The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-27

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at present. II 4 A.
Union Meeting In Livingston County.
At a meeting of the Republican
Union party of Livingston County,
Kentucky. held in the town of Smith
land, on Saturday, February %, 1868,
S. Littlefeld was called to the chair,
and j II. Hayward was appointed
Secretary. The object Of the meeting
having been explained, on motion,
VIM. Shoemaker, Charles Byard, and
Colonel D. d. Coe were appointed a
Committee on Resolutions, who, hay
ing retired for short time, returned
and reported the following resolu-
tons, which we're unanimously
adopted:
1. ResOlUed, That we are still in
favor of the doctrines for which we
fought and suffered from 1861 to
1865, and desire a united country,
ruled by Union men.
2. ResolUed, That we hereby re-
OF the Republican Union Party, and
hereby pledge to that party our zeal
Gus and constant support. .t
3. ResOLUed, That reconstruction
on the basis of unconditional loyalty.
is the only true and safe policy; and
that we rejoice to see that Congress
still continues to adhere to that poll
cy--a policy that at once fulflls the
brightest hopes of patriots, and the
darkest fears of traitors.
4. ResolUed, That the opinions ex-
pressed by us In convention, two years
ago, in which we feared the detection
of Andrew johnson, as to his so und-
ness upon the great vital questions of
the Union, has been more than veri-
fed, and we can but now regard him
as one of the greatest traitors to his
country, his former expressed opin-
ions, aud to the party which elected
him to power, that ever existed in
this country, if not in the civilized
world, and look upon him as oRe
whose name will go down to pOsterity
beside those of Benedict Arnold.
Aaron Burr, and jeff Davis.
5. ResOiUed, That Gen. u. S. Grant.
the patriot, hero and soldier, is our
first choice. for President, though we
pledge ourselves to support any true
Republican Union man, who may re-
ceive the Chicago nominq ton.
6. Resoired, That lion. VIM. ID.
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, is our FIRST
choice for Vice President, subject to
the decision of the great Republican
Union Convention.
z. ReSOfUed, That we approve of the
call of the Executive Committee of
this State for a Convention. to be
held in the city of Frankfort, Ky. on
February 9th, 1868, for the purpose
of making nominations for State of
fees and the appointing of Delegates
to the Republican Union Convention
at Chicago.
s. Res0lUed, That we recommend
the name of the Hon. Lucien Ander-
son, of Graves County, as Delegate
from this District, and the name
of Hon. s. l.. Casey, of Union County,
as alternate delegate.
9. ResolUed, That we recommend
the name of Hon. @. d. Bradley. of
Caldwell County, as a suitable person
for Elector for the First Congress
ional District.
10. ResoIved, That the following
named gentlemen are hereby appoint
ed delegates to this Convention: j.
B. Thompson, z, H. Conant. DR.. r.
r. Bush, L. R. Cheek, Benz. Lsumy,
J. w. Bush, j. Z. Guthrie, James
Lanone, Thos. Croker, j. b. Sig
naigo, 4. Rathman, ID. b. Weaver,
X. Miller David MacelheTvy, VIM.
McCaEty, John Mayhue, John Lake,
Rev. Jesse Thompson, and all other
true Union men.
! IL. Resotced, That the proceedings
/ Of this meeting be published Ia the
] Evansville Journal, the Lexington
1 Stqtes7nGn, Goleonda Herald, and
/ Cleveland Herald. ..i..y - =
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