Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-06-25


nave nssailed this Union, and who have de-
v,a,.u u,a, 5 .na. 'ney moI'u ues.roy tne uovcrn-
blessed nnd nrosnered will not dsta;n
you to show how utterly groundless are the
complaints, which they have made. and how
hsva hg DurSaS 'uon'Ss 's4pe c'urse "hicn 'ney
E,,iou .;,;,... I..,... . II
come here. bahi.binS evervtb;ng l;ke marty
prejuiices and party feeling; that we have
formei the determination to select ticket
umconu,.os,lly u,c n dcv2icd 10 the perpefoity OF
we viii bsId in ohov,nco , ,ha hi;; nnas,;;os ," ~
policy that have heretofore divided the par.
ties Of the country, and make out one issue,
presenting for the sutfrages of the people,
men that are devoted to the prrpctuity and
indissolubility Of our Federal Union. Loud
applause
Considerable time was then taken up in
determining where the Convention should
be held. The delegations were so long from
some OF the counties, that it was finally dc.
cldcd' after strenuous opposition on the
part of Gov. DeDnlsOn, and Rev. Nj, Z.
Gaddis' and JOS; Cox. Il q, OF Hamilton
county, to hold the Delegate Convention on
the east SIDE oi the Capitol.
LETTER FROM OHIO SOLDIERS.
Hon. W,n D., n;so, s,o,sd ,ha, tho
Mi s,,a;a.. Ar a.. - - ~
Inv ''' f"o "o''e army v, 'he
Cumberland, had'held a meeting at Irlune
on the 9Th, aud appointed a committee to
present their wishes on this crisi, beforo tbe
Convo,,;on A,h;, x,. IAN C.u
'q'e''' "o"n ~ o'u,
wen read the following letter, which will
explain ITSELF 1t is document of great
Importance. OF the effect it has ON the
Conven,;o, T w;l, oJv;so ro,, ho.ooco. - =.
,:s WI" "''0' 'ou Ne'e"''0' III u
la'er uispatch;
'TRTUNE, TENN, June Q.
"GENTLEMEN: You have been selected
by the representatives of very large mum.
Der Ut the soldiers oil Ohio, now serving
with the Army of the Cumberland, to at.
tend the Union Convention, called to assem-
BILE ut Columbus on the 18th inst, for the
nomination Of Governor and other State Of
ficers
"We sincerely hone that neither the Con.
vention nor the nenne of 0j,;o n,;ll ,ioo..,
this action other c;t;yen soId;erv a. formnd
mon anv mere Jos;rn 70 nart;o;,, 90 ,ou uou
in thc most remote Jsoros j., nnr,n, ',e"
litical rrifas ar,h,mc bn, slia,. fo, po,
most earnest wish tbnt civil State and J mo-
litical action m,v be 50 condu4od a. 70 opr
tribnte IN The yreat oL;ect wh;oh aii tu" tuna
nhtriots. whether c;t;zans or sold;nrs 's, ""e
have at heart. the ma;ntcn,nsSsf,5a Gn1' Gn'
ernment and tbe res,orat;on ~ tho H.,
With parties as ,ucb we bave lone ";noe
ceased N, sv,,,,,ntb;yo .,;j -. a,v H. uou
of thc CHnia iIond lac hnt H. tuI my ~
nolitical nr;nci,des. sAo nni;"i,ad m n.a " "
nh The energies anil .ll ,be reso,,ca. 90 .ha
(}ovcrnmcut for fbe nsosecnt;on or ,be " M ."s
until fhe Rebellion ir s,rt, t,iuaataS anJ .ha
Union restored Thonnh forn,ar,, d;,,;d"S i"S
bv ali the marty dist;nctin,as IS ,hs;r ,;wo
we are 20 dav n hand nf bto,N,,rs so nd;"1, d,
6rmlv and nn;tedIv nnon ,h;s hS,ad 1'u"e ,',.te
form. Wa ask ne each other mn oaa r,,,san pd, mhr
we are so united but wa rr,tetila .,,con, mny
tha fact and let that sus;cc W. ~, hC'up. ,,p.
j;scuss ,yba,hor Sia".r,' IT, W ~ w.
whcther.the stakeholder OF. .aboitionist isthe
primary cause of the rebellion; il il euonob
for US that the rebellion now exists, and that
we are bound by the heritage of the mast.
and the hope ofthc future 10 put It down.
we did not refuse to- sustain the Govern.
ment before the Administration Inaugural.
ted the policy Of emancipation. We will
not desert it now that it has The efficien.
cy and continued harmony Of your army, do
pend, in great measure, upon the State
Government at tome. Ii has pleased that
Gov9rnment to give us, while yet in the
field, avolce at the polls, willis eminen,
clvl,ians at home will doubtless be proposed
70 tne Convention as candidates for the GU,
perna'9rlal pe cnalr, rom whom acholce might
ue nlaue .nat wouid command our cordial
sapIPHr., sliI, II suGh choice cannot be made
WIN harmony, r we peg 10 suggest the pro
pl,o.y VI selection oe'ng made from among
!ne n.any emi1et paolc men ONO now has
,hal ~ ,ne neiu' ouch candidate while being
,hho'o1shy ,ho sI nequainteu with every want OF
.ne soiuler ~9uiu, Ut the same time. pos
sess eguai aciilty 20 ad'nlr,stor the domes'
t.c Affairs OF the State; For such candi.
ua.e VIC can ny saieiy pledge the undivided
suptor. oi ONO one hano'ed thousand
'o'atefS' in
"Once more we caH upon our friends al
home to stand firmly by the Government
and its army. Mistakes in policy, il any
such occur, are but the straw and foam tha,
whlrl and disappear on the broad river OF
nationality, sweeping on majestically and
undlsturbed beneath them. Under this
Administration the American Union Is Ia
M iati ing'o,iousy Or be so firmly re- e-establish-
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