The Grand Haven news., 1862-03-05


Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and was called TO order by the
chair.
The committee on credentials reported
as follows
OTTAWA.
John w. Barns-Wm. Ii. Parks, sub
stituted-George Parks, l. p. Sanford,
G. J. Pfah, E. l. Fuller.
SPRING LAKE.
J. V. Hopkins, f. T. Ranney, II. Saw
idge, George Fleming, Charles Allen.
GEORGETOWN.
Luman Jennison, 7. G. Persons, H.
G. Lowing.
WRIGHT.
Silvius Waters, Martin Philleo, Benz
Lille, Reuben Vanderhoof, John w.
Hopkins.
Nelson G. Severance, Timo. Eastman,
James M. Kelley, Thomas Hefferan.
CRoCKERY.
Henry Pennoyer, VIM. Hathaway,
Milford Palmer.
The other towns not represented.
Motion made and supported that VIM
Wallace, Luman Jennison, Reuben Van
derhoof, John w. Barns, and Hanniba
A. Hopkins, be sent from this Represen
tative District to represent it in the State
Convention, TO be held in Detroit, the 5tl
of March.
Motion made and supported that the
Convention send six delegates at large
as follows: Samuel w, Odell, John W.
Hopkins, George Eastman, Charles j.
Pfaf, VIM. II. Parks, and VIM. M. Fer
ry, Jun.
Motion made and supported that the
delegates be instructed 10 oppose the nom
ination of State officers at this early pc.
rod.
The Committee on Resolutions submit
ted their report, which was read by the
Chairman Of the committee and adopted
by the convention.
WHEREAS, The mission of the Demo
cratic party will never be fully accomplish
ed while there is a constitution to honor
government TO sustain, a flag to unfurl
a battle to be fought, or victory to bt
wen; recognizing the claims of our breth
rem in council and in arms, and responding
by the offer anew Of "our lives, our for
tunes and our sacred honors;" and, "where
rs, certain States" and communities of our
heretofore glorious Union have wickedly
undertaken" separately and collectively,t ,tc
interfere with the domestic institutions oI
certain other States and communities, anC
by long continued course of denuncia
tions and abuse, have driven said othel
States to undertake TO abjure all those
duties by which their connection with The
Union was maintained, renouncing" alike
all allegiance 10 the constitution" which
had been equally violated by The passage o.
laws in fagraut contravention to that So
cred charter of our national birth-right;
"and, whereas, the constitution, which is
the supreme law of the land, cannot be
displaced in its rightful operation within
any territory over which it has once spread
the hallowed insignia of our greatness and
indivisibility, either by acts Of abolition ol
secession notification, "but must evel
continue the supreme law thereof notwith
standing the doiugs of any pretended gov.
eruments acting singly or in confederation
to put an end to its supremacy; there
FORE"
RESOLVED, That the Democratic party
by a prompt and energetic support of every
constitutional measure of our national ad
ministration-an administration elected
in opposition to their wishes, and inaugu
rated upon the ruins of their hopes--anC
contributing of their men and means tC
sustain sectional war perpetrated upor
the country in opposition to their long
continued admonitions and rebukes, have
demonstrated anew to patriots everywhere
the correctness of their principles and the
prowess of their arms.
RESOLVED, That any vote of" abolition
cor any other act of treason " by which
any State may undertake to put an end tC
the supremacy Of the constitution within
its territory, is imperative and void agains,
the constitution; and when" such record
is placed upon the statutes, ''it becomes O
practical abdication by the State of ALI
respect of loyal citizens or States, "while
the treason il involves still further works
shame and ignomiuy to all those func-
tions and powers essential TO the contiuu