Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-06-02
REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION.
boston, April, 1858.

The State Central Committee at ColumLu have
issued the following call for a State Convention:
THIRTEENTH OE july PEOPLES STATE
CONVENTION.
To lie Friends Of Freedom in Ohio:
At n meeting of the Republican State Central
Committee, appointed by the Anti-Nebraska Con-
vention which assembled in Columbus on tho 18Th
of July, 1854, it was resolved, in compliance with
the public voice, that a Republican State Convent
ton, to be composed of Delegates chosen by the
independent Anti-Netraska voters of Ohio, who
participated in the glorious triumph of last year;
and such others as may sympathize with them, be
called to meet in the city Of Columbus, on Friday
the 18th Of July, 1855, for the PURPOSE of nomina:
ting candidates for the following Offices, to wit
Lieutenant Governor, Auditor Of State,
Treasurer Of State, Secretary of State, Attorney
General, Member Of the Board of Public Works.
and two Judges of the Supreme Court.
In compliance with the usual rule of representa-
ton adopted in State Conventions, it was resolved
that the ratio Of representation in the CohFetitloi
to assemble on the 18th OF July next, should be ono
Delegate for every five hundred votes cast in each
county at the last election for j udge of the Supreme
Court, and also one additional Delegate for every
fractional vote SO cast exceeding nine hundred and
fifty.*
It is recommended by tho Committee, that the
Republican Friends of Freedom in each county
meet at the usual plree of holding County Conven-
tons, on Saturday the It'll of July, for the purpose
of choosing delegates, according to the above ap-
p~ortionment, to represent them in the State Con-
vention to be acid on the 18th.
When it is considered that, in addition to The
officers for the Executive Departments of the State
Government, there is to ee chosen a General As
sembly. on which will devolve the duty Of selecting
a U. S. Senator ia fill the place of Hon B.. +. Waldo
whose term expires in 81, and before which will
come many measures of Reform in the domestic
policy Of our State, the Importance of the approach
ing election, will be comprehended by our rejecting
fellow-citizens
If the outrage upon the rights of the FREQ Statos
by the repeal of the Missouri restriction, made it q
duty last year to bury all minor differences in d
united egort to arrest the progress of tie Slave
power, how much stronger has that duty becoa
by the more recent exhibition of fraud and rio-
lence at the Kansas elections, and the denial Of the
rights Of citizenship and the possession of proper
ty to free citizens of Missouri and Kansas Thb
day of compromises" has gone by. We therefors
appeal to our fellow-citizeas to be active and vish
liant. Send up a delegation to the Is of July.
Convention like that which assembled last year
impressed with the ."asEnitude of their missions
representing the dignity of tic State and the win
of their constituents, and assuredly SUCCESS wiz
again crown our united efforts.
By order Of the Committee.
A. p. STONE. Chairman.
L.. G! wy SLyKE, Secretary.
#For lack of room we omit the specified number