, 1879-07-07
lts First State Convention Held
In Michigan, July 6,
1854.
Historical "reminiscences Appropriate
to the Twenty -alth Anniversary
Of That Evont,
Michigan and 1owa The Only States tint
Have Been Uniformly Repub-
lican Since 1864.
To Whom Belongs tho Honor Of Having
0hristenod the Republican
Party.


PartY.
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DETROIT, july o'-1h' I'ost and 7rs0ane Of
.s.s,t - ~. y. -. N.,t,s.
ment anect OF ita b-dsy's 'ssne with articles
and communications appropriate to the twenty
dfth anniversary Of the lrst Stats Convention
Of the Republican party, which met At Jacksoo'
In Michigan, JULY 6, 1854. Tho main article Ia
n''.o''eat ~ iss e"Afaetet' a'!a oesspes ,s.
which It gives Of tho events which preceded aud
ntteoueo VIC eal!'eas 'ott"at'ou " o.ao W. ~
adopting an Antl.SIayery platform, nominating
d full ticket, and formally assuming the Kcpub-
,ta. - .,a.. viii , f,rlnf .i,,,sto,
!ean name' IL commences VIA pt'e. a'ue'oa
to the claims Of other States TO-, TO- tAs ia, honor Of
navne uoen e,,e as1as VI s M s,o.. ,ha, @ ~. %stn.
ing Of Kepublieausfli, ana SHOWS 1hat toe aatca
ef all other Conventions arc
sooeh4onHi ~. -. ~. x,,.''1, ,,,L
as Tor !nstance: on!o, Jnay IL; Wisconsin, July
10; Massachusetts, July 10; Vermont, July 10
u In" III. sunaeSs'' - ~, 4u"'os s., p.ss.*s a1oui
Henry Wilson'S " Rise atid fall Ut the Slave
power.H n M stating tho essential and exact facts
IN tho ease:
nnt whateyer eoeeeatinns NAV haxe hean ,n,da
or whateyer action mar have boen tskon else.
XII S.to u sor mi shtstso ~ IT, II snnbcsn
party. More thsn thsoe months before tic passsRa
Of ths Kansas. Ntb.aska hlll, tho Ffse.Boil Con.
Ftrs. son1. Snd Wb,rs In osscr tiot th"rn }9St II
DO combination Of The Anti.slavcFy eiements Q!
~ st4s' III, 1mmsaatel on ths es passage q & ot 20 20
troint Trtbunt. cntsfed nnaa courae of msasn,es @
that resulted In bringing tho Wig and Free.sotl
par.iss e., tq9etaet TO- ~ mefe enanon ~ et ths
Two were composed. In t!s own language, be
"took ground IN favor Of disbandlng ths Whig
nu not Istt2 spu ~ III i' o'
Slavery extension" :" Among tho htst stsps tskea
toward ths accomplishment Of this y!tal!y lmpo.:
tSeK,t Th,s syins han sff.rtsd " III III ,or He.s.
Convention was issucd. slenedb5 moro than 10 600
1aEes. The Convention mot On tho 9Th day Of
al 4 nIsiiorm. dr.wn by Ihe lion. Jacob NJ. uow.
&rd, nfterward United states Senator ffou Michl.
gen, va adopted: not only opposing 1ho o1tep.ton
in tho Dstract Of Colutnbia. Tbs rnnors aixo mn.
posed "llcpnhlican" ~ tho ,name Of tha nsr
Ratay; Th1eh IT, r. aaoptsa ~ ths = Convention.
lion 40 tho t'itopaocan candiiats !or Governor,
and WAS tsiumphantly elected; and Michigan. thus
fas yemsnsd stnsdf.st to Il. Ill., p
principles of faith V ~ '"~s' ~"~'>
Tho Post and Tribune next gi7es history Of
the.
EUAlIlCAL AOFkAENTB AICU44AH lHl4,
a. they were Influenced bY the procrcss Of The
Kansas.Ncbraska struggle. This bas been pre-
pared chiefly from its own fllcs for that year;
md. In ia rr.oarrhes IL con.n1tcd alao ths ron.
ts,..nraasens -as,a.s. . n"1s,SS ~ ~. Isn s,
n. ,onpola.eooo s1put 10 piIntoa ~, ~ .oo 1no
Oensocrnt ttree~solth Adrsf"er tsllVer-dfay),
brIat, tbis: Tho Free.soi part1 ot i Michjosp az
mt a Stntn tfcl-et IN fhc f,n1,l ~ J,ck.on r.,,
- 1pst hs.Is., :. E.".1se u,"I. ~, ~
~ t1S7t ue"oGa " 4>.h''c1 o. o"snao'' M"@
mot-froEfso uomocrat, for Governor. After
Nebraska act had mado It plain that the Whlrs
v-,. IN thn n,.,n ~o.d. a. ~, ~, o,.."sa "ss
,,,a,s., " ~ ".."' Ta ss.a3 ~ ~ nnL'o'a'1s5
luslon, Aaecona fFec.sou convention Was hc!d,
81 ha1amazoo, J1na u aud Comnittec was
thero appointed to pFepaFR for fusion, and
c1othed will, cuthorttv ~ v,thf1r.w ~. rrn..
AN t,asa. ~ :. s5 .ss..,, ~ "soa" suo s''o
call vas also tseurd for . Mas convept,on NJ
ali Anti aI.v.rv- -r,to,.,or go. 49,, 4.
''N1 ' ~ MrT ~ H,s1a =. 91usn. "vr' ,mv az ~
,,,n, ~ - ~ ~ saea,s sAoAson 1.s so.i u
= pooa ~ae " o'ovo poopse Voao o't.na1es aaV
o'"oo! "e'" ~ "'.euuaoees ano he convention
met, from necessity, In tho opon air, In rroyA
~ =. ua1s Ms1.. va. "a n. puesa ossr eempotarf by
q r. wa11o, Iau petnaDsn.y e'
Wht9. It. dr.t hnstne.. wa the onnotnt r,,nt
"A*, 40 nse' o1e4ness "4a ete appointments
~ = NNNAAtkoo VA as0eolAbiolei u WHICH tAC00
II, Howard. Afterwards I1nttnd RtAtna kenatnr
~. r,a,.sa.n ~. sa,s...S s,,..sa s s7naso!' S..,
"se enaum1u' ~ ~ tcn9stea 4,a'tofn, "a'ca
was adopted; alter which !. I. Chfl4ttsHcy,
ai sinee Senator also, rithdfo" u,e Froe;sofl
ufcaet, ana Nomln9tME Gommltee OF tasea
no1l eae9 oenatol'al D1ets!ct was appointed to
report 6ta1e tsxats lts work was ratified At
Sasx, SSosSe,-Ino fl9eo1A Ganasahte IoT uoPefhor
oeMs .a1alncu. 4Ae AntEeiAVety Mnlgs we're.
~ rue, deslrons o. Glo selection Tor the head
q o. tno .leket M ot zach ohandles, who was ioem'
t per " anu pms o. uhe prominent epeaksra Dc
n',,Me .oso ue ConsentIon. @ las lIoss ana 1Tioans
fa,a ffspMpMshes IN 1all Me oEic'At mtnutes Of Tho
Free Dfwocrnt r. ii,s foiowine Isv Tha a. t.n,h u,s
resolution. a. written by Joacpl ii. Howard aud
adoptod by tho Couyantfnn. wa as foiln~s,
Rsso,psd. That In v,sw NJ tho n.c,.,,tv ~ h.,.
ting {uf the drsk prineinita of rrnnnlfcsn 9nxser
ment aud eEainst thr schsmss nf aTistnrrsscv' H.
inost fcTOlifnv snI onnrsssirs viii Shia1' th the
earth VA ever cafscd or man ,tehssnd so tne
operate aud po known u HepubIlcsna" y" unt'i tbs
contest b Terminated, "3''' 'ne
M. ,,rY ,-,n.
A"0 1oA1 7fAia 1auKhE :,
xes "a folloWss !.
Coyofno.-K1nsey 8. Bingham. Lty,nrato,
Iieulenant. t.i;oyernor-usor0a ra.ss i1x.r.,
Sscrafary OF State-Joha IcKinneyo W. WI vo!anSn' G
~, ~'s"3'' ~ ~~s1A'"u''' van ba'