Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-07

The Democracy met in Convention on July
the 4th, to nominate a State ticket and to give
expression to their sentiments upon the great
issues OF the day. Gov. SAMUEL MEDARY was
President of the Convention. The Ohio States
in noticing the proceedings remarks:
Every county in the State was represented,
and many of them by immense delegations and
the nominations and the addresses and resolutions
will, we think, meet the cordial approval and
support Of the conservative men of Ohio of all
parties as they did the unanimous sanction of the
Conventions
The following ticket was nominated:
Judge Of the Supreme Court. Rufus p Ranney !;
Secretary of State, VIM. w. Armstrong; Attor
ney General. LYMAN r. Critchfeld: School Com
missioner. Chas. w. II. Cathcart; Member of the
Board of Public Works, james Gamble.
PLATFORM
Judge MOORE, from the Committee on Resoiu
tons. submitted the following report, which was
read by Judge THURMAN, of the same commit
tee, and was enthusiastically applauded through
out:
To the People of Ohio:
In the exercise of the right guaranteed to us
bv our Federal and State Constitutions, we have
this day assembled together in peaceable man
to consult for the common good, and. re
lectng all mere partisan feelings, to give that
utterance To our earnest and sincere convictions
that the state of the country seems to us TO de
mand.
The history Of the Democracy Of Ohio is n
record of unceasing and UNMARRIED devotion to the
Union of the States; ever fulfilling the injunction
of the Fathers of our country, to ''cherish cor
dial, habitual and immovabe attachment to it ::
accustoming themselves to think and speak of it
of the palladium of political safety and
prosperity, watching for its preservation with
jealous anxiety; dscountenancing whatev er mig
suggest even suspicion that it could. in any
event. be abandoned. and Indignantly frowning
upon the first dawning OF every attempt to allen
ate any portion OF our country from the rest or to
enfeebe the sacred ties which link together the
various parts"
lncited solely by this love for the Union and
for the country it 80 signally blessed. and belev-
ing with Andrew Jackson that "the foundations
OF the Union must be laid in the affections of the
people in the security ii gives to life, liberty,
character, and property in every quarter of the
country. and in the traternal attachments which
the citizens of the several States bear to one an
other as members OF one political family, mutu-
ally contributing To promote the happiness of
each other" the Democracy of Ohio have never
adopted sectional platform nor ever cast a sec
tional vote
Actuated by this enlarged and elevated spirit
of patriotism, ard esteeming it no dishonor 10
perpetuste by compromise and concession Union
that was formed aud had hitherto been preserved
by those means. and trusting that the power OF
patriotism sht overcome the madness OF party.
the Democracy of Ohio. in conjunction with the
other conservative men of the country. most
earnestly sought 10 avert our present calamites,
aud 10 preserve the Union BY peaceable means.
But when the fell spirit of Abotionism at the
North and Secessiouism az the South. disregard
ing the wishes of the majority of the people of
both sections, rendered all efforts tor peaceful
adjustment ineffectual when the integrity OF the
Union was assaled BY force and the country
plunged into civil war; when the President de
cared his intention to maintain the supremacy
of the Constitution by arms and to employ them
for that purpose alone; the Democracy OF OHIO,
Union men in well as in peace rallied en-
masse TO the support OF the Government From
that day 90 this they have given to every consti-
tstonal measure for the suppression of the re
bellion effective support. In the field thew
have constituted and vet constitute moiety II
not more, of the military quota of the State:
and there is scarcely battle ground that does
not bear witness to their heroic devotion to the
Union. In the ational and State councils they
have granted without hesitation all the men and
money demanded by the Government; while as
private citizens and voters at the ballot box they
have given 10 IL a moral support more powerful
by tar than ever before given by a party a.
Administration elevated to power by political
opponents. And now. in this sore hour of our