Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-08-28
HENRY c. yANZANT. Of Decatur

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The following resolutions was then un-
animously adopted:
! WHEREAS, Il has been a general desire ol
I the Union-loving people Of this county t.
/ present for their sGhFages Union ticket, 50
/ AZ, in the present peril0us times to avoid or
I at least allay party feeling; and whereas, all
efforts TO attain this end having failed BIZ the
/ obstinacy of a few men who arrogate to them
/ selves the right Of ruling the 60 called demo
cratic party
/ Therefore, Resolred, That We present the
! ticket this day formed as composed Of con.
/ servative unconditional Union men, who re-
I gard the preservation Of our wise and bene-
/ fceut institutions as the first duty Of the
! Government and the People
/ ReS0}Ued. That We invite all who WELD 10
+ the National and State Governments a cordial
! support in their efforts 10 put down one Of
most infamous c0nspiracies conceived since
! Luciter rebelled against the decrees of that
I mighty power al whose command heaven aud
earth, with the nations therein, were called
/ into existence, to unite with Us in sustaining
all the measures deemed necessary to save
| the government from disruption and the peo-
! pie from an anarchy and confusion which
must Of necessity follow the he'll cgncoctei
+ right Of secession.
! Pesolred, That while we pray for the return
/ Of peace, Of amity, and Of good will. we ar.
unaAcrably opposed 10 any and all PROPOSE
( tions for the attainment Of that object until
I those in open rebellion lay down their arms,
/ submit to the laws, and agree uncoEditionalIy
! to refer their alleged grievances to d National
Convention IF all the States.
! ReSoleed, That in the language Of Senator
Douglas, as promulgated in his last speech,
! :" The conspiracy to break IN the Union is a
! fact we'll known 10 all. Armies are being
1 raised and war being levied to accomplish it.
/ There can be bat two sides to the controver
/ sY. Every man must be on the side Of the
! United States or against it. There can be
no neutraIs in this war. There can be none
/ but patriots and traitors"
! Res9lced, That We pledge ourselves to su5-
+ tain the National and State Governments in
+ upholding the Gag Of our country against
I foreign enemies a. well as domestic traitors.
I and that we endorse and approve all the
measures hitherto adopted, not oaiy as being
just under tie circumstances. but necessary
TO the welfare Of the people.
Heso}red, That finging t. the breeze the
banner Of our country, inscribed with the
motto that The mainrity shall rule we
shall enter the lieIi With a determination =
sustain the men this day nominated. net on
/ the ground Of party. but as prlseI;liug iAa;
m0tt,.
RasolceJ, Tina: we commend - all patriot
ic citizens The families II those noble soldiers
who hdye sLGwn their devotion t. their cgun
try by entering its service and tius. all vail
take pride III ,.c.isrs.it5, SUCH good Offices as
will s48Gh- tiI.-- .-,f ueuiri and gratly the
/ father, son g~ brother On tie tented field.
COUNTY c9galrTEz.
/ Wayne-.jaulrS Wharton.
/ Nevton Hamilton I'm PARCEL.
! OI.re.-Jehn Mars5en.
M'EeytJwn-G. II. Mcbride.
Brattuu-H Henry Iar;zier.
/ Granyii.e--tI i. p-r"racker.
l.e.giStal.r. r. NF--na-l II -thersbourh
Lewistswn. y. "'-Gs.rgc FL singer.
Derry William Creichton
! Brown William Johnston,
! Old A-maEh-A " Graif
New rn?ach-Ol:vcr p Smith
! Union-W. q. Nelson.
! Decatur-A. Mutthersbough
Menno-Isaao Steely.
BE- Candidates for Office will take no.
tice that we shall require payment of a
portion of our charges for printing within
the ensuing two weeks.
naThe Logan Guards, reorganized,
left here on Monday night, over 100 strong,
and with the exception Of four or FIVE who
were rejected by the surgeon and honora-
bly, discharged, have been sworn into the
service They had intended leaving in the
I afternoon and were escorted IN the station
by the Slemmer Guards and large num-
/ Der of citizens, but by some mismanage-
ment the mail train had no extra cars
/ We shall probably give list of the Off
( GERS and members in our next.
! Captain Zollinger's company is also rap
idly filing up, and will probably leave in
a day or two. This makes the third COM
pany of three years men from Miflin
county, and another could probably be
raised by some good officer
P s. Two more companies are forming
in this county.
/ TEACHERS ISsrTCTE.-This is still
T in session at the Academy, occupied with
the customary exercises We learn that
tonight Prot NJ j Smith will deliver a
lecture before it, Thursday night A. Smith,
I County Superintendent, will lecture, and
Friday night will be devoted to patriotism
and sociality. The evening exercises take
place at the Town Hall