The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-01-10

William Ritzell, Of Trumbull;
G. NJ. Allison, Of Harrison.
The following resolution was adopted by
the Committee, for the Government of the
Conventions:
Resolved, That the rules governing the
ted as the rules for the government Of this
! Convention.
e. w. F. MUSGRAVE, Chairman.
While the Convention was waiting for the
Committee on Credentials to render thei
report, brief addresses were made by Mr.
Cory, Of Hamilton, Mr.. Taylor, Of Franklin
and Hon. Geo. E. Pugh.
Mr.. Cox, chairman OF the committee or
credentials, made the following report
which was adopted:
John L. Ranney and B. F. Anderson wal
the delegates from Portage. ...
Mr. Leland, from the committee on reso
lutions, made the following report, which
was adopted: ,.... .......
tire unanimity on the eDgrossing questions
Of the day, present the creed Of the Democ-
racy of Ohio, as follows:
ist. Resolued, That slavery (being the
creature of positive law, cannot exist with
out it, is domestic institution, and tha,
Congress has neither the power to legislate
it into any Territory or State, nor to exclude
| it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof
perfectly free to form and regulate their do.
.mestic institutions in their own way, subject
only to the Constitution OF the United States.
I'd. ResolUed, That the right OF the peo-
pie of each particular State and Territory to
establish their own constitution or form of
government; to choose aud regulate their
own domestic institutions OF every kind and
to legislate for themselves, is fundamental
principle of all free governments; and it is
the self same right to secure which our an
cestors waged the war of the Revolution; a
right lying at the very foundation of all our
free Institutions, recognized in the Declara.
ton of independence and established by the
constitution of the United States; and we
hereby endorse and reaffirm this noW disput-
ed principle.
Sd. Resolved, That the introduction of
moral and religious questions into the politi-
cal controversies and issues OF the day, is O
wide departure from the ancient principles
aud sound policy of the country; at war with
the true interests Of the people, corrupting
alike to morals, religion and politics, and OF
a most pernicious and dangerous tendency.
4th. ResolUed, That Democracy has no
secrecy and requires no oaths; that while
it publicly ayows, as fundamental princi-
pie, freedom Of conscience, without distinc+
ton Of religious faith, the political equality
Of all whom the law recognizes as Ameri-
can citizens, without reference to the acci-
dent of birth, itrelies for success upon open
discussion and the intelligence and virtue
of the people: We therefore denounce the
Know Nothing organization, SO called, as
intolerant in its welfare upon the freedom
Of religious be lief and the sacred rights OF
con cience; unjustly exclusive in its re-
quirements of birth and blood; corruptng,
demoralizing in its oaths and coneealment.
and anti.republican and dangerous in it's se-
cret combination, and its secret POLITICAL
action. So D 81 ~ ,g ~ 81
9th. Resolved, That the Democracy of
Ohio, relying upon the intelligence and
patriotism Of the people. declare and pub
lish these as the principles for which they
will do, battle; and inscfibing them upon
their banner, thus boldly and deiantly meet
the issues. presented nols by the combined
hosts of the enemies Of Democracy, and of
the Union and the Constitution, pledging
themselves that, that banner shall remain
unfurled 90 long as there IL a Constitution
and Union and Democratic principles to sup
port and defend. ~ 5
Gth Resolved, That werejoice ip the frrb,
noble esnd patriotic stand Of the Dem6cratic
members of the Congress sof the United
States, in the matter Of electing ., Speaker
Of the House Of Representation, and trust
that they will maintain that stand 70 the
last. IL Fa " s,
DEafoGRA Ario STATE cssTRAI coHMITrKS.
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