Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-08-13
Proceedings Of tI,c County Union
Convention.


The Union County Convention met in
Sunbury, at II o'clock A. NJ, in the Grand
Jury Room. SAMUEL SHANNON, of
! Turbutvillo, was elected Chairman, and II.
| JOHNSON OF Point, and ~ ~ BRICE of Sun
bury, were chosen Secretaries.
On motion of c. J. Bruner the list Of Del
cgatcs was called, as-follows:
Sunbury-Geo. Wageuseller, {. J. Bruncr,
and \. n. Brice.
Northumberland Il. Smith and Thos.
Tobman.
Miltou--L. H. Funk and VIM. c. Lawson.
McEwensville-I. G. Allen and G. w.
Dixon.
Turbutville-Samuel Shannon and 4. T.
Bisel.
Turbut-Jacob NJ Follmcr and w. Kutz.
Delaware-D. G. Watson, j. W. Weeks
and J. G. Hutchinson.
Lowis-R. &. Ruckman and Samuel Cald-
well.
Chillisquaque-Wm. L. Ncsbit and Sam
uel McNinch.
Point-Thomas II. Watts and Reuben
johnson.
Upper Augusta-Wm. Rscd and Jacob
SeesholtZ.
Lower Augusta-Benj. Heffner, Jacob r.
Clark and John Sterner.
Rush-Charles Kase and Alvin Hughes
ShamOkin-Solomon Martz, Wm. FarrOw
and Isaac ID. Kline.
Coal-H. a. Shissler, f. s. Haas and j.
L. Gilger.
Mt. Carmel Borough-A. F. stecker and
David Heiser.
Mt Carmel tp.-Caspar A. Tharp and
John Hough.
.Zerbe-H b. Weaver and Daniel NIuliner.
On motion of c. b. Smith, the Convention
adjourned till halt-past one o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention called to order at II o'clock.
On motion of L. Is. Smith, committee of
seven was appointed to draft resolutions ex-
pressing the sense OF the Convention. Com.
mittee:-C. b. Smith, Amos I. Bisel, l.. ii.
Funk, Capt Hutchinson, 5. lIcNinch, j. w.
Weeks and Thomas Tobman. After a recess
Of half an hour the committee reported the
following resolutions which were unani-
mOuSly adopted:
ReSolrci, That this Convention has full faith and
confidence m Abraham Liucoi9 Vnd his AdmIuistra-
uon. and we pledge him our firm support believing
that the mas OF the people will stand by the rail
splitter aud the 'byJTsn tailor.
RtNO.ct!, That We honor and revere our State Ex-
ceuiive. Andrew Il. CurIin, who has ever stood firm
y by the Interests ot the Keystone State, and
fully guarded her SOUS ia every hospital and upon
every htttlc field.
R,Soir,.!, That will support every measure to
uucn the vrnu!d,r rebellion to restore the laws
AMI uuiy ct the land, and to maintain the integrity
oI S"F National o'ernmG9Ii
.n ;.r n, M .lDJt rnI 20 10, R, oSr non
Ihi1cr. anI place reliable Union man in his stead.
h.Sg.C.!, That We glory iu the triumph of the
voters os Pennsylvania /" behalf Of the Auiendmtnt
,I ~ sn as OUr GRAVE '0dl''s III the
E,sl,rlI Thai ~, sympatbize with opr gallant
and brothers in the armies oi the Republic, bat
u'gt Tor the aas, the laws and the Constitution,
i,a we WI, use a., T.; means 10
and NnyNu,Grr,
Rcsu!r,.I That We will support the nominees of
this Ccu'ou,ion,
ON motion OF j. ". Weeks. the Conrcn-
uon proceeded to the nomination OF candl-
dates lor Congress. I. Is. smith nominated
Geo. +. Miller; [. J, bruner nominated !.
IA. Clement; +. :. Haas nominated John Is.
Packer, Geo. +. Miller received votes; }.
IL. element :; an1 John Is. Packer ~. j.
b' facker was declared the nominee, and on
motion ct I. ), 3runCr II was made unanl-
nous, with the privilege oi appointing his
own conicrees.
The Convention proceeded to the nomina.
uon OF County officers. The following gen
t!emen were nominated by acclamation:-
jacob NJ. Fo!lmcr, Of Turbut, for Assembly
John Smith, OF Sunbury, for Register and
Recorder; Andrew Nyc, OF Delaware, for
Commissioner II. 4. Weaver, OF Zerbe, for
The following gentlemen were appointed
on The Standing t"m"lttee Tor tie ensuing
'rnrhp, Holm, U,.;,r,,icl Chairman
Chi!lisquague-J, l.. Dielienderttr.
Cameron solomon punkeberger
SoH' = "HtS'
I,.wisNR,h,rt e RncSman
Lnwer M,h,uoy-.Iohn \. Snvdrr
Little MARNH"S samuel h"oaiMtI
- - aug 20, "a ,r,',, ,r''''a ="
Jackson-WiIinm Lamb,
Mn!on-L. II. Funk.
McEwcnsNiiic-Isaac {. Allen.
~ ~ ,'l'''i ..'i'i . u". :. TS'IN''' N
Tnr,LnInI,,r,,ndE p smith,
Pulnt-Dtnlei Sterner
Rush-A. Hughes.
shamokin-Solom"n Martz.