The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-06-11

come for the people of the United States
to declare themselves in favor of free
seas and progressive free trade through:
out the worlds and, by 6olemn NANTES.
tations, to place their moral influence
at the side of their successful eaarhpls.
A vote BY States being called f6f, The
resolution was adopted Ayes, I'll /;
nays, 40.
The second resolution, which il q,
follows, was then Voted on by States
I'd. Res6loea, That our geographical
and political position with reference 70
other States Of this continent, no iesi
than the interest of our commerce, anJ
the development of our growing power
requires that We should hold az sacred
the prineiI les involved in tbs Monro,
doctrine ; their bearing and import ad
init Of no misconstruction they should
be applied with ~unbending rigidity.
Adopted-ayes, l59; nays, %.
The vote was then taken on the fol
lowing resolution /:
s. Resotued, That the great high way
which nature. as well as the assent of thu
States most Immediately interested il
its maintainarce, has marked out for {:
free communication between the Allan
tic aud Pacific Oceans, constitutes ous
of the most important achievements re
allied by the spirit of modern times ant
the unconquerable energy of our people
That result should be secured by a time
ly and efficient exertion of the contro
which we have the right to claim ovel
it, and no power on earth should be suf
fered to impede or clog its progress b
any Interference with the relations i
may suit our policy to establish between
u government and the governments o
the States within whose dominions i
lies We can, under no circumstance
surrender our preponderance in the ad
justment Of all questions arising on
of it.
Ayes 1919. nays 81.
The vote By States was then taken OF
the following resolution
ResolUed, That in view of so com
handing an interest the people of tn
United States cannot but sympathiz
with the eff rts which are being mad
by the people of Central America to re
generate that portion of the contfrsn
which covers the passage across the In
tsroceanic Isthmus.
Ayes 22l, bays 43.
The vote was then taken by States O
the following resolution:
ReS0lUed, That the Democratic part
will expect Of the next Administrative
that every proper effort will be made t
insure our ascendaney in the Gulf G
Mexico, aud to maintain a permanent
protection to the great outlets throug'
which are emptied into its waters til
products raised out of III: soil, aud III
commodities created by the industry c
the people Of our Western valleys an
The Union at large.
Ayes 22o, nays SO.
The following resolution then COMM
up, II. Salisbury, of Delaware, moves
to lay it on the table:
ResoiUed, That the Democratic part
recognizes the great Importance, in a pc
l@itical aud commercial point OF view. q
a safe and speedy communication b
military and post roads, through GU
own territory, between the Atlantic an
Pacific coasts of this Union. aud that i
is the duty OF the Federal Governmen
to exercise promptly all its constitution
al poxer for. the attainment OF that CT
ject.
On this ,aotion the vote was as FOL
lows: Ayes 1873, rays 100.
Judge Borden of Indiana, moved tn
following resolution:
ResoLred, That a committee of on
FROM each StaFs, TO be selected by th
delegates thereof, be appointed to re
port the names of persons to constitut
the Democraeie NatieBal Committee
aud the mode Of constituting and calm
the next Democratic Convention
Adopted.
The following names were propose
under this resolution by tho various de-
egatioEs:
COMMITTEE OF N FOB EACH STATE.
Maine. Dudley 4 Leavitt2 New II mr.
shire, J Il Smith; Vermont, aohn Cain
Massachusetts, Whiting G~riswold; Co.
I.nccticut. J z Mather; Rhode Islauc
WIN ] Miller; New York New Je
sey, john NJ Bickncll; Pennsylvanit
Ii 3 Poster; DelaTare, Henry Ridgel,
Marylsnd- E Hamilton; Virginia. A 81
lbald Graham; North Carolina. Burto
Craige; South Carolina, 3 II Wilson
, Georgia. w r Graffenreid; Alabam
Jas K Powell NJ 'ssissippi, o K Singf
ton: Louisiana, w W Pugh; Ohio. W
L~awrenee; Kentucky, F c McCrary
Tennessee, L II Jones; Indiana. G
Cookery; Illinois, W Cookie; Missouri
William Watson; Arkansas, Jordan
EmbFee; Michigan, A Z Campbell
Florida, G L Dyke; Texas, Willi,l
Fields; IOWA, j Il Solonor,s, Wiscor
sin, NJ j Thomas; California, D Bue
A delegate, calling attention to tn
quantity of work already done, and tina
the committee on credentials not beir
ready 80 report on the New York. CON
troversy, moved that the Convention
adjourn.
The vote to adjourn to tomorrow II
o'clock, 4. M, was then taken and car
ried.