The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-29
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to the Union men to be firm and true
Is their cause, and alIin the end would
be well. aT
On motion, 4 committee on resolr-
tons was appointed, one from each
District. and two for the State at
large-James Speed, of Louisville,
and Charles Eginton, of Clark. First
District-W. W. Gardner, of Union.
] Second District-B. L. ID. Guffey. of
Butler. Third District-P. A. Camp
IrColonel 9Ouiab Morfo15 foF Shelby.
Fifth District-R. E. North. of JEFF
ferson. Sixth DistrictT-Bg w. Haw.
kins, of Campbell. Seventh District
General. Jno. b. Croxton, Of B0ur-.
bon. Eighth Distfie-Colonel He.
Lilly, of Estell. Ninth District
CslPnels B8lg. WOrthington, Of
7 Greenup. AMi
On notion a. committee was APP
large, and one from each Congfes-
sional District 10 report to the Com.
%ventiOn Tour delegates for the State
lat darge to Chicago, and four alter
mates, and also two electors for the
State at large, with such assistants as
Inaya be deemed necessary, and to.
nominate to the Convection a perna-.
nent Organization of the party for the
pending eampaigR1fer STATE and ma
tlenaf otfeersg Also, that each Con-
gressional District recommend to the
Convention two delegates each to
Chicago, and their alternates. and one
e%lector each for President and Vice
President. III q u = s. -
Ga motion Of Colonel I'll. r. Mill
weed, ~ was mfETO 81
Resolved, That Colonel Charles A. Gill
be deputed 20 bring Into the hall the flag
OF the regiment 10 which the late Colo Ell
Robert King had belonged, whose memory
has been assaulted by a ~resolnttIn, offered
/ and pas ca IN The House of Representa-
tives Of Kentucky"
- Colonel Gill, in accordance with the
resolution, presented the flag before
the Convention, accompanied with
language suitable to the occasion He
closed by introducing Colonel Marion
O. Taylor, who stated, before the
Convention, the contents of a letter
from gBrigadier General Jordan. ex-
planning the manner In which Colo
mel King acquired possession of the
atlas involved ia the resolution passed
By the Legislature.
Several resolutions were offered by
various members Of the Convention.
and referred, under the rules, to the
Committee on Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
adopted, viz: -
g ResoIVed. By the Union, men OF Ken
lucky, In Convention assembled, That we
are q part and parcel Of the great Repub-
l1can party which preserved the Union,
in the Warwaged by Ereasom and traitors
for It's degtTucffOn and as we united with
that party tnmaiDtain ng the Union, with
arms, so will we sand by the same party
an representation Of he great principles OF
equal rights AID Justice 10 all men as the
only true oasi- upon which any free gov /
Inmen can be permanent and strong. i
and we.wi resist, with 0Ur might. the ef-
forts Of those lately I'm rebellion. and their
sympathisers, IN getting possession again
z cd heir lost cause. aF5
ReSOLUed, hat the contracts ofthe Gov
nme must be fulfilled and it's good
faith and honor must be maintained.
ing tie late rebel States tn their nracttraT
relations in the Union Is a legislative one,
and is not properly under the control of
disioa OF the country and the SUFFERING
IN The South are to be attributed to the 4
action of the Democratic party, under
the lead of Andrew Johnson, who. while
loudly charging usurpatIon against Con-l
gress, has assumed legislative powers
" Resolved. That the thanks of every pa
triot Is due 70 the Thirty Fortf-
eth Congress-, for their efforts in behalf of
loyalty and good government.
"ReSoIUed, That we owe a ! sting deb of
gratitude to the Federal soldiers and salt
orS Tor their gallant efforts In upholding
and maintaining the Government be-
~ PseoI,aft That Gepesaf III S@Era5t e
the first chOice of the Union people Of
Kentucky for President, and That Hon.
James Speed is their first choice for Vice
Reso1ved, That the Convention recog.
nfZes with reverence and "a k fulness the |
of Justice and freedom, and that ii unites
their prayers to the same ruling power for
HIS guidance and help ~ the same cause
present andfn yearsto come"
The reading of the resolutions
were listened to with profound at
tention, and were unanimously
The following delegates to the Chi
cago Convention were appointed, viz.
For the State at large-Hou. James
of Louisville; Col. George e.. i
Wood, Of Hart; Charles Eginten. of
CLARK and Coils. NJ. Barnes, of Pu-
Alteruates-Colonel Quinn Morton.
of Shelby; Judge james Stuart, of
Daviess; Colonel John s. Nixon, Of
Kenton w. @. ellis, of Whitney.
First District-Samuel l.. Casey, of
Uuion : and Colonel S. j. Picket, Of
McCracken. ~
Second Destriet-O. P. johnson. of
Butler, and Walter Evans, of Chris
tan.
Third Distriet TT Crutcher, Of
Hart, and Col. 7. w. Campbell, War
Fourth District-CoL. w G. TAYLOR.