Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-08-24

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edged the convention to be properly called
and organized. This was disayowed and
laughed to scorn at the time, and it is be-
lieved that most Of the delegates even from
Port Lawrence, thought it an unmasking OF
meanness as unworthy as 1t wus likely to
prove Improbable. The editor of this pa
per after stating, that for the purpose of a
temporary organization, he would consent
for himself and associates that Mr.. Mason
might keep The chair, did make the motion
mentioned that a committee Of one from
each town should be appointed to nominate
officers for the convention. What was
there in that so frightful to Mr.. Mason and
Toledo if they wanted fair-play? Mr.. Way
moved to amend by having the delegates
first present their credentials which amend
ment we agreed to adopt as part of our mo-
ton. But Mr.. Mason suggested thot it
would be better to have the amendment put
as a substantive motion, and that afterwards
our motion might be put. The motion of
Mr.. Way was then put and carried without
Opposition. Credentials were then called
for, beginning ,ghh Port Laurence, and sew
erol were handed up, and ordered by the
chair to be read by the secretary. This
course was objected to as the chair being
only temporarily occupied, it W ould proper
! ly devolve Oh colnm ttee to examine the
credentials, and it was suggested that the
reading should be dispensed with, and the
names of the several towns read over that it
present, aud the credentials be handed to
the committee afterwards to be appointed to
examine their authenticity. This sugges-
lion coming from Waynestield was declared
out of order by Mr.. Mason, ON the ground
that the gentleman making il was not known
to him to be delegate from Waynesfeld.
II. Reed Jr. then offered his original motion
for committee to nominate officers which
motion Mr.. Mason refused TO put! Before
this, however, the town of Wayncsield with
some five others had been called, and had an
nounced themselves present and ready to
submit their credentials to the committee as
soon as chosen. The assertion that these
towns refused to Join the convention as an
original convention is false. We wished TO
act with all the delegates, and the mean step
taken by MIR. Mason declaring us out ofthe
convention because we refused to submit
our credentials to his inspection and decision,
was undoubtedly with volae to secure
majority of the convention by excluding |
those six towns. But what made it of such |
Importance to Toledo that Mr.. Mason
should occupy the chair. 1t was well known
to them that only four towns had voice in
it on the 7lh, and the call being by acclama-
tion, that three fourths of the votes were
given by citizens of Toledo. If they were
willing to have an honest and honorable
meeting with those who denied tile right |
of 4 towns to nominate officers for Lucas
county on the 9TH, why oppose the evident
wish ofa majority of the ii towns repre-
sented on the 18th to have voice in the
election of the officers of the meetpgl Why
was the presiding of Mr.. Mason made the
sine qua non to the union of the wlIigs of
Lucas county? Was itnot enough that To-
edo although very distant and out of the
way for great majority of the delegates
was twice resprted to with much trouble
md Inconvenience as the place Of meeting?
No man in his senses could mistake The OBJ
iect Toledo and its friends who wished to
furnish q candidate or two to the district,
found themselves in hopeless minority of
The county delegates. Nothing but chi
,anery and management could save them
rom defeat, and Mr.. Mason was their cho-
sen instrument. Tie statement of the votes
in the Toledo convention is un-
rue, and therefore worthless. 1t includes
Royalton and Oregon, neither Of which was
represented in that convention, a majority of
The delega ties from the former attending the
County Convention, and the latter having no
le.egates in attendance.
We doubt whether any one county in the
tate is hall SO abundautly blessed with Pc
,uliarly eligible localities for county seats
Is our own dear I.ucae. If authe promises