The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-06-01

g.. That one Of the post alassssng syrnp- |
Ions of degeneracy in the aeseral .,sove.n
Ines', is the plant srbssrvsency Of the So
prelne Court of The EBsped Steies TO The ob |
|ects 0f party politics Tins greatly diminishing
that public soai6snce m the Judiciary 60 es /
sential to geod order; fhatf extent to which
he Supreme conrt has thrs compromised isl
characisr, repsers Il incumbent upon the peo |
pse " coDsider what measures are necessary to |
restore ihst tribunal TO its ancient estate.
4th. That, in the opinion of this assem |
oily, an amendment of The federal Judiciary |
system u indispensably necessary. SO that thei
sovereignty of the States may be respected,
aho indislunais guarded from oppression. As
means 10 this end, it is strongly recommend
ed that the life tenure of judges be abolished.
and that the Judicial Office be limited to o.
term of years; that Congress so re model thei
judicial circuits that majority of citizens of
the United States shall have majority of the |
justices Of The supreme Court
5th. That the recent proceedings of the |
Federal Court for this District, in producing
the conviction of persons indicted under the |
provisions of the Fngitive Slave Law, by the |
employment of the most diagraeefuI parrizanI
means, 10 without parallel even in the mod.
ern history OF despotism; that the victims of
that Court. now incarcerated in yonder pris-
are enti,le to and NJ hs..,.., ,..,ds. ., ,heo,
our cordisf sv,,nssh,. snd - r,ai,a .ha, s.a'
pathv efysct;al' Ss ba,es. ra.o,,a,snd. ~
That fnnd he raised 10 he called The
Find OF L;bert,,. and to the end that eyery
Republican on the Reserve may share in aeon
mulatiDg that fund.- that the contributions be-
l;m;,ed so ore LoU,.r each the zane IN be
collected under the direction n The several
Republican County Central (,omm;tteea Of the
Reserve that threes .on - a,no;ot.
ed by this assemble. ~ ha called Coum;s;o,, =.
ers Of the Libertu F,.,d who sbaII receive
said fund. dishurse i, s,r .hs oh;ac,a N ..,ed
and account therefor bv ner;od;c,,j nnI,Iie,
tions until their duties a,e neyfor,ed.--a
plying any sorplus n, he advancement of Re.
pablicanism and LIBERTY. -
9Th. That our fellow ei,ixens az Iorain
Co.. who are now 10 Jail waiting the pleasure
OF the US. District judge. for their trial, are
, ens'.,eu % .ns. hperty, snds mus. nave y:
law. -. " ''''' ''' "'s' -. 'no 1'S' = y =.
In pursuit of this end ii is
hesoigen, .9i', r. fnat Joshua II. Giooinge, OF
Asn'aoula a.. County, Herman Ganneid' o. me
una Ooupty. ana hooe.eF =, falne, OF Cuya-
hoga Oounty' oe eonstnu'eo z oommit.ee 10 o
sue ous tne Wfis OF naoeas corpus VI nenati
OF sa,u PRISONERS "Hnont unnecessary oeiay,
.as 'iey me sPpAcH,.om .. .se'f
oisc,e.'o1' 70 any Jnu'eiai otncer OF the Ssate
OF unio, naslng power 70 grant tne writ-
tth. inat the cniel rehance OF freedom
u, sne american hepuonc Iesls 10 tne grea.
nepnDhcan. party 10 winch lne people ana
tne aes iook lot q restoration OF every oranch
OF Inc ieaeraI gc7ernment 10 me pristlne pu'
lrity OF J.DersonidH hepubticGnfsni; tnaI
stimulated as well ny the wrongs and outrae
es which were the Immediate occasion OF TIN
vast assemolage, as by the iaie trlnmphs o.
.ne people over FEDERAL power ana corrup'ioH.
u Is inc manhest duty OF hepuohcahs every
where TO renew their unlied enor's WIN AZ
energy not 10 ne femitted until that great re
suit be accomplished. srsN =
Many patriotic letters were received iron
gentlemen who could not be present anon.
ltham the foliou;no exce,Ienf one from Mr.
-. - $50 -.s51 8 -
DAsN''o"' ~ ,o-o
COLUMBUS may zo' ioos.
/ s. o. GRIswoLD. Esq and others:
GENFs--A prior engagement to attend a
meeting OF the Republican Nallooai Exscu,
.lse oonlns'ee .. A'any ~ . W .n. lo.i,
;nss,, w 49,. ~ s;sn 49, hsrs H
called tn, be held nj cleveland the nrecedinp
| day.
Let me express my ardent hope that the
proceedings of your convention may be such
as will permanently contribute to the advance
ment of the sacred principles OF freedom, JUS
tice aud humanity, which have been go vio,
llently assailed by the imprisonment in your
county jail Of Plumb and Peck, and their de-
voted colleagues, under the insulting provis-
1 ions Of the Fugitive Slave Act, and that 10
the contest between the antagonisms OF free
dom and slavery, forced upon rs by the South.
Tern oligarchy and its Northern allies, we may
at all times prove ourselves worthy descendants
4 of the heroic founders of the Republic. who
1 declared one of the great purposes of the Fed
teral Constitution to be, the securing to them
selves and their posterity the blessings of lib.
lerty., n, a,if,5i soy
i Accept the assurance of my sincere regards
| l6sJsonaiIy, and of my uncompromising bostili
! ty 10 slavery and despotisf, irl eyery form.
- Truly yours,
w. DENNISON, JR.
eHAsh il was p'eseu'' .e,l' ia''' epoAo ",'u
power and force equal TO the magnitude oi
the occasion.
He was greeted with tremendous cheers.
l.,d .noL. IN o,hs,.n.. .s followe.
90. 'PAo -
Iew nou,s aso ae was s,s.ne IN IN n.s :,
nce :. 0o'.IDas s'. hon;n no' ,eap;nad ~ eso
1 70 ,uay' o.s nas .e 49,. :.'pos !. NJ. 3.
mees WIN 'neh, ae uao ao.s y ns .r au''
70 come ou. ne NAG nos come 70 sasise 'nen
10 go ahytnlng wh,ch '''ey ne,oa,1 hlsn' n'
nave occasion 70 regret. ,,. ne hau 10. come
70 coonsei any Slo'ence nc , An'eticap peo
PIE, nal'ng toe con'so' % an poWe. oy ..e