The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-06-09


having no common Judge. each party has
m equal right 10 judge for itself ns well
" inlraction ns the mode and measures
VI redress.
Resoivod, Tint we nre opposed 10 the
prosecution Of the present war for subju-
CATION of States, or for the purpose Of
divcsiing them of their Sovereignty, or ir-
frnging or impai ing thorIconstitutionol
rights; and being fully satisfied that its
further prosecution will prove the utter
destruction of civil liberty in America,
therefore, dcmnpd immediate inougura.
tion of pcacouble means to obtain an hon.
orubc settlement, trusting to God and
the good sense OF free aud intelligent
people Tor the consequences that muy re-
suit therclrom.
4 motion was made 10 ndopt the res
olulions which wcro carried with few
dissenting votes.
DR.. ]. Kogy, from the minority of the
Committee then moved to amend them
as follows:
Reso'Ucd, that this Convention unani-
mously rc.td ,pt the Constitution NJ the
United States 6s platform OF the Dem.
ucrucy of the 9th Congressional District
OF Ohio.
1t was quite apparent that this action
raised a ANAL breeze; lagcr-bcer zcphYrs
begin TO circulate and fIlbustcring gem
tlcmcn to gesticuntc. Tom. BEER, n
member Of the Legislature from Craw-
ford county, whose operations in an as
scnbly of pence men urc more extensive
than in the Ohio House of Representa-.
liycs, attempted to raiso a point Of order,
but the Chair would not entertain II. Mr..
BnUNDAGE, of Saudusky county, moved
to refer the minority report back to
the Committee on resolutions, which was
lost. II is difficult to say whether this was
a triumph for the "war' faction or not
all Of them being peace mon in principle
aud part ol them protesting "war'
views for policy. JouS w. PAINE, the tai
man of Seneca, here grew little
emphatic aud somewhat tumultuous
swinging his long, bony arms around IL
manner Bordering on the terrific, ant
wildly throwing his hair behind his cars
declared that il KAGY's resolution wa
voted down il Would seem as if Tia,
Convention was opposed to the :. Consti
tuition as il is, and the Union as it was!'
VI. =. BEAN thought the resolution wa
a "supcriluous humbug." twas final!
passed by n very small vote, say dozcI
voting. in measure verifying JoHN w
PMNE's views on the subject
The Contention then proceeded L
nominate an FL ctor; EDWARD 5. Srowr
Of Eric County, was nominated on III
third ballot. a. NJ. JACKSON, of Bucyrus
and c. Powers OF Sandusky Co., were
chosen as Delegates 10 the Chicago Con
vcnton. JACKSON made u speech whic
we did no, hear. We understand how
ever, that he declared in favor of"uncon
ditional peace"
I The Convention was n tame nilii
! compared to the former Conventions O
this party, There was no enthusiasm, o
spirit, or zeal among its members rs q
! the oldcn time, every one feeling tho
I, the party by its own luniliating con
duct has shorn itself Of its glory. Sucl
= men as a. NJ. JACKSON, NJ. p. BEAN
Co., controlled the action ofthc Convcn
ton. JAMES PILLARS, A. LANpoN, Judg,
LANG, and JunS w. PAlNg, moved slo7
and cautiously, aud were beaten at eve
ry corner. LANDoS was a candidate 70
Delegate and was Stayed; PAINE was
candidate for Elcctor and was shclycd
This prolcssCd war element was com
! plctcly drowned out. They could b'
seen in groups after the Convention dis
cussing their grief aud sorrows and per
+ haps indulged in little p;orans language
However, being unconditional peace mel
at heart, they only came to grief becaus,
T they were b,aton at their own game O
protesting views they did not for mo
ment harbor, and not because they ha,
sacrificed any cherished principles.
a. NJ. JACKSON is on the track for tn
next Congress; and viewing the rae,
from jisinterestcd stand point we ar,
decidedly of the opinion that he has th,
inside circle. As he and his friends
Tom. BEER and NJ. =. BEAN. manng,,
TO suit their higher doctrines of PeNc,
las, Friday, il is to DO presumed that the,
have got the wires pretty we'll laid, an,
that !, viii only require a little NOR
pulling tn bring JACKSON up standing
They distunced Seneca at every poiut
, which is only an initiatcry kick TO tn
f Congressional Conventions. The llor
: tWARRES p, had better be looking to hi
? laurels,
! JACKSON stands about six feet in h
r boots, measures about sixty inches wher
5 his brocches button and weighs at leas
Q two hundred pounds. lie wears heav
n ,whlskers but no moustache, bushy hal
o ruddy complexion which we think
uuna,ural, an ordinary forehead, pleasar
O eountcnagec aud capable ofno inconsi,
: cradle amount of political rickery, an
aid aud comfort to Jrif Davis and h
h soldiers, orwhieh class he is the wor,
n aud meauest representative, lie Dc
clOrcd for an unconditional peace, an
. said on the streets Of Tiihn last Friia
y. that he would never vote for man VIII
has carried u sword or shouldercd mu,
+ krt in this war. He is opposed TO tn
: nomination of Gen. Mcclellan and wi
| do all he can to defeat il.
/. NJ. y. BEAN is small man and wear
\ lone hair. The latter heinz tho mo,