Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12
Republican State Nominations.
Cincinnati Convention.

seventeenth ballot Tor Pres ldent. hon
JOHN c. BRECKENRIDGE, of Kentucky, was
nominated for Vice-President on the frs
ballot, by a unanimous vote.
Mr.. PRESTON ,of Kentucky, made ~ nior
saving" speech, in which he ayowed himse /
an Old Line Wing, &C., We are glad he
did not say "HENRY CLAY Whig." for il
wou Id be a saddening sight to see a MAJ
who honestly revered the name and memory
of HENRY CLAY. coming up to the support
of thatman for President who first raised the
cry of "5ar9ain and sale' against him.
By the nomination of BUCHANAN the Dem
ocracy have virtually rePudiated their mos
prominent principle. PIERCE and DOUGLAS
were before the Convention, as candidates
for nomination, and they represented the
Kansas Nebraska Squatter Sovereignty
principle perfectly. This principle, it i:
claimed, is the issue, but PIERCE and DoUG-
LAS are tossed overheard, really, because OF
their connection with that principle, which
disguise it as you may, sugar-coat It, as you
do, is obnoxious to the great masses Of the
American people. This, then, is viriua
abandonment of the great principle of the
Bogus Democracy.
After Mr.. DOUGLAS became convinced
that he stood no chance Of nomination, he
magnanimously Withdrew, not wishing to
stand in the way OF the complete union OF
the "Unterrifi d"
DAVE ATcHIsoN was son hand" at The
Convention, in all his glory, bearing his
"bIushing honors thick upon him." with his
hands imbrued in the bio d Of freemen. The
Democracy can no longer repudiate him.
The Gazette can no longer attempt to foist
him upon the American party, as he has
been admitted into The Convention in prefer
ence t. THos H. BENTON. This is viz
tual endorsement of the raid upon Kansas
as ATcHIsoN is the head and front o. that
offending.
The Platform is weak--ve:y weak
Utah, with hel spiritual wife system, can
not be kept out o the Union. for the Platform
declares that, "Congress has no power under
the Con- tiuton to interfere with or control
the domestic institutions of the several
States, and that such States are the sole and
proper judges of everything appertain'ng to
their own affairs, not prohibited by the Con-
siitution.''
Po'ygamy i, ':not prohibited by the Con-
stitution," therefore, Congress has no right
to reject State because it tolerates polyg-
any.
Agnn it declares that, every attempt tt
abridgc the privilege of becoming citizens
and the owners of soil among MS, ought tO
be resisted with the same spirit which srepi
the A'ien and Selition La,rs from our Statute
! JooiS."
We will be greatly Obliged to the Editor
of the Gazette, or any other apologist fol-
Border Ruffianjsm, if they will inform us ot
the exact date when the Alen and Sedition
Laws" were sSrrept from our Statute books ,
We want an answer TO this question, and we
will press it hcme, until we get one.
There are many other foolish things in
the Platform, which we shall allude to again
The resolutions may be found in to-day
paper. We understand, through a promi-
men, apologi,t for Border Rulfianism in this
vicinity, that they intend in this section to
spit upon the Platform. If they erpsct-to-
rate as simon pure Democrats, they can t
spit upon it.
Another load the party will find to weigh
heavy upon ,heu. in the heat Of the contest,
is the reception of the MURDERER,
PHILIP T. HEREERT, of California, as a del
egate. If they fellowship with mardcrers
Platform proclaims equal political rights to
the adop.eI as well as the native citizen. But
one of their members Of Congress murders
IN honest, Industrious Irishman, and his
party not only do not censure him, but admit
him upon an equal footing into National
Convention. The blood of poor HEATING
will cry out for vengeance against the man
who shed it, and against the party which
screens the murderer.
The Convention adjourned to meet in
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. Appro-
pirate place for Border-Ruflian crew. No
doubt this was a compliment to that staunch
cxcmplar of Democracy, and trusty squire
to the knight of the rueful countcnahce,
PRESTON S. BROOKS.