The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-22

lHneu ~ ne, III l1e HfSl instance, u reluShI
on the part of the Democratic candidates
who shall receive majority of the votes
cast in the several counties and districts,
to take upon themselves the obligations
of Senators and Representives under a
fraudulent and nugatory enactment for
their election.
"In the second Instance, and as the law
making power provided for in the pres
ent Constitution will be at an end, for the
want of constitutional Legislature, it
will devolve on the people in the exer-
else oflheir inherent and sovereign rights
10 frame new constitution wherein their
own peculiar interests may be more eff
iectually protected than they have hith-
erto been, Thus, from temporary in.
convenience, resulting from wanton
abuse of power on the part of whig Leg
lislators, a mighty mass of two million of
souls shall inherit a charter of freedom in
consonance with the spirit and improve
ment of the age, without the least eXer-
tion of physical force.
"ResOiccd, 4th. That if the Governor
shall neglect or refuse to discharge his
constitutional duty, and convene the
Legislature for the purpose of passing
an apporlionment law, as aforesaid then
and in that event, it will be expedient
for state convention TO reossemble at
Columbus, on the first Monday in De.
cember next, 10 devise the necessary
measures for securing the action of the
whole people on the subject of new
Constitution.
ResO'red, 5th, That in view of the mo,
mentOus crisis now existing, we deem it
important that the people have the bene-
fit of a standing COMMITTEES OF Public
SAFETY to consist of twenty-oue mem
bers, chosen by this Convention, from the
respective Congressional Districts: said
committee to organize Immediately, and
to meet hereafter at such times and places
as their Chairman shall designate, TO con-
fer for the public good
"Resolced, 9th. That the manly and
patriotic firmness of the fifteen Sen
ators who retired from the Senate Cham.
Der at the late session of the Legislature,
with view to prevent an overthrow of
our constitutional liberties by fraudu-
uent and Unconstitutional system Of rep
rcsen,a,inn has en,;,jed ,hoSe oA;cors -
the prati,ude Of IN, democratic nor,v"
These resolutions meet the crisis. fair
y aud fully, The men who passed them
have no concealmcrt of purnose ,o maLe
boldly and Cearlcsslv ,hev have ,browu
,he;r h.n,,o - ,L ,,,;i. ,;L ~ :.
chart of nrinc;,Jos en- ,L,;,,I, ;,so,;h1 i
thereon iba, he Who runs n,,y rooJ an,l
Inc WIN roads NAV ,,ders,,,j
w;,h;n ,bo lys, ,on uonr, :, III
n.r,s nr ,hn ITn;on ,bo stro,oo anan,aI,.
has freouen,ly ho.n ,,,ose,,nJ nf ,lo,,,
ocrat;c Govsrnnrs Ln;nn oIno,nl h, Joo;
ded maiori,ies ,yl,ile tbe1eoisIo,ive no,,
ar has nae, lorooly u,bir 0TL;, ,y,s.,h,
case at The las, aIsc,;on IN NJ Tarsn,
MARYLAND Gen,io o.J il o,hnr S,o,os.
on1 IL overv S,o,o ,,be,o ,l;s oro,nol,,
has bonneneJ tbe S,a,e was 1;s,r;c,nJ
for legislative nnrrosas Nv nnocyn,nlons
whic nor,;s,ns. o,J On Jis,rio,aI ,no NC
IN ncrretuotc nower in ,Lc;r bonJ, y
These facts known onI tokrn in courcc.
lion w;ih ,be ho,J onJ nnhin~h;rr nyn,r
Al made before the ,nee,ina Of 1be las,
Leoisl0,nrc hv q leaJina who n,ner
In,inteI IN the r3un,y Of Clinton ,hptrbe
S,a,e should ba So 1is,rir,o1 nc IN INV
CONTINGENCY ,o leepi, out or tho honJs
of tbe Jamocra,ic nortv rnr,;cnl,rIv
when the Stale wos 10 he p. .Jis,,ic,ei
copsed monv ,o fear thar the same boIJ
and npscrnuln,s oome nlovad oT w;,b
s;uorol succass IN o,bar S,,,as ,vonId be
atlemp,ed in Ohio Sc s,rono and well
found ed was this belief thottbe Govern
or of tbe Store IN his animal messoro
,yarrcd the T.oc;ylo,rre ,bo, m r;obt wos
odearer 70 rreamar than equal ran,s.
sentarion." and he asked The noioritv of
l,b,thodv rs c,'.,,n,aa, ,,l;s,G,nJonon,,,,r,s,
w;tb all ,b,, sniri, nf JeGhara,;on| oon.
dor ond Grmnass ,owarJs al norios and
everv d;s,r;c, oc ,be S,o,e wb;ch i,s Jnl
;cocy ond nro,,ar no,f;,rr,,,co ,1omonJs y
HeeJless If his yorning ,he maiori.
tv in rho I,st Ior;slo,nro ,v.nt ;n,o nm
ar[uall, naI;,;oaI an.nr,;onSan, TLa
;nin, saIoot onr,,,;,,drnt ,ho, rn,,,,r,oI ,ho
Hin IN Tho ronort ,hot accomnan;ed !, os
vii he seer bv reG.renc, 10 narss &c
and ~ or tho GnnenJ;v ~. ,he Ssnate
Tnurn,I ,rscnsseJ ,be o,os,;onnt onnor,