The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-08
The AIbnny Convention.

has adjourned, having nominated tn,
following ticket: Secretary of State
Maj. Gen. Slocum; Comptroller, Luciui
Robinson; Attorney Genl, Jno. Van
norm; Cnnal Cpnmissioner, @. w. Arm
strongi Treasurer, Gen. NJ. X. Patrick
Inspector of State Prison, a. j. McNuit
Clerk of Court of Appeals, q. o, Perrin
Judge of Court of Appeals, long term
Judge John w. Brown; short term
Martin Grove.
The following are the resolutions o.
the Convention, pissed before the nd.
bfTSt,-ThOt the past history of the
Democratic party is To he found in thu
Proudest records of the country and its
creed In the Constitution, and that il Is
ready to meet the great question of the
future with the patriotism, fidelity tC
principle and practiced wisdom thai
have characterized its long and nusDi.
the nation.
SecOnd,-That we concentrates tbc
people of this State and Of tho nation
upon the termination of civil war and
on the return of peace, and especially
that the blessing Is attained with pre-
served Union, an undivided country
and the reassertion of constifutiGnSI
liberty throughout the land. go -
IhfFd.-I'hnt as the first fruits of this
triumph the people demand the subOr-
dination of the military to the civil
rule; the restitution ofsthe AUTHORITY
OF the courts and the recognition of The
equality of the States; that we regard
al efforts, either byprOlOnging military
RUE or by denying the rightofrepresent-
alton to Statessin order to compel them
to adopt equality of negro suffrage, as
an element of their Constitution, as
tending todelay and prevent the paci-
iicatlon OF the country, and to subvert
the principles of the Government and
endanger the liberties of the people.
F0uTh.-That in the plan of Presi-
dent johnson for the speedy restoru-
ton of the States lately in rebellion. to
their old position in the Union by COM
mcncing the work of reorganization al
the point of secession, and contiding TO
those then recognized as electors by the
laws of the respective Suites, leaving
the question of suffrage where the con-
stitntlon places tito the future action
o! the several St0tes-ws recognize in
MS craftsmanship sound political the
DRY, and old-fashioned time-honored
regard for the relations and rights of
the States and the Federal Government
as established by the Constitution; and
TINT we pledge to the President in this
great work our cordial and energetic
support. ~
EitM.-That while we stigmatize ms
alike fatal to national prosperity. and
the rights of labor, the doctrine Tint
national debt is national bless
ing, we recognize the obligation by
which the whole resources of the
country are pledged to the payment of
the public debt, and we believe the in.
terests and honor of the peOnle nre IN.
yolyed in its faithful fulfilIment, and
thnt all constitutional and legal means
should be taken 10 compel the whole
properly OF the country, real and per-
Sonal, to share i'll the public burden
believing that equality of taxation is
not only eqnity, but also the soundest
possible basis of public credit.
'SLrth--That the thanks and graf.
hude of the people arc due TO tho
soldiers and sailors of the North
ana to their brave commanders, who
have Illustrated pnges of our history
with deeds of vnlor, that eIeVntes the
fame of the people and Yindicatcs the
character of Republican Government.
ISeUenth.-ThHt the position originally
taken by our government i'll reference
to the Interference ofEuropcan powers
with the people of this continent, called
the Monroe doctrine, is II policy which
has preserved peace and avoided foreign
entanglements, and cannot be abandon
ed without dishonor to us MS n noWer
among nations, nor without danger 10
Democratic institutions. 40
Eighth.-That the frank and generous
acceptance by the Southern people of
condition iii which they have been
lett by the recent war, including tile
abandonment of slavery, and reViyess
the main difficulties in the way of tho
restoration of amicable feeling nmonTy
the States, and that it should be met on
the pnrt ofthe Federal Government n
u spirit of Cancellation and kindness.
Ntnth.-ThHt furnishing all minor par
" considerations, and acting in the
spirit of an enlarged and generous pa
triotism, we cordially support President
johnson in the policy which he has
aNowed, to enable States lately in re-
volt to put their governments in practi-
cal operation, and in all such cOnstitu-
uOnal measures us he may in
augurate to harmonize the country
and restore and cement the Union Of
States. 800
On motion of Edmund briggs, n res
olution was adopted charging Justice.
Secretary of State, and enumerators
under him with preparation offrnud in
connection with the census!
The State Central Committee was then
named as follows: LIST. District, Chas,
Il. Carroll, Peter b. Sweeney I'd. Dis
trtct, HOMER A. Nelson, VIM. NJ. Parks;
Sd. District, Peter Cagger, +. L. Lapplin;
4th. District, Arthur A. Hunter, a. j.
Averill 9TH. Diftrict, Jno. A. Green.
j. Il. Spriggs I; 9th. District, Henry D..
Baro, Christopher a. Waldo; 18th. Dis
triet, Il. Il. Rossar, c. 3. Waldo; Sth.
District, Dean Richmond, A. p. Lam
sine. m - ',-T