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The Revolution.

- Nlf'S'"S OSNOOSl LlSChOu III Onl0
is, without doubt, more important than any in
which the people have been called upon to act.
since The organization Of our State government.
Should our opponents succeed in electing ma.
jority of the Legislature, and determine 10 leg.
isate at all, under the Constitution and Laws of
the State. we have the assurance that the Bank.
ing System which now provides safe uniform
and convenient currency, will be destroyed.-
All Taxes will be required to bepad in Godand
Silver. The present Apportionn ent Law, will
be repealed, and such an opportionment made as
will secure TO tho minority the control of the
Legislature. Peculation and corruption will be
resumed, and party favorites, again be permitted
TO iatten on the treasury Of the State. But should
the Locoiocos not succeed in eecling u maiori.
ty of Representatives and Senators, WE ARE PRO.
Missed MoB-LAw, REBELLION, REVOLUTION AND
ANARcnY!-ths too by party protesting 10 be
purely democratic. peculiar feature of the
Constitutions of the States of this Republic.
and Of the General Government is that thew
obviote all necessity of revolution by force, in
providing for their alteration in a peaceful
manner, whenever the people may in a lawful
manner demand such cha lge. But party
protest. g strict adkerance 10 Constitutions.
to law, and TO the will of the majority, have re.
solved that the glorious work of our fathers
shall be destroyed by mob-force, as a more spec.
dy and eiiecInaI method OF securing the spos.
10 suPPlant our present Constitution by anolh.
er, to sci up new Laws on the ruins of the old,
would not enable them to riot in punder. LIE.
galized peculation, they have tried, until they
have found themselves out of power; their on
y resort now, is revolotion and anarchy. lnthis
we do not speak be yond the testimony, as we
shall show.
The Legislature last winter in obedience 10 the
requirements of the Constitution, passed Law,
aPporIioning the representation of the General
Assembly of the State. Our democratic breth.
rem being in the minority in the legislature and
in the State, and believing that bill might have
been framed, that would secure them, notwi.h.
standing their minority the entire control Of The
legislature, held Convention at Columbus in
May last, to consider the measures to be adop.
ted, in view of this law. They there, by sol.
emn resolutions, declared that there is no law
in Ohio by which a Legislature can be organi-
zed after the second Tuesday Of October, next
and at the same time, called on the Executive
10 convene the Legislature 10 enact such Law.
They further resolved,
"That if the Legislature be not thus called
together by the Governor it will become neces-
sary for the democratic voters Of Ohio, as q
measure of protection and self-delence to ap-
pear al the polls on the second Tuesday in Oc-
tober, in all their force, and cast their sufirages
for Democratic candidates for The Senate and
House Of Representatives, under the Wing ap-
porlonment scheme, with view TO ulterOr
measures for the preservation Of their just po-
lilcal rights; these measures may be defined to
be, in the first instance, refusal on The part Of
the Democratic candidates, who shall secure
majority Of the votes cast in the several coun.
tics and districts, 10 take upon themselves tho
obligation of Senators and Representatives, un-
der fraudulent and nugatory enactment for
their election.
In Inc second place AS THE LAW MAKING pow
ER PROVIDED FOR IN THE PR ISENT CONSTITUTION
WILL BE AT AN END, for the rant Of ConStitu-
iOnal Legislature il will devolVe on the people
in the exercise of their inherant and sovereign
rights, 10 frame new Constitution, whenever
their own peculiar interests may be more effec.
tually projected than they have hitherto BEEN"
Here it is. The democratic voters are to ap.
pear at the polls and cast their suffrages for de,
mocratic candidates for The Senate and House Of
Representatives, with view, 10 whatl 10 their
entering upon the duties of legslatorsl 10 their
providing for the interest of the people, the se'
curty of their persons and properly?-No, no;
for The purpose Of REFUSING TO TAKE UPON THEM.
SELVES THE OBLIGATIONS of legiSIatOrS,-for the
purpose of preventing the assembling of quo.
rum Of the Legislature, and for The purpose,
thus, of ending 1.-The law making power" and