothing less than wicked usurp-
alton of all the powers of the Govern
ment and in utter contempt of the
Constitution aud the laws of the land
heS0iUed, That By boldly annOunc-
ing this shameless usurpatiOn as his
policy; by wicked y prostituting his
Office and its immense patronage; to
force 1t upon the country persistently;
doing this for nearly three years, and
all the time in the interest Of treason
and rebellion against loyalty aud pa
tTOltIsm, for the promotion of riot.
D. 'r.,t9 l. ifaI y ...l,
and order, and the protection of the
Innocent, the weak, aud the helpless,
In favor Of desp0tism, and against
liberty; by this persistent usurpatiOn
and wlckeduess he has proved him~ Ii
one Of the greatest criminals of the
age, and with devoUt th8ukfulnes-
that his time for further mischief is
so short, in any event less than one
year. we consign him TO the deliberate
jud-Meul 81. smpu.lsl history. to the
ind gnati0n Of outraged humanity.
aud to the righteous retr.bution of
that God who is the author OF all
rightfIl civil government.
ReS0lUed. That we approve the ac-
ton of the House Of Representatives
In the recent exercise of lis high
prerogative by the arraignment Of
Andrew johnson for high crimes
aud misdemeanorS in Office, and
believe i7 to be the constitutional
function OF the Senate, sitting as a
high court Of impeachment, to deter
mine every question of fact that may
arise in the course of the prosecution.
G-so,0a3, That the reconstruction
OF the Union upon the basis of the
equality O. all IN sn before the .sw, the
complete extirpation of slavery and of
the ideas which gave it birth, the