Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-26
P 0 L | 7 | G A L.
COMPLETE RECORD
th- OF THE
PROCEEDINGS %.
OF THE
UOHON SKATE CONVENTION.
NOMINATION OF A STATE TICKET.

(From the Harrisbarg Daily Telegraph)
Pursuant to notice given, the Union State
Convention asseiI blcd IN the Hall of the
House of Representatives, at 10 o'clock
yesterday, and was called to order by Gen.
Simon Cameron, Chairman of the State
Central Committee
On motion of Hon. jeremiah Nichols,
Hon. John Cessna, of Bedford, was elected
temporary Chairman of the Convention, and
upon taking the chair, delivered an address,
which we make the following extract:
During the four years of fearful and
bloody war just closed, the rebellion in
creased and strengthened and was greatly
protracted by reason of Northern sympathy.
Now, that it is over, these men in the North
have grown bolder and more defiant by rea-
SON of the aid ans comfort which they ex-
pect TO receive in turn from those lately in
arms against the Government True, the
rebellion is over the lighting has ceased,
but the war is not ended, the spirit of re-
bel!ion still LIKES, and it IS to day active,
insoent and detaut. The great object Of
the rebellion was the death Of the republic,
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the nat:oa-that OBJ
ject has not been abandoned Those who
undertook it failed to accomplish their pur
leaSHu' z ts Ia ssus ena by means Of manage
uicul auu tppcdlS 10 tue pTeJuulCtS Oh tue
people at the ballot box.
| This az appear to be harch judgement
l would ihst could believe otherwise But
the spirit that for thirty years and more has
distracted our people, and disturbed the
| peace of the nation, in bold attempt to
make slavery the ruling power of the nation,
and all other integests subscrvient to that
the spirit which slew our wounded and
mangled our dead on the field of battle
after the battle was over-ths same spirit
which presided over the prisons at Ander-
soIyille, Libby, Belle Island and elsewhere
that which organized irresponsible bands
| of gucrrillas-slew innocent women and
children in railroad cars, poisoned fountains
of water, and imported loa.hsome diseases
the same spirit which animated the hand
of the assassin as it sped the ball to the
brain of our late merciful, magnanimous
and patriotic President, will not hesitate TO
seize the throat or STAB the heart of the ma
tion, and destroy, if possIble, the noble old
! republic Cf our fathers, utterly regardless of
| the ruin and vie Which may follow.
! Already these men in the South arc organ
| izing To send representatives of their kind
! to Congress. raeir friends in the North
are rallying for the same purpose. Allow
! them to succeed in their scheme and sooo
| the rebel debt will be assumed, damages
| paid 10 feiels for injuries suffered by the
! war and pensions gIanted TO rebel wounded
and rebel widows Under this load it is
| confidently expected by them that the good
| old ship of state will soon go down and the
nation perish. Should this fail, our whole
national debt would next be repudiated and
| The country ruined. ..,,.
Shall ali this be avoided2 Much Of a
correct answer to this question may depend
upon your action TO day. Every dollar OF
debt, 'manicipal, State and national, con
;racted for the Suppression OF the rebellion,
must and shall he paid at all hazards. Not
one cent of rebel debt, damages or pensions
shall ever be assumed or paid upon any pre-
| text or for any reason whatever ....
nj, ."1 .. AFTERNOON SESSION. An ...
7n The Convention re assembled ut o'clock
p. NJ, and was called to order by Mr.. Cessna,
President pro TEN. boo .H
| 9ni"o0 PERMANENT oRGANIzATIoN. .a'-
Mr.. Carnahan, from the Committee of
| Permanent Organization reported that they
| had selected to preside over the Conyeption
/ ., %, ...,,7.., as Precedent, .. ....
II. @. JOHNSON, Of Crawford.
| -.tsuI THE PLATFORM.
| Mr.. McVeigh, from the Committee on
Resolutions. made the following report:
The onion Party of Pennylvania, in State
Conaention assembled, declare:
~. That as representatives of the loyal
people of the Commonwealth we reyerently
desire to offer our gratitude to Aimighty
God, whose favor has youehafed victory 70
the national arms, enabled us TO eradicate
the crime Of slavery from our land and to
render treason againt the Republic impossi,
bic foreyermore and next to. Him, our thanks
4 are due aud are hereby rendered to our
brave soldiers and sailors, who. by their en-
1IdaIsnce. sacrifices, and illusrrious heroism,
have secured to their country Peace, ana 70
the down -trodden everywhere an asylum OF
Liberty !; who have shown that the war ios
the restoration Of tue Union j. not failure,
and " soss vs,of nas proved FOR al aSae we