The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-08-11
For the Sentinel.
For the Sentinel.
Proceedings Of The Free Demo
cratic Convention in GEORGETOWN.

cratic Convention inGeorgetown.
Pursuant 10 nutice, the Free Democracy
OF Harrison county, assembled in Conven-
ten, and was organized by calling JAMES
HANNA 70 The chair, and appointing Rev.
ID. CRAIG, Secretary,
On motion, Judge Lee, Isaac Lewis. w.
A. Urquhart J. Oglevee and J. Manly were
appointed committee to draft resolutions
for the consideration Of the convention.
During the absence Of the committee, the
convention was eloquently addressed by NJ
s. X. kaiD Of Brown Co. O. At the elose
Of Mr. kain's address, W, A. Urquhart,
chairman Of the committe reported the fol,
lowing Pramble and Resolutions.
Whereas, it is apparent that the Whig
and Democratic parties Of thp nation are bro
ken into factions, which are warriny against
zach other, and maintain their several or
ganizationS' chiefly by the cohesive power
"f public plumber" and whercas both .of
those parties have suspended their nluLal
qqnrrels and disputes cpaernins great qu"s
tons affecting the public interests and wei
fare which formerly divided them, in order
that they may test, without interruption or
embarrassment. theip capacities and adap'ar
ton for the service Of slave. y and Slavehold-
ers; and where ). large portion of the
members Of both these par les. in accepting
their candidates, have been forced 10 rrpu-
diate the plattorms upon which they stand
practice in violation Of gm d morals AMI
common honesty, it must follow that they
aie bound 10 their several orgapizaticns only
BY feeble and immoral ties, which are ready
" be broken whupeyer new nomination
shalFaHord on opportunity; therefore
RESOLVED, That we cordially respond to
the call for National Free Soil Convention,
IL be holden nj Pitts burgh, on the ilth day
Of August mex, an III It our delegates may
be appraised Of our sentiments. we declare in
favor OF the nopsi satjon of an Independent
ticket which shall hear the names Of true
friends of freedom. AMI also in favor Of
platform, which. embracing first Of all. our
great distinctive an.i-slavery principles as
set.fortll and adupsed at Buffalo in 1843, and
shall also comprehend the Agricultural,
Commercial and Manufacturing Interests o..
the whole country.
Resolved, That The friends ef freedom n
Ohio behold, in the renewed prostration of
the Wing and Democratic parties at ithc
shrine of the Slave Power, new motives and
obiigstqns to proclaim their unalterable de-
vo.lon to the principles ot liberty aaI hu-
maaity, AMI TO- those grea. constitutional
safeguards, the reserved rights of the States
lhc frial BY Jury; the Habeas Corpus; the
liberty ofspeech, and the liberty of the press,
which have been, and are now1 rudelv rs
stiled by the mercenares ofthe slave power,
ana to avow their unAinching determination
I" maintain them at all hazards, withop, re-
gard to consequences.
Resolved, That by the mutual confession
IF their leading organs, the Wings and DEM
ocrats are divided upon no question Of pub
JIG lnterest, but are contnndng solely for tie
spells through the ipsttumentality Of tho,e
puwers OF servility which both possess in a
remarkable degree, and which serves to rem
der their rivalry discredit and disgrace
W the country and 10 civilization.
Resolved, That the Whis and Democrat
IL Platforms recently p0nstructcd ythe slave
halders at Baltimore, are OF necessity alike
upon the slavery issues, from the fact, that
Whea tho Democratic Resolutions had been
adopted, there was no CLOVER deep" beyond
70 exercise the superior basereEs and degra-
dation ofthe Wings.
Resolved, That franklin Pierce, the Dem
pcratic candidate, by his origin in soil
fruitful Of such daHghfaces as Atherton and
Cass, Norris and Webster, Douglass and
Hibbard; by his carly conversion to the DIS
G eplipe OF servility to. the caste OF slavebold-
ers; by his natural aahOrrence TO petions in
favor of freedom and Democratic privileges
exhibited on all nsGasions; by his ceasel.ss
hostility "a. the great Democratic doctrine OF
human equality;by bis CONSTANT and uniform
obedience to the beheSts and wishes Of slave
holders, and by his uniform and constant
opposition to all the men and measures Of
freedom, Is emlnently fitted to stand upon
the plstfurm which his SoutheEniiords have
prepared for him. and most pre-eminently
worthy 10 receive the appreciation and sup
port 1T all these who regard slaveholIing
slaTeshveeding,s and slaye-stealing as the
Chief cpd and purpose Of mankind.
4 Resglyed. That General Scott, the Whil
candidate, having never denied ths statemcn
niade Uf the foor Of Congress, that BIZ wa
an acti e agent in procuring the passage q
the, Compromise measures, including tn
Fugitive Slaye Law; and having accepte,
theplatform OF the conyentieh that nomina
red him; which declares those measures h
be dnality--thcrply pledging his veto 4
any act repeating or modifying the fugity
slave law--and which provides also for th
abridgement Of the liberty Of speech and Q
the press, has placed himself upon 1--we
with the most abject and craven Of the dough
faces of the country, and in that position il
utterly unworthy the support Of the friend;
pf freedom.
q itevl.rd, That the individuals who will
pledge themselves 70 che adoption of a plat