The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-01-19

! resist all. attempts at rene'cing, an Congress o,
om Of al, the agitation Of The Slavery Question
,tgder UhateUer shape or color the attempt ma,
be made"
Thisresolution the Ohio Convention adopts Al
q part of the doctrines of the Democracy O
| Ohio and joins with it another resolution, de
nOuncing Slavery as an evil, unfasorable to the
full development of the spirit and practica
benefits of free institutions, and affirming it Il
be the duty of the people to prevent its in
crease and seek It's extinction! This is at
tempting not only to ride two horses, but tC
ride two horses with their heads turned in di-
roctly opposite directions! According to the
Convention, the doctrine Of the Ohio Democra-
cy is that it is duty TO sgitate the question
of Slavery, and duty to resist such agitation.
Ii enjoins Interference with Slavery within
constitutional limits, as an evil " unfavorable
to the full development of the spirit aud rrac-
teal benefits of free institutions" and denoun-
COS all attempts at inter ference as alarming"
dangerous, against "the happiness Of the
people, and tho permanent stability of the
Union!n
Now, we appeal to honorable men OF the
Democratic party There must be many such
men who love the Truth, and hate Lie, who
have some regard for consistency, common
sense, common decency. They cannot they
will not tolerate conduct so base and fraudu-
lent as this. This Convention, protesting devo-
ton to the Administration, seeks to impose
upon it; affecting regard for the peculiar in
terests of the South, practices the grossest
double dealing towards it; clarifying the in
telligence and virtue of the People, insults
them with a bare faced cheat.
No epithet is too severe for such conduct
Honorable men of all parties must dctest it,
and the honest portion Of the Democracy of
Ohio, if they would save themselves and their
real principles from dishonor, must repudiate
alike the action and the nominations of the
Convention. We now print the report of the
proceedings of the Convention, copied from the
paper named above:
"The Committee on Resolutions reported the
following:
Resolved That we re-afiirm the Ohio plat
form of 1s4s, re-adopted at our Conventions of
80 and so.
"Resolved, That we have entire and undoubt-
will give it our entire and undivided support.
Re,olud, That we approved the doctrines and
principles set forth by Gov. Medill in his re-
cent Message, and recommend them to the con.
sideration of the Assembly
On the question tf the adoption of this re-
port, it was moved to amend by adding the fol-
lowing:
Resolued, That the Democracy of Ohio here
by recognise and adopt, as a part of their doc
trine, the Baltimore platform Of 1882, laid down
by the Convention that nominated our worthy
Chief Magistrate, Franklin Pierce as President
of the United States
"lt was moved to lay it upon II table Lost
The Chair then put the ques ion. and said
the ayes seemed to have it. The w te by counties
was called for. A debate arose on this, but the
Chair decided that all debates wer, out of or
der pending the taking Of the vote The deci-
sion was appealed from, but the Char was
sustained. The vote was the, taken by coun-
ties, and resulted as follows-yeas 222 nays
SO.
Much confusion existed during the taking
of this vote, and delegates. were continually
applying to the secretary to correct thu vote Of
their county, alleging that men had fraudu-
lentlly voted aye who had no business to vote
Mr.. McCook moved to substitute for the |
entire report the following:
"ResoiUed, That this Convention, represcnt-
ing the Democracy of the State Of Ohio, ap-
prove the first annual message Of President
Pierce, as exhibiting the true spirit Of progress
sve Democracy.
Resolved, That we should devote our time
to the present, and not waste our energies on
the dead issues Of the past.
" Resolved That the acts and policy of the
present Administration meet our fullest appro-
baton.
"RssolDed, That we fail to SEQ the necessity
of the expression, at this time, of new views by
the Democracy of Ohio on questions Of State
policy
GAndrew Giffin, of Hamilton county, orposed
this substitution violently, exclaiming, You
can't put off your Free Soil on us; that won't
go down in the State of Ohio Moved to Law
it on the table That's Just what We want.
was cried on the other side, but the motion to
lay it on the table was lost. The vote by coun
ties was then called for on the substitution
Here followed a scene of understandable confu.
non. All rose from their seats, and put on their
hats, because they wanted their hands to yes
;icuate with. Everybody talked; nobody let
ened Motions to adjourn were put repeatedly.
but, in the confusion, it was impossible to tell
whether they were lost or carried. nj. w.
Myers mounted chair in the middle of the
loor and lied out, move that we adjourn
ill half past seven o'clock Nobody seeming
20 attend to him, he repeated the motion at the
very top of his voice, adding I'm here, and
mean to keep the floor till the Chair entertains
ny motion What yell arose then! Myers's
1oce was entirely drowned After while it
urged up again ooh, you needn't try to hal
90 ME down Pve boon in bigger noises than
his Crash went chair leg, and down went
MIR. Myers on the same platform, level with
Inc rest OF the Democracy. On the opposite
side OF me, man, whose name | could not
earn in the confusion, initiated Mr. Myers's
plan Of mounting chair and cried out, Il
move that we all 90 and take drink Crash,
crash, went chairs and benches.
AT length, Mr.. F. B. Kimble, of Medina
county, obtained the floor. If the Baltimore
platform makes this confusion here, what will
{ do at the polls? Cries Of Go it, Uncle Toms
Cabin. We have worked unanimously on cur
,wn Ohio platform of 1s4S there is no need
or us to go to Washington or Baltimore. or
anywhere else, for our principles. Your Dem
,cratic majority has always come from the
Western Reserve. member from Hamilton
county shouted, It's id lie Another voice
,ried out You're id fool Another, You're
n. Aboltionists up there Mr. Kimble re-
umed, Strike, but hear me- The Baltimore
platform closes our mouth on the Slavery uues-
ion, and we will speak. When Gerrit Smith
brew down the gauntlet Hiss, hiss hiss
I'm not to be Kissed down. Here Mr.. ONei
,roke in. Cries of O'Neil, ONeil, O'Neil Mr..
<imble Mr.. ONeil is too much of gentleman
% interrupt me- BIT MIR. O'Neil went on, and
low for time both spoke, each trying his ut
most to drown the voice of the other. sThe
Free Soil faction, one year ago, voted down the
Baltimore faction, and we don't mean thew
'hall do it again. cried out O'Neil. is Slave.
y Democracy cried Mr. Kimble. In the