Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-07-23
Peoples State Convention,

Agreeabiy to the published call of the
State Central Committee, the delegates to
the Peoples State Convention met in the
Representative Chamber at the Capitol, at
IL o'clock on Thursday morning, and was
called to order by A. K Mcclure, Esq,
Chairman of the State Central Committee.
On motion of Morton M'Michael, ESQ,
Hon. Thomas NJ. Marshall, of Allegheny
county, was chosen as temporary Chairman
of the Convention.
Mr.. Marshall, on taking the chair, address
sed the Convention as follows:
L beg to return my thanks to the Conyen-
ton for this honor. | have no desire at this
time to make any speech to you. | hope the
deliberations of this body will be conducted
with unanimity and kindness, that we will
endeavor by our manner here to show an ex-
ample of what should be the conduct of the
people OF the United States. | hope, as we
are and ever have been known as the Kew
atone of the Federal Arch, and as we have
born the burden of that arch upon our shoul-
ders, | hope our deliberations to day will
show our continued willingness to give our
arms and hearts to the maintenance of the
Union until the last rebel is subdued by the
bayonet or the sword. (Applause.) / trust
that Pennsylvania, by her representatives
here to day, will speak voice, and such
voice in the language of the scripture as
shall give no uncertain sound, that none may
need inquire where Pennsylvania stands
(Applause.) | trust that PENNSYLVANIA,
through her accredited representatives here,
will fell tho lnuol paop1a oil ho-
and through all her valleys that she has been
the Keystone of the Federal Arch, and will
still bear upon her brawny shoulders the re-
sponslbility of maintaining it over the dead
bodies of all It's foes. / trust that our delib-
eratlons will be conducted in calmness and
dlspasslonateIy, but with great frmness Or
dlnarlly, conventions have assembled in this
hall tor discussion, and for the settlement of
mere party Issues-party issues that are dead,
and L trust buried never to have a resurrec.
ton. 1t Is no party issue brings us here, but
to inquire whether we have a country, and if
we have one, whether we are willing to main.
tain it at the peril of our lives. As we have
given the loyal blood of Pennsylvanians upon
every battle field of the Revolution, and upon
every battle field in this internal struggle, |
trust We will baptise every rebel acre with
blood of our soldiers, until the last rebel is
suhdued, and no man shall live here who
dare say any Confederate State, but the Uni
ted States of America. (Applause) l said
have no speech to make to YOU. We come
here from all departments of industry, rep
resenting all the varied interests of great
State, and of course there must be differences
of opinion, upon minor questions. ! invoke
the kindness and forbearance of the various
gentlemen who constitute this respe stable
h1Axr kloEk H.,
endeavor to harmonic. With these remarks
would suggest that it is now in order to make
nominations for temporary secretaries:
Messers. K. Cowen, of Warren, Chas.
Colgan of Lancaster, Linn Bartholomew,
of Schuylkill, and James M'Affee, of West
moreland, were appointed temporary Sec
retaries of the Convention
The list of counties were then read over
by the Secretaries, and the delegates hand
ed in their credentials.
James NJ. Sellers, Esq, appeared as
Senatorial delegate for this district, and
D. W. Woods, ESQ, as Representative del
egate.
When the city of Philadelphia was call
ed, two separate lists of delegates were
handed in, which on motion were referred
to committee OF FIVE, consisting of the
following named gentlemen: Messrs. W.
III. Aineyr Smith Fuller, Linn Bartholo-
NEW, w. G. Moreland, j. NJ. Sellers.
Mr.. Lowry moved that committee con-
sisting of one delegate from each Senator
ial district be appointed to report officers
for the permanent organization.
Before the motion was put Mr. McMi-
chael moved that similar committee OF
one from each Senatorial district be an
pointed to report a series of resolutions
for the consideration of the Convention.
Both of the motions having been agreed
to, the following committees we're ap-
pointed:
COMMITTEE TO REPORT OFFICERS PERMANENT oRdASIZA-
Jno NJ. Butler VIM. s. Pearce,
NJ. H. Dickinson, CT JONES'
s. Morton, H. t. Weyan,
e. t. Ochs, j. t. Frueauff,
Aaron Null, I. z. ZuIch,
II A N Wa