The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-14
nemnorntic State Convention.


The Convention of the proslavery
Democracy, met in Columbus on the
9th, and nominated the following
tickcti
Governor ..-......
II. b. PAYNE, Of Cuyahogs.
Lieut. Gou.-- ....
W. II. LYTTLE, Of Hamilton.
Judys IF Sup, eae Court
H. o. WlIlTEMAN, Fairfield.
Secretary of Smie-.
J, RElNHART, Of Franklip.
Boud@PuJlic Horks-
A. l.. BACKUS, oil Lucas.
Treasurer cf &ate--
MORRIS, Of Monroe.
The most formidable competitor OF
Payne in the Convention, was Judge
Iiauney who failed in receiving the
nomination, OH account Of his antag-
onism to tho extension OF slavery
heretofore. On this ground he re.
ccivcd the bittcrcst kind OF opposi'
liion from Paync's friends. The
Plain Deaier Of July 2S, most vi
lent advocate Of Paync's nom ina.
ton, hal the following. article in ref
crcncc to Judge Ranney.
"l,ut il the following, which we
find in the Lebanon Democratic CT
igen, is not entirely ignored by the
Judge, he will find it hard Shedding
in Douglass, Nebraska Dred Scott
convention.
Judge Douglass, in his Kansas
Nebraska Bill, contended that Con
gress had no power 10 pass laws es
iablishing or prohibiting slavery in 9
territory, and that the 'MissouriCom
promise was an unconstitutiona
measure and consequently Void
The Cincinnati Convention took thl
same view Of the question. Judge
r fancy. lacked 10y all but two mem
bars OF the Supreme Court, so deci
ded in the pred Scott case, but herr
comes IN opinion of Judge Rufus T.
R,nncy. which knocks these dccis
ions all in the head and the platform
of ,h,D, mocratic party, into flinders
I.-;s ."l"~ j-o.".,>- ,>-'"tu,fultfal To-
Congress in 1913. The Judge says
i have no doubt Of the power q
Congress to crcc,Territorial Govern
nIcnts. aud TO PROVIDE Fol
THE PROHIBITION OF SLAVE
| RY WITHIN THE TERRIFIC
| lslES AND AN IN FAVOR Or
AND WOULD SuPPOlsT SrCll
PROHIBITIONS
Judge Ram Y, it is said. is can.
didaic for the Guvrrnorshir, and rx
poets tn Democratic Nomination G.
Either the Democratic party have t,
back ground pretty fast, ar Mr.. Ran,
IN y has got Ia pr"greas, Which shall
ii y %
lhe Judge we presume did moi
Ignore these sentiments, and hence
lac dtd 'inl it harl Shedding in a
/ Douglas, Nebraska Dr,d Scott Con.
ycnliVn Vn'--hc was deIrate,l, Payne
received Isl Votes Gnd Rm 80" but
50. Tha successful wing Of ,n-
bred Scott party in tins C"nv,ntion,
were the adhcren,s OF Douglas. and
the SPECIAL advocates oi h;a pol.
icy Oh the subject ola'aNcry. W. ID.
Morgan, heretofore one ni the most
prominent and i,ll.ourial of the lea
ding Democrats, and who had hiu!,
expect atoms lnr the TrrasuryshiI,
was 81 ushtercl most numerically.
Ivy the success ui an obscure individ.
ual NAMED NJ, rris, uf whom nothing
was known until his name WAS bru'l
before tho Convention. Tie Con,
vrnlion dare not nominate one who
had lived such hear neighbor t,
Brcslin, ns dil Morgan.
The Convention adopted II plat
fnnI in which the bred Sautt dccis
on is endorsed in it's l,n t. and
breadth. llcucc the Democratic par,
ty o! Ohio, take the groun | that III,
black man, whether bond or tree, is
not nor cannot he in any sense cit.
i'm oi tlict nitcd States, has nn light
undcr the Cunst ttutiun, bul is to all
inicnts and purposes u chattrl, t.
bc usc,l as suits the convenience u
the white population; and further
more that the Shareholder has u per.
feet right to take his slaves with him
and Loid them as such in any ire,
SIateior..tcrritory in titUnitedStates
Such is progressive Democracy.
A resolution was introduced into
theConvention, consigning bothBres
lin and Gibson to the Penitent!ary,
which met considerable opposition
on part Of tlc friends Of Breslin, hui
was finally adopted, after much heat,
ed discussion.
The Republicans have again to
contend with Il party, not having q
particle at sympathy with our free
institutions hnt with proSlavery prin.
ciplcs no little intensified, ready 10