The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1866-07-12

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and rioting." 1t was glorious 4th.
Convention in Session at SAMSON Stree
Hall.
At ten o'clock, on Tuesday morning
July Sd, Convention Of the friends an(
supporters of President johnson met il
Sansom Street Hall, but adjourned tt
meet at alf-past two o'clock in the after
noon, at which time permanent organi
zation was effected by the selection of the
following officers =
President-Hon II. w. Tracy.
Vice. Presidents-C. r. Williamson
Delaware county; r. II. Foster, Centre
county Josiah p. Hetrick, Northamp
ton county; Archibald Robinson, Beaver
county; Henry Simons, Philadelphia
VIM. N. Allison, Junlata county z. 4
johnson, Luzerne county; Thomas G
Mcdowell, Dauphin county; Hon. Jane:
Lowry, Allegheny county D. r, Har
per, Bucks county d. r. Davidson, Fay
cite county; c. Cullum, Crawford coun
ty; Colonel \. I. Irvan, Erie county.
Secretaries-S: Snyder Leidy, Phi!a
delphia; s. p. Sawyer, Allegheny
Theo. Schoch. Monroe Colonel Tully
Chester; P NJ. Hackenbcrg, Snyder
aud B r. Bradford, Beaver.
Dir. Tracy ca taking the chair, made a
few Introductory remarks, thanking the
Corycntion for the honors conferred up.
on him, and upholding President john
son and his policy OF administration.
Ex-Governor William f. Johnston ad
dressed the Convention as follows:
Governor William f. Johnston, Of Al
Iegheny, said that they came together
in convention for the purpose of perfect
fectiug an organization. They met to
carry into effect no political truiSm but
for the purpose Of forming new politi-
cal organ ization, because the old organi-
cations of the country have fallen into the
hands of men who, if they do not unite
with US in political sentiment, at least de-
ny it for the time being. Hence there
is nothing left for the men who think as
he did, and as be trusted all men would
think, that we have but one government,
that we have but one Constitution, that
we have but one country, one set Of po
litical Institutions, but one future and one
destiny, but to form ole great common
Union party. Those who believe in these
grand truths must act with u.s. Although
they may deny for the moment that they
are so acting, they must, because there is
no power on the face of the earth that
can destroy the unity of this great peo.
pie. Applause The events of the
last five years have demonstrated this
All the malignant passions that infame
the human heart or control the human
soul were brought into action to destroy
the great living truth that we were one
people, but Jailed. They ANONYMOUSLY
failed, aud fell before that immortal and
glorious truth that the American people
arc one ard inseparable, now and forever
[Great Applause.
There is not auy political party in this
country that must not at last come to this
platform. Remember that Congress, now
bol4ing for few days the dcputed power
OF great people, will have to come back
to the people, aud the speaker was mis-
taken in the character of the American
citizens, in the character Of the Ameri
can people, if, next fall, they did not de-
pute somebody else to do the work in q
different manner from the way in which
it is now done. A mans association will
have no effect. The association of man
the brilliancy of his talents, his loud.
mouthed professions of patriotism will
avail him nothing. His acts will be crit
icised, and if he has acted so as to in
fringe upon the unity of this great gov.
ernment and this great people, the voice
of the people will consign him to infamy
and they will fix upon him an indelible
mark Of public stigma from which he
can never cscspe. [Applausc.
The men who to day in the nations
Congress are advocating peculiar opinions
that must result in the dissolution and
dissovling of the great government, will
yet call upon the mountains to cover them
and their acts, and the people will clamor
for their destruction as loudly as they
demand justice on the heads of the men
who raised their musket and aimed dag
ger at the liberties of the country.
Governor Johnston desired to be under
stood. With the majority of the mem
bers of Congress he had no personal diff
ference. With them he had the same
political creed, and his vote and voice
aided in placing them in power as the
representatives of a great political truth
To carry that truth into effect it is not
necessary that the government should be
disrupted it is not necessary that this
government should be divided; it is not
necessary that the Constitution which our
fathers made should be dismembered, but
that we should be restored to common and
uniform nationality.
The men who were elected to carry out