Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-17
LOCAL NEWS.

lNICAh In H.fID,
THE UNCONDITIONAL UNION CONVENTION.
The Union State Convention met in the room
of the u S. Court, in the Custom House, this
morning at II o'clock a. w., where there was q
large attendance of delegates; among whom
were j. H. Gilmer, Of the Rockingham
Union; John Pollock, of Frederick; S.
Trenary, c. NJ. Gibbons, A. NJ. Crane,
W. H. Beck, ". R. Smith, VIM. Brown, Jno.
jenkins, JOS Bean, of Frederick Jno. Beam
er, of Clarke; T. W. Robinson, Of Frederick;
John NJ. Bolts, of Culpeper; John E. Lewis
and R. A. Grey, of Rockingham J. Fl. Glenn
ents, Of Portsmouth, and G. K Gilmer, of the
Harrisonburg Union.
Hon. Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, was
also present. The Convention was called to Or
der by Geo. E. Tucker, of this city, on whose
motion Mr. Wardwell, ofRichmond, was called
to the chair, who on taking it expressed his
qualification, after returning his thanks, that
he had met a congregation where Unionism was
not odious Mr. ". j. Cowing, of this city,
was appointed Secretary; Mr. VIM Brown,
Reading Secretary, and Mr.. Giluer, of the
Harrisonburg Union, and Mr.. Crane Of the
Winchester News, assistants.
Motions were made to appoint commit
tees on permanent organizations, credentials,
and rules, which were adopted, and Messrs
Lewis Mckenzie of Alexandria, Job Haux-
hurst of Fairfax, Joseph Williams, of Spott-
sylvania, G. NJ. Gibbons, Of Winchester, j. Il.
Clements of Portsmouth, we're appointed the
committee on credentials.
T. Dudley of Richmond, j. NJ Wood Of
Lynchburg, Jonathan Roberts of Fairfax, I'm.
sylvania, and j. T. Lewis Of Rockingham, on
permanent organization
Jacob Troth of Fairfax, G. K Gilmer of
Rockingham, W. r. Smith of Winchester, W.
Willoug hby of Alexandria, and R. A. Gray, Of
Rockingham on Rules.
While the committees we're absent Hon.
Horace Maynard was called for, and addressed
the Convention, thanking them who represent
ed the Union men Of Virginia, for the compll-
ment they paid the Union men of Tennessee, in
calling upon him, and for the manner in which
his name had been received He had come
here for the purpose Of knowing what these
men were going to do He always believed the
Union men in the South to be much more
numerous than they were supposed to be, and
more than they thought they were themselves.
The Union element he believed was still the same
as when the war came on, and he was extreme
ly anxious to see the scattered fragments gath
cred together, and thus once more strengthen
the cause 1t was a great mista Ike to think that
treason and rebellion had triumphed or will ever
succeed. Treason will be made oderous, and
the men who looked to the triumph of the re-
belion will 60 down to their graves with the
incubus hanging to them. Treason can never
be made respectable. He alluded to the servl-
ces of Henry Lee in the revolution, in which
free and equal, and spoke of his son, Gen. Lee,
who fought to destroy the Government his ia
ther had fought to establish The people might
do as they please, but his name would 60 down
to posterity with the milestone, as it were, hang
ing to it. He did not come here to give advice,
for their were wise heads in the Convention.
At the conclusion of MIR. Maynard's address,
Mr.. John NJ. Bolts arose and said that he had
come to the Convention of his own accord not
sent by anybody, for though there was pretty
good sprinkling Of Union sentiment in Culpeper
county, he believed he was the only man in that
county who was bold enough to be seen In
Union Convention.
The Committee on Credentials then reported
that the counties of Albemarle, Alexandria,
Frederick, Portsmouth, Clarke, Spottsylvania,
Rockingham, Fairfax, Richmond City and Gull
pepper were represented in the Convention.
NJ. NJ. Lpscomb, of Richmond, then said
that though he did business in Richmond, he
resides in the county Of Henrico, and he did
not believe that there were ten really true
Union men in the city of Richmond, and the
county Of Henrico.o
w. H. Beck, of Frederick, then proposed
that while The Committees were absent, gentle,
men from the different counties represented
would favor the Convention with their state
ments OF the condition of the cause in their re-
spective counties Mr.. Bolts hoped that all
the experiences given in would not be OF
similar character to that OF MIR. Llpscomb.-
Mr.. Beck then said there were about ESQ good
Union mea in Frederick, and that Unlcnlsm In
that county was prosperous.
Mr.. Clements, of Portsmouth, then gave an
account of the affairs of the Union party in his
section of the State.
The Committee on permanent organization
then reported the following as officers OF the
Convention
John NJ. Bolts, of Culpeper, President ;
Lewis Mckenzie, of Alexandria, lst Vice Presl-
dent; Buruham Wardwell, of Richmond, End
Vice President; r. A. Gray, of Rockingham,
Sd Vice President. W. J. Cowing, Of Alex
andria, Secretary A. NJ. Crane, of Winches-
ter, G.. K Gilmer, of Rockingham Assistant
Secretaries.
Mr.. Bolts, who was escorted to the Chair by
Mr., Mckenzie, then addressed the Convention
in short speech, in which he stated that this
Convention was probably called at his sugges-
ton; that the strongest Union section of the
State-South. Western Virginia-was unrep-
resented in the Convention, because of the i'm
pecuniosty of the people of that section that
he had done more gratuitous work in procuring
pardons for rebels than any other man in the
State, and closed by urging harmony OF action
in the Convention and among the Union men
of the different portions of the State.
Mr.. Beck, of Frederick, offered verbal res.
olution, which he was asked by the President
to reduce to writing, and which is as follows:
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