The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-06-10
Proceedings OF the Unconditional
Union Convention, Yesterday.

ant to the Regular Call yesterday lJune ", At
Bowling Green, in beautiful grove, in the suburbs
Of the village. The day was warm and pleasant,
and the attendance much larger than W. had an
ticipated. Three hundred persons is low esti-
mate Of the numbers assembled every, township
throughout the county being well represented.
The meeting was organized at o'clock 2. NJ,
BY calling to the Chair s. l.. Boughton, Esq, Of
Bowling Green, aud appointing n. H. Callsrd and
+. ]. oblinger, Secretaries.
The object Of the meeting having been stated,
the Chair appointed the following committees:
Committee on Resolutions
A.. J. Gardiner, n. II. Osllard, Mshlsu Chance,
Robert NJ Brown and John Norris.
Committee to recommend three names as delegates
to the State Convention to meet at Columbus,
June II, 1863
John Russell, d. A. Avery, J. VI. Woodbury.,
Walter Davidson and Henry Thornton.
Committee to recommend names as delegates TO
the Senatorial Convention, to meet at Findlay,
Hancock County, o., June 80, 1853
Addison Lsnsdale, James Cook, Jonathan Anes,
Levi Taylor and W. j. Pomeroy.
Committee to recommend names as delegates to .
Representative Conventi0n-the tins and place
to be hesesfter designatOd-
George Williams, l.. VI. Hunt, Henry Harms,
Jacob Dauterman and j. Ii. Kuder.
During the consultation of the several committees,
Hon. J. VI. Ashley called to the stand, and ad-
dressed the meeting in effective and telling
Union speech, in his usually eloquent and earnest
manner, for more than two hours. The late hour
at which wO receive this report precudes the pos
sibiity of giving any abstract of the eloquent
speakers remarks. Suffice it to say, it gave en-
al 10
scsthing to Coppsrhsads.
At the close Of his remarks tho Committee on
Resolutions reported the following, a portion of
which were adopted at the Union Convention in
Toledo, on Saturday last:
Resolved, That in this hour of trial in the history
this country il is the duty of patriot to give
new and renewed evidences, as often occasion
may call for it, of his determination to support and
sustain, by every possible neans, the etloEs of the
Government in tbs maintenance Of its owttauthor-
ity, and the suppression of the Rebellion.
Resoired, That no sacrifices of which !
pable are, at this tipe, too great to be compared
with the value Of affirm and free government TO
ourselves and the posterty which is to inherit its
fortunes.
Received, That all party, sectional, and political
differences and animosities, among the people of
this great land, not to be named or thought of
while the imminent dangers which press upon us
on all sides are still threatening our political cx
| istence.
ResoIsed, That we recommend to all the people
of our country spirit of peace, concession, and
forbesrance in all our relations one with another
that we may have no strength wasted in renewing
personal or old political divisions, which ought to
be used against a common enemy.
Resolved, That to our gallant soldiers in the army
of the Republic we owe all that we are, and all
shat we hope to be, as nation, and that we assure
them of our earnest support while in the field fight
ing for the unity oftho government and the suprem
acy of the constitution and pledge them to spare
no effort to defest at the balot box their enemies
and the enemies of the Government nt home.
Resolved, That the Union citizens of Wood county,
in behalf of their brothers in the field, thank
the Union members of the Legislature for the pas
sage of tho law authorizing soldiers to vote and
aid in the choice of rulers at home, and that we
cordially invite the soldiers to unite with in de-
feating the schemes of rebel sympsthizers in this
County and State, and to secure the election OF un
conditional Union men to all offices from Governor
down.
Resolved, That we cordially approve and indorss
! the policy and official condnot OF Governor Tod,
and believing that the best interests OF the Union
party would be advanced by his continuance in Of
fce. we therefore earnestly recommend his renomi
nation.
Resolred, That we will give our cordial support
TO the Union State ticket, to be nominated at Co
lumbus June II, and the platform there adopted.
Resotred, That we pledge our support to the
Union Senatorial, Representative and County nom
| nations, to be made by regular Union Conventions
The above resolutions were adopted without
dissenting voice.
The State Convention Committee reported the
following names for delegates to the State Con-
yention
Z. Graham, of Perrysburg
John Norris, Of Perry township;
4. }. Gardner, of Gilead.
The Senatorial Convention Committee reported
the following names as delegates to the Senatorial
Convention
Thomas Gorrll, of Troy township
DR.. Z. Il. Sage, of Montgomery;
J. z. Rudolph, of Middleton
H. Thornton, of Perry sburg;
George Laskey, Of Weston
Samuel Johnson of Liberty;
c. Eddy, of Portage;
Z. Tuller of Washington
j. Norris, of Perry:
s, J.. Boughton, of Center;
s. \. st, John, of Plain;
John B0nnel, of Bloom
James Pember, of Freedom
Walter Davidson of Webster
J. Abger, Of Jackson.
The Representative Convention Committee re-
ported the following names as delegates to the
Representative Convention
Jerry Atkison, of Weston townships
Alvin Clark, Of Milton
Caleb Mercer, of Liberty
j. p Ames, of Middleton;
Martin Warner, of Washington
John Russell, of Bloom;
John Morris, Of Pegy,
Samuel Chilcote, dot
Philo Hathaway, Of Montgomery
s. l.. Boughton, Of Center;
j. W. Woodbury., of Plain
Robert Stewart, Of Webster;
John johnson, of Portage;
F. II. Miller, Of PeFTysburg
George Strain, dol
Thoma. Gorriil, of Troy
Thomas Crago, of Lake;
]. b. Banks, Of Freedom.
The several reports of the committees we're re-
csivcd aud unanimously adopted.
The Convention then adjourned, with three reus-
ing cheers for brave soldiers in she field, and
three more fer our worthy and honorsd Congress,
ionAl Representative.
Thus closed one Of the most harmonious and
earnest political gatherings We have ever had the
coed fortune to attend.
4 Badly Scared Copperhead.
From tho Fostoris Nero, of last week, we learn
that man living some two mes west Of Divers
Tavern, in this county, was out making q spesoh
some weeks ago, dsnouneing the war and the Aboh-
tioniSts in strong and bitter terms. He came hone
in the night and RETIRED with his sins preying upon
his mind the door being left ajar, large black
dog entered his house and was walking around
taking general view of thiags. The noise of the
intruder awakened the gentleman, who, whispering
10 his wife, said an AbolitioniSt mob was coming