Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-07-10
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

Candidate Tor Judge o. inc cupi E"o 'JouiH "
assembled this morning in the Court
House, and at ten o'clock was called to
order by Hon. Frank Jordan, Chairman
cf the State Executive Committee, in a
few appropriate remarks.
On his motion, General James i. Sell
fridge, of Northampton, was elected tenn
porary President, and Messrs. Hitchcock
of Luzerne, Newliu, of Philadelphia, and
Mcpherson, of Adams, Secretaries.
The Chairman expressed his apprecla-
ton of the compliment which, in his &C.
lection, had been paid the soldiers. He
referred to the importance Of the action
of the Convention, and hoped that in de-
votion to duty they would intimate the
example of Phil. Sheridan.
A Committee Of Organization was ap-
pointed, with John H. Walker, of Erie,
Chairman which subsequently appointed
a list of officers, headed by John Scott,
of Huntingdon, as Chairman, The report
was adopted, and Mr. Scott addressed the
Convention eloquently upon the duties oi
the hour and the course necessary TO be
pursued.
Ga motion, ballotings were had for
Judge, and on the ninth ballot Henry W
Williams, OF Allegheny, received 60 votes,
". Russell Thayer, of Philadelphia, 40,
and Samuel Lynn, Of Centre, %. Nj
Williams was declared nominated I'D
journod until 5. =. NJ.
The Convention re-assembled at ) p.
NJ, and the Hon. Edward Mcpherson,
Chairman, made the following report.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania, ap-
pealiag again to the people, take pleasure
in recalling the repeated occasions for
which the votes Of the commonwealth
have sustained and ratified their candi-
dates and principles, and strongly i'm
pressed with the Importance Of the issues
involved in the ensuing election, make
this declaration Of their opinions and priu-
ciples.
First. That, in the name Of the nation,
saved from treason, we demand security
against It's repetition, by exac,ing from
the vanquisned such guarantees as Will
make treason SO odIous as 10 &c forever
impossible.
Second. That, as in the past We cordi-
ally justified the administration of Abra-
ham Lincoln in all necessary acts for the
suppression Of rebellion, We record ii Us
our Judgment that the administration of
Andrew johnson has been chiefly faith.
less because it has failed to try 70 gather
up and fix in the organic statute law The
great principles which the war has settled,
and without whose adoption, as the Will OF
action, peace is but dc!usion and snare.
Third. That in the completion of the
task of reconstruction 50 firmly as TO be
perpetual, it is indispensable that traitors
beaten in the field shall not find 4 sanciu-
airy in the courts, that the laws shall not
be tortured to justify or palliate the crimes
Of which the country's enemies have been
guilty, and that the law of war shall be
so distinctly declared by the courts that
no disturbing and para'yZing doubts may
ever be raised, as in 1861, respecting the
essential righ:s Of the government or per
sonal duties Of citizens.
Fourth. That this Convention, speak
ing for the Republicans of Pennsylvania,
uureseryedy indorse the reconstruction
measures of ,he thirty ninth and toiiieth
Congress as . basis upon sound principles,
essentially jus: and wise, and promising
an early, !oya! and permanent restoration
Of the rebel States to their share in the
government of the Union. That we de-
deut johnson, through his plant Attor>
ney General and a majority of his Cabi-
net, to evade these laws, by interfering to
distract and prevent their enforcement in
The spirit in which they were enacted,
and that VIC call upon Congress, soon to
meet, promptly aud dccisiyely 20 dispose
Of this new nullfcation.
Fifth. That the thanks Of the loyal
men of this commonwealth are hereby
rendered to Major General Sheridan aud
Major General Sickles for their publicly
declared unwi!lngness to be made instru-
mental, in the startling and truthful words
of the former, sin opening, under the
Presidential declaration, broad, macada-
mlzed way for perjury and fraud to travel
or" in pursuit of the coveted repossscSs-
iou of political power In the rebel States,
and taa: this Convention confidently ez-
uect tLat General Grant will viDdicate his
past record By cordially sustaining them
in their patriotic efforts TO execute the
law.
Sixth That President johnson further
merits our condemnation for his reckless
pardon aud attempted restoration to poll
teal rights of many Of the chief con-p!-
rators against the Union, and that especi-
aily his persisteut efforts TO cOmpe, the re-