Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-09-29
For the Portage Sentinel.
Portage County Liberty Convention.

Pursuant to notice n Liberty Party Con-
vention was held at the Court House in Ra-
VIENNA. on the 23d inst. The convention
was organized by the appointment of H.
l.. CARTER, President, and NJ. +. SPELMAN
Secretary. The following ticket, to be
supported OF the October election, was put
in nominations:
For Representative for Portage County,
HORATIO l.. CARTER, of Brmfield.
For Representative for Portage and Summit Cos,
/ ROSWELL KENT, Of Middlebury.
For Commissioner,
THOMAS BRIGDEN, OF Edinburgh
/ For Prosecuting Attorney,
LYMAN w. HALL, OF Ravenna.
For Treasurer,
HARVEY BRIGHAM, of Windham.
/ For Surveyor,
ELISHA WETMORE, of fCharlestown.
For Poor House Director,
DANIEL LADD, Of Mantua.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the "W ilmot Proviso''
SO called, meets with our appreciation as
far as il goes, though it falls far short of
the true onti.slavery standard.
Resolred, That the hollow cry Of ''No
more Territory is evasive of the whole
anti-slavery question, and those politicians,
North and South, (slnve holding and nom
slaveholding,) who endeavor to foist that
issue upon their party, are Of course, not
entitled to the confidence of nnti-slavery
| men.
Resolred, That we should hail, with Pc
cular satisfaction, the union of oil anti
al nj
ficient ground of opposition to American
which towers, in giant strength above oil
others.
Resolred, That the platform of the Lib
erty Party affords this consistent and eff
cient ground of opposition to Slavery.
Resoived, That the snlutary influence
which our political organization has obvi-
ously exerted in time past. encourages us
to perseyere in aiding, by means Of its in.
strumantality, the cause Of Emancipation
Resofred, That the party in our State
Legislature, having the numerical power
to repeal the Black Laws Of the State, so
called, and falling so to do, should be held
to a strict accountability by the people, for
the non-user ofsuch power. NorE.-The
Wings had the majority in the last Legis-
lature.
Resolced, That the constituency ofPort-
age County would not be much honored
by q Representative who should oppose
their repeal, and it is therefore Of some in
terest to the people Of the county to know
which Of the representative candidates, il
either would oppose said repeal-nay more,
whether q candidate. rs is aledged, at this
day ''thinks slavery justifable from the BIZ
ble." We should be glad to be pointed to
the chapter and the verse.
Resolved. That a constituency oppo-
sed to the Mexican war, would not be
much honored by the election Of n Repre-.
sentative in favor Of said war-it is there
fore of some interest to electors to know
whether it is true rs allied ged, that the
Wing candidate for Representative, has
decidedly approved Of this war, whether he
ever had in his hands a warrant empower
ing him to enlist company; himself to be
its commander-and whether he has chang
ed his views, either soon before, or since
the convention which put him in nomina-
ton, in regard to the war with Mexico.
ResolUed, That no local discourage
ments should dampen our spirits or retard
our exertions, when we reflect that the |
principles which our organization is de.
signed to promote, must ultimately triumph |
and they must be peculiarly blind to the
signs of the times who do not discover that
these principles, founded in natural Justice,
are, even speedily, destined to overthrow
all opposition.
Rssolued, That we decidedly recommend
to the National Liberty Convention to be
held in Buffalo on the 10Th Of next month
the postponement Of a nomination Of can
1idates for President and Vice President
until next spring. t
Resolred, That H. L. Carter, C. B.
Curtiss, r. Loornis and Rev. MIR. Miller,
oe appointed delegates to the National
Convention to be held at Buffalo in Octo-
,er noxt. -...
Resolved, That the Central Committee
or the ensuing year consist of l.. w. Hall,
/. l.. Carter, M. F. Spelman.
Resolred, That the proc seding Of the
Convention be offered to the papers Of the
ounty for publication.
H. L. CARTER, President.
NJ. F. SpELMAS, Secretary.