The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-02-27

RESOLUTIONS expressive OF the eenU-
ment Of the meeting, and q COM
mittee of FIVE to present the names
Of suitable persons to act as dele.
gates 10 the State Convention of
March 4th, at Columbus.
Wheroupon the Chair appoint
ed said committees, as follows:
On Resolutions--Chas. Borland,
S. A. Griswold, L. NJ. Splitter and
G. Macarthur.
On Delegatcs-Capt. A. r. Kcl-
Ter, Capt. ]. M. Sutphen, II. r.
Hughes, Noah Mcknight, and Geo
r. Hamlin.
Said committees retired from
the hall for the purpose of perfect
ing their reports, and on their re-.
turn
Capt. Keller, from the commit
tee on Delegates to the State Con-
vention, submitted Report recon,
mending the appointment Of the
following named persons as dolo-
gates to said Convention, to wit:
Hooking township-Jas. Strobe,
Geo. E. Howe, Thos. II. White
Alternates, G. W. Hughes, George
W. Beck.
Bcrne township--Capt. Emil
Giesy, Henry Eckert. Alternates,
Thos. jackson, David Swartz.
Rushcreek township-Robt. j
Black, VIM. Croft. Altcrnatcs, John
Ashbaugh, James Purvis.
Richland township-Noah Nc
Naghten, John Vansant. Alter.
mates, A, B. Melick, Joseph Lin
Vile.
Pleasanttownship--L. NJ. Splitter
A. II Keller. Alternates, A. P
Ashbrook, John Huber
Walnut township-Tunis Nc
Naghten, DR.. J. II. Goss. Alter
mates, T.J. McNaghten, John Gill
Liberty township--John Bright
Jr., A T. Mason. Alternatcs, DR.
B, K. Thomen, Robinett Cheney.
Violet township Columbus Nc
Arthur, VIM. Curtis. Alternatcs
Ed. Harris, j. Boyle.
Greenfield township-Isaac Clay
pool, j. r. Brandt, o. ". Rigby
Altcrnates. Jno. W. Wilson, Phil
Gibbony, Gidoon Martin. er
Bloom township-J. II. Grove
Capt. j. G. Brandt. Alternates
q. COPYRIGHT, John Snyder.
Amanda township-Lt. Geo. W
Welsh, Andrew Peters, Alternates
Chas. Sunderman, Henry Reber.
Clearcrcek township---G +
Hamlln, Samuel Barr. Altcrnatcs
Dr.. A III. Shacffer, NJ. A. Leist.
Madison tcwnship-John Ian
dis, John Abbott. AltcrEates, A
shaeffer, Jacob Giesy.
City of Lancaster-Chas. Bor
land, DR.. P. NJ. Wagenhals, s. A
Griswold. Altcrnatcs, II. c. Drin.
kle, Capt. ], NJ. Sutphen. Chas. f
Shaeffer. #tf
On motion the foregoing report
was adopted by an unanimous vote
of the Convention.
Charles Borland, Esq from the
Committee on Resolutions, then
submitted the following:
Resolved, That tho Union mer
of Fairfield county believe in tht
maintenance of the Union Repub
lican party organization ss the on
ly means of perpetuating the as
tendency ofthc principles of jus
tice, equality and nationality
which wore triumphantly vindica
tod in the late war against rebel
lion.
ReSoIved, That the people of th,
States, in which Secession was at
tempted, broke up, by their trea
sonablc rebellion, the original pc
litical structure which gavo thos,
States corporate form, and all thei
political capacities, as States.
Resoioed, Thor efore, that the Re
construction of State Govern ments
for those people, became and is alb
solutely necessary.
Resolved, That tho right and du
ty of Reconstruction belong to, and
are incumbent upon, not the Exec
utivo, but the Legislative Depart
ment of the Government.
ReSolued, That the Reconstruct
ed Govern nents should alone re
cognize, in political rights, those o
the people, in the revolted States
whose past and present fidelity t.
the National Government furnisl
tried pledge and a suro indemni
ty against repetition of treason, re
volt and war, and full guaranty o
protection and safety to the loya
citizen. ,
ReSolued, That the Nationa
Debt ought to be faithfully liquidate,
in exact accordance with, and il
, honest fulfllmcnt Of, the contract
, under which it was created, i'm
! posinO no uncovenanted burthel