Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-23


The Republicans Of Portage county met iu
Convention at Ravenna on Saturday, the 2lst
inst The meeting was called to order by Dav-
i'd h. Rockwell, Esq On motion, Hon. E
Necdham was chosen Chairman, and r. p.
Cannon Secretary. o. P. Brown, Cyrus
Laughlin, and J. N Blackman were appointed
a Committee on Resolutions
The Convention was addressed by E. b Tay.
lor, a L. Carter, and o. z. Brown.
The Committee on Resolutions submitted Che
following Report: ...
Whereas the Democracy in their zeal to per
pctuate, extend, establish and eternalize Slave
~, have in their mad crusade against human
liberty struck down the elective franchise-with
pno(auo hands destroyed the Ballot Box-pr
iituted every department of the General Gov
ernment to the infamous work of forging chains
for free men--determiued that one of the high
est crimes which man can commit is to secure
liberty to a human being, the sove
reigIly Of the States-trampled in the dust
aud spurned the doctrine of State rights, and IN
the Imprisonment Of the free citizens OF Ohio,
and in the mockery Of trial, and in the vindic.
tive cruelty of the sentence have sought to
clutch the bloody laurels Of a Jeftries There
| fore
Resoiped, That we the Republicans of Portage
county, standing where Washington, jefferson
! Madison, aud the men Of the Revolution stood
are prepared to sustain with our lives the prln-
ciples for which they fought.
Resolved That infamous and wicked as is The
| Fugitive Slave enactment, it is not as inlsmou,
and wicked as the heartless minions Of the
Slave power who administer it for Northern
Ohio.
ResolDed That the political verdict of a ser
vilely partizan Jury, packed for the occasion
found upon the testimony OF pe1ured witnesses
under the dictation of a Judge indicted 70
the crime ofkidnapping, carries with 1t no mora
force and has no binding obligations.
ResOIred, That we firmly hold to the doctrine
Of Staterghts, and will never quietly aud peace
ably submit to Ohio's becoming Il conquered
colony of the Federal Government
ResolDed, That we will sustain our State Of
fcials, only so far as they shall fearlessly stanC
by the Sovereignty of Ohio-shield the citizer
from the Despotsm of the Fe eral power, anC
prove themselves true to the principles o
the Declaration Of American Independence
ReSoiDed, That we would respectfully reminC
our Supreme Court, that "The privileges of tn,
writ of Habeas Corpus, shall not be suspended
unless when in cases of Rebellion or invasion
tie public safety may require it."
ReSOiDed, That though we are not permitted
to share in the honor and glory of the imprison
ment of our gallant and heroic fellow ctlzen
Of Oberlin, still we may and can and will tcsu
fy our admiration of the true moral herosn
which actuates them by any and every mean
at our command
The report of the committee was unanmousl,
adopted
o. p Brown, E. Needham, Cyrus Laughlin
S. Herrick and Lora Case were appontc
delegates TO the State Convention, and Wu
Steadman, H L. Carter, L. b. Taylor, $. /
NJ Kneeland and d L Rockwell alternates .
On motion the invention expressed its prefer
ence for Hon. r. P Spalding for Suprem
Judge. Yours, &c, 5.