The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-06-19
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"the soldiers friend will be reciprocated by
unfatering devotion. Ha to
IL. That we appeal hopefully to Congress
for speedy justice in the equalization of bouu~
ties to the soldiers. bas
u. That believing "that treason is a crime,
and that traitors should be punished, I'VE
demand that leading traitors should be con-
victed and executed, as an example to traitors
for all time to come.
l3. That this Convention is able to express
its sentiments upon the whole matter of issues
aud candidates in four words, which may an
swer for our banners in the pending political
campaign Cop GRANT GEARY VIcToHYi
IL That the legislation whereby Congress
attempted to defend and protect our allies
the loyal men of the South-against tbs
deadly hatred of the common enemy, and to
make good to a race the freedom proffered as
the price of aid, and awarded as the due Of -
| loyalty, deserves our unqualified approval.
l5 That we request Congress so to legis-
late as to protect American industry by high
protective tariff.
Gen. Fisher stated that there were sew
eral other resolutions which had been be-
fore the committee, but which they did
not deem proper to introduce into the
platform. He gave at some length the
reasons why the committee had declined
to report these resolutions, the principal
ofwhich was that the rejected resolutions,
although right in themselves, were not
deemed polite as part of the general
platform. ..... ....-.e
Colonel T. NJ Bayne, of Allegheny, a
member of the Committee on Resolutions,
asked leave to offer minority report, to
which several members of the committee
objected. -..- -.r ...
A delegate raised the question of order,
that inasmuch as the gentleman had nos
given notice of his intention to the Com
mittec to offer a minority report, his prop.
ositiou was cut of order. .,. .---
The President decided the point Of
order we'll taken.
Col. Bayne and Capt. Robert Pollock
stated that the Committee had beeu noti-
fed of their intention to offer a minority
report.
4 Several gentleman stated that no such
notice had been given to the Committee,
so far as they were aware. ~
The Chairman stated that a minority
report could not be offered, and that Col.
Bayne could only avail himself Of tho
privilege to offer an amendment to tho
report, or introduce new resolution.
Col. Bayne appealed from the decision
of the Chair, but the appeal was not sus-
tanned.
The report of the committee was then
adopted as read, by an overwhelming ma
jority, and the announcement that the
resolutions had passed was hailed with
Vociferous applause. .-s
Colonel Bayne then offered the follow.
ing, as separate resolution:
ResolUed. That the loyal majority in Con-
gress deserve our gratitude that radical evils
require radical remedies, and that the nation
should take no step backward in her march
to the grand destiny that surely awaits un-
fatering, persistent adherence to the cause Of
! equal freedom. ......
The resolution was loudly applauded.
Mr. Fisher opposed the resolution in
vigorous speech, declaring that every sem
timent contained therein had been fully
expressed in the report of the Committee.
Colonel Bayne advocated the resolution
in most forcble speech, and defed the
chairman of the committee to point out
the resolution indorsing Congress In its
action on the question of reconstruction.
Every member of the Convention felt like
indorsing the loyal majority IN Congress,
and it looked like moral coWardice in them
not to declare their sentiments openly
and fearlessly. The Colonel was loudly
applanded.
Several gentlemen delivered vigorous
speeches against the resolution, but We
have not room for even synopsis of their
remarks. The main reasons assigned why
the resolution should not pass were, that
the ground had already been covered by
the committee; that tie resolution was
impolitic that the platform should be so
that all Union soldiers could stand upon
it, etc.
Several telling speeches were made in
favor of the resolution, and the reasons
urged for its passage were, because it hon
estly expressed the feelings of the mem
bers Of the Convention; because it was
due to our Representatives in Congress
that their action should be endorsed and
because it was neither the wish nor the
desire of any honorable soldier to disguise
his real sentiments upon the questionable
ground Of policy. .r.
A gentleman from Berks obtained the
floor, aud was about to speak in opposition
to the resolution, when Gen. Coils burst
bombshell" By asking the speaker wheth-
er he was not member of the Copper
head club iu Berks county, and whether
he did not intend to vote for Holster
Clymer. .... .
The interrogatory was followed by
Kisses, groans, cries of "put him out, etc.
The delegate asked leave to explain,