The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-07-23
Tbo oDemocratie - Convention.

reported proceedings do not say whether delegates
to tic State Convention were appointed or not,bu
we presume that such was the case, rs o motion
was adopted instructing them to support Josiah
Riley of Toledo for Governor John; Bates of this
for Board of Public Works.
Judge Beach, D. M. M'Kiney, Esq, and 5. d.
Wescott, were the committee on platform" and
they spread thcmselves" equal to certain set
ting hen They declare their approval OF the Ma
tional Platform, and point to the triumph Of
border rufiansm in Kansas "as our brightest crown
Of rejoicing !" declare that the question has
come upon us, "shall Ohio become a nullilyng
State" because the quiet people of Champaign
county issued writ of habeas corpus to wrest from
drunken posse of U. S. deputy Marshals, peace
able citizens, who had boen violently arrested with
out being even shown the warrant under which the
ruffians acted. They declare their perfect acquies
cence in the fugitive slave law, aud dcnouncc the
last Ohio Legislature for passing laws designed TO
protect the citizens of Ohio from its tyrauncal,
inhuman, and devilish provisions, They are in fn.
vor of State Sub Treasurerics. which will make nd
ditional outlets for the public funds by securing
additional places for such men Brcslin. They are
awfuy shocked because the last legislature re-
pealed solemn contracts" by which the State was
sought to be lawessly robbed of about four hun
dred thousand dollars and think the Republican
party utterly ignorant of the manner in which the
"loavcs and fishes of office should be thus lber.
ally portoned out Wc hope so !! They have
abiding faith in the principles ofsclGgovernment"
and don't believe in freedom shriekers and Sharps
rifles"
1t is strange--passing strange-that body of
men, possessed of ordinary intelligence should
convert themselves into a mere echo for the snap
of the slave-drawer's whip, and utter sentiments
which must be revolving to their own sense of
right, justice and humanity. We would not be
surprised to sec such resolutions coming from
Kansas border ruflian meeting, but here in Wood
county, where the free air of heaven is untaned
by the foul stencil of human slavery, it is utterly
horrible nay il is absurdly ridiculous TO see men
making themselves the willing tools for the basest
and most damnable acts ever perpetratcd upon
Republican ircemen on their own soil. For their
entire effort seems to have been to give aid and
comfort TO those iend5 in human form who have
by force Of arms robbed the actual settlers of Kan
sas of their right of suffrage elected, by Missouri
rutlilns, Legislature which has imposed upon
them laws which would disgrace the most barba-
rous nation on Gods green earth, and required test
oaths and other restrictions which they well knew
would drive from the ballot-box all honest and up
right men who have burned the houses ravished
the wives and daughters, and murdered the men
who have dared to raise q voice in opposition to
all this outrage And yet the democracy of Wood
county can cry out from the fullncss Of their cor
ruption, we feel "proud to belong to the party"
which upholds and sustans these outragcs upon
humany--the violators of the public and private
rights of ctizens-who would ruthIcssly strike
down the freedom Of the press, the freedom oi
speech, anu the purity Of the ballotbox.
Such sentiments may be paatable to the demo.
cracy of South Carolina, Aab ANA and Georgia,
but there is entirely too much intelligence and vr-
tue in the people of Wood county to subscribe
to such anti-rcpublican and anti-christian dogmus
The election of next October will teach the servile
authors of these resolutions and the little squad
who adopted them, that they have bowed the. pli-
ant hinges of their suppliant knees to the wrong
god this time. You can stick pin there.
p. S.--Since the above was in type good
friend, but political opponent, residing in distant
part of the county,has been kind enough to send
US for publication list of the delegates appointed
| by the late democratic convention at Bowling
Greer, to the state and district nominating co..
ycntions, which we insert with pleasure. We wisL
to say to this friend and to all Others whom it may
concern, that we publishe notice in the Journal
last year prOfftring any reasonable space in its
columns to the democrats for calling their conven.
tons publishing the proceedings of their meetings
&C., &'. We now renew this Offer Had the let
ter of our friend reached us in time although con-
| trary to the evident wishes of a portion oi
the faithful" in this place, we should have
given place to the resolutions entire. We have
never felt like prescribing or abusing any man
simply because his opinion may differ from ours
but are always ready to treat with due courtesy
aud respect the opinions of all reasonable pcrs ons
There are those who willing 70 consrue 30.
tical differences into priUate, or personal hatred
or dislike, and feeling thus, cannot treat political
opponent with common courtesy; but ever seek an
opportunity to wound the cause which he aivo
cafes by efforts to destroy his private character and
business prospects These men of course will not
ask, neither will they consent to receive kindness
from political opponent We could illustrate
this with facts well known to this community, but
it is not necessary. Our correspondent will under
stand Us. We trust the day will come, in Wool
county, when he, and men like him, may exercise
a controlling influence overthe democratic party,and
take the place of those who only know 10
bark when crumb is held up to their gaze and
mady snap at everything that passes by,--when
that bitter prescription and personal mslicc which
induces men, merely for PARTY ends, to be inccs
sanity casting the slime and filth of .eir enven,
omcd hearts AMI mouths upon those who honestly
differ with them in opinion, may be snpercecded by