The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-02-29
The PresldentIal CampaIgn.

The Presidential Campaign.
There was large and enthusiastic meet.
Ing of members Of the "oppOsitiOn Party"
at the Cooper Institute, New York, on the
evening of the 2Ist Of February, preliminary
to q vigorous movement to organize party
to take the place Of the Republican organi-
zation, and to impress National, COnServa-
tive, Union sentiment on the opposition to
the Democracy in the campaign on which
the country is about to enter. Gen. Scott
appeared upon the stand and took part in the
proceedings. Many gentlemen made speech
es, and the resolutions were decidedly hos
tile to the doctrines of the Republicans
All such men as Chase, Seward, Banks, and
that class, were thoroughly ignored. This
meeting is one among the many evidences
ofthe ardent desire which is prevalent among
the mass OF conservative men who have act.
ed with the Republicans, to throw off the
shackles of that organization, and disown
and repudiate the men who have assumed the
leadership of that party, for their own selfish
ends. 1t is not difficult to loresee that the
Republican party is doomed. and that the
year 1860 will in oil probability see it dis
solved. The following are the resolutions
passed on the occasion:
i. Resolved, That we hail with gratitude
the return of the day that gave birth to the
immortal WsshingtOn-('oud applause)-
whose patriotism regarded no lines OF; Sec
tional distinction, but embraced the whole
! American people as one in interest, in feel
ing, and in destiny and in sustaining, spresd.
ing and perpetuuting the principles of his
Farewell Address, we shall best exhibit our
title to the privilege Of being the children Of
him of whom it is we'll said that "Providence
lett him childless that he might be the faith.
er of his country" (Cheers.)
9. That the time has come when all wht
love their country more than party, who ar
willing 10 give their warm, earnest an
s,eadfast support to the doctrines of liberty
fraternity and equality of rights and privileg
es on which the confederation was original
I founded and built, should unite their name.
their votes, and their untiring energies i
rescuing the country from the Perils in wliic
it is placed by the violence, sectional ambi
ton and partisan warfare which has becom
so fierce and fearful as to endanger the sta
biity and derange the functions Of our gov
ernment.
8. That we ore willing, as good citzent
10 abide by, and uphold as the law of th
, land, the construction Of the Constitutio
pronounced by the Supreme Court of IT,
United States-(cheers)-and that we ar
willing to leave the constitutionality of all fu
: ture legislation by Congress, by the State
/. and by the Territories, to be determined b
r the same august tribunal created for this en-
by the government which we love. (Re
newed applause)
: 4. That the constitution was adopted an
;, the United States CoEfederated into on
> great republic-one country, one govern
ment, one people-when the institution o
, domestic slavery was in existence as q tixe
fact in most of the States thus united tina
the constitution was framed with such pro
visions aS to secure to each one of thes
States in the Uaion the exclusive right t
manage its own domestic institutions in it
own way cheers and all attempts to in
terfere with such rights by armed invasion
J by expressions of sympathy with, or apology
for, the aggrossors; or by attempts to excite
the enmity of one section of the country
against the other, or to disturb the harmony
OF the great family of States by intes,in,
warfare, ore in conflict with the spirit of th
, Union, are reasonable in their effects, AM
meet with our decided condemnation.-
Cloud cheersO
5. That the agitation Of the question o
slavery outside of the States where it hat
been established, has hitherto been produc
tive OF no good to the slave; that the peoce
and friendship which formerly prevailed be-
tween the North and the South have been
Eeriouly disturbed; that much evil has thu:
far been the result and that every consid
GRAFTON of wisdom, policy, justice, expedien
cy and duty, demand that the agitation
should cease. prolonged applause.)
6. That we will support for the otice ot
President no man, however exalted by tai.
ents, position or fame, whose past or present
sentiments weaken cur confidence in him a:
a firm, incoruptble and inaIenable friend
of the whole Union. (Loud and continued
cheers)
7. That on this eve of our Washington'e
birthday we send our cordial greetings tc
the friends OF Union and peace, wherever
they dwell, throughout the length and
breadth Of the land we live in-the climec
Of the South, the hills and wales Of the East
The ocean praires of the pledging
them that The true men 0! the North vii
stand shoulder to shoulder nd heart.to hea!
with them in the greut struggle on which thi:
people is about TO enter: ind, regardless Of
all past associations and subordinate ques-
tions OF merely temporary interest," we wi!
strive together to make the principles OF
"Union" and Fidelity 10 the Constitution
triumphant, now and forever. (PrOionget
opplause)