The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-01-11
From the Nationel Domcraat
Tho State Convention.
The Oryanization-TAe Resolutions-Ereit

Tho State Convention.
The Oryanizatton-The Resolutions-Ereit-
ing and Turbulent Times-7he Admins
tration Endorsed-Fdtc Of Mr.. Douglas.
COLUMBUS, Jan. s, 1860.
Editor National Democrat:
The date above ought to be "Jan. g." for ii
is now in the small hours of the night. The
State Convention has just adjourned after a
stormy, irritating, and, paradoxical as you may
think it, laughable session.
Night before last the Douglas men had it all
their own way, and they were self-conceited
as peacocks. The morning trains brought in a
list of good Democrats and true, and then
commenced the tug of war.
The Convention organized by the appoint
ment of VIM. S. Halpin as temporary Presi-
dent, Ed. Kinsnan, of your city, and j. NJ.
Nash, of Mahoning, as Secretaries. After the
appointment of the different Committees, the
Convention took a recess.
The afternoon session had scarce commenced
when the report On permanent officers was
made, which proposed tie Hon. W. B. Woods,
late Speaker of the House of Representatives,
for President, with 81 Vice-Prcsidents and as
many Secretaries, Mr.. Kinsman being selected
as principal.
Gen. Lahm, of Stark County, from the Com
mittee on Resolutions, reported the following
l. ResolUed, That the Democracy of Ohio,
through their Delegates in Convention assem-
bled, do re-afirm their cordial approval of, and
their unfaltering determination to abide by and
maintain the entire Platform and Principles
declared by the National Convention at Gin
cinnati in June, 1856.
2. Resokved, That the principle Of absolute
and unqualified "non-inteIvention by Congress
with Slavery in the States and Territories -
recognized in~the Compromise measures of
1850, distinctly enunciated in the Kansas-Ne-
braska bill Of 1854, and formally proclaimed
at Cincinnati, was uneqaivocally approved by
all who advocated or voted for those measures,
and solemnly ratified by the people in the
Presidential election of 1856. That to it the
Democratic party is committed by every senti-
nent of honor and good fifth, and the Democ-
racy of Ohio can never assent to its abandon
ment, modification, or avoidance.
8. Resolued, That the organized Territories
of these United States are only held in the
Territorial condition until they attain a sYfi-
cient population to authorize their admission
into the Union as States, and are therefore
justly entitled to the right of selfgovernment
and the undisturbed regulation of their do
nestle or local affairs, subject only to such re-
strictions and disabilities as are imposed by the
Federal Constitution, and in this way only Gin
accordance with principles as ancient as free
government itself" can "the people of a Terri
tory, like those Of a State, decide whether
Slavery shall or shall not exist within their
limits" nevertheless, we concede that the
measure of Constitutional restriction in respect
to slavery in any degree resting upon the Ter
ritorial Legislature is a judicial question, and
whenever it shall hereafter be properly pre-
scented for adjudication, and finally determined
By hat tribunal, its decision will be obligatory
on the people of the United States.
4. Resolved, That the provision for the sup
preston of the African Slave Trade after the
year 1908, and the rendition of fugitive slaves,
are two of the compromises on which the Con
stitution was adopted and our Union of slave.
holding and non-slaveholding States establish
ed, and the laws of Congress enacted in accord
ance herewith but define duties which are
clearly imposed by the terms of the federal
compact, and ought to be promptly and faith
fully executed The Democracy of Ohio have
proved their fidelity to the Union by repeating
alllaws passed by a sectional opposition to EN-.
barrass or defeat the operation of the fugitive
slave law, and they will not cease to employ
every lawful means to avert from their State
the opprobrium and disgrace that would be in.
ficted by the mere re-enactment of such laws.
s.. Rcsolved, That the recent invasion of a
sister commonwealth by a band of desperate
fanatics, for the execrable purpose of foment.
ing a servile insurrection through the agency
of arson, rapine and murder, was an act in
conflict with every principle of law, human or
divine; a gross violation of the duties of Amer
lean citizenship, and a crime that should be
denounced by all who love the Union and are
d, te Grained to uphold it. That while the band is
have justly expiated their crimes on the gal
lows, the public Judgment cannot fail to con-
denim those who, with "less courage but with
greater discretion" by their teachings insti-
gated others to incur the perils of treason, and
who, az advocates of resistance to law, an cir
repressible conflict" and other like reasonable
doctrines, seek to promote their ambitious
schemes by creating civil dissension, and distrust
and alienation between the citizens of the diff.
ferent States.
6. Resokced, That Stephen A. Douglas is
the choice of the Ohio Democracy for President
of the United States. His eminent public SER
vices rendered the Government and country
his signal triumphs in the Senate and before
the people; his admitted ability; his solnd and
Just views of public policy; his devotion to the
Constitution and the Union, render his name q
tower of strength, and give assurance to the
conviction that it he be nominated at Charles
ton, he will most certainly receive the electo-
raj vote of Ohio. Therefore, as ain union
there is strength" Rcsolved, as the sense of
this Convention, that the entire vote of Ohio
be cast for him at Charleston.
Z. ResolUed, That upon all other questions
arising in the Convention at Charleston, the
vote of Ohio be cast as a unit and as a MAORI
ty of the Delegates may direct.
g. ResolDed, That the interests of the West
and Southwest require the early and prompt
attention of the Congress of the United States,
and of the Federal Administration to secure
free markets in Europe for the salted provis-
ions and cereal productions of these sections of
the Union, and we earnestly invite the cooper
alton of the States, of those sections for the
accomplishment of that object, and we hereby