The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-04-23

THE Convention at Parkersbnrg for the
appointment of delegates to re-nomlnate
Mr.. Lincoln at Baltimore next June, con-
cluded its labors last Wednesday evening.
MIR. Chester Hubbard, of Ohio county, was
chosen President of the Convention and
Messrs. G. D. Hall and S. W. Hall, Secre-
taries. From the meager report before US
it is impossible to Judge of the character OF
the proceedings; whether the Convention
was harmonious or not; whether there was
any decided opposition to any of the meas
ures proposed; or whether any speeches
were delivered, "loyal," or 'disloyal," or
otherwise. From the fact, however, that
nearly all the motions were made and all
the more important business transacted by
three or four individuals, it seems probable
that all had been previously arranged to the
complete satisfaction of the persons referred
to, and the Convention was merely permit
ted to ratify their decisions
Tn accordance with the custom OF pollt-
i,al meetings everywhere. the Convention
passed a series of resolutions expressive OF
the political creed of its members and EN-
bodying the principles they profess. The
preamble and platform Of the party Is as
follows:
WHEREAS, The time having arrived for
the selection of delegates to reflect the
sentiments of the unconditional Union peo-
ple of our new State in the National Union
Convention appointed to meet in Baltimore
on the 7th of Juno next, to place in nom
nation candidates for President and Vice.
President to be supported by Unionists in
the coming Presidential election, therefore,
Resolred, That we hartily endorse the
present National Administration in It's
faithful efforts to suppress and crush out
the existing causeless and wicked Rebel
lion, and that the loyal people of West
Virginia will stand by it until every Rebel
within the United States shall be coerced
into obedience to the laws, or shall have
fed the country or ceased to live
Resolued, That we, the loyal people OF
West Virginia in State Convention assem-
bled, do hereby unhesitatingly and em-
ptatically declare our present worthy
Observation-Disclosures Lincoln, of Illinois
our first choice for President, and Andrew
johnson, of Tennessee, our first choice for
Vice President. for the term commencing
On the 4th of March, 1865.
ResoIcsd, That the proposition now be-
fore Congress for so amending our National
Constitution, az to for every prohlt human
slavery within the United States and Ter
ritories, meets with our cordial approval
and we trust it may be speedily adopted
and as soon as il is possible for it to pass
through the necessary forms OF law may
become thus par Of our Constitution,
The resolutions are rather more remarka
BILE for what they omit, than for what they
contain. 1t was to be expected that body
Of men claiming to represent the "uncondi
honal Union people" of the State of West
Virginia, and calling themselves "Union'
ists,' would not fail to express in some way
their devotion to the Unicn out OF which
they have been in the habit of making SC
much political capital. But the present
Administration, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, AN
DREW JOHNSON and amendments to the
Constitution, seem to have occupied the
attention of the members to the exclusion
of all things else. Hence, there is not a
word directly in favor Of the Union and not
wish expressed for its preservation True
they endorse the efforts Of the Administrar
ton to crush out the rebellion, but they ex
press no devotion to the Union. They seem
to make no choice as to what kind Of gov
eminent we shall have after the rebellion
is suppressed it matters not to them what
NAV be the condition of affairs, provided
they have ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 1t is a mat.
te- Of inferior importance to them what be
comes of the Federal Constitution of prl
vate rights or of personal freedom, provided
the triumph of their party is made secure.
Is this Uni ,nism Is it patriotism Is il
what the people had right to expect from
theiT delegates in convention assembled ?
Party, was the beginning, middle and end
of the proceedings Of the convention; party,
was the handspring which set the whole in
motion.
Tae delegates selected to attend the Bal
timorc Convention are as follows: LIST Dis
ttict c. B. Hubbard, of Ohio county and,
C,mnbeIl Torr of Brooke " F. Stevenson
Of Wood, and G. D. Hall, of Harrison, at
large ID District Leroy Kramer, of Mon
ongalia, and Geo. koonce, of Jefferson, ohm
n. Boyd of Marion, at large. Sd Dist riot:
r, d. Williams, OF Jackson, aud G. Slack
of Kanawha;E. NJ. Fitzgerald, OF Mason, at
large. Of these ten delegates, Jour
are members of tho West Va. Legislature;
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