The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-15


thanked the convention for the honor
conferred, and To the best of his ability.
Mr.. ). said, he would perform the duties
assigned him.
The Vice Presidents and Secretaries
then took their seats.
Mr.. Whitman, of Fairfield, then of.
cred for adoption the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the thanks of this
convention be rendered to the Hon.
Elijah Vance. for the able and satisfacto.
ry manner in which lie has performed
the duties of temporary President of the
convention.
The Resolution was unanimously a.
dopted.
Judge VANCE returned his thanks to
the Convention, and thanked them for
The compliment rendered. He had been
appointed delegate 10 the Convention
in his absence from home, but owing to
his peculiar situation las President Judge
Of the Butler Grcuit) he had deemed il
Improper to take part in its proceedings.
Feeling in common with others, a deep
interest in the crisis into which we have
been plunged, he had come up 10 this
city. TO see his friends and to counsel with
them. When the Convention was or
ganized, and he was selected as its Pres
ident pro temPOre, he deemed il his duty
10 state the facts, and toexpress the hope
that when the permanent organization
took place, another might be selected.
He was glad, under the circumstances, to
be released from its duties, though, unde.
other circumstances. he would have felt
the honor of being called upon to preside
over such convention as one of which
any man might be proud. The gen
tleman selected is capable. talented and
patriotic. He would again return the
thanks for the flattering vote just passed,
and would long remember and cherish it.
The committee on business aud on res
olutions not being ready to report, the
interval was filed up by speeches from
Gen. Bierce, of Summit, Col. Weller. r.
H. Smith (who went to the wars whig
and returned democrat, and others.
The Convention then adjourned until z
O clock this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention met pursuant to ad.
journment, and was ably ard eloquently
addressed by Mr.. Rankin of Fairfield
county and by DR.. Edison B. Olds oi
Pickaway. The committee on resolu-
tions not being ready TO report, the con-
vention adjourned until to morrow morn
ing.
THURSDAY, May II, 184S.
The Convention met pursuant to ad-
iournment. 1t being understood that the
committee on resolutions would be ready
to meet the Convention, aud make re-
port at an early hour in the afternoon
the Convention djourned until l!o'clock
O'CLOCK. p. NJ.
The Convention met pursuant to ad
lournment.
Mr.. Disney from the committee on res
olutions, stated that the committee were
now ready 10 report. In committee they
had given the various propositions which
came before them, long and serious con
sideration. The freedom of debate hac
been exercised, and each proposition
scrutinized with care and attention; and
although difference on minor points exis
ted ye, every proposition now submitted
had passed the committee by clear anc
decided majorlies.
The report of the committee, he woult
now submit.
ResOlced, lst. That therere is now il
existence in Ohio, no law, by means o.
which the State Legislature can be formet
and organized after the second Tuesday
in October next.
ResOiced, I'd. That the evils, likely Il
be entailed upon the people by the reason
of the impruvident course pursued by tht
whig majority in the last General Assem-
bly,, may still be averted, ifthe Executiv,
will exercise the prerogative vested il
him by the Constitution, and convene
the Legislature for the purpose of enact
ing the requisite law, for the apportion,
mcnt of Senators and Representative:
among the several counties of the State
and that as peace loving citizens of the
State, we respectfully call upon him t.
discharge this duty.
ResoIred, Sd. That the Legislature
be not thus called together by the Cover
nor, it will become necessary for the
Democratic voters of Ohio, as a measure
of protection and self defence, to appear
at the pollson the second Tuesday in Oc
tober, in all their force; and cast theil
sutfrages for Democratic candidates fol
the Senate and House of Representative
under the whig apportionment scheme
with view to ulteror measures for the
preservation of their just political ri ghts
These measures may be defined 10 be
in the first instance, refusal on the parl
of the Democratic candidates who shal
receive a majority ofthe votes cast in the
several counties and districts, to take up
on themselves the obligations of Sena;ori
and Representatives under fraudulen
aud nugatory enactment fortheir election
In the second instance, and as the law
making power provided for in the present
Constitution will be at an end. for the
want of a constitutional Legislature, ii
will devoive on the people in the exer-
else oftheirinheren, and sovereign rights
To frame new constitution wherein
their o,vn peculiar interests NAV be more