M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-08-03
The wings Of Ross County An me-
lion,

: ''Vus ho'lce' the wings OF Ross couI
4 y met in Chillicothe. The objects an
\ purposes Of this convention are shad
: owed forth in the heading of its oiici,
, report; REAFFIRMArIcs OF Vino PRts
'. clrLES. Declaration agaiast the r,
sion State ticket"
Col. White Morgan, of Concord town
> ship, was called TO the Chain Dsnni
McCormick, Esq, aud Col. John Mace
weEe elected Vice Presidents, and B, z
b. DOddridge was sppGiuted Secsetaty
e The following named gentleman wer
appointed committee to report ,TesoIu
tions Seneca w. Ely, (lste editor o
the Scioto Gazette.) William Carson
GeoIge w. Renick, Presley Morris, an,
Nj. Scott Cook,
On the retirement Of this committee
Thos. c. Jones, Esq, of Pickaway, WA
Invited to address the meeting. Tn,
: report says: He compiled 10 mos, eli
1 oquent and impressive speech, nsarl,
an hour in duration. He exhibited
graphically, aud truly. the inco nsisteu,
Icy OF such Wings as purpose support.
Ting Mr. Chase in October"
/ At the close o: Mr.. Jones' remarks
The committee on resolutions, through
Mr. Ely, their Chairman, made the re.
Iport. The preamble denomiuatss the
wing party of Ross>"an integer Of The
great Wing party Of the Uniled States,
now as ever party intact" sc:
1 The first resolve re.affirms the great
national principles distinguished by
lne advocacy of Clay aud Webster,
(which Obtained prominence in the Ex.
scutlve branch Of Government by the
election Of Harrison and Taylor, aud ia
the administration o! Fillmore.
The second depreciates sectional agi.
'ahon, condemns the Kansas.Ne bra SKA
act as the rupture Of a "iair and honest
understanding, higher than law" but de
nopnces all acts or retaliation, "propos,
eGoy various ambitious parties il oul
own section Of the Union"
The third resolve characterizes The
doctrine OF squatter sovereignty, as alb
sufd, ridiculous, and fraught with per
nicious and dangerous consequences.
The fourth resolution impeaches tn,
.'abfogation Of the Missouri Compton,
lse asa grievious wrong" and "woulC
ha:l It's restora tion, as an act of comit,
and patriotism between North and South
best calculated to WELD the bonds o
onion and perpetuate domestic traquil
lhy."
| The fifth is a resolution Of thanks tC
Gen John L. Taylor for his course IL
feOnsfess. 81 ..., I
The sixth lea general ass aull on the
new Constitution of Ohio, and all the
Leading laws passed.in purs uance Of iit
provisions.
The seventh declares that the State
no limitations Of the 18Th, were ffeoted
without the participation or consent OF
the Wings of Ross, and shall no! re.
ceive their support.
The eighth deuounces Mr.. Chass's
whole political career, and princi Plies,
and charges him with entertaining null
Iifcation principles. as shown by the
platform of the 18th. and BY his res.
Ponse to the nomination.
The niath commends John Scot. Har.
ilSon in the very highest terms, for his
public worth and private virtues, and
recommends him as the Whig csndida. .e
'or governor of Ohio. at the next elec.
lion.
The tenth requests the Wings through
out the State 10 hold meetings, aud raj q.
Iy in a party capacity, preparatory to q
State Convention on or about the 9th
Of August next, and recurs to the fact
that at the latest trial of Whig strength
In Ohio, its numbers were nearly l60,-
900.
After the resolutions were read, Gen.
]. I. Worthington, "upon lsaus," NOV
ed to strike out all after the sixth, aud
spoke in adyoca cy of Mr.. Chase's elec.
tion. The Chair ruled the General S
amendment out of order. The amend.
menI was Withdrawn, 'and the mover,
says the report, cleft the meeting".-
The resolutions were then adopted with
but one di ssenting voice.
Gen. Taylor then addressed the meet :
ing in vindication of the Whig party as
represented by the meeting. He charg-
ed boldly on Fusion movement. assert.
ing that it had originated in Washing
ton, and was nursed by the most rabid
Disunionists id the country. He spoke
in favor of every point Of the rssolu-
tions. and closed by expressing his graf.
itude to his Whig friends. whom he had
served for eight years in Congress.
The following resolution was thea
adopted unanimously.
Resolpsd, That committee of cor.
respondence be appointed. consisting OF
six members, whose duty it shall be to
open an active correspondence with the
opponents Of the "Fusion" ticket
throughout the State. and e,nbody and
disse inmate public sentiment on the sub.
ject. at their discretion.
This committee consists of Messrs.
M. s. Cook. S. w. Ely. c. z. Harness,
7. Woodrow. George Barnham. and w.
H. Stafford.
1t will be seen that this movement in
Ross county. responds in favor of the
proposed anti. Fusion State Convention,
10 be held some time in August The
wings Of Ross take full position in hos
tility to the whole Fusion ticket. aud
favor an entire and thoroughly distinct
organisation, upon the grounds Sc, fully
laid down in the resolutions. Thisl