Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-04-29
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH,
AsHTA BULA,
Saturday Morning, April 2sth, 1855.


The state Convention.
The Union, State Executive Committee have
sued call for State Uonventiop, TO 90 ne'u
NJ Columbus on the 2lst dsy of june neAs
for the purpose Of puttiDs 10 nomination c
State ticket The basis Of representation 10 {
the Convention will be one delegate for every
svs hundred votes op the home vote cast Tor
Abraham Liucolp at the late PRESIDENTIAL
election, and one additional delegate Tor any
fraction OF two hundred and fifty votes and up
wards. The several countries are requested
to hold their meetings for the selection oil del
egates on Saturday, June 10.
The representation from the army as deter
mined by the State Central Committee, will
be as follows: One delegate for each regiment,
and for each regiment having fraction OF
two hundred aud 6fty Union votes over hve
hundred. one additional delegate; Tor eacs
separate orgsnized battalion. one delegate sac
"a, each ;ndependeut battery. and delegate Inc
latter being entitled 20 only q ha' vow ''
the Convention -u
rhe Committee closes its address as fohows;
The delegates from the army are recon-
mended TO be chosen by ballot, at as early
| a day as practicable; aud 1t is very desira.
ble that whatever possible q DELEGATE
should be sent directly from the regiment
or other organization, but when this can |
not be doue, let q proxy, fully authenti
Gated, be sent TO some reliable citizen at
home, emitting him TO seat in the Con-
vention, that every portion OF the army
may be fully represented
The Union voters Of the several counties
and districts Of the State are earnestly re-
commended TO make early nominations
, for members of the General Assembly aud
for county officers, 10 order that full time
may be allowed for sending tickets to the
army, and securing q large vote OF the
soldiers. Aud the Committee hereby cordi.
ally invite the geod and earnest men OF all
political parties, to unite with them 10
= putting into official positionsuch men. as at
= ihel present time, when so much depends
;, on correct aud salu,ary action, will devote
y themselves wholly TO the best interests OF
= the country. Let US lay aside all former
70 prejudices, all old predictions, and come
!. together with determination 10 preserve
=, our country aud her glorious institutions
- from every peril which threatens them a'
~ ~ home or sbrord.
Go The committee cannot close this address
-, to their fellow w-eitizens of Ohio, whose sons
~ u have 80 nobly sustained her reputation,
- both in the army and Cabinet, during our
!. present struggles, without calling opoa oil
y good men to uuite with them in returning
- the most sincere and heartfelt thanks 10 ths
)" Author Of all good. for the success, both il
1 the civil and military departments Of th'
~ Administration, with which He ha
=. crowned our cause; and at the same tim'
:. ~ congratulatiBg them upon the gloriou
- - prospect now opening for our common
10 country.
=" The war is being brought rapidly to I
successful termination, aud tho rebellion
y. ~ which at one time threatened 10 overturI
~ the government, must soon be numbere'
- with the things that we're. The system @
Negro Slavery, at once foul disgrace t
:. the fair fame of the ation, and coniinua
: source of angry and perilous dis cord,
|. abolished by Constitutional enac tn sat, ant
:. T. we trust the day is very far distant whei
70 any sound or loyal man will be found Sc
~ far lost 10 oil sense of honor and justice
:! as to advocate its re-establishment.
~ ~ But let US not suppose that the time o
- danger is past, or that the objects which
" caused the formation Of the Union party
n are SO thoroughly attained, as to rendeI
II It's success no longer imperatively necessary
~ ~ to the well.being Of the country. On the
u contrary, at no time since The commence
= : ment of the great struggle. have the coun
=, sells Of the good and the wise been more
:" imperiously demanded. Great questions
growing out Of the important events Il
which we have alluded, are now pressing
themselves. with urgency, on our attention
ote Let as have men in all tb, Departments {
- the State, as well as of the Nations
re- Government, who will stand firmly b
ne. the principles which have guided US durin
ng the past four years. Let it be fully nj
Isl derstood that no man, who has in o
os official capacity, whether civil or military
,h been connected with this unholy rebellion
" and thus imbrued bis hands in the bloc
-. OF his couu, ~ men. can erer, with our COT
'n' sent, stand in the cQuncils of the nation
'ne or assist in making laws for loyal men.
Ut Let no single root of the evils whic
ave ave have produced the unhappy struggl
tne through WHICH we are now passing, be q
lowed any chance to survive, or again ris
to renewe d vigeg. Let every vestige {
the odious systemic of slavery-the source
OF all our troubles-he now wiped ont; Il
'om the issne be fairly naae between those VIII
ter would fasten upon Us she disgrace an
to the horrors of the past. sd those who al
his striving to insugurste nosle and gloriot
red. future. Let us all stand upsu the bres
ade platform Of human freedom. snd the Z
sted generation and elevation OF exery m,
lred born in the image of God, and ve shs
'ree' 6nd the good. the honest, the lo5Sl a
g. trne hearted men Of the State eyeryxhs
, for rslly TO aor suono,t
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An. The remains OF the late President
day. Washington Friday morning. and passi
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