The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-01-23

The Committee on permanent officers
reported tie name of H.J. Jewett, for
President, and one Vicc President aud
one Secretary from each Congressional
district.
The following resolution was adopted
by the Committee, for the government
of the Convention T1is 100
ResolUcd, That the rules governing
the last Democratic State Convention,
be adoIted as the rules for the govern
ment of this Convention.
W. F. MUSGROYE, Chairman.
While.the Convention was waiting for
the Committee on Credentials to render
their report, brief addresses were made
by Mr.. Cory, of Hamilton, Mr.. Tay-
lor. of Franklin, and Hon. Geo. E. Psgb.
Mr.. Leland from the committee Oh
resolutions, made the following report,
which was adopted.
The committe on resolutions, with en-
tire unanimity on the engrossing ques-
tiors of the day, presented the creed OF
the Democracy of Ohio, as follows:
1st. Resolved, That Slavery is o domestic
institution, and that Congress has neither the
power to legislate it into any Territory Oh
STATE nOT 10 e4CluQc II GQSItlIOH1, DuL 10 ledVe
the people thereof perfectly free to form
and regulate their domestic Institutions in then
own way, subject only to the Constitution Of
the United States
Cd Resolved. That the right of the people Of
each particular State and Territory to establish
their own constitution or form of government
to choose and regulate their own domestic in
situations of every kind and to legislate foI
themselves, is a fundamental principle of all
free government and that it Is the self same
night to secure which our ancestors waged The
war of the Revolution q right lying at thu We
ry foundation of all our free Institutions, recog-
nIzed in the Declaration of Independence and
established by the Constitution of the United
States and we hereby endorse and rcaffirm
this Now disputed principle. E
I'D. Resolved, That the introduction of re.
%ligious questions into the TO itical contrr
versies and issues of the day, is a wide de-
parture from the ancient principles and sound
policy of the country ; at war with the true in
teres,s OF the people. corrupting alike to morals,
religion and politics, and Of The NEST pernicious
and dangerous tendency.
4th. Resolved. That the Democracy has no
secrecy and requires no .aths that while it
publicly. avows, as a fundamental principle,
freedom of conscience, without distinction of
religious faith. the political equality of all
whom the law recognizes as American citizens,
without reference to the accident of birth, it
relies for success uIon open discussion and
tAC AitCliiSSHCC diAA NIEtuC vi III pCOPlC . "
therefore denounce the Know Nothing organ
~ization, so called, as intplerant in its warfare
upon the freedom of religious belief and the sa-
cred rights of conscience unjustly exclusive
in its requirements of birth and blood cor
rupting. denoralizing in its oaths and conceal
ment, and anti-republican and dangerous in its
secret combination, and its secret political ac-
tim.
5th. Resolved. That the Democracy of Ohio,
relying upon the intellig, nee and patriotism of
the people, declare and publish these as the
principles for which they will do battle and
inscribing thu m upon their banner, thus bold
~ and deiantly meet the issues presented NOW
by the combined hosts of the enemies of De-
mocracy. and of the Union and the Constitu-
ton, ~pledging themselves that, that banner
shall remain unfurled SO long as there is a Con-
stitution and Union and Democratic principles
TO support and defend.
9Th. Resolved, That we rejoice in the firm,
noble and patriotic stand of the Democratic
members of the Congress of the United States,
in the matter of eleeting aSpeaker of the House
Of Representatives, and trust that they will
maintain that stand to the last
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
The committee report the following
as the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, of one frnR1 each Congressional
district. From the