Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-08-15

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which fully shows the assembly to
have been q formidable gathering OF
the true Union element Captain
Brockway, of the First Pa. Artillery,
said:
who Presided at Pittsburgh
He reioiced that those present were
but the representatives Of the conser-
vative element; that behind them
were formidable hosts of soldiers.
Cheers He would not insult them
by comparing this convention with
the miserable fizzle at Pittsburg, but
he would give from the official order,
the result of a court martial upon Col
onel Owen, who presided over that
convention, and who was charged us
follows:
/. Violation of ifteth article Of war.
In that he left his regiment which had been de-
tailed for picket duty, so that the regiment pro-
ceeded to its duty without him.
OF this he was found guilty.
! 2. Conduct prejudicial to good order ana dlsci-
plinc.
That. under the influence Of liquor, he was very
abusive of his lieutenant colonel cursing and call
ing him names.
OF this guilty.
g. conduct unbecoming an officer and gentle
man.
In that Owen called Licutenant-C Colonel Kane a
- Of b. in the presence Of his daughter Miss
Kane, and that he made improper advances to the
lady.
OF this not guilty.
The court, presided over by General
Hancock, sentenced Colonel Owen to
be dismissed the service. General
Mcclellan approved the sentence, but
RENTED the sentence on account of
Owens gallantry in the field. After
wards he resigned to prevent dismis-
sal on other charges
This was the leading spirit, said
the speaker, who controlled the Pitts
burg convention.
j A voice-He supports Geary, don't
IheY loud laughter.)
The speaker continued, saying that
the charges and sentence were all in
dorsed by Gen. Mcclellan. Cheers
, This was the sort Of man Geary had
put forth as his leader among the sol
diers; is our presiding officer such
(Cheers for McCandless.) The time
4 has come when we may speak as we
please of these men, because we meet
as freemen and stand by Andrew John.
son and all others who defend the
Constitution. loud applause He
had been called disloyal for making a
! Democratic speech. No matter how
!, long q man had fought, or how be
had been manned in the service, il
they vote the Democratic ticket they
are put down as traitors. But the
men who have grown rich out Of the
nations suffefings and vote the Rad
ical ticket are loyal. A voice
} Mcclellan should have been President
ll(Cheers.) We were called traitors fol
voting for Mcclellan lfso, were not
0 the Republicans traitors who voted
{ for Johnson (Cheers) They cal
i him traitor now, and yet they elect
e ed him. The fact is that the Unior
must be restored the States must bt
t brought back which are kept out. W.
a will have the Union at all hazards
/ If traitors at home seek to destroy
/ our flag, the soldiers OF Pennsylvania
5 will rally around and save it, as they
!; did before cloud cheers.)
: Speech of Hon. VIM. A. Wallace.
al
: i am grateful Tor tho warmth o
: your greeting. i do not wish now L
enter into discussion of the many
Z and grave issues involved, or to argu,
I to you the merits of the respectiv,
c candidates, but rather desire to tall
: briefly TO you Of the manner and spiri
: of the conflict. The old issue of th,
e Union is again before you. Are yol
/ for it, or against ity
4 Shall we be true or false to th,
grand old principle, that representa-
e ton shall accompany taxation
= Shall we unite in another crusad,
8 of hate, or, curbing our baser pas
, ! sions, reconstruct the Republic through
! the nobler principles of Christian
3, charity
= = Shall we reap the legitimate fruit
!. of successful war for the Union il
= the present enjoyment of a vindicate,
y Constitution and a reunited country
a or, denying the truth Of our own doc
# trines, admit that secession is accom-
Z plished and the Union divided?
. During the war those who pQure,
'c out their blood and contributed thei
n treasure did so for the maintenance o
n the Union, and not for the subiugatioi
Of the SoutnJ and the mass of tn
, people had no other motive in il
, prosecution than TO preserve the gov
u ernment created by the Constitution
/ They did not make the stupendou
: exertions Of tho past five years TO in
9 itiate an Utopian Republic base,
upon unlimited negro suffrage, or L
supplant with new and untried dog
, mas the great cardinal doctrines tina
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