The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05
DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC.

DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC.
In pursuance Of The call Of the Demo.
cratic Central Committee, the Democrats
Of Lorain cosaty assembled in mass con-
senlion a, Wellington, on the l7lh inst,
10 make an expression Of their sediments
on the Nebraska Bill. The convention
was rorganized by choosing DANIEL l..
BLAKEsLEE President, and P. A. BisHoP
Secretary. On motion, a committee oil
six was chosen to draft resolutions to pre-.
sent to the convention. The following
persons were chosen said committee, viz:
Docl. G. W. John.lon,W W. II. Couch, Docl.
Z. Underhill, S. d. Human, II. s. Rock.
wood, d. L. Hardness. Convention then
adjourned ill one o'clock p. NJ.
Pursuant to adjournment, the conven.
lion again assembled, the committee on re-
solutions, by their chairman, Docl. John
ston, presented The following resolutions
which were adopted:
Hhereas. il hasbesn published , o the world
and has .be4a exported IN Washington,
that the Democracy OF Lorain county
are in favor Of, and cordially approve,
The Nebraska and Kansas bill nov be.
fore Congress; believing This TO he an
outrage upon The true sentiments of the
Democratic party Of this county, the
Democratic Central COUmiuce have
called a mass convention Of The Demo
Gratis al this lime 10 make an expression
Of their sentiments upon this question
aud 10 declare wheihtr it is or is NOT
true, that they are 10 favor of said mea-
sure; therefore,
Resolved, That we are opposed to the
said bill, because il is in direct viola
iion Of the pledges given 10 The country by
the Democratic party, in convention assem-
bled, at Baltimore, in 1852. whereby they
would "resis, the renewal Of The agitation
Of the subject Of slavery, both in Congress
/, and out of il, under whatever shape OF
co'orlhe sitemptmay be made because il il
a Justification Of the history Of our country
in declaring that,he missouri Compromise
was superseded or virtually repealed by
the acls. Of legislation Of 1850 usually
known rs The Compromise Measure-bt'
cause il violates The plighied faith Of q
solemn covenant entered INTO between the
North and South, by which they "for
ever" prohibited slavery north Of 30 de
Rrees and 80 minutes; and finally, because
il opens TO slavery a territory which is nov
and had been Tree by positive law for ih'
last thirty. -four years, thereby bringing int
, direc, competition The degraded slav
labor Of the South, with the honest ant
honorable lree labor Of the North.
On motion to adopt this resolution, p
A. Bishops German citizen. offered tn
r following as an amendment, 10 be added Il
. the foregoing, which was unanimousl!
adopted:
Il DISTINGUISHES every alien resident 70
. the space Of FIVE years, contrary TO the for
mer practice in like cases, so tina, the Gel
man or other foreigner who goes there !
Q find q free home and political righll
mus, be disfr n,hised for that period.
q Resoived, That the attempt now max
ing TO render the Missouri C%ompromis
imperative by the passage Of the Nebrask
and Kansas Bill, is a species Of wholesal
robbery 10 which we as Democrats Of thi
e county, will never yield our moral or pr
. iiiicGl assent, and pledge ourselves to will
draw on. political support from every on
. who supports that Infamous scheme.
70 Resolved, That The "Lorain Argus"
excused from any further responsibility
4. manufacturing sentiment for The Democra
/, icpary o LOrain county on the Nebrask
question.
2 :. RssolUed, That The officers OF this Coz
b vsniion be requested 10 forward The pr,
le ccedings Of the Convention 10 the Dem
i cratic papers Of this Congressional Di
:. irici, with a request TO publish the san
and also that q copy of the same, dol
signed BY the President and Secretary, !
u semitic our member in Congress. Hon. l
d H. Johnson.
The convention was well attended B
Of lbs old and IWisd Democrats Of the count!
le man .lso aya Dsmnsr.fa f,om nrineinl