The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-01-04
Wednesday, January a 1854.
What should be dome :

The State Central Committee are out with
another circular to the Free Democracy, recon-
mending "plan of operations"
The Committee recommend in The irst place
that the Legislature and Congress be memorial
ized on the subject of slavery 10 which there can
bs objection.
10 the second place the Committee recommend
that Independent Democratic Associations be
formed 10 each County, Township and District.
Any movement founded in wis ion,, and with
Just and clear appreciation of existing facts, and
hence calculated 10 advance our cause, ought to
meet, and will meet with ready response. But |
how is it with this suggestion of the Committee |
What is the state of the public mind What are |
the signs of the timesl Can any close. strictly |
party movement. either locally or generally, at this
moment result in good These are grave ques
tions to be fully considered and carefully answered.
Discerning men everywhere, anticipate new
political movement, patty organization.
which shall attract to itself from all parties and
embody. the liberal progi essive elements of the
country. Such an embodiment is desirable. To
it, and to remove every obstacle calculated
to retard it, would seem to be the part of wisdom.
The State Committee, with zeal more urgent
than discreet, perhaps. contemplated calling an
early State Convention. In this, they receive bn,
little countenance from the press, and much oppo-
stion Fl ON indisiduas--and the project was abau-
doned. This project of the Committee was op-
posed because greater aud more formidable move
ment was thought to be aeen in the future. which
State, Party Convention would embarrass. The
same objection, and for the same reason, lies, in
our judgement. to this last recommendation of The
Committee. The course suggested cannot, in the
nature of things, combine all the liberal elements.
No mere party move ment should be made, either
locally or generally, at present. Farther develop
ments, in Congress, and throughout the country,
should be patiently awaited. The first movement
that should be made, should be general {not a
party,) State Convention, composed of liberal and
progressive of all parties, similar to the Peo-
pIe's State Convention, which convened in Coum-
bus, in June, 1s4s. This Convention should be
for frank and manly consultation. If a plan of
| uniting all such men can be devised, wel if not,
every man can, as before, stand by his guns.
But, with the right spirit predominant much can
| be done, and formidable and powerful movement
put in operation, for The Advancement of liberal
principles for the Decentralization of slavery, and
for the naturalization of freedom.
We have reason to expect from what we have
seen in their columns, that the Western Reserve
Transcript, the Buckeye State. the Medina Ga
zette (ate Medina Whigj. the Toledo Blade. the
Summit Beacon. and many other able and infu-
entail Journals, would countenance project for
general and frateEpal consultation, while hosts o.
their patrons would do the same. But strict
partisan naouen,ent, like that recommended by the
Committee, would be calculated to repel, rather
than to draw tn Sc lbsraly inclined But pro-
gressive elements must, inevitably, come together
| The onward progress of events will work out new
political combinatons-an in all this, the advance
of our principles is to be greatly accelerated
God bless the instrumentalty, whatever it may be,
| which shall give them advancement. For these,
and many other weighty reasons which might be
adduced, we are in favor of recommending to our
friends to patiently await further developments,
and to hold ourselves in readiness to seize upon
the favorable moment to combine increased. and
we hope irresistible strength iu behalf of those
great, patriotic, democratic principles, which lie at
the foundation of our movement. hJ7cribie .fo7
principle-to'efant as to modes, forms and names
The Committee, last proposition ask that
four thousana dollars be paced in their hands, to
enable them TO carry out their plans. This strikes
uz as decidedly impracticabie, and what they will
be little likely to realize. If. contrary to our ex
pectatons they receive the amount, we doubt not
they will eudeavor, according to their judgement
to expend it judicousIy, but we regret to be obliged
to say that in the present posture of aft irs they
cannot, probably, look to Portage County for any
part of the sum. Wh-n the time for decisive, en-
Ightened action comes, Portege County will moi
be backward