Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-12-03
STATE CONVENTION.

Our wing brethren are bcglnnl 10 consider
and discuss the question MS To III most proper
time for holding a whig State Convention. 1t
seems 10 be taken torgrdn'ed that such conven-
tion will be held III he course Of The COmlt
winter, and if 50 it is we'll that the public mind
should b, Oglaed in relation To il. 1t seems 10
b. understood further, that The primary object Of
the convention viii be to lake measures in r'la-
ton to our local, State politics. We suggest that
it need not necessarily be ere 'uiiuelySo. ma
,ional electiOl will lranspir' within year from
this time; and the wings of Ohio have prnm.
nent part in that election. OhiU j. the strong -
Slate in the Union that can b. confidently relied
upon AZ whig. She gave r strong Wig vnie
NJ ths last election than any 9th Stale. This
TACT pla 'es her in Il commanding position among
her sister States, and entities her pr f noes 10 IA
very respectful cUnsid rariOnln th4 National Com
venrion, when fixing upon the Candidates for
Presdrn, and Vice Pr4Sid'nt.
At least two Of h'r own citiznns arr mention.
ed with refrence to that positions; bur hh rto no
measures have been adopted so far ~ We ur- ap.
pri4ed, to collect and give ulterance 10 The wishes
of the wings of The State on that subj ct. In a
matter Of this SORT, public opinion should b. COn.
suIted nM manufactured. We lakeillhal VIII tn.
er The State Convention shall consist Of del galrs
only. or of the masses. twill bopreced.d bv pra.
liminarv Conventions lid in ,hecoun,i,s. These
atterwi afford suiIableo opportunities for the peo.
pie of the respective counties to compare nOIeS,
and form and express their opinions.
We would be glad to see Conventions called in
the vrral counties, TO delhi rat upon the aiflir'
of the S ate aud NalIon; and 1w,s,e no rAasnu for
DELAY in the matter. If tn, SAFE .nlraI Com.
miltee do not act, il il probably b'cauSe they arJ
nol apprsad of thawshas of their fellow cuz MS.
! But tbs people in the cnunleS can act for III I'm.
selves, without the nterv 'nlion Of that commit.
liee-and We are persuaded the Central Commit.
tee will moi b. ary in its action, VIII In Npprised
of the wishes Of those they SO prulentIy repre-.
sent.
Let not the people. then, wait The action Of the
Central Committee, but let tn I'm rah r by their
own example provoke their agents TO good works.
| L Il meetings b. called in the counties. and LET
Il OHo SPEAK OUT! MOI only will the Central
Co nniilee thus deriY. authority for whatever ac-
ton they may see prop r ~ lake, but our Repre-
sentative es in Congress will feel themselves SuS-
tained bv those whose inter SIs and feelings il is
lhsir du,v 20 consult. Lathe people say whtth.
rr III " are or peace or war-whtlhar for ''equa
and exact iu4 'ics." or for wild schemes Of con.
quest aud aggr grsndiztmcnl-whelherl fora citizeu
Of Ohio. or of so Nc OthOr State for The PreSdGn
cy; and fofO Oho. designate their preference
whether lhs Conven 'ioh in which tn Y ar. rxpec
ted to participate sha, be mass convention, ol
consist old hegates onll' and whether j, shall be
h.ld on tn 22i Of February. or at an earlier day
while the L glSaure Is i'll session.
W. have v.niur+d, without consulting with
the G ,nIrll Comntee, TO throw out th1Se sug
gcStonS, because th3 tim is AZ hand whan action
IS necnssary-"what iS cyery b1Iy's business Is
nobody 'S'-and because The people may as vel
attend 10 their own affairs and give direction t,
Iholr sentiments, as tD incur the liability Of b ing
lni1und 'rstood aud miSruprssented.-OhiO STATE
Journal oC NIu. 20.
OtT The remarks Of the Journal are in season
and should stir up the Wings of all paris Of the
State TO ACTION. As il seems 10 be taken iol
granted that the State Convention must he held
eiih.r on or before the 22I Of February, we are
decidedly ofrhe opinion that it would be the bet
ter plan for il TO m;sI in the month of January, or
sometime at least previous TO the adjOurHm'nI oil
the Legislature. The Wings OfOhiO are ready
for the issues upon which they will BE- ca.lsd y