Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-09-19
Soldiers s. sailors, Convention,

The Soldiers and Sailors of Trumbull
County, pursuant to the call published in the
CHRNoNICLE, met in Convention at Webb's
Hall, on Saturday afternoon, the 18th inst
The Hall was filed with the boys in blue
and their friends. The Warren Cornet
Band was present, and enliveued the occa-
sion with excellent music. Previous to OPEN
ing of the meeting o national salute was fred
on the Park. the gun squad being composed
Of men who have seen service on many a
hard fought battle field. The Convention
was called to order by NJ. G. WooDwoRrH-
A. YEoMANs was called to the chair--and GEO.
W. MEssER, and E. SPEAR, JR. appointed
Secretaries. On motion, NJ. c. WooDwoRrH,
LEICESTER KING, N. A. BARRETT, J.. D.
FREER, Il. c. REID, were appointed a COM
mittee on resolutions, and made the subioined
report, which was enthusiastically adopted:
ResoEDed, That the Soldiers and Sailors ofTEm-
bull Co. in convention assembled, adopt the Ian
guage Of Andrew johnson, uttered before his apos :
tacy; That treason, must be made odious, and
traitors must be punished and impoverished" That
traitors should take back seats in the work of res
~toration, and that the men who have been loyal to
lu6 COQhLlLuUoQa lOydl 10 TeeQOmt loyal 10 Justice,
should control the work of reorganization abso-
|futely.
ResoIUed. That the government of this Nation.
Navy Of the United States. ought to be, and shall
Be. in the hands sfthe loyal people of the country
attempt to disrupt our Nation, in the South. and
their aiders and abettors in the North.
ResOEDed. That the law-making power of the
country has, and Of night ought to have. the sole
and exclu i've right to say when, and by what
means. those who have been In rebellion, shall be
restored to power and to take part IN controlling
the interests and destiny Ofthe Nation, and that
deny and imperl one Of the dearest rights of the
American people.
ResoIDea. That the attempt of Andrew johnson
and his conferees. to oVerawe and broWbeat the
peoples Representatives. and Wrest from them all
power over the question of reconstruction, now the
most vital question in our National affairs, is an
act of high-handed presumption, and should be
met by a stern and unqualified rebuke at the hands
of the people.
ResoIved. That the Constitutional Amendment
propose ed by Congress at its last Session, which
seeks to SECURE to all persons equality before the
law, to correct the present unequal and unjust ba-
sis Of representation in the late Slave States. to ex-
hands have been dyed with the blood ofloyal men.
and afiEms the validity Of the public debt, and
forbids any ~assunPtion or ,paymant of any debt
incurred in aid Of the rebellion. is just and wise,
and as q scheme of restoration. is far more lenient
and ~forgiving towards the people lately in rebell-
ion than they coVlQ ofright ask. -
Ae6OtB6lr InaI We recognize TIE Union hepUDl-
can organization-the party which sustained the
Army and Navy of the country in the dark hour of
war. against the Vaccinations Of copperheads and
sympathisers, as the only true Union party Of the
Nation. entitled from its past proud record and
present position to the continued con fdence of the
LOYAL people a aas.t that q W We lO9k gP92 All efforts to
late Philadelphia Convention, composed Of Cop
perheads. renegade U~nionists and E~hits-Wsshed
Rebels. as misehieVous and dangerous to the peace
Of the country.
Resolred, That we sympathizs with the loyal men
of the South, whose representatives composed the
Philadslphis C9nYention, Of Sept. Sd, in their eff
forts to obtain their Just rights, as against traitors
and rebels about their homes.
ResoIVed. That in this crisis of our National af-
fairs, when all loyal people have become indig-
nant at witnessing . spectacle Of peTfdy and de-
Of our Republic, we look to General Ulysses S.
Grant. a man endeared to US by his memorable
denee that he viii not permit the loyal Army Of
which he is Chief to be used TO carry out the designs
Of traitors or psurpeFs come from whatsoever quar-
ter they may.
Resoiped. That the call issued by Generals Gus
ter. Rossesu, and others, for a Convention of Sol
dieTs and Sailors to meet at Cleveland on the 18th
our flag who prefers his c~ountry's good to Bread
and Butter" and that we recommend the patriotic
Soldiers and Sailors Of Trumbull County, to pass
by said convention with silent contempt.
ResoEpea. That we, the Soldiers and Sailors Of
Trumbun County. pledge to our national Repre-
sentatiEes our earnest support, and We promise
LQem Iu1L I0QuEn QlsDdQQeQ IN the QelQ, we are
still shoulder to shoulder at home. and will still
stand between the Union and the assaults of Fac
ton and Treason.
The Convention then listened to an elo-
quent and able address from Gen. JAMES
MCCLEERY, who was the only speaker an
nouneed on the bills that was present. The
others had engagementsin the more benight-
ed sections of tho State, and could not at
tend. Gen. MCCLEERY's address was listen
ed TO with marked attention and was fire..
quently applauded. He was followed by the
Hon. JOHN HUTcHINs, who's at the request of
the Convention took the platform. He en-
tertained the Convention for about fifteen.
minutes with very interesting and a%ppropri-
ate remarks, which gave great satisfaction.
He was followed by Col. Ma. BARRETT,
who, in q neat little speech of ten minutes
length, showed the necessity Of sustaining
Congress.
The Committee to select delegates to rep
resent Trumbun county in the National Con-
v~ention 10 be held in Pittsburgh Pa, on the
18th inst. reported the names of the follow
ing gentlemen who were unanimously elect
ed.
JAMES McCLEERY, Bryt. Brig. Gen.
EDWARD SPEAR, Jr. 18th Ohio, Bait.
GEO. w. MEssER, 1st Ind. Ohio, Vol. I.
JOSIAH ROBBINS, Jr. 5Sth III. V. 1.
G.. A. TRACY, LIST La. Cav.
II. G. STRATToN, 18th o. V. 1.
ELMER MOSES, 125th o. V. 1.
EVAN G. MORRIS, list o. V. I.
HENRY BOIL, oath o. Y. I.
II. Q. WILLIAMSON, Hist o. V. ].
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