Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-08-20
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEX
TTON-ChASE NOMINATED BY
MATTON- SPEECH OF
SENATOR WADE, dc. &c.
of the Belmon, Chronicle.

The Delegates assembled at 9 O'Clock
yesterday in the Theatre, and organized
temporarily by the appointment of Hon.
David Heston, of Butler county, as Chair
man. He acknow LEGGED The compliment
conferred on him in neat and appropri-
ate speech.
Mr.. John K. Green. of Hamilton county,
was elected Secretary, and Mr.. Reider, oi
the Piqua Register, H. T. Brown, of Athens
county, and I. Hazlett, of Stark county
Assistant Secretaries.
The Convention then peooeeded to ap.
point Committees, as follows: on Creden-
tials, on Permanent Organization and Order
of Business, on State Central Committee
Each of these committees was composed o.
one from each Congressional District, anC
are:
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Ist District, Abel Lewis; 2nG do, Fran.
cis Jobson; 3rd do, John w. Longs; 4th do
NJ. G. Mitchell; 5th do, VIM. A. Brown
9Th do, J. FL. ROihrock; 9TH do, Nelsor
Rush; 9Th do, A. c. Duel; 9Th do, C. w
Swiggett; 10Th do, JohnsB. Robinson, jr.
Ilth do, J. L. Kessinger; 18th do, judge
Daniel Humphreys; 18th do, Thos. s. Bun
ker; 4tll do, John M Vincent; 18th do
$. Harbaugh; 10th do, F. w. Wood; l7tl
do, Wm. Steele; 18th do, II. w. Howe
18th do, Z. l.. Rhodes; Goth do, G. R
Young; 2Ist do, Allen C.. Turner.
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
Ist district, G. B. Holister; I'd, Isaa.
z. West; Sd, Felix Marsh; 4;h, E. B. Tay
lor; 5tb, E. d. Peck; 9Th, George x. Sny
der; 7th, VIM. H. P. Denny; Fsth, w. II
West; 9th, Jno ]. Williams; 10th, C.. G
Hawley: llth, e. A. Spencer, 18th, Nelson
Franklin; 18th. James Covine; I4th. VIM
NJ. Orr; 18th, Hon. Paul Wetherbee; 10th
Benz. Crane: l7;h, w. H. Frazier; 18Th
O. P. Brown; 18th, J. S. Wright; 2sth, Jno
Hutchins; 2lst, S. l.. Wadsworth.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
LIST District, James Elliott; I'd, Rchar,
NJ. Corwine; Sd, David Heaton; 4th, u. ii
Nichols; 5th, Richard Mott; 9th, VIM. E Ii
son; 7th, Joseph G. Gest; 9Th, Samuel'Shel
labarger; 9th, J. C. Lee; 10th, H. S. Bundy
IIth, A. A. Thompson; 18th, VIM: Denni
sen, jr; 18th. J. M. Root; l4th, II. G
Blaze; 18th, E Spooner; 10th, Thomas w
Ewart; 18th, b r. Cowen; 18th, B. f
Letter; 18th. Reuben Hitchcock; goth, D
F. Wade; xIst. John A. Bingham.
COMMITTEE on STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Ist District, John K. Green; I'd, Benz. C
True; Sd, John N. Milligan; 4tk, John T
Cummins; 5ih, Henry Porch; 9Th. Sila
Irion; 7th, w. r. Walker; sth, c. S. Ham
ilton; 9th, Hiram S. Cfowell; 10Th, job
Waddle; ilih, Virgil E Shaw; 18th, Hor
E. Gardner; 18th, Jno. Sherman; l4tl
James Monroe; 18th, w. R. Sapp; 16tr
Davis Green; 18th, Hugh McNeely; ISL
James w. Underhill; 18th, Lester Taylor
goth, w. C. Howells; 2ls,, s. L. Wad'
worth.
For the State at large, Hon. ]. R. Git
dings and Hon. Caleb B. Smith.
After the appointment Of the varior
Committees, there being nothing before th
Convention, cries were heard from all par
of the house for various speakers. In al
swer to npmerous calls, our U. S. Senate
Hon. B. Z. Wade, came forward and al
dressed the Convention.
HON. B. F. wADE's sPEECH.
MIR, Wade is rather below the mediul
| height, in general appearance by no mean
prepossessing, yet having the air of ma
of plain, lard 'shorse" sense. His countt
nance expresses more than an ordinary dt
gree of firmness and energy. In short b
is Just such man as you would expect /
see, when you were thoroughly acquainte
with his struggles in youth to acquire a
education and position. in the face Of a
lmos. insurmountable obstacles.
) He expressed great pleasure at the nj
merous crowd in attendance, but cautione
i them of the willy opponent they had, an
urged them to be ever ready TO advocate th
cause OF Freedom. Every man knew th'
the Democratic party had wrested our Gov
: ernment from its legitimate course, and
WAS the mission of the Republican party
bring it back to its original purity, and {
have the Declaration OF 1ndependence col
strued according to the true intent ar
mesning of:ts trainers.
) IL Hon. J. r. Giddihgs, at this part Of tt
speech, apologized for the interruption, b.
suggested that the Committees be permitte
10 retire.
" Hon. J. NJ. Root, of Sandusky, replied
e "With all respect TO my venerable frieI
( who spoke last, inform him that the Cor
mittees don't want TO retire.
Mr.. Wade-"Then you will want to
before long"
T The Committees did not retire, and N
: Wade continued. He spoke at some leng
d on the organization of the Government, al
the principles of the Declaration of Ind
pepdence. He insisted that if all men a
: not created free and equal, then the Decla
e alton of independence had asserted lie.-
Il The American people asserted lie, if tn
principle is false He had heard a Dem
cratic UAS. Senator (Mr. PetiiD denoun'
. the Declaration of Independence as "a lie
Had he lived in Revolutionary times
= would have been treated to coat of t
II and feathers. The Declaration of Ind
pendence, said Mr.. W., lies at the found
ton CT the Republican party.
o He then turned to State Rights. He he
y that the sheet anchor oiAmerican liberties Il
in the strict maintainance Of the sovereis
rights of the States. There had been d
ferences on this point among the frame
tof the Constitution. Some sought to ma
nifty the powers of the Federal Governmer
IL and to depreciate the powers of the State
IS but he majority wisely decided in favor
the perfect sovereignty of the States.