Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-06-17
TO THE PEOPLE OF OHIO.
REPUBLICAN,
STATE CONVENTION

The delegates 10 the Republican State Conven-
tion for the nomination OF State Ticket, nd the
transaction oil such other business may he pre-
sented will assemble in the City OF Columbus.
Chic. on TUESDAY, The l3h day Of july neIt. at o
O'Clock A. 81 Nominations will then be made
Tor the following officers: tine Supreme Court
Judge, Attorae yUeheIal. Member OF tie Board OF
Public Works. and Controller The basis OF rep
resenIaton j n SAID Convention will be the vote
given for Gov. Chase al tile last annual election.
Zach county viii Be enIlllec To one delegate Tor
every five lIun,.red votes given, and each irac
zion above half that number viii also be entitled
to delegate.
THE raIio of representation gives Belm ont
county three delegatts - ED. CRRoy
Ii is r. con l,d that the several County Con-
ven,ions for lie selection oi delegates be held at
the county seaIs ci zach county, on SaIur lay. the
80 of July, al O'clock, L. N. II Is hoped shat
each county committee will inameciaiely issue the
cal Tor the comfy conventiJn, and If The above
suggest on is not adapted. that they Will make
such changes OF Time and place as they see proper.
In the midst OF the great contest which Is ncw
90 hercely waged by lie Slave Power oil the Ma
tion aided BY The President and his plrIy against
Free Labor and Free Institutions, i, Is perhaps
needless TO remind The people OF OHIO oi the vast
impoI tance aud vital character OF the Issue. and of
the overwiielming necessity ol concerted and Wig.
orous action on ih pa OF all VINO prefer Free
dom 10 Slavery, and Free 10 Slave Labor. The
desperate and persistent atienp; OF the Admins
uation 10 iOrce upon The people OF Kansas Slave
Constitution: the trauds, iorgs ries murders, aud
uncounted rifanes which have been perpet led.
and uphe ID and sustained III tlat Territory by the
present dominant pariy: the alarming etlcIoacl-
nlents that have been made upon The nights oi the
Free States by the bred 81 oil decision; the mon
sier error that Slavery Is HdtiOndf and exteuds 10
oil the Territories ,.he UuiOn. while Freedom is
sectiOnal, and can nerer Exist In our IL rItories,
even ii every freeman therein snail demand il,
end every Legislature enact 1t, ami can oniy be
established by positive law, when they shall
emerge from The pupiiage OF Federal Government
and CONTROL and the Jealous support given To these
heresies by the President and lis party. all con-
spire 10 rouse the treemen al le free North to a
srnse OF the danger AM degradation which must
follow a tame submission 10 these encroacments.
The base and COW ardil deseTiIon OF our equal
rights which is involved the passage of the En-
glish swindle by which Congress declares that
ioriy thousand inhahit iIits may come InIo the
Union as an equal with Ohio, If they will adopt
Slave Constitution; while ii they persist in pre- fer
ring to be Free Stale, they shiil wait outside,
and be governed by the appoiniees of the Slave
Power, tili they have more Than double that popp-
lation, admits of no excuse or al oogy, and mus
merit the stern condenna III every pa triot and
friend OF even justice and eQual rights I he In
giIsh Bill gives TO the appOintees OF the President
the entire control the ballot boxes and all the
machinery O! the proposed vote in Kansas, On the
question of The admissioI: 10 The Union under the
infamous LecomptOn Constitution. he bitter eX-
perience OF the past has taught the world that no
fraud Is too monstrous; no villa my too wicked no
corruption tVo daring tor The plant instruments OF
despotiSm FOR prcsuuilng 10 be lair and honest
we have seen heeder, aud Geary, and Walker,
and Stanton, IN rapid successl'n beheaded al the
imperious command oi lie Slave Power That
same power til controls The desIinies Of the Re-
public, ~ llh purposes aud plans unchanged Yet
the F.eemen oil Ohio called upon 10 acuuiesce
in a measure OF his character, aud To tameiy sub
init TO this new and bitter insult and disg race
Added To all these national evils, the Legislation
OF the past winter IN Uilo the principles action
announced, and tho acIs periurmed, OF such
character as 10 demand as they will receive. the
condemnation 6t the Voters and taxpayers OF the
State.
In view of allihese causes, we ask the Free
Men OF Olc, without regard Iu the ir former poIiIi
cal associations, 10 Unite with in administering
such stern rebuke 10 me arrogant Slave Power
as the Empire State The free and Grrat West
90 justly demands. Let them select their wisest,
abies. purest men, Us delegates. md let the GRAND
COUNCIL OF TIE REPREss NATIVES OF FREE La
BoR, on tie anniversary oi The passage oil the go-
rlous Ordinance OF 1901. will h dedicated the soil
OF Ohio. the North West, 10 Freedom uni Free
Institutions forever, be such demonstration as
the Cause and The times Gt mand.
Central Erecufiue ON. H. w. CLARKE,
VIM. DkNhloON, Jr-,d. W. SMITH,
LUClAN Butt Les, GEO Ii. FRY,
r RN 4 / RABR BBRScoh' Sh Shsi nFl :; ESBlSsoN' i;R
N. II. SWAlNE, T. X STANLEY,
J. Ii. COULTER, ". w. BlERCE,
GEO. NJ. PARSONS. JOHN +. DEWEY,
For the State at Large. }. y. SMITH.
]. K GlUDINGS. w. K. SAPP
CALEB b. SMITH. DAN'L APPLEGATE
For each Cong. District VIII. NJ FAKKER,
ALBERT LEWIS, L. V bIERCE,
GEO. HOADLE4, VIM. SLAUE, Jr.,
MOSES b. WALKER, ,CHAS. II. HUNT,
BARTON 5. hYLE, T.. X ECKLEY
Z. w. ONElL, STATE CeAtrdl Com.
COLUMBUS, o., May II, 1858.