Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-09-08
Summit County Democratic Conversion


Summit County Democratic Convention.
Pursuant to call by the Democratic
Central Comnittee, theiDemecrats Of Sum-
nit County met in Conventon at Akron,
Sept. 2, 1851, and organized BY oappoint-
ing John Alexander, Jr., Esq of Bath,
Chairman and John Sherbondy, Vice Pres.
idenl; Horacs Garfield, and R. o. Ham.
mond were appointed Secretaries. On
nation committee Of FIVE were appointed
to draft and report resolutions which COM
mittee was composed Of the following
persons: Geo Bliss, Horace Garfield,
Roaa Clark, Milo Stone and Alfred VOL
colt.
On motion the convention adjourned un.
til ! o'clock, P. M.
II o'clock, P. NJ.
Convention met pursuant to I'D jcurnment,
when on motion the names Of the Delegates
from the various townships were handed in,
and read by the Secretaries. On motion
it was resolved that the townships not fully
represented be entitled 10 cast the full vote
of the township. The Convention then
proceeded to nominate by ballot the candi-
dates for the various Offices to be filled at
the coming election. which ballot resulted
as follows:
For Representative,
NOAH NJ. HUMPHREY, R:cbfeld.
For Clerk,
NELSON B. STONE, Tallmadge.
For Judge of Probate,
CHARLES G. LADD, Akron.
For Commissioner,
HIRAM WESTON, Middlebury.
For Directors of County Infrmary,
ALFRED WOLCOTT, Boston.
JACOB w. KREIGHBAUM, Green.
The committee on Resolutions reported
the following:
l. ResolUed, That we congratulate the
people of Ohio on their adoption of Con>
stiulion based on Democratic principles
and that we pledge ourselves to assist in
engralling upon it, such reforms and i'm
provements as may be required by the pro-
gressive spirit of the age,
2. RESOLVED, That in the New Constitu-
ton we recognize the following, among
other principles, as eminently Democratic:
"The election of all officers by the peo-
pie. The limitation of the State indebted
ness. The taxation of all property alike
A proper restraint upon the Legislative
powers; and the right Of repeal, whenever
the people deem IT necessary to exercise it
Tha: by the operations of these principles
all powers, not expressly delegated to the
government, remain with the people,"
8. 'Resolred, That the ticket presented
by our State Convention is well worthy OF
our united support; that its election would
greatly contribute to the establishment and
permancy Of the Democratic measures of
the New Constitution, which we believe
our candidates would be efficient to carry
out, as they were ready to adopt.
4. Resolved, That upon the much agita.
ted subject of negro slavery. and the ques.
tinns incident to it, we hold-that human
slavery is undemocratic; wrong in princi-
pie; opposed TO the principle Of our institu
tions, and the proper subject of opposition
in all places, except where it is cons,itu-
tionally fixed. We are determinedly hos.
tile to its extention into any part of our
country, which is now free; and desire its
abolition whenever it is within the juris-
diction and control of Congress. We are
opposed to the Fugitive Slave Bill as
measure of wrong and injustice, of whig
paternity, to the support of which the pres
ent whg administration is committed, and
we will endeavor to procure its repeal.
5. That we second the demand for re.
in the expenses an6 patronage
of the Federal Government, the abolition
Of all unnecessary Offices ard salaries, and
the election by the people of all civil off,
GERS in the service of the Government, so
far as practicable.
6. That we approve and adopt the reso.
lutions passed by the recent State Demo-
ocratic Convention at Columbus.
7. That we ratify the nominations there
made, and we will use all honorable means
TO secure their success.
On motion the resolutions were received
and adopted as reported by the Committee.
RESOLVED, That A. H. Commins, c. 6.
Ladd, F. A. Nash, C. S. w. Brown and
H. Weston, act as Central Executive
Committee for the year ensuing.
The Convention then, on motion
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
Convention be published in the Akron
Democratic Standard, Portage Sentinel,
and Cleveland Plain Dealer.
On motion, the Convention adjourned,
JOHN ALEXANDER, Jr., CHARM.
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TIE PRosP Ecr.-The Cincinnati Mons
pnreil, an active land reform paper, and
neutral in politics, in commenting on the
democratic State convention, speaks as fol.
lows: