Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-08-17
THE UNION CONGRESSIONAL cONyEN'

+ Which met at Sandusky City, on Tuesday
last was very full one, and was largely COM
posed of the first men of the District. Messrs.
Lee, Gibson, Foster and Watson, Of Seneca;
Sawyer, Preston and Pease. Of Huron; Stone,
Saddler and Hendry, Of Erie; Swigart and
Harris, of Crawford; Sloan and Luckey, of OF
tawa; Greene and Hord, of Sandusky,-su
men composed the convention which represent
cd the Union electors of the 9th District at their
late Congressional Convention.
As will be seen by the proceedings given
elsewhere, this Convention renoniinated Gen.
r. P. BuBKLASD by acclamation and with the
greatest enthusiasm, the members pledging
themselves to use their utmost endeavors to Sc.
cure complete and glorious triumph in Octo-
Der. The Sapdusky Register well remarks
that
aThis hearty and emphatic endorsement IS a
compliment well merited by the Union soldier,
who, Fastening to take up arms, when the Ma
ton was first assailed by enemies, gallantly led
the troops under his command through the CAM
paign with Grant from Fort Donelson to Shiloh,
Ficksburg and the Big Black, receiving high
concentrations from his superiors and the warm
admiration of his soldiers.
Since he was chosen to represent the honest,
Ioyal and patriotic men of the Ninth District in
Congress he has shown himself 'sound, steady
and reliable" counsellor. He has labored faith
fully to promote the interests of the whole coun-
try; to secure the rights of the soldiers, their
orphans and widows; and has planted himself
firmly on the ground that the South must give
some guaranty for good behavior in future;
some security for the payment of the public
debt; and equal rights to all her citizens before
she be allowed to regain her former position in
the Nations councils.
Pitted again him is the Democratic nomi-
pee T. P Finnefrock, a copperhead of the ely
merry allandigham order, who said at the be-
ginning of the war that he was at heart with the
traitors who fred on Sumter; who in the words
of Colonel Gibson, 'fsneaked around nights,
watching about for the mysterious lights OF the
KNIGHTS !" who laughed, when his neighbors at
the front were wounded and ",cished they had
been killed." who advised organization TO resist
the draft who, with Eallandigham, can boast
that he never of his own free will paid dollar
to Lincoln hireling or his family; who favors
reputation of the public debt; who would vote
no more money for pensions to the disabled sailor
or soldier, the widow, or the orphan; who longs
for the immediate return of rebels to the control
of the Government; who at the outbreak OF the
rebellion was vile copperhead, served faith
fully throughout the war as such, and now
claims honor from his butternut friends for his
services.
No appeal need be made to the gallant vete-
rams of this District to cast their votes for the
right man. When they have compared the rec
ords of the two nominees, there will be no hes
itation, by single soldier, in deciding who is
his friend and who his foe. A soldier detests
the bushwhacker crouching and sneaking about,
watching for an opportunity to shoot one down
while on picket, or quietly marching inside the
lines and much more does he abhor the coward
" copperhead at the rear, who lacked courage
to shoulder musket and join the Confederate
army. The soldier can be relied on.
With vigilance, thorough organization, active,
energetic work, five Of the six counties in tie
District will so overwhelmingly for the Union
soldier and consistent citizen, against his cop
pcrhead and faithless opponent.