Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-07-24
The Pennsylvania Peoples Party
State Convention.


State Convention.
On Thursday the Pennsylvania PEOPLES
Party State Convention met in the hall OF
the House of Representatives, at Harris
burg, There was very large attendance
OF delegates, consisting of men of all shades |
Of, political faith The Hon. Alex. K. Nc.
Ciure, Chairman of the State Committee,
called !he convention to order, and Thomas
NJ. Marshall Of Allegheny was chosen
chairman pro tenn q, who made brief al.
dress upon the object of the convention, in
the course of which he said IL trust we
twiii baptize evoiy Rebel with the blood of
our soldiers, if necessary, to preserve the
Union, and that the only Confederate
States shall be the United States Of North
| America
I Mr.. Knox, the President, on taking the
chair, made a short address, in the course
of which he said: 'The question is not
now which political party shall administer
tDe afia'rs OF the Government, or what men
shall ill its Offices; but The question is
whether there shall be Offices to till and
Government to administer Until this mo
mentous question is tested, for my part /
shall 90 with the men that are the most
Jealous to sustain the Government, and the
most determined to infict summary punish
nent upon Rebels, their aiders and abet-
tors. lie questioned the patriotism of the
man WHO exalted Gen. Mcclellan, and then
uaduced President Lincoln aud his Consti
tudonal advisers.
The convention then proceeded 10 adopt
, a series Of resolutions, which reaffirned the
action Of ths. loyal msmbers of Congress
held at the Nstional Capitol July Il, and
express ID confidence in President Lincoln,
I his Cabinet, Gov: Curtin, and in the course
j pursued fiy the Hon. David Wilmot in the
, United States Senate. The following resos
/ iutloDs were also adopted: t5...-
! Resotced, Thatwa acknowledge but two
divisions Of the people of the United States
! In this crsls--those who are loyal to its
q Constitution and every inch of its soil, and
are ready to make every sacrifice for the in
q tegrty OF the Union and the maintenance
otcivil liberty within it, and those who open
ly or eovertly endeavor to sever our country
. or to yield to the insolent demands Of its
enemes-that we fraternize with the for.
mer and detest the latter and that, forget
ting all former party names and distinctions
we coll upon all patriotic citizens to rally
for one undivided country, one flag, one
y destiny. .... .I f.a
Resotred, That the Government of the
United States, and its people, with an oc
casional exception among the reckless in
L habitants where this Rebellion was foster
ed, have wisely and studiously avoided al
: interference with the concerns of other ma
i. tions, asking, and usually enjoying, liks
;. non interference with their own, and that
d such is and should contjuue to be its poll
:, cy; that the intimations of contemplated
u departure from this sound rule of conduc
n on the part of some ofthe nations of Europe
y by an intervention in our present struggle
e is as unjust to them as it would be to Vi
and to the great principles for which we ar,
contending; but we assure them, with so
u lemnty of convi ton which admits of no dis
,e trust or fear, and from a knowledge of ant
d firm reliance upon the spirit and fortitud
ii of twenty millions of freemen. that any at
= tempt thus to intervene will meet a resis
tance unparalled in its force, unconquerab
d in its persistence, and fatal to those whom
d it Is intended to aid, and that it will tenC
only to strengthen and elevate he Republic
Is ReSofced, That the skill, bravery, anS
l. endurance exhibited by our army and nav,
70 have ELECTED our admiration and gratitude
# that we behold in these qualities the assur
IN ance of sure and speedy suogess to our arms
d aud OF rout and discontinue to the Rebels
f that we urge the Government to aid an,
Q strengthen them by all the means in it
70 power, and carefully to provide for sick an,
If wounded and disabled soldiers and thei
# families, TO prosecute the war with increas
t ed vigor and energy, until the Rebellion i
ID utterly crushed, the integrity of the Uniol
I, IN all its borders restored, and every Rebe
4. reduced to submission, or driven from tn
h land and that to accomplish these ends VI
$. pledge 10 our rulers our faith, our fortunes
T. and our lives. ,.i t rI
Ii Col. John w. Forney, in seconding tn
| Inn. 81 IL L..
N struggle between Freedom and Slavery: tina
d all else has subsided before this one issue
ir Iechargcd all who were nf different opin
re ions as being disoyal He reviewed gu
g troubles, and going back, charged upon Ex
!! President Buchanan the authorship of a
, our calamities f..s. .i.,
"a He announced that the President had tol,
Q. him, before leaving Washington, that hence
j forth his policy should be as stringent as tn
most enthusiastic could desire. No longe
need the Northern people be frightened will
the cry of negro equality and emancipation
I'll He thought it proper to put arms in thei
\ hands to save the lives of the whites IAp
le plause, ] He thought We might as we'll ter
e inmate the wal today if it Was not to b
4. fought with the aid of the eolored men Of
,s the South oet+4ef r.f
m lie felt proud OF the Republican party
VI that God in his Providence allowed Re
h publican President to be elected in 1860
h when there was SO inuohduplicity, so mucl
/. crime, so much fhlsehood, and 40 many oath
II disregarded BY the Democratic party, VIII,
n had nothing but a ruined country to leay'
q as a legacy. He was also thankful that tn,
9 President had his hands clear Of Southern
II traitors. He paid glowing tribute to tn,
o honesty, integrity and patriotism of Mr.
= Lincoln, and was loudly applauded. w,
g have beeu quaneling mong ourselves.
!. Is it possible that James Buchanan shal
go on instructing his instruments to proclaim
that this is war for the abolition of SLAYER ry
viii he, or will any ons Of his Instrument
here or elsewhere, inform me whether II wa
!, the Abolitionsts that framed the Lecomptol
:, Constitution? .tl
i Whether it was the Abolitionists tina
; pcuned the English bill, or that perseoutet
y and prescribed Walker, Douglas, and Brod
erick s--that murdered BroderickG that in
:, sisted upon the prescription which disgracet
Y his own name aud that Of the America,