M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-06-02
DemOcratlc state COnventIOn.

This body, which met at Columbus on the
26th ult., was the most largely attended and
enthusiastic that has assembled in Ohio for
number of years. The strong and talented
men of the party were there, and the delega.
ton was full from every County. The Pres
ident of the Convention was Hon. Barnabas
Burns, Of Richland; Secretary, Edward Kins-
man, of Cuyahoga, with Vice President
and assistant Secretary from each Congress
sional District.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON r RESOLU
TIONS.
Alter the report of the Committee on Per-
manent Organization had been adopted the
COMMITTEES on Resolutions reported the fol-
lowing platform, which was unanimously
adOptef without debate and amidst the most
enthusiastic demonstrations applause:
PLATFORM.
The Democracy of Ohio, by their Delegates
in Convention assembled, hereby affirm the
platform of principles adopted by the Cen
eral Convention of the democratic party, at
Cincinnati, on the Nth Of June, 1885,
RcsOlUed, That The organized Territories of
the United States, although not endowed
with all the Attributes Of sovereignty, are
only held in the territorial condition until
they obaan sufficient number of inhabitants
to authorize their admission into the Union
as States; and, therefore, are justly entitled
to the right ofsell-government, and the un.
disturbed regulation OF their domestic or local
affairs, subject to the Constitution of the
United States; and that any attempt by Con.
gress, or any Of the States, to establish or
maintain, prohibit or abolish, the relation Of
master and slave in Territory, would be a
departure from the original doctrine Of our
American Institutions; and that we adhere,
immovably, to the principal of Mon iarer-
Uentton, BY Congress, with slaDtry in the
States and Territories" as declared in the
Kansa Nebraska Bill, and openly discaim
fellowship with those whether at the South
or the North, or the West, who counsel the
Abandonment, limitation, or avoidance OF
that principle.
ReSolUed, That the suppression OF the AZ.
rican and foreign slave. trade, by the Federal
Government, alter the year eighteen hundred
and seven, is one of the compromises on the
faith OF which the Constitution was adopted,
and our Union Of fslaveholding and non-slave-
holding States firmly established; that re-
vival OF that trade would not only renew
those cruelties which once provoked the in
dignation of the civilized world, but would
expose the slaveholding States to a constant
terror Of servlle insurecton, and the non
slaVeholding States of the border, like Ohio
10 all the mischels and annoyance of a free
black population; for those reasons, With
Others, the Democracy OF Ohio are opposed
10 any such revival, and to any measure tend
ing in that direction.
RESOLVED, That the rendition of fugitive
slaves, upon demand of the persons entitled
to their service or labor, is duty imposed
on every State Of the Union by the terms of
the Federal compact that the laws passed by
Congress to secure such rendition, in 1893
and 1850, ought to be promptly and faith
fully executed; and that the leaders of the
seli-styled Republican party in Ohio, by a
persistent disregard Of the constitution of
the United States in this particular, have
shown themselves unworthy of the conf.
dence of well-disposed, patriotic; and peacea-
bic citizens.
ResOlusd, That the opposition of the Re-
publican party in Congress to the admission
of Oregon, expresses fully the utter hypocri-
sy of their pretensions TO be the peculiar
friends of free States.
RsSolued, That we affirm the absolute soy
ereignity Of the States of this Union in re.
gard to their domestic institutions, and the
perfect compatibility Of the confederation OF
free and slave States to exist harmoniouslv
together under the provisions of our Federal
Constitution.
Resolved. That the acquisition of the
island ol Cuba is, in our opinion, eminently
desirable for the safety and prosperity of our
! Republic, and we should hail with pleasure
any measure, consistent with Justice, that
would accomplish this object. We can new
er consent TO It's appropriation by any Of the
powerful States Of Europe, and would incur
all the danger of war rather than acduiesce
in such result.
RESOLVED, That the DEMOCRACY of Ohio
disapprove the lavish grants Of the public do.
main, heretofore made by Congress, 10 rail-
road companies, and other corporations; but
are in favor of granting limited portions
of the public lands to actual settlers on con
dition OF bona .tfde occupation and cultiva-
ton.
Resolutd, That the Republican party have
in Massachusetts,, by allowing a fugitive
slave from the South the rights Of suffrage