Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-06-06
STATE UNION CONVENTION.
wednesday, june 10, 1907.
STATE UNror COMMITTEE ROoNs,
CoI,uMpIrs. OHIO, Nav 3, lse7. !

STATE UNror COMMITTEE RooNs,l
n ne linton Toteys of ohio;
Tire annual state Convention Of the Union
Perty OF OHIO w1l a,I De hSa IN or nSE ls6f FOR
the transaction of business and the nom mlnntion
OF candidates on the Union ticket Tor the foi-
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Auditor of
STATE tbs OF nnraee se areesup MemSsr
Of the board of Public Works. -
S'The basis of representation in this Convention
will be one delegate for every five hundred votes
cast for William Henry smith, for Secretary OF
state IN ioOe Of sna two bnndred and fy votes and
upward In each County.
belmont County will be entitled to seven del
egatee.-Ed. Chron.
II Is respectfully recommended to the several
County Committees, to call their meetings for
the selection Of delegates, for Saturday, the 9Th
We invite the earnest attention of all Union
men to the Importance OF the campagn about
TO commence I'm Ohio and request their active
and hearty cooperation in its labors.
The amendment which constituted our plat
form last year met with the Endorsement of the
people of every loyal state, by unprecedented
rnajorlties. Yet, mild as the requirements were
its naughty rejection by the Rebel States, was so
areactonary feeling in favor of its subsequent
aloption. The first response by the South to the
when the Rebel sentiment there relied on the
Executive to sweep loyal Congress from exist
SodS py 1rfe %nH OF osss THIS
was followed by the August Philadelphia Con-
encourage the rejection of the amendment, and
is rejection followed as IL matter of course.
the Amendment save the revelation of n condi-
tiou of feeling in the South which imperatively
demanded more stringent measures.
Remembering the memorable words OF Mr..
johnson, that "if there are but i've thousand
men In Tennessee loyal to the Constitution, 10y
al to freedom, loyal to justice, these true and
faithful men should control the work OF reOrgan-
gress resoived upon u restoration Of the Rebel
states upon the basis OF loyalty. IhoSe men
who fought and suffered for the Union In war,
were at last deemed ut to live for It and to vote
for 1t, in peace, and entitled to the amplost pro-
lection In the exercise of these rights.
This new plan OF restoration is now before the
country, ana must be II leading issue In the next
campaign lndicati9ns In the e, south encourage age
Rebel States, If we but preserve our Integrity as
aparty, and show an unbroken front upon this
The Democracy in the North are renewing
their offers Of help they cannot render TO their
allies in the Rebel states, and are relying on
their old constitutional sOphistry To distract us.
BE not deceived by their arguments, for, since
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
Cling Closely to the Constitution, but in great
emergencies like the present, interpret It's letter
by Its spirit. II was ordained "to insure do
mestic tranquility" and "to secure tho bless
inss Of liberty" Amy interpretation which
There Is no royal road to national harmony
and peace! Time Is the great physlclan The
loyal men Of the country know distinctly what
they fought for aud what they gained and they
are determined to secure the fruits Of .hcr Vic
tory II 1t TAX es the lifetime Of a generation.
slavery, the great cause Of all this bloodshed
dark shadow whish it's loaihsome figuro cast
upon us be speedily obltterated, and that the
last Lingering yestigeSS Of 5rc tne nS,a1on b DC
Gus relic has for generations oppressed anu de-
graded millions OF our fellow creatures, but
their Then.
loyalty in the heart OF him whom education has
made q man, and discipline soldier, who can
object to his null enfranchlsement?
Relax none Of that vigilance which for the
past six gears has rendered the loyal people OF
the country 4 terror to treason and traitors In
the field ard at home! our enemies are the
same, and their principles have undergone no
Of their transgressons, nor permit them to car
~ their designs into execution by victory at at
the exercise OF every effort ON behalf of the
Union Party, whose cornerstone Is justice, and
whose object is national tranquility through
loynl reconstructioni ,,..
Very Truly, Yours IN the Common Cause,
y, H. CoWEN, Chairman,
GEO. y. WRIGHT, y
Henry h2sTE' Miller, hH9i! }2
/. j. CRITCHFIEl.D.
Iw.P NIXON, Cincinnati.
g. JAMES scorr, Lebanon.
T. NJ. q. MITCHELL. Piuua
sTEw e. dtHlrssrLI, = Upper PPGsarso,"Msy sSnG"shy'
s. H. G. HKDGKs, Mansfield.
g. CHAs. P. WIciHAM, Norwnlk.
II. Jos. BRADBURY, Kyger.
". CHAs. Il. SCHEFFnR, Lancaster.
T. y. II. WILLARD Z4nesviilc
is. W. p. SPKIGuE, McConnollsvillo.
~. i. H. CowEs, belarc.
II. J. X. RuKENBRop, Salem.
is. NJ. II. KEITH, Cleveland
TO- PETER HITCHCOCK, Burton,
State Itnfrdi JbnlHULFe