The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-01
From the Ohio Statesman.
MEDINA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC oNvEN.
TION

MEDINA COUNTY DEMOCRATlCC ONVEN-
TlON.
Pursuant to previous notice, the democratic cleo
tors of Medina county met at the courthouse "
said county, Saturday the 10Th inst, at 10 o'clock
a. m, for the purpose Of selecting candidates to be
supported at the ensuing election.
Hon. Philo Weton was called to the chair, and
F. ID. Kimball and z. l.. Warner were appointed
secretaries.
The nominating committee, appointed by the
several townships, proceeded to ballot for candidates
for representatives, county commissioner, and re-
corder. The following gentlemen, having received
a majority of all the votes cast declared duly
nominated by the convention, viz:
For representative: William s. Willing.
For commissioner: Jonathan Simmons
For recorder. Jason Mahers.
On motion of r. Warner, S. Morton, esq, was
nominated for treasurer, by reclamation.
Whitman Mead, ESQ.,, was also nominated for the
Office of prosecuting attorney, IN the same manner
The committee appointed to prepare resolutions,
through S. Humphreyvlle, esq, presented the fol-
lowing, which were UNANIMOUSLY adopted;
/. Resoired That we have the utmost confidence in
the integrity, craftsmanship, and democracy Of the
President of the United States, and his cabine that
we approve Of their measures thus far and we fully
believe that the present administration will carry
out the will and wishes Of the people.
| 9. That, in our opinion a United States bank is
unconstitutional, and unnecessary for any of the le-
climate objects of trade, as the exchanges and the
monetary affairs of the country were never in bet
| ter condition under the auspices Of such bank,
| than they now without one.
| g. That in our opinion, tariff for protection
alone is unconstitutional unjust, and inexpedent;
that the tariff of lS42 is unequal in many Of its ex-
actions unjust, discriminating in favor of the rich,
at the expense of the poor; injurious to the CONNER
cia interests of the country; runous to the farming
interests generally and especially to the great grain,
pork, and beef growing interests of the West, by
leo
SEEMING the foreign Market without sensibly increas-
| ing the home consumption, and therefore ought to
be repealed or greatly modified.
/ A. That we are in favor of the re-establshment OF
the independent treasury or something like it, SO
that there may be complete and final separation Of
bank and state
j S. That we rejoice at the acquisition of Texas,
! believing that in regard to this question, in all
others, particularly that of the purchase of Louisa
ana, the democracy have acted in accordance with
the best interests of our common country.
| 6. That we believe sour title to Oregon is clear
and unquestonable," and any compromise short OF
the whole oft will not satisfy us.
/ 7. That the same disposition to add to the bur-
dens of the laborer to tax the many for the benefit
of the few, prevent all from enjoying equal rights
and equal privileges, is manifested by Sir Robert
| Peel Lord Wellington, and the tory aristocracy Of
England and Europe, the Algerines of Rhode Is
land, and the modern wings of these United States.
/ 8. That the same disposition to lessen the bur-
dens of the aborer to equalze the taxes necessary
tor the support Of government to secure to all equa
rights and equal privileges is manifested by the re.
peaers in Ireland the free suffragists in England
tle reformers in Canada, the suffrage party IN
Rhode Island, and the democracy of this Union.
| 8. That the prating of the wings about slavery
and abolition, is all hypocritica, nsincere and de-
ceptve, which is eyinced from the fact that slavery
is itself nothing less than wing policy car
ried out form Of egisating for the benefit OF
| the few at the expense of the many.
TO- That we are opposed to oppression in all Its
shapes, and forms, and phases, whether exercised
by the wealthy wing legislatve-favored monopo-
list on the poor aborer Of the North, or by slave
owners on the slaves of the South.
IL. That we congratulate Gov Dorr aud his
friends personal and POLITICAL his restoration TO
liberty and hope he will have all his civil and
political rights restored to him; and base and mean
denim him, or justify his despotc and merciless Al
gerine prosecutors.
12. That from the evidence furnished by the re.
cent elections, wherever held in the United States
confident that the principles embodied in the
foregoing resolutions will be fully carried out.
/ l3. That the wing banking. law Of last winter
otherwise called "Kelley's bill of denominations,
will use oil honest means in our power to have II
either suitably amended, entirely repealed, and
better enacted in its stead
IA. That any bank law, to secure our favor mus
contain the following, or similar provisions TO wit
the capital to be taxed as other capita the stock
holders to be individually liable for all the debts
the bank, as other individuals are liable for the
debts; the bank to be restricted from loaning arg,
sums to its officers stockholders, any one indi
vidual or frm--the sum so loaned to be proportion
ed to the capital Of the bank; the bank to keep OF
hand, in gold and silver coin, an amount not les.
than one-third of its crculation-but deposites il
eastern cities should not be equivalent to gold
7 silver coin, whenever used' in the BILL the officers
agents, &c. of the bank, to be imprisoned in tn,
pententiary for any embezzlement other misuse
of the funds Of the bank; all bills issued by the banl
to be redeemed, on presentation, IN gold and slve
COIN and other safeguards and restrictions, that
if possible the bill-holder shall be perfectly safe
and violation of any of these provisions on tn,
part of the bank to be forfeiture of its corporate
privileges With such system, left free for all t.
bank under who wish, we might have currency al
good and safe any of the States, it is in III,
nature of paper currency to be-
Is. That the wing tax-law of last winter operates
, unequally and unjustly, and ought to be repealed
I6. That the wing legislature, by exempting banl
capital from taxation, by changing the limits of con
gressonal DISTRICTS and by altering the boundarie,
of counties, without the consent, and against thu
will, of those interested and all for base poltica
i party purposes merits and receives the conemp
and Indignation of all honest men.
n IL. That David Tod is our first choice, and ",
believe, the first choice of majority Of the people
of the State, for our next governor. With him al
our standard-bcarer in l646, we will march on to
glorious victory.
10. That the course of C. c. Hazewell; editor o
the Ohio Statesman, thus far, meets with our entir,
appreciation; and if those democratic journals wht
| have wantonly attacked him would Judge him b,
his acts and not by the reports of interested, back
biting politicians from abroad, of doubtful democ
racy best, they would better subserve the inter
ess of the democracy than they have SO far done.
r 10. That eighteen delegates be appointed by thi
J convention TO attend the democratic State conven
ton at Columbus, on the 9th of January next.