The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-08-01

On motion OF Mr. Clark, OF Missouri, o
the instance Of Mr.. Hoge of Virginia, the
question wGs then propounded from the
Chair whether the nomination Of Douglas
should or should not be, without further cere.
nory, the unanimous act OF the Convention
and OF all the delegates present, the Chair
man distinctly equtsting that any delegate
who objected (wheGher or net having voted)
should signify his dissent. No delegate dis
sented end thus, at last, was Stephen A
Douglas unanimously nominated in Con-
vention epresenting more than two.thirds
OF all the eIectorsl votes as the candidate OF
the democratic party for the Presidency oil
the United Stutes.
! Wos it irregular thus to propose cand.
date II so, Lewis Cass was irregularIy
nominated ct Baltimore in le4S-- which no
man ever pretended--fcr the same method
was odopted in his case.
Subse equenlly, Gtv. Fl zpstrick, of Ala
bsma, having declined the nc cmina,ion for
, Vice President, the Democratic National
Committee Gin pursuance of authority con.
ferred upon iO rendered thet position 10 an
eminent son OF Georgia, Herschel v. John.
son, vi no accepted it without hesitation, and
whom the democracy OF the Union will sup.
Fort with confidence, and pride and pleasure.
MEETING CT THE sECEDERs AT BALTIMORE.
1t did not rise to the dignity Of conven
tion it wes mere assembluge of odds and
erds, without formal proclamation, without
authority from any State, in open contraven.
tion OF democratic policy and democratic
usages. The eceders would not risk the
experiment OF proceeding to Richmond, al.
though the delegation from South Carolina
ives there waiting for them, and adjourning
the "Convenion" from day to day for their
accommodation. They invented the farce,
therefore, OF an impromptu gathering at the
Mary lard Institute in Baltimore and hav.
ing copsummated their scheme, by the
adoption Of meaningless platform, and the
nomination of JeAn c. Breckenridge ard
Joseph Lane, the seceders from ALBANIA,
Louisions, Mississippi, Iexas, Arkansas,
Georgia and Florida proceeded TO Richmond,
end there, "by acclsmaloD," united with
South Carolina in rati'yIDg vhat they had
accomplished at Baltimore.
WHO NOMINATED BRECKENRIDGE AND LANE
In his speech OF Washington city accept
ing this irregular nomination, Mr.. Breckin.
ridge permitted himself to say that the meet.
ing at the Maryland Institute was meeting
of the "NOtioDa Democracy" in due form,
and as such, entitled to his allegiance.
Fellow cilizens-Here is their own list OF
all the delegates who participated in that
sffair:-
The Chairman of the Committee on Gre
dentiaIs, reported the following duly accred.
tied members in attendance -
Virginia Charles W. RUSSELL Arthur
R. Smith, John X. Kindred, M. w. Fisher,
George Booker, James Barbour, John Sed-
don, Lewis E. Hsrvie, VIM. F. Thompson,
ii enry T. Garnett, VIM. A. Buckner, John
Blair Hoge, .. R. Funston, Walter d.
Leake, Wm. P. Cecil, Robert Crockett,
John Btunron, Henry Fuzhush, Robert A.
Coghili, p. B. jones, f. W. Hub bard, Wul-
ter Coles, VIM. H. Clark, K. H. Glass.
Geor9id.-Henry R. Jackson, |. L. Ir-
win, henry l.. BenDiDg, Solomon Cohen, |
John w. H. Underwood Frederick H. West.
+. Butler King, Julien Hsrridse, Hugh M.
Moore, Jehn A. Jones, James M. CLARK,
Nelson TIT, L. J. McGehee, o. c. Gibson.
r. Tracey, l.. p. Stroheeker, Thos. w. |
Hill, VIM. Phillips, Jomes M. Bar0well, G.
Fam, Lewis IumIln, Jomes Hoge, Mark
J.hnston, II. b. Thomas, James Jackson,
Jumes A. Sledge, Osborn L. Rogers, John
A. Cobb, David G. Borrow, M. G. Fulton.
New York.-AuguStus SchelI, 49, Bart
lett.
California. Austin E. Smith, D. 8.
Gregory, John A. DreibilbIs, Charles l..
scott, proxy lor G. W. Patrick; R. F. Lang
don, proxy for L. R. Bradley; G. L. Dudley,
proxy Tor John Rains; Calhoun Benham,
proxy for John s. Dudley.
Maryland VIM. 7. Hamilton, John Con.
tee, Levin Woltord, John R. Emory, E. L.
F. Hardcsstle, Daniel Fields, Bradley 4.
Johnson, Willism d. Bowie, CarviIle Stans-
bury.
Penn,ylranis. N. Reilly, v. L.
George M. Henry, E. G. Evans,
Geo. H. Martin, H. A. Guernsey, H. Lsuer,
H. H. Eent, A, /. GiossbyenneF, Arnold