The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-01-20
np1ron1AL CORRESPONDENCE.
GlDsoN IIoUsn, CNcINNATr |
January 10, 1854.

j pose II Sndil stIYe. " ~ utluCuitt ", ,uStVt
mine. Still the sigh Of great Com
mercial and business city like Cincinnati
for the first time is an Object well.worthy
! lofihe visit. Ourmeetlng here has, how
ever, been unnecessarily extended. No
business will be done until to>morrow.
II understand, however, that 10 those
| Editors who had acquainiances here, this
was done 10 give them opportunity tc
visit picture galleries, concerts, &c, &c.
| Not, however, knowing the localities, or
having the means 81 my command 10 ex-
pend in this way, could woll have ex>
cused what has been q me, in q strange
city, unnecessary delay. IN a,i gs,
4 Hooked over, and intend 10 visi, Ken
Ituckyy today. Years ngo, after being
released from a nights arrest in Canada,
Iai Queenslon, ! felt a strange thrill Of
delight on once more standing on free
IAmerican Republican Territory, and in
IvisiIing Kentucky feel reluctance TO
thread on soil where system u despotism
exists over a prescribed and degraded
race. L seems like going back upon
lmoparchical soil. The Ohio liver, Which
"A looked upon this morning for The first
time is Lere in breadth somewhat broader
Than the ,Maumee, and covered with ice.
4 There is . city, i'll may 80 express j., Of
sleamboa's here. What avast collection
Of wealth and capital the eye takes in al
a glnnce, at the river landing! Gorgeous
and beautiful steamers ale crowded on
leach other, with tbeir power oif, motion
4 and machinery, for the lime being lulled
Ito sleep in inactivity, bul bearing ut olber
iimes 10 ihe far South and The Greni
West their burdens Of wealth, proud
trophy Of American energy and enter
pIize, IS san-.bs,smlsaoo Y ssm75
/ made acquaintance last evening with
Mr.. Caldwell, Of The Cincinnati Gasette,
aud found him a yery agreeable and
courteous travelling associate. Ho was
taking down the Inaugural, delivered
last evening, ard this morning il appeared
in his paper, before breakfast, al q disS
ta1ce Of hundred and twenty miles. ~
i have hitherto omitted saying any
thing Of our State Convention. twas
unique of lis kink. It's nominations
were well enough, and will moi find ex-
cepiion IN the State, among the Demo
cracy. It's resolutions are strange aud
contradictory melange, SO faras Slavery
is concerned, (which | would mucbralher
had been omitted. The Slate Journal
makes me speaker at il, which | was
NOT. 1t was rather boisterous, and the
Chair appeared unable 10 cause order
among the noisy human elements assem-
bled. did once offer TO speak and
.'ANDY G1vEN,n Of Cincinnati, very poll
tely, and with the Characteristic courtesy
Of ihpi class OF The delegation he repre-
sentcd, said, il ! did he would kick my
head off. Having some further use for
that part Of my body, and finding could
not get tho ear of The Chairman, and TINT
all discussion and reason was hissed !,
hooied, and bore down by violence, 1
desisted. The Convention was once de-
clared by the Chair adjourned, and nfter.
wards called together, numbers having
left, and the platform adopted, though
q part Of the proceedings was moi the
voice OF the Democracy of the State,
unless The Andy Given argument adopted
towards myselfand which in spirit, lfnoI
in practice, governed the Convention, is
an element and exposition Of intelligent
opinion. Tie Baltimore Platform was
iniraduccd by Mr. Cochran, Of Wayne,
a disappointed waiter on Presidential
Executive faSors, who had a week or SO
before been voted down in his own
county in the advocacy offresoluiions
deDupcia.ory of the Cabinet Of Gen.
PieIce,-of course bis anxiety for the
Platform was Of sincerity that could
notlbe doubied2 He was insiigaled by
a Mt Abbes, of Cleveland, and some
olher pursis, whose love for Republic-
anism was SO great that they could not,
last fall, vote the Democratic Staie nom
inees. Or course, these canting bypo-
criles' hosiilityAto slavery like Titus
Oases's hatred 10 Popery and witness
against il is the5meresi mercenary sycoi
phancy that trading spirit Of political
prefigacy engendors They have, how
ever, accomplished nothing more ihauito
renewthe agitation in this STATE Of the
Slavery question which the platfofm they
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