Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-06-13
STATE UNION ooSvENrIoN.
Wednesday, june 10, 1897.
sTTE UNION COMMITTEE Rooms, /
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SITE UNION COMMITTEE Rooms,
COLUMBUS, OHIO, May ., 1857. J.
The annual state Convention of the Union
Party of Ohio will he held in COLUMBUS, on
tSe Il 1T Of gn and the
of candidates on the Union ticket for the fol-
Governor. Iieutenant- Governor, Auditor OF
state, COMPTROLLER of the Treasury, Attorney
General, Judge Of the Supreme Court, Member
The basis Of representation in this Convention
will be one delegate for every five hundred votes
state I'm 1860, and one additional delegate for
any fraction of two hundred and fifty votes and
0PB Belmont m County viii be entitled to seven del
egates.-Ed. Chron.l
1t is respectfully recommended to the several
County Committees, to call their meetings for
the selection of delegates, for Saturday, the Sth
We invite the earnest attention of all Union
men to the importance ni Of the a camPaign g about
TO- IN on,9 ana IL Te9pest IaS sneir active
The amendment which constituted our plat
form last year met with the Endorsement of the
people of every loyal state, by unprecedented
inajorities. Yet, mild as the requirements were
Its naughty rejection by the Rebel states was so
q rcaetonary feeling in favor Of Its subsequent
adoption. The first response by the South to the
when the Rebel sentiment there relied on the
Executive to sweep loyal Congress from exist
bloody murders OF unofending loyalists. This
was followed by the August Philadelphia Con-
ypntiOn, the sole object of which seemed to be to
encourage the rejection of the amendment and
Its rejection followed as matter of course.
Absolutely nothing was gained by the offer Of
the Amendment, save the revelation of n cOndi-
ton of feeling in the South which imperatively
demanded more stringent measures.
Remembering the memorable words of Mr..
Johnson, that "if there are but FIVE thousand
men in Tennessee loyal TO the Constitution, 10y
fnithfll men should control thew work of reorgan-
ization and reformation absolutely" our Con-
gress resolved upon q restoration of the Rebel
States the basis of loyalty. Those men
who fought and suffered for the Union In war,
for IT, in peace, and entitled to the amplest pro-
lection in the exercise of these rights.
This new plan of restoration Is now before the
country and must be a leading issue In the next
campaign Indications in the South encourage
the belief that this plan will be accepted by the
party, and show an unbroken front upon this
line of loyal obstruction:
their offers of help they cannot render to their
allies in the Rebel States, and are relying on
BE not deceived by their arguments, for, since
the day when Buchanan declared that he could
find no power in the Constitution to coerce
States, the aim of that party has been, by these
verbal juggles with the Constitution, to secure
the success of the Rebellion, and to thwart the
object of the Union Party, which is permanent
pence based upon liberty.
Cling closely to the Constitution, but In great
emergencies like the present. interpret its letter
by Its spirit II was ordained ito insure do
mestic Tranquility" and ITO secure the bless
prevents just restoration, must be rejected as
contrary to its plain intent
| There is no royal road to national harmony
and peace! Time is the great physlcian The
| loyal men of the country know distinctly what
| they fought for and what they gained, and they
are determined to secure the fruits of their VIC
| tory II it takes the lifetime of a generation
Slavery the great cause of all this bloodshed
and national agony, is dead! Let us see that the
dark shadow which its loathsome figure cast
upon us be speedily obliterated and that the
last lingering vestlges of the institution be
buried away out of sight forever. This barbar-
Gus relic has for generations oppressed and de-
| graded millions of our fellow creatures, but
could never corrupt their loyalty. Then, with
| loyalty in the heart of him whom education has
| made u man, and discipline soldier, who can
object to his full acknowledgements?
| Relax none of that vigilance which for the
past six years has rendered the loyal people of
| the country terror to treason and traitors, in
| the field and at home! Our enemies are the
same and their principles have undergone no
| change We must never forget the dark record
of their transgressions nor permit them to car
ry their designs into execution by victory at
the ballot-box. This can only be prevented by
the exercise of every effort on behalf of the
Union Party, whose cornerstone Is justice. and
whose object Is national tranquility through
loyal reconstruction!
Very Truly, Yours i'm the Common Cause,
b. r. COWEN, Chairman,