, 1861-09-07
(From the Cincinnati Commercia1,1
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Sent. 4. 1881

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. $, 1861.
The Convention met in tho Theater, which
was densely filed An extraordinary number
Of the most distinguished men Of Ohio, are
present. The flower Of the Democratic party
is represented. The feeling is admirable. In-
terse satistaction is felt by all friends Of the
country with the proportions, character and
spirit Of the Convention.
rio1ic men in time Of National peril. Ttere
is generous foTsetfulness Of dead issues.
The old questions 50 long controyersed with
rartizan bitterness aze placed in the category
Of extinct volcanoes. No Democrat can ques-
tion the disposition to act with good faith
1ican questions the equality with the best Of
them IN patriotism of the Dem ocrats who are
standing by the Government. The nomina-
ticn Of a good old fashioned jackson End
Douglas Democrat for Governor, bears testi-
mony to the sincerity of the Republican side
Of the Convention.
The Hon. Thos. Ewing, the old salt boiler,
was made permanent chairman. JAS. Watson
and ". 1. spoonar were Vice Presidents for
1st and "a Districts.
sidered the movement Of which that eonven-
ton was the embodiment, the most important
since the formation Of the Government. It
embodied the viii, feelings and purposes Of
great people. The purpose Was to put down
rebellion at whatever cost, and to use all the
| physical and moral mems necessary. The peo-
PIE must act through the constituted autho1i-
| ties. Those who did not support the executive,
did 1ot support the nation. HI. Ewing men,
| ticned that when General jackson issued his
| proclamation to the nullifers, be and twenty
| other old Wings went to him and told him
| they vera with him. Lincoln should be sup
| ported now as jackson WAS then We need
| rot discuss the origin Of the difficulty; the
shP Ct stSte .h;n Yrs lam tie I'VE We
erred ard his party had erred ever so widely,
that wss now totally inmaterial matter,
As to the responsibility, he thought the
Democrats and Republicans might as we'll
balance accounts as to their respective shares.
the agpearuHce Of the Republican party, and lay
deeper than the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise 4 sohoe generation had been educated
10 disu1io,z in South Carolina and ether Southern
States had betn indoctsiaated. South Carolina
and her converts wculd neye. come back un-
which he would stretch to coer :e. Mr. Ewing
referred to the popular policy in the South Of
making raids upon Cuba and Central Amefi-
g. This was done by young men Of the
willing to labor.
, Judge Campbell, Of the Supreme Court o1
United States, had told him that he expected
> violence In the court house because he would
| not uullify l. VIE at the dlctation Of f[ibusteEs
; This was years sgo- Out OF this disun;3n ed
ucaticn all iaw'ea- Yss in the South grew
;.st5 itn - 49, hL ~ ueen -
p1es..ssea S 1neo ~. A. ~ nao Tas "
aev"en aho o,sa41eu , luinaas. 9uuse oaui 2
n uo a. ,a ~ - ~
nhe AaGas ehs S,es lagle n @aS W. J on1oI %
found OF our Government was that it had moi
b sIfuck lts oloMs qulek ano nafo enough
tGln@ges e. a ptsetp.sAtS 4na Magn VI 19s p1Is y
{he fTes!aent Tsle un1oanosa- He haa no
;. oeen prscipltate e.oHgh. As Tor the charge!
tnat the Admlnast1auon mas oppressed pIiva.' n
cinzens, Insie oaa nos oesa Ell enoaxa 4; .. toos
Tho were Mdng tseason On oealI Hltn s1mmaf1
!, IT, We must de1eno ano SUSTAIN Tue do7ern
, Ment, or II con1d noe pro1sct U.s..
d This speech was asliyelea VIII great en-,