East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-23
PERMANENr oFFIcERs.

NloCh) a. W.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
CHARLES II. TAYLOR, of Kent, was
elected President of the convention;
Edward V. Ccott, of Wayne; f. NJ.
Holloway, of IIillsdale; Zenas Tillotson,
of Calhoun; w. L. p. Little, of Saginaw,
Vice Presidents, and Moses NJ. Ham, Of
Wayne, Secretary.
DELEGATES.
The following nominations for dele
gates to the national convention were
then made:
First Dtstrict-Georgc V, n. Lothrop,
of Wayne, at large; Alphcus Fetch, of
Washtenaw; Fidus Liyermorc, Of Jack
son.
Second District-H. II. Riley, of St.
Joseph, at large; John G. Parkhurst, of
Branch; Philo Wilson, Of Lcnawee.
Third District-Charles L. Stuart, OF
Kalamazoo, at large; Franklin Muzzy, Of
Bcrrien; Mexqn Ter f. Bell, of Ionia.
Fourth District-Georgc w. Peck, OF
Ingham, at large; Augustus c. Baldwin,
of Oakland; William l.. Bancroft, of st.
Clair.
The following nominations for alter
tcrnatcs were also presented:
First District - Francis w. Hughes,
Of Wayne; Benjamin I'ollett, of Washte-
nav; j. b. Eaton, Of jackson.
Second -DistrIH-Georgc G. Munro, OF
Hillsdale; Stephen G. Clark, of Monroe;
Asa Kinesbury, of Cass.
7Dd'd District - William Graves, OF
Dcrrien; d. Darwin Hughes, of Calhoun;
I Hiram c. Hodge, of Clinton.
Fourth District &C. G. Douglass, of
Houghton; John Moore, of Saginaw;
Andrew S. Robertson, of Macomb
On motion of S. Dow Elwood, these
nominations were unanimously ratified
by the convention, and the delegates de
clared duly elected, amid much applause
RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions, having
returned to the hall, announced theil
readiness to present their report. Mr.
Charles l. Walker, chairman of the com
mittee, then read the report as follows:
ReSolred, 1. That the democracy o
Michigan, in convention assembled, d.
again emphaticaly affirm and uphold Tn,
Cincinnati platform as the wellconsiderec
and settled expression Of the cardna
doctrines of the national democratic party
2. That we fully recognize the para
mount judicial authority of the Suprem
Court of the United States within it
province under the constitution, and W
, will give to its decisions that Cheerful
obedience and support required alike b
duty, honor, and patriotism.
3. That cherishing a true fratcrnal re
. gard for the people of all of the state
i, of the Union, we are wounded with an
: encroachment upon the honor, the rights
or the integrity Of any other State; tina
y we have therefore witnessed with horrc
; and Indignation the late wanton an
bloody invasion of the soil of the Oh
Commonwealth by traitorous banditti
that this outrage is one Of the legitimat,
u if not expected, fruits of the teaching
= Of an aggressive sectional party, and W
= therefore solemnly arraign that party t
u the bar of the country for the mos
atrocous crime in our political history.
4. That, as the safety, reposc, an
/. prosperity Of our whole country can
a guaranteed only by the success Of ii
:, democratic party in the approachin
5 Presidential contest, and as we bcliey
,, that that success can be made ABSOLUTE
!; certain only under the name Of our greI
D, northwestern LEADER, we feel that it
Q with no selfish purpose, but from SINGER
/ devotion to the common good, that,
e the present crisis of public affairs, "
# appeal to our brethren Of every sectio
Is of our country to yield their natural loc
n preferences for other eminent Statesmen
II and to Join with us in the nomination
" our favorite CHIEF of the Northwest.
t. 5. That, admiring his bread nation
Of craftsmanship, his loyalty to true dem
,r cratic principles, his impartial defence
is national rights against sectional claim
and that heroic courage which, in bella
of the right, quails at no difficulty {
N disaster, and confident that, under h
70 matchless leadership, the enthusiast
is masses can and will sweep the Northwc
n. from centre to circumference, - the d
10 mocracy Of Michigan present STEpnF
a 4. DOUGLAS as their unanimous ehei
il for the Presidency and they hereby j
a. struct their delegates to the Charlesto
re convention to spare no honorable efor
y to secure his nomination.
n 6. That the continuous refusal Of q
r. republican administration and Legisatu
Of to allow any honest examination of q
,e accounts Of the late or present Sta
m Treasurer, for the purpose of ascertai
or ing whether moneys represented to be
us the treasury were actually there, al
rs whether vouchers existed for all SUI
v represented to have been paid out, taxi
in connection with recent development
IA nroof that tho inalpractices of bo