Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-09-17
Proceedings of the Portage County Liberty
ba Party Convention. M

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The Convention was organized at the Court
House in Rayenna pursuad& to the call on
Friday the i2th inst, by the appointment of
Stephen Baldwin. Chairman, and H. L. Car
ter, Secretary.
The following Ticket was put in nomination:
u For Representative,
MARCUS F. SPELMAN. of Edinburgh.
For Commissioner,
IRA GARDNER, of Freedom.
For Treasurer,
CHAUNCY b. CURTISS.a sj5a
of Charlestown. g!a 9
ri For Prosecuting Attorney, }5'#
TIMOTHY B. DICKINSON, 1''F'
OF Randolph.
For Poor House Director, .a
a JOHN PERKINS.
Resolved, That we recommend to the con-
sideration of our friends in Summit County,
our fellow Citizen, Horatio L.. Carter, of
Brimfield to be supported by the counties of
Portage and Summit in common, for the Of
fee of Representative to our State Legislature.
II fIGG6UlvGuS uut We hoNC AOuooA W. w ~
ioiced and feel encouraged at the evident pro-
gress which anti>slavery principles have
made and are makingin this county, as evi>
denced by the high ground taken by the Dem
ocratic party in their resolutions passed at
their convention of the lst inst. and also BY
the Wing party in their resolutions passed
at their convention Of the 9th inst. These
resolutions we are charitably disposed to be-
lieve, originated in deep and abiding sense
of the enormity of slavery, and its unjust en-
croachments upon the rights of The free
States-and if the respective parties passlng
them carry out in action the spirit of their
resolutions, they must become essentially an
Ii slavery in their leading elements--cut
loose, ultimately, and very speedily, from the
southern portion of their parties, and diminish
the distance which has hitherto existed be-
tween them and ourselves, as party touching
the subject of slavery. 'H 2. " r.
Resolved, That in view Of this auspicious
development of anti.slavery feeling and sen
timent, by the old and leading parties Of our
county, we are bound to endeavor to cultivate
union and harmony of feeling and o. action,
by the exercise ofa conciliatory, rather than
suspicious recriminatory spirit; thus. looking
to speedy coalescence of all truly anti
slavery men, in one united, harmonious, and
vigorous effort, against the whole system OF
American Slavery.
Resolved, that the Liberty Party has been
established for the purpose Of giving practl-
cal effect and efficiency to principles, rather
than to build up mere party lnterests--and,
therefore, liberal and enlightened policy
should be presented to give those principles
the ascendency-and tie more especially, as
narrow, limited partizan views never advance,
but always retard the progress Of just prin-
ciples. 4... sa ~s
Resolved, That the Liberty party was Or
ganlzed for the security of our "inalienable
rights" and the extension of them TO the
bondmen of our land. Therefore we cannot
without being suicidal to cur fundamental
principle politically act with parties which do
not make this the first principle of their
creed.
Resolved, That we view the Annexation
of Texas, consummated by slave holders and
abettors for the purpose Of forifying and ex
tending the system Of slavery in this cont-
nent, as the monster scheme Of iniquity OF
the present century,
Resolved, That the Lexington mob, was as
co,0ardLy, as infamous. in assaulting ON.
Clay, while dangerously sick and unable to
defend HIMSELF and in. trampling upon free
discussion and the Liberty of the press by
awlessly removing his printing establishmen NJ
from the State. have covered themselves with
lasting infamy, and will be Justly held in con
tempt by patrioic freemen every whore. 4
Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with
C. M. Clay-rejoice in the prospect Of hi
restoration to health--honor him for his he
roism, his philanthrophy, and devotion to ,
righteous course, and commend him to the
protection of that All Wise Being who car
bring good out of evil, causing even the
wrath of men to praise Him-we fervently
pray that his life may be prolonged, and hi.
|ins,rumentality be yet greatly blessed to the
emancipation of his native State from The
thraldom Of Slavery-and its general over
throw throughout all the States, its Danish
ment from the continent, and from the world
Resolved, That the proceedings of thi'
Convention be published in the papers Of thi
county and in the Herald l'@ -i 4t.E
STEPHEN BALDWIN, Chairman.
H. L. CARTER, Secretary. ~ .s,g,s@,tt,s