Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-11


other freedmen and that they should
be protected and educated and so
raised up for usefulness as tbst oil
may be wiser, better, and happier.
heSolced, That we have confidence
IN the treedmen's Bureau Depart.
ment OF Government, if properly ad.
ministered by the President in the
Civil Rights Laws Of Congress in
proposed Constitutional Amend.
ments and other acts and doinos of
the federal Congress, for ameliorat.
ing the condition of our Southern
friends, of all colors, in enmity and
! peace, and for their protection
against our and their common enc.
mies-the rebels and their copper
head allies
Resotrcd, That to the utmost limit
OF our power, treason shall never tri-
umph, and that the States late in
rebellion shall be restored in good
time, and SO restored as that the voice
OF oppression shall not lie heard,
nor civil war be again attempted in
all tlme-to which ends the union
party bind themselves and posterity
forever, and for which ends the duty
OF loyal fathers is to see that their
sons shall fill this bond to the letter
Rcsolrcd, That this convention.
and the party it represents, will con.
tnue TO bear greatful remember
ance to the services of the soldiers of
the Union army, who have success.
fully fought Il e battles OF the Union,
and we pledge ourselves to use our
utmost efforts to secure their rights.
and we believe that in all cases pre-.
terence should be given them in APP
pointmcnts to offices of profit and
trust.
Res0Ired, That James r. Doolittle
having betrayed the party which
elected him, should, if he has one
particle OF honor left, resign the 20.
.ltion in which he now misreprs-
seats the majority OF the people of
| Wisconsin.
ReSolced, That the honesty and
fidelity Of Tim. O. Howe entities
him to re election at the hands Of of
our representatives about to be elect.
ed to our State legislature.
ReSolred, That the thanks of the
Repul leans of this district are due
to Ion. Amasa Cobb for the fidelity
and vigilance with which be has rep
resented the men who elected him
and that we mutually pledge our
selves TO use our utmost efforts to Sc.
cure his reelection by an increased
majority.
ReS0lred That we are in favor of
the adoption of the amendment sub
mltted TO Congress by the States, by,
which white man in Wisconsin is
made political equal of a white man
in the rebclions States.
Resolred, That we oppose sugar
coating things, holding ali fusions of
rebels and copperhcads, however
natural the mfsceyenatioa as to be
productive only Of more dangerous
enemy 10 the country than the one
LED by Davis and Lee, which cost
tho. country millions OF hvcs, and
thousands Of millions Of debt and
taxation.
Resoiced That We mold tho pres
ent Doollttie-Johns policy Of fer
tiizing these fused co ais, by tossing
II ieW Union party Office seekers,
as certain to be productive of a hy-
Bird race worse degenerated than
the originals.
ReSo!fed. Therefore, That the pres.
ent party contest is, whether this
hybrid party, whose very recent an
ceStors made war upon the country.
shall be restored to power or wheth-
er the loyal people and Union SOL
dlefs shall have the future charge of
the government.
ReSotced. That the Union party
OF the country cannot err DANGEROUS
Iy-having been 50 well tried during
the war; that all opposing parties
who las y did all in their power to
destroy the government, cannot very
well do right.
On motion the Chair appointed
the following Central Committee +
Z. Cover, Of Grant; J. Walworth. of
Rchlar d .. B. Thomas of Craw-
ford \ Q. Wheeler of Sank James
Norris, Of Green A. Warden, of La.
fayette; G. w Bliss, of Iowa
On motion, the Convention ad-
journed.
J. W. STEWART, President.
j. II. Evans,
G Il. WETuERBuRY,
Secretaries