Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-03-14
REPUBLICAN STATE CONyEN
EEON.
COLONEL J0RDAN'S ADDRESS.
uartrnnft md Campbell RenOm
mated for Recollection.
THE CONVENTION DECLARES FOR
GRANT AND CURTIN.


GRANT AND CURTIN.
Pu1LADEpHuIA, March 1l.--The Repub.
lican State Convention assembled at the
Academy of Music at ten o'clock to day,
the attendance being very large.
The convention was called to order by
Col +. JorGon, Chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee, who delivered the follow
ing
ADDRESS.
Gentlemen Of the Contention and Fellao
Citizens. We, and our co-workers, for the
last seven long years, have been fighting the
great battles OF liberty and humanity; not
only for this country, and for cur day, but
for the whole world, and for all time Some
times on the battlefield, and sometimes at
the ballot box; but however the scenes Of
conflicts may have changed the great prin-
ciples involved have ever been and yet are
essentially the same. Much blood has been
shed, and many trials and sacrifices endur-
ed and, thank God, many triumphs achiev-
ed. But the history of the eveutful past,
ana the grave duties and responsibilities of
| the present. alike assure us that 1.-THE end IS
| not yet" The great conflict between good
and evil, right and wrong, freedom and sla
very, is eternal and having put our hands
to the plow, we can but press onward to
the fulilment Of our mission, until the
thorough suppression of rebellion and the
complete reconstruction Of the rebel States
are accomplished facts; and until the rights
of all men are established on the inmutable
foundations of universal liberty and impair
! tial justice. In our past struggles We have
! met and overcome all conceivable danger.
Gus distractions. We have encountered
perils at home and abroad, by land and seq,
and last but not least, perils from false
brethren Eat L.. ..e ..urage anu
| fidelity of our soldiers, the patriotic devo-
tion and endurance Of our people, and the
frmeess, wisdom and loyalty of our nation
al Congress, We have thus far triumphed
over all our foes. The House has recently
given renewed evidence of courage and
! fidelity, and every loyal man excepts the
Senate to do its duty.
Inspired by past victories we have made
! the high resolve, THAT the nation shall, un-
der God, have q new birth of freedom and
| that the government OF the people, by the
people, and for the people, shall not perish
from the earth" BY the continued blessing
of the Almighty We shall repeat and increase
our triumphs, until the great and fundamen-
tai principles shall be established and per-
petuated, that the majority shall rule, and
that this great and free republic shall be
governed by those only, who are faithful
to her national unity, and loyal to her in.
vin,ible flag.
Many of our gallant rank and fo are
not with US to day, and not few of our
noblest and purest leaders have fallen in
the strife: but such is the inevitable lot in
all warfare. Men die, but principals are
eternal. Let us, in the light of these con.
nj. ,I,tt ti,,.
together and in faith and in wisdom choose
other standard bearers, and if, as indicated
by the signs of the times, the lot should
fall on that modest patriot and hero, Gener-
al Unconditional Surrender" Grant, it will
be pledge to the world, known and read
OF all men," that We mean "forthwith to
move on the enemy's works." and that We
will fight it out on this line, if 1t takes all
summer
Congratulating you upon the numbers,
character and enthusiasm with which you
have come up to renew the conflict, and in
voking The spirit of wisdom, patriotism and
harmony on all your deliberations, | now
perform my last official act as chairman of
the State Committee, by calling this con-
vention 10 order.
at the conclusion of Colonel Jordan's re.
marks, the Convention proceeded To organ
ize temporarily. Colonel Wm. b. Mann
was elected Chairman, with the usual COM
plement Of Vice Presidents and Secretaries
Gen. Lemuel Todd, of Cumberland coun-
ty, was elected permanent Chairman. lie,
in speech of some length, reviewed the
present condition of national affairs, aud
intimated that the preferences of the con-
vention for the Presidential offices had
eentered upon Gen. U. S. Grant aad Andrew
q. Curtin
After being regularly organized, the Con.
vention proceeded to ballot as a means OF
ascertaining the preferences of members of
candidates for President and Vice Presi.
dent of the United States.
The convention declared for Grant unani-
mously. For Vice President. Andrew q.
Curtin received 100 votes; Benz. +. Wade
90 Edwin NJ. Stanton /.
The present State officers, Hartranft and
Campbell were unanimously nominated for
reelection to the offices Of Auditor General
and Surveyor General.