The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-08-10
The Boys In Blue!
THE UNION SOLDIERS IN
CONVENTION
They Will Vote as they Shot
THEY CANNOT ENDORSE GEARY. BE-
CATgEGFARY ENDORSES TEEAB.
SREYENS!
The headers. the Rank and File fhe
Manned and Wounded in Council
5000 ,SoidierS From al Pm'ts Of the
State, decldre for Clyn1er and
the onion!

The great Union Soldiers ConVen-
ton announced to meet in Harrisburg,
on the first of August, was held ac-
cording to announcement, lp~ardS Of
/ 5000 s0ldiers being in 0tteRdaace' A
mong the incidents of the Convention
were the following:
| The Beaver County delegation was
composed Of twelve delegates, nine Of
Uhom are lcouaoled men, formerly Re
pu5licans, who never voted the Demo-
cratic ticket, but are now enthusiastic
for Hester Clymer.
Among the Cambria delegation was
Capt. John Humphreys, who served
with distinction during the Mexican
war, and for three years in the late
war When Geary was made Lieut..
| Colonel, at Pittsburg, on the way to
! Mexico, Humphreys was made Captain
Of his company, and commanded it
Throughout the struggle and at the fl
nal charge at ChepuItepec. Humph-
erys knows Geary and can't support
him.
The delegation from Berks county
carried banner on which was insert
bed ''Old Berks, 8,OOOmaiority for ely
mer."
GEN. j. B. SWEITIER, of Pitts
burg, was made temporary Chairman
of the Convention. GEN. WM. Nc
/ CANDLESS,of Philadelphia, was G.
lccted permanent President. Gen. w.
/ w. IL. Davis, Of Bucks, was appointed
chairman of the committee on resolu-
ti0ns. After the adjournment Of the
/ Convention, the immense thrOng form
cd in procession and marched to Boil
/ tons Hotel to pay their respects to Hon.
Hester Clymer, who, upon repeated
calls, and amid theWidest enthusiasm,
appeared and addressed the assembled
heroes in a speech which drew forth
round after roundof applause. Beck's
Brass Band, from Philadelphia, and
other bands, enlivened the occasion
with the most splendid music. The
following are the resolutions adopted
by the Convention. Theyare the SEN
/ timents of three fourths Of the soldiers
/ Of Pennsylvania:
/ HHereaS, The Convention managed
/ and controlled by politicians, which
assembled in PittsbUrg on the 9th Of
June last, pledged the officers, soldiers
and sailors Of Pennsylvania to the sup
| port Of the Radical disuniOn members
/ Of Congress, and as opposed to the just
/ and constitutional restoration policy
! Of President johnson; and
! Whereas, The members Of the said
/ Convention falsely styled themselves
the representatives of the soldiers and
/ sailors Of Pennsylvania, and presumed
to speak for them without authority;
and
Whereas. The proceedings ofthe said
/ Convention misrepresent the true SEN
/ timents of the great mass Of the return
/ edsOldiers and sailors OfthiS State, and
do great injustice to the late defenders
/ Of the Constitution and the Union;
/ therefore be it
ResolCed, That We, the authorized
( representatives Of our late companions
/ in arms, do repudiate the proceedings
/ Of the Pittsburg Convention Of the jth
/ of June, because they do not represent
the true sentiments Of the officers, sol
diers and seamcn Of PENNSYLVANIA.
ReSOircd, That we hold the same be
| lief now that we did when we took up
arms in 1861, that the war was a war
for the Union, and for no other pur-
! pose; that the agreement we made
/ with the government when we took
/ up arms to defend her against armed
/ rebellion is found in the joint resOlu-
ton of Congress, adopted July -,
| 1861, which declares that this war is
not prosecuted on our part in any spir-
/ it Of oppression, nor for any purpose Of
| conquest or Subjugati0n, but to defend
| and maintain the supremacy of the
! Constitution, and to preserve the l.
Mon with all the dignity, equality,
and rights Of the several States unim-
/ paired. This is the bond many sealed
with their lives, and many yOthers sign
( ed in blood.
ResOired, That the failure Of Con-
gress to carry into effect this joint reso-
luton after the war is over, and to re-
store the Union with all the dignity G.
/ quality, and rights Of the several
/ States, unimpaired, is a gross violation
/ ola solemn compact made with the
( defenders of the Government at her
( time of greatest need and peril.
/ ReSOlred, That we repudiate the ac-
ton Of Congress, which is an insult to
every officer, soldier and seamen, who
served in the Federal army during the
/ Rebellion. Their policy asserts that
our victories accomplished what the
/ enemy could not, divided the Union,
and the fruits Of our toll and blood
/ bought victories turned to ashes in
/ their hands.
Res0iced, That we cordially endorse
! the stOratiOn policy Of President
Johnson, as announced in his 1nnual,
/ special and veto messages, and as fur
/ ther made known to the country in his
treatment Ofthe States lately in rebel
lion. We believe it to be just and hu-
name, and better adapted than any
other known policy TO restore those
! States to their constitutional relations