The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-07-06
Democratic State Convention.

Democratic State Convention.
At a meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee. held in Columbus on
Wednesday, the 2sd day of June. 1855. it
was
Rssolped, That the Chairman and Secre,
tary give notice that a Convention of the
Delegates from the various counties of
Ohio. will be held in the city Of Columbus
ON Wednesday, the cath day August next
for the purpose of nominating candidate 10
be supported by the Democracy Of Ohio
for the Office OF State Commissioner of Com
mon Schools.
In pursuance of the above resolution, the
undersigned respectfully invite the attention
Of the Democracy of the several counties
Of the State to the necessity of taking the re-
quislte steps for insuring full and faithful
representation of their wishes at the Con-
vention of tho 25th of August, The object
of the assemblage is one of high Importance
and the responsibility OF discharging the
duty which will devolve upon the Conven-
ton, should not be left to Delegates from a
portion of the counties of the State, hut
should be shared alike by all. 1t is hoped
therefore, that no section oi Ohio will be left
unrepreSented.
Wills: no Office in the State gives to its
occupant more wide spread authority ard
power than that of State Commissioner Of
Common Schools none demands a great
er degree ofenlighened patriotism, and pu-
lity oil action and purpose. To be skilled
in the arduous duties of the school room, is
not sufficient qualification for the intelli-
gent discharge OF the duties Of an office
which takes within its scope the whole terri.
tory of the State. and demands compre-
hensive acq ACQUAINTANCE with lis entire domest-
ic and financial policy, That the Demo-
cratic party contains many gentlemen fully
qualified to fill the position with eminent "a
bllity, and put the law into successful and
satisfactory operation, is a fact which re-
quires no Argument to demonstrate. Let
the Democracy of Ohio, therefore, assemble
in convention, and by nominating an indi-
yidual to whom the duty of administering
the school law may be safely con6ded, car
ry forward the great State educational en-
terprse for whica they have long contend
ed. Let them not forget that educational
reform is a work of their own,
The call of constitutional convention to
remodel the fundamental law of the State
and engrafL upon it a more enlarged sys-
tenn of common schools, was long and per-
sistingly advocated by the Democracy; and
after many years of successful Wing resist
ance, was finally submitted 10 the test OF
the baliot-box The call of the convention
was approved by direct vote of the peo'
pie in defance of labored Wing oppos-
ton. The convention thus called and con.
tanning large majority of Democrat,
members. provided that ga thorough anl
efficient system of common schools throG-
ghout Ohio should henceforth be part OF
the established policy of the State The
new constitution embodying this wisa pro-
vision, was submitted for ratification, and a.
gain called up the tiercest Wing opposition
but was triumphantly sustained by the peo-
ple 4 Legislature, with a majority OF
democratic members, was subsequently cho-
sen to carry the constitutional provisions in
to effect, and the result of their labors is to
be found in the beneficent system OF State
Common Schools now presented to the peo-
pie. which from time to time can receive
such amendment as shall be suggested by
experience and observation.
Having thus succeeded in engraftiug up
on the Consultation SO through and efficient
system of Common Scools,' as part of the
fixed policy OF the State, and having subse-
quently placed on the Statute book compre-
hensive plan for carrying that system into
speedy effect, it is not to be presumed that
the Democracy of Ohio, are willing now to
stand aside and leave the selection of a
State Commissioner to their opponents. On
the contrary, every consideration of sound
policy requires them to stand watchfulIy
over the great interest they have thus far
successfully nourished, and view with iaal-
ously every attempt whether covert or open
by which the common school interest Of the
State may be placed under the influence or
control of the nominee of party ever ready
to neglect the welfare of the masses in their
desire to aggrandize the few. 1t in earn
estly hoped, therefore that the Convention
OF the Gath of August will be fully attended
and that no county will suffer itself to be
unrepresented.
w, D. MORGAN, Chairman.
JAS. H. SMITH, Secretary.