Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-09-22
TO he Editor Of he "7sieroph."

Pursuant TO published cali, larg meeting of
he soldiers from all parts Of the county, met al
the Court House in jefferson, yesterday, Sept
10Th, for the purpose of appointing delegates to
the National Union Convention Of Soldiers and
Sailors, TO be held at Piitsburg, Pennsylvania
September %, 1866, e .s gia.dar
The Conv ention was called to order at one
o'clock PM, Uy Sheriff Covel and organized
by elcctng Captain L. g. Reeve, of Rome Pre-
sident, and b. T. Gushing, of Conncaut and A.
C Stone of AshtabuL,, Secretaries. %.
On motion, the following committee oil Re
solutions was appointed by the Chair;
DR.. G. j. Bellows, Captain A. w. Stiles, and
Captain d. Caldwell.
This committee having retired, the Conyen-
| ton was addressed by 8. A. Northway, Esq,
]. d. Ensign, Esq, Sheriff II. ]. Covell and u.
G. Dodge Esq in Short but eloquent and pa
triotic, speeches, The, following, resolutions
were then submitted to the Convention, by
Captain Caldwell, of the Committee, and adopt
cd by unanimous sote: = Il v 81 = )
WHEREAS, In view Of the humiating position
of Andrew johnson. acting President of the
United States, in placing himself in direct oppo-
| sition to the party that placed him in power be-
traying the confidence reposed in him at his
election, and giving his influence 10 make loyal
| ty odious and treason respectable, therefore
| Resolved, That we view with prOfbund regret
and Just Indignation the course he Is pursuing,
and most earnestly pray the Sovereign Ruler of
| the Universe to convert him from the evil of his
ways, or if that cannot be done, to save the
country from his evil designs, by such means as
will best vindieate the goodness and justice of
God, and secure equal privileges to all, without
| respect to color.
REsoLvhD, That when we entered the militia
ry and naval service of the United States dur
ing the late rebellion, We hoped and believed
we were fighting to crush treason ndlrebellion,
aud secure the blessings which would flow
ron Vas ylsssng g peace, aha Se nov s, protest
than equal representation in the government tho
traitors we met on tho battle field, and those
who starved our brothers in their internal pri-
sons. We therefore cordially approve of the
Constitutional Amendments proposed by the
present Congress, and most unqualifedly con-
denim the immediate admission OF the seeded
States upon the plan proposed by President
johnson. 4-l'".| iE..E ..i'f e 'l'+' F.
Resolved, That We believe that it is the duty
of the Congress of these United States to make
good the doctrine of our forefathers, that all
men are endowed by their Creator with life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To make
good the pledge of the Government TO loyal
men during the dark days of the rebclon-and
that this cannot be done FULLY and emphatically
without comforting upon every man who served
in the Union Army, the right of elective fran
chise without regard to color.
REsoLvED, That as there is now no use for
our bayonets, we will not fail to so direct our
ballots, that unrepentant rebels shall know and
feel that we are animated by the same spirit as
when we met them with steel and lead
RESOLVED, That when the President of the
United States published garbled report of Gen.
placed that gallant soldier in sympathy with the
rebel assassins of Union men on July 30th, Ito
cover his own authorship in said massacrc) he
nsulted the loyal people of the country, snd
committed base wrong upon General Sheridan,
which we assoldiers Indignantly resent.
REsoLvBD, That we endorse the principles
enunciatsd by the SOUTHERN LoYALIsTs in their
recent Convention at Philadelphia, and will sus-
tain them by our influence and our votes--und
we demand that they shall at least receive the
same protection ut the ballot box and elsewhere
as the still disloyal portion OF their respective
States. '...'.
After the adoption of the above resolutions,
the Convention proceeded to appoint the follow
ing delegates to attend the Pittsburg Conven-
ton r
Captain D. Caldwell, Jefferson Captain L. c.
Reeve, Rome; Major e. D. Chapman, Andover;
Soptuih W. H. SlupHdfi, OOHueaul uiUOr H.
j. Covell, Jefferson Colonel Jas. F. Wade,
Jefferson F. A. Pettibone, Ashtabula Colonel
Wm II. Fitch, Jefferson Captain A. w. Stiles,
Rene; II. J. Fost, Jefferson; DR.. C. j. Bellows,
Austinburg; Captain Chas. Kellogg, Andover;
L. o. Dodge, Trumbull; Captain b. II. Bostwick
Hurtsgrove; Captain H. f. Fox, Lenox; Cap
tain d. z. Hurlburt Hartsgrove; Daniel Will
liams, Lenox; Captain NJ. B. Gary, Geneva;
DR.. VIM. NJ. Eames, Ashtabula Captain H. W.
Hubbard, Rock Creek; T. E. Hoyt, Morgan
Ira Slater, East Trumbull; Charles Kellogg,
Monroe L. c. Miller, Rock creek; Captain W.
Ii. crowell, Geneva. Ir~
Captain caldwell was then called out, and he
responded in an able and stirring manner
Some pleasant remarks were made by Dr. Bel
lows, and Captain Hubbard, after making
short speech, moved the following resolution,
which was adopted: 4
REsoLvED, That this convention hereby re-
quest the county central committee, to invite
General Garfield, to address the citizens ot Ash
tabula county, on some day suited to his con-
yenicnce, previous TO the coming election.
On motion, the Secretaries were Instructed to
furnish copy of the proceedings of this con-
vention to each OF the county papers.
Adjourned sine die.
& 2. 2. z. z. ssas.' sSSsgs0. Secretaries