The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-05-28
To TME rEorLE or ono.
Republican State Convention,


The delegates 10 the Republican State
Convention for tie hominalion Of State
Ticket and the transaction Of such other
business As may be presented, will assem-
bic in the City Of Columbus. Ohio, on
Tuesday, the 18th day of July next,
NJ 10 O'Clock a. NJ Nominations will
Jhon be made for the following officers.
One Supreme Court Judge. Attorney
General, Member Of the Board Of Public
Works, and Comptroller. The basis Of
representation in said Convention will he
tie vote given for Governor Chase at the
last annual election. Each county will
be entitled to one delegate for every 500
votes so given, and each fraction above
hall that number will also be entitled to
a delegate.
II is recommended that the several
County Conventions for the selection Of
delegates be held at tho county seats Of
each county, on
Saturday the Sd Of July,
At two O'Clock r. NJ. Il is hoped that
each county committee will Immediately
issue the call for tic county convention,
and II the above suggestion is not adop.
ted, chat they viii make such changes Of
time and place as they see proper.
In the midst Of the great contest which
is now SO forcely waged by the slave
power Of tho Nation, aided by the Pren-
dent and his party, against free labor and
free institutions, il is perhaps needless to
remind the people Of Ohio Of the vast inn
portance aud vital character Of the issue,
and Of the Overwhelming Necessity Of
concerted aud vigorous action on the part
Of all who prefer freedom to slavery, and
free to slave labor, The desperate and
persistent attempt Of the Administration
to force upon the people Of Kansas slave
Conslitutio the frauds, forgeries, mur.
ders, and uncouuted villanies. which
have been porpotraiod and upheld, and
sustaiRcd in that territory by the present
dominant party the alarming encroach-
monls that have been made upon the
rights Of the free States by the bred Scott
deeisioni the monster error that Slavery |
is national, and extends to all the terrific
ries Of the Union, while freedom is sec
tionai, and can pever exist ia our terrific
RIGS, even if every freeman therein shall
demand il, and every Legislature enact Il,
and can only be established by positive
law, when they shall emerge from the
pupilage Of Federal Government and con.
troll, and the zoaloas support givin to
these hortsies by the President and his
party. all conspire to rouse the freemen
Of the fee North 10 a sense Of the danger
and degradation which must follow a
ame submission ~ these oudroachments.
The base and cowarlly dcsertiou Of
our equal rights which is involved in the
passage Of the English Swindle, by which
Congress declares that 10000 inhabitants
nay come into tho Union rs an equal
with Ohio, If they will adopt Slave
Constitutions while il they persist in pre-
'erring to be Free State, they shall wait
outside, and be governed by the appoint.
ses Of tho Slave Power, till they have
more than double that population admits
Of no excuse or apology. and must merit
the stern condemnation of every patriot,
aud friend Of even justice aud equal
rights The English Bin gives to the ap-
poiutoea of the President tho entire con-
troll Of the ballot boxes and all the ma.
chiuory Of the PROPOSED vote ia Kansas,
on the question Of the admission to the
Union under the infamous Leoompton
Constitution, The bitter experience Of
the past has taught TIE world that no
fraud is too monslrous. no ViIlaihy too
wicked; no corruption loo daring for the
pliaut Instruments Of dospolism. For
prosuming TO be fair Snd honest, we have
seen Heeder, and Geary, aud Walker, and
Stanton, in rapid succession behdAdod at
tho ihporiOGs cohaimSnd Of the Slave Pow.
sr, Tha, same power still controls the
destines Of the Republios with purposes
aud plans unchanged, Yet the freemen
Of Ohio are called upon to aoquiesce in a
Measure Of ibis character, and to tamely
submit to this new and bitter insult and
disgrace, Added to all these national
evls, tho legislation Of the past winter in
Ohio; the principles Of action announced,
and the acts performed. are Of such
character as to domand, as they will re.
oe'ye the condemnation Of the voters aud |
tax payers Of the State
In view of all these causes, We ask the
Creemen Of Ohio without regard to thoir
former political associations, to unite with !
us in administering su,h a stern rebuke
10 the arrogant Slave Power as the en-.
pire State Of tho fair aud great West so
Justly domauds. Let as then select our
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