The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-05-11
For The Lancaster Ga.ctte.
The CONSTITUTION Of ohio,

Provides, "that after the year 1906,
"whenevertwo thirds Of the General AS.
"sembly shall think it necessary to amend
"0r change This Constitution, they shall
"recommend To the electors, at the next
"eeciiou for members to the General AS
"sembIy,tovote foror againsta convention
land, il il shall appear that a majority Of
1.-The citizens oflhe State, voting .or Rep
"resenlatives, have voted fora convention,
1.-THE General assembly shall, ,at their next
session. call o convention, to consist Of
las many members asthere be in lheGe
"eral Assembly, to be chosen in the same
"manuer. at the sume place. aud by the
same electors that chose the General
Assembly; who shall meet within three
"m0nths after the said elections. for the
"purpose of revising, amending or chang
"ng the Constitution. But no alteration
"of this Constitution shall ever take place
$50 as To introduce slavery or involuntary
"servtude."
More than two thirds Of the General
Assembly oflast winter, united in recon.
men1ipg to the electors of Ohio, at our
next annual election TO vote for or against
u Convention. The subject is thereby
before us, To be acted upon, when the
time arrives, IN that manner which shall
seem best to he enlightened wisdom OF
each voter. Is it then best fIr the cleo
tors to vote for ar against u Convenient
This is an important question --olo which
is well worthy the malurest considera-
ton of every voter. ltis much to be re-.
gretted that there is already manifest, in
different parts of the State, an inclination
to nuke this party question. 1t is not
party question and no attempt to make
il such should be tulcrated--fnr lot the
merits ofthe question bc on which side
they may. those merits are obscured, in
siead Of being ELECTED, by endeavoring
to minge them with the party feelings ol
party measures ofthe day. The proprio
ly OF re.construcling the organic Law o.
a State, is too great a question, it is toe
poteu, for good or evil, not only to the
present but to future generations. to be
judged Of rightfully upon party priuci
plies. 1t is a question rising above al
such consideralions-it invokes all the
lateut energies Of The mind. To search out
what, in tho present posture of our of
fairs, will contribute most To the future
happiness of,ho people, and to the pros
periiy the State.
Abating the presence of party spirit
the present may DO regarded as iavora'
be lime for the consideration aud decis
inH Of this question. Asa nation we are
ut peace with all the world--as n Stale
our people are prosperous aud happy
We have just passed through heate,
and excited Presidential elcction-whicl
is not again To occur r,ill this question shal
no settled. II mny DO presumed thu
under these circumstances tho question
will be as calmly, as considerably, an,
as polrolcolly considered aud acted up
cn by the electors. as il could bo at an
= future period whatever.
Having statedtho existence of,he quer
,ion. its true character aud great impol
tance. and shawn that the present is ft
4 vornble time forils consideration aud de
iermnation. ] shall in my next pape
/, discuss the question itself.
y AN ELECTOR