Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-12

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Major A. L. Robinson said that he
thought there should be embodied in the
resolutions an expression of the sense
of the Convention relative to the pun.
ishment of traitors; that the laws of the |
Government had affixed penalty for |
treason, and be was not willing the Con.
vention should adjourn till such express
ion was made q part of The proceedings
thereofs The soldiers who had fought
our battles for four long years, demanded
that traitors should be punished, and
they had right TO be heard. They had
endured the hardships of long and
bloody strife, had starved in Southern
prison-pens till death had stared them
in the face, and they had right to
speak. He wanted o resolution calling
upon the President to bring to q speedy
trial Jetf. Davis, his cabinet, and the
leaders, of the rebellion, made part OF
the action Of the Convention, and would
not feel satisfied unless it were done.
he spoke with spirit and enthusiasm,
and was loudly and heartily AppIauded
throughout. he closed his remarks by
saying that he would offer an amendato.
~ resolution to that effect. sr
i The question was then called upon
the adoption of the resolutions, with
the amendment proposed by Major Rob-
inson. Unanimously adopted.
The Committeeto select delegates an
nounced their readiness to report Ac-
cordingly, Mr.. F. NJ. Thayer read the
following as the Recommendation of the
COMMITTEES, and offered the appended
resolution:
Pigeon Tp.-Gov. G. Baker, Col. J. G..
Jones, VIM. Reayis, C. Z. Marsh, DR..
Ralston, Dr.. E.. u. Ehrman, Joseph p.
4 Elliott, John Greek, w. g. Newets, Jas.
/ II. MeNeely, A. L. Robinson, F. NJ.
Thayer, Lieut. Col. 20. *. Drew, Major
r Itslythe Hynes, SAM Orr, Victor Bisch,
sEnllsBischoi, Philip Decker, Fred Cool,
J George B. Hudspeth, r. r. Roberts, Jos.
II P. Elliott, Martin Vandusen, Clark Cody,
v James Wiltshire, Alexander Simpson,
John Fl. Rocker, John S. McCorkle,
3 William Caldwell, William Hunnell,
, Philip Hornbrook, William E. French,
: William Heilman, Jacob Froelich, John
Hodson, Charles Redden, James Swan
, 1,son, Anthony Refs, Charles Viele, John
s. Hopkins, William Kolle, John J. Mar
s Eiett, ST., Samuel Haylin, August Lemcke,
J diCaptainl James Moses Aiken, Alex.
Maddux, Asa Igleheart, VIM. Baker,
General Shackelford, VIM. Mills, Alyah
n Johnson, Robt. Hill, and j. W. Com pton.
Knight-William Howard, Captain
Morris, John Hall.
I'll D Centre.-Charles F. Broughton, Reu-
ben Davis, John Whitehead, Levi Frs
kline, Andrew Brodie, John Inwood,
VIM. Hornby, Peter BONN, Peter Lem
mis-, VIM. Llnxwiler, George Longbein,
Fred. .Steinmitz, John Balsden.
. Scott-Charles Knowles, Capt. Tai
bot, John G. Potts, Wash. Scott, Vim.
Ingle, Edward Maidlow, VIM. Earl, Thos.
Elliott, ThoF. McCutcheon, Joseph
r Parke.
armstrong. -Joseph Bixler, Balser
Meyer, Charley Schouse, Levi Newman n,
Allen Ewing, John Pruitt, VIM. WetzeI.
German.-Nicholas Long, John V.
Fares, Rev. Charles Kretchmar, John
! Bumpf, John Bohlsber, VIM. Riggs, r.
f. Nightingale, Solomon s. Clark, DR.,
} Fahrer, Henry Hewe.
/ Perry-Joseph Woodruff, WIN. Jar,
/, vie, Benz Bays, Col. vRhinelander,. VIM.
RiPplemeyer, Henry opperman, Philip
i Koch, Jr Daniel Vented, Henry Basin
| meir, John Angle.
. UnioR-Wm. Mcdowell, VIM. Martin,
! JOS. B. Parrett, julius s. Catlett, DR..
: Gramm, Albert Ramp, James King,
\ Samuel Barker, Rev. Benoni Stinson,
I John Wallen.
al Resolved, That the County Central
. Committee be empowered to fill vacan-
/, cies with such Union men rs may signify
I a willingness to, attend the State Con-
' veption, in place of those who fail to at
, tend. sef A SIS E6 III.
Mr. James 81. McNeely offered the
E following amendatory resolution, which,
with the report oflthe Committee, was
adopted: aEfAF sG&sA
Resolved, That, in addition to the
persons selected ny this Convention as
delegates to- the Union State Conven-
ton on the 22d of February, all Union
: men who have been acting with our or.
ganization, and still act in full fellow.
ship with it, are authorized to attend
said State Convention as delegates, and
! to participate in the proceedings on that
occasion in, behalfsof the Union men OF
Il Vanderhurgh county, after receiving
credentials from the Vauderbn rgh Coun-
ty Union Central Committee. 80
Major Hynes moved that a Committee
fbs appointed, to consist of Eve from
Pigeon Township, and one from each Of
the other townships, whose duty it
should be to act as an Executive Conn
mite for Fauderburgh County, which
was agreed to. -----ss----
/ Messrs. Samuel Barker, of Union;
Wm@garvis, of Perry; Joseph Bixler,
Of Armstrong; JOHN V. Fares, of Ger
mau;C F. sBrougktou, of Centre;
Charles Knowles, of Scott; Wilson COZ
Inns, Of Knight; aud Up. Elliott, Jas,
| q. McNeely, Emil Bischof, james wiz
shire, and Alyah Johnson, of Pigeon,
were appointed that Committee.
j On motion of Capt. ReaEiss it was or
dered that the proceedings Of the Con-
ve0tion be published in the Evansville
journal and Evansville Union, and
that all Union papers in this Congress
ional District, and the Union papers at
lIadianapolis, he requested to copy the
proceedings of the Convention.
On motion the Convention adIourned.a
/ sssa JOSEPH p. ELLIoTT, President,
A. S.aFs HoRRAzL, rzsscretaries. spi sra
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