Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-09-26
The Convention--The Ticket.
lFrom the Cleveland Herald, Sept. a.!


lfrom the Cleveland Herald, Sept AZ
Il is seldom accorded us to look upon 80
imposing scene as that witnessed on the
Eastern steps Of the State Capitol on the
9Th. No building in Columbus, not even the
spacious Representative Hall, could give
standing room TO the delegates that had
come from every county in the Ohio, TO ex-
press the will of the people Of the State up
on the all engrossing subject Of the day.
As is known TO those who have seen the
State House, fight of steps lets you down
from the halls, out of which open the State
Offices, upon broad stone area which forms
the roof Of a basement into which fuel and
other articles are carted, and from this stone
area another fight Of steps let's you down
TO the ground. 1t was on this stone area
that the Convention assembled. The mag
nifcent head of Tom Ewing was the centre
of attraction, he, as President, facing the
steps that lead up to the building, while
those steps, fanked by settees, chairs, &c,
accommodated the delegates. 1t was an
imposing sight; the entire space crowded
with as intelligent, harmonious, and unset
| fish body Of men as ever gathered in a Do
liticial Convention. And indeed it was no
political Convention, for the moment a too
sensitive delegate enquired the politics of a
candidate whose name was announced, or in
any way referred to party. the Convention
as one man. reDressed the indiscretion by
such emphatic condemnation as silenced
every breath of party feeling.
In that Convention met men from all owe,
Ohio who for wears have been arraved
against each other in politics; and not only
were the masses-the private citizens-so
represented, but the prominent men of the
Travelled pbrase-haye been tbe wheel .bor.
ses of the different Marty ORGANIZATIONS. and
the sight was a strange one-to one wbr
ba been conversant w;1b tho marty convon.
t;ons Of tbe State~to see % the bereiotore
most determined partizans mipplinp with
each other in nerfect harmony Iavine aside
every nolitical nreiudice remembering the
past as a bye-p6ne. and all standing in solid
phalanx the supporters OF The war policy o.
our goyernnent. and nledqinp tbemseive,
IN stand bv that government until tbis ;nfar
nal rebellion shall be nut down.
In that Convention we saw nothing unfair
nothing uncenerous. nothing that looI ef
ike trickery, nothing that reminded on,
that its parts had ever been antagonistic.- -
bv honest motives and ;ts business Conduct
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certainlv never sow n badv NJ mon ranre
sent;ng the entire StateWeyerv county wa,
fnllv represented NOT onlv bv it's Deleo,tes
hnt bv the AlternatesE which tbe nroreed
;ngs we're cboracterized bv en- little b;cker
me so little ;li.feeiinc The duties of tb,
Chairman were nurelv formal. for nor
question of order was raised moi an annea
taken. not particle of confusion more tbaI
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! in which the different members of the dele
cations were compelled to consult each other
So much as to the Convention. Now o
| its doinps
The platform is the hest ever laid down
stand on the Constitution. The man VIII,
| will not stand on it is either traitor to hi
country. or SO devoted TO mere marty that h,
can see no good outside party lines. TIL,
first merits death. the latter excites nitv
: The ticket could not have been bettered. -
! Mr.. Tod ON the instant that news of Sumte
and has since devoted himself IN tbe cans,
of his country by word and deed: declarin,
| that tbe ali nhsorb;ng question befnre tb,
| neonie is vigorous Persecution of the wa
ppntil every re6el in arms dos or s,,rrenders
More than that Mr. Tod throttied treaso, -
in his own Marty and denounced Nortber,
! Democrats who refused to sunnort the wa
nol;cv Of The Adm;n;strat;on pp as enemies ~ +,
i their county.
Mr stanton has lono heon lnow, ,s on
of tbe s,rongest Renubl;cans in Ohio. devo
tod heart and soni m the ma;nta;n,nce y
the Constitution and tbe laws
WI. Dorsey- ur' iou-ls d proini