Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-08-22
Conversational Convention.

Congressional Convention.
The Congressional Nominating Conven-
ton for the 18th District, met at Webb's
Hall, in this place, on Thursday last, the
10th inst. The several counties were repre-
scented by full delegations. The Convention
met at II a. m, for preliminary organization.
Captain DARIUS CALDWELL, of Ashtabula
County was called tie preside. The usual
Vice Presidents and Secretaries were chosen
and the customary Committees appointed.
Not having been furnished a copy of the
official proceedings, we can only give the
substance Of the report of the committee on
resolutions. The first endorsed the Repre-
sentative career of Gen. Garfield, and pledg-
ed his triumphant return to the seat he had
so much honored.
The second endorsed Congress ms opposed
to the administration denounced Johnson's
policy as a shameful surrender of the dearly
purchased fruits of the war and agreed
with Andrew johnson that the nations safe
ty requires that perjured rebels shall be made
to take back seats, and none but loyal men be
entrusted with the Government.
The third resolve adopted the Union State
platform, and pledged earnest efforts to tho
success of its principles. The resolutions
were received with decided appreciation and
unanimously adopted.
The name of Hon. John Hutehins was
withdrawn as a candidate for nomination,
and on motion, Gen. JAMES A. GARFIELD
was nominated by reclamation. A commit
tee was appointed to wait upon the General
and announce the action of the Convention,
and invite him TO respond to the call for
q speech. He appeared and thanked the
Convention for the honor conferred; not re-
garding it as a personal compliment, but an
endorsement OF the action of Union repre-
sentatiyes in Congress. he e~loquently eulo-
gized the 18th District for the noble part it
had taken in the late great struggle for it:
high position as one of the first districts in the
nation in point Of generally difused intelli.
gence; containing seventy churches, ninety
school houses and an average attendance o.
school children one-third grester than any
district in the State.
1t was a more difficult task for some time
past and now to successfully represent a PEG,
pie in Congress than it had been for many
years. Ordinarily it was only requisite fol
a representative to be sound on general issues,
1t is now different; there were questions
growing out of the military necessities o.
the country, during the war, demanding de.
cided action and severe enactment-lawl
that under other circumstances would b.
despotic. There were also questions arising
from the financial and commercial necessi.
ties of the nation of unusual character
Men felt the hand of the government more
sensibly than they had ever before, and II
was an impossible task to legislate to accom-.
modate all.
The resolutions met his hearty concur,
renee. The determination that the rebellion
should be overthrow was nearly unanimOu:
in the loyal States. Now that the last rebel
flag was trailed in the dust, the question i:
whether those who sought to destroy the ma
ton shall be reinstated in power. Loyal
men had driven between cOpperheads and
rebels and saved the country. To-day those
defeated elements were clasping hands in
Philadelphia and planning for the return Of
rebels to power. Their forfeited lives they
may have; their property they may retain
they may enjoy government protection, but
one thing they can not have-possession Of
the government and the power to control the
destinies of the Republic. Rebellion and
the sword is not a legitimate court of appeal
in this country against the decision of the
ballot-box, and those resortlng to it should
not sit in places of power. The people were
firm and united in their purpose to give trail
tors and rebels back seats and would succeed.
The remarks were responded to with en-
thusiaStic cheers.