The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-12

the frs, Wednesday IN December, and that the
Governor Of this State, sixty days previous to the
time provided by thus act tor the election OF elect
ors of President and Wee p. esldent OF the United
Statcs shall by proclamation TO be inserted in one
of the newspapers print'd IN each county OF thus
State where auy srch paper Is printed, give notice
OF the time of holding such election, and the mum
her of electors of President and Wee President,
there 10 be chosen. which election shall commence
and close the same hours, and be conducted in
the same manner, and OF which the Sheriff, Of the
respective counties shall give the same notice, as
is or ray be directed b, law, for elec,ing members
Of the general assembly oil th- State"
In accordance with the act OF Congress. the
Legislature of OHIO passed a. act repeating SO
much Of the act of 1920 as related to the time OF
holding the election, and enacted that the election
for electors shall be held on the y" Iursday aiter
the first Monday IN November, winch election
saith the act, shall be conducted In AL respects,
except as 10 the day on which the same snail be
held IN accordance with the provisions OF the act
paesed February l5 1870, entitled IAN act to provide
Tor the election of electors of President and Vice
President of the United States, and with the pro-
vision of law now in force, with regard to the
elections so far as the same may be applicable to
such election of electors aforesaid"
The period "siXty days previous to tie time for
the election OF electors" having passed by, and
no proclamation having been issued by the Cove
nor, the democratic papers noticed the omission
and enqulred the cause.
The State Journal. IN behalr of Gov Bebb, re-
those whom he consulted, the act OF Congress su-
perceded the necessity of the usual proclaim alton
But, as this conclusion Is so palpably erroneous,
in view of the provisions Of the law OF Ohio, above
quoted, the Statesman, and other democratic Jour
mails, charge, that the omission was through de-
sign-tbat, the Governor and his wing partisan
counsellors, seeing the certainty before them that
Cass and Butler will receive majority OF the vote
of Ohio, a pretext Is hereby intended to be sought
for the Secretary OF State to refuse to count the
votes for the Governor TO refuse to certify that
The electors are "duly elected" as required by
law refuse 10 commission them 10 constitute the
electoral college of Ohio. by which their action,
itthey acted al all, would be regarded as mere
expression Of opinion from twenty three citizens OF
the State, and of no binding force.
The Statesman has devoted column after column
10 show up the horrible treason lurking In this
movement, saying
I'm every view Of this matter take, We
dar ger ahead-danger that the freemeu Of Ohio will
be cheated out of their choicedapger that the vote
Ohio will be cast aside, through informsty unless
indeed, Gen Cas- can be els cted President without
Ohio in which the vote of Ohio would be count
edn 60
Now, / cannot conceive 1t possible that man
occupying the position o Governor OF this great and
glorious State, will stoop to be guilty of so palpa-
bly, misdemeanor and outrage upon the people as
TO have wIlfully omitted issuing the required pro-
clamation, for the purpose charged. cannot and
do not believe it.
The probability is that II overlooked until
too late to be attended TO. The fact is, as Gov.
Ccrwln said in his inaugura-"the duties of the
executive of Ohio are few and important" and as
there is but little de- little attention is paid to
the office by the incumbent. Gov. Bebb, like most
Of his predecessors, remains most OF his time in
the county where he resides. His duties are al
most wholly limited to- signing commissions;
and these are forwarded to his resld ence, there
signed by him and returned to the Secretary Of
State. 1t was doubtless an unintentonal omis-
sion. And, it is not seriously apprehended that
any bad effect will result from it, The sherlffs,
1t is thought, that the subject is agitated, will
all give the requisite notice in their respective
counties. WESTERN SCRIBE