The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-01-22
OHIO STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

We stated last week, that the Ohio State
at Columbus had refused to endorse the Com
promise. We have since received the official
report of the proceedings, and it does not au-
thorize the statement that any attempt was
made to procure an endorsement for the Com
promise. Nothing was said about it.
resolution was submitted, recommending
William Allen as the first choice of the Con-
vention for the Presidency of the United States,
but, after hard struggle, the following sub
stitute was passed:
THAT in the Judgment of this Convention,
it is inexpedient to make any expressions of
opinion in reference to the next President"
The Convention offered resolutions affirming
adhesion to the new Constitution, and the policy
Of granting the public lands, in limited guam
titles, to actual settlers, who are landless and
it reafiirmed the following resolutions relating
to Slavery:
Resoired, That the people of Ohio now, as
they always have done, look upon Slavery as
an evil and untavorable to the full develop
ment of the spirit and practical benefits of free
institutions; and that entertaining these sent-
ments, they will at all times feel it to be their
duty to use all power clearly given by the
terms of the national compact to prevent its
increase to mitigate, and finally to eradicate
the evil but be it further
y" Resolved That the Democracy of Ohio do
at the same time fully recognise the doctrine
held by the early fathers of the Republic, and
stiii maintained by the Democratic party in
all the States, that to each State belongs the
right to adopt and modify its own municipal
laws, to regulate it, own internal affairs. 10
hold and maintain an equal and independent
sovereignty, with each and every State. and
that upon these rights the National Legisla-
fure can neither legslatc nor encroach.D
The Convention having defined its position
in relation to Slavery at home, next laid down
Its platform in relation to Despotism abroad,
AZ follows:
"4th Resolred, That we recognise the soye-
reign ana inalienable right Of every nation TO
es'aolsh ana maintain such form of govern
meht ~ may accord with the views of its own
people, and that any interference Herewith on
the part OF other nations is clearly an infringe
ment Of international law and natural ;ustice
5th. Resolved, That the law of nations IL in
the keeping of nations that breach of Il
Wy any one of them is an offence against all
.he others; and that they are bound, in duty to
themselves and to each other, to prevent or
punish such infraction by all means not incom-
pa,'ble with their own interests.
9th. Rsoired, That to Democratic State and
Federal Institutions resting on universal suf-
rage and un 'yersal eligibility to Office, do these
United states Owe their undcniable prosperity
among nations-a.,d that it is their duty to
Ss mPa.hae with ever people struggling for
nn hesoiced, That we declare the Russian
paS' intervention in the affairs If Hungary
ns .'aa0n Oh the law of nations which if re-
Tho noo, WOULD not be regarded indifferently by
the people of the United States.
18th. Resolved, That in the cousn;racv Of ali
' .ne monarchists Of Europe against self sovern-
,nent the United States do sympathiss pro-
o 'Sendly with the people; that, as citizens We
'Hsf them our emphatic encouragement to