Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-18

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son said, we have had war enough let
there be peace. Recollect that the recent
rebellion, engendered by radical abolition
lists and shareholders, leaves the Northern
States with more than hundred thousand
pensioners, besides thousands and tens of
thousands of widows and orphans to weep
over the graves of their protectors and de-
tenders Of the Union. Yet there are those
among US who are not sufficiently satisfied
with blood and plumber, and cry for more
war.
In conclusion, I would call upon you, Of
ficers, soldiers and sailors, to stand by the
Union, which, in war OF four years. when
blood flowed In torrents, by your gallantry
and indOmitable perseverance and courage.
you saved from ruin and destruction. |
entreat you to spare no efforts to preserve
the Republic intact, the last hope of the
oppressed of the world. With confident
expectations that you will, as heretofore,
prove yourselves the saviors of your coun-
try, again gratefully thank you for the
honor you have this day conferred upon
me, and with the assurance that ever will
be with you in the defense of our glorious
| Union.
The speech was greeted with applause
throughout, and long continued cheering
at its close. The passages declaring that
| "JOhnson can be no traitor" that "the
| brave are always generous" and that as the
President says, "we have had war enough"
were cheered with particular enthusiasm.
Prayer was offered by Captain w. G.
Turner, formerly OF the 49th Ohio Infantry,
On motion Of Gen. Lewis, of Kentucky.
Capt J. e.. NJ. Furbesh, of Maine, and Jas.
English, of Kentucky, were elected Secre-
taries.
On motion of Gen. Denver, a committee
on Permanent Organization, consisting of
one from each State, as follows, was ap-
| pointed
Maine, Gen. A. S. Daggett; Massachu-
sets, Col. Ely G.. Kingsley; New York,
Gen. NJ. l.. McMahaD; New jersey, Gen.
w. H. PenrOse; Pennsylvania, Capt. w.
McClelland; Maryland, W. Purcell; Dis
trict of Columbia, Capt. p. Young; Ohio,
Gen. Henry Wilson; Indiana, Col. Frank
Emerson; Wisconsin, A. o. DOOlittle; Mis-
souri,, Maj. Z. s. Farnsworth; Kansas. Gen.
o. A. Bassett; Nebraska, Gen. ii. ii. Heath;
Illinois, Surgeon w. A. 0sgood; Kentucky,
Lieut.. Jas. A. Dawson; Minnesota, Gen.
w. A. German; California, Gen.J. w. Dem
yer; Tennessee, Maj. j. (. Garter; LOuisi-
ana. Col. f. NJ. Joel; New Mexico, Capt.
John Sheridan; Michigan, Gen. C. C.
LOomis; Georgia, Maj. Henry S. Fitch.
| On motion Of Hon. L. d. Campbell, of
Ohio, the rules of the Congressional House
of Representatives were adopted until
otherwise ordered, with a provision that res
Olutions pertaining ito principle be referred
to the committee on Resolutions aud Adj
dress without reading or debate.
On motion of Jas. L. Brady, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
| ResOLUed, That the Presidents of the diff
| ferent State delegations report to the Pres
ident of the Permanent Organization the
names of all the members of their respec-
tive delegations who are known to be dis
hOnorably discharged from the service of
the United States, and that such persons SO
reported be not allowed to participate in
the proceedings OF this Convention.
| General Custar announced that many of
| the delegations were not yet full, that mem
bers were now on their way, who ought to
have All opportunity to participate in the
| business of the permanent organization,
and he therefore offered resolution TO ad-
| journ until ten o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Subsequently this resolution was with
drawn, and Mr.. Campbell moved that Gen.
eral Thomas Ewing, Jr., of Kansas, now
address the Convention. In response TO calls
from all sides General Ewing appeared
upon the stand and was introduced by the
President, saying:
If you have any cheers to give you can
gestion and Gen. Ewing, who proceeded
TO address the Convention at great length
on all the political topics of the day. He
said they had assembled to con-
suit as to their duty and action in
the impending political conflict. He
owed allegiance to no political party,
but to the country and its laws. Before the
war many of them had been Republicans,
many of them Democrats, with varying
opinions on the question of slavery. That
question was decided in the contest of 1860.
At the close of the contest eleven States
withdrew from the Union, and the Presi-
dent called upon the people TO come for
ward and suppress the revolt. The call
was promptly responded to bv Democrats,
Republicans, and Bell and Everett men !;
and after four years of war the rebellion
was suppressed. What bound us together
i'm that conflict of arms? Not hatred of
slavery; for on that question we differed.
Not love of war; for we all desired peace.
Not hatred of the Southern people; for
they were our cOuntrymen. No; it was
the sentiment of nationality, the determin-
alton that the Union should be preserved
and made perpetual. That was the only
purpose of the war known or recognized by
the army and navy of the United States.
1t was the sentiment that raised all our
armies, and the soul OF them all. Neither
army or navy, nor people, had any other
purpose. Lincoln adhered throughout the
| war to that purpose. When it was seen
that the rebellion was staggering, and about
to fall, the Radicals began to consider how
the contest would be wound up so as to
perpetuate their power and promote their
sectional theories and interests. A month
after the amnesty proclamation of
Lincoln they presented their plan of
reconstruction through Henry Winter
Davis, declaring the Southern States
annihilated and requiring their readmis-
sion the same as Territories. Lincoln re-
fused TO sign it, and they then opened their
assaults on him the same as now on john
son, and for precisely the same reason. A
Convention was called at Cleveland to de-
nonnce LincOln's plan. 1The speaker here
read the call for that Convention, which he
said sounded like blast from the bugle of
Greeley or Forney at the present day. +
The same men are now threatening to i'm
peach johnson. The same men who stood
by Lincoln then stand by johnson now,
with the single exception of Mr.. Lane, of
Indiana. The Presidential canvass came
on, and the party that had carried on the
war met i'm Convention at Baltimore and
renominated Lincoln by aeelamation.-
/ That Convention passed q resolution
drawn by Hon. II. ]. Raymond, declaring
that the only condition of peace and res
tOration were the surrender of the rebel
army and the return of the Southern
people to their allegiance. The Radicals
hung on the skirts of the war party, and
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