The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-08-22

This letter produced no response. The
Democratic party Convention was held
and ticket put in the field.
The following call for Union Conven-
ton was yesterday published without the
signatures, which were omitted by acci.
dent in the State Journal Office, where the
document was first printed.
TO THE PEOPLE OF OHIO.
The undersigned, deeply sensible Of the
dangers row hanging over our national
Government, and impressed with the con-
viction that they only can be averted by
The united sctiou of the whole people, in
which patriotism shall take the place of
party spirit. respectfully and earnestly
call upon all loyal citizens of Ohio, who
are 10 favor Of the maintenance Of the Co.
vernment, and of the vigorous and con,
tinue6 prosecution of the war now carried
on Tor the suppression of the rebellion
against the Government, to meet and ap.
point delegates to Union Convention to
be held at the city of Columbus on Thurs.
day the 9th day Of September next, for
the nomination of candidates for the diff.
ierent State Office which are to be filed at
the general election, in October, to wit:
The Offices Of Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Judge OF the Supreme Court, Comp
troller, Treasurer, Secretary Of State, and
one member of The Board OF Public Works.
To save further trouble in arranging
the details Of this important movement,
we suggest that the Convention consist
of one delegate for each thousand of the
aggregate vote cast in each county for
Supreme Judge at the last election, with
one additional delegate for each surplus
half of the ratio, varying this apportion,
ment however, so as 10 secure not less than
two delegates from every county and an
even number from all.
We further suggest that the delegates
be chosen by county conventions to be
held on Saturday, the 31st Of August.
FELLOW CITIZENS OF Omo:-Shall the
Government be preserved? is now tue all
absorbing question, aud the only one wor-
thy of the consideration OF the American
people. We feel that no heightened ap.
peal is necessary 10 animate you 10 the
discharge of your duty in relation to it,
We feel assured that respect for the
memory of your fathers who secured for
you the blessings of free institutions-a
sense of the obligations resting upon you
as the heretofore peaceful possessors of
those blessings, and proper regard for
those to whom you hope to transmit them,
will be sufficient to impel you to declare
with no doubtful voice, your Interchangeable
determination that the Government shall
not be broken up.
Compared with the interests involved
with the great question all other interests
are of but little Importance. If the Gov
ernment which establishes and maintains
social order is forever to exist at the mer-
cy Of caprice or disappointed ambition,
there is but little of oil that we now enjoy
that will not in the loss ofits stability lose
its value. Shall it be said that we have
neglected, or put in peril the proper set
tlement Of this question by our party diff.
ferences? These are now of but little mo-
ment. They are mere shadows to allure
us from the pursuit of the substance. -
Without value, nay, disgraceful alike to
victor and vanquished will be those tri-
umphs of party which are celebrated over
the ruins Of dismembered Government.
- IT,. IL.