Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-08-23
ADDRESS
ADDRESS
Of he Democratic Members of tie Ohio
Legislature to tbc people ofLhc State.
PEoPLE oFOuIo!

PEoPLE oFOnIo!
a seiles ofmost extraordinary events,
which have resulledin in the overthrow and
annlhia'on of Representative Govern.
mont IN OaIo,imposes uponus the duty to
acqhalni you win the facts which mark
this startling epnca in the annals Of our
Commonwealth.
By law, the General Assembly O; the
stalo, was convened and assembled at the
oapIloi,on the 25th ofJuy last. Business
oi great public moment, and general in
terest and Importance, demanded, aud
was receiving, the careful and deIiberate
consideration Of your representative ser.
wants, when Oh the morning OF the IIth
INST, twenty eight members OF the House
ci representatives.; aud thirteen Sena-
tors, by concert Of acion, and under
tho PIetoxt Of ra5lgning their seats, re-
llred from Che Halls of Legislation, and
left both Hbuses Of the General A ascm-
bly, without that number of membors
winch the constitution requires for the
transaction of business.
Every effort was made on our D,rt, in
eitbor House, to compeliLe Attendance
OF the abaentccs; but the process of tho
law was dsobeyed-contemned, and the
public officers, charged with it's execu.
atiOn, insuI:ed and menanccd with y,o.
ienca. The Executive Chief Magistrate
of tho State, whose duty il is made by
the constitution and the laws, 10 provide
for the. hlling Of vacancies iuthe Legisla
ture, Os in other offices, was then oDpeal.
ed TO, 10 perform his duty. Your RcDres
seniatlVes woro answered by the officer.
that he could have no official comnuni.
cation with tho remaining fragment ofI
the law making power--that neither The !
constitution, tbs laws, his official oath .or
tho responsibilities Of his high st4tiop.
ton. imposed any daly upon him in The
emergency.
Thus, was every penceful, conslilu.
tlOnal means on our part exhausted. nm.
aVllingly, To preserve the integrity of the
legislature, aud tu vindicate the suprema.
oy of the c0nsiilutidnaud the laws; and
thus were VIC compelled lOA soe the Iaw.
making power stopped in tho full career
oi lis progress, literally annihilaied--
your government stabbed in tho vial mar, .
by successful Insurgents aglinst its or.
ganic law.
FelIoR cifizans! The mora ipmedi. J
ale consequences 0f this revolutionary J
action the part,o a portion of your public J
servants, will be found in the almost ia. {
laI ahrogatlGn of The entire legislation Of |
The session. II avails the paople of tho
State nothing, tina; their Legsl a,ure had Il
been seventeen DAYS in sassIon. NJ AN ev j
pehse oil thousands of dollars. and that A
measures OF an all pervadng interest 70 q
inc community-measnres which wouId +
nave ooen credtlable to the labors of Jt
ln.ee months session, wero on The min, D
% ,SSohsummauon, and the Legislature n. ia
SCI! upon 'he eve Of formal and cons,i Ci
luilohal adjournmenl--a resnlr,;ar c.
ing on Moaday, the l5,h ins,o,, r'. "a
adjournment, having pasa,d ono ,o' ~ W.
= lne LeGis'aiuFe unanimously. This n
act OF the insurgeRt members. wh,oh us L
sannoi regard as less than med nrsJo,". We
aimed aud orgauized conspiracy aOsi.. U..o.,
he government, has arrested and nrn,
rated every thing. ~
Tho Slate has not been divided in,nN
congressional districts, although The biI, P"l "
or thar purpose had passed one branch y
I the legislature; and, therefore, Won :.
annai elect your represaniaiiyes TO Con =,
Fess a. the usua and proper time. !,
The billto provide relief for The suC =,
rig contractors and Iaborers upon The ic