The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-05-09
UNION STATE CON
VENTION,

luz Auu0ot 0eoSo OOANOhbOa "
the Union Party OF Ohio will be
held in Columbus on Wednesday,
the 18th day of June, 1867, for the
transaction Of business. and the
nomination Of candidates on the
Union Ticket. for the following Of,
fees:
LIEUTENANT GovERNoR,
AUDITOR OF Stare,
TREAeURER OF STATE, sft 81
COMPTROLLER or THE TREASURY,
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
JuDoE OF TIE SUPREME Court,
MEMBER OF BoARD or PUBLIC
| WoRKs. q y 'l'@ Z si'i 'i's -
The basis Of Representation in
this Convention will be one dele.
gate for every five hundred votes
cast for Wm Henry Smith, for Sec
retary Of State, in 1866, ard one
additional delegate for any fraction
Of two hundred and fifty votes and
upwards in each county. ae So
ron the above basis, Fairfield
county will be entitled to four del
egates, the vote for Smith having
been 2l39 last fall.] 8la' saa
Its respectfully recommended
TO tho several County Committees
to ealltheir meetings for the selec.
.tion Of delegates for Saturday the
| 9Th day Of June. 'a9 a4l s.j
We invite the earnest attention
Of all Union men to the Importance
Of the campaign about to commence
lin Ohio, and request their active CO.
operation in its labors. bs'
The Amendment which consti.
tuted our platform last year mel
with the ndorsoment Of tho people
Of every loyal State, by unprece.
dentcd majorities. Yet, mild as its
requirements were, its naughty ro
jcction blythe rebel States was &c
prompt and indignant us to pre-
clude all hope ofa reactionary feel.
ing in favor Of its subsequent adop.
ton. The first response by the
South To- the Amendment was the
Now Orleans massacre, when the
rebel sentiment there, relied on
the Executive TO sweep loyaI
Congress from existence by force,
and to protect rebels in their bloody
murders Of uuoffending loyalists
rhis was followed by the August
Philadelphia Convention, the SOLE
object Of which seemed to bo to on
courage the rejection Of the Amend
mont, and its rejection followed as
matter of course. - ts
Absolutely nothing was gainot
BY the offer of the Amendment
savo the revelation of q conditicT
of feeling in the South which I'M
peratively demanded moro strin
gent measures. sr Hr
Remembering the memorable
woId ds of Mr.. Johnson, that "if ther,
are but i've thousand men in Ten
ncssce loyal to the Constitution
loyal TO freedom, loyal 10 justice
these true ana faithful men should
control the work Of reorganization
; and reformation absolutely ouj
Congress resolved upon a restora
tion OF the rebel States upon II bash
.. Of loyalty. Those men who Tough
aud suffered for the Union in war
were at last deemed fit 10 vote fo
,, il, in peace. and entitled to the am
. plest protection in the exercise U
those rights. Jr'a
This new plan Of restoration i
now before the country, and mus
be q leading issue in the next cam
puign. Indications in the Soutl
encourage the belief that this plal
will be accepted by the rebel States
If We but preserve our integrity q
a party. and show an unbrokel
front upon this line of loya! recon
struction.
The Democracy Of tho North ar,
renewing their offers of help they
cannot reuder 10 their allies in th,
rebel States, and are relying OF
their old Constitutional sophistrl
TO distract us. Bo not deceived BY
their arguments, for since the da,
when Buchanan declared that h
could find no power in tho COnsti
tuition to coerce States, the aim o
that party has been by these vOr
bal juggles with the Constitution
to secure tho success Of the rebel
lion, and to tbwart tho object OF tn,
Union party, which is permanen
peace based upon liberty.
Cling closely 10 the Constitution
but in great emergencies like tn,
present, interpret It's letter by it
=. spirit. 1t was ordained ITO insur,
,, domestic tranquility" and ito Sc
cure the blessings OF liberty" An,
Interpretation which prevents
Just restoration, must be rejected q
contrary to its plain intent.
There is no royal road to nation
/ al harmony aud peace. Time /
, the great physIcianl Tho loya
men OF the country know distinct
ly what they gained, and they ar
, determined to secure the fuits Q
their victoryiiit takes tho life.tim
OF a generation.
! Slavery, the great cause Of a
). this blood shed and national agony
0 is dead Let us see that tho dar
a shadow which Its loathsome 6gur
8 cast upon us be speedily oblilcra
( tod, and that the last lingering YES
= tigcs of the institution be 6urie
(. away out of sight forever. Thi
r barbarous relic has for generation
/. oppressed and degraded millions {
4 onr fellow creatures, but could ney