Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-05-18
THE STATE CONVENTION.
The Cali by the Union ExeCu-
siTe Committee.
rsIos E1EcurivE COMMITTEES Rooms,

CoLuxHts o., April 10. :
20 rns Uylor VorERs OF Ins STATE OF Onio:
At meeIiI of the State Central Committee held in
the Hall Of the House Of Representatives nj the Capitol,
Al which were present by invsiien. The officers Of the
the eGenersl Assembly Of III State, and many dlslm-
gnisled cit2eas 1t was resolved to hold state Conye,l
6on for the nomination Of candidates OIL the linton tick
et In this city, on NEpNksoAY, TIKI 2sr DAY oF JUNE
rKrr.
The basis Of representation in thi, Convention will
he enc delegate for every Eve hundred votes the
home vote for Abraham Lincoln at the late Presi-
Dental election, and additional delegate for any
fraction OF TIVE hundred aud hfty votes and upward,
making the representation OF the several counties as
follows;
[Tlelmont County is snided to six delegsies.--is
CHRorl
The several osuntes are requested to hold their meet
,cs' fer the ''s''0" Of delegates o" SATURDAY '''.
Yhe represen,sion from tho army as deic rmincd by
me State Central Committee will he us follows: dele
gate for each regiment and or each regiment having
fraction Of $50 Union votes over 800 additional dele.
gate for each separate organized bHitaor, delegalG
aud for each independent bntery, delegate later
being entitled to only half vote in the Convention.
The delegates from the army are recommended TO he
chosen by ballot at onry day practicnble and
is very desirable that whenever possible delegate
should be sent directly from the regiment or other or
ganizaton; but when this canot be done let aproxy,
fully authentic ated be sent TO reliable citizen nt
honc emitting hun TO u seat IN the Convention, that
every PARTON OF the army may be Ia ly represented
The Union voters OF the several Counties and Dis
Hicts OF the State nre earne9ty recommended TO make
sarly nominations for members of the General Assem-
bly, and ior County officers, in order that full lime may
be allowed for sending tickets to the army, aud securing
large vote of the soldiers And the Committee here
by cordially invite the good and nj all po
hcal parties, TO unite with them IN putting io oicia
position such men, as al the present time, lrh so much
depends csrrcci aud snlulary acti0n T1ll devote
themselves wholly TO the best interests Of ir country
Let US lay ASIDE all former prendices all Old predec
sons and come togchcr with determination Ia pre-
serve our counlry, and her glorious n-lilons from
every peril which threatens hsm AT home or abroad
The committee cannot close this address ~ their fol
iowci'izens OF Ohio, whose sons have snnoby sustnn
ed her rcputaton both IL us army and ~ the Ca blet
during our present STRUGGLES without calling upon nj
goo' men To unite witt them ia returning the most sin
eere and heartfelt thaEkst0 the Author of all good fo
the success, both in the civil and military departments
OF the Administration with which lie has crow ned ou
cause and nj the same time congraulatng them upor
the glorious prospect now opening Tor our common
country.
termination aud the rebellion which Mt one time threat
sned to overurn the Government must soon he number
oil with the things that The Of negro snv
cry, nj foul disgrace to the fair fame OF the Ma
ton, and continual source Of angry and perilous dis
cord, IL abolished by Constitutional snactment, and w
gust the day is very far distnn, when any sound o
loyal man will Ia found so far lost TO all sense OF homo
aud justice as 10 advocate its re establishment
But lst US not suppose that the time of danger is pas
9r that the objects which caused the formation OF III
Union party are so thoroughly attained ns render IL
success no longer impssnuvely necessary to the we
being Of the country On the contrary at no time sine
tho commencement Of tho great struggle, have III
eennsss OF tho good aud the wise bacn more ipefions
ly dempndsd. Great questions growing out oi the In
podant events 10 which we have alluded, nre press
lag themselves with urgency attention. Let u
have men in all the departments Of the State, well
Of the National Government who will stand firmly b.
tAe principles which have guided during the past fou
years Let II be fully unde stsod that nam, who ha
ia an official carsciiy whether civil military, bee
ssnnsctsd with this unholy rebellion, aud thus imbrue
his hands in the blood Of his counrymen, viii
eur consent stand in the counclls OF the nation
sisi In making laws for loyal men.
Let no single root OF the evils which have produce
the unhsppy struggle through Which we are NV pass
Ing be allowed any chance survive, again rise
renewed vgor. let every veslge Of the odious system
of .avsry-ths source OF all ourtroublos-be now wiz
st out; let the ssue be fairly made between those VIII
welld fas,en upon us the disgrace and the horrors
The past and those who striving 10 inhugurate
noble AID slorons future. Let us all stand upon III
broad platform OF human freedom, md the regenerae
aud elevation Of every born in tue image OF Goo
and we shall hnd the good, the honest, the loyal
trashssrsd men Of the Stale every where ralIying
ear supper.
Very truly your fisnds in the cause Of the Union
q ", OonsKy, Charm, ALaHRr B BUrILKs
WV DHNHsos, BAoM GILMORE,
Ttan CoMsrock, JAMES WILLIAMS, Seer,
Hnly MILLHR, tsry aud Treasurer
Executive Committee.