American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-08-07


ten o'clock. About two thousand per.
sons were present. Doctor Payne, of
Norfolk, moved that as the work of the
Convention was finished, it now adjourn
sine die.
MIR. Hunnicutt opposed this motion.
but it was carried. The Convention then
resolved itself into mass meeting, aud
was addressed by John NJ. Bolts. who
also read the address and platform,
which, being submitted to the meeting
for its Endorsement, was withdrawn, the
opposition being violent
Mr.. Hunnicutt opposed adjournment,
and said the reason for adjourning yes
terday till to day was to give Mr.. Bolts
and others, who had not participated in
the proceedings, an opportunity to be
heard, and hoped the Convention was
not afraid to hear what they had to say.
If there was any political tomahawk be-
tween Mr. Bolts and the Republican
party, it was now buried, and the party
will now carry the State BY thirty thous,
and majority, and that the ship was
large enough to carry all shades of party
differences. TCries of yes
The speaker favored disfranchising
only those rebels who would talk against
Congress and the Republican party, and
would not, like Longstreet work in any
harness for reconstruction. ui
At this point there were loud cries for
Mr.. Bolts, who received three cheers by
a portion of the crowd
Mr.. Bayne said be believed the wing
of the party represented by Mr. Bolts
wanted without mingling in the conven-
tion to speak under its aurpices
A vote was taken and the Convention
adjourned sine die with great cheering,
A mass meeting was then organized, and
Mr.. Belts, who has maintained his stand
addressed them He said he was no in.
truder, but came as a member of the
Republican party. 1t had been circu.
lated that he had written letters de.
nouncing Northern men in Virginia as
squatters The charge was unfounded
For thirty years he had stood by them SO
much as to render him odious with his
own party. With reference to having
been unwilling at one time since the war
to give black suffrage, he said he had
only been so because lie knew if the ne
gro was given suffrage before he had
protection, his vote would strengthen
the Democratic party, or be shot down
in the streets for attempting to vote
with Republicans He had not attended
the Convention of April because he
thought he could do more good out of
it. lie indorsed its platform, so did his
friends who had come to the city to at
tend the present Convention. They
would have redoubled the platform.
He warned the meeting not to be de.
ceived by demagogues into the belief
that they held all the power, The DemN
ocrats of Virginia will not resist Re
publicans now, and wait till they get
back into the Union. We must not
drive any man away from us. Cries Of
no, we won't"
He then read an address to the people
and platform, which, he said, had not
the approval of Judge Underwood and
Mr.. Hunnicutt
Geo Rye, Of Shenandoh, moved to
indorse the address and platform, but
the motion met such violent opposition
that it was withdrawn.
Governor Peirmont made very brief
speech, and was followed by l.. Ii
Chandler, District Attorney; Rev. Mr.
Givens, colored Louis Scott, and 9th
/ ers.
The following resolutions were intro
duced and unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, The loyal American citizen
will be soon required to select represen-
tatives as their candidate for the Office
now held by the chance President Of the
United States, and as the late. war has
placed the Republican party as we'll as
the Union urder obligations to many
distinguished Generals for the service:
they rendered in the desperate struggle
for liberty and greatness, and as the
names of Generals Grant, Sheridan
Thomas, Butler, Sickles, Logan, and
Schofeld, and Hon. Schuyler Colfax
Thaddeus Stevens and Henry Wilson
are prominently held up as amongst the
most deserving in connection with said
office; therefore,
Resolced, That we indorse the action
of Sheridan in his efforts to execute the
laws of the country, considering the en-
barrassmeut thrown around him by the
! President.
Resolved, That the Republican party
look forward to such acts of protection
as Gen. Sheridan and other Generals arC
extending to them with great hope il
the future prosperity of the country
and that we, as a party, now give notice
that when the proper time arrives tc
nominate a candidate for President, WI
will give all such acts of protection o.
the loyal people of the South due con
sideration.
Speaking continued until nearly dark
when the meeting ad journed.
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