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

President, Samuel Medary. Excellent
order prevailed at the opening of the
session, and the temper CT the members
appeared calm and sedate.
The President-The first thing in or
der will be the report of the Committee
on Permanent Organization. If ready
to report, the Convention will now re-
ceive it.
J. L. Dawson, of Pennsylvania-The
Committee APPOINTED to recommend
suitable persons for permanent officers
of this Convention, respectfully report
the following
For President,
JoHN f. WARD, of Georgia.
For Vice Presidents, the following
gentlemen are named from the delega-
tions of the several States:
Maine, ] Smith; New Hampshire, CT Wood
bury; Vermont, ] P Kidder: Massachusetts
Henry II Child: Rhode Island, P w Gardiner;
Connecticut, j D Pratt; New York-New Jer-
scy, John S Darcy Pennsylvania, Arnold
Plummer; Delaware, VIM 81 Ross; Maryland,
G Humphreys; Virginia, r A Banks; North
Carolina, Bedford Brown; South Carolina B
H Brown; Georgia, ohm W Lewis; Alabama,
David Hubbard; Mississippi, W L Balfourd /;
Louisiana, Alexander Mouton; Ohio, G. W Bel
den; Kentucky, Levi Tyler; Tennessee, T G
Lyons; Indiana, William Rockhill, Illinois, ]
A Matheson; Missouri, P H Mcbride; Arkan-
sas. John S Roane; Michigan, n E Crawfoot
Florida, j T Maybee; Texas, Matt Ward; To-
wa, c ] Mcfarland Wisconsin, n Dewey /;
California, J H Hill.
SECRETARIES.
Maine, VIM K Kimball; New Hampshire,
H Kimball; Vermont, J B Bowditch; Massa-
chusetts, ] G Abbot; Rhode Island; N J Mil
Ter: Conn. cticut, W D Bishop; New York
New Jersey, Vim Hama; Pennsylvania. ] N
Hutchinson; Delaware, Henry Ridgley; Mary
land, j A B Leonard; Virginia, VIM F Richie,
North Carolina, II G Williams; South Carroll
ma, B Wilson; Georgia, Hugh Buchanan; Ala
Louisiana, A Deroy Ohio, Amos Layman /;
Keptucky, Samuel Williams; Tennessee, Ja-
cob Miller; Indiana, james Elder; Illinois, G
A Lampkin; Missouri, David D Berry; Arkan-
sas, r E jackson Michigan, G G Chatfeld {;
Florida, j R Brooks; Texas. N G Pollok; To-
wa, J T Walling; Wisconsin, A T Gray; CAL
ifornia, j N Dawley.
The committee further recmommon-
ed that the rules of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention be adopted for the
government of this Convention.
On motion of Judge Borden, of Irdi-
anna, this report was adopted unani-
mously.
The Chair appointed Mr.. Dawson, of
Pennsylvania, and Mr. Yulee, of Flori-
da, to conduct the President to the
Chair.
On assuming the chair. Judge Ward,
who is q fine, bold-ntalEs-fwEfng
Ecur7gma6, addressed the Convention as
follows:
PRESIDENT WARDS sPEECH.
Gentlemen of the Convention, The
summons to preside over your deIibera-
tions is as unexpected as it is grateful
to me. The distinguished gentlemen
who yesterday presided, the connecting
link between the past and the present,
carried us back to that period in our
history when the Democratic party as
sembled to giYe into the hands of its ia
vorite son, its standard to go forth to
battle against a noble and gallant party.
That party, with the issues which then
divided US, have passed away. Many
of its leaders, one by one, have stolen
away to their silent resting place, filled
with years and with bonors, mourned
by political friends and political foes,
$50 sleeps the brave. and sink to rest
With all their countries honnrs bIest.
When Spring. with dewy fingers cold.
Returns to deck their hallowed mold,
She there shall find a sweeter sod
Than Far cy's feet have ever trod.
There Honor comes pilgrim grhy.
And Freedom for q while repair
To dwell a weeping hermit there"
Many of that noble party who still
survive are with US to day. They are
with US in our deliberations, and they
are prepared to go forth with US to do
battle in behalf of the Constitution and
the Union. Why, why, then, gentlemen
of the Convention, with this party pass
ed away, and these issues settled, why
are we environcd with difficulties and
surrounded with dangers before un-
known? Our land is convulsed with
factions. The one, recreant to the Cor
stitution, would build a wall around GU
country, and give q home to the exile
who seekstlSe shores, only Oh condi-
ton thai hSfeuounce all the privileges
which are dear to freemen; a party
which, in the pride of power, assumes
to dictate to the consciences of men, and
which would extend the right of suffrage
only to those who bow before the same
alter with themselves {; q partv which
will allow no man to be fit to serve the
country, unless he offer his prayers to
the throne of grace in the same form
they may prescribe.
The other factiou-more dangerous
only because it is more numerous-has
liberty emblazoned on its banners and
deadly treason fostering in its heart. 1t
is engaged in an unholy crusade against
the Constitution, which has so long
maintained its hold on the affections of
the people, in the fond hope that they
may involve in one common ruin all glo-
rious recollections of the past, and all
our proud a~nticipations of the future.
Insignificant and contemplate in itself,
it is formable only for its tenden-
cy to unite with all other fac
tions in their opposition to a party
which makes no concessions, courts, no
alliances, asks no affiliations.
From the shores of the Pacific, from
the mountains of the North, from the
plains of the South. from the valleys of
the West, delegates have come up to day
to present a platform and to select a
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ss~uu..u Ucarer IA tne great contest
against these factions. Let US then go
ga urVGuers, mana In
hand, to the altar of our common coun-
try, and lay upon that alter a willing sac
ri6ce, Dur personal aspirations, our Sec
tional p~rejudices, and above and beyond
all, u private friendship. Let our
thoughts be chasened by a higher and
purer sentiment, the love Of our coun-