The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-08
County Union Conventions in Ken
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The Union men of Graves County
assemBledin Gqnveptionat Nayfeldl
(the home of Hon. LUCIEN ANDER-
son, late member of Congress from
the First District on the 2ist day Of
January, and appointed delegates to
the Union TSthBg C Convention to- meet
at Fra kfort on the 18th inst. CRAw-
FORD ANDERSON. n EsGuI acted as
Chairman, and JOHN A. MAYEs, Sec
retary. Messrs. SANL. WILLETT,
JEFFERSON CARMAN, and JOHN T.
BoLINGER reported a series of reso-
buttons, from which iwel9extfactl the
following: Il sasIAaa
ResBlUed, That. under the sConsti-
tuition of the United States, Congress
is the law making ptyer the Presi-
dent the Executive Department. of
the Government, slnd We know of no
authority in the Constitution which
authorizes the Presidents to make laws
for, States in hegUnien, orIto appoint
| Governors therefor. AZ .gIf0
81, ResolUed, That the so-called poll
| scys", of the acting President is series
lsof acts, on his participating the coma
/ troll of the States latsly in rebellion in
| the, hands of the men who brought
| about the rebellion, thereby re-
| kindling the spiritof Rebellion, and
| crushing out the Union men. We
are opposed to his policy, and
heartily indorse he reconstruction
l,policy .oflCongresS who alone have
the hover to say low, and on what
terms. the said Safes shall resume
their positions in he. Government.
B. AResolUed, That we will support for
the different Site offices, and for
| Congress. only nen who are known
to be I'M full sympathy and accord
kwith the Union men iof1ai the whole
/ countrvIo1f ssRl2 bsI8bisEo9 aqnidt no 81
The Con- Convention called upon cor
G. Gil SYMRs, Of Paducah, to become
a can idate forlOongress in the First
District; and recommend him tq,the
people of theE District as 1trustYQrthy,
and d Union nan Of the right stripe,
] / Nfass
who will n icy bet az the trust nF4FfoB e !
posed in him. % ~
On the 2sa dltatRs gnibnmeh of
McCracken County met in conventions
at Paducah, in accordance with the
previous published notice, Col. ]. e.
HUSBANDS the Chair. and ", H.
ARMSTRONG Esq Secretary. Capt.
AJoHN z. WILLIAMSON, j. MILTON
BEST. Ed. MORGAN, JOHN ORM and
Major GEoRGEtF CBARNEs, commit
tee on resolutions, reported the fol-
lowing among others, which were
unanimously adopted, as representing
the sentiments of the loyal men OF
! McCrackAn County: ss.lsa 3
Resolrsd, That we viii support for
the different State offices and for
Congress only men who are known 4 to
be in fhlsynpathy and harmony with
the Union party Of the whole country,
Resored, That it is the duty of the
Union men ofthis. State and District
to stand together, and not cease their
united zyigilalce because our oppo-
nents have majority against as, ~
Every Union man in the county
was appoi hted delegate to the State
Convention on on the 18th ult., and il
was resolved that there should be a
large delegation. Col. G. G. SYMEs
was endorsed as a true Union man,
and one who. by his integrity, ability
and earnestness, is the proper1man to
max the canHassfor CONGRESS atsthe
approaching election Colonies SKMEs
and HUSBANDS made speeches, = s &.
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