The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-09-28
New Constitution.

According to law passed at the last
General Assembly, the voters of Ohio are
called upon, in one week from next Tues
day to cast their votes for, or against a
convention to revise the constitution of the
State. The Importance for revision of
the present constitution has been abbey set
fourth by the public journals Of the State,
and it now remains with you to say wheth-
er you will have new constitution, or be
governed under the no-progresslve one OF
which Ohio is now cumbereb with.
We commeud the following article, from
the "New Constitution" to every voter in
Wyandol county: remember to substitute
one week, instead of three"
To the friends of a New Constitution for Ohio.
Three weeks from Tuesday next, the frcemen
of Ohio will have to decide, at the ballot box,
whether the Constitution of the state, found by
experience to be defective and lily suited to the
wants of the people and the spirit ofthe age, shall
give place to one, better suited to a Republican
government, and which will give back to the
hands of the people, power wrongfully taken
from them.
Ifa majority of the frccmcn voting for Repre-
scntativcs dccide in accordance with the recom-
mcndation of the Legislature, to call a Conven-
ton, that body will meet next summer, and in
session of two weeks can, and we doubt not, will
rive to the people of Ohio, the best Constitution
of any state in the Union, for the members will
have before them the Constitutions of the differ
cnt states, and without introducing single fea-
turc which has not been tried and found to work
well, they can give us such Constitution as we
remarked last week. as will be the model Consti-
tuition of the model Republic of the age
70 enable the people to obtain this blessing, the
fienlso Constitutional reform must bcstr them
selves, and insists upon every voter casting his
ballot for or against the calling of Convention,
and, above all things they must bear in mind the
fact that, under the peculiar reading of the Con-
stitution, every vote put into the ballot box, not
having the words, written or printed upon It,
''for Il Convention" will be taken and counted
as against that measure The opponents of Re-
from knowing this fact, will make secret yet
united effort, to get as many reformers as possi-
bic, to forego the privilege of voting on this ques-
ton, in order that their votes may be counted
against it, and thus by silent vote, negative the
calling of Convention to remodel the Consitu'
ton of the state.
These facts should be impressed upon the mind
of every voter, that all may understand the facts
for without this being done, through large ma
jority of those who vote on this question may
vote in favor of Convention, yet still those vo'
ting against the Convention, and those refusing
or ncgecting to vote on the question at all, may
outnumbcr the friends of Reform, and thus the
calling of Convention be defeated.
The opponents of Constitutional Reform ii
Ohio have not resortcd to discussion to make con.
verts, because they know, and feel, that the ar
gufncnt agHinst thcm,-that, no matter how
ablo in debate they may be, on this question the,
cannot hope for success And why? Becaus
experiences can be cited to show the errors of tn
present fundamental law of Ohio, and the expe
rience of other states can be cited to show thu
every reform sought to be cngrafted in the ney
Constitution, has worked well, and been protec
tive of the interests of the laborng man. The
see and feel that the vantage ground is not o.
their side and hence they seek, by covert means
to do that which they, by their silence, acknowl
edge is best for the state. Those most activ
against the change, will, on examination be foun
to consist Of officers elected by the Legislature
and appointed by the courts, and having lonI
terms to serve, and who fear to trust their futur
chances ofsucccss in the hands of the people,
Another class of men, more honest than the elias
we have named, are too conservative in thci
feeling TO willingly go for any change. The,
are clog in the wheels of progress, us they are
clog on the prosperity of the county or town il
which tn y lived, and are ever found opposed I'M
provcmcnts, because their fathers had them not
Such men, if it were not for the ridiculc tha
would attach to them, would even now, use thu
old fashioned wooden plough, rather than thos
of more modern date, and would thrash his grail
, with the fail or tread it out with horses, ant
clean it with sheet, rather than use tee thresh
ing machine and tanning mill, because, forsooth
they like not nnavation.
Both the classes we nave described, ncc
4 watching, and the trickery by which they vii
endcavor TO defeat the calling of Convention
0 should be exposed. Let all understand that eve
ry vote not given in favor Of the calling of Con
Q vention, is avote against it, and the Conventio
!, will be carried by a large majority.
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