Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-07-19
barriers, and has extended slavery over new

Ind vast tracts OF our common country. |
Win the North ,amely submit to these
things! Can it without dishonor! The po-
litca power OF Slavery is ut this time more
than that Of Seuen OF the free States of the |
North. He referred to the action OF the
Slave power, which vetoed the bill TO i'm
prove rivers and harbors and at the same
time paid ten millions of dollars TO purchase
the Mesla Valley. We must put an end to
these things. We must stop these encroach-
ments upon equal rights.
He did not desire to make war upon the
South, but he felt it very important to 70 into
a war of extermination upon :he dough faces
Of the North. There is the field Of our
labor. Here we can be iet.
1t is said by our opponents that they are
about to witness grand bust up here to-day
He thought they were destined to be dsap-
pointed. These outsiders reminded him of
wreckers who gathered round to pick up the
choice packages that may drift ashore from
the wreck of some noble vessel. They must
be disappointed. There must be no failure
here to-day. There is no difference about
principle. 1t will be burning and lasting
shame to the name of Ohio, if we for mo-
ment permit any difference about men to
divide US. Better far that one thousand men
sink into oblivion and their names be heard
of no more in time, than that Ohio fail to
take her proud stand to-day at the head of
the grand and mighty army of freedom.
Mr.. Campbell was repeatedly cheered dur
ing the delivery oc his speech. 1t had a
happy effect upon the vast assembly.
The Convention then adjourned to meet
again at y O'Clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention assembled in the same
! place, at half-pust l p. m.
| On motion, a committee of three was ap-
| pointed to telegraph to the State Conven-
ton of Indiana and inform them that the
friends of freedom in Ohio greet them, etc.
Mr.. McBratney, from the committee on
Credentials, made a report. But two con-
tested cases were before thom, and, they
were easily arranged The Convention &C.
cepted the report.
The chairman Of the committee on Per-
manent Officers reported the following for
permanent officers
President-Hon. JOHN SHERMAN.
| .
Pulte. ga. Moore. as. B. Brown. A.
J. B. Williams. 80. White. &C. II.
King. u. Fl. Dunlevy. s--Wm. Law
renee &C. H. Catch. lO--Dr. Oby. II
&C. Culver. l2--Eias Florence. l3-F.
ID. Parrish l4--Gen. SPHINX. 15--Judge
Robinson. l6--Dav. Chambers. l7-C.
J. Albright. ls--S. II. Thompson. 49,
w. Baldwin. 2o--T. J. Mclean. 2l--J
A. Bingham.
The committee also reported the rules o!
order for the government Of the Convention
The report was then, after soWe discussion
adopted.
Hon. JOHN SHERMAN, of Mansfield, being
then conducted to the platform, was warmly
received. He proceeded to address the Con-
ven'ion in short, but glowing and patriotic
speech To-day thousands of eyes are
anXiously turned to Ohio. Let us unite up.
on the ticket to be here nominated and 90 be.
fore the people upon the great issue rendered
us and the people of the Nvrth by The slave
holders of the South.
The Vice Presidents then took their seats
) upou the stand
Judge Spalding, from the committee on Res
oluions, then submitted for adoption the fol.
lowing resolutions.
!. Resolved, That the people, who consti.
tute the SUPP eme power in the United States
should guard with jealous care the rights Of
the several States, as independent govern
mrnts. No encroachment upon their legis-
latvc or judicial prerogatives should be per-
mitted from any quarter.
| e a.
Of OHIO, mindful of the blessings conferred
upon them by the ORDINANCE OF FREEDOM
whose anniversary our convention this day
commentaries, have established for their po-
litcal guidance the following cardinal RULES:
/. We will resist the spread of slavery un-
der whatever shape or color it may be at
tempted
Q. To this end we will labor assduously to
render imperative and void, that portion of
the Kanzas and Nebraska bill which abolishes
freedom in the territory withdrawn from the
influence of slavery by the Missouri Compro-
mise of 1890; and we will oppose, by every
lawful and Constitutional means, the exis-
tencc Of slavery in any National territory, g.
the further increase of slave territory, or
slave States, in this Republican Confederacy.
3. Resolved, That the recent acts Of violence
and civil war in Kanzas, melted by the late
Vice President Of the United States, and tacit.
ly encouraged by the Executive, demand the
emphatic condemnation of every citizen.
4. RESOLVED, That proper retrenchment in
all public expenditures thoroughly economi-
cal administration of our State Government,
just and equal basis of taxation and single Dis
tract for the election Vt members cf the Legis-
lature, are reforms called fer by wise State
olicy, and justly demanded by the people.
o. Resolved That State Central Committee
consisting offve, be appointed by this Conven-
tlon, and that said committee, in addition to its
usual duties, be authorised to correspond with
committees, of other States, for the purpose
of agreeing upon time and place for holding
National Convention of the Republican
party, for the nomination Of President and
Vice President.
Judge Spalding remarks that those resolu-