The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-02-29
THE STATE CONVENTION.
I'M The Daily Free Press, Thursday.

From The Daily Free Press, Thursday.
The Democratic State Convention yes
terday was one of the most respectable
and imposing bodies that has ever assem-
bled in this State. All the counties, with
two or three minor exceptions, were re-
presented, and moro largely by the very
best of the party than at any former con-
vention. The primary meetings and the
county conventions had been fully attend
cd, in which, in every locality, the utmost
earnestness had prevailed. This earnest
ness this spirit of the people-the dele
gates brought with them to the State
convention. 1t pervaded that body as
we have never seen earnestness pervade
a similar body before. 1t was manifest
in all the proceedings. 1t broke out con-
tinually from the first motion in the con-
vention to the last. Itgreeted the election
of the officers. 1t greeted the election Of
the delegates to Charleston. 1t was bois-
ferrous over the resolutions. 1t was all
enthusiasm at each happy hit by the
speakers. And whenever the name of
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS was spoken all
voices were blended in one tremendous
shout. We think there was not one mem
Der of the convention who was not, henrt
and soul, for DOUGLAS. We confess that
we fave never witnessed such deep, de-
voted, irrepressible popular feeling in ia
vor of any man as that which we witness
ed yesterday in favor of DOUGLAS. And
it only family represented the feeling of
the masses Of the democracy of the State
1t is the feeling of every county, of the
State. 1t is the feeling Of every county,
of every township, of every school district,
of every neighborhood. And the testi-
mony was unanimous that with DOUGLAS
the State can be redeemed. The conf
dcnce in this respect was unbounded. Not
q member of the convention doubted it.
And we do not doubt it. We are sure
Of it.
The following are the delegates. chosen
TO Charleston:
First District-GEoRGE V. N. 10
THRoP, (at largo,) ALPHEus FELoH, FL
Dus LIvERMoRE.
Second District-HENRY H. RILEY,
(at large,) JoHS G. PARKHURsr, PHILo
WILSON.
Third DiStrict-CHARLEs E. STUART,
lat large,) FRANKLIN MuzzY, ALExAN-
DER F. BELL.
Fourth Distriet-GEoRaE w. PECK,
lat large,) AUGUSTUS c. BALDWIN, WILL
lam L. BANCROFT.
The list is unoxccptionable. They are
men of the highest character; several of
them are widely known in the Union;
they will faithfully and ably represent the
sentiment of the State.
We especially direct attention to the
resolutions unanimously, without dis
senting voice, adopted by the convention.
They speak the united voice of the dem
ocracy of Michigan. Those touching the
national creed of the party will challenge
the admiration of sound and true demo-
Gratis everywhere. Those of State con-
Germ are in the nature of an Indictment,
every count Of which is true as the bible,
of the black republican party of the State.
Messrs. STUART, PECK, LorHRoP and
RILEY, in response to calls, addressed the
convention most forcibly and effectively.
Michigan black republicanism will ncvor
recover from the castigation il received
from them.
The committee on resoulutions-Messrs.
Charles L. Walker, William M. Fenton,
George V. N. Lothrop, William N. Green
ly, II. H. Riley, D. Darwin Hughes and
William M. Ferry, Jr.,-having returned
to the hall, announced their readiness 10
present their report. Mr.. Charles l.
Walker, chairman of the committee then
read the report as follows:
Resoioed, l. That the democracy of Michigan.
In convention assembled do again emphatically
affirm and uphold the Cincinnati platform as the
well-considered and settled expression the car
dinal doctrines Of the national democratic party.
2. That wo fully recognize the paramount ju-
dicial authority Of the Supreme Court of the Uni
tod States within the province under the consti-
tuition, and We will give to its decisions that
cheerful obedience and support required alike by
duty, honor, and patriotism.
2. That, cherishing true fratcrnal regard for
the people of all Of the States Of this Union, we
are wounded with any encroachmont upon tho
honor, the rights, or the integrity Of any other
Statej that we have therefore witnessed with