Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-05-05
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
AS TABU l. A
Saturday Morning, May 5, 1860.
chnrIsaton Convention,

Charleston Convention.
Our latest accounts Of the proceedings Of
this body, are up to the adjournment on Wed.
nesday the ID, when The 5T,h ballot fud been
taken. Douglas stood 1874 Guthrie 65i
Hunter &c Dickinson ?, and Davis l.. This
was the highest vote thrown for Douglas. This
falling short Of iwothftds vote and the case
looking ne if Il might have loug caudal ex-
tremity, an adjournment was proposed to Bal
timore. which wss voted down
AT the adoption Of the platform, Q states
Withdrew, and organized, and then adjourned
10 await the moving Of the waters.
Those Of our readers who wish to learn the
tweedledee and tweedledom difference which
split tbe convention will find it 10 the following
report.
The majority (Southern) resolution affirmed
the Cincinnati platform; with the following er.
pidRGtiOn Of its doctrines with regard to Slave
y:
lst That The government of a Territory or
ganized by an act OF congress is provisional and
temporary and during its existance all citizens
Of the q. S. have an equal right TO settle with
their property 10 the Territory, without their
rights either OF person or property, being des-
troyed or injured by Congressional or Territori
a legislation.
Cd. That it is the duty OF the Federal Gov.
ernfneut in all Of its departments to protect the
rights Of persons Of property in the territory
and wherever else its constitutional authority
extends.
Sd. That when the settlers in territory
having an adequate population to form State
-, -
ces and being consumated by their admission
into the Union they stand on au equality with
the people Of other States. Thus organized, it
ought TO be admitted into the Federal Union,
whether its Constitution prohibits or recognizes
the institution Of slavery.
The minority platform adopted by the North
crn vote, also affirmed the Cincinnati resolutions
and also appended definition OF its pro-save-
ry policy. These addenda were as follows
Thst fncsmuch as differences Of opinion exist
in the Democratic party as to the nature and
extent Of the powers of territorial legislature
and as 10 the powers aud duties Of Congress
under the Constitution Of the united States ov-
or the institution of slavery within the Terrific
RES
Resolrcd, That the Democratic party will a.
bide by the decision Of the Sdprepe Court of
ry within the Territories
ResOlUed That the enacmens of State Legis.
latures to defeat the faithful execution Of the
fugitive slave law, are hostile in character, sub
yersive of the Constitution, and revolutionary
in their effect.
The one asserts the necessity Of protection to
slave property in the Territories, and denies
the sovereignty of the people with regard to it
until they have organized State government.
The Othor simply eyadcs an explicit expression
on these points and afirms the validity Of the
decision OF the Supreme Court on the subject.
The extra judicial decision Of the Supreme
Court, which the northern Democratic platform
embodies strips the people Of the territories Of
their sovereignty with regard to slavery and
forces it upon them under the protection Of the
Constitution. More than this the Democratic
party cannot DO for the Shareholders, standing
upon any platform.
Later.--The convention adjourned on The
Sd, 10 meet at Baltimore on the Sth Of Juue.
III The PRIzs FIGHr between ueenan and
Sayers, about which, in spite of the homilies of
aportion of the press so much interest has
been felt, came off the 18th ult., aud resulted
in what is denominated a draw game, after SO
roupda The American verdict is that Heenan
showed himself the man of most endurance,
strength and skill, having knocked his antago.
uist down twenty times without himself having
once fallen The brutal struggle was stopped
by the friends of ssyers