Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-08-24

estate Sovereignty Democratic
Mass state COnventiOn.'

Munnel, editor of the U1tsborough Gdz,ttc, /
was made Secretary. A motion was made
TO appoint committee of three on Creden-
tials. Il. Hutchcson, Of this city, was OPP
posed to the motion. AS the call was for
Mass Convention, he thought a committee
on Credentials would be out of place. The
of the motion said had made it, SO
that the Secretary could know the names of
the members, and that they might know
who were their friends 1t was replied
that the Secretary could obtain the names
without the iormality of Committee. The
motion failed.
Resolutions and an Address, to.wit 81
w. NJ. Cory, of Hamilton; Samuel A. Mil
Ter, of Hamilton Virgil Il. Shaw, of Fair
field ID. s. Miller, of Highland James NJ.
Hoyt, of Hardin, and DR.. b. f. Wclch, of
Madison
Mr.. Hutcheson, being called upon for a
Speech made one, the length of which was
in inverse ratio to the size of his audience.
The pith of his remarks consisted in re-
peated assertions that the Democratic party
of the North had failed to carry out the
true principles of self government, which it
was the mission of the little band before him
to vindicate and maintain. After Mr..
Hutcheson had concluded, committee Of
three was appointed on Permanent Organ
ization and on Rules and Regulations, con
sisting of Messrs. |. j. Miller, of Hamilton;
Oliver Brown, of Hamilton, and John e..
McGulley, of Franklin The Convention
then adjourned till p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1t was not until after five clock that the
Convention was called to order The com
mittoc on Permanent Organization and
Rules reported, as permanent officers of the
Convention. NJ. Ii. Mitchell as President
w. ii. Munnell as Secretary; and the order
of business to be-frst, the report Of the
Committee on Resolutions and an Address !;
secondly, the nomination of State Ticket.
Mr.. Cory, from the committee on Reso-
lutions and Address, reported series OF
resolutions, which were taken up Sertattn,,
and adopted.
The committee on Resolutions and the
Address was continued in order to give
them further time for the preparation OF
an Address.
The Convention then nominated the fol
lowing State Ticket: For Governor, Alex
ander Long, of Hamilton; Lieutenant
Governor, Chiffon A. White, of Brown
State Treasurer, John &. McGuffey, OF
Franklin; Supreme Judge (full term, II
ih w. ina..'o,'i V, ~ upafIiG acT;Lia I
Attorney General, Robert lIutcheson, O.
Franklin School Commissioner, James NJ
White, of Har lin Member of Board o
Public Works, ii. NJ. Creighton, of Madi
son.
Mr.. Long offered the following resolution
",i''' was nuop.eo
tbn. r,snluiimns and nri,ciniSss W we .'G n nnpn
to the Almighty for the rectitude of our PURPOSES
and and the purity Of our motives, and do proclaim
INA, A. our c, ,tl.."'e ~. success ,s upo" uoo
hI 1ha" oleleu y resoiu'i9I; yi,, which W Was
luopleu, recommending the H'"Soo'o u"'
~e1s Us we organ Vi Ihe parN'
"A iesoinu!oh was also auopteo' autloIlz-
my .'o on"'t W '.ali n " appoiho ah EAecu!iye
con,'iil!.cG VI nVe persons, VINO shouiu ne
.oo w. "pp"n' an lnuf.oo.y coL,Ih,. my
r' arn'sS;nnal d;SSir;ct nf 10 Stato '"o" wv"
Aftor an an;matcd snoacb from Hon
Alrx,ndrr Lonr tbe Convent;on adjourned
.,,..O''
me hfeoholloNs.
\ ,Cwlng TO the hiteheSs OF the nour
Wh,cn Ine CohVehtloh adopteu lts Ilatiorii
and to ITS great length, we must conten
ourselves with synopsis OF the princlpa
| ,U, -, -, re
Inc hrSt resolve asserts that the Conven
tlon stands py the sovereignty OF the state
,I against all scleliies lor tleir 1egraoati0n, u
the only defense against CIVIL ana mllitar!
deSlbotlsm. -. r
Inc sec1na resolution aliirms emerson 81 a
'he clvll Ciilei anu master spirlt VI the he'
oiutlon; 'hat ms greatest work was the res
cue OF tne feaeral system from deStructlol
oy an Atiahtlc poilcy OF cohs9lidation u
U.s. mat we must resort TO ms couhsel
ior .n SAFETY now that the PRESIDENT Is, an'
VIII De governed by the sea shore statesmen
who are bent on an Imperial Republic witt
large Eastern capital and remote OUTSIDE
provinces, and whose aim will be to join to
gether political ana financial power.
, The next resolution Is the first kentuck.
resolution OF l'9S9
Ihe fourth resolve declares that absolute
despotism, through acts OF Congress. not II
pursuance OF the CONSTITUTION, which ar
r not laws, but DEGREES only, must be met b,
State intervention, or the mere agent of tn
States becomes their master. Jefferson,
alleges, expressly taught that the State vet
might be either ssuspenslve or final; tina
outrages, unconstitutlonal acts OF Congress
must be met by the nulllhcatlon ord!nanc
OF any State, suspendlng their operation, til
three-fourths OF the States, on appeal t
them, should delegate or refuse the obnoXl