The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-07-11

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and discordant we are vanquished and ruined
and We believe that with the ruin of the Demo
cratic party sinks the best hope and the strong
est pillar of the Union. lstfA
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Democratic State Convention. :
The Convention met at 10 o'clock in thu
Odeon Hall, and was called to order by Col. G
w Manypenny, Chairman of State Contra
Committee. On motion of Mr.. Stedman, Gen
Samuel Lahm, of Stark county, was elected
President pro tenn, and Henry Miller, of Dark
county, Secretary pro tenn, and ID. Grail, OF
Richland, j.. B. IRELAND, of Greene, and T. B
Cox. of Perry, Assistant Secretaries pro tenn
On motion, the following Committees were
appointed:
ON ORGANIZATION, RULES, &c
On resolutions, on credentials and to Select
State Central Committee.
On motion of B. Burns, of Richland, the
committee on Credentials were instructed to re-
port the names of all delegates accredited to
this Convention, and that they be invited to
seats on the floor; but that no county shall
cast more votes than it is entitled to under the
call of the State Central Committee.
On motion of G.. w. Manypenny, the dele
gates from each county were requested to hand
q list of their delegates to the chairman of tie
committee on Credentials.
On motion of Mr.. Vallandingham, all resolu-
tions were ordered to be referred to the COM
mittee on Resolutions, without debate.
On motion of Col. Miller, the Convention
took a recess till 2 o'clock, P. NJ.
SESSION.
The Convention was called to order at 2
o'clock.
Judge Hall, of Crawford, read a resolution
by permission of the Convention, declaring
fhok no7oooro41 ao-1l 100 g., no,,~l,, a~l
johnson or Breckenridge and Lane, as they
might choose, and still be Democrats.
The Resolution went to the Committee on
Resolutions under a rule adopted in the fore
noon. H i.
Mr.. Amos Layman, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization, &C., then
submitted the following Report from that
Committee -
FOR PRESIDENT,
Col. GEORGE w. McCOOK, of Jefferson Co.
WITH 81 VICE PRESIDENTS
Secretary, Edward Kinsman, of Cuyahoga.
WITH 21 ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.
Mr.. Ramsey, from the Committee on State
Central Committee, made the following report:
The Committee appointed blythe Convention
to report the names of persons to constitute the
State Central Committee report as follows:
LIST Dist. Bell Pollock, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co.
I'd " DIR. VIM. Mount, Cumminsyille, "
Sd " F. Vandever, Hamilton, Butler "
4th " James Mckenzie, Lima, Allen Co.
9Th " W. J. Jackson, Napoleon, Henry Co,
9th Z" J. w. McFerren, West Union, Adams Co.
7th +" Lauren Smith, Lebanon, Warren Co.
9Th SO John S. Ledon, Urbana, Champaign Co.
9th " W. w. Armstrong, Tiffin, Seneca. Co.
10th d" Jacob Vallery, Piketcn, Pike Co.
18th " John NJ. Cornell, Lancaster, Fairfield Co.
18th G. W. Manypenny, Col, Franklin Co.
18th /" J. A. Connolly, Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co.
14th {. John J. Jacobs, Ashland, Ashland Co.
18th GO DR.. A. L. Cass, Coshocton, Coshocton Co.
10th " John O'Neill,Z GAINESVILLE, Muskingum Co.
18th d" J. NJ. Stout, Calais, Monroe Co.
18th Z" Luther Day, Ravenna, Portrge Co.
10Th " F. T. Wallace, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co.
Benz. N. Robbins, Warren, Trumbull Co,
list g." Thomas S. Woods, Lisbon, Columbiana "
The committee on Credentials then reported
The names of delegates in full. Those from
County were D.. S. Sampsell, F. S..
Jacobs, VIM. o. Porter, H. Wicks.
Mr.. Henry B. Payne, from the Committee
IN Resolutions, made the following report:
1. ResolUed, Thatwe, the Democracy of Ohio
10 hereby ADOPT and reafirm the platform of
declared by the recent National
Democratic Convention as follows
Resolred, That We, the Democracy of the
Union, in Convention assembled, hereby de-
,lare our afirmance of the resolutions unani-
Eously adopted, and declared as a platform of
principles by the Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati, in the year 1856, believing that
Democratic principles are Interchangeable in
heir nature when applied to the same subject
matters; and we as our only furth-
n resolutions, the following:
Resolred, That it is the duty of the United
states to afford ample and complete protection
o all its citizens, whether at home or abroad,
nd whether native or foreign.
Resoloed, That one of the necessities of the
see, in a military, commercial, and postal
'oint of view, is speedy communication be-
ween the Atlantic and Pacific States, and the
Democratic party pledge such constitutional
Government aid as will insure the construction
f a railroad to the Pacific coast at the earliest
racticable period.
ResoIved, That the Democratic party are in
avor of the acquisition Of the Island of Cuba
n such terms as shall be honorable to our
elves and just to Spain.
RESOLVED, That the enactments of State Leg
.'latures to defeat the faithful execution of
he Fugitive Slave Law are hostile in charac-
ar, subversive of the Constitution, and revo-
in their effect.
Resolved, That it is in accordance with the
-ue Interpretation of the Cincinnati platform
nat during the existence of Territorial govern +.
tents the measure of restriction, whatever it
lay be, imposed by the Federal constitution
the power Of the Territorial Legislature
yer the subject of the domestic relations, as ,
lie same has been or shall hereafter be finally 1
by the Supreme Court of the Uni
ID States, should be respected by all good cit =
ems, and enforced. with promptness and fdel- h
y by every branch of the general govern Z
ent." r.; -r. ~ -
L. And be &c further resolved by the De- :.
Of Ohio, That the suppression of the J
friean and foreign slave trade, by the FEEDER :
Government, after the year eighteen hum
red and seven, is one of the compromises on I
e faith of which the Constitution was adopt a
|, and our Union. of slaveholding and non
aveholding States firmly established; that a
vlyal of that trade would not only renew those
uelties which once provoked the indignation
the civilized world, but would expose the
ayeholding States to a constant terror of SER
lie Instruction, and the non-slaveholding
ates of the border, like Ohio, to all the mis-