Daily gazette and comet., 1860-11-23
Proclamation or the Geverner.

ed Of for The Convention which will
be ordered with all convenient des-
patch. and doubtless without the
delay of submitting the question to
The people. of "Conventiun or no
Convention The members of The
present Legislature, were elected ri
time. when there was n (cempsr-
stively speshing) quiet time and
such as respect the opinion Of their
constituents, will find themselves
IN extraordinary session. 10 consi-
det question not contemplated,
At the period Of their election. and
they will feel much efsmpsd and
embarrassed In theft new situation.
This embarrassment. will be coun-
tefpoised by the confidence, others
feel in their ability ss well M pow
OF 10 10 whatever they may deem
~ aud proper 10 be done. These,
with tbeif ovet weaving confidence
IN themselves, will drag along with
them. the timid and sctupulpus and
we may look Upon convention, as
a flsed fact. The question which
will Immediately arise with the
people. will he this "sball The Con
sentien be II the new shoul cock
ade stamp OF shall II he from the
other eide Of HE house r. Doubt.
less IL will serve the purpose for
which the Convention will meet u.
", very speedily Verify we have
fallen upon All evil time, in which
the eagerness for a fray. has run on
with the sober reason. aud sound
judgment, Of some Of our friends.
n IN the habit Of predicting. We
might say. that Il will return again,
when the hour for ito action is pas
sed Iotevef The hour may have
come which demands preparation
for an emergency that may possibly
arise. but we contend that IL is not
40 urgent and pressing. as to re-
auife an extraordinary session, al
the very door Of a regular session,
when al best. only fifteen or twen.
ty days will be gained, and they
falling in the Christmas time and
new years week hence we cannot
regard the call In any other light
than for the comfort Il will give
revolutionists At home. and seees.
sionists abroad. More than tbis I.
we cannot conceive tha tthe measure
meets with the appreciation Of the
quiet, upobtrusive and peaeeable
views Of our fellow citizens The State
Constitution has no provision in It
for such an emergency hence n
convention will be outside the har.
mesa Of the law, and the State in re.
volution. Important eras in the
past, and stirring times to try mems
souls. all melt away into compare.
tive insigniIieance, before the pre-.
sent hour. The people will be cal.
led on suddenly, to do, what re.
quires the calm, quiet, patriotic
band Of statesmen. to consider
We have yet to ace how they will
aoquit Themselves. The Governor
says, in way Of reason for what he
does.
"Asp WHEREAS, Home Of our sister
etates, asgtieved like outs. are preparing
measures Tor their future security and for
the safety Of their institutions aud their
people, aud both patriotism aud the me-
cessity Of self preservation requires us 10
deliberate upen our own course Of action !"
How aggrievedH by the election
Of a sectional candidate to the Presi.
deneyH Has be not been elected un-
der the Constitution aud the laws 7
Ia he been inaugurated--tskcn the
oath and attempted to violate il II
80, this would constitute a grievance
indeed, that would not escape the at.