Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-06-22
1900 sg5rr go,-T-EgTT0r.


tended, the best possible feeling prevail
ed, the proceedings were characterized
By entire harmony, and the result. both
I as regards the ticket nominated and the
platform adopted, such as viii command
/ the united and enthusiastic support and
/ endorsement of the patriotic Union men
! of the State, utterly blast the hopes OF
the party led by the notorious Vallan-
digham founded upon anticipated dis
union in our ranks, aud Insure "a trium-
phant victory at the polls.
The Convention was called to order at
103 o'clock. a NJ, by Judge R. R. Sloan,
! Chairman, of the Central Committee. who
addressed the Convention as follows
JUDGE sLoAN's SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN OF The CoNvENTIoE-
/ The time having now arrived for calling
1 the Convention to order, delegates viii
/ please. place themselves in the allotted
positions with as little delay as possible.
And in opening the Convention this
morning, allow me to GapgratUlate you
npon the very full attendance, and upon
/ the ability aud character. Of the delegates
present. The Union party Is composed
Of all the former political Organizations,
united in the common cause of FescUIHg
and preserving the country. By the glo-
/ TiOus and sacrificing efforts of this party,
/ the most gigantic Nsbellion of mOdera
/ times has been suppressed, and now,
when the war bugle Is no longer sound
/ ed, and when the questions for our sOlu-
| ton partake wholly ofss1 civil character,
\ it is not surprising that there should be
| differences of opinion as to the means
employed or measures adopted in aeoOmp-
/ fishing the objects In view. As to the
/ vital questions but little difference ex-
/ lists. We all agree as to the perpetHity
/ the national credit, and that the rebel debt
| shall gleU5r be assumed. . That secession
as an obsolete idea" aud that treason IS q
I crime" That sI0UerV IS and of right
ought TO Be fOreUer abolished and liberty
[ and freedom f0reUeF preseTUed We are
I also all agreed as against that party which
I sympathized with the rebels during the
war, and which now contends that NO
conditions aghGteUer shall be made pre-
eedent to the full participation IN the
| Government Of all who engaged IN re-
[ belliOn. And while we may not. agree as
to the extent or manner Of imposing con
ditiOns upon the rebel States before the
admission Of their Representatives and
Senators IN Congress, yet G0e are all agreed
that they shall present themselves ID an
attitude of 9tr1dOubied and indispRtabLs
! loyalty, such as will guarantee and pre-
SERGE the national life With these great
objects secured, the blood and treasure
of the loyal people of our land will not
have been expended in vain, for we shall
then truly have a land Of the free, and
home of the brave s.
Let US, then; yield for harmony every
thing but stern principle Let US sub
NIT for the time to what by some may be
regarded as concessions for the attain
ment Of the goal In view, so fOrcib4y des-
eribed In that sacred pledge of our great
jackson z he Fsderek Union, mast and
shall be preserved" And then will you
perpetuate to the remotesb generations
that other sentiment of our immortal
Webster {" Liberty Gltd Union, AOs0 and
JOTeger, one and a8JseperGbte. "ez
Atthe close Of Judge Sloan 5 remarks,
Rev. Granville Moody delivered an earn
est and impressive prayer. when a perma-
nenb organization was effected BY the ap-
pointment of Hon. PETER OLDIN, Of
Montgomery, as President, with a Vice
President from each of the nineteen
Congressional districts; General. r. B.
Cannan, of Belmont, acting as Secretary
with number of assistants. This (8th)
district was represented on
the several committees as follows: Gre
dentials, Hon. J. Gonsaulus, of Morrow;
Permanent Organization. Hon. John J.
Williams, of Marion; Resolutions, Hon.
Jacob BfinkerbofF, Of Riehland; State
Central Com mittee, Hon. G. S. Hamilton,
of Union. Gen. John 5. Jones, of Del
aware, represented our districts in the list
Of Vice Presidents. NOD ala aa
Mr. 0dlin, on taking the chair, address
ed the Convention as follows:
Gentlemen of the Con0entioa II thank
you for the honor conveyed In the ap-
pointment which you have made. I pro- (
ceed without apology to the discharge Of
the duties you have imposed upon me. 1
In doing this, I shall rely upon your I
courtesy, your kindness, and your assis-
tance. sagE 81 asEa
You have opened this Convention with
prayer You are right Allegiance to {
God and to the country are IN themselves
the position which should be occupied by
such Convention as. this. Applause. +
In such country as this, founded upon
the will of the people, allegiance .to-GOd
IS the hight Of genuine patriotic mani
hood. / Cheers -1f ---a @ q
Tt IS right too, gentlemen, in a. Conven-
hon that represents a Union sentiment
which is now about, as I trust, to estab-
isb the permanent binding ligaments
-he nationality Of this glorious Republic.
10 spread over this people that which they
anticipate at their hands, law, order, gov Il
3rnment, over their peaceful quiet homes.
Ind over the land presenting this coun-
ry IN a position where equal protection E
viii be extended to all; that nationality /
hall be preserved, that this country now.
-tter its baptism of blood shall stand m
With strength, with power, with nationals ]
ty, with the voice that shall speak not {
,nly at home, but which shall speak all I
trough this land, standing upon that /.
road and noble basis of purity and power,
0 sustain It's divine mission among the :
nations, without any other I
influence than the voice of the majority
f the people. Applause. - {
Gentlemen there are points which IL 7
GEMS to me, IN the opening Of this Con- c
1t may be well for moment. tn a
sfer to. Upon the escutoheon of our
Onstitutlon stood the compromises with
on know who, and you know why audI r
Ou know how faithfully and truly thew L
-eFe observed. You understand and / j
ell know that compromises were repeat
and continued even through copsti. g
ltlonal amendment, let me say, adopted n
y the Legislature of Ohio, in wonder !,
tate House; upon the 18th of Nav. 1851. 3
ne month after Abraham Liuooln had
llled out the $4,000 men, and after Sum-
r had fallen and the Star Of the West q
ad been fred upon. In the spirit of II
lmpTOmisa itself, at that late dav.gth
legislature adopted the Crittenden con-