The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-07-11

domestic relations, as the same has been or
shall hereafter be finally determined by the
Supreme Court Of the United States, should
be respected by oil good citizens, and en-
forced with promptness and fidelity by every
branch Of the Federal Government"
Resolved, further, That the suppression OF
the African and foreign slave trade by the
Federal Government after the year 1907, is
one of the compromises on the faith Of
which the Consi siitution was adopted, and our
union Of slsveholding and non. .slsveholding
States firmly established; that q revival of
that trade would not only renew those cru.
elites which once provoked the indignation |
of the civilized world, but would expose the
slaveholding States to q constant terror OF
servie insurrection, and the non-slave.
holding States Of the border, like Ohio, to
all the mischief and Annoyance OF free
black population. For these reasons, with
others, the Democracy Of Ohio are opposed
to any such revival, and to any measure
tending 10 that direction.
I'd, Resolved, That the rendition OF fugitive
slaves upon demand OF the persons entitled
to their service or labor, 10 . duty imposed
on every State OF the Union by the terms oi
the Federal compact; that the laws passed
by Congress 10 secure such rendition in 1898
and 1850, ought 10 be promptly and faithful.
ly executed, and that the leaders Of the
self styled Republican party in Ohio, by a
persistent disregard Of the Constitution OF
the United States, in this particular. have
shown themselves unworthy Of the conf
dence of well disposed, patriotic aud peace.
able citizens, and we hereby accept The re.
issue rendered by the Republican party OF
Ohio in the nomination CT Judge Brinker-
hof, OF notification or enforcement OF the
Fugitive Slave Law.
Sd. ReS0lved, That the opposition of the
Republican party 10 Congress to the admis-
sion of Oregon, exposes tuI y the utter by
pocrisy OF their pretensions to be the pecul-
iar friends of free States.
4th. RESOLVED, Thst we affirm the absolute
sovereignty OF the States OF this Union, in
regard to their domestic institutions and the
perfect compatibility of lhe confederation Of
free and slave Suites to exist tremendously
together under the provisions OF our Fede-
raj Constitution, and we hereby denounce
and condem the doctrine OF the "irrepressi.
Bile conflict" first proclaimed by Lincoln,
and illustrated afterwards by Seward, as
hostile to the spirit OF our government and
destructive OF the existence Of the Union.
9th. ResOlvd, That the Democracy OF
Ohio disapprove the lavish grants of the
public domain, heretofore made by Congress
to Railroad Companies and other corpora
tions, but are in favor of granting limited
portions of the public lands to actual set.
tiers, on condition of bona fide occupation
and cultivation.
9Th. Resolved, That the Republican party
have, in Massachusetts. by allowing a fuei-
tive slave from the South the right of suf.
lr"ge and otfice, in one year, and requiring
for the same purp 'se Of the naturslizet citi
zen, residence Of two years alter natural
'zaslon, equivalent TO an extension of the
period for naturalization to seven years,
attempted to degrade the foreign hite man
below the level Of the negro or the mulatto.
7th. Resolved, That we are opposed to the
policy of allowing to negroes, muIattoes, or
other persons of "vsible admix'ure" Of Ar.
rican blood, the right of suffrage, or any
other political right, desiring that the laws
of Ohio shall be made, and her des,iuies
controlled by white men exclusively, and
for the paramount interests of the white
race.
OF sister commonwealth by a band of des.
perate fanatics, ior the eXecroble purpose o.
omentng servile insurrectiou, thr, ugh
the agency of arson, rapine and murder, was
an act in conflict with every principle o
law, human or divine, gross violation o
the duties OF citizenship, and crime that
should be denounced by all who love the
Union and are determined to uphold it; tha
while the bandits have justly expialed theil
crimes on the ga,lows, the public jud smen
, cannot fail 10 condemn these who, with less
courage but with greater discretion, by thei
teachings, instigate others 10 incur the periIs
OF tre eason, und who, as advocates of resist
ance 10 law, "irrepresslbe conflict" aut
. other like reasonable doctrines, seek Il
, omote their ambitious schemes by crea
ting civil dissentiun, dlstrust and alienation
between the citizens of the differehl States
8 h. Resolved, Th.t the conduct OF th'
Executive OF Ohio and other States, in eva
ding und refusing to execute, in good fnith
e the provision Of the Constitution OF the Uni
ted States requiring the extrad.lion of fugi
tlves from justice fleeing from other Ststes
meets our most earnest and unquA lifed con
= demnaliun.
F.. 10th. Resolved, That we cordinlly ratity
I cobhfm and endorse the nomination Of Ste
phen A. Douglas and Herschel V. johnson
by the recent National Democratic CUnven
tlon, as nominations eminently fit to b
made, and entitled in every way tc the coLti
dence and support OF the Democracy o
Ohio, and OF the whole Union.
llth. Resolved, That we heartily invit
all true friends OF the Constitution and Un
ion, and opponents of Abraham LiECoIn an
the sectional Republican party, to rally t
). the support Of the electoral ticket this da
nominated by this Convention.
J.. The report Of the committee was accepte
and the resolutions we're unanimously adopt
ed-the votes being taken by counties q
follows:
/ Yeas--Adams 4, Allen 3, Ashland 4
Ashtabula 2, Athens 2, Auqlalze 3, Be-
mont 5, Brown 8, Butler Z, Carroll
# Champaign, 8, Clark 3, CIermont 6, Clin
/. ton 2, Columbiana 4, Coshocton 5, Craw
Il lord 8, Cuyahoga 8, Darke 5, Definnce s
|. Delaware 4, Erie 8, Fairfield 6, Fayette
Franklin 8, Fulton l, GsIIia 3.Geausa
# Greene 4, Guernsey 3, Hamilton 2t
y Hancock 4, Hardin 2, Harrison 3, Hen
9 ry2, Highland 4, Hooking 8, Holmes .
|. Huron g. J'ckson ., Jefferson 4, Knox
!. Lake /, L wrence Q. Licking 7, Logan
5, LorAin 3. Lucas 4. M dison 2, Marion
e Medina 8, Meigs 3, Mercer 2, Miami 4. Mon
d roe 3, Montgomery 9, Morgan 3, Morrow
}. Muskingum 7, Noble 3, Ottowa /, Pauld
e ing l, Perry 5, Pickuwoy 4, Pike 2, Portsg
4, PrebIe 8, Putnam Q, Rlchlund 6, Ross
SandnskY A Sciotn g. Seneca 8. Shelby ;