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Clerk Of Circuit Court.

Els. .JournM :-lIaYins taken con sid.
cradle interest in the success Of the
Union cause in kanawha county, ~ well
rs in the State and Nation, | suppose
may BIZ permitted. in this public manner
as Il private citizen, to give my views in
reference to the candidates for CLERK ui
the Circuit Cour, Of Kamwha County
At the comiu. election. With john
Slack, sen, Esq, the present incumbent
I have always been, for aught | know,
on The most friendly terms. [ respect
him a. Union man, as gentleman, and
faithful officer; but there are also other
men who are entitled 10 my respect aud
esteem, who arc quite as deserving as he
is, and whose sacrifices for their country
merit the favors the public arc supposed
to confer in the exercise Of tue elective
franchise.
| felt constrained to sustain Mr.. Slack
as the candidate Of tho Union Convcn
ton for Clerk, until he released me ana
all other Union party men from that OBJ
legation. by himself rcpudintins the !ac'
ton of that Convention BY declaring him
self candidate for Recorder against tho
expressed will of the Uniou Convention
l shall, therefore, support my old com
rade in arms, Thos. r: Swinburn, who
patrioticalIy rallied to the support Of h''
country's honor and integrity, served on
his term of enlistment faithfully, va:
wounded at the battle Of Droop Noun
tain and made cripple for life, and has
never as yet been rewarded by the pub
| lie for his services and his sutFcrings.
1t may be said that Mr.. Slack has alft
been faithful Union man, which will no
be denied, but mag DO answered that hi
has also becn faithfully rewarded. lavin,
held lucrative Offices all tho time, ant
should now step aside and let those .wh'
have suffered in their country's ca'is'
occupy n position Of ease and comfort IA
reward for, their, tolls aad suArrins
This / have 10 doubt he will d" VII;
he learns that i: is the peoples wish 10
him to do so. &c.,.
recolleot that at n large mass meet
ing Of Cnicn men held at the Cont Hous
last spring, it was unanimously resolve'
ITO support for office those who hac
served their country in the la'c war i,
preference to. all others where they were
qualified for the positions they sought.
| shall adhere to that resolution and car
nv it out in practice, and I think ever!
other Union man should do the same,
Ihave no doubt Of Mr.. Swiuburn'l
qualifications. Hc has been we'll cdu
Gated, and morally trained by a piou
father, and writes q good hand. But
he should DO compelled to have assis
tancc, l will guarantee that he will Civ
tho position Of an assistant to worth!
{ Union soldier in preference to ono WIN
has gone %, into Dixie in search; Of hi
rights INV JOS. c. WHEELER. 7"
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Fayette County Union Convention
FAYETTEVILLE. FAYETTE Co.,
Sept. 18, 1866. {
T.. N. FITz-GERALn,)
" W. Il T. p 'TaaS."x' Secretaries


Sept. 18, 1866.
Els. journal The following is the re-
port Of the proceedings Of Convention hclc
ut tho above place nnd date:
The Convention was organized by the cleo
ton Of John Kincaid ~ Chairman, and Geo
r. Mcintosh MS Secretary.
The Chairman thanked the Convention FOL
the honor conferred upon him. and announced
tho business before the, Convention to be tht
nomination of q County ticket. The nomi
nations being in order the following gentle
mems names were placed before the Conrcn
ton:
For Shcr;ir-R B. Cassidy and Samuel
Koontz. Mr.. Koontz declined having hi
name brought before the Convention, where
upon, r. b. Cnssady was unanimously noni
mated.
For Clerk of Superior COURT. S. Cassidy
and Geo. r. Mcintosh were respectively nom
mated, when it appearing on call Of tn
Convention that Mr.. Cassidy had cenr ina
iority. no WINS declared the nominee.
For Rccortlcr-G. NJ. Blumc was unani
mously nominated. "s~
For Trcusurcr-Mctlad Lyman. 3:
For States Attorncy--Capt J. ". Cracraf
and j. II. McGinnis wore put in nomination
when; upon count of tho Convention, Capt
Cracrsft was nominated.
For Asscssor-Tsaac Settle received 9 votes
n. K. Harrow, z; Jas. A. Flanagan, 3; G
A. Burnside, 2. Tho two lowest beirS
dropped, tho contest lay between McsSrs
Settle and Harrow. Tho count being large
" in favor Of Settle, no received the noini
nation. -"
For House Of Dclcgates-W. J. FAIR 70
ocive;d 4 votes John Kincaid, 13; A. Elan
n,can, 8; Jas. 8, Casss.iy, 2. Tho two low
est names on tho list being dropped. . divi
sion waa had bctwcen Mcssra Far and Kin
c.;d. whcn Mr. Kincaid received tho no,ni
nation.
AT tbi. point the business was brought t
an abrupt termination on account Of tho open
ing OF tho court. ~ .:<
Tho nominations Of tho Parkersbur3 Con
ycntion Of tho 30th Of Angus, wcre approvct
oe 81 . e. . i. JOHN KlNcAlD.
Gro. q MoIxrosH, Sc. CHAIRMAN. !.
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Union Meeting I'M Maiden Town
SfA.',;" 49,, ship. :sS.S - >:

,.-G.i. ....' SH1ps .ss..- s..
Alta meeting ofthe Union men Of Maiden
Township, Kanawha County, held at Bel
chers School House. on Campbrlps Crock, the
22d day of September 1866, Pleasant Es,tcp
Was called 70 the chair, and s,rst. J. W.
! Esstcp Was chosen Secretary.
Tho house was filled with men and women,
anxious to DO enlightened on tho political
questions Of the day. After few cxplana,o-
~ remarks by tho chair, speeches were do.
liverod by Col. A. Cunningham, Lieut.. l.. A.
Martin, and Capt. J. W. Cracr,n. The pco-
pie are unit hero for the whole Union NOM
nations. After tho speaking was over tho
following resolutions wcrc offered, read, and
adopted
Resolred-1st, That VIC believe the policy o.
Andrew johnson, President Of the United
States, in his plan Of reconstruction to be
ruinous to the country, and only intended to
place rebels in power.
Cd, That we heartily endorse our Congress-
in their policy Of vindicating the cause Of the
true Union men, aud Of keeping rebels out OF
power. 49,, 80. .... .4e..
Sd. That we will support a. I. Borcman
for Governor Of this State md tho ticket
nominated with him.
an, That VIC will not support for any Of.
flee mcn who hayc been IN sympathy with
the rebellion a.ains! the Government Of these
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III. D,ytaot,n, al cstrhns nvepount bass IN their
eeiIar,, which h soaae compensation Tor the hood
man named watson, tte seventh victim Of tbeJobni-
town dsaster, aitd On Tutsd.y. - =, = ~
NJ e ~ Refstso1. Who did suddenly In PituburSh
the other dsy. h.d bis lie insured for 10 Co.,
IN. coopstbs. Of ID. Fifth Maryland District have
pomiaat.d Montgomery Blair for coagrs's s:s3f a.
Fny.nve cholera dss.hs were reported IN Nashville %
thu IA ut. $ =: In @>-.f.
Nv; co.bstt tullon) vss sltsieS gaiie& snteA 500
Itat. tba orssea rslatsrf. on SATURDAY; ~
tsn:u.an, io.sS On l.s,,ss r.. HsxYesk CITY, VA
hrrr1d tbeaE. Il u supposed ~ % arl en he az III
t.afy 4 a1s psrss1s pSd,sst 10 shs 1amsA eod 81
ns0IcH q sssihs9 infly we've sasieaSiE Y SsthtolH
iufuFS6 81 loeptng ~ q kaFt1 siofy WtnSoH.
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In Maine the Democratic papers openly de-
nounce the President rs the cnnSc Of their de-
feat. The Portland 1iirrrtistr is especially vim.
dictivc: ave say unlcSi,aLins'y, for Ut is
Gods truth, that the timidity and terhsrncss
of the Executive power in this State over the
sources md springs Of popular influence have
ulonr cau;a'l our Notifying result in Mnine,
md the sooner il is known TO the President,
,ha: he may spare other friends i'll other Suites
II like fate, the better" ....s'
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Arrivals and Departures of Mails
AT KANAwHA c. H., WEST Va. g., r.

'1Trxf~rm ami EHstrrH Mall arrives and departs
day In the week Sundays cxccp,ed per Hnhswha
Jackets. 80.
L~,risbnr0 JIHii-Arrivcs Tuc.days, Thursdays,
and Saturdays. at O'Clock, T. ". departs Aonlays
Wednesdays, and Fridays, at o'clock, 4. II.
GHUdmd"ftr MnU-Arrycx Tuesdays. Thursdays,
AID Saturday. o 7. II. Depart. Mondays, Wednesdays,
AID Fridays, ga. u. $780,. s...'. =.
'J"rHs0ns t. II. lEHii-Arrvos TrrtdayI anil Sat.
.ortays. l: 81. Departs same days, 2PM
spencer JInH-Arriyss Wednesdays IAN. Departs
Aarns day,2 =. 81. - ~ -.'..' -.
Vaaits 90, H. .afniI-Arrlvrs Mondays, 9 r. ".
Departs Wednesdays, = \. ".
Feb. l4th, lsGS. ". e. HIIrrrEKER p. ~
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SUPPLEMENTARY Of Averill Coal
and Oh Company. L..

CIR AND COUNTY OF NEW York, SIS: y.
A D0LpilCs SNEDBERO. or TIE CITY Of NEW
~ York. bring duly s~0rn. deposrs and says. that be u
Secretary aid ono Of the Trustees u the AVer Cotl
on Company; that one Horaio I. Avcril ~ts formerly
tho Superintendent Of said Company IN Vest SirXn!e.
but wns removed from said ocr by the Directors VI SAID
Company on the Sit day Of March, 1866 a. will appear
by copy Of thr Resolutions Of Removal hereto Anntxs
marked Schedule - which were copied by Ds7oDsns
from the original Rocks Of Minutes ia his pos>eIon -
such Secretary Dcponent further sAys that all Powers
Of Attorney or authority act agent for this Con-
pany heretofore given by had Company. baSe beea Sx.
prcssly revoked and that said lIorao Averl hss ~
this Company or for parties clsImn. any Interest In Tie
landa occupied by It IN wrd rirguA, " act Ter II OF
them IN any other way whatever Opponent further kAJs.
that tr 10th day VI Nay last be c,used ~ be s-ni y
,A hvcr,tl notice Of which copy IL hereto annexed,
MARKED n AEII.lIlCS SHHUBEKu,
Sc. LrsrtH Coal on "a. tssAt.l
Sworn 20 and subIcrsed Lrrore me, thi. "a 6iy u
June. lsCx, JAMES A. MOORE,
Notary PsbHe. lssAL.l
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CHURCH DIRECTORY

METHODIST EiIsCOrAL CACRCli.-Rey p. Win,
iAs~s Pastor. Hcrvces every Sabbath at lnX ociocl
4. y. and ~ p ". Services for Colorcd rersons A
q &ibb"M $ohoot-Every Sabbath at O'Clock <. II.
PRESBYTERIAN CHCRcH.-Rev. J. VIC. BtAYsrr
.A,ot Services every Sabbath At II o'clock A. III IND
ir. ". Prayer Meeting every Wednesday evening.
sabbath Se1aos-Every Sabbath =, o'clock P. Y.
EPISCOPAL cHuRc1l-Rev. Is. r. ". JAcoIs. p.,,o,
Services every sunday At loE o'clock 4. " and * r.
S,bbtIh SckoVF-EScry Sabbath At O'clock A. "
Dnlr SEHvlxs. with Lecture, every Friday evening.
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Sr;F.xSuie.=Ju,. rubiisHei aud received the ~'
lowing new and popular .hee. music: "sAa, We ,o."'
my Lore, Ballad. BY 7. n. nshopj Orphan IT,, ~.
e." in,,rum.n,.l. composed BY sallie Mcdowell t's
30 cents. rub,b.d By Jotx cIrae1. 'r- - 80 '
street., Cincinnati, Supplied to order 81 inc '''
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SCHEDULE i. :. p
nVtrrr nv Ii.GOup NicGS a IN.

d." oYiICE 0p JEROME, RIGGS : co.;
tsEIchnngs Place. SexYott. Niyl2, iSss.
ToaAno y. AYsHLL, EIg.--,Tr: l<srnink thst you
arc Accounting the title aud authority Of Superintendent
10 the resolutions VI the BoaI Trustees JSreh 3lN,
1906 mud Of which resolution upon the Kane Day for.
Dishcd you copy; leaning sso hLst 5ou have refused
your hnrds, to W. Anifcwi who duly sppoint.
cd your successor by resolution VI osni OF Truse< Of
April 18th. ISco. aud whoiu provided With oertteed
Of r Vice Prrlidcut tLr Trcs,urcr yrxi secretary.
aud Ii. Trustees u the ASeI Coal w Co.. tba, oil sets
done by you assumed Superintendent or agent Of MD
Company. Illegal nnd unauthorized, and unwsrrAotd
By said ccers or Tru,t.rs and that you bbnii b bald
personally rrtponsihe for all Damage or loss whieA
nay result from your illegal seton ia the premise, ~
k,uectiuily your, 4. SNEDUEIu|,
a7u = &errfory AetrtHl CoI4 & on Go.
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Nh. r,rp..-rn eat!,ns attention to tho t.e' tn,'
xr, ". rr.nt.nberscr has formed rarsntrs'a'p wa
hi. brother Phillip. under tho name OF ffanfsnosrSe1
H.. W. vonM b..ps.k for th.ua the most HSe;h %.
,rcn.,e from The public They arc ssn'i'nsa u e,s.
..n,. Their pr,c-s ars tha mos. r..:"ases ~
,,.y,f{ q soots 10 always ua to N 'a'aio
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"HinI yrords for tI.e Sunday School, GAG
d,.n" |. the title Of neat little paper recently
At (;r.enve, SC. published monthly. at 10 cts year
Address Rev. c. C. Hitting, COt Sec. Grcenr'*' u
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Z. q. Tt,r Lar E''cr.-The Agent Of tho - Eur:
rn,p,,nr. Company has received the Amended an" vi
.c,.a IA. law pSbii.hs by that excellent aud reliable
Company for grauous dissbusion am'nf - ~, s, 70
and friends. Call and get ons.1a m sT as, mt
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The Journal,
@pta1 Matter5. :. 4.

eou,.,u,ly oil hani At this Office. -. -'' P"Psl
XAxiahGE LICENSEES, neatly printed on good paper,
BLANK SCBlrESAS, SUMMONS, ExECuTIOSS At
rAcnNESrS, und all kinds Of jus,ceI Blanks on hand
aud 90, up on short notice. " "-HN'
',pEEps. TOWERS or ATTORNEY. &C., on hand.
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CHARLESTON, WEST VA.
Wrtinrxtint Morning 49,. :. October ), 1900

Ba>ITTtlkSE;YS are hereby notified to make
provision fur the payment or Orders Of Publication aud
ether lrxSl observation-disclosures ninvs Of their publ.
cAton win not 10 made until printers fees are paid
Afidarits will be charged 80 cents.
BrtI0r Notices must be paid for fnrariuIly IN
ADVANCE.
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Tho Magazines for 0etoosr ct the "'ourna'
Book Sore. Harper. Cooley. Peterson. &C., &C.
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By,tAo Governor Of West Virginia
a PROCLAMATION.

AZ nricINAI. VACANCY EXISTS rs THE OFFICE
~ ii judi" i"r III" $'L JuI;raI Tin ni c'ims"d "I
The rnriIr. If prrahr;as Gree: Lrcr, Munrc Mercer
aid Ncllnwri M vacancy hHs been n'ed ~ it?ln".
rary rrpnirncnt. hut to Tie cHh thu; {, mays ;rd By
rrci"i !.y the lr"pI' rcIr"! ~ ia" i"w al SUCH
rn>r pI"r,!"J.
l. th,mH |. Igoa.% ~ Governor Of West Virginia,
hereby dire; a.h hSc ku"wn itt the :Jfh lay 0f
tIrfrIr r.Ai, 81, c:.ur will L. head az Tie several
places t.: v:iu: within TIE SAID %Gii Judicial Circuit.
Or su,r pi .ai Circuit. Ia Ill the vacvcy IN said
oicc.
In Testimony Whereof. have Sc: my hand
ND tnl,",l H." Seal u! tic aid State 10
tc ali ,rl '"r Vac.
LIS 'rp.m n; ii.r city II Wheeling, this M.
~ I've: a. day 81 S"pr"inI"r. In tIr year oil
cur Lard ".c I,"u+lld eight hundred
... a..I s.xlr.s!x aud -. tie state the fourth.
.~... a. J. FOREMAN.
By the Governor:
GKAA,IIs u. llLit,
Is.:t Secretary -! tho sac"
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6 T. oil In, b oys!':
G R AN D

THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF KASAwUb
i County Will hold a
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ny IN" Ti"N"fH"F:
Gn,,,.LiE u. Hart.
Ann >~;ri,;y 81 the %iS'o.
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EXAMINATION of TEACapps

II The examinations of teachers sS'
the Schools of Mit1Iin county will he baII 5GI
as follows;
Derry and Granville, in Lewistown
Sat, Aug. 18th. IL
Newton and Wayne, in Newton HIM,
ilton, Thursday Aug. Both
Oliver, McVeyt'n and Bratton. in No
VeytOwn, Aug. 3lst.
Decatur, in Stroup's School Housa
September lst.
Menno, in Allenville, Sept 5th.
Union, in Bcllville, q 9Th.
Armagh, in Milroy, /" 7th.
Brown, in Reedsville, - Sth.
Stragglers, or those who, from an,-
cause fail to be present at these cxamns.
tions will please meetin the High school
room, Lewistown, on Saturday, Sept. 22d
No private examinations will be held av
cept under very peculiar circumstances
1t is highly important that directors ho
present at the examinations. and il iS
hoped they will. The public are invited
to attend. Examinations commence
promptly ut O'Clock.
MARTIN MOHLER.
aug.S. Co. Superintendent.
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The Dummy Convention.

The gathering which had been herald
ed forth for some months, assembled at
Philadelphia last Wednesday, 14th Au-
gust, the anniversary of JEFF Davis's proc
lamation eXiling Union men from the
rebel States and cOntfscating their prop
erty. The assemblage was said to be re-
presentatives of the people, yet strange to
say, not single delegate was elected by
the people; on the contrary, State and
county COMMITTEES, appointed without re-
ference to such body, or a knot of office
hunters, hastened to announce that GER
tain men, representing neither the people
nor their interests, were delegates. Well,
this body met, and instead of meeting the
great questions of the day with freedom
and discussion, no set of slaves could have
been more subservient, or more readily
ratified all that had been prepared. There
was no opposition to anything, for the
simple reason that no discussion, no in
terchange Of views, was allowed. 1t was
to all intents Dummy Convention, with
DOoIittle as presiding officer, Cowan as
bottle-holder. The rebels who came there
with halters on their necks, acting up to
the advice to creep in, steal in, or get any
way into Congress, of course voted for
everything proposed by the cooks; the
copperheads, looking for political aid from
the southern rebel democracy, did the
same; and the bread-and-butterb brigade
with the emOluments of office in SIGHT
could not resist. Thus all was as harmO-
nious as that company which was told
any one might leave the service who
chose, but that the first man who did
would be shot!
Raymond of the New York Times pre-
pared and read the address, which is a
mere rehash of JOhnson's assumntions
that rebels are toydI men as soon as they
are tired of rebelling, and matchmaking
the dolngs Of Congress, because Congress
VIII not prove as false to its professions as
the one man in the White House The
only thing of importance in it is the ad-
vice to vote for members of Congress-.
without reference to their antecedents,
whether rebel, cOpperhead, hummer, de-
serter, or skedaddler, who are willing to
admit the rebels to Congress.
One of the principal subjects secretly
discussed, was the safe Of the denuocracv :
And this, in part at least, was accom-
pllshed. Although the delegates would
not agree at once to relinquish their old
tltle' yet 1t will be significantly observed
tnat tne principal committee is dubbed
the National Union Committee" :" which
OF course supercedes in authority the
democratic and all others, and will before
long swallow them up. This is already
evident here.
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MORE TRYING TIMES IN /.
PROSPECT.
Probable war with France.

Those who had fondly hoped that with
the close of the rebellion we should ENJOY
a season of peace, are, from appearances,
doomed to disappointment, as the one
man at Washington who is conuhually
prating about the usurpations OF the peo-
ple's representatives in Congress, Is COW
ertIv exercising powers and privileges
which a Dictator or Despot only could
openIy. Thus, while contending that the
Southern States are in full relation to the
government, on occasion of the riots in
New Orleans, he interfered with the Gov
ernor's prerogativeS, set his authority
aside, and directed the military 10 re-
ceive orders from the Attorney General
of Louisiana. If Louisiana is Il State,
Governor Wells is rs much Governor rs
Andrew Curtin is of Pennsylvania, and
we think no one will undertake TO say
that the Mayor of Philadelphia or the
ATTORNEY General of this Stase could call
on Andrew Johnson to quell a riot except
through the Governor. Law, however,
or form of law, is of small account at the
White House, where rebels arc more wei
come than Union men.
In furtherance of the design to with
draw public attention from the usurpa-
tions of the President, and possibly by
the advide of rebel leaders, proclama-
ton has been issued giving notice that
the blockade declared by MaXimillian to
exist at Matamoras, Mexico, will be dis
regarded. At sight, this would appear
small matter, but when all the facts con-
nected with Mexico are taken into con-
sderation, that proclamation is in reality
a VIRTUAL DECLARATION OF
WAR AGAINST FRANCE! ! Napole-
on may or may not be ready to engage in
a war with this country, but the recent
REIMBURSEMENT of his designs on the
Rhine frontier indicate that he may have
had such a contingency in view, and if
he had, we may look for long and bloody
struggle, for an increased debt, for in
creased taxes, and in the end for an alli-
ance between the rebel leaders and France,
when the Southern heart" will again be
fired-probably by some of the men in
attendance last week at Philadelphia as
pencen10kers-and another rebellion
Napoleon never forgives an insult nor an
injury, and even if war does not ensue,
he is henceforth an enemy ofthis country
who will bide his time
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The Union state Central Com
mtftee GfPen'a to the Patriots
Ofthe South Greeting.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. IR

The Union State Central Committee of
Pennsylvania send greeting to their brave
Union brothers Of the South, and extend
to them hearty welcome, on the occa-
sion of their meeting in this city, on Mon
day, the Sd day of September next.
History furnishes no parallel to the pat
riOtism, courage and fidelity of those men
who, from the beginning of the rebellion
to the end, fought the good fight and
kept the faith.
The question to be decided is whether
loyalty is to be prescribed and punished
in the persons of patriots like these. or
treason rewarded and honOred in the per-
sons of the guilty authors and agents of
the rebellion. Shall the loyal masses or
the batfied and defeated traitors govern
the country? In these great issues all are
Yitally concerned, and our Southern COM
patriots have instinctively turned toward
the spot whence the Great Charter of
American Liberty was first proclaimed
and propose, within the sacred shadows
of Independence Hall, to renew their
vows of fidelity to the principles of that
immortal creed and to take counsel with
their Union friends
On behalf of the loyal men of the Com
mOnWealth Of Pennsylvania, this Com
mittee hereby gratefully extend n cordial
welcome to these patriots and friends from
the Southern States. All who come will
be received with open arms and warm
hearts.
The Union men of the entire Common
wealth are cordially and earnestly invi-
ted to come here and honor the occasion
with their presence, and to enable all to
confer together upon the present and fu-
ture of our imperilled country.
1t is also suggested and recommended
! E L. ft.ar, H., Il
delegations here on this important occa-
sion, not to sit in convention, but to cheer
and cooperate with these tried champi-
Ons of liberty from the South.
BY order of the Committee.
FIR. JORDAN, Chairman.