The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-03-13

iSembled IN ONO, Is deserving %
hearty thanks from any gentleman
who may he called to preside over it,
deliberations. | thank you for til.
mark of your confidence, and while
so feel, | know YOU will pardon me
If but for one moment | turn your at
tention TO the great object Of thi:
days meeting.
You are here in the interest of no
only the State of Ohio, but of til,
great people OF these United States
You are here not doing the worl
merely for'Ohio, but you are here do
ing the work that is initiative of tina
which will be the nations great worl
during this year, to eliminate in No
lvember IN the election of Ulysses 5
Grant as President of the United
States. The people OF this great na
ton have determined upon the pro
gramme Of warfare for the year, ana
have determined upon it like him who
INSCRIBED upon his banners watch
word from which he would not re
cede: they have determined to Eight
lit out on that line," and they will do
it. That line, fellow citizens, is 6
strict adherance to, and bringing to
q successful ssconsummation the great
land statesmanlike plan of recOnstruc-
ton inaugurated and partially com
lpleted by the Congress of the United
States. A part of that programme
is that this nation will observe most
lstrictly its plighted faith to those
who stood by it in the hour of peril
and while it does that it will also say
to its every creditor, we will pay all
our debts according to the terms OF
their contract. We also, fellow citi-
zens, are prepared to say that dis
elimination shall not be made be
tween those who, with buried hus
bands and buried sons, receive theil
small pittance, in the form of pen
Isions, at the band of disbursing off
GERS, shall be compelled TO receive
that which is worth but sixty or sew.
enty cents on the dollar, and another
iof the nations creditors shall receive
that which is worth one hundred
cents. This people is prepared tC
say that all our creditors, however
their claims may have arisen, shall be
treated alike; and they shall all be
paid in good faith, and that the name
of this fair land shall not be stained
/ by single mark of reputation.
Fellow citizens, i hope | do not
trespass when suggest that you arc
now about to enter upon the greatest
conflict that it has been the privilege
lof the world ever to witness. There
has been on Continental Europe, shock
after scock of armies, that have made
Ithe earth remble. We have also
witnessed the like in this country.
I'VE have seen the smoke ascend,
thickenine the air and blackening the
sun; but all these conflicts, grand
and glorious, and far reaching into
history, are nothing To he compared
with the great moral conflict that will
be waged this fall, and which will
terminate in the triumph of those
who fought for and saved tins repub.
lie
Time does not admit of longer talk
The programme that has been an
nounced evinces business, and you
will pardon me if / again admOnisl
you, as you were this morning ad-
monished by the presiding officer,
that each and every man here shall
IcOnsider himself a committee of one
to enforce order, that your proceed
ings may be orderly, and that yoU
may do your work well that you
, may not be ashamed of it, so that
your work may be indorsed in OctO-
ber, and indOrsed III November.
DISPATCH FROM WASHINGTON.
During the balloting for Secretary
of State, the President received the
following dispatch:
WASHINGTON. d. c., March 4.
To the Chairman Of tie Union Con
oenii0R:
Impeachment presented to the Sen
ate. Trial commences soon.
EGGLEsroN AND WALKER.
The news was received'with pro
ionged cheers, at the close of which
D Rev. Col. Granville Moody moved
, that the President Of this Convention
reply. as the wish of the Convention
THAT Congress move Immediately
), on the enemy's works"
The motion was agreed to will
great applause. Some one suggest
!, ed that Bro. Moody he requested t.
pray for the accused President. Mr.
!, Moody replied, that besides not bein:
J, IN the order of proceedings, it was
doctrine of the Methodist Churcl
: that some people are past praying
5 for. The doctrine was assented t.
by round of cheers.
= NOMINATIONS.
> The Convention then proceeded f
ballot for officers in the following or
: der:
SUPREME JUDGE.
The names of three candidate
were presented, and on the first bal
:. lot received the number Of votes sc
5 opposite their names: VIM. White
0 of Clark, 1891; p. B. Swing, of Clel
mont, 76: M. B. Walker. of Hancock
: 79I; w w. Johnson. of Lawrence, i.
e Judge White having received 393
: votes, on the first ballot, was declai
ed elected.
II SECRETARY OF STATE.
The names of the following candi
dates were presented, and on the frs
ballot received the votes indicated
Gen. /. X. Sherwood, Of Williams
n 2l04; Cen L. NJ, Kirby, of Wyandot
II 1901; James Williams, of Franklin
+ III; John Russell, of Champaign, IS
ID On the second ballot the name c
y Mr.. Russel was withdrawn and o
h the third ballot General SherwOo
$ was nominated by 305 votes.
{, For School Commissioner, Capital
= j. 4. Norris, the present incumber
III was nominated by reclamation, ther
L being no opposing candidate.
IN For Clerk of Supreme Court Cap
l. Rodney Zoos, the present incumben
n was nominated by acelamation.
l. For member of Board of Publ
n Works, the following candidates wei
T. named, receiving on the first bali'
the number of votes indicated.