The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-22
TO TnE PEOPLE OF OHIO.

The Democratic State Convention
which met in this city, on the 10th inst.
charged the undersigned with the duty
of addressing you in the following reso-
luton:
ReSOlUed, That committee of FIVE be
appointed, to draft an address to the peo.
pie of Ohio-which address shall, among
other things, embody the resolutions as
they have passed this Convention, & shall
alsu set forth all the facts attainable in
relation to the Justification of the Journal
of the House of Representatives, since
its adjournment.
From the duty thus enjoincd upon us,
we have no disposition to shrink, aud in
view Of the fact that the action of that
Convention involves the interest of the
entire people Of all classes, and Of all
parties, we claim that we have not only
rightto demand hearing, but that we be
heard without prejudice, and withlhe Sc
rIous attention that subject demands.
The people of Ohio need not be told
at this late day, that the subject matter
which called the Convention to. gether at
busy and unusual season of the year,
was an attempt on the part ofthe major
ityofthe last Legislature tograsp through
all time, the law making power Of the
State Government and that failing in
this attempt, they have placed upon the
statute books oflheState, as law anap-
p6rtionmenl scheme, which never finally
passed either branch of The Legislature;
and that this bill concocted in secret
unjust and unconstitutional in its provis
ion-even if 1t had received on its pre-
tended passage, all the necessary forms
of constitutional and arliamentary law,
is utterly subversive of the plainest priu-
ciples OF Republican government. These
facts are known to you-they have been
canvassed by the people, and to right the
wrong, attemptedto be inflicted, the De-
mocratic State Central Committee, in
obedience to the demands of an outraged
people, issued an address, calling upon
the counties of the State to send up their
delegates to the capital of Ohio to coun-
sci together, and to take measures for the
public safety. The resolutions Of that
Convention are ordered to be published
with this address. They were adopted
after prolonged and full discussion, and
are the stern resolves of men, who ask
nothing that is not clearly right and who
are unwilling to submit to any thing that
is wrong"
'ResoI0ed, 1st. That there is now in
existence in Ohio, no law, by means of
which the State Legislature can be form
ed and organized after the second Tues.
day in October next
'.ResOlucd, I'd. Thatthe evils, likely to
be ent liled upon the people by reason of
the inprovident course pursued by the
whig majority in the last General Assem-
bly,, may still be averted, ifthe Executive
will exercise the prerogative vested in
him by the Constitution, and convene the
Legislature for the purpose of enacting
the'requisite law, for the apportionment
of Senators and Representatives among
the several counties of the State, and
that as peace loving citizens of the STATE,
we respectfully call upon him to dis
charge his duty.
"ResOtccd, Sd. That ifthe Legislature
be not thus called together by the Gov
ernor, it will become necessary for the
Democratic voters of Ohio, as a measure
of projection and self-defence, to appear
at the polls on the second Tuesday in
October, in all their force; and cast their
suffiages for Democratic candidates for
the Senate and House of Representa-