The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-01-25

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Delegates to the Republican National Convention.
The nseae,isan N..oaai con'e''ion meets at Chicago
The ohio st.ts RepabI,cao comm,.,ee have issued
call for State Convention to assemble in cunlumbu,
lnA.saes lae - aay Ia,oa nes' 10 me p1rpO.e 0'
tiop.
state convention.
DsIer,,.s n .hs N.tiO,sl conrsnt;on.
The State Committee suggest the 2sd of February, as
proper day for holding District Conventions to appoint
Il win be necessary to e. County Convention 10 AZ.
point seven delegates TO tie Columbus Convention
of tnis Que notice ~i os given Oy the County Central
o0nsr0.s-Ans opSak'isnip onlOn'
- nar'iy necessary 'oI US 70 A''e'npt
.or"s' Ssnops'S o' oongresS'onai Pfoeesoing'
r"0 oena'e eau a'oo"'p'Sa Ho'"'us' gu, win TUG
o'e ~ '''oi a".17u e'a'. ~ 'n0 i,ouSo
:. nav 'n0 san'. ua"s "'a"s""s' 'ep'Ou'co"
"ishou'' oeneucla' iesu''s' !" TINS ~eeh g're
o.ua.ss 'loai :" 1'n'pson 'e'.ei'' "n.on WIN
80 ~. 'e,I1.s so' '''" u :. .1''a''''n' ~
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No 0o"''''on ', ,'s no.." p'''e''' o. %
Peo' as onoe Pa.''ui anu uiss 'aoe'ui' my 70
ssg a'ai'n's
ar'lS'an corrup''on mas taken 'ne P'ace oi
patriotism and but few members, at the
present day' nave an eye single 70 the com
mon welfare OF the Who'e eountry-and mat
ie"' unnappiiy' are III an inenectiVe' II not
noPo'0'0 n.'no''sy'
Slavery Is Tue nam cause OF .ne eViis tnat
sin'c' u.s. ~ mas corrupted tne Na'lopal
uosefu'nens' anu 'eu II away ifo'n ies iouAaa'
tion princ'p'es.
II mas creaeeo . seetlonal bitterness, ana
d'sieyah'y 10 me Union itseii' II IS tne sole
cause OF the present d'sorgan'zed' demora'z
ca ana tumuitoous state OF the Rouse. put
for its spirit and influence, Speaker would
long since have been elected, and the business
OF the nation attended to. But new, what
disgracefui spectacle is presented to the eyes
OF the world lsg & '1''i
And yet men, partisan men, have the IN
fairness, and effrontery to attempt to cast up
on the Republicans the responsibility of the
non-election OF Speaker-and yet, the Re
publicaps are in a minority, their strength all
toid oeing ios-iacking ln fuii House. lO or
maJoriey. ..
The Republicans have repeatedly urged the
adoption of the plurality rule, and the Demo
Gratis have as steadily opposed it-aud thus
the House stands at a dead lock, with no
chance or apparent way of extrication. but
through the adoption Of the plurality rule
This factions course of the Democracy should
be understood BY the people.
While this state OF things exists in the
House, the southern nre-eaters improve the
occasion to give utteranee to the most trea
sonable disunion sentiments, and these senti
nenfs have never yet IN a single instance rs
Eoeen reouked oy n ortnern democratic ATTIC mem;
per per OF congress. :. -. .es7 ses.s,lss s,
me Violent secuenaiism 0l ana oisumon plle' Ut.
terances are Winked at oy the very me men VINO
falsely assaii the Republican party as sec
tionai' oisunion part, while II Is an a1act tnat nal
leaolng, mhuenuai hepuoilcans In congress S.
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80 : : '-s', ss
oa - - 1aIa n,'.se'', s'es
nis a.V sa.'0''on a.'u 70 - u'ne'' .,'en u
'ra'orous sen'en.s. - nus nas 'oosn''y ap
pr..D 49, . .i-.1. '''s. -. s';'s.0 y : '' -, =
=, 's,nia' VINO mas opeo'y anu oolp,y os, e
eiareo' sns' 7 hepuollcan mean rlesioens snouia
oe eieceeu' ne sn0uid pe lorcioiy prevented
rom assuming the iuDetions ' OF tne once -
Ano TINS traItorous sens'meas was approved @
ano aPpianoeo u' On 'ne moor Q. tne senate, II
"nen tue appo'nshen' o. .n MI .:Ea' auikner was
before tnat oody ior connrmauon-none @ rms ION @ put
Republicans reoukIng the sentiment, winch II II
4 attempted to be carried ont, would, OF course
produce civil war and bloodshed, and seriously
test, if it did not overthrow the Government
and the Union: e...,z-
i Difficult as may be the present posture o.
affairs, dark and potentous as are the signs
n of the times. deeply demorslizine as is the
sn;r;t of Slavery d;sloval to the Union as ar,
mapy Of its partisans in the South, and a