Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-01-14
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION


copied from the Cincinnati Columbian:
The Committee on Resolutions rcnortcd tho G,l-
lowing - i'P'i''u '"c io'
:, he'ofref, That We rc-afirm the Ohio platform Of
ioto-re-adopted at eur Conventions of so and
'scSo'coi That we have entire and undoultcd
c9hnaence IN the present administration and will
give II our entire aud undivided support.
Hcsotced, That VIC approve the doctrines and
P,lhclplcs set forth by Gov. Mcdi in his recent
Mcssage' and recommend them to the consideration
OF the Assembly.
). "a tho question of the adoption of this report,
was moved to amend by adding the follow
Heso'rof, Thof tic Democracy qr O5io hcrciy re.
r,o,JMie and udopt, rs a poH NJ Msir t'orfrinc The
od'ttmo,e TfogOrm qf lS52-Ipid dorm by Tie Con-
'r"i1h tedt nominated oUr irorby CHIEF Mgisf,ufe
ffaHff" Iterce, as President Of tic thiicd Satcs
IL was moved to lay it upon the taLlc-lost.
Chair then put the question and said the avcs
seemed 10 have IT, The vote by counties was called
ier' \ debate arose on this, but the Chair decided
mat all debates were out Of order pending the TAX
ing o. TIC vote. The decision was appealed from
but the Chair was sustained. The vote was then
taSch by counties and resulted as follows: Yeas,
222; NAYS, IS
Much confusion existed during the taking of this
vote aud delegates were continually APPLYING To
the sSecretary to correct the vote of their county
alleging that mcn had iraudulcntly voted ave who
'ha.l no business to vote at ALL
Mr.. McCook moved TO substitute for the entire
report the followingi
Reso'red That this Convention, representing the
democracy OF the State Of Ohio. approve the first
annual message of President Pierce rs exhibiting
the true spirit of progressive Democracy
Hcsolced, That we should devote our time TO the
present and not waste our energies on the dead is
sues OF the past.
Re'otocd, That the acts and policy Of the present
aulnlmstratnn meet our fullest Appreciation
If1gnfTHI IbuN N.,.nC C,,1 a., ~. -
expression, at this time of new views l,y the Dem
ucTscy OF Ohio on questions Of State policy
Andrew Giihu, of Hamilton county opposed this
substitution violently, cxcaiming, You can't put
GA your Free Soil on us; that won't go down in
the State of Ohio" Moved To law IL on the table.
" That's just what we want" was cried q, the other
SIDE but the motion to lay it on tho table was lost
Tue vote by counties was then called for on the
substitution. Here followed scene of inlcscrib.
aDie confusion. All rose from their seats, and put
on tholr hats, because they wanted their hands 10
geshcnlate with Everybody talked nobody lis
tened. Motions to adjourn were put repeatedly
but IN the confusion, il was impossible 10 tell
whether they were lost or carried. VI. W. Myers
moanted on chair in the middle of the floor, aud
cried out, :" move that we adjourn till half pnst
seven o'clock" Nobody seeming to attend TO him.
he repeated the motion at the very top of his voice
adding, " I'm here, and | mean to keen the floor
TILL the chair entertains my notion" What yell
arose then Myers voice was entirely drowned
"'Nt ""n,lo IL suIgcu up again: "Oh, you needn
- try to halloo inc down, I've been in bigger noises
than tins Crash went a chair leg and down went
e. M. Myers on the sumo platform, level with the
rest OF the Democracy On the opposite side of
me, man whose name i could not learn, in the
confusion, initiated Mr.. Myers plan of mounting
char, and cried out, move that we all 60 and
take drink" Crash crash, went chairs and
benches
AT length Mr.. F. d. Kimble. of Medina county
obtained the floor. &c If tho Baltimore platform
makes this confusion here, what will it do at the
pollsg (Cries of "Go il Uncle Toms Cabin. .") We
have worked unanimously on our own Ohio plat
form OF lS4S there is no need for us to 20 to
W Washington or Baltimore, or anywhere else for our
principles. Your Democratic majority has always
come from the Western Reserve \ member from
Hamilton county shouted, It's d-n le.") An
other voice cried out, You're n d-n fool."-an-
other, p" You're all Abllitionists up there !" NJ
humble resumed, Strike, but hear me-" The
baltimore platform closes our mouth on the slavery
question, and we will speak. When Gerrit Smith
throw down the gauntlet-(IIss, hiss. hiss I'm
not to be Kissed down Here Mr.. o'Neil broke in,
(Cries of "ONeil, O'Neil, ONeil.') Mr.. Kimble
=" Mr. O'Neil is too much of gentleman TO in
terrupt;" But Mr.. ONeil went on and now for n
time both spoke, each trying his utmost to drown
the voice OF the other " The free soil faction one
year ago. voted down the Baltimore faction. and we
don't mean they shall do it again. cried out ONeil
Is slavery democracy - cried MIR. Kmble In
Hhe midst OF the confusion a number of motions 10
adjourn were made. Somebody announced that
MIR. Norris, the nominee for supreme judge is
mere, having been brought in b.. the committee sent
ITO announce his nomination
motion to adjourn was nut and the Chair do
clared the Convention adjourned
It's ialse we've not adjourned" cried hun
dred voices. "a few men, faction, who never
acted with the Democratic party, cannot adjourn the
Convention"
The President arose and said :-"Twenty-eipbt
years have fought the battles of the Democracy
Baltimore platform, and ALL voice cried. '.weil
then, don't let them choke a fcller down') will
ask once more and for the last time, to come to
order"
Mr.. Roll arose, and said, "lct us now vote for
these resolutions. and let know whether we are
Free Soers, or whether we are the old line Democ-
racy."
Question" question by counties, ,"-"no ayes
ana nays Never emphatically, neyer--the
rules give us n right to vote by counties. | want
to ask IL the committee were all Free Soers,
Mr.. llouk, of Dayton, one of the committee,
SAID, can answer that question, intend to ap-
prove these resolutions. | want no such milk and
water ahairs For myself, | advocate hearty en-
dorsement OF the Baltimore platform, aud other
gentlemen Of the committee urged that endorsing
Frank Pierces course sufficient.
The Convention then, without having taken any
vote on the substitute offered by Mr. McCook, pro-
cecded 10 vote on the original resolutions. The
vote was by counties, and stood for adoptinr the
resolutions, ayes 1917, nays %. This result was
greeted with the widest shouts. During the voting
the greatest confusion prevailed. Heretofore one
man had delivered the vote of the county, but now
every delegate joined in to swell the sound Every
name with which any association might be con
nected was the signal for more noise For instance,
when Adams county was called many voices shout
cd, Jefferson comes next-lIurrah for Jefferson 20
After that manner things went
Andrew Giihn, of Hamilton moved n vote Of
thanks to the officers, which was carried and on
motion, the Convention adjourned.
SHAREHOLDERS TO REPRESENT FREE.