The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-07-04

not unite upon him heartily and earnestly
JOHN CocHRANE's speech, ratifying the nomi-
nation of DOUGLAS, Saturday was a magnif.
cent effort. His friends are in< the highest
spirits.
Closing Scenes of the National Con-
vention.
The closing scenes of the National Demo
cratic Convention-commencing with the ev-
ening session on Friday, and continuing all
through Saturday-were of a memorable ma
ture. Not alone to those who directed, partic-
ipated in, or beheld them, have they an abiding
importance but to every statesman in his
study, every student in his attic, every lawyer
in his chamber, every blacksmith at the forge,
every woodman in the forest, every countryman
at the pillow, and every city man on the pave
ment have the scenes transacted and the
thoughts expressed as inalienable an interest
as if they had been actual participators in them.
To all who have a decent respect for the
opinion of mankind, and who desire to cherish
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness on
the republican basis agreed to by the founders
of the ~Confederacy, the closing labors of the
National Convention must possess a command
ing fascination and a potential effect in col
Letting and moulding the conservative Demo
cratic opinion of the whole country.
THE VIEWING SESSION.
After the minority report of the Committee
on Credentials had been laid on the table by
the vote of New York, and the majority re-
port adopted-resolution by resolution-the
anxious anticipation of the crowded theatre
was distinctly manifest. A motion amid some
excitement, by Mr.. Stansbury, of Maryland,
to adjourn sine die, and twice repeated by him,
was rejected, and Mr.. Cessna pressed the ques-
ton on the nomination for President. Here
the secession took place.
THE SOUTHERN PATRIOTS WHO WOULD NOT
SECEDE.
The most interesting part of the protracted
proceedings was the reasons given by the
Southern patriots who declined to leave the
Convention of the National Democratic party.
Maf6t, of Virginia, and those remaining with
him, believed they were delegated to represent
their districts in the Convention, and not to
Withdraw from it. Waterson and Jones, of
Tennessee, though Democrats from birth,
would not dare think of assuming a response
bility that would break up the Democratic
party. Davis, of Virginia, was for protection
in the Territories, and that was why he re-
manned in the Convention of the party.
~GUALDEN, OF GEORGIA,
Is a Southern extremist; but he believed that
the existence of the party was the existence of
liberty. He was an advocate of non-interven-
GOAJ OChOfAAS Lid oO0
the question of slavery. Protection in the
Territories was a theoretical abstraction. The
protection he wanted was a Gordon of Federal
police along the border States to catch the Alb
o~litionist thieves.
CLAIBORNE, OF MISSOURI,
Made a stirring and an eloquent speech, which
created much enthusiasm. Referring to the
story of the Douglas who carried the heart of
Bruce in a casket to Palestine, and flung it
among the Saraeens that he might die in de-
Tending it, made a striking comparison. Our
Douglas would fling the heart of Jefferson and
jackson into the ranks of the disorganizers
North and South, and defend it-not with his
bleeding corse, but with the banner of the
Democratic party.
READ AND CALDWELL, OF KENTUCKY,
And their friends, who remained, were fight
ing Secession North and South, and would
stand Ikea wall of fire against it. They were
no ingrates; but their hearts were filled with
gratitude for that man whose pathway from
Washington to Chicago was lighted with bla-
zing efigies of himself, caused by his gallant
defence of the South. This sentiment told
with thrilling effect, and for some time the
cheering and waving of hats and hankerchiefs
suspended business. Caldwell had withdrawn
the name of Guthrie, but Read put it in re-
nomination.
CLARK, OF MISSOURI,
Famous by his introduction of the anti-Helper-
impending crisis resolution in the House Rep
resentatives, at the commencement of the sess-
ion about closing, remained with all his dele
CATION, save two.
FLoURNoY, OF ARKANSAS,
Was prominent for the. earnest MANHOOD with
which he expressed his views; showing las did
his colleague, Sturman, who had to retire that
he was known to be the head and front of
Douglasism in his State when the Convention
appointed him as a delegate.
+, as Cuttings, OF MARYLAND,
Was active for the conservation of the Conven-
ton, and the harmony of the party.
STEELE, OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Remained, a silent spectator at first, but when
it became necessary, gave his voice for Demo-
cratic union. Eag-- r
The leaders of the anti-Douglas forces, Coch-
rane, of New York, Dawson, of Pennsylvania,
and a number of others, who were originally
opposed to the nomination of Douglas, as soon
as the nomination was made, gave in their ad-
hesion to the action of the Convention, and
their intention in eloquent speeches
to do all in their power to secure the election
of its nominees.