Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-10-22

convention ?
Very respectfully,
JNO. II. YOUNG,
| 81 "a : : For the Committee.
Messrs. G. II Ohr, A. G. Greene, William
Shaw, Henry Brown, Hopewcll Hebb.
CUMBERLAND, Mp, October H. 1863
Sir: Your.communication dated, 10th inst.
was received to-day. In reply have to say
that having defined my position before the
convention, and having seen no reason to
change: my opinions, IMPOSITION remains
unchanged.
! The questions proponnded | answer in the
Affirmative unhssjtatingly.
! Very respectfully, c. II. OHR..
J. Il. Young, Esq.
BORDEN Mines, October II, 1868.
J. II. Young, Esq, for Central Committee,
Cumberland:
Dear Sir: / have received your favor Of
the 10th inst, in which you PROFOUND to me
the following questions, viz: :,
! /. Do you endorse the platform adopted
by the convention
| .. - Are you in favor Of, and will you use
your best exerons for the call of a consttu
| tonal convention 2"
Unwilling that my fellow-citizens Of ALLIE
| eany county shou!a NC unuer any H'S"PPtc
| tensions, whatever, as to my views upon the
great questions which now agltafe our ota'e
and nation, avail myself oil the opportunity
your letter affords me to answer
| /. heartily endorse, without reservation,
the platform adopted UNANIMOUSLY ny tue
county convention of tho Sd Of September
! last.
Q. Profoundly convinced of tie iuCalcula-
bic importance of emancipation to tie State
Of Maryland aud especially to the industrial
interests Of this county, am in favor Of and
shall ever feel bound to contribute my best
efforts to promote the legal call of a conven-
ton to revise the organic Ia" OF the 0'ae''
IN the conhdeht nope ana oc''e, tnat S''cil "
BODY WIN frame a constitution mat sn",' pro-
wac Tor the aooii'hment Oh slavery III nlalS
land, gradual or immaculate, as III It's W'SHoti''
1t snail deem pest with reference 10 all Tue
interests involved.
am, sir, very respectfully, your "ncI,ent
servant A. u uhEhNE'
CUMBERLAND, October II, 1868.
! To the Central Committee of Allegany county:
Gentlemen-Iour favor Of the 10th inst.
propounding to me certain interrogatorics
! touching ny opinions upon the political
questions involved in tho approaching cleo
ton was this day received.
In answer to the first question, unhes-
tatingly say that fully endorse the plat
! form" or resolutions which were adopted by
the late Union convention which NOMINATED
the county ticket, oil which nave the hohol
OF being member.
answer the second question 'oy saying,
that am IN iaVor OF gaming constitutions"
convention, though the platform itself ap-
pears to be silent upon that sunlect ana III
case OF my election TO me iipuse oil D''c'
s",'S W." I w .,,', '''e t. 900,
oha,;o.. , ,mu ,.0"''' G IENny ppoWS
0'e'''e''' '""''
CUMBERLAND, MD, oc'ooer IT., 1905.
Gentlemen In reply TO your note Just re-
celved, most unheSllatiney answer that th(
platform and resolutions adopted by the un
conditional Union convention - AT whose
hands received my nomination-meet my
most cordial and hearty approval, and that
am IN favor OF the calling OF constitution
convention at as early day rs practcaOic
and it elected VIII vote for such bill, and
use all honorable means to secure It's passage
in order that the policy Of emancipation may
speedily he lnarGuroted IL Maryland, where
by the interests 0! the masses will be bone
fitted, but more particularly those OF the Ia
6or'"g tchRc man.
But for these we'll known views, daily cX.
pressed by me since the commencement o
the present wicked aud ddnNah!c rebellion
would Tot have been placed upon tie tickle