The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-16

the reckless and unustabe course pursued by the whi
majority OF the Ohio legislature in relation to the bill
providing new apporonment of senators and represent
alves among the several counties Of that State 1t vii
be remembered that after the democratic senators had LEI
their seats, and there constitutional quorum pres
ent, message from the House of Representatives
received by the presiding officer of the Senate, if thai
body were still in session. and his signature thereupor
affixed to the BILL though it had been amended in tn,
| House
As we understand the facts. the democrats of Ohio
contend that the provisions of the bill were in hemsevet
unconstitutional that the Senate not being in legal
sion Tor want OF quorum, could in no way act upon
the bill amended by the House, receive message
from the House, giving information that that body hac
receded from its amendments that the President OF
the Senate also, could not constutionally sign tht
BILL except in actual session of the Senate; and that up
all these grounds, the law claimed to be pass
ed by the wings is entirely invalid
We publish below the resolutions of the Democratic
State Convention of Ohio called to take upon
the subject in behalf OF the democracy of that State
''The resolutions (says the Ohio statesman, from which
we copy them) have been well digested-sre bold
in one and under that chart of principles guide
them IN the coming campaign the democracy will rail-,
and fight the battle to the State from anarchy
misrue, caused by the mad attempts OF minority, with
out law, without reason and in defiance of the constu-
ton and Of the whole basis of free government grasp
with patricdal hands the law-making power of the
State government
The resolutions, after discussion, and after attempts
TO amend them, passed with perfect hurricane of APP
pause from the noble band of resoue patriots who
up to the capital, at this busy to protect theiI
rights and the rights of the whole soued democracy they
so ably represent.
"We have neither time room, now, TO speak Of the
resolutions in fitting terms They provide for the crisis
and when carried out, they will right the wrongs attempt
ed to be inflicted upon the people by the perued yrants
! of whigery.
"The responsibility of the future is now thrown upon
the whg State officials If they persist in their attempt
to force law, never passed by the forms of legislation
upon the people, let them abide the consequences The
whole object of the democratic party preserve the
State from the degrading position OF legislatng in future
without legal General Assembly
1.-The convention, after resolving their solemn convic
tons that law exists whereby another legislature can
be legally and constitutionay elected, have present
ed, thus early in the campaign, the ultimatum of the
results that must follow persistence in the attempt to
force tn-pan scheme of apportonment upon the
people of Ohio.
"The convention neither minced the matter, nor went
behind the bush that the governor and his advisers
might hereafter say Why if we had known your deter
mnaton, we might have taken means to avoid it,
"No disguised course was, therefore, adopted on the
OCCASION though, of course on such occasions many diff
ferences of opinion must necessarily exist on collateral
questions These to be looked for, they were OK
pected and they necessary to full and thorough
discussion, which every point received from the abe.
debaters Of the State. and equal to any others in any
State
SIN the language of able contemporary of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, those questions being discussed and
decision made, they matters of the past, while
the future is demanding services Not being men,
Der of the convention, could not participate in the
Deliberations but after the UNANIMOUS expressonunan.
imous without doubt expressed the subject of
the utter unconstutionality of the apporonment bill
(called aw)te course to be pursued of deep
convcton-that of preparing the many TO right the hor
rid wrongs in the only manner left them"
The following the resolutions, as reported by the
committee and adopted by the convention:
l. Resolved That there is now in existence in Ohio no
law by of which the State legislature be formed
RESOLVED, That evils likely to be enaied noon the
people by reason of the imPovden' course pursued by the
ii the executive will the prerogatve vested
in him by the constitution, and convene The Legislature for
the purpose of enacng the requisite law for the apporon
of and representatives among the
counties of the State and that, peaceovng citizens
the State, respectfully call upon him to discharge this
duty.
g. Resolved, That if the legislature be not thus called
together by the governor, will become ssary
the democratic of Ohio, of protection
Tuesday in October in all their force and their
ages Tor democratic candidates for the Senate and House
of Representatives, under the wing apporonment scheme
with view to Interior for the preservation OF
their Just political rights These measures may be defined
be, the first instance, refusal the part dem
ocrac candidates who shall receive majority of the
the several counties and districts upon
themselves the obligations and Representatives
under fraudulent and nusatory enactment for their
election.
In the second instance, and the lawmaking power
provided for in the present constitution will be end
for the of constitutional legislature, it will devoIve
the people, in the exercise of their inherent and
ereign rights, to frame constitution, wherein their
peculiar interests may be etectualy
than they have hitherto been Thus from porary in
convenience, resulting from abuse of power on
the part of wing legislators mighty mass of two millions
of souls shall inherit charter OF freedom in consonance
least exertion Of physical force
Resolved, That if the governor shall neglect refuse
discharge his constitutional duty and the egs
ature for the purpose of passing apportonmen law,
aforesaid then, and in that event, will be expeden
State reassemble Columbus the first
Monday in December next devise the ry
securing the action of the whole people the sub
ject of constitution.
5. Resoircd, That in view Of the momentous crisis
existing, deem it important that the people the
benefit OF standing committee OF public safety consist
twenty members, chosen by this convention from the
spective congressional districts; said committee
ganze Immediately and to meet hereafter such times
and places their chairman shall designate,
the Dub