Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-13
Proceedings Of the Third Congress-
ional Convention.

Called to order byJ c. Cover, chairman
of the district central committee
DIR. j. II. Vivian was elected temporary
chairman, and j. II. Evans Of Grant tenn
porary secretary.
On motion, Messrs. Walworth of Rich
land; White, of Green Cover, of Grant
Wheeler of Sank, and 0lmstead of Lafa
yette were appointed a committee on Gre
dentials, who reported the following dele
gates in attendance and entitled to seats:
Crawford co.-Waldo Brown, W. A. Campbell, 0
B. Thomas.
Rtchtand Col walworth, II. L. Eaton, L. NJ
Thorp.
Lafayette CA A. Townsend, n. Olmstead. G
&. Weatherbury. Samuel Cole, A. Worden
SGnk Cor NJ Strong, VIM. Pidmer, c. C. Kunz
s. Hartley, N w. Wheeler
Green Co:-Jas. Norris, Grin Bacon. Bowen, 0
]. White J. w. Stewart
Grant Co--J. p. Harmon, A. N. Neville. S. +
Kinney y. H. Evans, II. b. Wood, j. c. Cover. Henr.
UT, Il. L. Hicks, A. A. Bennett j. d. Coates, NJ
Brunnemer.
Iosa Co.-Geo. w Bliss, l. D. Burdick, W. Lin
coin, j. ii Vivian, j. W. Rewey
Messrs. Palmer of Sank, Bliss of Iowa
Townsend of Lafayette, Bennett Of Grant
and Norris of Green, were appointed /;
committee on permanent organizations.
On motion, Mcssrs. Vivian, Cover, Thorn
as, Stewart, and Worden were appointed {
committee on resolutions.
The committee on permanent organiza
tons reported the following officers Of the
convention:
Hon. j. W STEWART. of Sank, President.
Col. r. N. Strong, of Sauk and Capt. o. B. Thorn.
as of Crawford, v ce Presidents.
j. II. Evans, of Grant, ana G.. E. Weatherbury Of
Lafayette, Secretaries.
On motion of Mr.. Walworth of Richland,
Gen. Amasa Cobb was declared the unan-
imous nominee of the convention, which
was carried by reclamation.
Messrs. Cover, Walworth and Hartley
were appointed tc wait upon Gen. Cobb,
and request him to appear before the con
ventlon and accept the nomination.
Gen. Cobb soon appeared and was re-
ceived with marks of favor. He addressed
the convention at considerable length and
accepted the candidacy for congress unan-
imously conferred upon him by the fullest
delegation on behalf of the Union party
thai ever assembled III the third Congress
sional district.
The following resolutions were reported
from the committee and adopted by the
convention:
ResoIced That in the contest which is now being
transferred from the field to the ballot box, this con-
vention believes that The Government both National
and State, should be entrusted to those only whose g.
deity 10 the Union has been undOubed in he paGt.
RcsolDed, That treason should be made odious and
the mdest form of doing this is to exclude I'll trait
ors, their aiders and abettors, from Office.
ResofUsd, That, while willing and anxious to
see the states lately in rebellion restored their
proper status in the Union are not willing that The
expenditure OF much blood and treasure it has
cost to subduethe late rebellion should only result in
giving enlarged powers and Increased representation
in Congress TO rebels.
Eesotced, That in the present contest between the
representatives of the people and the President
sympathes are entirely with Congress, and that the
plan OF restoration adopted by it has unqualified
approval
Resotced, That recognizing the President as only
one OF the coordinate branches of the Government
we treat his assumption that he alone is the Govern
ment, with the contempt such egotism deserves
ReSotced, That in Congress only we recognize the
law. making power, which alone can decide whether
or nota any state enjoys republican form.of govern
ment, and has or has not forfeited its rights to rep
resentaion in the National Congress And in this We
only echo the opinion of President Johnson before he
prosttuted himself to become the tool of avowe ed
traitors at the South and their copperhead allies at
the North
Resoleed That in the Memphis, New Orleans, and
baltimore riots we recognize the legitimate fruits of
'ny pot'cy when If allowed to prevail will compel
every loyal man to flee from southern states and vii
practically re-enslave the freedmen, many of whom
for the Union.
Resoteed, That the Union party and people enter
tain the broadcast feelings for nationality aud for
freedom and equal justice to all people aud that in
the struggles for liberty every where whether in our
own good country or in Europe, wheresoeyer upon
Gods earth, we pledge the Union party cooperation
ofour state, and of other Union States, support by
all legal and symnathizing means in ar mower tbe
side of the oppressed masses.
ReSotced, That the four millions offreedmen late in
ponds ad oppressed by cruel laws and denied
10 letters and books therefore necessarily danrayed
physically and morally, and intellectually uncultured
should be nevertheless dealt with other freemen,
anu taI lhey should be protected and educated and
30 raised up Tor usefulness as that all may lie WISER
better and happier.
ReSotCed, That we have confidence in the Freed
mems bureau Department of government if properly
administered by the President in the Civil Rights
Laws of Congress, in the 'proposed Constitutional
Amendmen and other acts and doings of the federal
congress- Tor ameIorating the condition of orr South
ern friends of all colors in enmity and peace and for
their protection against and their common enc
mles-the rebels and their copperhead allies.
ReSotced, That to the utmost limit of our power
treason shall never triumph and that the states late
In rebellion shall be restored in good time and so
restored that the voice of oppression shall not be
heard nor civil war be again attempted in IL time
t. which ends the Union party bind themselves and
postery forever and for which ends the duty of loyal
flthers is to see that lhc sons shall fill tha bond t
the letter.
Reso9red, That this Convention, and the party it
represents, will continue to bear grateful remem.
brance to the services of the soldiers of the Union
army who have successfully foueht The battles of tbp
Union and we pledge ourselves To use orr utmost Of
forts their just rights and believe that in all
cases preference should be given them in appoint
ments to Office of profit and trust
Resolred, That James r. Doolittle having betrayed
the party which elected him slouId if he has one
oTDf the Position in which he
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hssossed That the hone y and fidelity of Tim Q.
representatives about to be- elected to q our
iSiSture.
this Ssrc iat n neo Thanks dn Of the RsPu6sans
deity and vigilance with which he has representaed