Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-06-29
7 THE SUPREME COURT


James Moore was nominated by acclama-
ton.
The President and Secretary of the Con
vention were directed to inform Gen. Cox
of his nomination for Governor.
REPORT ON oNREsOLUTIoNs.
Judge W. NJ Dickson, Chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions submitted the
following Report:
TIE PLATFORM.
The Union people ofOhio, grateful to Almighty
preservation of the National Integrity, for the
blessings of pcacc, and for all the laEorS which
''J ] "aS % % t ru, ~, ,, onI i,nr OF bro
ham Lincoln stand out from the history of the
! plorc his untimelv ana cruel death nnd vcneratc
! his memory, it becomes rs to initiate his wis
of VcXCd questions, ana especially to initiate his
examples in waiting for the solution of dincut-
les to be furnished by the progress of time and
"a That President Andrew johnson, by his
,unwuvering devotion to the Union through
wears of scvcrcst trial, has won our highest CON
lUdcncc; that We chCcriully indorse the policy
Iofhis administration looking To thcrcstoration
of peace and civil order in the Su-cullCd seeded
states, and that aS Union men of ohio, we Will
give him our hearty and undivided support,
arc due to the heroic men ofOur army and navy,
whose labors and sutlrriugs have saved the Re
public. We honor our mart yrcd dead and ioy e.
i ith. That the thanks of this Convention are
due and are hereby rendered to the luNsl men
: and women of OHIO at home who have so nublN
Innd literally sustained and checrrd our brave
soldiers in the Held, in their trying efforts to
maintain the national authority, in conflict
with armed rebellion.
5th That four years of sanruinnry war; with
its fearful sacrifice OF lie and treasure, forced
upon us by the shareholders rebellion, has dem
Ionstratcd to MS and to the world that slavery
aud its institutions are irreconcilably opposed
to freedom and free institutions; and al tht
teachings OF history, the dealings of Providence
and our own bitter cN pcricncc point unerringly
to their overthrow and eradication as Our only
| safeguard against the recurrence OF Ike evils IN
the future.
reconstruction of tratcrnal relations with the
|inSurgcnt States, we demand that such recon.
StructiOn shall be at such time, and upon such
terms as viii give unqucstioncd assurance of the
peace and security, not only OF the loyal people
of thercbcl states hut also orthe pence aud pros
pcrity of the Federal Union.
| 7th, That the thanks of the loyal people OF
onto and of the Union are due TO the three wnl
Governors of ohio, Dcnnison, Tod and Brough
for the earnest, faithful and patriotic exercise o
the Executive authority OF our state during
through their efforts and the hearty co-operu.
: ton of our loyal people, citizens and soldiers
ohio stands in the lrout rank in theroll ofhonol
among her sister States, in the great struggle
for national existence.
Sth. That the experience ofthe last four years
shows the absolute necessity IN all our poltica
action of keeping steadily in view the grea
principles OF our Government as set forth il
The Declaration of Independence.
! 9th. That we viii cordially support the tickle
e this day nominated, and promise our collcctiV,
, and individual efforts to secure its triumphan
election.
| Don Piatt undertook to offer addition
Resolutions but was choked off by the
President $ decision and the previous qucs.
ton, and the Committee 5 Report wa
adopted
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE ON STATE CEN