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FoScin,coheerClt;fothgrANDREW J. HARLAN.This gentleman was nominated for Congress by the Democracy of the 10th Congressional District, convened at Fort Wayne, May 23d, 1849. The Convention was organized as follows :Hon. S. S. Clymer, President; S.W. Sprott, of DeKalb, and J. Twid-ell, of Blackford, Vice Presidents; JOHN W. DODD, of Grant, J. S. Hendryx, of Huntington, and D. C. Lewis, of Randolph, Secretaries.Among the prominent members jgc of the Convention were Reuben J. jw. i Dawson, of DeKalb; F. P. Randall or ; and Pliny Hoagland of Allen; Mad- jht ison Marsh, of Steuben; J. S. Buck- |o\ les, of Delaware; James R. Slack, pi of Huntington; Nelson Prentiss, of j pr Noble; S. L. Rugg, of Adams, and ie Delavan Martin, of LaGrange. cc Madison Marsh, from the Com-j m mittee, reported a series of resolu-1 th tions, “which, after some discussion, j *1 were unanimously adopted,” one of which was as follows:“ Resolved, That we are decidedly and firmly opposed to the introduction of slavery into the said Territories, newly acquired, viz: California and New Mexico. And while we deny to Congress the power to interfere With the question of slavery in the States where it now exists, we think it the duty of Congress to pass an act, either connected with the organic laws of said Territories or otherwise, prohibiting the extension of slavery into those Territories.”Mr. Harlan has adhered steadily and firmly to the doctrines of this resolution-—voted against the repeal of the Missonri Compromise, and is now denounced as an Abo- jgk litionist and a Black Republican.thvcd81CthlegiitS'g!c*nmCn:tibf POSITION OF JOHN PETTIT. EY U. S. MiSi
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Fri, Sep 05, 1856
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