Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-24
Proceedings Of the Convention

Tba@nroceedings of the Democratic Sta'e
Copventiop. will be found entire IN the Sid'e'-
man of tbis evening. They will be read Win
interest and attention by the people, not only o'
our own, but ofevery other State in the oon'eoe,
rscy. sAn the resolutions, but the titn anu 'SS'
one, passed unanimously
An amendment offered by Judge krF' TO tne
R(th resolution. which amendment was amend
ed by matter submitted by Judge WAHDhS' an.
accented by Judge KET, created an anlma'eu
and able discussion in which several gentlemen
uarticipated. Judge THURMAN then proposeu .
slipbt amendment to the resolution as origlna'-
ly reported from the committees "hereupon ,u'
amendment Of Judge KEY, as amended py 'uose
WARDEN, was Withdrawn, and the resolutioh aS
amended BY Judge THURMAN, was adopted Win
but few dissenting voices.
The first resolution declares that the Democ-
racy of Ohio have always heretofore been, ana
now are, devoted to the Constitution ooedien'
to the federal laws, and that they respect the
constitutional rights and regard the interests oi
all our sister States.
The second resolution declares the Wiling
ness of our party in an effort to save the onion'
to compromise our present national dimcuiHe'
on the CaIrTEnpEN, BloLER, DOUGLAS, border
State, OF any other plan, honorable to ALI yet
suggests the necessity OF a national convention
OF all the States, for the purpose OF proposing
amendments to the Constitution.
The third recommends and requests the een'
eral Assembly of Ohio to make application 70
Congress- to call convention, pursuant to tne
6fth article of the Constitution, for the purpose
of proposing amendments thereto. ..4= ~ q
The fourth instructs the President OF the Con-
vention to communicate the third resolution TO
the presiding officers Of the General Assembly,
with request that the same may be laid before
their respective Houses
The fifth resolution, as adopted Is as fol-
Iowa; ae.4g aE 7.,
Pesolped, That the two hundred thousand De-
mocrats of Ohio send to the people OF the Uni-
ted States, both North and South, greeting:
And when the people of the North shall have
fulfilled their duties to the Constitution ana
the South--then, andnot until then, Will IL De
proper for them to take into consideration the
question Of the right and propriety OF coercion
This resolution is clear and distinct. and it
would be well for the late triumphant party in
this State, and the dominant party in the Cen
eral Assembly, to give to it, as well as to the
third resolution, that consideration which Their
Importance demands. .4.-. ....H
The North must do its whole duty to he Con-
stitution and the South. The partizan must be
thrown aside, and rigid self examination must
be had, and wherein we, in the free States have
done wrong. in our legislation, in the action Of
our Executives, in the false doctrines we have
taught, we must correct our past errors and dis
charge our duties to the Constitution and the
southern portion Of the confederacy, and until
this be done, the Democratic masses OF Ohio
will not consider the question of the coercion Of
a State. They are devoted to the Union and
the Constitution, obedient to the federal laws,
and they insist that wherein the first has been vi
olated by northern legislation, and the Sc
cond nullRed in northern States, complete
and thorough reform must take place, 80 that
we may 20 forth as State, to act our part IN
the events of an unknown future, purged from
all wrong doing, and with the evidence plain
palpable and satisfactory, that spirit OF justice
fraternity, and fidelity to the compact Of the
Union, has been installed, and will be hereafter
maintained, in all the free States OF the Confed
eracy; and then, and not till then, will the Dem
ocratic party of Ohio be prepared to consider
and discuss the question Of coercion.
We notice that our cotemporary Of the Jour
nal in this mornings issue, is not satisfied with
the proceedings of the Convention. We are not
surprised at this. That paper is the representa-
tive of the ultra wing of its party--the GID
pINas, CHArE and BRrNKERHoFR interest. 1t
and its class are as decided disunionists,. as the
Charleston Msreury,and &Hrrr and YANcr, and
their school Of politicians, in the South. We
hope, however, in the present emergency, that
that portion Of the Republicans who love the
Union, will separate themselves from the mad
fanatics who have done 80 much to precipitate
the country into its present sad condition, and
cooperate with the Democratic party in all
honorable and patriotic efforts to save the Un-
ion from its impending danger