Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-03-14

fali to make an equitable adjustment 0f
h"untIeS and allowances To the brave men
who were engaged in the military service
OF the country; and that we heartily ap-
prove of the liberal appropriation now
/ pe"dIng IN the Legislature of Pennsg glvania
for the care and education OF the orphan
/ chI!dfen Ct the soldiers who gave their
lives for the salvation of the Repu>lic
10 Resolved. That in this crisis of pub
/ tic affairs. full of grateful recolecfinmS If
1 hlS marvellous services on the field Of bat
/ tie, re tnrn to the example Of uniatteriny
and uncompromiSing loyalty Of Lieut.. Gen
/ Grant with confidence not the less sgnl-
/ iicant and nnshaken. because at no Period
/ Of nmr great struggle has his proud name
/ Teen aS>oca'ed With Il dnnhilni PATRIOTS ~
/ or nseI t1r sinister rnrP0>ce hs ,he enc
@.3.- -! our ,com:Uon roUtATy.
I IL Resolved. Th15 any attempt ny for
/ ri.n nations to Establish ii mDna:rhir,I
| government 90 this Continent, is evidence
OF design to destroy the Republic he
gard TO" our own safety and for the future
! security Of the Republic, demands that no
such attempt should be permitted to sue
! ceed
II. Resolved, That the Honorable Ed
! gar C0wan, Senator from PENNSYLVANIA, by
his course in the Senate of the United
! States, has disappointed the hopes and has
! forfeited the confidence of those to whom
ne owes his place; and that he is hereby
most earnestly requested to resign.
Is. Resolved, That the State Central
| Committee lie constituted by the appoint
| ment Of Chairman by the President Of
/ fhIs Convention, IN consultation with the
! tfnon candidate for Governor, ani that
! the remainder Of said Committee shall con
| sist -! one member from each county in
"r State, except that the city of Phiadei
! ,hia shall have ci4ht members, and the
| rnnteS "f lancaster, BerkS, DauphIn and
! ,le@heny each two members to be named
| ~ the representative delegates from said
:."untirs in This Convention; and that the
! Association of Loyal PrnnSy lvanians resi-
| "a" at Washington shall Also be allowed
.rr member, TO be appointed by their del
| ..rte> p'c>ent.
On the first ballot for Governor
licne John w. Geary. of Cumbcr
"A a ....i I vot"- Hon. Winthrop W.
! krtrhum, Of Luz2rnc, had 80 votes !:
! u,n. kcnucdE Hruaea of Ale4hc-
ny. had j. votes and irnea:d Harry
White, Of lndjana coaaty, had ) votes
The vote tor GeAvral Gcary WAS
then made unanimous.
The proceedings were harmonious
! throu ,hunt, AMI the nomination en-
tor-.I 10y ali candidate, as well a. q,
"noncr OF leading men in attendance.
f. B Purcell OF this cornty, IL II.
Wilson Of Jumiatu William Lewis Of
Huntingdon, and II L Hewitt of
/ Blair, are on the State Central Com
! mite
Mr. Woods, of Niflin, when his
aamc was called, presented the follow
! ,ng letter from the Hon. John Scott,
7 withdrawing his name as candidate
! ior Governor:
LETTER FROM HON. JOHN SCOTT.
/ HUNTINGTON, March ), 1866
| a. ,>,<. y. ,.u}Err Ooo3s. B~aj l. Heac,
/ ~ U,oid ) b hrr "ud Juhu j F},t-
fr.S"a
/ GENTLEMEN The conferences of the
>,u4r"r.i and Representative districts
n IA which you are delegates 10 the Union
state Convention. instructed you to vote
Tor me az their first, and for Gen John ".
Gtary as their second choice tor Governor
. zen Geary's name has been prominently
uctoge The people Of the State as candi
+ date Tor that position Mine has not, and
any publicity given to it IN that connection,
was not OF nv seeking. | am not insensi,
lie t. this mark Of confidence bestowed 10y
those who know me best, but its express
-lon at home is enough, and it is due to you
! aud to the districts you represent, that you
Should be relieved from the tormallty OF
casting merely complimentary votes fer
NE
so far. then, as the instructions in my
: favor give me any hight TO control your ne
uum you have my consent whenever you
,ecm II cxpe':Ient to do so, to cast your
Votes where thcy will be effective in making
"omiuatInu from among those who arc
really ca"iidAtes, a position have never
considered myself as occupying,
May | further add the hope and desire
that tie action Of the Convention will he
,nch as to strengthen the organization and
preserve the harmony Of the National
Union party.
The strong desire Of its enemies to see
di-seusion, their efforts to promote 1t, and
their exuItation over any sign Ot Its exis
tence. should OF themselves be sufcrent
to close 40 The ranks of its friends. And
this uot simply to preserve party organI
ztion, or secure party triumph, but be