The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-08-29

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UNION COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Convention met in pursuance of
call Of the Union Central Committee,
and the meeting wps called to order BY
elecling c. W. Bird. Chairman, and ap.
pointing Geo, W. Tippott, Secretary
On motion D. G, Forbes, L, Hnrpold,
and G. P. Simpson, were appointed a
Committee on credentials.
Upon the Townships being called del.
egntes from all were found to be present
and the Convention proceeded to the
nomination of candidates for the follow
ing Offices;
For House Of Delegales-Julgo N,
Simpson.
County Sup, Free sohools-E, W,
Ryan.
County Trcasuror-Cap!, Fred. Ford,
On motion the following named per.
sons were appointed Delegates to the
Senatorial Convention to meet at Kama.
uha Q. II, on Tuesday tie 18th day Of
September nexl: John Q. Butler, NJ.
Rosoborry, Hen G, Mason, A. ], Hill,
B.J. Rollins, A. Wartonburg, William
Morehoad, ], L. Newman. @. A. Vuug,
han, ] ohm Holt, N. Simpson, George
WiIding.
On motion !! was
Rc8olrea, That tho delegates 10 the
Senatorial Convention, from this county,
be instructed to vote for Hon. James W
Hoge, for Judge of the 7th Judicial Cir
cult, 10 fill tho unexpitod term Of said
office.
On motion tho following resolutions
we're offered and unanimously adopted:
Rcsolvc1, That we, the Union party
of Mason county, West Virginia, are
now as we have ever been, true to the
great principles of republican govern
ment, and that while we are ever dispu
sed to DO magnpnimous and morciful to
traitors aud those' who would destroy
the great fundamental doctrines of uni.
versa liberty SO far as 10 give protection
to all aud infringe upon the rights Of
none; yet we do declare that traitors and
treason shall never be made honorable
by our consent aud thereby throw con-
tempt upon the shed blood and moulder.
ing bones oil those who fell in defense
Eof American Liberty,
Resolved, That we most heartily en-
dorso Congress in lis reconstruction
plans and that wo admire and highly ap.
precate the moral courage Of those men
in Congress who boldly and learlcssly
stood up against the corrupt and vasCil.
latn6 policy Of Andrew johnson, and
thereby prevented the government from
falling into the hands Of its own murder
ers.
Resolccd, That in our opinion, the
lime has como, when Congress should
take some steps towards imposing tax
upon United States Bonds, and at the
same time relieve from taxation, those
articles OF consumption from which the
revenue Of the country is now raised, for
the largest proportion Of which is paid
by the laboring class Of people,
Reso'rcd, That in the judgment Of tlis
Convention, no principal Of taxation is
SO equal aud just in its application and
among all classes, as the adyOlorem
principle, therefore we, the Union party
of Mason county, hereby pledge our
selves that we will support the men
and measures that aim al this desired
result.
On motion, the Point Pleasant Regis.
ter aud Kanawha Journal were request
ed to publish the proceedings Of this
Convention.
On motion adjourned.
G. W. BIRD, Ch'mn,
GEO, w. TprErr, scc'y.
John II, Hoffman, Esqr,, Of Morgan