Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-01-23
President.
WILLIAM MEDlLL of Fairfield.

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VIM. R. Keer of Hamilton,
John w. Irwin Of Butler,
Fielding Lowrie of Montgomery,
Jonas Ward of Miami,
William Blackburn Of Allen,
Thomas Gilaspie of Crawford,
John H. Blair Of Brown,
Robert Lucas of Pike,
VIM. Gill of Pickaway,
Jonathan r. Tavlor Of Licking,
VIM. Robbins of Marion,
Arthur Taggart of Morgan,
Wm. BlocksOm of Muskingum,
J.C. Vincent of Harrison,
D. Leadbet,er Of Holmes,
Robert FlIson Of COlumbiana,
Benjamin Jones of Wayne.
J. D. Cummins Of Summit,
John Sherman Of Ashtabula,
John McGregor of Medina.
Secretaries,
Thomas ]. Gallagher OF Hamilton.
Jonathan D. Morris of CIermont.
Dixson Fullerton Of Ross.
LuciuS B. Oils Of Sandusky.
John Stevens of Hardin.
P. B. Ankeny Of Guernsey,
franklin Stokes of Butler.
On motion, the report was unanimously
agreed to.
The committee appointed to wait on
David Tod, the nominee for Governor,
repo rted that they had attended to that
dU,y, and that he was present.
The President then introduced Mr.
Tod, to the Convention, who, thereupon,
briefly and eloquently addressed the as
sembage , in subsistence as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: |
feel deeply sensible Of the high honor
you have conferred upon me. This dis-
iinguished mark Of your confidence, aE-
fects me to the very heart, and puts it
out of my power To express the deep
sense of gratitude | feel.
The nomination for the first office
within the gift Ofthe freemen of my na>
tive State, by the Democratic party, is
an honor never expected, and feellnev.
er deserved. True, | have always shown
my attachment to Democratic principles
by a uniform and steady support Of DEM
ocratic men and measures, under all cirs
cumstances, without regard to the cOnse'
quences to myself But this was my du-
ty .---.- rr L.
Believing, as did, at the age the con>
stitution secured TO me the right TO par
licpate in the government, that there
was at the time 6f the formation of our
national government, and still existed, a
party who sought to take power from
the many, and give it to the few, to prov
vide for, and protect the rich, at the ex>
pense of the poor, it was my duty to ex~
pose them; and Notwithstanding that par
ty were, in the section of country in
which have spent my life, greatly in
the ascendant, the odds being ten to one,
it would have been cowardly in me not
to have gone with them. To oppose
this party it became necessary to attach
myselfto the Democratic party, for they,
and they alone, have ever warred against
this odious political creed. find noth-
ing then, in my past life, entitliNg me
to this mark OF your confidence, aud can
only look upon it is an additional in
stance of the unbounded generosity OF
the Democratic party, and as an addi'
tional evidence of the sincerity of theil
professions "lhat all men are born e.
quail"
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
Convention, thank you, from the bot"
tom of my heart thank you-and ifa
steady, anwavering and unyielding sup
port Of Democratic principles, as taugh
| hy those illustrious men, Jefferson, Jack
son and Van Ruren, throughout the re-
.naindel of the days allotted me on earth
will be deemed a sufficient return on IN.
part, for this mark Of your confidence,
here pledge you in the presence of big
Heaven, thai you shall hGUeh.
| Gentlemen you represent a PartyIwhOs
principles are sure to triumph. The
| showed d front in Ohio, even 10 the dar
days Of 1910, when every thing conspil
| ed to PROSTATE them, Of nearly 10000
strong. They are contending simply f
equal and exact privileges to ALL The
ask only that the laws should protect an
restrain all alike. They do not desil
ANYTHING for themselves, which they al
unwilling to concsde to others. Sue
n brief, are the principles of the dem
syatic party, and such have ever hes
heir principles, since they took TO then
selves that Dame--a name they have no
oreG, are proud Of, and ever will be pro-
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