Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-08-27

dste There ere many reasons TOR this
,uinIon. which Il ia not necessary Tor me TO
re. We night have waited until the
ssults 81 NE military campaign had be-
'ome more appsrsntr Or uHtll TIE action
,f the Democratic psrty a. Chicago nao
been determined. abraham Lincoln We
rot my 6rst choice. f'msde no fsc''oos
however, 70 bis nominsuon -
baltimore. l Ithought that delay won'n
insure greater consolidation In the vanks o. |
ne Ucion men. Since that nomination,
have found no other way 10 act than 70 90
for thst nominee. Oar duty is to rally oil
lbs elements Of strength about that nomi.
nation, and 10 avoidalI distractions and
disssnsions. st " e.e N
Oar chief duty ID rally around the War.
to sustain our armies In the field until they |
shall carry Il TO triumphant close. Bot
while this duty exists, let me repeat that !,
10 not wise TO ezorcisc from our ranks any
Union men. ! occupy two positions before
you today. Ny, flsst position Is that OF q
public oficss. In that position. hold !,
10 be ny privilege, under the Constitution,
and % man, TO criticise any acts OF the
United States. ! cannot goto Congress,
% your representative, with my liberty re.
strictsd In this respect, 10 any degrce.-
If Tge to Cosgrsss, 4 must goas a tresDan.
IOheer'sl ] cannot 60 otherwise, and when
you are unwilling TO grant me my freedom
Of opinion to the highest degree. have no
longer desire to represent you.
what I have said. have said with the full
lest convictions Of the srut hfuipcss ofshe posi-
T +. eopclu.iop, N any ono doub,s my loyalty
after three yesrs. Of service 10 the army and 10
Congress, r can do nothing addhional to'estao-
lish n now. leave this question with you, and
will ehesrfusly abide whatever results you may
choose.
At the conclusion ofGencral Gar6elds re-
marks, the whole convention broke ont into
enthusiastic cheers, showing that the bold snd
manly syowis Of the speaker had received the
cordial approval Of the delegates Of the Nine
teenfB District.
Negotiations Passed ~ sIas csnEressien.i
Convention.
Believing as we do. that the form OF
Government bequeathed to us By our Fath.
ert. predicated upon the God-given equality
Of ,be race by birth and manhood, is the
hest ever devised for the successful develop
mcat Of the powers, energies and resources
of a people, and the diffusion, growth and
establishment Of individual intelligence,
virtue and happiness and, believing that
to us. in The providence Of God, is com
mitted the great trust Of defending that
Government against the combined assaults
of enemies at home and abroad, and trans
hitting 10 the generations that shall sue
seed us,. the golden institutions of Repuo'
llcsn freedom, purified and refined by the
Gerry ordeal through which we are nov
passing :: and. believing that in no other
way can this paramount obligation. be dis
charged, save b. upholding the hands ol
the Government and freely and ungrudg
ingly contributing men and'mohey tc'the
fullest extent needed for the e6ectual sup
preston of the unholy rebellion against
which We are now contending therefore
Rxsolrsd, That the legally constituted
authorities of the nation, involved, wI,hou
any fault of theirs, 10 q desperate struggle
for the nations life aud honor, end the per
pctustion Of free institutions, are entitled
70, the undivided support Of all losal'men,
without distinction of party or OF creed
Resolved, That our Government is 81
and for and from the people, and that this
war is-the peoples war, waged for the.pres-
ervstion of the peoples government and the
peoples rights, and that. It 10 the duty ol
the people, ss We believe It to be their de.
termination, to prosecute II 10 successful
termination.
Resolved. That 10 times like these. there
can be no disseusions among truly Loyal
meB, and that We distrust the patriotism
and condemn the conduct Of those professed
Union men who are endessoring to Great
dissension in the Union rsuksr whether
the army or ont of il. and are thus delibeI
ately and directly contributing TO the r.
umph Of the rebellion, the disruption OF th
Union, aud the destruction Of the Govern
ment.
Resolred. That the recent attack upo
the President BY Messrs Wade snd DAvi,
ID in oar opin:oo,. in-timed, ill-tempered, an
iIl-sdvised. carrying great and undisguise
;ov 70 rebel camps iw the South. and ssbs
sympathjsers in the North. and to the VI
ion cause can be productive OF evil and Of
u evil and in % much % one OF the .
thors Of said protest 10 . citizen OF this 90
sressional District, and indebted in
small degree to our friendship for the POI
,ion he now occnpies, We deem Il dot
no less imperative than dissgreesble.
pronounce upon that disorganzng mamie
to our unqualified disspproVal and eonde'
nation. -
Resolved, That We approve the declsr
ratiea of principles and policy adopted
che Baltimore Convention. and endorse
nominaticas there made. and we bold Il
be the duty Of every truly loyal man to
tend TO the nemisees Of that Convention
wen % Of this, his most zealons suppo
Resoired, That our brave aud loyal 8
diers, bearing without marmur the pri'
tions Of camp and field. and breasti5g
flnchingIy the deadly storm Of bastier ha
. right 10 demand from us syupat
end support % snre and unfailing rs ID tn
courage and endurance aud that
hooses us st oil times and sspecissiy st
ballot box TO msuifsxt ogr 6delity 10 1
cause for which they uobly peril their I
Rsofrsd, Thst We viii trown upon
sry attempt from whstever source. aud c
sisp, 10 meIited oblivion, 30 far as 10 9