The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-07-04
r,om the Pittsburs Post.

Remarks OF Hon. John Il. DaW-
SON, Mt the Baltimore COnven-
ton. .. ....
When the nomination Of Mr.. Douglas had
been 60 triumphantly achieved on Saturday,
in the National Democratic Convention, the
Chairman Of the Pennsylvania Delegation,
Hon. John L. Dawson, of Fayette county,
true to his noble instinct as a man and
Democrat, placed the Democracy Of the
Old Keystone State high in position among
her sister States of pure Democratic record.
Although the nominee ives not Mr.. Daw'
son's frat choice, when the voice Of the ma
jori,y had spoken, he was among the first to
weld his preferences, and heart and hand,
himself and the State for which he spoke
for the nominee of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Dawson, as q politician, is man OF
remarkable integrity and truth. Hence his
great personal influence in Pennsylvania
He has labored long and earnestly for the
good of the Democratic party, which boasts
of no brighter ornaments in the State than
he. When he opposes it is without bitter
ness or personality, and when the will OF
the people is made known, it has no ADLER
advocate than he.
At the proper moment in the proceedings
\ of the Convention, Hon. John l.. Dawson,
Of PENNSYLVANIA, arose amid loud calls and
cheering, and said:
"Mr. President and Gentlemen OF the
Conventional is scarcely necessary for mt
to saw, that at no time during the sitting o
this body did Judge Douglas receive tht
united vote of the delegation from Pennsyl
vuna, and | may further add. that in TIT
consideration of the platform, majority o
Us united with our Southern friends ready
10 give them all we believed them entitle
10 under the Federal Constitution. In GU
Judgment they asked for nothing more, an
we were not willing TO offer them lese; il
our action we have been overrued by dc
cided majority of this body. And for Penn
sylvania, ON free t. say, that nttOche
, there us we ore to the Democratic party, \
C principles, its discipline, its organization
standing there forever in the eloquent lar
guape of the President of the Conventio
in his opening speech at Charleston, 'Stant
n ing as perpetual sentiDels upon the ou'pos
= of the Constitutions, trust we will ablc
it's decisions and support its nominees,
: = (Cheers and npplause.)
Judge Douglas is man Of acknowledge
talent and everywhere regarded as the
: complished statesman, skilled in the ort
l. ruling. Born under New England su
/. vet, by adoption, q citizen OF the West, no
e ored alike in the valley Of the Mississippi
I'd and on the slopes of the Atlantic, he nc
~ ~ should belong to the whole country. "a
N plause.) Unframed to some extent in ea'
at life in the learning Of schools, the deficie
Ill cy, if any exists, has been largely compe
m sated, by the generous measure in viii
y nature has dealt upon him her choicest gi
On of intellect and character. (Applause. :.
.sl Like Henry of the Revolution, like Pee
all Englapd, these noble qualities have mi
him the architect of his own fortune. q
rs plause.)
in That the Union is confederacy endoy
Of with special powers, the States composn
,a' ~ retaining all the undelegated attributes
" sovereignty; is the fundamental truth of
political system. In defense OF this tt
%, we are about to engage in new cont
,hs and in the comprehension of its true cl
.r. ac,er we have thoroughly to educate
,o- public mind. The popular heart is to
;rss won back to loyalty by holding up to
md contemplation the image OF the Cons
n. ton in it's severe beauty of lineament
J., proportion. (Applause.)
oo. The erring conclusions Of our fellow
:, izens of all sections are to be correcte
moi, a thorough and persevering expositio
Tho their fallacy, and in place o! these are
;,,.r inculcuted the paramount claims of the
NJ. eral compact to the hearty allegiance II
t..r ter and spirit Of every American who
, comprehend and appreciate the instltn
~ ~ of bis cou ntry, and who really cherish
~ " desire for their perpetuity. (AppIause'
y" If here, in this beautiful city. which
- out upon the Chesapeake, any inc'te
'"o could have been needed to broOd Patrl
w in our deliberations it should have been
in the asso ocia tions in the midst OF whlt
-. ~ are assembled; for it was at Annapo
). 80 the close of the Revolution, that w ae
,en,. ton rssigued his commission: 1t is
,,s within sight OF the spot at which "
N. convened that imposing monuments II
don,. the sreatness Of his memory and
49,. patriotism Of the sons Of Maryland.
tisis plause.) usuf aa.
hal Pennsylvania, the State in which
w. ueudence was fret proclaimed and the
u Of the Revolt secured BY the con
Thsv ton of&s Federal compact; the State
Tho holds Within her bosom the ashes OF
:. - lin and boasts the frat battle field OF
to,m. inpton, will be true to her noble men
ectioD (cheerS) anu y -. Iu -. =.
Demo- ensd apo c0n'e's'"'e III, :,
work che mas oesn u.N.s ~ S's.s,, i !. d..
vindi. trust, 10 g''.' ... $3.50. :, ~.
.r,.l. cratic party once more 10 elect their
+. noylues." cloud cheers and apPlsuss)
.