The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-23

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resolutions ruled out accordingly. 1t
looked little funny to see gentlemen
kicking Mr.. JoHNsoN's U. s. District
Attorney so unceremoniously out of a
JOHNSON State Convention. & n H
Judge GooDING then made speech
three hours long. The Judge knows
it all, and we presume he told it all
on that occasion. Speaking we trust
has relieved him, and he will be bet.
ter able hereafter to attend to his du-
ties as Marshal of the District of CO.
lumbia. After the distinguished
Marshal had "blowed off, the Com
mittee on Resolutions reported the
following;
| /. Resolued, That we are now, as
heretofore, ardently attached to the
Union of the States under the Con-
stitution of the United States, that we
deny the right of any State to secede,
and hold that all attempts at secession
are null and void; that all the States
are now States of this Union, as be-
fore the rebellion, and we deny the
power of the General Government,
under the Constitution, to exclude a
State from the Union or govern it as
Territory
2. That our confidence in the abil-
ity, integrity, patriotism and states
manship of President johnson is un-
diminished, and we cordially approve
the general policy of his admins
tration.
3. That we cordially indorse the
restoration policy CT President John
son as wise, patriotic, constitutional
and in harmony with the loyal senti-
ment and purpose of the people in the
suppression of the rebellion, with the
| platform upon which he was elected,
and with the declared policy of the
late President. ~.
4. That under the Constitution of
the United States is reserved to the
several States the right to prescribe
| the qualifications of the electors there
in; and that it would be subversive of
the principles of our Government for
Congress to force universal suffrage
upon any portion of the country In
opposition to the known wishes of the
citizens thereof.
5. That all the States in the Union
are entitled by the Constitution of the
United States to representation in the
councils of the nation, and that all
! loyal members duly elected and re-
| turned, having the requisite qualifica-
! tons as prescribed by law, should be
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/ without unnecessary delay in their re-
spective Houses, each House being
the judge of the election returns, and
qualifications of its own members. r.a
6. That the payment of the nation
al debt is sacred obligation never to
be repudiated; and that no debt or
obligation incurred in any manner
whatever in aid of treason or rebel
lion should ever be assumed or paid.
+ T., That the nation owes lasting
debt of gratitude to the soldiers and
sailors of the late war for the sup
preston of the rebellion, and that
the families of the fallen heroes, who
died that the country might live, are
the wards of the people, and should
be cared for by the Government; and
we indorse the President of the
United States, in his determination
to give the offices of the country to
the soldiers, who, during the late war,
defended the country. sa
s. That our delegates to the Phila-
i delphia National Union Convention,
are expected to cooperate only with
! loyal Union men. 49, - ~
+ A minority report was submitted by
three members of the committee, VIII.
IC. Moreau, III. Sigler, and L. G. Dough
erty, consisting of two resolutions, the
first of which condemned the course
Of Congress and the Reconstruction
Committee. .....
i On motion of David Kilgore,, it was
| tabled.
/ The second resolution asserted that
if the radical majority in the United
States Senate persisted in prescribing
loyal men appointed by johnson to
office, the johnson men would apply
the same rule to radicals In Indiana
1t was Withdrawn without action
after the tabling of the first resolu-
ton. a0 j
The Committee on Delegates re.
ported the following delegates to at
tend the Philadelphia Convention:
! State at large-Wm. S. Smith, OF
Allen; David Kilgore, of Delaware
D. s. Gooding, of Hancock; ID. Gar
land Rose, of Marion. g.3sa a
LIST District-Dr. De Bruler, and w
c. Preston, of Vanderburgh. la'4I
I'd District-Jo ohm Davis, of Floyd
Col. Sigler, of Clark.
2 3D. District-Jos.G G. McPheters, o.
4 Monroe. va ....,.r,. ~
i 4th District JAS. Gavin of Deca-
tur; John Ferris of Dearborn.
9th District-Solomon Meredith
and E. Williams, of Wayne ~ q
9th District-John NJ. Flynn, O
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