American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-06-13

of trial, pledge to him our hearty support,
and ask the same for him from all those
who acknowledge the debt of gratitude
due from the country to its saviors.
10. That the soldiers of Pennsylvania
recognize no warmer OF truer friend than
Governor Andrew G.. Curtin. His name
Is our watchword, his fame our hope, and
his merit our glory. The unswcrving
love of the soldiers friend" will be re-
ciprocated by unfaltering devotion.
IL. That we appeal hopefully to Con.
gress for speedy question on the equal
lzation of bopRties to the soldiers.
II. That believing that treason is a
crime and that "traitors should be pun
ished," we demand that leading traitors
should be convicted and executed as an
example to traitors for all time to come
13. That this convention is able to ex-
press its sentiments upon the whole mat
ter of issues and candidates in few words
which may answer for our banner inscrir-
tions in the coming campaign-"God
Grant Geary Victory"
ii. That the legislation whereby Con-
gress attempted to defend and protect our
allies-the loyal men Of the South
against the deadly hatred of the common
enemy, and to make good to race the
freedom proffercd as the price of aid and
awarded as the due of loyalty, deserves
unqualified approval.
10. That we request Congress so to leg
islate as to protect American industry by
high protective tariff.
Col. I. NJ. Bayne offered the following
as the minority report of the Committee:
Resolved, That the loyal majority in
Congress deserves our gratitude, that
radical evils require radical remedies,
and that the nation should take no step
backward in its march to the grand des-
tiny that surely awaits unfatering, PER
sistent adberents to the cause of equal
freedom. .H
| Col. Bayne prefaced his resolution
with speech. lie said there was not a
word in the resolutions offered by the
Committee endorsing Congress. Soldiers
we're indebted to the loyal members of
Congress during the war for support, and
it would not do to 90 back on those mem.
bers for Andy Johnston or any other
man.
Captain Hutchinson, of Center, advo-
Gated the passage of the resolution. He
said that no man could say that Congress
was not right, and in our hearts we have
not particle of respect for Andy John
SOD, and if there were any Democrats
present they would say that in their
hearts they had no respect for him. He
contended that in violating the pledges
he made to us, Andy Johnston had de-
parted from the platform OH which we
placed him by our boyonets and ballots
for without us he would still be nothing.
If we believed Johnston betrayed us let
us say so, because he could do more in
jury then than he can now, by working
secretly against us.
Mr.. Israel Becker, delegate from
Berks county, and Secretary Of the
Reading Democratic Club, arose to
speak, when General Coils asked
him if he intended to conform to the
proceeding of the Convention, or to
vote for Clymer. After some equiv
ocation, he said he would vote for
Clymer.
General Colls--the presence of
the delegate is an insult to the Con-
vention.
Captain Conner, of Philadelphia,
moved that Two one. legged soldiers be
appointed committee to escort the
Berks county delegate out of the
Convention, Captain G. offering to be
one of the two.
AS the indignation was intense,
the Copperhead delegate quietly re-
tired at the suggestion of the Chair
man.
Capt. Fuller, of Fsyette, offered
an amendment approving of the pro-
posed amendments tv the Cohstitu-
ton approved by the United States
Senate. He hoped no resolution de-
nouncing President Jfhnson would
be adopted until his treachery was
proved. He believed that harmony
would soon exist between the Presi-
dent and Congress, and did not think
it polite to give up until all hope of
this was gone.
Major Scheck, of Ian snster, ask
ed who felt any pride in the Penn
f sylvahia Senator's at Washington
He was in favor of standing by the
popular branch Of Congress, and ask
ed where were Johnson's monuments
of justice, no matter how many mon
uments of mercy no might have
! Let us stand by Congress, and make
treason odious. He referred to the