Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-09-13
The UniontR state Convention.

The Union Convention which met at
Cslumbus on I'll ursday last, was the
srandest gathering of the patriotism of
the State ever assembled as a Delegate
body. Itreprescntcd most emphatically
the true fnicrfd; of tie Constitution and
Union, regardless of past political differ
ences: The spirit Of the Convention
was most, admirable. The enthusiasm
was, unboundsd. 3. The purpose TO sweep
the State WAS fixed and sn,nistakable.
Many Of those heretofore acting with
the Democratic party took an active
part in the jGQpyention; and with Re.
puLlica,fs and Ainericans,laid aside all
meresparty schcanes for representation
offhe Goyernment..
The, spectacle was 4. grand one The
Repnblicans, with an, oyerw helming ma
jority inathe State, could have carried;a
mere partisan ticket by 10000 majority
at least. But ishing to present a front
to the enemy which would show united
people, they proposed Union with all
true etlniun men, and most nobly was
the ma shafiimo Gus proposition responded
to by the loyal people Of the State
The, ticket viii be elected by at least
100000 majority, and will leave the
sympathizers' with treason and party
Lights Tho oppose it, in such a misera-
lie niipooffity that it will hardly give
"eolrfer3a and less s;aid' toaJeff. Davis
aaddisicrew. 30 tzas .sa
TIE Platform, Which we publish in
another column, is Of the true mcttle.
aud sfingsis out with an unmistakable
patriefisnoe There is not a true friend
of tAc Union in the State who cannot
stand upon that platform. How infn-
itely little and contemptible in com
parisen it / makes the double faced
triekery iiof the y''lnaskcd battery Con-
ventioT" Which HID its rebel guns be-
hind tie screen Of oftsDemocracy." And
thousands of true Democrats will see
the,centrast and act accordingly. We
welcome all such to. the rauks of the
patriot host which is marching to the
music Of the Union under the "star
Spapgled Banner of beauty and glory"
which, ,ledEour fathers to triumph and to
victory 4ps slid 6
TheItieket, too, will be found at ths
head Of eur columhs From the linger-
ing, perhaps" Of old party prejudices,
ne would have selected another name as
our first choice 'foroG overnor But the
Western Reserve, which never faltered,
and never presented any but true man,
presented a united voice for David Todd
Theyrknow him well. and endorse him
as tile fright man in the right place. =
When such men as Judge Spalding and
Ben. Wade, and such papers as the
Cleveland Leader, and Herald, who have
kno#nthim long and well, present him
to the Union Zmea Of the State as the
man for the. hour, and when their esti-
mate Of the man Is backed by the accla-
nation Of such q Convention, all our old
parry 1eesalections are forgotten, and We
inscribe Upon our banners motto under
~hieh The Democracy marched to battle,
years TODD AND VIcToRY."
We,remember, too, that Todd once wrote
a. most patriotic letter, fully and COR
daily 'indorsing the Wilmot Proviso,
which Sc published last year, and shall
hunt ppsand publish again. tits the un-
dilatedsgospele There is not word of
ii that we have, sot slways Endorsed, and
not a word would We alter now. We
hhye. thDnght him inconsistent since, in
adaeriag to the Democratic party. But
that may have been an error in~ as. A
dozen years ago, when that letter was,
written, he was undoubtedly right. He
is enthusiastically right now. His real
sentiments have doubtless been right in
the interval although, to as, his support
of tho Democratic party has seemed in
consistent With his cherished sentiments.
Butt perhaps, as stated above, that
seeming may have been in our own mind
Stanton, the candidate for Lieutenant
GnSsrnef. haslong been one of the ablest