The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-11-22

UPPER SANDUSkY. ..
-uURsDAY. NOV. 22. 1860
Tho 1;oy,ru si'rociamniion,andP Presi.
Dental Election.
We have been amused says the Joar-
nal. at the remarks of some OF the Doug
las organs in Ohio on the subject of
Tie Governors Proclamation relative to
the Presidential election. 1t is gravely
contended by some of Them that the entire
Vote of Ohio must be thrown away be-
> cause the proclamation was not issued
b sixty days before the election. This
preposterous idea supposes that do'-
ernor, either by neglect or refusal 10 act.
has the power to deprive the people OF
j State OF all their rights in Presiden-
rs tial election. No.hing is further from
,be truth. Let US look into this subject
for a few momen,s.7 ~ rait
...s; Prior to le4e, each State. by its own
o. laws, fixed the time when they would vote
for electors for President and Vice Presi-
dent. In Ohio, the law of Feb. s., 1920
provided that the Presidential election
should be on the 6yM Hidoy preceding
The first Wtdnesday in December. l: also
provided that the Governor should give
60 days previous notice. by proclamation
b, to be inserted in one Of the newspapers
o. in each county ofthe State. e.
s'' In lS46. Congress, seeing the evils
arising from holding the elections at
different periods in different States,
f passed law that the Presidential Elec-
ton should be unform all over the Union
and fixing the Tuesday nert otter the frs
i. Monday Of Noyem6er as the day for vo,
\, ting in all the States. This substantially y
repealed all the State laws on the subject
Ut fixed the time and put it beyond the
power Of the States TO vary change it il
! any respect. The OILY legislation that
was proper, (and that was not necessary
2 was to change their laws to conform to
the laws Of Congress. This law of Con
gress merely fixed the day. without
providing for any notice. Our statute
had been permitted to stand, except the
change of the time. In lsa8, the Gov
'-.ernor Of Ohio made no proclamation
uhoterer. We suppose he regarded the
law Of Congress as avirtual repeal oI
that requiremen Mt. In 1852, the election
HofPresident came on the ed day Of No
vember. Gov. Wood issued his proclama
tion on the eth September, being 81 day:
before the election. In 1856. Gov. Chase
.oissued his proclamation On the goth
day Of Septe mber; the election was on
8 the Ath November, making 46 days no
. tice. . f~...y
Gov. Dennison considering, as we sup
pose, the law Of congress as substantial.
dispensing with the necessity Of notice
yet in Difference to tie practice Of hi
immediate predecessors. published his
proclamation on the 18th day Of Sep
being 81 days before the election, thu
giving longer notice than bis immediate
predecessor. Such are the laws regula
yaa4ing this subject, and such has been th'
practice under them. II any proclama
ton were needed it should BIZ issued by
the President of the United States, as th,
Governor is not the proper person opro
eclaim the laws Of Congress. No one ha
regarded the proclamation as in any res
hpect essential to the validity Of the elec
.tiou. Courts have uniform ly decided
that the want of notice for the election O
County Officers, &C., by Sheriffs. did no
render their election a nullity. The la,
fixes the time and manner Of their elec
tion, and it was never the intention t
give Sheriffs or Governors the power t.
disfranchise Counties or States by eithe
'aneglect, or refusal to issue their pro
sclamations. In this case the tiiue bein.
fixed by Cong ress. the people have thei
rights without any regard to State laws
or the acts Of State officials. We trus
this plain statement will quiet the sensi
tive nerves of our Democratic friends
The twenty three Electoral Votes G
Ohio will be counted for Lincoln Just a
ttey were for Cass and Pierce, and Ere
mont.