The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-08-08
Meeting Of the Breckenridge and
Lame Democracy.
LoupoNyILLE. o., July 3Oth. 1854

tt 49, COoh, ASOO.
Editor National Democrat. -
On Saturday, the 2Sth inst, pursuant Il
notice, the largest gathering of the Democracy
of this County that ever convened at this sea
Son of the year, assembled at Ashlands EE
Notwithstanding the fact that our Farmers
are engaged in gathering one of the richest
harvests that ever, blessed . people, the old
Democratic yeomanry of the county poured in
from every hill top and valley. Hadthe NEE
ting been called one week or ten days later, ii
would have been, I venture to say, the largest
4 political assemblage that has been held In our
bounty since 1856. The Lincoln and Douglas
men were amazed and dumbfounded at this
demonstration of the Democracy, and doubt
less efforts will be made to get upimitations.
But their efforts will be unaVailing. The old
Democracy have pronounced for Breckenridge
and Lane, the Constitution and the equality of
the States and the people, and they go forth
to the battle as men only go who are fully
conscious Of the righteousness of their cause.
~ About O'clock, a hickory pole, well wor-
thy, from its beauty and length, of being the
pioneer of the opening of the political cam
paign of 1860 in Ashland county, was raised
on the South west corner of the public Square.
As a splendid flag of oar sohole Union, with
out a single star erased, commenced its up
ward flight, the Ashland Artillery Company
made the welkin ring with some of their loud
est and choicest thunder. j.
+, The crowd then adjourned to the spacious
Court Room, filling every nook and corner,
and after organizing by appointing Geo. Bot
dorf Chairman ard j. @. harweH Secretary,
they were entertained by Judge Thomas B.
BARLEY with one of his ablest political speech
ies to which we have ever listened. He oecu-
pied twoh hours in its delivery. Few men in
Ohio can make a more close or logical argu-
--z-A - - n ! -,
upon this occasion he out-did himself. The
meeting, by a unanimous vote, requested a
copy for publication; and subsequently a vote,
unanimously signed, was presented to the
Judge reiteratipg tie request. Promising
that the request will be granted, l will
not mar its face by attempting a synopsis. /
viii only say here that it was a masterly effort
and opened the eyes of many of the blind.
On motion, a committee, consisting of J
J. HOFFMAN, John Mcdowell, and J.. s..
Wetherbee, were appointed to- report the
names of Delegates to attend the Democratic
State Convention which is to meet at Column
bus on the 7th OF August.
II. s.. Knapp, James Alberson and William
Buchanan were appointed a COMMITTEES on
On motion, a Committee, consisting of FL.
s Knapp,T G. Bushnell and James Swine
ford, were appointed to prepare an Address to
the Democratic electors of Ashland comfy.
. Mr.. HOFFMAN, from the committee to report
the names of Delegates to the State Conven-
ton reported the following: aas
Mohican.-Geo Botdorf, 1T Paullin.
Jackson-Wm- Buchanan, Horace Hamil-
ton. = 4 ssa-ee @ ~ 4
Orange, Alberson, @. A Piper.
Perry.-James Scott, VIM. Strayer.
Montgomery.-I.L L.. Crane, T. @. Bushnell.
Milton-. Woodburn, VIM. Hossler.
Mifiin.-. Blosht.
Clearcreek.-Hugh Elliott, J. Hearst. .
Ruggles.@Geo. Rathbuan, VIM. Brown.
Sullivan-H. s.. Mead.
Lake. j. Emrick, Brubaker.
Hanover. c.. Larwill, Fred Shuck.
Green.-J. Menor, j. Neptune.
Vernillion.-Wm. Craig, Geo.. Buchanan.
Which report was unanimously adopted.
HIS. Knapp, from the Committee on reso-
lutions, made the following report, which was
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Resozued, That we endorse and ,ratify the
proceedings of the National Democratic Con-
Vention that assembled in the Maryland Insti-
ute, in Baltimore, and hereby approve the
following resolutions adopted by that body,
,heeonly platform of Democratic faith now
presented to the country:
Reso1Ued, That the platform adopted blythe Dem-
,cratic party at Cincinnati be affirmed, with the
GLOWING explanatory resolutions -
BFrst-That the Government of a Territory ofgan-
zed by an act of Congress is provisional and tent
,orary, and during its existence all citizens of the
UNITED States have an equal right to settle with
heir property in the Territory, wilhouttheir rights,
ither Of person or property, being destroyed orin-ll
ured by Congressional or Territorial legislation
SecondETha it is the dutyofthe Federal Govern
nent, in all its departments to protect the rights of
ersons and property in the Territories, and wher- I
yer else its Constitutional authority extends.
Ara-Tha when the settlers in a Territory,
aying an adequate population form a State Con-
.titution, tne right of sovereignty commences, and
cling by their admission into the
Inion. they stand on an equality with the people of
Their States, and a State thus organized ought to
e admitted into the Federal Union, whether its J
Constitution prohibits or recognizes the institution
Resolpsd, That the Democratic party are in favor ,
f the acquisition of The island of Cuba. on suchE
srms as shall be honorable to ourselves and lust to ,
pain, at the earliest practicable moment.
ResolDed, That the enactments of State Lepisla- i
to defeatthe faithful execution of the Fugitive
law are hostile in character, subyersive of the
constitution and revolutionary in their effect.
ResolDed, That the Democracy of the United States Ii
to protect the naturalized citizen in all his I
ghts, whether at homo or in foreign lands, to the S
me extent as its native born citizens. @
WHEREAS, One of the greatest necessities of the u
&c, in q political, commercial, postal and military .
Of, view, is . speedy communication between :
e Pacific and Atlantic coasts; therefore be it
Ae5OtVe0, 1naS lne NATIONAL democratic party dol
,reby pledge themselves to use every means in :
cir power TO secure, the passage of some bill, to
e extent. of their Constitutional authoeity, by. Con- u
'ess, for the construction of a Pacific Railroad
om the Mississippi river to the Pacific: ocean, at
Q earliest practicable moment. y
Resoloed, That we hereby ratify and en- E
the nomination of John G.. BreckinridpejTI
Kentucky, as candidate for the Presidency.
ID Joseph Lane of Oregon, for the Vice Pres.
ency, blythe National Democratic convention, r
d hereby pledge to them, as the only true =,
representatives. of the National Democracy, T,
r determined and unqualified support.
RESOLVED, That we heartily endorse the eff. 81
and patriotic manner in which the pres
t Chief Magistrate of the United States has M ~
'eharged the high trust reposed in him; and d
all give to him a cordial CO operation In all
) efforts to preserve the peace and integrity Vi
the Union and the supremacy of the Con- Th
tuition and laws and that the time is not M
Itant when the Administration of James Blu
anan will be referred to as nue IF III 49,. X