The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-30
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To day we place at mast head the name Of
SALMON p. CHASE, as our choice and prefer
ence for the Presidential nomination in 1860.
and not ours alone. but, ALSO Of the mass Of
the readers whose views cur journal may be
supposed to represent or reflect.
Mr.. CHASE is not sectional ran. His
views are broad, comprehensive, National
On our first page, we present for the study of
the reader, his Cincinnati speech ; the aenti-
ments and the principles of which are worthy
to be embodied in. and recognized ss the BE
publican Platform. That speech fully ex
plodes Judge Douglass fallacious dogma of
"Popular Sovereignty"
Because Mr.. CHASE is opposed to the far
ther encroachments of Slavery. he is not sec
tional-but because he is opposed to nation
alizing sectional institution, he Is, himself
the more National, recognising, and holding
sacred, the especial and peculiar rights of
each sovereign member of the Confederacy.
As a political man, incorruptible. upright
and forbearing as Statesman. enlightened
experienced and fer.seeing as patriot self.
sacrificing, and devoted to the interests and
welfare of the country, and the whole coun
try as an executive officer, combining in ad
mirable balance. those essential properties
prudence and boldness as man blameless in
life, catholic in spirit, and magnanimous ia
action; he is, in all respects, as much as any
other, 1--WE think more,) fitted, qualified, and
prepared to guide the destinies Of this great
Nation, safely, satisfactorily and usefully.
His would not be vindictively proscriptise
Administration. While corruption and abuse
would find no quarter, men would not be
prescribed for honestly entertained aud ex
pressed opinions, ia opposition to his OWL
whore such opinions are advocated with that
dignity and decroum, becoming men and fee
Principle with him, never yields to expedi
ency-right and Justice, being in his creed
the highest expediency.
His Administration would not be sectional
He would seek to restore the Government to
the principles and administrative rectitude o
its founders-and no sectional interest, Nortl
or South, would be permitted to have undue
influence in the Government, or control of any
of its functions. or prerogatives--but each
and every interest ia its place would be dul.
recognized, protected and guarded. Let u
quote the language of Gov CHASE, himself
in his Cincinnati speech I: ''Go into you
streets, observe your noble architecture, cor
template your prosperous industry, conside
the schools where your children receive tn,
blessings Of education, and the churches wher
you worship the common Father Of us all =
behold these monuments of free labor. an
refuse. if you can, to join in the defence c
the great principle which works out tbes
splendid results-the principle of the mailer
able right of every man to liberty--to th
fteest exercise of all the powers and facultie
which God has given him for his own goo
and the good of his fellow men. Let us nc
. be told that in thus maintaining the rights an
interests Of free labor, we act an unfriend
part to our fellow citizens of the Slave State
It is not SO. We propose no interferen,
with them, or with their Slavery. So far
we are concerned, they and their States shou
have every right which the Constitution Civ
them. have always said SO. never refuse
to measures, for the promotion of the inte
ests of citizens of Slave States, as cordial
support as ! have given to like measures fl
the benefit of the citizens of my own. "
wage no war with any section of our commc
country" 'a bas
Thus speaks the patriot, the statesman
4 enlarged views, and National sympathies.
a Gov. CHASE has adorned and given digni
TO every official position to which he has be
I called and if called TO assume the respon
bilities of the National Executive. from
sntecedents, from his great natural erdo
ments, from his large experience, from bis .
sullied integrity, from his magnanimity, fro
his elevation above mere sectional conside
tions, from his broad and sound Natio
principles and purposes, from his enlighter
= and liberal views of Foreign policy, all N
with confidence expect that his admipistrat
will give TO the Government stability no.
and prosperity at home. and honor, dipr
4 and influence abroad. ~
For these, and many other cogent reas
which might be adduced, among all the o
and worthy, whose names have been sugees
h in connection with the Presidency, we give
SALMON 2. CHASE our first preference, ans