The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-11

s.. Resolved, That STEPHEN A. DouGLAs
is the choice of the Ohio Democracy Tor
President OF the Uoited States. His emi'
nent public services repdered to the Govern
ment end Country; bic signal triumPhs In
the Senate and before the people; his admit
ted ability; his sound and just views OF pub
lie policy; his devotion to the Constitution
and the Union, render his name 4 tower Of
strength, and give assurance 10 The eonVic-
ton that If he be nominsted at Charleston.
he will most certainly receive the electoral
vote OF Ohio. Therefore, as "in Union there
is strength" Resolved, as the sense OF this
Convention that the entire vote ot Ohio be
cast for him at Charleston.
7. Resolved, That upon all other ques-
tions arising in the Convention at Charles.
ton the vote of Ohio be cast as a unit, and
us a majority of the delegates may direct.
s. Resolved, That the interests OF the
West and South. West require the early and
prompt attention Of The Congress of the Uni
ted States, and OF the Federal Administra-
tion to secure free markets in Europe for the
sailed pro visions and cereal productions of
these sections Of The Union, and we earnest
ly invite the cooperation of the States oi
those sections for the aCcompl plishpent Of
that objsct and we hereby call the attention
Of our representatives. in Congress particu-
lary to this subject. -.,
A motion was made 10 read and adopt the
resolutions separately, which motion, after
some discussion prevailed, and the resolu.
tions were SO read and each one adopted
with the exception Of the sixth resolution
upon which the yeas and nays by counties
were demanded. The result of the ballot
on the question of its adoption was yeas 242
nays "a. The resolution was pronounced
adopted amid great applause.
A motion to make the vote unanimou:
was withdrawn, upon objections being made
ME-. ellison asked leave to introduce the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved That we have abiding confidence
in the ability, patriotism and Democracy o
James Buchanan, the present Chief M1gs
trate Of the United States, and will sustain
him in his laudable effTts to perpe;uate the
. blessings of our National Union.
Objections were made to the introductio.
VI tue IesoIuIluu, Uul uIlcI CouSiueIiUl0 uio
cussion, in which Judge Rankin, Genera
Lahm, Mr.. McKelly, Mr.. McGregor uud 9th
e's participated, it was finally introduce'
and referred to the Committee on Resolu
tons.
On motion the Convention took recess
TO meet at the Governors Guards Hall a
seven O'Clock.
:. EVENING SESSION.
The President stated that the fifst thin
in order would be the election OF delegates
The Convention then proceeded to cleo
J. four delegates to the Charleston Convention
The following gentlemen were announce
as candidates:
George e. Pu!h, A. L. B'ckus, Georg
W. McCook, George w. M 'nypenny, H. }
!. Jewett, G. V. Dorsey, WilIi1m Bushnell
D P. Rhodes, A. G. Thurm1n, Geo. Bills
: and J. H. Branch.
On motion of Mr.. Plyne. the candidate
announced came toward in person or b
proxj and gave their sentiments in rel tito
o to the nomination of Stephen A. Douglas
t. Each candidate or rep ,esentative adlresse
the Convention ia favor Of The nominatio
ir OF MIR. Douglas.
The foIlopfS il the result of the frs