Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-03-16

Lawrence, Butler and Armstrong. r.
A. Brown
Mercer Venango and Warren. Thomas
Hoge
Crawford and Erie. H. C. johnson.
REPRESENTATIVE DELEGATES.
| Phiiadelphia-W McMiehael, George
Schaffer. Philip M. Schultz, Joseph Moore,
R. p. King. John IT, Hill, Henry Delany,
| A H franciscus, James Porter, Robert
/ Evans, Samuel Armstrong, John Lamon,
| Enos c. Rener, James Allison, VIM j. +.
| White, Thomas Dutton, Thomas Dickson
and G. Thompson Jones'
Adams. e. G. Fahnestock,
! Allegheny. +, Carnahan, John Il.
Dravo, Gen L, H, Collier, r. w. Maekey
and d. y. Hail.
Armstrong. Mechling.
Berks. ri. S. Hill, John Shaaber and Il.
s. Null.
Bradford and sullivan.-N, c. Elisbree
and H. J Madill.
Blair ri. W. Hall.
Cambria james Hamilton
Carbon and Monroe Amos Reigel.
Centre-John Irwin
Carbon and Jefferson. Hon. Jos. Hen
derson
Clearfeld, Elk and Forest. III. Bucher
Clint Clinton, Cameron and Mexican. Ro-
Chester. DIR. S. D. Meredith, W. B.
Crawford. I'D. VI Derriekson and s. G..
FTick.
Columbia and Montour. ID. H. B. Brow
er
Cumberland. w. B. Mullin.
Delaware. H Jones Brooke
Erie. james Sill and Col G. p Ro-
gers.
Fayette, John Collins.
Huntington, Mifain and Juniata John
j. Patterson and d. S. Baker.
Indiana and Westmoreland. -Wm. NJ
Stewart, J. r. MoAfee and G. P. Markle.
Lancaster. Samuel Patterson, M. s.
Fry, George w. Nehafey and Nathaniel
Mayer.
Lebanon John NJ. Clark.
Lehigh.-J. w. Fuller and b. j. Moore
Simpson, r. Hetzell and j. B. Mentgome-
ry contested By Charles G. Sborkley and
Theodore Hill.
Luzerne. Lewis Pughe, Colonel w. N.
Morris and Thomas Dixon
Mercer, Lawrence and Butler. j. ~
Puryiance, j. L. McJunkin, g. H. Miller
and j. IL. Robinson.
Northampton. James L. Mingle and Ja-
cob s. Kreider
Northumberland. DIR. Jesse FL. John.
Perry and Franklin. A B. Anderson
and j Roy Tankersly.
SchuylkiIl DIR, r. H. CorryeI, w. K.
Jones and John Weiggan.
II T7.,14
H. Koontz and John Cessna
susquehanna and Wyoming. II G. Bur
rell.
Toga and Potter. M. W. McAlarney.
Venango and Warren. Il D. Wetmore
(of Warren and Colonel L. d. Rogers.
Washington and Beaver. v. Law
renee and John Hall.
Wayne and Pike.-Samuel e. Dimmock.
York-John H. Donnell and Christian
Kelter
The Convention reassembled at 5 o clock.
The committee on contested seats snbmit-
ted report in favor of 8Iessrs. Purviance.
jenkins, Wallace and Miller, OF the Butler
District, and Messrs Orwig, Jas. G. Mont
gomery and r. G. Hetzel, of the I.ycom-
ing District. The report was adopted.
IL. Jones Brooke, Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization, submit
ted the following report, which was unani-
mously adopted.
President Hon. John Coyode, Of West
moreland county.
Vice-P Presidents Philip L. Schultz, d.
c. Roberts, Robert z. King and Charles
Thompson Jones, of Philadelphia, DR.. S.
D. Meredith, Chester VIM. Mintzer,
Montgomery; A. 2, Cadwallader, Berks j;
Jno. M. Fuller, Lehigh; Henry S. Cake,
Schuylkill; j. III. Jacobs, Bucks S. a.
Dimmick, Wayne; FL. j Madell, Bradford;
Thomas Dixon, Luzerne; Warren Coles,
Mexican; A. G. Thompson, Snyder; Thos.
j. Higham, Northumberland; A. j. Jones,
Dauphin; NJ. S. Fry and John Mehaffy,
Lancaster; General l.. Todd, Cumberland;
h. G. Fahnestock, Adams; S. Il. Dufield,
Fulton; D. S. Baker, Huntington; John
Irwin. Centre; Thomas Mccullough Clari-
on; VIM. M. Stewart, Indiana; f. X. Ew-
ing, Fayette; j. Hare and John I. Draw,
Allegheny; George V. Lawrence; Washing
| ton; r.. Audley Brown, Lawrence; Thomas
Hoyt, Yenango; S. g. Kesck, Crawford.
Secretaries John III. Stewart, Alleghe-
ny; James Allison, Philadelphia; JOSEPH
Sell, Erie; A. B. Anderson, Perry; d. L.
Mcclellan. Chester; Lewis Pugh. Luzerne:
i. Meeling, Armstrong; I'll. B. Swope.
Clearfeld; John hall, Washington; Henry
Ielaney, Philadelphia; h. j. Moore, Lehigh.
and Samuel Patterson, Lancaster.
The Hon. John Covode being conducted
to the Chair, thanked the committee for the
honor conferred on him.
Thomas Cochran, Of York, Chairman Of
| the Committee on Resolutions, submitted
the following
First. Resolved, That this Convention.
representing the Union-loYing and loyai
| people of Pennsylvania, who never despair-
ed of the republic, and who poured out
millions of treasure and devoted yet more
precious blood for the rescue of their coun-
| try from the felonious attacks Of a wicked
and causeless rebellion, whose sons fonght
on every battle field and suffered In every
| southern prison pen of torture and starya-
ton, whose noble dead lie on the soil of eve
Ty State where they fell, under the folds of
the national banner, here renew their pledge
OF unfaltering devotion to the Federal Union.
and repeat their determined purpose that it
shall be preserved.
Second. Resolved, That the most inper-
atiVe duties Of the present is to gather the
legitimate fruits of the.war in order that our
Constitution may come out Of the rebellion
purified, our institutions strengthened, and
our national life prolonged.
Third. Resolved, That failure in these
grave duties would be scarcely less criminal
than would have been an acquiescence in
secession and in the reasonable machina-
tlons Of the conspirators, and would be an
insult to every soldier who took up arms to
save the country.
Fourth. Resolved, That filed with admi-
ratlOns at the patriotic dnvntinn and faarlnse