The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-01-30

that when he learned that the Convention was
called, he ielt desire 10 meet with il, and in
obedience TO that impulse he was now here
Mr. IaNlors ssPeech was well received. and was
inii o. nion' lie was warmly applauded dur
ing his remarks.
hEF1hf OF rnE C1MMITTAE ON REsoIUTIoNS
lion. H. 7. Ranney, chairman OF the Com.
mit'ee Oh Resolutions, made the following re.
port:
lsk Rssgloei, That since the admissioo Of
Ohm As one O. the United States. the Demo.
cratic party Of tle State has uniformly shown
devotion TO the Union, allegiance 10 the Consti.
tnt'on' obedience TO the Federal laws, and re-
Spect Tor the constitutions rights, and regard
lor the interests OF each OF her SISTER States:
ana That the same views and sentiments now
animate the Democracy of Ohio.
ID heSo'ret, That " hile we gratefully ac-
knowledge the services OF those of our public
men m congress who are striving to preserve
The unlGn, and TINS 10 promote the best inter-
esis ofour nation and the cause OF constitutions
~ liberty among mankind; aud while we wo'd
accept J0Nuliy the compromise measures known
as the Crittenden resoiulions-or the proposi-
t'ons OF Senators Bigler or Douglas or those
known ai the BORDER Stalesr resolutions as a
basis OF settlement OF our national difficulties;
OF any other settlement ol our affairs honorable
TO US at all, all OF which can be effected by con-
citation and compromise, and mutual conces
Slons oi all concerned to secure the safety and
Perpetulty Of the CRion;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 peo.
pie OF the whole country shod avail the mselves
OF that provision of the Constitution which re-
L..
thirds OF he legislatures OF the several States
TO call aConvention ofall the States for propo-
Sing amendments thereto.
Sd. Resolved, That this Convention does rec
ommend and request the General Assembly of
tins State, now in session, to make application
to Congress to cali Convention, pursuant to
the fifth article OF the Constitution of the Uni.
ted States, for the purpose Of proposing amend
ments thereto
4th. ReS0lUe2 That the President of this
Convention be instructed to communicate the
foregoing t3d) resolution to the presiding officers
OF the General Assembly, with the request that
they present the same TO their respective Hou-
ses
9th. Ressiusd, That the two hundred thou
sand 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 until then, will
1t be proper for them to take into co consideration
theg doctrine OF the right of the coercion Of a
STATE; and then and not until then. shod they
attempt to pnt down the alleged right Of seces-
sion by the alleged right OF coercion.
motion to accept the report entire met
strong opposition One delegate said that one
Of the resolutions Che did not say which, would
cast reproach upon theparty. 1t was finally
resolved to vote upon each singly. The first,
third and fourth resolutions passed unanimous
ly, had few votes in the negative When the
9th was read, some excitement prevailed. -
Judge I. M. Key, Of Hamilton, said that to his
mind the resolution admitted the right Of Sc
cession Of single STATE; that being the case ne
should oppose il. He offered to amend as fol-
lows.
Reso7eed, That the doctrine of the right of
State secession is not sustained by the Consti-
tuton, that authority for enforcing the laws Of
the United Statss is ven by the Constitution
to the National Government, that the exercise
of that authority as against the people of Sc
ceding State, is the question Of public policy to
be determined in view Of all existing circum
stances, that such power should not be exerci-
sed by actual force against the people ola State,
until the non seeding States are prepared to
perform all their constitutional obligations, and
even then only in cases when the general pub
lie welfare, will certainly be promoted thereby,
A motion was made to refer the amendment
to the committee on resolutions, the mover
holding that under the rule adopted in the
morning sessions all resolution should be so re
'terred.
Judge Key insisted that as his amendment
was to the report OF the regular committee it
was in order, and insisted upon action being tax
en- upon il.
After some confusion cross firing, &C., Mr..
Key was sustained by the chair.
Mr. Schleich, of Lancaster advocated the
adoption Of the amendment, and was proceed.
ing to give his views on the subject, when cries
Of question, order, &c, prevented his being
heard after order was restored, he said, when
am through speaking will take my seat, not
before, will be heard, he was in favor of Union,
not coercion and civil war, the 200, 600 Demo
Gratis we're with him. He was in in favor of
standing on the ground 50 nobly occupied by
Mr.. Breckenridge, and thought it might have
been better if himself and the Douglas Democ.
racy had stood there before the electon.-
Cheers
Several gentleman wanted an Interpretation
Of the original 9TH resolution as understood by
the COMMITTEE,
Judge Ranney said, the resolution does not
mean as j Judge Key supposes, that one State
has any constitut onal right to cede, the com
mittee intended no such construction to be put
upon it, but it did mean that Ohio should not
he able to say, until her skirts were free from
any charges the South might bring against her,
that she would be dragooned across ner borders
to coerce the South into remaining in the I'm
ion. 1t simply meant that the South should
under existing circumstances have nothing to
fear from her bretberen in the North.
Mr.. Connell, of Fairfield said that before he
would march In civil war npon the South he
would march upon the Western Reserve for
the purpose OF exterminating the entire horde
of Abolitionism in that benighted region.
Judge Carter, of Cincinnati, said that the or
iginal resolution met the entire sanction of the
Committee on Resolutions. He hoped that the
Convention would understand the resolutions,
as they were intended, and not peryert them.
Let US cease qniblng among ourselves, and do
something to save the Union, which, even at
this moment, in totering to pieces. There was
wide difference between the enforcement OF
the laws and coercion lie would say to the
South that they had brethren in tie North who
would not allow any Abolilonist in Ohio to at
tempt coercion. | am not, he said, prepared,
and so help me God | will not raise my hand
in fratricdal murder against our brethren in
the South. Let tl5 assure them that we are
willing to settle the present difficulties in an
smicable manner, so as to perpetuate this glori-
Gus Union, as we should
Judge Key said he offered his substitute in
Al h,. oil b,,, :uI4