The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-10-03
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"a: tho Voters Of. the Sd Co,no;,,,.... 4
|as NJ 49, ], te 9? District -.
b \ Cs1sirs7oI, ". "a, Sept. 20 I ],,i.
Hon. pslllt Pe,,,sys: ~ H.
/; z11GfsG We the lnde,.;
:; Cointniittee :Sipo, 81, bv tJ sE%9ed
|SSS1ref,ss;;o5nslf = Convention dfS.S. oOn.'
Con 3 res,ioi,,,all District. beh ~. 90
take oIreat pleasure in; inform;nsse
that you received the nnan;,non.s yes
:ination Is the standard beara, ~ 9U,A:
Vnion iparty for conpres; ,f,on - q
Dist1iict. Trusting you viii sSsa'.
; vGI;r idiuuty. Under all'the circnn,..
ces. TO accept the nomination -
referred to. We have the hono, !. aG r.
~; q Your Obed't Se,,,: :So'
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TO Mcssrs. wv; CncraN, O.. sl,ctS
John n. Phelps, Esqs, Commute, az -
Gentlemen - Your. letter Of ii.
Goth of September, informing, "a. %
my nomination by, a Copventios q
the Union PAEry. assembled frontSs
various counties of the District, I, /.
candidate for Congress, reached .,
last week. on the road from FaIy,ett,
to Clay Court House. ) Having ;iu
returHedsfr from the latter place, tba
the earliest opportunity isT embr,c1
to answer yoprtoo Aattering letter;
Under the circumstances to$swhicA
you ,allude, although the position VI
wholly unsought and unexpected. d
my part feel it isa duty l owe 70
the loyal people Of the District, who's.
representatives you were, with whom,
| have uniformly co.operated, from
the first dawDinS Of the late secession
movement to the present time. ). "a
respond affir.nativcly to their call, and
to continue to act, to the best ofmy
humble ability, in whatever capacity.
they may please to assign mo.
Having always been closely ideuti.
fled Will. the Union party, and, from
the Spring of,IS6l to the present tim.
havinG coI,t;npoualv he ,l,a n1oy -.
the peonle, .occnnicd ucsi,;ous # nuh
liz confluence and trnst II ia nresnmL
TINT NV op;nions md rolitical nr;oc;
plcs are too well known and unde,.
stood 70 rrcouire rcputition Snfsc.
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t;ono,Iv ~ ~. n,.tror,n nd ntsd ~;
~" 'I1y; d. ;ISn,;aI G ",Imas,;y
y, paI,;',".o 1oct a',, ro.;s. ~ y"
the m.onle ~ ,ho prns;,I"u,;ul sie",;O3.
~ Eoyn,,,lar ~: ,ho, va"s. al ~
,oa nIU' =, ill., $500, IL, III -
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~ $50; o 90 49," 'T%s
ad G Ton, md rat;icot;on os,hs cnn.
s,;,It;"n.i :,,,o',,,rna't n.n,,os.d 49, ~.
C"nnro0s s , h"I;""" ~ w. r'o ,h."I",.iy
sso'.;'tinI f., ,I'n ov;o..,,,. rS.,"ra,;9,
md nrrn,,u;tv inv Of ,Ie ITuions 'I onI ~
tho pc.cc nrosm.,;tv ord~ hann;u..,
OF the peoDir
+ Were the President: {; and his party,
in truth, half as dcsirous as they pro.
fees to be to effect a reconciliation
au!l q restoration Of the rebel State.
to their proper relations with the
Union. he l,as it in his power, with
IL word. to achieve and consulnmato
that grand md glorious work. Iii.
well known that the authorities Of
most. ifnot all ofthc Southern States,
stand ready to accept and 'ratiIy tile
Amendment proposed. If required By,
the. President. Let him speak the
word and the work will be DONE
Then our brave soldiers. and sailors
will not have fought and bledin vain,