The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-24
Portage County Peoples Mass Nons-
mating. Conveufio-a.

Pursuant to ihes .Ca!I' published, the people |
of Portage County, without distinction of party,
assembled in Ccnsention on Ibarsday, August
18Th. ct the F air Ground in RaTenna. The Con- |
vention called TO order by WILLIAM WADs- |
WORTH, Esq, Chairman OF the C"mn.ifee of Ar
rangemenfs. whereupon O. P. RR"wN, Esq, was
apf foin'ed Presidemt.and NATHAN SANFORD. Esq,
and Rev. RoDoLPHUs BARp Fice F,esidtnts, and
STEPHEN r. FREEMAN, THOMAS W. BRo WING,
and J. HAYES. Secretaries.
The President of the Convention, read the
Cali and Inado brief address to the Conven-
ton. appropriate to the OCCASION.
Ga motion, S. A. Gilleit, George Sanford, Dan
iel B. Cults, Gree enbury Keen, Jacob l.. Coe,
Sanuel Austin, DR.. J. Hayes, D. c. Stockweli
and Z. B. Tfylrr appointed Z -mm!ttee TO
ren9rt ticket for the consideration of the Cunyen
ton.
On motion. Joshua T. C4tin, George Missen-
ger, L. w. Hall, DR.. IT. C. App!egnte and Laurin
Dewey appointed committee 10 report res
oIuiians.
While the committees were ont in consultation,
Messrs. BRIGGs and NGvIN of Cleveland address
ed the Convention, with great force and power.
holding the large audience III fixed and unwearied
attention. Their pathetic appeals,the unanswera-
BILE arguments; their eloquent denunclatlons OF
the hoIrid traffic deeply moved and impressed the
minds of the people.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Nevin's speech, the
Committee nominations, through their Chair
man, S. A. Gllett, .nade report which was duly
| cons dered by the Convention, and the following
ticket was put in nomination:
Representatue.-CALEB BRowN, of Dserfeld.
onipsissioner.--FREEMAN UNDERWOOD, of
Brimfed.
| Trcasurer.-GEoRGE w. Arwoon, of Freedom.
Pro. ecuting .4ttorney, HORACE II. WILLARD,
of Palmyra.
Director Of Cousty Lnf,mary.-EL1 P. KIne,
of Ravenna.
County Sufmyor.--RUeeLEs BosrwIck, OF
Ravenua.
The above ticket having been put in nomna-
fon, the Committee on nominations further re-
! ported recommending names candidates for State
Senator, and for the State Beard Of Equalization
as follows:
Senator.-JAMEs S. CARPENTER, of Akron.
Board Of Equakzation.-SiLAs CRockER, of
| Shalersvile.
Ga motion, this recommendation of the committee
on nominations unanimously adopted.
The Committee resolutions by their Chairman
J. T. Ca,lin Esq. reported the following which
were unanimously adopted:
| WHEREAS "CalP' has been issued, Numerous
Iy signed. Inviting the general CO operation of the
people. without rsgardto old party fines, asserting
the bsef that it is Of paramount imp ntance at
this Ii ne, so 10 shape Our action as to exert d.
rect Influence to secure the euacment by our
Legislature cf the Maine Law, to that end concur
ring in the prepriety of calling County Peoples
| Mass Convention, 10 pnt in nomination Ticket
! pledged to the principles of tie Maine Law, in
response to which .'Ca!I,' we ara here assembled
And whereas The said Call" while inviting
co operation in behalf Of 30 vital msasure as tho
alhine Law. cpjoins upon US TO bear in mind thar
thsre other important interests which should
not be overlooked namely, in regard to State in
terests: Free Schools; Equal Taxation; repeal of
oppressive, partisan laws; greater economy in the
administration of the State Government, and in
county expenses. Nationalty--no slavery extern
son--the divorce of the general Government from
the supportof slnvery-4Fsiver and Harbor improve
nienfs; freedom of The National donain to actual
settlers, under suitable regulations: Therefore,
be it
Resolved That in the spirit and in recognition of
the principles of the Cali but making ,heMaine
Law DOW the paramount question, we tho people
without distinction of party, will go into the pres
ent canvass with discrimination 10 all honor
able means TO secure the election of men of like
principles and sympatllies.
ResofUed. T hat the ticket this day nominated, is
worthy Of the confidence ofall the paopIe, and We
here cordially pledge every proper and honorable
effort TO its election.
| On motion.
| ResolUed, That a Central Committee of five be
| appointed, whose duty it shall be to procure and
distribute Tickets and attend to any other duties,
growing out of the interests Of the cause.
Whsreupon-W William Wa,lsworth J. X. Pick
cit. Albert Austin, D. L. Rockwell and Augustus
Munyon were appointed said Committee.
Ga motion.
Resolred That the Central Committee be
powered to fill any vacancy that may occur in the
ticket this day nominated.
On motion,
I,solrcG That the Central Committee be
thorizsd to sppoint Committee of three in each
exingencies of the cause in each ownship.
Rev. Mr.. HALE, of Connecticut, now in the ser
vice of the Ohio State Temperance Committee,
was here Introduced to I'm Convention, and spoke
for hHIf hour with enfneefneas and ability, and
with marked effect.
The Convention then adjourned to meet at the
Court House in the evening
At the evening meeting tho Court House was
crowded with large auditory. and Mr.. HALE
spoke for over an hour, in support of the Maine
Law. presenting the legal view of the question,
meeting objections &c. He was listened to with
patient, uuwearied attention in an exposition pro-
nounced by many TO be the ablest they had ever
heard upun that branch of the subject.
DR.. NEvIN spoke for few moments with that
drectuess and felicity characteristic of him, and
which 40 charms md "a ntyates an audipnce