Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-08-01

township.
half an hour, in order that the committee
m Resolutions nigh, have ain oPporiunl-
,y of preparing their report. At
o'clock the Convention again assembled
and was called to order by the Chairman
IN 3 short time the committee on Keso!u-
lions returned to the body Of the Conyen'
con, and through its chairman, Mr. Ira
yors, submitted the following report =
RESOLUTIONS.
|. ResoIucd, That We heartily endorse
the platform OF principles adopted by the
National Democratic Convention, recent
IL in session in the city Of New York.
and that we will give our cordial support
TO the nominations Of Uorario Seymour
and Francis p. Blair, as candidates Tor the
Presidency and Vice Presidency OF the
United States.
.. R10lccl, That in the selection OF
candidates for State officers, made by the
representatives Of The Democratic and
Conservative parly at Grafton on the 10th
inst, we recognize leaders emnenuy
worthy TO bear the standards Of the par
ty in its coming struggle with lawIesS
lIadicalism, and tina. we pledge ourselves
10 give them our earnest and active aid to
secure ihoi; triumphant election.
UhGcG8, Large masses OF the citizens
Of this county, who arc excluded from the
righ, Of suffrage, have been DISTINGUISHED
for their alleged sympathy with, or par
ucipaiion IN rebellion ogains, the govern
ment of the United States And whereas,
The President OF The United States, IN the
exercise of an unguesWonabIe consniu-
iional power, has, by various rroclama-
tons, ana especially by one recently Is.
sued, paFdoned all, with few exceptions,
ofthose in any way engaged in such re-
belion. thus restoring sucb persons
intentionally and legally, to their status
before the war therefore
9. K9glUci, That a! p'o'cZI for fur
tAer couaauancc OF the disabilities refer
red 10 las ceased. and such disabilities
have become unjust, Illegal and lyrannI-
cal, and ought not and viii not DO longer
h,,ca ,y,,h ,.,ro submission.
Pl,nL,,J Taa,all who, but for the
,uc-sd no,,ncaI offences for which they
have been DISTINGUISHED, are entitled, un-
Icr t1o constitution and laws Of the State
- w., V,,n,,i, % ,Lc r,cht Of sulraoe.
be requcstod-shoulL an opportunity be
ou'f'u '"en'-'o P'''o"' ' .'.'''s,i.s' ~
TIC registrars III me s''e'a' ~" "'"'r' y,
the county Tor f'6i'"",on' a"u '".ulu
S ,, les','1 ,ho. ~ a, ,be noiI, on
'hey present themselves ., NE Po'' Co., -"
'A' Gays OF '"e I"'I."s '', ~ n.;.,I"ao
an" "a''o"a'' emu U''l'''1 ~ f'''" 81
OF casting '"g' o~''o'r, '"'% 5"1 g,,' ~.
lheIF names ioI '"c o'I'''' u C ,, ,,'',o
IN me one, '"u ''t c'oC'''1 ,o' tS'''"'
ana wee F'c'iC'h' o' INC U"''I" 80 r''' ,,
III me o'"c' '!,'" Ion '"'' 0| %It,. W. ~
SANE W. ,J''''0' ''.", '''' .', ,,eoa,
entrusted i"' FEcs'ty''OU 70 '~o r'''G''o
selected l"' we PO'r"5V ~ ,'," ,'.'" ,%n
precinct IN 'ae township VINO, ; a. mo
zane "'"V s.., " "a ,''' %...r;,ion ~ tho
OF nae I"''as1s. anu ,l ,S .,pTo" u "
p,.r,,,cI TL,, The b,lloss so col
d, 1I',.'.,. 81. ~ , any,, ~
,,' I W '.',.a ' .,oo n cacb
'cu 10 INC 'A'c"'''e 'o''.''.,''o - - '. .Sa
20 ""'"'P' ''I S"'' u, rO'''o" o. !" ,.'
Juug'iho"' o. va ' ,ou"iy az, 80 T,.,;
u" 'r w., "I E 20 rcnor, ~ ,bo coomi,,oe was
olc,to1 with rn,jre un,ujnily. without
J,.an..ior or ancnImcnl The reading
NJ tho rsso,p,,ops was received with 90
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NOMINATIONS.
RI, Co,,o,,;onu dion Jcc,Ic1to nro.
.ooL 70 tro ror.,n,,,on Of candidates for
tho uorsc ofIrIcca,es and for the scyera,
o ,,, or;.os IN he 6l,rJ 81, tho ensuing
election Tho nominations 70, the House
holm, frs, in order,
NJ fobrA Thomson nominated b.
= I.,r;'o,
-. t,,c,o,,, Ch,rb-rs nominated Z.
~ VIA
~. y Tolr,o, ron;no,od Thos
y po-.;rL
" n. = w Vo,ood,y nominated Lo.
G.La.a
5"T ~ " S:noo,s cor,ro,,d Cha
y W.Cn,lv
- ~. o. s.;a ,h,, Tho condition n
; w., 49,, 49, snch ,b,,, youId be i'm
w., f,r him IN ac,cp, tho nomination
fo'-''' 80 ?, -