The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-06-19
The Co.msy Convention.

appointing w. l.. BREwER and j. y
McCLELLAED, Secretaries.
Mr.. Pennington, on taking the chair
thanked the convention for the homo
conferred, and explained the object Of tn,
meeting to be the appointing ofDelegutc
to the State Convention, the appoiutmcn
Of n Central Committee, &c.
d. +. DeWolf, G. NJ. Ogden and w
J. Crissel, were appointed a Committe,
on resolutions.
Isaao Stilwell. James Boyd and w. =
White were appointed Committee Of
Central Committee.
The Convention then proceeded to ap
point delegates TO the State Convention
and AFT some eighty names were an
nouuced, the following resolution ofcrct
by l.. A. HALL, Esq, was unanimously
adopted
Resoiued, That every good Union mat
in Seneca county be and is hereby mp
pointed Il delegate TO attend the Uniof
State Convention ut Columbus on III,
nth lust. aud authorized to cast the vot,
Of the county in said convention.
The Committee on Central Committee
reported through their Chairman, Isaac
SrrLLwELL, tho following persons t,
compose the County Central Committe,
for the ensuing y,ar:
NJ l.. Brewer, d. f. DeWolf, John M
Naylor, q. NJ. Ogden, Hugh Wclch, VIM
Gallup and J. S. M'Clcllnnd. The re-
port was unanimously adopted.
ID. +. DeWolf, from the Committee OF
resolutions. reported the following, whcl
were adopted unanimously, amid great
enthusiasm
DECLARATION OF PRIsciPLEs.
Resolved, That, forgetting all past po.
liiical offences, we ndopl for our rule ol
action during our couniry's present stru,.
gle for existence and Union, the follow.
ing declarations:
1t. Plucing the salvation Of the
Union above all party or other predilec
tom, we are for the naintuinance Of the
Federal Government against all its enc.
mics, at home aud abroad.
%. We will sustain the Federal Co
vcrnment in all its measures for putting
down the rebellion, calling for the use Of
such means as shall cripple the arms that
are raised to murder our loyal brethren,
aud for the vigorous prosecution of the
war, until the glorious Union of.our faith
prs be irLIy established all over our ter
rtory.
81. That we are unalterably opposed
to the secession of one inch Of the terri
tury Of the American Union, ana we un.
hcsitotingly dcnounee those who, any
where, advocate secession, as tauitors to
the Federal Government.
ath. We will do oil in our power TO
sustain our brcthr, in the field, avoiding
all questions that have not a direct bear.
ing upon the successful termination of
thiswar for the preservation Of the Union;
encouraging them by such words, deeds
and votes us shall demonstrate that we
most heartily respond to the patriotic ap-
peal from the Ohio soldiers, who, while
on the battle fsld of Stone River, unani.
mously adopted the following resolution,
VIZ:
RE'oLyED, For ourselves, we are re-
solved to maintain the honor and integri-
ty of our Government, from the st. Law
renee to the Gulf, aud between the
N ah k., k..s
political power. We are able to defend
our brthris ht /; the blood of our sircs Is
not contaminated in our veins T; wc--ure
neither to be insultcd, nor robbed with
IMMUNITY the Government We defend
was formed for noble purposes we are
the executors Of living, II dying tesla.
mcnt, written in the blood of our .uthcrs
which We will rc-writo in our own to
preserve our Government. IS to us a law
unaltcrablc in our hearts as the d, crees
Of Heaven ; We stop not now to point
the finger of scorn Ut petty traitors who
v iny sock To immortalize themselves by
acts of trcasOn--too cOwHrlly To SIN with
an uplincd haad, too dastardly to stake
life for life, as more honorable traitors do
let them bear in mind that time is
coming when the honest indignation of u
loyo! people will hur them headlong into
an abyss us bottomless Ms the pit"
And who in the address issued by them,
appealed to us in the following language
of earnest cntrcaty:
Why should the br.vc, true men Of
the great army OF the United States, war
broken, toil.worn aud battle-stsined, be
lett without sympathy or aid from you,
men OF Ohio, now enjoying the bless ngs
of peace, careless Of dangers Of invasion
an wars dread tcrrors, only because
We, your brothers aud sons, stand be-
tween your loved homes and wars DESC
lati1n I
Stop your wild, shameless, political
strife unite for the common cause.
We ask YOU now to stay, support and
uphold the hands OF our soldiers.
Ohio's 100 900 soldiers in the field,
citiseDs ut home, potent in either capaci-
ty, ask their fathers, brethren and friends,
by their 6resides. and in their peaceful
homes, 20 hear aud heed this appeal, and
to put an end to coyert t'eason at home,
more dangerous now TO our national exis-
tcnco than the presence Of the armed
hosts of misguided rebels in the field"
9th. Believing with the patriots Of '76,
that United We stand, divided we fall !"
and with the lamented SrErHRs A. DoU-
oLLs, that while this rebellion remains
unsubdued, there can be but two parties,
PATRIOTS and TraitOrs," we earnestly