The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-05-16
DEMO CRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

We extract the following proceedings ofthe
Democratic State Convention held at CO.
lumbus, on the 10th inst, from the report Of
the Ohio Statesman. We are obliged 10
omit the names Of delegates, &c. Putnam
Ceua,y was not represented at the Conven-
tiop.
The convention was temporarily organized
the appointment, Of Hon. Elijah Vance, Of
Butler county, as President, and Luther Day
Of Portage. and Vim. d. Morgan, as Secre.
taries.
The convention was permanently organIs-
ed by the appointment of R. P. SPAULD-
ING, President, 81 Vice Presidents, and six
Secretaries.
The convention was addressed by Mr..
r .nkin, Of Fairfield county and Dr.. Edison
b. Olds. of Pickaway.
Mr.. Disney, from the committee on reso-
lutions, reported the following, which were
adopted by the conventions
Resolped, lst That there is now in ex-
istence in Ohio, no law, by means Of which
The State Legislature can be formed and or
qanized after The second Tuesday in October
next.
Resolped, I'd. That the evils, likely TO
be entaied upon the people by reason Of
tho improvident course pursued by the whig
majority in the last General Assembly, may
still be averted, If the executive will exer-
else the preruga,ive vested in HIM by the
Constitution, and convene the Legislature
for the purpose of enactng the requisite
law, for the apportonment Of Senators and
Representatives among the several counties
ofthe State; and that as peace-loving cit-
zens of the State. we respectfully call upon
him to discharge this duty.
Resolped, Sd. Tha, if the Legislature be
not thus called together by The Governor, ii
will become necessary for the democratic
voters of Ohio, as measure Of protection
and selEdefenre, 10 appear at the polls on
the second Tuesday in October, in all their
force; and cast their suhtages for democrat
c candidates for the Senate and House Of
Representatives, under the whig apportion-
ment scheme, with view TO ulterior meas
ures for the preservation Of their just politi-
cal rights: These measures may be defined
10 be, in the first instance, a refusal on the
part of the Democratic candidates who shall
receive majority ofihe votes cast in the
several counties and districts TO take upon
themselves the obligations Of Senators and
Representatives under fraudulent and nu-
gatory enactment for their election.
In the second instance, and as the law ma
king power provided for in the present Con
sii ulion will be al an end, for the want OF
Constitutional Legislature, it will devolve
on the people in the exercise Of their inner,
ent and sovereign rights, TO frame new
Constitution wherein their own peculiar in
teresIs may be more efactually protected
than they have hitherto been. Thus, from
a temporary inconvenience, resulting from Q
wanton abuse Of power on the part Of whg
Legislators; mighty mass OF two millions
Of souls shall inherita charter Of freedom ia
consonance with the spirit and improvement
of the age, without the least exertion of ply
, sical force.
Resolped, 4th. That if the Governo
shall neglect or refuse to discharge his con
stitutional duty, and convene the Legisla
lure for the purpose of passing an apporion
: ment law, as aforesaid, then, and in that Q
vent, it will be expedient for State Conven
ton to re.assemble at Columbus, on the frs
Monday in December, next, to devise the
: necessary measures for securing the actor
ofthe whole people on The subject ofa new
Constitution.
/ Resolsed, 5th. That in view of the mo
mentous crisis now existing, we deem it i'm
portant that the people have the benefit Of |
standing COMMITTEE OF PuBLrC SAFETY t.
this Convention from the respective Con
gressional Districts, said committee TO or
ganiZe Immediately, and 10 meet hereafte
at such times and places as their Chairman
, shall designate, to confer for the public good
Resolped, 9th. That the manly and pat
. riotic frmness of the fifteen Senators whit
retired from the Senate Chamber at the late
session Of the legislature, with view te
} prevent an overthrow of our constitutional
liberties by fraudulent and unconstitutiona
system of representation, has entitled those
officers 10 the gratitude of the Democratic
party.
Il The President announced the following
as the committee Of Public Safety, appointed
under the 5ih resolution.
Geo. W. Holmes, Joseph Anderson, G. L.
Valandigham, VIM. Hunt, A. P. Edgerton
A. E. Wood, D. Utter, John Glover, H. H
Robinson, s. Medary, T. w. Barley, r. E.
tiarie, T. M. Drake, D. P. Leadbetter, w
D. Morgan, e. L. Carney, Geo. Bliss, Joseph
Hayward, and H. ID. Clark. #
! Mr.. Whitman moved the appointment, of q
committee Of five TO draft an address to the
people Of Ohio. Messrs. d. T. Disney, H.
G. Whitman, E. B. Olds, G. B. Flood, and