American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30
Democratic Convention.

Democratic Convention.
" According to previous notice, the del
egates elected by the different townships
of Butler co, met at the Court House, in
Butler, ON Monday, the 7th Of March,
and organized by electing the Hon. Sam
uel Marshall President, and G: w. Gro
zier, Secretary.
John T. Bard, was elected Senatorial
delegate; Jacob Ziegler, Alternate; A.
j. Simpson and William Rea, Represen-
tative delegates, to the State Convention,
to be held in Philadelphia on the oath of
March.
James Dunlap, II. j. Berg, Abraham
Meyer, Harvey Osborne and Joseph John
ston, were appointed Committee to draft
resolutions
In the absence of the Committee, the
Convention was addressed by James Bre-
din, Esq.
The Committee reported the following
resolutions which were unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolced, That we renew and reafirm
the eplatfoms and protests heretofore adopt
ed in the Democratic conventions of this
county since the present unhappy strife
was forced upon the country by the Sc
cessionists and disunionists of the South
and the Abolitionists of the North-that
every day proves the wisdom of those
who by timely concession and compro-
mise, would have avertcd the present diff
culties and future dangers threatening our
beloved country.
RcsoIced That in George b. McClel-
Ian; we recognize true patriot, a states
man of rare ability, and a military chief
tain who has no superior-that we would
look upon his elevation to the Presidency,
as happy omen-the prestige Of re-
united and prosperous people.
ReSoiged, That the numerous arbitrary
arrests, together with the suppression of
the newspaper presses-the suspension of
the right of trial by jury-imprisonment
and Punishment for the exercise of the
right of free speech, should meet with the
disapprobation of every patriot. The i'm
prisonment Of prominent citizens, with
out accusation and without trial, having
been visited exclusively upon members of
the Democratic party, are evidently acts
of partizan animssty and faults of parti-
zan bigotry, under the false plea of mill
tary necessity, seeking to fasten the stig-
ma of treason and disloyalty upon the on
ly party that contends for the preserva-
ton of the Constitution and the restora-
ton of the Union. This is characteristic
of evil doers, and evidence of conscious
guilt in those who seek to fasten the evil
results of their own works upon the in
nocent. These things demand the un-
qualified resentment of the Democratic
party throughout the Union. We would
be guilty of objectionable .dcgeneracy, if,
in a crisis like this, we should refuse to
pledge our Lg~, Ou .tortuaeS and our
sacred hoaors,' to our brethren through
out the Union, to resist any further en-
croachments upon our chartered rights,
come from whatever source it may.
Resoioed, That the Union Herald, is a
true exponent of the principles and plat
form of the Conservative, Constitutional
Democracy of Butler county; and we
hereby pledge its editor, Clark Wilson,
our support pecuniarily-and if needs be,
will defend his property from unlawful
attacks, as we would our own in like cases.
G.. w. Crozier, was elected Chairman of
the Democratic County Committee for the
ensuing year, with power to appoint one
person in each township as member of
said Committee.
SAMUEL MARSHALL, Prest.
G. W. CRozIER, Secretary.