The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-06-05
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
DENOCRAJKC
NATIONAL CONVENTION


ard We have looked to him to keep the read.
srs of the Sentinel advised Of the dongs of
that body, but as yet have received no let
ter from him. We find it n mattrr Of great,
labor and inconvenience, at this late day, to
gather rnd ccndense from the mass of des
patches and letters in our exchanges, the
proceedings of the Convention, and can on,
ly hope to give brief outline of the pro.
ceedings down to the time Of going to press
The Copyention is very largely attended,
nearly every State being fully represented,
and thousands of people, who are not dele
gates, being in attendance. The greatest
enthusiasm and the best harmony and good
feelings exists among the friends Of the sew
sral candidates.
We have up to this time no news Of any
- hallo.ins--L.-i~s-.u -.uhcm place, but possiOly
the nomination has already been made
Nearly all the let.er.writers, Of both parties
concur in the belief that the chances are de.
cidedly in favor of the nomination of Blu
cHANAN. He had the possession of the out.
posts before the meeting OF the Convention
and has held them ever since.
The Delegates to the Convention assem-
hled at l2 o'clock NJ, at the large und com
modious Hall of Smith g. Nixon. The bo.
dy of the Hall was we'll filled, and the stant
was crowded with reporters and members o
the press from the various parts Of the Union
The Convention was called to order BY
Robert McLane, Chairman of the Nationa
Executive Committee.
Mr.. Richardson, Of Illinois, proposed that
for tho purpose Of temporary organization
Samuel Medary of Ohio, be cls)en Presi
dent pro tenn. cloud applause.)
A delegate asked that, before this wa
done, the call of the Convention should b,
read, which was done.
As the Secretary concluded the reading o
the call, there was an uproar near the doc
Of the Hall, and number of excited mei
eame rushing in, shouting "give way to th'
Democracy" The uproar was caused b.
the Benton Democrats from Missouri at
tempting to force Themselves into the Con
vention. They had succeeded in knocking
down or showing outside the door keepers
and got within the Hall, where they seate
themselves amid much confusion.
Order being restored, AIr. Medary as es
corted to the chair amid much applause, an
he thus addressed the Conventions:
Mr. Medary-I can only return thank
10 the Convention for the temporary homo
IL has conferred upon me by selecting IN
10 preside over its preliminary deliberations
All that can offer in return for the homo
NJ the position in which you have place
me, will be, to the best OF my ability,
preserve that order which is SO necesSar
on such occasions. While am not ne'
visitor 10 Conventions Of th,- Kind, ! am "
new to the position in.which your klndneH
has placed me. | have beena deleGats
National Conventions when the Rel ubll
extended but little beyond the city in whic
we are now assembled. was delegate
,he first Convention that nominated Gene
al Jackson for the Presidency. was ihei
as now. one Of the representatives OF IL
great Democratic party OF the nation.
II now grand party, grasping in It's arm
the shores Of the two great oceans oil I'll
world. In this Convention delegates a.
present from the Atlantic slope aud I'll
shores of the wide Pacific, thus nantes
Ing in an unm stakeable form the psogre'
Of Democratic institutions and coDsti ut.on
government. These arc the institution
and this ihs government which il 10 OF
mission to defend and maintain. ]. repe
that, ss long as We are governed by write
constitutions and written laws, VIC shou
J0hsssys that department, both personal ~
pdlitieal, which will justify the exPectaIlc
ahat We are capable Of self.govermens.
E ts true that IN governments like ours
may expect temporary ebullitions OF pop
lar exeItenent. Like the great ocean, tn
cannot be alweys stiIi. There cannot be
perpetuaI calm. We may sometimes G.
pectth storms which purify the atmo
phero.
Gentlemen. i will not delain you I Ct
only say that my highest purpose in acceI
iug thie phexpEcted promotion is % Perlo'