The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-05-19
The Revolutionary Convention.

| The Revolutionary convention.
This Convention met, on Wednesday last. nt
Columbus and was duly organized by the appoint
ment of RuFUs p. SPAULDISG, OF Summit county,
as President, twenty Vice Presidents and FIVE Sc
cretaries. About 60 counties were represented
and the whole number in attendance wns 2l5-a
powerful army to revolutionize the State.
The following were the delegates rom this
county: II. c. Whitman, d. A. Robertson, ]. c.
Rainey John Swazie Daniel Fuller, Abraham
Shelter, Peter Hays, w. R. Rankin, Alfred Me-
Weigh, William Martin, Jacob Sites, c Ressler, R.
D. Sutphen, H. H.. Robinson Jeremiah Ricketts,,
Jesse Middleton, Samuel Ressler, Samuel Ewing,
C. Baker. John CLANCY and David Lyle
Our readers will remember these names as the
list will be OF use for future reference.
The Committee appointed to adopt resolutions
were out a long time and did not report until u
O'Clock on Thursday. In the mean time speeches
were made; among the speakers we notice MesSrs.
Rankin and Robinson of this pace-the latter not
exactly making speech, but reading an article
from the State yournaLthe only truthful remarks,
we imagine, ever coming from his lips in Loco
| fOco Convention.
After the report, long debate sprung up on
the third resolution between Messrs Whitman of
this county, and Shearer of Ross-he latter gen.
eman being in favor of striking out all that por-
ton of the resolution squirting at "ulterior meas
ures."
Wecopy the remainder ofthe proceedings from
the Ohio Statesman, together with the resolutions:
Mr.. Disney, from the committee on
resolutions, stated that the committee
were now ready to report. In commit
tee they had given TO various PROPOSE
tions which came before them, long and
serious consideration. The freedom of
debate had been exercised, and each
proposition scrutinized with care and at
tenlion; and although differences on mi
nor points existed, yet every proposition
now submitted, had passed the commit
tee by clear aud decided majorities.
The report of the committee he would
now submit:
ResOlOcd, lst 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.
Resolved, I'd. That the evils, likely to
be entailed upon the people by reason of
the improvident course pursued by the
Wing majority in the last General AS
sembly, may still bo avered, if the Ex-
ecutive will exercise the prerogative ves
ted in him by the Constitution, and con-
vene the Legislature for the purpose of
enacting the requisite law, for the ap-
porlionment of Senators and Represen-
tatives among the several counties of the
State; and that as peace. loving citizens of
the State, we respectfully call upon him
to discharge this duty.
| Res0lUed, Sd. That if the Legislature
be not thus called together by the Gov
ernor, it will become necessary for the
Democratic voters of Ohio, as meas
: ure of protection and self defence, to APP
pear at the polls on the second Tuesday
in October, in all their force; and cast
their snffiages for Democratic candidates
for the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, under the Wing apportionment
scheme, with view to ulterior measures
for the preservation of their just polite
al rghtS-The measures may be defined
to be, in the first instance. a refusal 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 Representatives under a
fraudulent and nugatory enactment for
their election.
In the second instance, and as the law
making power provided for in the present
Constitution will bo at an end, for the
want of a constitutional Legislature it
. will devolve on the people in the exer.
else of their inherent and sovereign rights
TO frame new constitution wherein their
own peculiar interests may be more ef-
fectually protected than they have hith.
erto been. Thus. from temporary in
convenience. resulting from wanton a
buse of power on the part of Wing Leg
isator, mighty mass of two millions of
souls shall inherit charter of freedom
in consonance with the spirit and i'm
provement of the age, without the least
; exerton of physical force.
Resolued, 4th. That if the Governor
shall neglect or refuse to discharge his
. constitutional duty, and convene the Le-
I gislature for the purpose of passing an
= apporlionment law. as aforesaid, then,
and in that event, it will be expedient for
State Convention to re- assemble at Co
lumbus, on the first Monday in Decem.
Der next, to devise the necessary meas
ures for securing the action of the whole
people on the subject of new Constitu.
tion
r Resolred, 9th. That in view of the
i nom entous crisis now existing, we deem
it important that the people have the
benefit ofa standing COMMITTEE OF Pun
o Lie SAFETY, to consist of twenty-one
e members, chosen by this Convention from
+ the respective Congressional Districts
said committee to organize Immediately
and To meet hereafter at such times and
T. places as their Chairman shall designate
II to confer for the public good.
Resolued, 9th. That the manly and pat
: riotic 6rmness of the fifteen Senators who
retired from the Senate Chamber at the
last session of the Legislature, with q
q view to prevent an overthrow of our con
at,tniional Ehar,;aa hv fro ndulant md