The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-17
Mr.. Viu,on repIied:

and must especially for the gratifying
sentiments expressed on your behalf by
my friend, t(ien. Goddard.) whom you
have deputed to address me.
ln passing through your city on my way
To the Eastern States. was yesterday
informed that The Wing Convention. then
assembled at Colnmbs. had nominated me
f'T lbe,nfFice ii Governor Of Ohio. This
inominstinn. coming fr0m 50 distinguish
an asse mblage. could not be otherwise
than gratifying to me. and the more so as
it was unsolicited aUd unexpected by me.
| have nat yet been officially notified Of
the nomination, but have M doubt notice
"f il will be communicated TO me- in due
time and ia al appropriate manner. For
this reason. when heard you were com
ing to pay your respects. | doubted in my
own mind whether. in advance Of such
notice. it would DO proper fr me To do
more than simply return you my thsuks
for your kindness; but The speech that
has just been made sn your behalf rend-
ers il impossible for me pot To say snme-
thing more in reply. II offers fitting
nccasnn 10 say one or two things that it
may he we'll enough to make known. One
and which am sure will be gratifying
t" the people Of Obio) is. that having been
for many years Representative ip Con
gress from this State, | take il for grant
ed they are not ignursnt of my political
I .hol st.ar.E.ra
this canvass call them from their 6resides
and business. aud cnngregate them 10
gether to listen to addresses from me,
unless some great necessity for il shall ar
rise frnm some cause not now fnreseen.
You have been pleased to say that The
county of Muskingum gare large ma
iprlty against the New C.'nsiltuiinn. aud.
that if she may be said To lie the last u
give her assent 10 that instrument. she
~ill be the FIRST in ready and Cheerful
lnbedience 10 its requirements. This
gentlemen. is precisely the language
expected To hear here in the large aDC
respectable county Of Muskingum. which
from the earliest infancy of the State
DOWN 10 the present time. has always ex
e,ted leading and salutory influences
upon our public policy Like many "I
lynu. Il too doubted whether. on the whole
the new Constitution would be found "a
be an improvement on the old. and. ~
der the influence of that doubt. | cast
my vote against its adoption. When the
Convention that framed this instrument
was in session, my whole time was So
much occupied in the discharge of lndls,
pensable public duties as To leave me nc
leisure to read TIE debates of the Con
ventiun aud learn the views of tliat body
When, however. they presented that in
SIT ument to the peuple for their consider
alton. having time then to devote To the
subject. fel, 1t to be duty that |, IL
1cpmmOn with all others. owed to myself
To the community. and To those who shaI
come after US. to carefully, impariially
and honestly, studily aud compare its pro
visions with the old Constitution. coult
not. however. conceal fIOm myself th'
fact, that | felt for the old Constitution
something ofthat affection and sentlmen
which hover around an Old and Venerabl
family mansion could not forget that a
;, State we had at the beginning starte
nut with our political existence under 1t
:, at we had always lived underils prnte'
>, tiun-lhat our children had been bora X NJ
tured up in it-thar from a small begir
ming we have grown up under / to be or
# ot the greatest most prosperous, aud p"'
:. erful communities Of this great republ
~ 81 much SO. that everywhere. all 4
9 world over, wherever the State of Oh
is known. il is pointed /" and admlit'
'. To be the first and brightes example
unparalleled public and private pr"sperit
y end that, So far from failing 10 perform
! accustomed functions. and checking OF
r. onward career, we were never in hig
er and PALMER state Of prosperity an
advancement than at present.
d Time had indeed renderd some repai
5. TO Unnecessary; but with some slight e.
,. ceptions, the old timbers aud frame wnl
e were as sound as ever. | did not thu
it was wise 10 abandon the comfnrta5
Is fireside of the old mansion and mo-
n lntn this new political habitatinn. wit
ic out certainty that we should bett
81 oul condition. This question. howeve
!. has been fully and fairly considered
i. the whole household and they have d
1t cided to move. As private citizen,
s. all go dyer into thu new hapitation, wi
a cheerfulness aud cnntentment, and sht
Is indulge in no fretfulness or pevishness b
Df cause my voice was I'VE ruled in this far
=; IiIy matter. The expediency Of adoI
10 ing the new Constitution is no longer
4. open question. We are past its consi
st alton. his now the Constitution nf ,
} Sra,e. and as such binding on US all.
: sincerely hope it will dsappoint the fe
to Of all who doubted the policy of its adj
te ton. aud impart new aud decided
IN pulse TO the high career Of our prospect
lie Il is now the common property of
ly for good or for evil. Aud being the hi
o es, law Of the State. if by your votes {
ut the votes Of the people | shall be ele
te ted To the place Of their chief magisira
US | here declare that among the thousaI
Z. who gave their support To the new GO
IN s,itution there is no one of them who sil
!" be fund more ANXIOUS. willing and rea
|. than myself honestly to do all in my po
:; er 10 put into the fullest aud most bel
" Hcial operation. according to the tr
as, spirit and design OF the instrument re
il. You are correct in saying The first te
M of the chief magistrate, under the ~