The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-09-05
To the People of Ohio.

The undersigned, deeply sensible of the
dangers now hanging over our national Gov
crnmcnt, and impressed with the conviction
that they only can be avcrtcd by the united
action of the whole people, in which patriot.
ism shall take the place of party spirit, re-
spectfully and earnestly call upon all loyal
citizens of Ohio, who are in favor of the
maintenance of the Government and of the
vigorous and continued prosecution Of the
war now carried on for the suppression of
the rebellion against the Government, to
meet and appoint delegates to Union Con-
vention to be held at the city Of Columbus
on Thursday the 9th day of September next,
for the nomination of candidates for tho diff
fcrent State offices, which are to be filed at
the general election in October, to-wit; the
offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Judge of the Supreme Court, Comptroller,
Treasurer Secretary of State and one mcm-
Der of the Board of Public Works.
To save further trouble in arranging the
details of this important movement we sug-
gest that the Convention Consst of one del
cgatc for each thousand of the aggregate
vote cast in each county for Supreme Judge
ut the last election, with one additional del
egate for each surplus half of the ratio, va
rying this apportionmcnt however, SO as to
secure not less than two delegates from cV-
cry county and an even number from ALL
Under this apportionmcnt the several COup-
ties will bo entitled to delegates as follows:
Wood county is entitled to four delegates
according to this apportionmcnt.
We further suggest that the delegates DO
chosen by county conventions TO be held on
Saturday, the 3lst day of August.
FELLOW CITIZENS OF ONO: Shall the Gov
ernment be prcservedg is now the allah
sorbing question, and the only one worthy
of the consideration of the American people.
We feel that no lengthencd appeal is neceR-
sary to animate you to 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 in.
stltutions-a sense of the obligations resting
upon you as the heretofore peaceful posses
sors OF those blessings and proper regard
Tor those to whom you hope to transmit
them, will be sufficient to impel You to de-
clare, with no doubtful voice, your un-
ehangeable determination that the Govern
ment shall not be broken up.
Compared with the interests involved with
the great question, all other interests are of
but little Importance. IL the Government
which establishes and maintains social or
der is forever TO exist at the mercy of ca
price or disappointed ambition, there is but
little OF all that we now enjoy that will not
in the loss of it's stability lose its value
Shall it be said that we have neglected. or
put in peril the proper settlement of this
question by our party differences? These
are now of but little moment They are
mere shadows to allure us from the pursuit
OF the substance. Without value, nay. dis.
graceful alike to victor and vanquishcd will
be those triumps of party which are celc-
brated over the ruins OF dsmembered
Government,
To the above call are attached the names
of prominent gentlemen in different parts OF
the State, embracing many leading Demo,
Gratis and Republicans. Among the former
are the names of Hon. David Todd, of Ma
honing county, Volney G. Dorsey, of Miami
and John Brough, of Cuyahoga county,
While the Republican Union men are rep
resented by Geo. NJ. Parsons, Chairman. anl
w. T. Bascom, Secretary of the Republican
State Committee, Judges Swan and Hitch
cock, and others. This relieves the move
ment of anything of partizan charater, and
leaves it open to loyal men of all political
connections, who think more of their coun
try than they do of party