Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-05-16
STATE UsIoM coNvENTIOs.
"wednesday, Jane no, 1897.


STATE UNroS CoNsrTrEE Roons,
To The Union Votcrs Of Ohio
rnrts r9s s' o9 oao viii VIII be held in coIuMpus on
WEDSKspAY, THE 18TH DAY OF JuNE, ls6I lor
the transaction of business anu the hoininatIon
of candidates ON the Union ticket for the fol-
Governor, Iieutenant-G Governor, Auditor OF
state. Con,ptroiler OF the Treasury, Attorney
General Judge Of the supreme Court MEMBER
The basis OF representation in this Convention
viii be one delegate for every nve hundred VOTES
,st Sast ,or i ,sse and one additional delegate for
any fraction OF two hundred ana nity Votcsahu
upward In each County.
belmont County will be entitled TO seven DEL
cgates.--Ed. Chron.l .r,.,
It's respectfully recommended to the several
ttm,ntv Committees. to call their meetings for
the selection of delegates, for Saturday, the Sth
Ne invite the earnest attention of all Union
10 commence in Ohio, and request their active
and hearty corporation in its labors:
The amendment which eonstituted our plat io
people of every loyal state, by unprecedented
naorties. Yet, mild as The regui,rements were
pro,upt and Indignant as to preclude oil hope OF
o sreactidmary feeling in favor OF its SUBSEQUENT
sGpnscnt snopsslGn was the Sew Orleans massacre
when the Rebel sentiment there relied on tho
Executive to sweep loyal Congress from exist
bloody bloc y murders of unofanding oyaists: This
Vention. the sole obi ect Of which seemed to be to
encourage the rejection of the amendment, and
ASsolateiy nothing was gained by the offer OF
the Amendment, save the revelation OF u condi-
tion Of feeling in the South which imperativeiy
demanded more stringent measures, A.
Remembering the memorable words OF MT
men in Tennessee loyal to the Constitution, 10y;
al TO freodom loyal TO Justice, these true and
faithful men should control the work OF reorgan-
ization and reformation absolutely" our Con,
gress resolved upon restoration OF the rebel
who fought and suffered for the Union in war,
were at last deemed lit 70 live for It and to vote
for T. IN II peas.e s asTelse a% OF these Sc M Fights
This new plan Of restoration is now before the
country and must be q leading issue In the next
cnmpairn Indications in the South encourage
the belief that this plan win he accepted by the
Rebel states If we but preserve our integrity as
party, and show An unbroken front upon this
line OF loyal reconssructton.
The democracy n & tue m"r reTer e ta thes
nllics in the Rebel States, and are relying on
their old constitutional sophistry To- distract us
the day when Buchanan declared That nc could
ind no power in the Constitution Ton to o. c2erce ce
verbal juggles with the Constitution, to secure
the success Of the Rebellion, end 70 thwart the tn I,
object of the Union Party, which Is permanent
peace based upon liberty.
Cling closely to the Constitution, but In great
emergencies ike the present, interpret its letter
by Its spirit. Il was ordained ITO insure , do
nestle tranquility, and ITO secure the blesi,
prevents Just restoration, must be rejected as
contrary 10 it's plain Intent.
There IL no royal road to national harmony
and poaoei Time is the great physician The
loyal men of the country know distinctly what
are deternained to secure the fruits OF their vie
tory If 1t takes the lifetime OF generation.
and national agony, is dead! Let us sec that the
dark shadow which Its loathsoine ng,ire cast
upon us be speedily obliterated, and that the
last lingering vestges OF the institution he
buried away out of sight forever. This barDar-
graded millions OF our fellow creatures, but
Gould never corrupt their loyalty. Inen, WIN m
LOYALTY In the heart of him whom education mas
made a man, aud discipline soldier, who can
object to his full acknowledgements? A.
relax none OF that vigilance which for the
pnst six years has rendered the loyal people ol
the country terror to treason and traitors IN IN
same. and their principles have undergone NJ
change. We must never forget the dark dark recort n
Ty their their designs into Execution by victory a
the ballot:box This can only be pIeyishISsu s ~, y,
linton party, whose cornerstone is justice, an.
whose object is national tranquility through
Very Truly, Yours in the Common Cause,
n. r. CoWEN, Chairman.
JAS. WILLIAMS, Sec'y and Treas,
KENNY Rob h y fSos, MHaSs'i' ..
HENRY MihLER,
iSAACC. ASHTON. J
l.w.P, NIXoS, Cincinnati.
T. n. q. MITCHELL. Piqua.
d. ID, w. &. IoUDoN, Georgetown.
T. l. NJ BARgRrr Spring Valley.
& II, C. HRDGEs Mansfield
o. CHAs Z. WICKHAM, Norwalk.
TO- NJ. X. BRAILRY, Delta.
IL Jos BRADBURY, kygcr.
Ia CuAs. y. SoHKsFER, Lancaster.
10. ID. II. WILLARD, Xanesville. ID.
a. H. q. BLAKE Medina.
~. w, L. SPRAGuE, Mc,onnelisViiio
lB. Il. X. CowEN, bellaire
IL j, X, RUKENBhOD salem.
H. NJ. II. KEITH, Cleveland.
49, PerEa HITCHCOCK, Bnrton
SttIs central Committee. ..tf. .