The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-09-19
of County Omcers.
Full observation-disclosures Action.

ABOUT SIX CLOCK In the morning II COM
menced pouring down rain and continued
without intermission until eight. However
we, in common with "the rest of mankind
feeling an interest in the welfare of our "be-
Loved country" harnessed our "one-horse
locomotive" and started in the rain. On
going up town we were not long in finding
fellow passenger to "sliarc our fate" with
us, when we set out for Bowling Green
After it stopped raining the sun soon came
out gloriously. The people. too, began to
turn out in large numbcrs-about one hun
dred and twenty going out from Pcrrysburg
town and township. Every township in
the county was largely represented; and,
though not quite so large as one year ago,
the Convention was respectable in size.
Promptly at the appointed hour, the Con-
vention was called to order by the Chair
man of the Central Union Committee by ap-
pointing Capt. Asher Cook as temporary
President. For this mark of honor, the
Captain rendered the Convention his unqual-
ifed thanks. If ever there was a time for
unity, time when we should come up like
men, that time was now; and our action to-
day would be a leaf in the pages of future
history. About eight hundred of our friends
were now gone to sustain the flag of our
country-to stand shoulder to shoulder in
defense of the best government the sun ever
shone on. Let us then with the same una
nimity join in solid column to cheer and
thnp, NNknp tbn ra1n1c of South
Carolina made the assault on Sumpter,
Stephen A. Douglas called upon the Presi-
dent of the United States, Abraham Lincoln,
and there pledged himself to give his Ad-
ministration his undivided support, until
every State in rebellion should be compell-
ed to acknowledge the supremacy of the
Federal Constitution. That was a glorious
event in the history Of our national troubles
worthy the great heads of this Govern
ment, and fit example for us to be govern
ed by to-day.
Upon motion Daniel Barton, Esq, was
elected Vice President, and J. w. Bailey
and E. A. Higgins, Secretaries.
Mr. Price moved the appointment of a
committee of six to report rules and regu-
lations for this onvention-carried. The
President appointed upon that committee
the following gentlemen: J. F. Price, John
Bates, Jas. w. Ross, L. +. Dubbs, S. l.. Sar-
gent and John Ricd.
Mr.. Dodge moved the appointment of q
committee of six upon apportionment of of
fces-carried. The following gentlemen
were appointed said committee: Henry II.
Dodge, S. L. Boughton, DR.. VIM. Bell, VIM.
Houston, w. r. Carothers and Z. Graham.
Mr.. Chance moved the appointment of a
committee of six to draft resolutions express
sve of the sense of this meeting-carricd,
Mahlon Chance, S. D. Wescott, Thos. Cor
rcll, S. Baldwin, L. Tuller and l.. Borden
were appointed said committee.
The convention then took recess till af-
ter dinner, to give the committees time to
make their reports.
Immediately upon the adjournment OF the
convention, Mr.. Rcd mounted the stand
. and commenced pouring out trade of a.
, buse against the Perrysburgers because
, they wouldn't sanction movement in con-
i vention by which that gentleman could ride
/, into the prosecutorship.
I AFTERNOON SESSION.
After dinner the attention of the conven-
/ tion was occupied in hearing an able and
, patriotic address by Judge Whiteley, a note
of which will be found elsewhere.
The convention was called to order at 2
! o'clock, when Mr. Price from the committee
! on rules and regulations made the following
4 report:
\ For President, Asher Coook.
d Vice Daniel Barton.
4 Secretaries, J. w Bailey & t. A. Higgins.
The committee further recommended the
b following apportionmcnt, to-wit: That each
\ township be entitled to one vote for every
twenty votes cast for the Supreme Judges
( Brink erhoof and Smith, in 1860, and one for
I every fraction of over ten, which gives the
L following votes:
4 Perrysburg, "a; Middleton, I; Washing
q ton,' 8; Troy 7; Lake, 3; Plain, IL; Montgom-
< cry, l3; Liberty, 5; Perry, IL; Henry, A;
k Blooan, IL; jackson, 2; Freedom, s.; Milton,
z; Portage, 6; Weston 13; Center, I; Web
ster, 6. Total number of votes, l53.
That majority of all the votes cast shall
nominate, and that ever voter present in
Il COuNSullOu Sllill Dc W DS
that each delegate may cast afractional vote
in any township which he may represent
for any candidate he may deem proper
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Dodge from the apportionment COM
mittee, reported as follows:
4 That there are four county Offices to be
filled by the nominees of this Convention,
to-wit One Auditor, one Treasurer, one
Prosecuting Attorney and one Commissions
er. Your committee are unanimously of the
Eopinion that the following would be fair
happortionment and division of officcs
1st; for Auditor, Republican.
I'd; for Treasurer, a Democrat.
L 3d. for Prosecuting Attorney, a Repubn
y 4th; for Commission, Democrat.
Mr.. Ried moved as an amendment to the
foregoing as follows:
First to vote for Auditor, second for Treas
lurer, third for Commissioner and fourth foI
EAttorney.
The amendment was laid on the table and
the report of the committee adopted.
The committee on resolutions, thro' Mr.
EChance, reported as follows:
ResolOe1, That the present deporable civil wal
has been forced upon the country by the Dsunonis
fiQebe Southern States, now in revolt against thu
Constitutional Government and in arms around tbs
lOapitol that in this national emergency We Danish
5ng all feeling of mere passion or resentment, vii
H,txr Tho