The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-20
Our I.ate County uonvention.

Our Late COuuNy OOMVcueAOA'
We notice that two or three Fusion papers
are taking especial pains to prove, thai the
late Democratic County Convention endors-
ed the Nebraska Bill in their resolutions
Men of common sense, who had any desire
to state the truth, would not venture to make
such assertions. There are undoubtedly a
great number of Nebraska Democrats In
Portage county there are also some VINO
were opposed to the bill during the time it
was pending in Congress. Democrats diner
in reference to this matter, but they are all
firm in their adherence to the long establish
ed principles and usages of the party and
will not permit themselves to be divided in
the support of those principles, BY "useless
and dead ISSUE" There was no endorse
ment of the Nebraska bill in that Conven-
ton but each man whether candidate or
delegate was left to enjoy his own opinion
upon the subject, as the following resolution
passed at that time clearly shows: --a-
Resolved, That Notwithstanding Democrats
may have differed in regard to the policy OF
renewing the slavery agitation, ,and the repeal
OF the Missouri Compromise; yet, we viii
not allow our enemies by the introduction
of useless and impracticable issue, to des-
troy the unity of the Democratic party, and
thus endanger the great Interests OF the coun-
try. ....
Can any man who is possessed of COM
mon sense make an endorsement of the Ne
braska Bill out OF that resolution! No. On
the contrary it expressly admits difference
of opinion upon this subject among Demo-
Gratis, and treats it as an "impracticable is
sue" The delegates at the Convention
were thoroughly united upon all the great
leading doctrines of the party, and being so
united, could all work together.
An endorsement of the general character
of the administration, is not necessarily an
endorsement of each particular measure, and
especially, when one measure, (the Nebras-
ka BilD is made the subject OF a separate
resolution. We did not expect that Fusion
lists would agree with us when we approved
of the course of President PIERCE on
account of his devotion to the Union
They care nothing about the Union. II
is part of their creed to denounce it -
They can have but one idea at time, ant
they follow that one idea with zeal as RI
diculous and blind as ever governed Dor
Quixote in his search for adventure. Then
platforms are not of years standing, ant
their principles governed entirely by circum
stances. A sectional party like that, o
course would condemn an administration
which is national in its character. Such hal
been the administl alton of President Pierce
and Democrats will support him on accoun
Of his "devotion to the national union.
No one measure can determine the judgmen
which should be placed upon the acts of tht
Chief Executive of the United States. We
must take all of his acts together, his gen.
eral course of conduct in order to form prop.
er estimate of his administration. The
prosperity of this country is not secured by
one single measures not promoted wholly
by one single cause, but by great variety
of measures,-a great number of causes, al
contributing to the common welfare. Hence
it is that party based upon sectional inter
ests-founded upon one idea to the exclusion
of all other questions, can never accomplish
any great good to the country, and must al
ways be short lived.