The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-21
August 10Th, 1861.

Democratic County yConvention.--The
Democracy held their County Convention in
Rindlay, on Saturday last. There was a tol.
ersbly full attendance. IT we understood
the statement Of the Chairman correc tly, all
the Townships were represented but two
TIE Convention met in the forenoon and or.
ganized, and were addressed by several of
the members. We were not present, and
cannot, therefore, speak Of those speachcs,
from personal knowledge. We attended in
the afternoon, desirous of seeing what shape
this modern. new tangled Democracy would
lake IN Hancock county. After being call.
Ell to,ordrr. the Convention was entertain
ed. and no doubt vlrY highly edited, by n
speech from Mr.. Wm. Gribben, who. in
keeping with his well known propensity for
Making broad, sw eepng assertions, went on
to declare that the Republican party aim al
The exercise of tyrannical power, 10y sub,
jec,ing the southern, to the control OF the
Northern Stales-that they had robbed the
Treasury of over half a million of dollars
passed silently over Breslin's rascality, aud
then went of III regular "sprcad Eagle"
speech, on our GLORIOUS Union" for which
"'our foreiathers toiled, and suffered, and
tiled. aud died ed'-communicaicdt the graft
Tying intelligence TO his ow.mcmhers,
thal the Democracy would carry .hc county.
this lali, lay at LEAST Ave hunhtcd of ma
ana jority; aud closed w,ih q digest ON nov
No,hlusISn. which, using dramatic
Term, was his own "heurGt,' anl uf " Inch
~c will speak ia annlhcr Article. He was
fellow ell by Irv. Thomas Callahan, wac, III
a most dis crSSingly clerical tone, dwclt on
1hc PTotcnn character OF the opposition
pitched ,nio the Wings nf 10. with thctr
r"on SkluS, lns cuhriiS, nni hand cid,r-n
sa.rd Gcncral Harrison, demolished Henry
Ciny, aud knlckcd old Rongh au.l Ready IN.
ips three curhrd hat-unvcilrd the Prnph-
.cieS. and showed most concuSivcly (N
shst The Panorama ofMonSrcrS. seen by Dan.
irl, had a cpuI;cr pari in the Rrpubllcai
party: mud Ne his mighty mind becam. more
mud more possessed with the exalted theme,
Lis voicc became more solemn aud sepnl-
clral, hni the vision OF the faithful around,
5ccan'e iearluliy elongated as tncyever and
anon drank in the Incompatible wisdom oi
this sage divine. feeling no donbt wonter-
fully impressed with the Importance OF hav-
ang, as n teacher of Democracy, one who had
n "Ministefs larnin." Well our Boan-
eTges got through at length, sat down, fold
ed his arms, crossed his legs, and with evil
dent marks OF self.approval aud sell. f.SatiSfac
tion pictured on his countenance, seeped
TO ssy"l did it," Pm elected-shure.
Next came the balloting for Candidates
On the first ballot, the Rev. r. Callahan was
laid on the shelf, cold enough, Mr.. James
barr having succeeded by two to one of d
majority. Mr.. E. Colt received the nomina
ton for Prosecuting Attorney. second
ballot was taken for a candidate for Repre-
sentative, and resulted in the nomi nation O
Mr. John WestcOt. Mr.. Parlec Cdrlin wa
far outdistsnced, a result not easily ac
counted for, as he has been regarded by thu
party, heretofore, Us their strongest man, an'
certainly by the Republicans was consider
ed by far the most formidable man in tn
patty. Messrs. Levi Taylor and A. Gilbert
who have long stood prominent in the party
from some kind Of management, not know
TO outsiders, received but little favor in tn
Convention. The Democracy in selectin
men to make laws, do not seem to make muc
account OF age and experience-they prsfe
to trust these responsible duties to "Youn
America" They seem to have proited bu
little in their late experience, with their Ca
madam Fugitive.
A Platform was reported, and adopted b
the Convention. And such platform In
stead of simple statement Of plain PROPOSE
tions, embodying the sentiments OF the party
In reference to the questions at issue, it wa
made up Of series Of bombastic resolutions
consisting OF Misrepresentation, and al
sorts Of foolish epithets, and denuncia:ions
In tone and spirit il is a disgrace TO tn
party, and the men Of sober judgment. in tn
Convention. showed their good sense b
treating it with silent contempt; for on il
adoption. there were not more than half
dozen "AyEs' heard. But these few wsr
allowed to give to this crude production
the authority Of the party in this county,
The plsinest and most straight forward dec
iaration in the Platform, was the unressrve
endorsement Of the Dred Scott decision :
hut we WAL speak Of these noted resolution
more fully, when they are published.
After the nominations, were oomplstet
Mr.. b. Colt took the stand and made terri