Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
Great Anti Nebraska State COnyen-
lion of Ohio.

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One of the largest State Conventions
ever held in Ohio, met last Thursday
week a, the capital Of that State. Ii
was composed Oi all parties, Democrats,
Free Sellers and Wings, but the Dem.
ocrats seems to have preponderlled
largely and taken the honors of the day.
Judge X. j. S2auldIng. a Demoers, Of
the s'raltest sect, was chief spokesman
and reporter of the resolutions. Think
ing the Douglasites hereabouts will be
pleased TO hear from their old democratic
friends, we suhjoin par, of the Conyen-
tlon's proceedings and speeches. Judge
Spaulding thus speaks:
1--WE have the third State of n Union.
rich, populous, blessed with schools and
abundant improvements of every des.
cription because the ordinance Of 81
secured to this territory perpetual free.
dom. (App!ause.) We have $780,
00O, 900 of taxable properly, we could
turn out 10000 fighting men (cLeers,l
and we owe all this to the absence of
slavery. We are here to make no war
VI ia'SAy IL Tx StutCs, VIC are n6Ie IN
prevent The extension of slavery over
soil secured TO freedom by The votes of
slave holders. (Applause.)
This is no fusion Convention. If any
one is ignorant enough TO think this
meeting has the slightest tendency 10 a
fusion or coalition between the Wings
and Freesoilers, let them look at these
resolutions-let him look a, these old
Democratic counienances among his sea
OF upturned faces. But we will all
work together TO keep slavery from the
terrilory-a territory thai may make
twelve States like this of Ohio. We
can give to the ticker we shall nominate
majority of $4,000 votes. Here the
audience rose and almost unanimously
shouted Fifty thousand-F,fty thousand
majority! The excitement, a. this poin,
betrayed a decided disposition to be
intense Let us secure this ohjec, and
afterwards go farther, if go farther seems
best.
Judge Probasco. OF Warren, (Whig)
said he could go heartily with the Dem
ocratic gentleman from Cauibridge, and
as heartily endorse the resolutions-he
had no words to express the deligh.
with which he had witnessed the action
of this large Convention. he knew lhnk
its nominations must carry an immense
majority a, the mex, fall election.
Mr.. Stevens, of Huron. was not so
we'll pleased with the resolu,ions-they
didn't GO far enough.
Gen. Eckly, Of Carroll, wen, for ,hc'
resolutions heartily.
Mr.. Pardee, of Medina, (Dem.1 said
the resolutions told The truth, oul they
didn't tell the whole ,ruth-tparial an.
plause1 they have no, gone as far as the
Democratic State Convention of Ohio
"a voice-''ihat's true-d--d truel
they don't declare that slavery is an evil.
as the SIh of January Convention have
declared, and their resolutions added
"working toward lis final extinc,io -
Has not the slave power made agrees.
sions before this? | am an old Dem.
ocrat, sir, but if fighting sgainst the
naturalization of slavery brings upon
me the charge of abolisionist, then ! am
an abolltionist. Are we not all--all in
Ohio-An,i-S Slavery men? tell you
what il is, friends ard men of this Con.
v~ention, we must fight for The donation.
allzation of slavery.
Judge Spaulding now again obtained
the floor, amid a score of applicants
He knew Mr.. Pardee to he an old and
earnest democrat, but he must tell his
friend that we were not assembled on
this 18th OF July, 1854, 10 make a
Pittsburgh, a Columbus, or a Buffalo
platform. He would speak of abolition
lists in no disparsging tones-God knows
they had been the heroic icebreakers-
of this grandest movement Of the age -
Cheers as is cheers. But here were
new men-here were regiments of Dem.
ocrats. and a good many old silver. grey
Whigs-will ye shut them out!
!nnumerable voices.-"Upen the doors,
Judge"
Rev. Edward Smilh-Only come as
far as we have broken the ice. Laugh.
ter.
Judge Spaulding-Le' us not stand
here, like school boys, and say slavery
is an evil" Why, sir, the anti slavery
resolution Of the 9Th of January Dem.
ocra'ic Convention, was in a great part
proposed by myself. Laughier.l l
sweat over il for hours in order to work
it into such shape as to secure the vote
of Ohio to Gen. Cass, and yet not mean
anything, as between US and Washington.
Laughter Let us do mems work
while the day lasts, to morrow it may
be TOO late. Cheers and cries of question.
question
y
On motion, the report was amended
SO as TO include the following:
1.-The soil of Kansas and Nebraska 10
be for the free homes Of freemen,"
Adopted by reclamation, with one dis.
senting vote. This vote carried the
entire report OF the committee. but it
was retaken for entire satisfaction.
The vote on the resolutions abovaf
given was now taken, and was carried
with more of a wild shout than a sober
and careful expression of sentiment.