Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-01-25


ing permanent officers were elected
President--Henry J. Jewets Of Mus
kiugum.
Vice Presidents-John K Ridgway, and
twenty others
secretaries-J. F. Wright and twenty
others.
IAN outsider suggested soto VOee that 4
Sergeant-at-Arms be appointed for each Con-
gressional Distriet.)
Mr. Jewets made an opening speech, e1-
pressing the responsibility that rested upon
the Democratic party and the present con-
vention, and urging the Importance Of the
acceptance OF compromise by the people,
Judge Thurman then delivered briet little
speech Of an hour and a half in length. He
decIaimed against agitation as the root OF
the present evil. He would like to see am
bilious seceders treated as traitors, but would
not hold the people Of the South, who had the
right TO revolution, responsible for the acts
OF the leaders. twas impossible for slavery
to 20 into the territories, for negro labor did
not prosper there, The speaker deprecated
coercion as unwise, and possibly, impossible.
He said the Huugarians had less cause of
complaint against Austria than the South
had against the North.
"BuHalo" Taylor, once an Ohio Represent
ative from Licking, and now Keutuckian,
was theneKt speaker. BE proceeded with
stale defence of slavery until the Committee
on Resolutions came in to report.
REPORT or COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Ist. Resolved That since the admission Of
Ohio as one of the United States, the Demo
cratic party Of the state has uniformly shown
devotion to the Union, allegiance to the Con
stitution, obedience TO the Federal laws, and
respect for the constitutional rights and re-
gard for the interests OF each Of her sister
States; and that the same views and senti-
ments now animate the Democracy of Ohio.
ID RESOLVED, That while we gratefully
acknowledge the services Of those of our
public men in Congress who are striving to
preserve the Union, and thus to promote the
best interests of our nation and the cause of
constitutional liberty among mankind and
while we would accept with JOY the compro-
mise measures known as the Crittenden reso-
lutions-or Interpretations OF Senator Bigler
or Douglas, or those known as the "Bor-
der States resolutions as basis OF OF set
tlement of our national difficulties; or any
other settlement Of our affairs honorable to
US all, all Of which can be effected by con-
ciiation and compromise, and mutual con-
cessions Of all concerned 70 secure the safety
and perpetuity Of the Union yet we believe
that the questions that disturb the country
are Of such character, and have existed for
so long period that the time has arrived
when the people of the whole country should
avail themselves Of that provision Of the
Constitution which requires Congress, upon
the application of two-thirds of the legisla-
lures Of the several States, to call Conven-
ton Of all the States for proposing amend
ments thereto.
3d. Resolued That this Convention does
recommend and request the General Assem-
bly, of this State, now in session, to make
application TO Congress to call Convention,
pursuant TO the fifth article of the CGnstitu-
ton of the United States, for the purpose of
proposing amendments thereto.
4th. ResolUed, That the President of this
Convention be instructed to communicate the
foregoing Sd resolution to the presiding Off
GERS of the General Assembly, with the re-
quest that they present the same to their
respective Houses.
9th. ResolUed, Thai the two hundred
thousand Democrats of Ohio send to the peo-
pie of the United States, both North and
-rhov, he Ia &c H.
North shall have fulfilled their duties to the
Constitution and the South-then, and not
until then, will it be proper for them to take
into consideration the doctrine of the right
Of the coercion of State; and then and not
until then, should they attempt to put down
the alleged right Of secession by the alleged
right Of coercion.
When Judge Ranney had concluded the
reading Of the. above resolutions, there was
loud calling for their passage in bulk. On the
other hand there were loud objections raised,
and their passage seridtim demanded. The
first resolution was then re-read and adopted
without dissent The second was also re-
read and about to be put to vote, when some
one requested the reading Of the fifth resolu-
ton of the Crittenden series endorsed by the
report, and ten lines of the sixth. The COM
mittee seemed unprovided witha copy Of these
resolutions, and in fact no one in the hail
made any effort to bring them to light when,
doubtless expecting that something was con-
tanned in the passages called for that might
stultify the /" great principle" men, the Con-
vention choked the enquirer Of and rushed
the resolution through. The third and fourth
passed without dissenting voice.
Judge Rey of Cincinnati protested against
the fifth resolution as recognizing the right
of secession.
Judge Ranney thought not. The resolu-
ton meant that until the North did right, we
do not want them to call Oh US Democrats to
fight.
The resolution finally passed in the follow
ing shape;
ResoIDed, That the two hundred thousand
Democrats OF Ohio send to the people of the
United States, both North and South, greet
ing; and when the people of the North shall
have fulfilled their duties to the Constitution
and the South then, and not till then, will
it be proper for them to take into considera
ton the question Of the right and propriety
Of coercion.
The Convention then adjourned.
We obtain our report from the Journal
New and Astonishing Cotton Fields.
John Mitchell, "the Irish Patriot as he
delights to call himself has become somewhat