Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-08-23

relaxed until they satisfy us, by their I
are ready and willing to accept in good
faith the results of the war ltwas OF their
own seeking and of their own making.
They have no right to ask the advantage OF
trial unless they mean to submit to the
verdict The war has not ended until the
conquered party has fairly accepted its re-
suits, and the Government has not only
perfect legal right, but it is her solemn du
ty to enforce those results by the military
arm Our four years war, the most glgan-
tic in the worlds history, must not be IN
vain. Let the late rebels accept in good
faith the policy of our President, and we
will gladly welcome them again as brothers
in the folds ofour Union. Let them reject
in compelling them to acknowledge our trl-
umph and their defeat. Slavery is dead and
must and shall be buried The spirit of
slavery must die and be buried with it.
The arstocracy of the South which has
fostered and upheld slavery, and which In
augurated the late terrible civil war, must be
shorn of its power Already it is at work
stirring up OPPOSITION to the policy OF the
government and creating hostility and bit
terness among the people. For two years
we carried on the war without striking at
the cause of the war. Indeed we rather
guarded and protected it. At last Abraham
Lincoln, when his time had come, on the
memorable first day of January, 1868, struck
at slavery. The result is before US. And
vet it still seems as if no lessons are suti-
cient to reach the authors of the rebellion.
1t is fast becoming manifest that no perma-
nent peace, even with the death of slavery,
can be secured until the authors and sup
porters of slavery are subdued In the
words of our present patriotic President,
This aristocracy is antagonlstlc to the prln-
ciples of free democratic government and the
time has come when this rebellious element
of aristocracy must be punished. The time
has come when their lands must be contsca-
ted the aristocracy must be put down and
their rossessions divided among the worthier
| laborers of the land.
This result will throw into our National
| Treasury many millions Of dollars, justly
forfeited by the treason of their former own
ers. What loyal man can object that by
means of this fund few of the comforts, if
not the luxuries, of life, should be added to
the tables of those widows throughout the
land whose firesdes have been made desc
late by the war, or rather by the treason
which caused it? Who will object that the
bounties and pensions Of soldiers by whom
| the victory was won and the nation saved,
should be increased and a trihe added to the
pecuniary compensation so justly due them
| for the sacrifices made? Who can object
that by mears of these funds so justly for
| feited large portion of our National debt
should be extingished, and thereby the tax
es of all classes of our people diminished,
and a part OF the heavy load imposed upon
the shoulders of our people by treason thus
removed by treason itself?
Having proclaimed the freedom of the
slave let us not weaken ourselves or endan-
ger his condition by any controversy an eng
ourselves about his present position or the
! extent of his privileges, but carefully and
surely provide that the freedom thus pro
claimed shall be firmly and irrevocably es
tablished and secured through all time to
come.
Let unity of action and cheerful acqui
escence in the decision of the majority mark
our deliberations-let the glory perpetuity
and success of our common country, alone.
be our object, and all will be well.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cessua's addres:
Hon j. X. Moorehead, of Allegheny, and
Hon. jeremiah Nichols, of Philadelphia
were appointed Vice Presidents, and Messrs
j. B. Cara, of Erie. and Wayne McV eigh
of Chester, Secretaries.
The temporary organization of the Conven
ton having been completed. the list of dele
gates was called, and full representation wa:
announced present, latter which Mr.. Carnahal
moved that committee of one from each
Senatorial District be selected to prepare {
list of permanent officers for the Conven
ton; whereuron the following were ap
pointed Benjamin F. Taylor, c. n. Car
penter, NJ. II. Dickinson, Thos. Dickinson
Robert Parke, S. 3. Thomas. Samuel G.
Bradshaw, John i. Hoffman, l.. Barthol
anew, G. T. Rockwell, G.. A. Grow, Ari,
Pardee Jr., j. w GUERNSEY, John b. Linn
A r. Fiske, Henry Thomas. R. w. Shenk
G.. w Mehaffey, G. Edward Hersh, L. J
Mil, E. X. Haines, Colonel A Gregg, W
Butler, R. NJ. NJ Coy, III. Souther, W. B
Coulter Jas. L. Graham, r. B. CarDahan
Jos. Ledlie, Jno. l.. Leech, j. c. Brown, L
H. Chase.
, The Convention re assembled at O clocl
2 P. NJ. and was called to order by Mr.. Cess
ma, temporary Chairman.
C PERMANENT ORGANIZATION,
4 Mr. Carnahan, from the Committee oil
Permanent Organization, reported that the
: had selected the following gentlemen as per
0 manent officers:
: President, II. c. JOHNSON.
Vice Presidents, jeremiah Nicholas, Jo
: seph Ribblet, Robert T. King, John Krich
p p baum; Stephen Meredith; John J Rowland
Geo. w. Cunningham, Samuel NJ Hare, Z
| c. Kitchen John L. Hammer c. +. Rock
! well, E. B. Parsons, III. w. Ketchum, ii
4 T. Beardsley, W. f. Wagonseller, Charlie
: j. Bonner. Col James Freeland, A Wood
= John H. cellars, Gen. Lemuel Todd, Da
vid Wills, NJ. Edgar King, Hays Hamilton
r. HI. Duncan James Alexander, Christia
Myers, G. W. K Minor, Benjamin Singer
; ley, William Peters, John Hall, John NJ
, Thomson. Wm III BurgWin. / b. Cara.