HON
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CBROMBII.
BY 0. N. WOHDEN AND J. K. CORNELIUS.
At !il.' Yrar, always In Artvanrc.
lour. rrtf).at l. turg. In ion counl, rYaa'a.
TFKVS'I M per year, to wt mi. r !;!- nd
1 ibr luune "te f..r .loui' ror.l.orter i-N.-d. TIiuk.uO
U.,U f. .r f.-r i.,iln.;itMi'ri month. I d.d.
..r rich! : month., id'l. for rialeen MlH,H d"l. lor two
..ark 5 tor four "'I''"- one J''ar- lu t"'" fen fl1-- nn'
...r c Smtle ' 4 rt"- ''"'' m" "")
l - in .,i.t i.latf' it.im;.. or hank not.-, .t tutu-
aloe h-rr- ! -"" "' """I"" receive.. V
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oto,er one lourtl, 1" . l-r .r. Other
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IrnjW.t true 1" "' IMB"- rtl-
tf,m..r.li;nir. ilir,J.or.wii.a.ii.i:U.n.h-r i,. t .,lu,iltJ
Commanicalion. "o t-. H-. f o-rl int-n-.t
Ami smxttfnn
ThIAiiNKHrrr:i.K..I:Al'lll-l.'l.Jin Ilintlr-
th.iri- " .' iin-h..nBiDfttiiwti
aftho
t- trriirnr m-t !
fcin.l. i.r JOB PRINTING, wtnt li will Iwkcutt-tl with !
1 .iu....tr in rf.iial f taTinH.
J..horklin
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H.i;;III.N (
Jul 1,1
THE mitps.
The hutiful bin! mrr h-re rtiin !
hour jurt from the riv-re .-I Iir !! inU,
Vhfrv nvrtlv Iwwr ia the iiuIhm Muile,
And thf ri(.flie LrnokVU fine "ildy
Ti ths- in- tht hrt itthr -U rnal My,
Aol th ct' fa.li-U- Tt-riurr w.nr
Aud fill .M Iraj;rjijif li tui.ru. ii ir.
Thy the omtiiwf M4H. i.n.1 the haliny brwie
fwi-ej rentlr tlm.u.'h th tnI.i trt-f.
O, who wuld -W why tl.v h-uiit th.- t-h-n
Of tht tir S.Hil!il?tnt till wintt-r i. '' -r!
Now. iwH-t th-ic lav at the fuiirwf In. nr.
Kt thf i-drf'ii lfr.. the hall'hh.wi. Il-Wir
Thy rai the b-art that i futik to rIuvjIO
And awakeo h"pt-i to hud and hiooui.
Ilnw we )OTe lh womi thruh"" meTl- lay,
Fn.ni the rt"t -liui lit th r!. of day !
Th wn o that iitf the hotm lmld ,
And Ihf jrr-util l.ird ani 'i-c the iM li-ares!
What tueltajy rharnii Willi nt-eetf-r sell
Than the n.b n'M"ML-. all i"e wwrll
And who can hut hl Dm ir n turo in -Trlng,
With Um niufir d iiieatid joy thy hritiit?
T he sffir nnn (rhrnniflr
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MOlAV, M 41' til, IXiO.
Union Couxtv Court, (lumluthil.)
In the case of Coin'th, vs. lUuck and
i i u . l. - t . i
a'reiouacu, me out ruiutiieu m weiuiet iui
wens, me prosecuior x. o. ummiugv j
for costs.
Com'th vs Jos. Cummings vord.et for
Deft, and prosecutor (Dr. IScck) for costs. .
Com'th vs 8. L. Reek, for assault, on :
compiaini oi uus. vumm.ugs. , uic,
uuuty.
Some Com'th cases were laid over.
The Grand Jury reported that they
found tbe Public Uuiidings iu good condi-
tion, except that the Jail is unhealthy for j
want of proper ventilaiion, an d the cells ;
insufficient for the security of prisoners.
Ibe piattorm oi me pump in me J"" :
should be secured. They call attention to .
the Bridge at Farmersville, and also at ;
Hoffy's Mill. The Court direct a ccpy of j
Report to be furnished the Commissioners, j
Alfred Uayea, on certificate from 1 till-1
adelph.a, was admitted to tbe practice ot ; most of bcr gcx aDd :j fund of a cballge 0f mg warm, and the road rough, and tbe Jujge Wilmat then addressed the Con
the Law in Union county. ! fashions even if it is at the expense of i dnveT mor-;over drlvlng very fas,i .tb.e veutiou briefly, returning thauks for bis
Peter Berie, Wm. Miles, and Patrick ! rnnifnr, arr)earances There is now a i moIasse,9 tdl:k 1 not'n ,0 'WOT,1!' ,S3 !'.'S h,Sh hunor- " "nd carry the reniem
Connell, were naturalized in full, and Ed-! Z I l ' fTL'L W. !' .. h"" I it Uh him to ? day of his
ward isriun maue n, application.
wargarei r.. voy s uivorce was ac-
creed.
Bentlcy was fined SI, costs, to restore
the corn, and ten days io Jail.
Messrs. Baum and Klcckner (from Feb.
Term, for selling liquor to minors) 10
fine, costs, and ten days.
Daubcrman to the House of Refuge.
The Treasurer this Term paid the
Jurors, tc , in Cash, and bad a bad f 10
bill a good balf dime over 1
Tavern Licenses for Union County,
granted February and May Terms, 'GO.
Lewisburg A.J. Wcidensaul, L.D. Brew
er, R. G. Hctzel, C. D Cox, D. D.Guldtn.
Wifflinburg Cbas. Crotzcr, Wm. luhuff,
Jacob Deckard.
New Berlin Sam. Baum, Mie. Klcckner.
JIartletoo Jona. Hocb, Wm. Wolfe.
Hartley David Stiller, Chas. Stccs, E C.
Moore.
East Buffaloe Gi. Biebl, Geo. Kreisher.
White Deer Mills Jonas Fisher.
New Columbia W'ni.L. Hitter, AnnGintcr.
Buffaloe Martin Rudy.
Limestone Peter W'ehr.
West Buffaloe Priscilla Sechlcr.
Union J. D. Gibson.
Kelly and Lewis None asked for.
Collectors for Union County of State
ud County Taxes for 1S60.
Buffaloe John Minium.
East Buffaloe Jeremiah Wingcrt.
West Buffaloe Thos. V. Harbison.
Hartleton William EilerL
Hartley Robert Reed.
Kelly John Noll.
Lewis Christ. Mcnsch.
Lewisburg N.W. Andrew Kennedy.
do S. W. Wm. A. Schreyer.
Limestone illiain Stees.
MifSinburg Berryhill Bell.
iS'ew Berlin Henry Solomon. j
White Deer C. A. Ditffcndcrfer.
Union JohoStocker.
Worth Trying.
Incombustible Dresses. Put an
ounce of alum or salamoniac in the last
water in which muslins or cottons are
rinsed, or a smaller quantity in the starch I resent your sentiments. I regret to say
with which they are stiffened ; they will j that we have not a eioglo vessel in our
be rendered almost uninflamable.or at least j 'a.y that u fully calculated for this special
will with difficulty take fire, and, if they ! service. They either draw too much wa
do, will burn without flame. It is aston- j ,er 0r are too slow. It is farcical to send
ishing that this simple precaution is so j 6ailing vessels on this mission. The
rarely adopted. j tnanccs 0f escape ought to be reduced to
Preserve A Lamp from Smoke. I a minimum, regardless of expenses. Our
Eoak tbe wick in strong viuegar, and dry I present fleet of vessels, now engaged in the
tt well ; it will then burn both sweet and ' search of slavers, is very inefficient, and
pleasant, and give much satisfaction for ! really a disgrace to the U. S. Government.
ine trifling trouble in preparing it. j
No harm ta ruako saiac experiments j
THE SLAVE TRADE.
tCorreepondenc of the Star t Chronic!1.
U. S. Steamer Crusader, )
Key West, Flor., May 3, 1800. j
Messrs. Editors : This question arises
in my mind : "Can I furnish yon a reada
ble column for your next issue?" I will
try, and let you be the judge. If I can
wr,t0 10 m? Inena9 lDruSn Jur B,Da ,n-
Ktrutncotalit v. it will save do considerable
i
laoor, as more 01 mem win oe au.e .o reau ,
the news, af.er you have translated my
ii r.i t l I. i
manuscript for them, than under auy other
circumstances.
Wli. n I last wrote to too. w were
'
bound to Havana, and siuca that time we
have been pretty actively cruising for the
. ,
i of Cuba. Our earnest efforts, however,
h been bidlv rewarded. Wo have
ovorbauleJ and eoarchod a great many ves
fieU, but to our regret (pecuoiarilj.) they
all pr-oared to le houest traders. The
U- S. St earner Mohawk, our partner iu our
labors, has been more successful. On
the 26th of last month, she captured the
beautiful barque Wildfire, off the North
coast of Cuba, with 5-5 negroes aboard.
We wore cruising, at the same time, with-
in seventy miles of the place of capture. !
The Mohawk is now in this port, with
l 1 1: 1 .: .1
arebeino- made bv the U.S. Marshal to
un (pituuiu FiM,.b" .tu.c (,..,.-00.
receive the negroes ashore. They are ;
buildina houses for them near the city of ;
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Key West, wbere they will De nxca quite j
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ComiortaDiy. u"jeciioos are maue o 10-1
eating them in tbe city, for fear of sick- I
loess.
It is also better for them to be iso-
lutoii na thorp vill not lift as frond a chance
for any person interfering with them im-
, e
properly.
The WildGre was thirty-seven j
davs from tbe coast ot Africa, a
ud had
ovuT six hundred negroes when she start-
j
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uwa mtu .1.11. .uw
now ,0 sbout Bve hundred and ten. Some
ore ,jjjng cvcry daji although they are
uow ycry kind, ,rcateJ TLcy wil, re
main Uie unli, 6ome .rraBgemcI)ts Cln
fce maJ(j u trilDsportation t0 Libn.
. Th arc , M ,htir
average age being probably about thirteen
years. Their estimated value, if landed
in Cuba, is over four hundred thousaud
,. . mAn . ,n . . , . !ir,.B
(bree months o(J and tht.ir Dumber is also
cd wih a J)u)g ririllCess about thii-1
of ge cK.r sign9 of IOya,y
are nut iD fiae clothes, nor io jowels, but
dccp,y Bearcd in her flt,sll bj hot iron3.
ghe ig npparctlty flU-e Ta;Q 0f these
roJ&1 markgf anj it wou!d not be surpri.
;f she 6hou,d rcfuse ciotb;ng wbcn j;
ig reaJ fyr berj uulcs9 gbe resemblcs
rjean KmbMg, witb c:0tbing previous to
. - apDcaraDce on ebore.
It was with feelings of the deepest in
terest that I boarded tbe slaver to see
something of the horrors of thisabomiuable
traffic. I will not tire you with a descrip
tion of the scenes, as the minuti.-c of this
affair will be heralded in all our papers
from one end of the Union to the other,
as given by able and professional newspa
per reporters. Photographs of the vessel,
and of different views aboard, have already
been taken, and are only waiting for the
tardy mails to be transfixed by the press
of our illustrated papers and give you all
a glance at the institution as it is.
To see upwards of five hundred stark
naked men, women and children huddled
together between tbe low decks of a slaver,
and to think of the honors that they have
already passed through, together witb what
is in prospect for them, is enough, me
thinks, to make a saint curse most hearti
ly tbe negligence and parsimony of
every one who may sanction or assist in
carrying on this most hellish traffic. Tru
ly, tbe curses should be drawn mildly
when we remember that it is in a great
measure owing to our own miserable avar
ice tbat it is allowed to exist Let Con
gress authorize tbe building of twelve fast
war-steamers of about seven hundred tons
burden each, and increase the prize money
on each capture, imprison for a long term
of years every one engaged in the slave
trade, whether by the loan of capital or
otherwise, and this curse would be wiped
from tbe sea. Tbe subject is now before
Congress. - It will cost money, but we can
well afford it. If we can not, let ns lay
asido the claim of being a great nation.
You who are friendly to the suppression
of the slave trade, mark tbe Congressional
Representative who is so ignorant or so
degraded as to vote against these philan
thropic measures, and when an opportu
nity again ocenrs send better men to ren-
The prescut Administration has done more
than any other fjr the sup jTessioa of the
LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA, FRIDAY,
slave trade. Let them have credit for all
the good deeds the; bare done, as they
are charged with a large balance on the
other column.
Now for a word about ourselves. We
are here under a misfortune, having bro
ken down one of our engines. We have
been for several days busily engaged in
reDairiue it. but at best I fear it will be
. . i T I
uul temporary, aim i tui'uusc a mu w -lie
North for , fc(. weckj this SUInmer
be th fesuIt of ,Lo a(.ciJcnt. 1 Jccpl.
regret the misfortune, but it is one of the
caualtics that arc unavoidable. Cause
a hidden fliw in a very small bolt.
We bavo been haviu what we may call
a firdt rate time this cruise, but, as you
see, it is mixed up with a little bad luck.
We can make two-thirds of our speed with
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intr after dinner slavers la hone of se- : f't"",-: tejerai Admiuirii..n to a yteni .f ru
iflff TOU SOon I Will DOW Close, promisiDJ! tT-D 1 'maitiCaiiiinxinvwIatvtlwrUlitanrthr Mates
J arid d- fMidiu the ik-iI nftvtry State and Ternhrv frtui
10 give VOU the rest Of the DeWS When We ..-' iothmod and of .iwr!tiir th.- itiu-rity id thm
. t Union nii-t the Mii-reiitary .t the .'mintttiltioii and Law
meet.
Yours most respectfully, G.
RemarkaiU'E Old Mas. Last week,
business called us to the residence of
Frederick Kaseman, of Sh-imokin town-
ship, Northumberland county. We found
"" "caitn, 01 souuu m.nu, ana as
lctls0 as oroiuary men ai sixiy. ue
showed us his Indenture, where he bound
himself to George Tell, of Maxitawny,
I!ltk county, when ho was twelve years
01J. ,ur ,ue lurm 01 sc"n icars' lur uuar"
o.wl ..l.ttl.ifk.v Aftlio Ttitr:ilirin nf fioiil
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term. Le was to receive twelve pounds.
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"J " suU3 of clothes, one of tucw to
0l! uew- 1 nc uale 01 l"IS "f'rument '
I June lu, 1. tl. It be is correct in bemg
Jusl lwelve ers 01 aoe " luat luue' uc
ou luo ul uu"t' "uc
. uuoarca Jcara 0,u- 1 ruIU "I'pvirauccs,
he may live many years yet. His wife is
Still 11V1UL', BUU UUtb ail uer OKU UOUH-
. ....
woik. We saw ber "JauJiJum:, wbieU
, . , .
states that she was boru August -0,
1771, which will make her, next August,
S9 years old. They arc iu comfortable
circumstances, haviug a small farm (on
which they reside) in a high state of cu! -
tivation, he doing the principal work
thereon, without cither shoes or hat. He
keeps a general record of all the marriages,
deaths, and remaikablo events in the
i neighborhood. That ho may coniiuu.ll
bave bt;fore Lim aa ecuUt demonstration
j of the fleetness of time, we counted ten
clocks in two rooms, aud be aaid he had a
few more up stairs !
A Sweet Fix.
A farmer had occasion to send bis man,
a jolly Dutchman, to a neighboring town
! for a barrel of molasses. The weather be-
tell bis own story in his own words :
"Yell, I gomed along, till 1 got to de
bill vat stands on tbe top of de blacksmit s
sl.nn nnri Hon I look, around nchind mi
Back, and I sees te mulashes runuiu out
mit te punghole. Thinks I, I will stop
dat, so I sthop de cart, and scothes dor
oxen mid a grabble rock and trovs dcr
punghole in as tight as never vos, mit a
light vood not, and gomed along again,
till I got to de forks of de road cut across
each other mit the meeting house, and I
looks around pchiad my pack again, and
de stuff was all run over mit de parrel
again. O, says I, I fix you now, and I
pick up a chook mit all my might and de
ting flew out mit a noise like a cannon,
and knocked me down flit on tbe road
mit my pack, and scart de cart, and it
runncd away mit de oxen, and turned dem
all ober and proke cbrytbiog in picecs,
and I am gomed home mit myself, put de
cart ish running to tbe tyful."
IIow it was Dose. A short time ago,
a fellow named Crandall escaped from tbe
Allegheny county jail, aud wrote back the
following note to his former custodians :
"I suppose it is a mystery to some bow
I got away, and consequently I will give
you brief history of my departure. The
tiwdu operandi was thus : I got out of
my cell by ingenuity, ran up stairs with
,.l ... ..e .1,. t.ni.
agllllT, U..ICU uua i .mo u.i... .luau. (
in secrcsy, slid aown ine iigntning rod
witb rapidity, walked out of Angelica town
with dignity, and am now basking in tbe
sunshine of pleasure and liberty."
A Ludicrous Abbreviation. In a
cemetery at Dunkirk, N. Y., a stone is j to report Officers for the permanent orga
erected over the ashes of a deceased lady, nizllion. Tne following is the Committee,
on which her survivors intended to write j appointed
the epitaph, "Let her rest in peace." The j 3 aPPm c oroamzatios.
space gave out at me -uer, so mat oniy .
the initial letters of the remainder could ,
be inserted, l bus the dear old lady was .
commended with tbe somewhat slangly
inscription "Let her r. i. p."
A Democratic paper says : " Wc pre
sent our readers to-day with a nasty
sketch of the proceedings of the Charleston
Convention." The editor undoubtedly
meant to say hirty sketch, but the types
evidently kucw the propriety of names
better than he did.
An editor in Maine has never been
L-nnvn in rlrinlr anv matrr lln snr. Im '
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never heard water was used as a general
remedy, but once in tbe time of Noah !
when it killed more than it cured. !
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A householder in a Western village, in ;
,. ,. ill , , I
uiiiug up uia census seueoute, uuuer iuk i
column beaded, "Where born," described
ouc oi his children as "born in tbe par-
lor' hdJ the other "up tuiio.''
The Chicago Convention!
Union and Liberty !
Lincoln and Hamlin Nominated.
An IMO t ampiiiin laausuralnl.
The following broad, national, compre
hensive call for a Convention of the Free
men of the United States, was issued four
months ago
A N.tinniU K..puT.!ln ConTMitl'm will irnt t Chin
Ito.ou t ilurpdiiy. tlii? I1.U1 iImv 1 M.y ni'Xt..t Uo'rlk
(iKMin.i lur thf ui.niinuliini ot -iin.!i.latt4i U i-mprU-&
I'it Pri.)il.il .11U icvPrf .idi'tll Mt tile nlt elei-tlon.
The K' t-utilK-mu .In-torn uf tin-M-.T1 Mntfil. tile tuta
U;rn "I tli. 1wj.I.'k ..r(y r l'eliuylvaui.t .nil of III.
UlMM.itiiu o.rtT ot Ni'W Jt-rwir, .11 ntlir who .r.
wililui to ct-oHrnti
ru- .th ii.. u. iu tb. .u.,.rt of tii.
.11 n.er. b. ..mii..il, i.d win.
""rr.";':.'".'"" x,rZ.Z. "T TZ Z. 7 :
Knirral eorrut.'iou Mild Oiur.atiou lo the wxteimnin of
Ht.id.rmi th.ith
Hiaery into all th lrntiririi of llii. l iuti-d st.tr. to
th.
r,.iin of II.. Alri.-u trlo to Mir ing
lality of rihuiuiuoniEritui-ii. ami who ari- 111 lafor
iu.. iiuuiid..i-.iiiii.io of Kni...iotoiiir Union ud-
qua
l-aanrd in (iur!-uiiif- thneof, euit the (wiiin..raiy of
the It-ud.-rx of aieritoual party u refint the majority
priiicit.il at) eftahli.heU in thm .f tuauH-rit at the e
.iiMtof iu nwU'Uiv-are inTited to Mend, from ea h
ISiale, two Hflftfati-n from everv ( oinireitfiitiial DuUtct
and four iK-leati-n at large, to the Convention.
In response to this invitation, Delegates,
deriving their authority from primary con- i The Committee on Organization also re
veutions of the people of 24 States, 2 Tor-1 ported the following Viec-l'residents aud
j rltuncs iui i liStnct, asscmllcd in tbe
! t rhiiam. nn Wn!niI.i.. lfith
: jiV iqo. The building was erected
I t 0-1 .
j (Klt tuc purpose, like the log cabins of
fur mass meetings during tbe cam
I : T. :il mmm r
, paigu. n win ugi iu, peupiu, ui
i..,. o nnn t,..io,l i MU
..a v. vj"v
j or So,OUU. It was beautifully ornament-
ed with evergreens, flags, banners, Jtc, by
tue Ladies, and the Delegates, Reporters,
j Ac, numbering nearly 1,000 men a most
i impoMng r-pectaele were seated upon a
; commodious platform. It was computed
: tUilt (i,tre were C0.000 to 40,000 strang-
i ,.r in Ilio i-itv. pnti.nrlanln ' I Vnno
vanians , 3 ,000 of a delegation from New
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I
: York and Michigan, and hundreds from
; ai ,lC prt0 auj Uorder Slave States. 1
xbe Hall was crowded, and thousands out- I
te wcrc UUablc to gain admission. I
1 t noon, precisely, Gov. Morgan of!
i jfew York, as chairmac of the National
Committee, hailed the Convention, read
lbe Call, made some remarks upon the
di.-nitv i.flhe niwisinn ii,v..L-. .t .
io'.rjd bro.herlv action, and namod ll.in
David WlLMor of Pennsylvania for tern-
Ttnr:iru I h:ttrttinn I l.a m.iii.tn
ned by acclamation.
"The Proviso," conducted by Judge
Marshall of Marcland.andKx-Gov. Cleave-
land of Connecticut, asceudine the chair.
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4. mouuuu ui .iiuc i'lliillallU IUC
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death. It was unnecessary for him to re
mind tbe Convention of the high duty tbat
ucvoiveu upon mem. A great sectional
interest bad, for years, dominated with a
j 0Tf,r.tl,e airi,irs of his country,
i n, i none n i it. nnoro-v rn run .vronm.m
and nationalization of slavery. It is the
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mission of tbe Republican party to oppose
this policy, and restore to tbe government
the policy of the Revolutionary Fathers;
to resist tbe dogma that slavery exisls
wherever the Constitution extends; to
read the Constitution as our fathers read
it. They lived and died in the faith that
slavery was a blot, and would be washed
out. Had they deemed that the Revolu
tion was to establish here great slave
empire, not one would have drawn a sword
in such a cause. The battle was fought
to establish Liberty. Slavery is sectional,
freedom is national. Tbe outrages and
usurpations of the Democratic party will
not be confiued to the limit, of tbe Slave
States, if tbe South have the power. The
safety of tbe Free States requires tbat tbe
Republicans should take tbe Government,
and administer it, as it had been adminis
tered by ashingtno, Jefferson and Jack
son, even down to Van Bureo and Polk,
before these new dogmas were engrafted
on the Democratic policy. He assumed
bis duties, exhorting a spirit of harmony
to control the action of tbe Delegates.
Mr. Spooncr (Ohio) moved tbe appoint
ment of the following Secretaries :
Fred. Hapaureck, Ohio ; Theo. Torne
rcy, New York; Henry F. Blow, Missonri.
Tbe Rev. Mr. Humphrey (111.) deliver
ed the opening prayer.
Mr. Judd (111.) moved that a commit
tee be appoiuted consisting of one delegate
from each State and Territory represented.
ron.ri Amir...Miu. iw. k. iniinni.
Waltrr Murphy, Mirh.
J. r. Mllman-. Wio.
Jami-M V. H iliion. Iowa,
slm-on Smith. Minn.
Adam ILmani-r, Mo.
A.C Wild.r, Kan.sM.
l. n i'ie u..i.
A. B. oliir. Conn.
Sino-on ll.lln-ru, R. t.
II. II. Van lik, V Y.
Khraiin Mar.h, N. J
T. J. IVnVr. !'..
J. I. II-!.!. 11.
Ja... Ji-lT.-ra, Mil.
K. N. .Virion. Va.
V. Iliirlon. Ohio.
1). A. Ilueklrnuui, Ind.
S.niul lli.il. Cal.
Frank Johtmon. Oregon.
A. A. Hurton. ky.
H. h. Chandler, Texan.
O. II. Iri.ii, .lrvka
II. U. 11.11, Uiat.ofCol.
The following were appointed to report
action for tbe Convention, or
llfSINKSS CONM1TTKB.
Main. John L Stav.iu.
Nrhra-ka S. It. Elbert
liiat. Col. J'. li-.u-ho.rt.
Kr -L. M. l--ttillt.
Indian. Waller M.-eka.
lieh. 0. C. II o. hland.
Mlmoi. T. A. MarnhalL
rtt.. K. k. Morrow.
Minn. S. H. Jonej.
Iowa. ltruleu Noble.
Wim;. T (i. rli-u-her.
Vt. K. I. M.non.
V II 11 r. Marnn.
MaM. S, llooo-r.
Conn. ii-n. II. Noble,
k. i n imn.--.
jj j r fJJl,
i-i - u. k. by"
IM J C. Clark.
w. w. r. fct.
la J.(i. Jniklna.
i.'.l J. C. Ilmkiey.
iregon Eli Thayer.
I'.kua 11. Mey.r.
coin K. M or. in
k.i.tf a i. l'ro.'tor.
Horace Greeley, substitute for a dele-
J gale fioui Oregon, moved that the roll of '
MAY 25, 18G0.
(he Slates be called, and that the chair
man of each delegation present the cre
dentials thereof, and if there be any con-
test, the same be referred to the committee bore was one which need not be urged np- contemporaneous exposition, and with leg
on credentials. oo Republicans "Don't give up the xliip.'' Ulutive and judicial precedent; that it is
Mr. Carter (Ohio) moved that the gen- He hoped that at the end of this conflict revolutionary in its tendencies, and sub-
tlcman from Oregon or New York, he did ; the Republicans would be able to say with "rsive the peace and harmony of tha
not know which, be presented to the Com- j another great commander, "We have met '""g Thtt xhg nnrma, enD,Mnn of
mittee ! the enemy, and they are ours. ,u ,be Tefnlwy of lte United Su,c, -
Mr. Greeley. I accept the amendment Mr. Tracey of California moved for a that of Freedom. That as our Republican
of the gentleman from Maryland or Rhode ! Committee of one from each State and fathers, when they bad abolished Slavery
Island, I am not particular which! 1 Territory on Resolutions, and that the II- aiI our -N',i;,naJ Territory, ordainei
ti i i t t j i. :..:.J i r -in 1 that no person should be dcnrived of life.
The Hoard of 1 rado having invited the hnoia resolutions be referred to said Com- ..... r . ""'"
delegates to an excursion ou Lake Michi-
I gao, at 5 o'clock, Judge Goodrich, (Minn.)
, . , ,l ,!,.;:, ,:
in movin2 the acceptance of the invitation.
' i . .J t - L .n-. ftf f'hi
I f r the liberality and enterprise they
o J J
i JmJ JiSpaycd in the erection and deCOra-
. J
tion of this fiue hall for the meeting of
the Convention.
Afternoon.
TIic Organization.
Mr. Ilortou of Ouio, from tbe Commit
tee on I'ermanent Organization, reported
tbe name of George Asiimux, of Massa
chusetts, for permanent President. The
report was received with loud applause.
: ecretarles :
I vlCE frksidknts.
; S F.lt. rs-T.M.m ,HiJ lia.i,, UK
Ullhani liall, N
. rrry, Mirh.
k,
Wuliaui UrlM-nl, -rmout.
llau. CriH-n.r. uic.
llr ury f. . h.tti., low..
Aarou (iomlnrll, Mlun.
Ili-ury T. Itiow, Mi-MurL
W l (iallathrr. K.
W. T. Cuau.tli-r, IVui,
.. A. Suri-ut, t al.
Jim1 lturilub'ainr, Urv2ll.
U in Kin, Kju..
Iinitrli II. K. il..yj. M&S.
11. o. llIr.J, ii. I.
K. F. C'lmrlaud. t oon.
! - Noeis V 1 .
k j.iu.r, s. J.
T- Mr. rVoa.
j.4 t.-..urk. imiwii,
M. Ma.-l..iil, .114.
hi, har.l era. lord. .
ti.i. t Ituri. i-. Ohio.
Juuu lli-ald, lud.
tiro. Ilarriiiaton, lii't Col.
A. S. 1'ailiuck, .Nebraska.
8KriiKI'AKIK3.
ri.rl.4 4. ;d;, SI one. IS. Iravia, I 111..
..i.aiiiel llui'Oard, N. 11. rt iu L. Stouhtno, Mich.
K. K. ilajiard, K. I. h. I. KrM.y. Him;.
II. II. ."laikw.aih.r.CoiiD. .V'.K. Alli-ion, ..wa
V.O Ku-rr., M.i. 0. A. Saii.uih, Minn.
1'ii.odire M. ruuit-roy, N.Y 1.1. J. hi.hl. Winiiiri.
:lwar.l Ht-ltle, N.J. John J. Uawr. Ky.
It'Ulman hril. IVun. Dutioar lleudrrnou, Texmf.
' " uj.uiin i,. iH tM iki. o J. ?iai.i. s t al
i w-t''i'i.
Win. t. Coair, MU.
'i 'nia.r, Ornion.
J"hu A Mariiu, KaDfla..
11. 1'. UiUhuock, -Siurarka.
llorar. 1. lnjelt,-, c
l i. KUaie, li.d.
1'resten Kiug of New York and Carl
Sehurx of Wisconsin were appointed to
conduct tbe President to the chair,
Mr. AsUMKM, on taking the chair was
E'elcd with immense applause, the Dele-
Ga,es risinS BuJ Eiving uiul six hearty
tieLTS- When ord,ir WM "stored, he
SPoke as lollOWS.
I GENTLEMEN OF THE Co.NVENTIO.1, Re-
1"U,,LICANS ANU Ameuicans: My first
I . . . . ..".'.
I , r, j: ... l j J ' ..
deuce : and iu the spirit in which it is ot
Oi IUI9 uuuluicugu uiai&oi vour CUIIU
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fered, I accept of it. I am sensible of the
' difficulties which surround the position
! b" 1 am cheered aud sustained by the
laitb, tbat tbe same generosity which
i t. t n f
brought me here, will carry me through
the discharge of my duties. I will not
shrink from the position, which is at the
same time the post of danger as well as of
honor.
Gentlemen, we have come here to day
at tbe call of tbe country, from widely.
I separated bomes, to fullil a ereat and im-
: portant duty, otbiug but momentous
: Questions would have called this vast mul
titudo togethcr-notbing but the deep
.. n .. n nr min a.i....R ti.A i :
seusG ut uHugki iviv w unu uu uuvci li
ment is fast running, could have rallied
the people thus in this city to-day, for the
purpose of rescuing the Government from
j the degradation into which it has fallen.
We do not come here on auv idle question
' Tbe sacrifice which we have made in an
extended journey, and tbe time we have
devoted to it, would not have been made,
except on some solemn call. The stern
look which 1 see on every face, and tbe
earnest behavior which has been manifest
ed in all the preliminary discussions, show
tbat all have a true and deep sense of the
solemn obligations wbicb are resting npon
ns. Gentlemen, it does not belong to mc
to make any extended address, but rather
to assist io the details of the business
which belong to the Convention ; but allow
me to say, 1 think we have a right here
to-day, in the nsme of tbe American peo
ple, to impeach the Administration of our
General Government of the highest crimes
that can be committed against a Constitu
tional Government, against a Free People,
and against Humanity. TBe catalogue of
its crimes it is not for me to recite it is
written on every page of tbe history of the
present Administration, and I care not bow
many paper protests the President may
send in to the House of Representatives.
We here, as a grand inquest of tbe nation,
will find out for him and bis confederates,
not only a punishment terrible aud sure,
but a remedy that shall be satisfactory.
Before proceeding to business, tbe Con.
vention will allow me to congratulate you
and the people on the strikmg features,
which, 1 think, must have been noticed
by everybody who has mixed in tbe pre
liminary discussions of tbe people who
have gathered in this beautiful city it
is, tbat brotherly kindness, aud generous
emulation, which have marked every con
versation and every discussion, showing a
desire for nothing save tbe country's good.
Earnest, warm, generous preferences are
expressed ; ardent hopes and fond purposes
are declared ; but not, during the three
days I have spent among you all, bave 1
heard one unkind word uttered by one man
against another. 1 bail it is an augury of
success ; and if, during the proceedings f.
the Convention, you will ouito to perpetu
ate that feeling, and allow it to pervade
all your proceeding, I declare to you it
will be the surest and brightest omen of
our success, whoever may De tne standard-
bearer in the great contest that is pend
In that s"piri., gentlemen, let us uow
dto busi,.ess-to the great work
the American people have given
, ban.!, t,. .i,..
ing
proceed
which
into our hands to do.
Mr. Judd, of III., on the part of C. G.
l'homaj, a woiking Republican of Chica
"THE UNION," established in 1S11 Whole No., 2,120.
'CHRONICLE," established in IS 13 Whole No., Sll.
go, presented to the chair a handsome gav
el, being a piece of oak from the Sag-ship
of the gallant Lawrence. Th. motto it ;
mitte. The followiug Committee was ap-
: pointed :
I v.i-n-,,
M.im-flrp. T.ibot
Ilowa John A Kaon.
Minn. St-.lii-n Xlll.r.
11.1. N. ii. Mnith-ra.
IVd.-rTn-i. I, hiair.
V. Alfn-1 (ald.nl.
Ky liro. T Hlak.'ly.
Mirh. Auntio Itl.'iir.
llo. Charlra M. UtrnaU.
! v. ,Br-;..,,t"
Mana. ii. S. Uoutwell.
K. I. M. T Earior.
! u" v" fli-nri K .-'J"'n.
! JThoniaii lludl.
,', 7'
I Conn S. W. KVIIore.
al. t. P Trai-y.
Ohio I. II ILrn-tt.
T.-.UI J. Slrao.a.
Oretron llor (imlrT,
Ind. IV. T. Otto.
III. UUfta.U. ko-Irr.
W uc. Carl ek-bura.
Ol.t Col U A 11.11.
V-br.uL.. A. S. Mrndlorli.
K.uMi J.r'.Uatt.rM:hridt.
Mr. Roilins, of .New Hampshire, moved
that each delegation report tbe name of
one person to constitute a member of the
Republican National Committee for the
ensuing four years. Adj.
Thursday, May 17.
There were crowds of people, bands of
music, processions, &c, enlivening every
avenue towards the Wigwam, which was
crowded as soon as opened. I'rayer by
Rev. Mr. l'atton of Chicago.
Tbe President was desired to send
speakers to some 20,000 Republicans and
their wives, ou'sido tbe building.
A majority of the delegation was decla
red necessary for a choice of Nominees.
Tbe Vote of States not fully represented
was conliued to tbe number of Delegates
actually present under the Call. This
gives Yirgiuia 23, Kentucky 23, Maryland
11, Texas G, and Oregon 5 votes. The
existence oi the party in those States was
vouched for by their own Delegates, in an
animated manner, and a prediction was
made that every Slave State would have
Delegates in a Natioual Republican Con
vention in lsljl.
Judge JessTP of Pennsylvania, from
the Committee on Resolutions, reported
tbe following :
the: rL.vrFORM.
HetolttJ, That we, the delegated repre
sentatives of the Republican Klectors of
tQe jaitt,a Sta,eS( la Convention assem
e . j. ... -r .1. . j . .
"leu, uiscoarge oi toe auty we owe io
' .:. . J . . -
nur CH11.-.I1IUHIH.S sua our cnunirv. unirA in
the followiug declarations :
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Firt. That tbe history of the nation
duriug the last four years has fully estab
lished the propriety and necessity of the
organization aud perpetuation of the Re
publican party; aud tbat the causes which
called it into existence, are permaneut io
their nature, aud now, more than ever be
fore, demand its peaceful and constitution
al triumph.
jSeooinf. That the maintenance of tbe
principles promulgated in tbe Declaration
of Independence, and embodied in the
Federal Constitution, is essential to tbe
preservation of Republican institutions,
and that the Federal Constitution, tbe
Rights of the States, and tbe Union of the
States, must and shall be preserved.
7itW. That to the Union of the
States this nation owes its unprecedented
increase in population, its surprising de-
vclopemcnt of material resources, its hap-
piness at home, and its honor abroad ;
and we hold in abhorrence all schemes for
disunion, come from whatever source they
may. We congratulate tbe country tbat
no Republican Member of Congress bas
uttered or countenanced a threat of Disu
nion, so often made by the Democratic
Members of Congress, without rebuke, and
with applause, from tbeir political associ
ates. And we denounce those threats of
disunion, in case of a popular overthrow
of their ascendancy, as denying tbe vital
principles of a free government, and as an
avowal of contemplated treason, which it
is the imperative duty of an indignant
people strongly to rebuke and for ever si-. enthusiasm by Pennsylvania, and a largo
leuce. crowd of outsiders, tbe whole delegation
ortot. That the maintenance invio- ( and sp,e,ators riljing anj roumi af.
late of the rights of the States, and espe- . , , , , ,
. ,, . . ? - . . ' , r , ; ter round of deafening applause,
cially tbe rights of each Slate to order aod .
control its own domestic institutions accor- The question was raised, by J uJgc Wil
ding to its own judgment exclusively, is ! mot whether the loth Resolution denied
essential to tbat baiauce of power on . the jotcer of "State legislation" on natu
wbich the perfection and endurance of ber ralllatil,n. j. W9S declared to mean-as
political faith depebds. And we denounce i . , ...... .-
. . ' ' . . . . t it reads that the Convention d-vnwroia
tbe lawless invasion, by an armed force,
. c . -a- -. i i
of any State or Territory, no maltcr under
wbat pretext, as among the gravest of
crimes.
fifth. That the present Democratic
auuilulsir-iiiou i.r r&cecueu vur auifi
. -, . .... i
apprehensions, in its measureless subservi- '
administration has far exceeded our worst
eucy to tbe exactions of a sectional inter
est, as is especially evident in iu desperate
exertions to force tbe iofamous Lecomp.
ton Constitution upon tbe protesting peo-;
pie of Kansas ; in construing tbe personal
relation between master and servant to iu-
, , ,. .
volve an uoqualitied property in persons
in its attempts at tbe enforcement every- j
where, by laud and sea, through tbe inter-1 Joshua R. Giddings, of Ohio, and Geo.
vention of Coogresa aod the Federal Wm. Curtis, of New York, desired a spe
Courts, of tba extreme pretentions of a ! cbi anj .peeifi,, rcCoguition of the natural
purely local interest; and io it general j . - ;...:,:, ,h ,ri
and unvarying abuse of tbe power eutrus-
ted tr, it by a confi.ling people.
Sixth. That tbe people justly view
with alarm tbe reckless extravagance be loved the Bible, but did not thiuk it
which pervades every department of the j necessary to copy it iu the Platform. Fi
Fcderal Government; that a return to i b following addition to the Reso-
rigid economy ,,u ',,""a"'"'-', V;; i
lit' II kui lilt? ill rri'.i tilt! a r ir au . t
, " be p ' staling delopements '
,. g(low lhan entire change of ad-
-P- '.- . : .:.!- J..J !
.1 a I- L. f.. ...ml fi-iPf idaina
lelnth. That lb. new dogma that th, !
.,:ition, of its own f .re , cair.es, SU-
vtrry iuio auy or H the IVrrilur.- a ul mo
United Stages, is a dangerous political
wWnf;of ,h iHstrum,nt iM,:ff .,,h irs
ben-sy, at variance with the explicit pro-
liberty aud property, without due process
, of law, it beeames our duty, by legisla
I tioo, whenever such legislation is necessa
ry, to maintain this provision of the Con
stitution against all attempt, to violate it.
I And wc deny tbe authority of Congress,
! of a Territorial Legislature, or of any iu
! dividuals, to give legal existence to Slave
j ry in any Territory of the United States.
S'inth. Tbat we brand the recent re
opening uf the African slave-trade, under
tbe cover of our national fljg, aided by
1 perversions of judicial power, as a crime
against humanity, a burning sbauie to our
country aud age, aud we c.ll up in Con
gress to take prompt and efficient measures
for the total and tiual suppression of that
execrable traffic.
Itnlh. Tbat in the recent vetoes, by
their Governors, of the acts of the legis
latures of Kansas and Nebraska, prohibi
ting Slavery in those Territories, we fiud
a practical illustration of the boasted Dem
ocratic principle of "non-intervention and
popular sovreiguty embodied in the Kan-
sas and Ncbra?ka bill, and a demonstration
of ihedccptiou and fraud involved therein.
Elrixmh. That Kansas should, of right,
be immediately admitted as a State, under
the Constitution recently formed and adop
ted by her people and accepted by tbe
House of Representatives.
Ticslth. Tbat while providing revenue
for tbe support of the General Govern
ment, by duties upon iuipists, a sound
policy requires such au adjustment of
those imposts as to encourage ibe develop-
oi ,bo industrial interests of tha
: whole country, and we recommend that
i policy of national exchange which secures
to the working men liberal wages, to agri
culture renumeratiog prices, to aiccbanicj
and manufactures au adequate reward for
tbeir skill, labor aud enterprise, and to
the nation commercial prosperity aud in
dependence. Thirteenth. Tbat we protest any sale
or alienation to others of the public lands
held by actual settlers, and against any
view of the free homestead policy which,
regards the settlers as paupers or suppli
cants for public be unty. And we demand
. - - - .
tne passage, Dy Congress, of tbe complete
i . - - . ...
and satisfactory homestead measure which
bas already passed tbe House.
fourteenth. That the Republican party
is opposed to any change in our naturali
zation laws, or any State legislation, by
wbicb tbe rights to oitizenship hitherto
accorded to iiuigrants from foreign lands
shall be abridged or impaired, and in fa
vor of giving a full and efficient protection
to the rights of all classes of citizens, whe
ther native or naturalized, at home and
abroad.
fifteenth. That appropriations by Con-
j gress, for river and harbor improvements)
I of a national character, required for the
; accommodation and security of an existin"
commerce, are authorized by the Constitu
tion andjustibcd by an obligation of tba
Government to protect the lives aud prop
erty of its citizens.
Sixteenth. That a Railroad to the Pa-
cific Ocean is imperatively demanded by
! the interests of the whole conniry ; that
j tbe Federal Government ought to render
immediate and efficient aid in it construc
tion; and tbat, as a preliminary thereto,
a daily overland mail should be promptly
established.
Seventeenth. Finally, having thus set
forth our distinctive principles and views,
we invite tbe co-operation of all cit
izens, however differing on other ques
tions, who substantially agree with us ia
their approvauee and support
When the resolutions were read, sever
al elicited warm applause. Tbat iu favor
of tbe Tariff, was received with unbounded
"
fAe uolieu referred to. but did not deny t bo
right. As thus cxplaiucd, it passed with
out further remark.
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"Tbe policy of national exchange" in
.... , . . , ,
the Ptb Resolution, is also criticised as
'
inexplicit. It uieaus, as we understand,
that when we can not ourselves make or
produce to the greatast advantage, we
gbould bnv or ezchanao on the best terms
we c M ag , mule gW(1 bargains for
, , , , , ... ,. .,, ..t
ourselves, aod not let all tbe world max
'
bargains for us.
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approval in the 2d Re-solui.on Th,. ...
uppuseu j lauion g.. r.u ....
lutiou was unanimously agreed to:
"That we solemnly re assert the self.
f -' --
Creator with Wr..-n inalienable
. ' "8 "' '"V ' ' ITl
ertv. and the pursuit of happiness, and
that gov.rnmui.s among men are end. d
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