Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-07-24

rendered him msasnrably Indifferent 10 Off
cial slalinn. But, said ne. BE- assured. gen,
Iemen, there is one thing TO which | am
moi indifferent: and thai Is, the favorable
opinion OF gncd Hssa. And, In 30 Far as !
am al liberty 10 lake your nomination as an
indication OF The conf lenue Of my fellow.
ciliSens or as anindics,ion, In anv degree
of their appreciation Of thar course OF polil.
ical ac,ion TO which. In times past, my con
viciions Of duty have impelled me. | should
be insensble indeed Il for il, were not
and, believe me, gentlemen, am, mosi
heartily grateful. And the nomination with
which you have honored me is ,he more
gratifying TO my feelings from The iac
which | row state, In all the sincerity Of
which | am capable, that, had i, been pre-
determined by your constituency, first, that
my humble name was To have place on
the STATE ucket, and second, that thai place
was to be lei, 10 my own individual prefer
ence, | should have been deferred from
choosing The very place which your partial,
i'y has assigned me, by only one considers.
ton--and 'hal Is, an unaffected dis.rus, Of
my own abilities.
Mr.. B. further said. ,ha, possibly word
from him nigh. be expected in reference 10
the platform Of principles embodied in the
resolutions they had adopted; and he would
therefore say-alihough he (el., to those a,
all acquainted with The incidents Of his hum.
bic history, IL would be a work Of superero.
CATION Tor him to say,A-,hat they had his
cordial approval. No more slave territory!
! (said lie,) no more slave Sa,esl and free.
dnm 10 the existing territories Of the UTion,
through the posi,ive prohibition Of slavery
ia them by &C, Of Congress! These are my
principles. To Them have long ago paid
The sincere and hardly questionable homage
Of voluntary political maryrdom. Fo'
years pas, they have been the guiding s.ar'
Of my public corducI and, while life lasts
and reason remains 10 me. such they will
conlinue; and owe no allegiance, and &C.
knowledge no feol.y. 10 any thing wha,soev
er, which does, or shall, conlravene Them.
These principles presen, The predomna
ling and living questions OF our lime and
country; and parties, organizations. states
men, and people, can no, igncre them il The!
would, and ough. not 10 ir they could.
Mr.. B. concluded by saying, that In re
specI 10 their resolutions on The subject Of
reform in the financial policy of ,he State
he concurred no less luIly with ,he declared
objecIs Of This Convention. Our taxes (sai'
Mr.. B. have increased and are increasing
nnil they have assumed the por.enlou
magnitude Of severe rent.charge. The
ough, 10 be diminished. From some liul
attention givento The subject, | am satisfied
that, withuu! essential injury to any Of tn
/ grea. interests Of The State, they can be, ond
indeed, they mus, be, materially diminished
And, said he, lhave pledged myself that
| will uniie with any man, and all men, il
holding The incoming Slate administrative N
whatever may be lis political complexion
responsible for This result. ~"
! Mr.. 3. spoke in an impressive manner
and made an excellent impression.
i The following was the 'resul. Of The vo,
for Judge Of The Supreme Court for The shol