The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-27
Republican state Convention.

The undersigned, the Republican State CentrA
Committee, in discharge Of The duties imposed
upon them, call upon the vOters Of The RspubN'
can party In West Virginia to send delegates TO
STATE Co0VOatiOn, to b bOla In tAoaty Of Pat
kersburC, on lie "a day OiJuAe AOGi, At 10 O'Clock
An, for the purpose Of nominating candidates
for tho State Offices 70 Be allcd at the CnsuinE
election.
The Committee recommend:
That IN each county, unless Other arrange
ments are made By Its Executive Committee, the
County Convention assemble At The Court House
on Saturday. The 9Th day Of Jane next, to choose
delegates to the State Convention.
That Eueh delegates Be authorized to meet In
the proper district conventions iOF the nomina.
ton u candidates for Congress and the vacant
State Sen1tUlhipS.
That each County ConvGntiOn al any vacancies
that may exist In the Executive Committee Of the
county. SO that full list Of the committee may
be reported at the State Convention, and take
such Other action As may eoudueO TO thorough
and elective organization.
For the ArtG time Tic cOlorel citizens Of the
State End themselves invested with political
rights. II may not b inappropriate. therefore.
TO remind them Ihss they now have the same
concern q other citizens in the deliberations Of
party eonyenIionG, and In the results Of popular
elections. To those Of them who hold to the RE
publican faith this call Is therefore addressed. a.
well Is to Other Republicans.
1t vas the Republican party that tuhducd To
rebellion. !; Wa the Democratic party that H.
aururated and carried on the rebellion: and th4'
party Il to-day but the political representative OF
the defpne. ConfedeT1ey. The soea!ird Demo
cratic parry psofesses 10 principles. liz on!! AP
r,eAi Ear support Is the declaration Of purpose
70 etve:te All Tie decisions Of the wAF. when
eaa6 Ouly be rcTr:&ed By the same drrAt A'ei'ef'
-se responsibility for the eA.Az1i;!es o! the rebel
l.ou eAa neyt: be uned from the Democratic
MIR. The VIZ name OF that party savOrs Of
,..a,ca and crime. Il Il impossible that any
aAr;y bearing that nsmr, especially when !ed D!
:ae ladsrs AID avoUtp: the objects OF that rebel
I!eu. eaa be a:sil trusted ny the people
Q! THE eouniry Only those who adhere
20 the purpSsss o. the detected rebels cAo
logger follow the fallen for;uacs Of this beaten
remnant Of the rebellion, called the Demo
c.atic party. AL who socrp; the results OF tao
4a:, And desire to Sc TIE complete Csiab-
l.aaeu, Of political equality. mast there
Eo.e &eek oihv: political associations. The
Democratic party can never claim 20 be the
representative And exponent Q! the new ideat
dcyrloped by the wa' The RepGSlieAn party
hA. l.crn the instrument at once o. saving the
Talon and OF in1G=r9aiin: the new era IN It's his
;oYy. Havin: made all the people citizens, and
All the citizens equal before the law. i; uow seeks
only 20 maintain aat Pe!ie:ca;s the hcncaecU; re-
sllt. II hA. achieved.
In spIrit OF charity. desiring TO close the con-
,.ove:sIes OF the past. oar party has already re!
moved many disabilities IMPOSED IN time OF
public lcFil a. measures then JusI and necessary
upon persons engaged In the rebellion In the
same spirit aud to the same end Il has. through
It's majority IN our Legislature, ssntaed IT. puF'
Isose TO relieve the same ClGss from the political
dsahIlIilc. yet resting on them as rapidly IS the
Constitution Of the State will permit.
1t cauno; be doubted that many who have not
heretofore acted with the Republican party now
aequescc in the resulIs Of its policy, and realize
tha, the publIc welfare will not be promoted by
further attempts TO reopen settled Issues. - pro
Io-ed by the Democracy. There is no rcAson
Why such persons should not be In practical and
harmonious cooperation with the Republican
party; aud all such therefore as !n good faith
abide the decisions OF the war des!re 10 see the
complete cxtinguishmrni OF political Inequalities
and the restoration OF an era of charity and SO"d
feeling. and arc willing TO cooperate with the
Republican patty to ccci these ends, a'c cordial
" invited 10 representation In the Convention TO
be held under this call.
JoHx r. HrBBARD.
SAMUEL B. McCoLLoeH.
HARNoN SINsEL-
Republican Ey,olart ComMitt,.