Show territorial republican cons T bention ven tion tyre THE territorial republican convention for the purpose of electing delegates ga tea to the national republican presidential convention at philadelphia abs ass assembled ambled at 7 pm yesterday april 5 in the city hall hali there being a 8 full atten attendance dince of county delegates and a n number of other citizens present r on motion of hon john of tooele thoele county hon F D richards was appointed ob airman chairman pro tem term of the convention on taking the chair mr richards briefly thanked the gentlemen of the convention for the honor conferred far ibia on on bim hirla on motion of hon A hatch from wasatch county mr john Nl cholson on was appointed secretary pro tem kemt on motion of hon SA S A mann the chairman nominated the following com corm cittee of three on credential S A mann from salt lake county 1 A K thurber utah county and C orich RI ch rich county white while e the were engaged receiving the credentials on motion of conj hon J 0 little march mr M r U H hempstead aas was called upon for a speech but that gentl gentleman efhan being engaged in the prelim inary mary business connected with the convention desired to be excused mr was called upon but biso bibo declined mr whitney being called upon said he be would willingly yield the floor lothe to the chair i the Chair chairman man mad responded in hn an appropriate spee chin the course of which he hald haid it had never yet been bis privilege to cast his vote for president of the united states he was over fifty years of age and he thought if it ever was to to be hib bib good fortune to enjoy that privilege which belonged to him as a loyal joyal citizen of the united states it was time he did if it was still the platform of the party that what had bad been called the remaining tema ining twin relic of barbarism should be abolish dished he thought that as honest men we might do bame same thing lhing towards the amicable settlement of this question he thought the gentlemen of this convention were capable of doing something that the party nanty would not think unworthy hon boh jonathan wight wr made a short hud bud vary very humorous which kept the convention in continual merriment mr whitney being again called upon made a pointed speech he declared himself a th through thorough rough republican Republic am and he la IR tended to adhere to the party so BO long as it continued to be guided by the principles which had hitherto actuated it he thought there was no reason why the republican party should not be powerfully organized in utah among so industrious and virtuous a community as exists here he read the following extract from a memorial to congress passed by the le legislature isla tuie tule of the territory of utah alig abig ardd arid d approved march praying for the construction of a central railroad from the eastern states to the pacific coast your tour memoria lists are of opinion that the mineral resources of california and these mountains can never be fully tally developed to the benefit of the people of the united states without the construction of guch such a road and upon its completion the entire trade of china and the east indies Indie swIll will pass through the heart of the union thereby giving our citizens the almost entire control of the asiatic and I 1 pacific trade pouring into the lap of the ammie amfin american rican states the millions that are now diverted through other commercial channels and last though not least the road herein proposed would be a perpetual chain or iron band which would effectually hold together our glorious union with an imperishable identity of mutual interest thereby consolidating our relations with foreign powers in times of peace and our defence from foreign invasion by bk the speedy transmission of troops trompa and supplies in time of war he gie felt proud that he found himself located among a people so eo farseeing far seeing as to be able to makl make such predictions of the future development of events it pas mas his conviction that the great republican publican aft party would no longer with hold from the people the rights tights and privileges they had been so long deprived of and which inalienably belonged tos to them ithem the report odthe of the committee on credentials denti als was read and adopted which showed that cre credentials denti als alb of the following gentlemen had been received we the committee on credentials beg leave to report the following persons as entitled to 0 beate in this from salt lake county elias smitha P rockwood J 0 little 8 A mann samuel bateman Bate nian C 11 hempstead john T caine calne henry abrady ft brady geo goo E whitney W G galigher A M musser mussen danyl danyi R allen alien theo mckean J D meagher Meag ber her enoch reese beese sol Ie despain spain absalom smith theo F tracy henry rudy utah county 0 0 F strickland od L john nuttall orivel simons john P shields wm price W B pace bace kacew W N dusenberry A K thurber john brown L E han wan rIng rington arington ton weber cotin Coxin county ty walter thompson J J ina M butler butier H S erb lorin parr farr L A shurtliff F FA A hammond NV V davis F D richards davis county anson call nathan porter john telford T P F ruche ruche lot smith john R barnes summit county C richens lU Ri chens chons alonzo aaonzo winters ward he E paek pack rich county 0 0 rich cache county 0 0 L Lil lenquist W H Maughan Ma Gr 0 P pitkin itkin C 0 card G barber B M lewis leivis honry henry hughes david james W 0 lewis Wab wah batch bateh county david van wagner J watkins walkine Wat kins kine J S murdock murdoch sanpete Coun peacock i ck warren S snow D henry david candland J S horn G W bradley Brad ley lev W S seeley millard count county ty thos R king thos callister canister can CaU ister lster W ff stott P F M lyman iron county geo gao A smith J N smith john A west morgan county robert hogg willard G smith sever county william morrison r beaver county john R murdock gi d deon A murdock burdock tooele county wm jemm jeffa nes neB i 1 1 es john row Bow berry wm win 0 Rydal cb juab Co codney tinty jacob G bigler r box elder eider county Jo C whig Wrig glit ti hiram house geo W ward cheater loveland washington county jog jos W yonn youn young ertus erastus snow israel ivins ivina saml L r adams ralle raile county john 0 all of which a very respectfully submitted S A masy mash chairman on orf motion of mr whitney the following were appointed permanent organization and order of bless business biess B brady ellas elias smith john T caine theo mck mek mckean ean on resolutions geo E whitney L farr geo goo 0 erkin pitkin A P rockwood and geo peacock in response to numerous calls hon hob geo goo A smith made a speech to which a synopsis can do but limited justice on the loth of january 1851 he commenced in conjunction with others the settlement of iron county it was a county in the provisional state of of deseret shortly afterwards however the territory of utah was organized and he was elected councillor to the territorial legislature from that day to this most of the federal officials of the territory had been the appointees of the government placed in position without the people having any voice in the matter most moat of the old issues which existed before we left the states are dead and rone kone and should not be revived joseph smith atone at one time recommend ed the abolishment of slavery in the nation he did so BO because he could foresee the fearful consequences that would beeb been be entailed tailed on the republic were this step not taken had this warning been heeded the millions of treasure and more disastrous still the vast amount of human blood expended in the great rebellion would baye haye been i saved to the nation but the thim advice was not taken and the thing a done and cannot now be undone it is true that the territories had bad had grievances and so eo had the states but it diano did good to rake up old sores no party is perfect neither is any hum human an government all have their faill ralli failings 98 the party which elected james bu chanan inaugurated what has been often called the contractors war still it to hold a grudge against a party foreast for past matters the republican party which has been in power for the last eleven years has had a great deal to contend with it had the gigantic civil war to struggle with war naturally induces a great deal of demoralization of many kinds and it takes a colu coid country some time to right itself after emerging from a calamity of that description the difficulties with which the party has had bad to contend should be considered I 1 and allowances made accordingly it la is true that through the operation operations st of big 0 doted ted or fanatical persons connect connected cd with the party oppressive legislation has been enacted a sample of which was a bill aimed at the mormons cormons Mor mons which provided that no church should hold proper property ty valued at more than but that bill has remained a dead letter ietter and Is today to day untried atte attempts p have been made to get up hostile measures which have failed the cullom bill could have easily been put through but the party had too greata greada bense sense of justice to do it when governor hard harding ing refused to endorse the acts of the legislature by not signing bills passed or commissioning officers elected by that body when the matter was presented t to mr lind LInO lincoln oln oin he be was at once removed and a g rood even dealing man go governor vo doty D t appointed in lis his place and after him came another just fatherly man the late governor charles durkee altogether considering the prejudice etc that has haa existed against the peo pie of utah they have llave been considerably favored and should be accordingly grateful eaul they have riot mixed up with politics heretofore because they are here ilene we are here in convention for the purpose of electing two de delegates legatA to the philadelphia convention at which h the nomination for president would be made this privilege had been accorded us although were we a state we could pend fend three delegates instead of two nevada can send three although she slie has only about half the amount of population of utah still this Is a liberal extension of privilege andee and we are grate ful and will take advantage of 1 it t we should send to the convention well known and established republicans some may feel a littlemore litt leore re on account of some things that have transpired during the present preben tm administration it Is ia true that a religious influence has been brought to bear in norderto order to forward the adoption of hostile measures towards us ns but it must be said bald to the honor of the government that all ali alithe the illegal transactions that have been done by bigots and fanatics here against the interests teresta in odthe of the people have when car gar ried to the beads heads of the government departments been decided in hir favor of right this has been the ease eabe in relation to unwarrantable local actions in matters of taxation taia taA tion land office affairs etc this shows a dispo disposition altion in the beads of the government to deal out even justice it is true that reforms in the republican party administration may be needed at the same time for barefaced wholesale plundering the demo cratic administration of the muni pal government of new york would probably bear off the palm The TheTo foUnders of these valleys ab understood der the future of this region when the hon J M Bern bernhisel hisel bisel presented the memorial read from by mr whitney to congress he was waa told he was one hundred years ahead of the times the speaker concluded by stating that the people of utah expected to enjoy oe the homes they had bad made here and all the privileges guaranteed to american elti citi citizens zens and furthermore that the republican pub ilcin licin party would sustain them in exercising those privileges privilege the committee on permanent organization and order of business bul buk siness submitted the following report which was adopted mr president the committee onnor on permanent organization beg le leave ave respectfully tore toro to report port the following as the permanent officers of the convention Convent ign president tHon hon franklin DR D richards ichards of weber co vic vim presidents gen 0 0 rich bich of rich co hon erastus snow of washington co lion hon george A smith of iron co hon ron A K Thu thurber reri of utah co hon jonathan 0 wright of box elder ca co I 1 I 1 I 1 secretaries john nicholson Nie holson and wang galigher gan Gau gher of salt lake co and L I 1 john nuttall lof lor of utah co john D T mcallister of salt lake co and beg leave further farther to report the foit fois lowing as the order of business 1 I report of com corns cittee on resolutions 2 election Elec tigi of two 2 delegates to the national republican convention 3 Elect election lon lou of two 11 2 alternates I 1 4 nomination of seven members of central committee Committe eat at largely large by the president of convention 5 election of six 6 members men abers of the central committee t iwo wo 2 from each judicial district respectfully submitted I 1 jos W louira chairmen Cha chairmen irmin H B babor baloy 4 jonn jonis T oatle mr whitney chairman of committee on resolutions presented the following ing abich which was read and on motion mo of mr pace was unanimously accepted whereas we recognize as aa fundamental 0 i cal cai axioms that all power is derived dei def ived fr rom 0 n the ang people eople and that all officers are chosen chosed and the machinery of government is adapted to carry out the will und and policy of the governed and whereas the only mode of espre sing sang the popular will and impressing it upon the administration of public la Is by the organization of political parties pledged to the maintenance of well cle denned benned fined principles and Whereas the time has now come in the history of this territory when it is proper that parties e s should be organized to the en end d that t the h b principles principle which they maintain may be understood and felt feit their influence extended add the blessings of popular intelligence virtue freedom and equal rights righta increased increase dand land secured now therefore RESOLVED that we the delegates of the people elected for that purpose do hereby orga organize rilza the republican party of the territory of utah Uta hand I 1 and we declare the following to be the principles ples party first the republican party of the united states had bad its origin in id the necessities of the nation and was the embodiment ot of a demand for the tho purification of bf the government from the corruptions corrupt ions lons necessarily growing out of human slavery true to this mission it has under tinder the guidance of ah alloise provid providence ence devised and executed measures by which a more perfect union has been formea equal justice for all made possible and the blessings of df liberty have become a universal fact its vigor in the ahe conduct of the rebellion was waa followed by bf wise legislation 0 perpetuating by constitutional guarantees the truths established by tha war rendering the debt of tha abe nation nat 1 on unquestionable and declaring inviolable the right of suffrage the wisdom of its reconstruction measures will shine in history lil ili story atory in nit fit ting fInd with the moderation tion and aud clem elem clemency clemen engy py shown to its vanquished moe fods s exalted hr inn its conceptions and land ends its errors have bave been those incident to all human humah agencies no na party in history has hag so grand a record recoil and no party in the united states can I 1 point to such achieve ments in the thol past as pledges for its future second sead the tho public policy of |