The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-08-15

fugitive slave lzw are hostilefn character to and
subversiye Of the Constitution. and revolution
airy in their effect.
| Si5th, That the democracy OF the United
States recognises it as an imperative duty o.
this Government to protect naturaliZed citizens
in all their rights, whether al home or in fer
eign lands, to the same extent as its native-born
citizens.
WHEREAS, One Of the greatest necessities oi
the age, in POLITICAL commercial, postal and
military point OF view. is speedy communica-
ton between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts
Therefore, be it,
Resolcei, That the national democratic party
do hereby pledge themselves to use every means
in their power to secure the passage of some bill
to the extent of the constitutional authority oil
Congress for the construction of a Pacific rail-
road from the Mississippi river to the Pacific
ocean, at the earliest practical moment.
Resolved, That we hail heartily and sincerely
the nominations of John c. Breckenridge, OF
kentucky, and Joseph Lane, Of Oregon, for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency Of the United
States, and hereby pledge them our support.
Resoloe{ That we hereby re-adirm the decla-
ration mado by the Ohio Democratic State
! Convention in 1857, in the language following:
"That while we look to no authority but rea-
son for our politica opinions, we deem it prop
er to express deep qualification, at the concur
renee of the Supreme Court Of the United States
in the doctrines with regard to the constitu-
tonal powers and political rights of the States
and Territories, which have been maintained by
the Democratic party, and formally avowed by
! by three National Conventions"
| ResolUei That our confidence in the wisdom
and integrity Of James Buchanan is unabated
| and that we hereby endorse, without qualiflca-
| ton, the foreign and financial policy of his Ad
ministraton, and that we also endorse its do
mestic policy IN full, except in the retention il
office of men who wage an open and undisguiscd
war upon the President and all who support
! his Administration.
Resolced, That the people Of Ohio, united az
they are, with her sister States, under one com
mon Constitution and enjoying the blessings o
| the unity OF the States created by one common
Government, with the people ofthe other State:
in the Union. upon every principle OF common
honesty comfy and goood fellowship, SHOULD
cease their aggressions upon the people and thu
| institutions, OF the other States Of the UnioT
and especially the slaveholding States, Ant
that all hostile and unconstitutional laws, ap
pearing upon the statue books Of Onion, agains
the people of the slaveholding States of the U
mon, SUOulu OS dI OilCS OiluS
our Southern fellow citizens that we are thei
| friends.
/ FINAL PROCEEDINGS. ..
The Central Committee Wa, empowered t
fill all vacancies occasioned by resgnat on o
otherwise.
G. b. Flool withdrew the resolution offered
by him ia the forenoon, that the Convention
nowinate State ticket.
After ordering that the proceedings of the
Convention be published in all the Democrat
papers of Ohio, the Washington Cdqsdtutio'
and the New York Day B)oh, the Convention
adjourned sine lie with three cheers for the eloc
toral ticket, three cheers for Breckenridge ant
Lane, and three cheers for "Old FloJd' of tn
! National Democrat