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Fran thl OHIO Slale J5lpaaI.
ne ThIrd Resolution Of Nav 10.

The third resolution Of the Revolution oI
May 10, is in the following words:
'Resolrod. 81, Thai if the legislature Be not
thus called together by the Governor, il will
become necessary for1hs D mocra.ic voters Of
ohio, ss = measure Of protection and selfds.
f-nee. 10 appear Al the polls on The 81 Tuesday
ofOcloher. in all their force, aud cast their suf.
.irsges for Democratic eundi Iates for the Senate
and House Of RepresenIaIives under The Wing
Eppcriiohmeni scheme, with view 10 ulier;or
measures for the preservation Of their just poll.
teal righIs. These measures may be defined
70 be, ia the first instance, a refusal on the pam
Of The Democratic candidates who shall receive
manriiy ofihe votes cast in the several coun.
ties and districts, to take upon themselves the OBJ
ligaions Of Senators and Representatives und =
u fraudulent and nugatory enactment for their
election.
"ln the second instance; and as the law max.
ing power provided for in the present constilu.
ZION will be nj an end, for the want of a consIi.
mtional Legislature, iI will devove on the peo-
rle IN the exercise Of their inherent and sover-
eign rights, 10 frame new constitution. wherein
their own peculiar interests may be more efec-
iuslly projected than they have heretofore been.
' Jus nun NhiFtANAg iNhHhNHNHNbs ICsull-
ing frnm the wanton abuse of power on the parl
fWhig Legislators. mighty mass of ~ o mil.
lions Of souls shall inherit a charter OF freedom
IN consOnance with the spirit and Improvement
OF the age, without the least eXertion Of physl.
cal force"
This resolution gives The initiation Of the pro-
cess which is now being cohsummated. The
Governor ofthe State has not thought il neces.
sary to convene the Legislature, in obedience
To the demands OF the reyouuonsls, and OF
course nothing now remains Of gbe constitution
Of the State nor OF It's laws except baretY enough
20 keep the wheels of the government in motion,
until the time when the Locofocos are able 10
make suitable preparations TO receive into their
own hands for reorganization. fictitious lie.
gslaIure is 10 be elected upon the basis Of that
unjust, unequal, and unconstitutional law which
has nerer been passed, which legislature is not
TO organize nor take pau IN any Of The opera
lions Of fagovernment.
This process, as we observed, is now being
carried out through the StuIe. The candidates
for the Legislature have, in general, been nomi.
nat d. In few cases they have refused, 10
pledge themselves to carry out This resolution;
but in majority Of instances, and especially in
the strong Locofoco districts, they have taken
the pledge and have. agreed 10 stand or fall by
lis provisions.
Ii can scarcely be considered probable in the
present condition ofpuries in the State, that the
Wings aud antrevolulionnry Locoiocos will
EJECT a sufficient number Of members TO both
branches Of the Legislature to form quorum;
in fact il may be set down as impossible. What
then will be the RESULT Either the Loco(oco
party must recede from its position, or there
will be no session oltho Legislature.
The Locoioco party will not reccde from
its position. That party has badness, if moth
ing else; ard among the things which il has yet
60 learn, is the art Of making rcirogade more
ment Itcan 90 around principle, but il does
not abandon post. 1t follows then, that there
will be TO session Of the Legislature, aud such
We believe to be the real prospect.
We are no alarmisls, and have no disposition
either 10 feel terrified or TO communicate terror
10 others; but we sec no reason to refrain from
saying what appears to us to be demonstrated
We are not afraid of The result; nor have the
Wings OF the State any reason to dread it,
What we say is thar whether there be a session
ofIhe Legislature or not next winter, will de-
pend upon the Locofocos, and depending or
them, il WiH mol take place.
We are at issue with The Locofocos, wher
they assert as consequence of these nets o
Ihors, that she law making power provided for
IN tbs present constitution will be al an enJ;'
and We do not believe that il will, at present
"devolve upon the people in the exercise o
their inherent and sovereign righs, TO frame
new Constitution, Nevertheless that will b,
the next question to be settled, and it will com,
IN such II shape as to imperousy demand from
the people. in some form or other, the expires
sion ofa decided opinion upon subject SO vas
and mOmenlOus.
In tho mean time, we say, as we have SAT-
before, to all The lovers Of peuce and order il
the Slae. that this work is in progress--the con
s.iuIion is assaiIed, aud nothing will be left un
done 10 ensure its overthrow. s,,.