Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-08-21
The State Republican Committee and
the State Democratic Committee.

: That the people Of Ohio may have thu
q entire history of the present Union upris
: : ing Of the people against party nomina
: tions-that they may see how patriots
have been the motives and action Of thu
State Republican Committee, and how sci
: fish and contracted the conduct of the
7 State Democratic Committee-We append
the following correspondence.
On the 25th of July last. the Republi-
: can State Central Committee met in Co
u lumbus, and after full consideration, unan-
E imOusly adopted the following preamble
and resolutions:
WHEREAS it is the duty Of all citizens,
! in time of national peril, to lay aside all
differences of political opinion, and unite
: in defense of their Government; Therefore,
!, Resoired, That it is not expedient to
: call Convention of the Republican party
for the nomination of officers to be chosen
at the coming State election.
ResolUed, That the Democratic State
; Central Committee be requested to unite
with this Committee in call for joint
delegate Convention, for the purpose of
nominating suitable State ticket, and
that the call be addressed to all who are
in favor Of the maintenance Of the integri-
ty of the National Government, and of the
vigorous and continued prosecution of the
war now carried on for that purpose
And that the proposition to said Commit
tee be made by the Executive Committee
ResOLred, That in the event of the re-
fusal of the Democratic Central Commit
tee to accept the proposition for Union by
the 9th of August, the Executive Commit
tee is directed to issue to the people of
Ohio call for Convention Of delegates
/ to a nominating Convention, to be chosen
without reference to rarty, upon a simple
basis of the maintenance of the Govern
ment, and the suppression of the rebellion
against it.
ResOlred, That the Secretary be request
ed to furnish copies of the foregoing pre-
amble and resolutions to the papers of this |
city, and that the press of all parties in
the State, be invited to publish the same
These resolutions were published very
generally in the papers of the State On
the next day. the Central Executive Com
mitG,,e sent the following letter to William
Mount, the Chairman of the Democratic
State Cent-a! Committee:
STATE CENrRNn- CoMMITTER ROOM,
CoLUMBts, a., July 25, 1861.
To I'm. Mount, C2zir,'san Democratic
State Central COMMITTEE tor Ohio.
SIR:-The Republican CeGtt2l Commit
tee propose to the Democratic Central
Committee that the two unite in cali for
q joint convention for the nomination of 4
State ticket of officers to be chosen at thI il
general election in October next. The ba-
sis on which the call is to be made is con-
tained in the resolutions of the Republi- {
can Committee, a copy of which is enclosed
in this communication. {
If the proposition is accepted, the de- '
tails of the Union can hereafter be easily a
settled in such manner as to make the ac-
tiOn Of the Convention. beyond question, c
to the people of Ohio. t
1t can hardly be necessary to make any e
heightened exposition of the circumstances a
which establish the propriety of the pro- t
posed union. 1t is sufficient to refer to s
the fact that the integrity of the Govern
ment is in danger from the assaults of {
men in rebellion against the su- n
premaey of the Constitution and the laws "
To put down this unhOly rebellion, loyal c
citizens of all parties have rushed to arms, C
and are now fighting on the field side by n
side, knowing not and caring not what pO- b
litical differences have heretofore divided T
them. 1t is not now the time for loyal e.
,itizens home to keep alive these diferen- h
,es. But one duty devOlves upon US at o.
oresent-to present united front to the "
,nemy. By taking this position, while P
Ee discourage treason everywhere, we will N
:heer the hearts and strengthen the arms
# those who stand at the post of danger te
n the field Respectfully yours, u
GEO. NJ. PARSONS, Chairman.
WV. L. BAsCON, Secretary.
SAMUEL GALLOWAY,
R. B. L. BABER, 20
I. H. COULTER, te
THEODORE CoMsTocK, "
HENRY MILLER, n,
Republican Executive Committee. A
To this overture and invitation, we are n
Informed, there has not been even the de- l,
ent formality of an acknowledgement, hi
luch less courteous reply. But the do "
lgs of the Democratic Convention, of last cl
7eek, furnish answer sufficient to convince 81
he people that the Democratic party-so pl
IT as State Convention is authorized to m
peak for it is in favor of q disgraceful af
with armed treason, if not ac- ac
lally in favor of the treason itself III