The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-15
Ratification Meeting I'm Christian
County, Kentucky.

Pursuant to call made some days
previous, the Union men of Christian
County, assembled in Convention, on
the 9th of July, at the Court House,
in HopkinsviIle, to ratify the nomi-
nations OF Grant and Collax. for
President and Vice President.
The meeting was called to order at
2 P. NJ, by Mr.. Jos. I. Landes, on
whose motion Joab Clark, Esq, was
called to the Chair, and d. Wm. Fe-
land, was appointed Secretary.
On motion of Walter Evans, a
Committee was appointed by the
chairman, consisting of W. III. Moore,
Thompson Fruit, Curtis A. Brasher,
Jos. /. Landes, and Waiter Evans, to
draft resolutions, expressive Of the
sense OF this meeting on the great IS
sues now pending before the people.
After retiring few minutes for
consultation, the committee reported
the following series Of resolutions:
The Republicans Of Christian
County, IN Convention assembled,
declare the conviction that In the
nominations of Grant and Colfax for
the othces of President and Vice
President of the United States, the
Republican party have not only in
sUred success in the canvass, but
when the election is over, they will
have given to the country a President
whose brilliant aud exalted quail ties
as General of the armies of the ma
ton, aud whose good sense, faithful
I
ecutive ability IN the civil service of
the country have demonstrated at
once his incorruptible patriotism, his
fitness for the position he will fill f,
and his high devotion to those prin-
ciples Of justice and equal rights to
all, which are, and will be. the endur-
ing glory Of the Republican party
and that in the wisdom, devotedness
to the right, eminent services and
past history Of Schuyler COlfax, the
country Will have every security
against the repetition OF the diaboli-
cal crime that placed Andrew John
son in the President chair, and Of
the unspeakable tTeachery he has ex,
hibited since his accession to it.
That we have received with live
lest satisfaction, the declaration OF
principles which furnishes the plat.
form on which our great ticket was
nominated and in the patriotic ground
taken in them, we see our own views
embraced, our own sentiments en-
bodied
That in this well-chosen tic ct
we have our first choice as So 1ers
and our favOrite as citizens.
And we resotUe, that, though W.
have little hope of carrying our owl
State for them, we will so speak anC
so vote in this canvass as to show oul
right TO participate In the enthusiastic
pride and joy, with which our whole
party will see the election of ouI
ticket in November"
On motion of ID. M Woodbridge
the resolutions were unanimousl.
adopted.
At this stage of the proceedings
loud and frequent calls were made fo
Hon. d. Nj. Woodbridge, who ad
dressed the Convention for an hou
or more in an able and telling speech
Adjutant VIM. I'll. Morrell and Wal
ter Evans, also, responded to the cal
OF the Convention, In brief but elo
qaent speeches, in which the " so
called were handled without gloves
a resolution, requesting the Evans
vile JOURNAL, the Frankfort Com
nlOnlCeaith, and Lexington iStatesn1a
to publish the proceedings Of thi
meeting, was, also, adopted
After which the Convention ad
journed SINE de.
JoAB CLARK, Chairman.
VIM. FELAND, Secretary.