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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1860
Page
10
A Kentucky speaker defends the Republican stance against slaveholding expansion while urging state sovereignty. He disputes Democratic claims, cautions against violence, and argues gradual constitutional amendment will settle conflicts. He critiques abolitionists and defends Seward, Breckinridge, and the party line on slavery and federal authority.
A speech defends the Republican Party's connection to John Brown and the Declaration of Independence, arguing responsibility rests with patriots of 1776. It denounces Democratic resolutions and names delegates for the Republican National Convention, outlining positions on slavery, state rights, and national unity.
The Republican State Convention in Columbus on the first Thursday of March will select delegates to the Chicago Republican Conention. Delegates are apportioned by votes cast for Gov. Dennison in 186. each 400 votes equals one delegate, plus one for each half that number. The convention body totals 445 delegates with district representation and ten delegates per congressional district for the Chicago Convention. County committees will arrange district conventions to appoint delegates to Columbus and Chicago. The notice invites all who support the party platform and oppose the current administration’s policy toward slavery and territorial expansion to participate.
The Fremont Journal reports the Republican County Convention to be held Saturday February 18 in Fremont to nominate delegates for the State Convention in Chicago. It notes votes, speeches, and calls for unity, plus commentary on House organization and a notable Cincinnati speech by a Republican.
The Quarterly Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Sandusky adopts several resolutions to be presented at the General Conference in Buffalo in May 1860. They call for amending the general rule to explicitly condemn slave buying, holding, and transfer for mercenary purposes, limiting a preacher to three consecutive years in one charge, and adding lay representation in church discipline and governance. KE. R. Jewett presides. P. Gason is secretary. We await the Assembler editor’s reaction and urge preservation of the Church of God from firebrands.
The New York Courier reports John Sherman’s calm bid for Speaker counters Democratic attacks as Corwin and others rally Republicans. Barksdale’s panicked speech and Corwin’s rebuke frame a looming crisis. President orders 115000 muskets moved to the South amid disunion fears. Wise conspiracy notes Wise urging Southern governors. G W Brown’s divorce scandal weakens Lawrence papers. An ad for Kennedy’s Medical Discovery and a Boone County Bank hoax warning close the column.
The Republican State Central Committee approved holding conventions in each congressional district on February 22 to elect delegates for the National Convention and to form a State Convention in Columbus on March 1. Delegates to the National and State Conventions will be chosen, with a ratio of one delegate per 400 votes for Denison. A State Ticket and Presidential Electors nomination vote will occur after Chicago. The committee urged timing for the National Committee and a June 18 meeting date was agreed upon.
Investigations are urged to examine if federal action is needed to punish past and future violations of constitutional privileges in Southern states. A flood of potential inquiries includes Harper's Ferry, incendiary publications, and mail orders. Kentucky and Tennessee legislatures plan a Cincinnati visit with Ohio pledging 35000 for hospitality.
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