The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-08-17

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aa AisAnr. Angnss AT The meeting of the
Dsmocsatiel 6tees Connittss hers to-day Accom-
nunieaeioa rs received from the RepublicaA
atats Qonmittee, asking the Democratic State
CoumiSteo - ante with them in holding .
StaAe Cogyantiop After reviewing The pgsent
coAdition aad princjples Of thu Democtatlc pr
81. The ipeepsnls Gays that Il would b. well at
sib sins, q ~ IL leading public oAcsh q.
socially n ~ Federal Government, - which
The conduct Of public affairs belongs, with men
WHO'S purity Of character and capacity fer Cd
miuistrative laboss we're - veil known - 90
command ~ confidence Of the people, noylost ;
1nd 10 u also psobabls that il this example were
ct in the conduct Of Federal atairs, II would b
followed BY the people on the selection Of ithsir
State oaacers but 10 would be false TO the party
which We represent IL NJ. o0nsidereds any pro-
position Of union with former .pol(ticsl 0ppo-
nents, except upon the basis ofsthat principle.
The response concludes BY saying We are there
fore instructed BY our Committee to say that IN
thei. ON for she usual Democratic Convsntion
they will invite all good citizens who are willing
70 oo-operass With the Democrats, to these
/ ends, 70 come together a. the primary meetings
and unite in selecting representatives to such .
Convention, to nominate candidates for the sup
port Of the electors Of the State upon this plat
form of Union and Patriotism. a asfis
* The Sub, Committee Of the Republican State
Central Committee met this afternoon after the
meeting Of the Denocratic Committee. After
agreeing on call reinstatement, they say the
foregoing call d issued under circumstances
which require explanation. The Republican
State Commistee, ct their meeting on tho 9Th
inst, feeling deeply sensible that the present
disastrous situation Of affairs in our county de-
lad 81, NH
tion OF all party feeling, aud realizing the fact
that they, - the representative, ot powerful
and dominant party in the State, could best az
ford to make the first advance, did, after ma.
ture deliberation, adopt the resolutions contain
cd In the Communication, Of which copy is
given below. On the assembling Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee orr communication was
presented to them, to which communication the
Committee responded IN labored refusal to call
Convention as above requested, and indicated
: determination on their part to sacrifice to
party the Government, State and nation, instead
Of yielding them generous support in this
struggle for political existence to restore and
perpetuate the larcenous policy 30 shamelessy
carried out during the late administration OF
Buchanan and to compel compromise with
rebels In arms, at once humilating and dishon-
orable. Under these circumstances your Com
mittee cordially invite citizens friendly to the
maintenance of the Government, to unite with
us in selecting q ticket for State ofacers, to be
supported at the approaching election. 2i'fa
The resolution under which the Republican
Subj Committee was appointed-composed Of
Geo. Opdyke, Draper, Strong, Dart and Allen
reads as follows: sgsa4 % ~ laaaf
Resolved, That COMMITTEE Of Ave be APP
pointed to wait upon the Democratic State Com
mittee at their meeting TO be held in this city
on the 9th instant, to invite themlto call their
Convention at the same time and place as the
Republican Convention, fer the purpose of en-
abling the two Conventions to unite in the nom.
ination Of Union ticket, pledged to a vigorous
prosecution of the war for the restoration Of
the authority Of the Constitution and the exc
cution of the Federal laws in all sections Of the
country. .s--i 544i.
Resolved, That the Sub. Committee have power
to Ak the time and place of the Convention on
the part OF the Committee.