Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-09-02
County Convention Of LagaI Citizens.


County Mass Meeting be called to noni-
nate candidates for the several County Off
ccs to DO filed by election this fall; by
Others that convention be called without
any respect to party; by still others that a
delegate convention be c.lled Of citizens Of
unconditional loyalty by which IS meant
Of those who stand by and support the
union, By every moral, physical, political
and resistant means aud whether such
means end in saving or destroying slavery.
Thelater method ofcall has been greed
upon, because it seemed jas and demand
ed :, the best men Of all parties Of this
county and by what seemed a vast major
ity Of such. The County Convention then
VII represent those Ct all parties who are
loyal to our democratic form Of govern
mept and friendly to the administration, So
far as his acts re concerned il perpetua-
ting The government constitution ana laws
AMI supPressing the rebellion.
Upon such basis for political action Che
convention may be joinedin by men Of all
parties who are truly aud earnestly favor
allie 70 the union and to tie war in sup
port Of tlo union, without any resPecc to
or Violation Of past party platforms.
IRE call does not include diAoya citi-
zens or those who sympathizo with the
rebels, openly Or secretly; it does include
all who love the union and favor tie rails
ing Of men for The loyal army.
REASONS roa a LOYAL PARTY IN GRANT
COUNTY.
But for one wei known fact there could
be no reason ut this time for organizing a
loyal party. it is well known that there
are disIoy' zen 10 tire country and here
in Grant { aty, AMI that Of such, there
exists a secret organization Of disloyal Lead
ere, who now assume to lead that which
was once to a man, the loyal old democrat
io party In event ola total abandonment
Of loyal party organization, such leaders Of
anassociation called democratic would sure
ly work disaiFectiQn toward tie army and
subyert every branch Of the Government
This is theirsworn purpose; their work is
laid off according to plans and speciliea-
tons designed in secret council, the bead
ofvuh;oh leeels the Southern rebellion as
we'll as Northern disIoyaIty. Ex-Goy.
Magofiin's farewell advice, on resigning bis
Office in kentucky, after the discovery Of
his treason, was to cooperate withthe Nor
tLern conservative democracy who are the
true friends Of he South. He is nov an
exile, known traitor with pies get bout
him by order Of the loJa Legislature Of his
Ste. Like all the false pretenders 70 10y.
atty catch word was; che Constitution
as ID IS, tie Uition as 1t vo,;." bat this
counted for nothing after The loya men
of Kentucky discovered him holding secret
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tons IN Grant County and the STATE. u.
A. Mahonv Of Dubuque was lately arrest
j ami a eoy confined Ia j el,qfoa re d's.
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Scarcely any Of bis party sfiends about
DUBUQUE had enlisted, and he seemed to
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uis was unexpected, fer bat few delegates
Lad been chosen In the distfict who open
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ny ! teFe eo"'a W o''s one E" i''n'''o'i
4 he leaders Of the party were members OF
u secret, oa,h.lound fraternity al the head