The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-09-13
The Union State Convention.

Mitchell, Of Hamilton county, was chosen
Temporary Chairman, and Mr.. Groom, ol
Frank lin, Secretary.
The President, on taking the chair, re-
turned thanks for the compliment, which
was no ordinary one.
This was no ordinary political convention.
One duty was, it is true, to select candi-
dates, but that has been performed for hall a
century before; but that is but part Of cur
duty. We meet under circumstances which
never called us together before.
| The whole fabric of the government is
shaken 10 It's center. The flag is desecrated,
and in our midst are many who. by capitu.
lation, are disposed to sustain traitors in the
destruction Of our constitutional liberty
He urged brevity and unanimity. He want
ed the annunciation by the convention of a
single propositiOn, namely, that we have a
government, and that it is threatened, and
we mean t reflect back to the people that
our county shall be preserved, aud that
every one who is not for the government ID
against it.. Whoever hesilates ut this time,
is an enemy Of the government. He was for
no submission to, or compromise with trai-
tors.
The speech was received with tremend-
Gus cheers. The committees were then ap.
pointed on credentials, permanent or saniza
adjourned till two o. clock.
| Tod will be nominated by acclamaton.-
THE prospects about other candidates mixed
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention re assembled at the thea
Ter, but adjourned to the capital steps.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza.
ton reported Thomas Ewing for President,
and one Vice President from each Congress.
| IL 1tStfi pf nd
Mr.. Ewing, on taking the Chair, said he
deeply appre eciated the honor conferred on
him. The Convention was one Of great I'm.
portance, being the embodiment OF move.
ment the most momentous The nation is
in situation the most difficult aud trying
in its history. We meet, as the representa-
tives OF the people, to express their will,
feeling, and purposes, and give voice 10
their behests. II is their purpose TO support
the government and put down rebellion.-
To do this, force, physical and moral, must
be employed. Men have different views as
to the proper means to be employed TO eflec,
this. Different persons have different opin
ions. This is to be expected; bu. the only
method by which the power OF the nation
must be exercised is through the arm Of the
lawfully constituted authority Of the coun.
try. Some may be dissatisfied with the
government, but We cannot throw off the
government. Those whodo not support the
Executive do not support the government
The time may have been when II was other
wise, but II was not now. When our capi.
ital is threatened BY hostile force Of armed
rebels, is not the time 10 refuse our support
to the national Executive. Force must now
be met with force. He remembered time
when South Carolina, IN her Modification
act, threatened lebellion. He had a'way'
opposed General Jackson. but at that tim,
he and twenty other good Wings went t.
him and gave in their adhesion.
The ship of state is among breakers. TIN
master OF the vessel cannot save her alone
He did no, propose to enquire what Lincoli
; had done or what Buchanan had done. II
p.oposed 20 let TIA, all pass. Our duty nov
was to save the county, and that can only
be done by sustaining the Executive. II
wanted all past lcrlinga and prejudice lai'
aside. He had belonged 10 no patty sine
1854, but lie now belonged TO the party O
the people. Let Democrats aud Republic
ans balance their accounts and begin anew
He alluded 10 the cause Of rebellion, an
said neither party was directly TO blame. =
The base OF the difficulty lay deeper. Eve
since 1888, South Catolna had been edu
eating her sons in the her-Sy nf rebellion =
That state will never come back Of her ow
accord, but she must be brought hack by TIA
strong arm of the government. He then u
ferred to the proceedings Of the Democrat
Convention at Charleston a one step tC
ward rebellion; said no state except Sont
Carolina had declared by the voice uf III
people in (ovor Of secession
He had heard many objections to the pre-
ent administration. His only ohjectio
was, il iorbore too long, and did not put for
| IFS Wholr strength soon enough
On the question of the suspension of II
writ OF hobeas corpus by the President.
could not say whether IN all cases il WI
strictly according to the Constitution
~ soy """ HuISt'on ouIu dutuuIl'>.
thought the writ had not been suspe ndel
hall The cases that 1t ought to have BEEN
This was the only objection. He conclud
by saying that those who Iail TO support q
Executive fail to support the Constitute
and law.
The Committee on Resolutions made 1
following unanimous report:
Resolved, That the present deplorable ci
IL war has been forced upon the country
the disunionsts in the Southern states, nc
in revolt against the constitutional cover
ment, and IN arms around the capitol: Il
in this national emergency we, banisling
feeling Of mere passion or resentment, W
recolect only our duty to the whole countl
that this war is not woged upon our part
any spirit OF oppression nor for any purpc
Of conquest or subjugation, nor for the ~
pose OF overthrewing OF interfering with [
rights or established institutions of [
states; but to defend and maintain the s
premacy Of the Constitution, and TO presel
the Union, with all the dignity, equal
and right OF the several states unimpair,
and thai as soon as those objects are acco
plished the wal ought to cease.
Resolved, In the language OF Hon.
Holt, we are for the Union without con
tion-one and indivisible, now and loreve
tor It's preservation at any or every cost
blood and Treasure against all its assailan
and against any and every compromise I
may be proposed 20 be made under the Gu
of the rebels.
Adopted with tremendous cheers.
The Convention then proceeded 10 MOI
nate candidates.
David Tod was nominated for Cover
by reclamation. Hon. B. f. Stanton was
the second ballot nominated for Lieuteni
Governor. DR.. Dorsey was nominated
Treasurer by acclamation. Scott was nc
mated for Supreme Judge on the secc
ballot; Joshua Riley for Comptroller on
second ballot: b. r. Cowen for Secretar,
re, State on the second ballot; and John LII
renee for the Board of Public Works on
second ballot.
The ticket stands, three Democrats, tn
ere Republicans and one American, and ri
universal satisfaction. Adjourned.
- Cor. Cincinnati Gazette
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