The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-07-13
SOLDIERS MEETING.
JOHNSON, CLYMER AND THE UNION
Mass Convention 10 BE Held HI mar
risburg, August list.

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large number of honorably discharg-
ed officers and soldiers met at the
/ Buehler House, Harrisburg, Pa, on
Thursday afternoon, June 28th, to take
into consideration the propriety OF
holding a State Convention OF Soldiers
and Sailors favoring President John
sons restoration policy, and theselec-
! ton Of Hfester CIymer and opposed to
the Radical Congress, and the action OF
the Soldiers Convention held at Pitts
burg.
On motion Of Major Lewis, General
Davis, of Bucks county, was unanl-
mously elected as Chairman OF the
! meeting. Gen Matthews, Colonels Lin
ton. Lyle, Leech and Owens, Major
Lewis, Captain Weaver and Lieuten-
ant Boyer, were elected as Vice Presl-
dents. and Captains C. B. Brockway
and ]. A. Graham, 5, cretaries.
The room not being large enough to
hold the meeting, motion prevailed
to adjourn to the Democratic reading
room.
After Gen. Davis had stated the OBJ
fect OF the meeting, on motion, Colonel
Ent, Captain Woodruff, Colonel Lyle,
Gen. Matthews, and Adiutant Becker
were appointed a Committee to report
he time, place and plan Of holding the
/ proposed Convention.
While the committee was out, Gen
eral M'Candiess, oninvitation, address
ed the meeting.
The Committee reported the follow
ing preamble and resolutions:
/ THAT WHEREAS, Delegates regular
/ ~ elected to the Soldiers Convention
which assembled at Pittsburg on the
9Th inst, were excluded thereirom be-
cause they We're opposed to the radi-
cal measures Of Congress and the cleo
ion Of John ". Geary as Governor Of
Pennsylvania,
Ind uhcreaS, The said Convention
ried TO commit the eh0norably discharg-
ed officers, soldiers and seamen Of
Pennsylvania TO the lanatical and rev
olutionary policy fThaddeus Stevens,
Charles Sumner y Co., policy which
is in direct confict with the objects Of
The war as set forth in the joint resolu-
ZION of Congress of July I'D, 1861.
.l1d rhereas, The said Convention
did not represent the true sentiments
Of the tried soldiery Of Pennsylvania,
who sustained the Federal Government
on land and sea during the late rebel
ion; therefore be il
Rsy0lrcd, That the honorably dis
charged officers, soldiers and seanen OF
lhis State who approve the constitu-
,iOnal, conservative and humane resto-
ration policy Of President Johnson, op-
posed to negro suffrage and in favor Of
electing Hester Clymer Governor, will
meet in convention at Harrisburg, on
Wednesday, the1st OF August, 1855.
ResoHed, That each county be enti-
tied to seven delegates, and where a
county has more than one member in
the House Of Representatives such
county may send seven delegates for
each member, the delegates to be Sc
ieyted by the honorably discharged Of
ticerS, soldiers and seamen Of the coun-
ties respectively favorable to the OBJ
jects to be set forth in the general call
10 the State Convention:
On motion, the following namedgen-
tlemen were appointed local commit
tee to make arrangements for the State
! convention.
/ Col. Asbury Awl, Capt. Wm, NJ Car
roll, Capt. Thomas Meloney, Surgeon
Charles Bowers, Lieut.. VIM. B. Car
son, Sergeant Wm. d. Knighton, Pri-
Yates Edward Lescure, Thomas Fors-
ter and Edward Finney.
On motion, it was resolved that Gen.
NcCand!ess, Col. Lyle, Col. Linton,
/ Col. Davis, Of Berks, Col. Embeck and
Gen. Sweitzer, of Pittsburg, be a COM
! ihittee on transportation, to negotiate
with the several railroad companies Of
the State as 10 the terms upon which
they will convey the deIega,es and
others wishing to attend the Conven-
ton and to advertise Che result to the
public.
On motion, it was resolved that Gen.
Davis, Col. Linton, Col j. Wesley
Awl, Col. Jones, Capt. NJ Williams
and Capt. Brockway be appointed a
committee to prepare a call for the
| Convention; and in addition to the
representation called for, that they in-
vite all soldiers and seamen sympa-
thizing with the object in view to
meet at the city Of Harrisburg on that
occasion.
On motion, the thanks ofthe Conven-
ton were rendered the Democratic
Club OF Harrisburg for the use Of their
reading room.
On motion, adjourned.
c. B. BaOCKWAY,
j. A. GRAHAM,