The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20
Republican State Convention.


Pursuant to notice, the Delegates to the
Republican State Convention, met at Colum.
bus, on Wednesday last, and organized by
appointing Gen. E. R. Eckley, Of Carol
county, President Of the Convention, with
the usual number Of Vice Presidents and
Secretaries.
After the organization was completed the
balloting commenced, which resulted in the
nomination OF the following ticket:
Judge OF the Supreme Court-Hon. Ja-
cob Brinkerhoof, of Richland county.
For Member Of the Board of Public
Works-Levi Sergeant, Of Tuscarawas.
For Attorney General-James Murray, oi
Wood. -' .. .
Presidential Electors for State at lsrge-
Frederick Hassaurek, OF Hamilton; J. NJ
Root, OF Erie.
Mr.. Monroe, OF Lorain, from the Com.
mittee on Resolutions, reported the follow.
ing: '..
ResoIued, That the declaration of princi.
Piles adopted by the recent National Con,
vention Of the Republican party at Chicago,
meets with our hearty approval.
ReSoIUed, That we cordially endorse the
nomination Of Abraham Lincoln, OF Illinois,
for President, and Hunnibal Hamliu, oil
Maine, for Vice President of the United
States, and pledge them cur earnest and
hearty support.
The reading of the resolutions were inter.
rupted by boisterous applause, and the
"question" was called on their adoption.
Mr.. ]. w. Vance of Knox county, intro.
duced an amendment, amid much confusion,
adding to the last resolution that 1--WE re af-
firm and adhere to the platform of the Re-
publican party of the State of Ohio, adopted
by the StOts Convention in 1850" An at.
tempt was made TO prevent his reading the
amendment or making any remarks, but Mr..
Vunce said he was not to be gogged any.
where, and would not be gagged here. He
addressed the Convention on the subject
amid much confusion.
Lieut.. Gov. Kirk seconded the amend.
ment, and spoke in favor of it's adopton.-
Some other gentlema an opposed it in vic.
lent speech.
Mr.. J. R. Giddings Of Ashtubula mount ed
q chair and addressed the Convention. HI
was surprised at the disposition manifesto,
ored principles of the party. During tn,
campaign the issue indicated in the amend
meDt would be thrust into the faces of Re
publicans from every stump in Ohio. HI
was for meeting it now; now is the time t
meet it fairly and squarely. He did no
want the party which he had built up to thu.
repudiate-a basely repudiate-its funda
mental doctrines and principles. He would
sooner have his arm wrenched from itt
socket, or the breath taken from his bod,
than be party to such an infamous deser
ton of principle.
The confusion during the discussion i:
beyond description. Twenty motions were
made in as many seconds but their purpor
was lost in the din.
Mr.. Baldwin of Mahoning then mounted
the stool and read the following resolution
from the platform of 1859 which the amend
ment endorsed, in order to have better un
derstandiDg of the subject before the Con.
vention.
"Resolved, That, proclaiming our deter
mnaton rigidy to respect the constitutions
obligations imposed upon the States by the
Federal Compact, we maintain the Union oil
the States, the rights of the States, and tht
liberties Of the people; and in order to oh
tain these important ends, WE DEMAND 3
THE REPEAL OF THE FUGITIVE
SLAVE ACT of 1850, as subversive o
both the rights OF the States and the lber.
ties of the people, and as contrary TO tht
plainest duties Of humanity and justice, ant
as abhorrent to the moral sense of the civi
lzod world"
The reading Of the resolution was receiv.
ed with various expressions of disapproba.
tion and delight. but Gddings as usual tri.
umphed, and on the question being th'
amendment was adopted with perfec
Chpctaw yell.
The platform thus am ended was then
adopted.