Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-07-08

The delegates TO the Republican Sta ie Conven-
ton for the nomination OF State Ticket, nd the
transaction OF such other business as may be pre-
sented. Will assemble in the City OF Columbus,
Ohio. on TUESDAY, the 1871 day Of July merit. at 10
O'Clock A. NJ Nominations will then be made
Tor the following officers: One Supreme Court
Judge, Attorney-General, Member OF the Board OF
Public Works. and CONTROLLED The basis OF rep
resentation n said Convention will be the vote
given for Gov. Chnse at the last annual election.
Each county will be entitled to one delegate for
every five hundred votes SO given, and each frac
,ion above hall that number will also be entitled
TO q delegate.
lThe ratio of representation gives Belm ont
county three delegates -ED. CuRoN
IL is recommended that the several County Con-
ventions for The selection Of delegates be held al
the county seats OF each county, on Saturday, the
Sd of July, at O'Clock, P N. Ii is hoped that
each county committee will Immediately issue the
call for the county convention, and if the above
suggestion is not adopted. that they will make
such changes OF time and place es they see proper
In the midst of the great contest which is now
60 fercely waged by the Slave Power Of the Ma
ion, aided by the President and his party, against
Eree Labor and Free 1nstiIuiions, il is perhaps
needless TO remind the people OF Ohio OF the vast
importance and vital character OF the ISSUE and OF
the overwhelming necessity oi concerted and Wig
orous action on the pa OF all who prefer Free
dom to Slavery, and Free 10 Slave Labor. The
desperate and persisteni attempt Of the Admins
tration TO force upon the people OF Kansas Slave
Constitution; the frauds forger1es. murders and
uncounted vilainies which have been perpetra: :ed.
and upheld and sustained in that Territory by the
present dominant party: the alarming encroach-
ments that have been made upon the rights of the
Free States by the bred Scott decision; the mon
ster error that Slavery is national and exteuds TO
all the Territories OF :he Uuion. while Freedom is
sectional, and can nerer exist in our Territories,
even if every freeman therein shall demand it,
and every Legislature enact it, and can only be
established by positive law, when they shall
emerge from the pupilage OF Federal Government
and CONTROL and the jealous support given to these
heresies by the President and his party, all con-
spire to rouse the Freemen OF the Free North TO q
sense OF the danger and degradation which must
follow a tame submission to these encroachmenis.
The base and cowardl ly desertion Of our equal
rights which is involved in the pass1ge of the En-
glish swmdle. by which Congress declares that
foriy thousand inhabitants may come into the
Union al an equal with Ohio if they will adopt a
Slave Constitution; while If they persist in pre- fer
ring TO be Free State, they shall wait outside,
and be governed by the appointees of the Slave
Power, till they have more than double that popu-
lation, admits of no excuse or apology, and mus
merit the stern condemna on OF every pa triot and
friend of even justice and equal rights. The En-
glsh Bill. gives to the appointees of the President
the entire control q the ballot boxes and all the
machinery OF the proposed vote IN Kansas, on the
question OF the admission to the Union under the
infamous Lecompton Constitution. The bitter eX-
perience of the past has taught the world that no
fraud s too monstrous; no my too wicked; no
corruption too daring for the plant instruments oil
desPotiSm. For presuning to be ialr and honest,
we have seen keeder, and Geary, and Walker,
and Stanton, in rapid succession beheaded at the
imperious command of the Slave Power. That
same power till controls the destinies of the Re-
public, " ith purposes and plans unchanged. Yet
the FieemeR oi Ohio are called upon TO acQuiesce
in measure of this character, and TO tamely SUBJ
nit TO this new and bitter insult and disgrace
Added to all these national evils, the Legislation
OF the past winter in Ohio; the principles OF action
announced and the acIs performed, are OF such q
character to demand, as they will receive, the
condemnation of the voters and taxpayers OF the
State.
In view of all these causes. we ask the Free
Men of Ohio, without regard TO their former polii-
cal associations, TO unite with US in administering
such a stern rebuke to the arrogant Slave Power
the Empire State IF the Free and Great West
SO Justly demands. Let them select their wisest
abiest purest men, as delegates; and let the GRAM
CogNcIL OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF FREE La
BoR, on the anniversary OF the passage OF the go-
rious Ordinance of 1887, which dedicated the sol
OF Ohio. the North West, TO Freedom and Free
Institutions forever, be such a demonstration as
the cause and the times demand.
Central Executive Cem.R. w. CLARKE,
VIM DENNISON, Jr., H. W. SMITH,
LUCIAN BUTTLES, GEO H. FRY,
VIM. T. .BASCoM, JAS. S. ROBINSON,
R. N BARR, SELDEN 5. COOK,
N II. SWAYNE, 7. R STA.SLEY,
J. H. COULTER, W. w. BIERCE,
GEO. M. PARSONS. JOHN +. DEWEY,
For the State at Large. J. W. SMITH,
J. z GIDOINGS, w. R. SAPP.
CALEB B. SMITH DANL APPLEGATE
For each Cong District WIN. NJ FARRER,
ALBERT LEWIS, L. v. BIERCE,
GEO. HOADLEY, VIM. SLAOE, Jr.,
MOSES B. WALKER,CHAS. R. HUNT,
BARTON S. KYLE, E. r ECKLEY.
G. w. O'NEIL, State Central Com.
CoLuMBus, o., May II, 1858.