Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-01-11

ton Of Mr.. MILLER was unanim )usly confirmed
Mr.. HoUK, from the Committee on Resolutions,
made the following report, stating thatit had been
agreed upon by majority of that committee and
that he had been directed thus to report:
The delegates of the Democracy of the Stateof
Ohio, in Convention assembled, do hereby re-af-
firm the former doctrines and issues of the party,
as set forth IN the resolutions of the Democratic
State Convention of January 9Th, 1853, as hereto
appended, and pledge to the same their firm and
sincere adherence. And we further
ReSoLUed, lst, That we have entire and unaba-
ted confidence i'll the. present Democratic Admin
istration of the General Government and will
give to it our cordial and undivided support
Resozuedy I'd, That we approve the doctrines and
suggestions set forth in the late message Of Gov
ernor Medill, and hereby recommend them to the
careful consideration of the General Assembly
! "ReSolved, That adhere to the doctrines
heretofore declared by the Democratic party Of
the State, in Convention assembled, by the Feso-
lutions following, to wit:
ResolUed, That in the new Constitution we rec
ognize as the principles cardinal in the Democrat
c faith:
"The election of all officers by the people,
"The limititatien of State indebtedness and n
provision for the payment OF the debt which.
exists:
} equal taxation compelling the property OF the
rich, invested in stocks, to bear u proportion of
the public burden, by contributing to the taxes Of
the State.
ing it to to the Legitimate subjects Of general leg
islation; and the crowning glory ofrepeal, which
secures the people, sovereign always, from ever
becoming slaves to any law charter passed by.
their servants.
ReSoIued. That the people of Ohio now, as they
always have done, look upon slavery as evil,
and unfavorable to the development of the spirit
and practical benefits of free nstitutions and that
5 entertaining these sentiments, they will at all
J times feel it to be their duty to all power
clearly given, by the terms Of the national COM
pact, to prevent its increase, TO mitigate and final
ly to eradicate the evil; but be it further
) Reso'vsd, That the Democracy of Ohio, do at
the same time fully recognize the doctrine held
| by the early fathers OF the Republic, ami still
maintained by the Democratic party in all the
States, that to each State belongs the right to
: adopt and modify its own municipal laws to req-
:, uate it's own Internal affairs, to hold aud NAM
tain an equal and independent sovereignty with
each and every State, and that upon these rights
; the National Legislature s-R neither legislats
/, nor encroach
: ResolUed, That an enlightened political econo-.
= my demands more liberal system Of diSposjnp of
: the public lands, and that the prosperity OF the
country, as well as Of individuals, would be emin-
J, emily promoted by the passage Of q law placing
; the national domain, in limited quantities, within
the reach of actual settlers, price to cover the
costs OF Surveying, and other necessary expenses.
:, ReSOlUeG, That the Democracy of Ohio still ad-
: here the we'll known and long established doc
trines of the party in relation to the Tariff and
g Currency.
$ ReSoLUed, That we recognize the sovereign and
inalienable right of every nation to establish and
: maintain such form OF government, as may ac-
h cord with the views of its own people, and that an
interference herewith the part OF other ma
tons, is clearly an Infringement of international
d law and natural Justice.
e RESOLVED, That the law of nations is in tho
keeping of nations; that breach of it by any
: one of them is an offence against all others, and
that they ere bound, in duty to themselves and to-
each other, to prevent or punish such infraction
by all means not imc jmpa tible with their own in
terests. @
Resolved, That to tho democratic, republican,
state and federal institutions, resting on unver-
sal suffrage and universal eligibility to Office, DO
these United States their undenable pros.
: perity among nations, and that it is their duty
sympathise with every people struggling for free-
dom against tyrants.
ReSo ved, That the separation Of the moneys
Of the State from banking institutions is indispen-
sible for the safety OF the funds and the rights IF
the people, and we are therefore in favor of an
entire divorce of the State from all connection
with the banking institutions as Repositories Of
the public moneys.
Reso'Uaa, That the extension cE European dy-
naStieE over any portion Of the American contin-
ent or its vicinity, should be resisted by the whole
power of the Federal GoverAment, and the De-
mocracy Of Ohio regard the annexation OF the ad-
jacent provinces aud islands, at the eurlie.t mt =
ment, consistent with the nGtionsl hoEOr, as tie
ma nifest destiny of the Model Republic.
Reso,ccd, That the Independent Treasury es-
tablished by the Democracy of the Union, afte-
a continued struggle for years, has, in its prac-
: tical operation, vindicated and proven oil that
/ was claimed for it by it's warmest advocates
And that the Democracy of Ohio are in favor Of
the enactment by the Legislature, Of a system
similar in its principles, for the sqfe-ke'ping and
distribution of the public funds of Ohio"
The question being the adoption of the re-
= port
Mr.. CoNNoR, of WayRe, moved to amend the
same, by adding thereto the following resoln-
ton:
Resolved, That the Democracy of Ohio, In
Convention assembled, hereby recognize and
adopt, as our political prin ciples and creed, tho
Baltimore platform, of 1852, adopted by the con-
;. vention that nominated FRANKLIN PIERCE as our
candidate for President of the United State
The question being on ugreeng to the amend
ment, vote demanded by counties, which.
being ordered, resulted-yeas 222, nays ~ So
be amendment was agreed to.
[The Secretaries are unable to give the vote OF
each county on this and other propositions, as NO
lists were printed as usual heretofore for this
purpose.
The question then being upon the adoption OF
the report of the committee, as amended, vote
was demanded by counties, which, being ordered.
resulted-yeas, 1877, nays 25. So the report, IN
amended, agreed to.
The Committee on the State Central Commit
y tee, submitted the names of the following gentle
ID men, as Democratic State Central Committee
l. for 1854:
Washington Mclean of Hamilton; Amos Lay
e WIN parr- of Licking. X