The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-06-27

of the nation has submitted 10 the
country, and to the people of the
rebel States. You know we'll that
the leaders of the rebellion stand
ready at this moment to accept and
abide by the terms of reconciliation
and restoration which have thus
boen offered, and only hesitate in
consequence of the mad interference
of The taithless President who, hav-
ing betrayed the principles. on
which. he was chosen, would now
also mislead to their destruction
the unhappy of the South whom ho
processes to befriend. In pursu-
ance ofthis insane or wicked course
on his part, he is even now seek
ing, by strained and absurd inter-
probation, which shocks the com.
mon sense of every honest mind,
to construe away and getrid of the
obvious meaning and intention of
laws the passage OF which he was
unable directlyto defeat. ltseems
to me not inappropriate for this
Convention, in such contingency,
to demand of all the representa-
tives of States and people, that they
shall be purctually at their assign
ed posts at the National Capitol
on tho 2d of next month. to pro-
vide by unmistakable, dcclasa
tory legislation against this at
tempt to paralyze the popular
will. And I tell you my friends,
that great embodied will of the
people will yet sweep out of the
way of the march of liberty and
civilization Of every obstructing
agent, and every hair splitting,
word, ,mongering doubter, as dew is
brushed from the grass, or 40 light
ed straws are driven before the
wind.
But l must forbear remarks which
detain you from proper business.
l will only add that your prin-
c;ples being reasserted, and the
issues which you present clearly
defined, you will go into the field
again with those whom you may
to-day select to be your standard
bearers and candidates 70 achieve
another OF those triumphant victo-
ries, to which, thank God, and the
glory and justice of our cause, we
have become accustomed in free
Republican Ohio.
Mr.. W. I. Perkins, Of Hamilton,
was elected temporary Secretary.
J.K. Rukenbrod, of Columbiana,
was elected Assistant Secretary
James L. Ferree was elected an
Assistant Secretary.
Committees were appointed on
Credentials, on Resolutions, and on
State Central Committee, each
composed of one delegate from each
Congressional District
A motion was made to the effect
that all resolutions offered to the
Convention be referred to the COM
mittee on Resolutions.
Col. Dom Piatt said he hoped
the resolution would not carry.
1t was time to dispense with a res.
olution that had been disgraced as
gag. There is no danger that
this convention would be disturbed
by resolutions. We know what
we want. 1t is time that this res
olution, tainted as il is, should be
dispensed with.
The motion having been with
drawn, the Convention took re-
cess until 2 o'clock, PM.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At2 o'clock the Convention was
again called to order. Hon. A. w
Coan, of Clermont, opened the ses
sion with prayer,
} The Chairman of the Committed
on Credentials reported that The
delegations of all the counties were
full, with the single exception o
Holmes,
The chairman of the Committed
on Organization reported the names
Of the following gentlemen as th'
permanent officers of the Conven
tion.
PRESIDENT.
Gen, Robert G. Schcnck.