The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-09-15
Congressional Convention.

The Delegates of the Free Democracy
the XVIllth Congressional District, met i,
the Disciples Church, at NIGGA dore on Il
9th inst, for the purpose of nominating can
didase for Representative in Congress, to b.
supported at the next election. The con-
vention was organized by the election of the
following officers:
Isaac Brayton. of Portage, President; Ar
vine Wales, of Stark, E. c. Sackeit, Sum-
nif' Vice Presidents; Henry A. Swifi, of
havenna, and Robert H. Folger, of Massil-
Ion, Secretaries.
h. ii. Folger offered the following resolu
ton, which was adopted:
Rssotred, That the Delegates from the
several counties composing this District be
hereby authorized to fill any vacancy which
may be found to have occurred in any town.
ship in the county from which they shall have
crme.
The following resolution was also adopted:
Resolucd, That in voting fora candidate for
Representative of thi, District, the manner
of voting shall be by hall.t, and that it shall
require a majority of all The votes cast to
nominate.
The names and credentials of delegates
were then forwarded to The secretaries,
whereupon it appeared there were present
full delegations from Summit and Portage,
and six delegates from Stark. Alexander
Topping moved that committee of five be
appointed by the Chairman to report resolu-
tions fnr the Convention
H. l.. G lrter moved to amend said mo ion
by adding, "and tha; said eommitfe be in
structed to report the Pittsburgh Platform;"
which was agreed to, and the motion, as
amended, prevailed.
The President appointed the foll,wing
gentlemen upon said committee: Alexander
Topping, William Russell, Edward Brook,
Anson Pease and Lucien Swift.
1t being then announced that Hon. Rufus
P. Spalding was present, he was unanimous
ly called upon to address the Convention.
Judge Spaldng responded to the cal, and in
a speech of an hour and hall, set forth the
history of the slave power from its small be-
| ginniDgs and modest pretensions. down to its
present overshadowing Influence and arrogant
| assumptions, as exhibited in the Compromise
| Measures of 1850, and the Compromise
Platforms of 1852, He exposed The glaring
unconstitutIonality Of the Fugitive Slave Bill;
clearly proved that all national legislation for
slavery is void /; that the mission of our con
stitntion, is the protection and preservation of
Liberty, and disclosed the corruption of party
lenders, who, under various pretences of hon
est motives, and by attempting to hide the
reafissues before the people, are endeavJring
to procure direct popular vote fnr the en-
dorsemeni of the Infamous Baltimore Plat
forms. Those who heard this speech will
not expect that anything like fair outline can
be given here, and all who diG not hear it
shcu,d not fail to attend at some of the future
appointments, during the campaign, of this
great champion of true Democracy aud advo-
cate Of Human Rights. The frequent ap-
pause Of the Convention during his remarks
was spot taneous and enthusiastic. After he |
concluded,
Constant Bryan moved tIat the names of
persons TO be voted ras candidates f,r nom
inatioh be presented to the Convention, which
was agreed to,
Wherenpon, H. L. Carter named Thomas !
Earl, R. II. Fulger named Thomas C Shreve,
E. e. Sackett named Isaac Brayton, VIM. |
Frazer named Sylvester II. Thompson.
Ga motion of Chauncay Curtiss. the Con-
veution took a recess until 2 o'cLick P. Nj.
I O'Clock P. NJ.
The business Dendng being the present4-
tion Of names of candidates, Barclay C. GIL |
bert gave in The name of Hiram Griswold,
ior the purpose, as he stated, of ealing out a
letter from that gentleman which would be
laid before the Convention upon the announce
ment of his name.
The following letter was then forwarded 10
the secretaries and read to the couventi IN:
Cleveland, Sep. s, 1852.
JOHN ELLrsoS. ESQ. - Dear Sir:-I
have jnst received, through Mr.. Haz' EFT, /, o II
tavr of The 3 i inst. Prubably the Conven-
ton about to assemble at Mogadore viii be
composed of persons who would not consent
to n m'n"te me, no matter what my rep'y
might be to your interrogation. And to Sc
cure my election, am. not sure if the Con-
vention should desire such result. but it
would be better TO adjourn without making
auy nominaii n, with the understanding that
such should v1te for me as could conscien-
tiousIy do so.
But however this my be, and without
any reference to that Convention or to its ae-
ton, have no hesiiati IN in saying that were
in Cong ess. all my influence would be ex-
erted against the extention of slavery, the ac-
QUESTION + slave territory, the admission of
more slave states, that would "uree tho
repeal of the fugitive slave law" would op-
pose oil legislation in favor of slavery, would
urge irs abolition in the District of Colum-
bia, and would aid in divorcing the General t
Government from it. :
In one word, on this subject, concur in
the sentiments contained in the Pittsburgh
Resolutions If the Free Democracy, and j,
should make them my rule of action.
iu great h ste,
Yours sincerely,
H. GRrswoLD.
Albert Austin inquired if Mr.. G,iswold II
would vote The candidates who stood up Il