The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-08-18
From the Ohio Statesman.

THE TRAITOROUS CONSPIRATORS.
The democracy Ohio must now prepare for action,
ifhey would their State and its constitution and
laws from the action of the members of the Ohio Leg
isaure, who, on the morning of Thursday ingorously
fled from her halls ofegislaion, after combining and
conspiring IN MIDNIGHT CAUCUS, TO rebel against
the government aud disband and destroy the Legsla.
ture, and 10 render dead letter that Constitution.
WHICH THEY HAD ALL SWORN TO PROTECT
AND DEFEND.
In this trying crisis, while treason walks abroad in
the land, unrebuked by that portion of the people who
have basey stolen the tme-honored name of whig, the
eyes ofhe patriots of other States are fixed upon the
stern and uncorrupible democracy of Ohio. To save
their constitution, their State and its laws from anarchy
and ruin, they will, we know present an unbroken
from, an unbroken phalanx. We know them well.
and we say to the democracy ofoher States, that the
democrats of Ohio, are still unerriGed. They cannot
be seduced from The path ofduty-hey banch not with
fear and the threats and Establishments of traitors they
alike disregard and as the news of this base outrage
flies to all parts of our fair Sate with speed greater
than that Of the warning torch OF Roderics henchman,
and almost before the reverberatons ofthe mad shout
sent forth from the capital by the traitors and the mob
who aided and assisted lhem be lost in The distance,
the people will gather, and the returning shout-& one
too that will gladden. heheart of the patriot-wil be,
THE DEMOCRACY OF OHIO ARE IN THE
FIELD, AND EAGER FOR BATTLE.
The State must be saved, the traitors rebuked, or
farewell TO all we hold dear in Republican governs
ment The traitors of the present. like the Arnolds f.
the Hus of other days, must be sent into eternal
nd dot or1iII ho
coupled with eternal nfamy.
The order ofbatle is already formed, and each fights
for The Constitution, his country and her laws, and
gainst Traitors, against anarchy and confusion. Let
the Democratic press, and the Democratic party, at
once charge home upon them the base inamy of their
attempted treason!
Charge upon them the misery and ruin to the con-
tractors and aborers on puoio works, caused by
their treason in dissolvng the Legislature, while bill
for their relief pending and which would have pas
sed
Charge upon them the loss of the bill for the appraisaS
sale OF personal property for less than two thirds Of
its appraised vaue which passed both branches of the
legislature and before it could receive the signature
ofthe Speakers, the foul deed was cOnsummated and
the legislature left wilhou, quorum.
Charge upon them, that their foul plot was hatched
IN midnight caucus, where Alfred Kelley regned su.
preme.
Charge upon them, that they print Liars upon their
forheads, when they say that their treason was
caused by the passage of the bill dividing the State into
Congressional districts: for the resignation OF Senator
Perkins was dated the 9Th ofAugust, which was some
days before that bill was written out or at all acted up-
on.
Charge upon them that the counties in the bill which
they say caused their withdrawal, in 194O gave the
federal party majority in thirteen out of the twenty
one districts.
Charge upon them. that the precedent thus set be
not Indignantly rebuked by the people, it will enable
the minority any time to defeat the expressed will OF
the majority, and thus defeat the end of representative
government,
Charge upon them, that theirs is the first Treason eYS
er attempted to be perperated in Ohio
Charge upon them, that lawless mob surrounded
the State House. and with oahs and threats, dared the
Seargant at Arms of the House to touch one of the
members, although he had first resd them the warrant
ofthe Speaker for their arrest for the purpose ofbrng'
ing them back TO duty.
Let these things be rung throughout the whole
breadth and extent of the land and let no man, who
loves his country, its constitution andyour free nstu-
tons, foEene moment swerve from his duty. Let such
an indignant shout be heard at the ballot boxes, as will
ring with sckening agony r ths ears of the traitors.
their aiders and abettors, for ages yet to come.