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COMPLETE RECORD
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O 4 TEM
lINION STATE CONYEEON.
NOMINATION of a STATE TIOKET
Speech of Hon: John Cessna
THE ..P.I.ATFO
Pursuant to notice given, the Union
State Convention assembled in the
Hall of the House of Representatives,
at 12 o'clock Thursday, Aug. 17, and
was called to order by Gen. Simon
_Cameron, Chairman of the State Cen
tral Committee.
OR motion. of Hon. Jeremiah Niel'.
pie, Hon. John Cessna, of Bedford, was
-elected temporary Chairman of the
Convention, apd upon - taking the chair,
Aelivered the following address, amid
'bend applause,:
*gmttlerrien of the Convention: I re
-.turn you -my sincere thanks for the
`honor conferred in selecting me to pre
side over the' preliminary, proceedings
of your Convention. I am fully aware
-of the fact that the position is one of
difficulty and requires the discharge of
-arduous duties. I earnestly solicit the
.43o•operation of every delegate in my
~.efforts to preserve order, promote bar
ivaeny and hasten the business of the
'Convention. On my own part I pledge
jou that will endeavor to discharge
Abe duties of the position to the utmost
eef.tn,y ability, with impartiality and
-
I i
cerely hope. that the delibera
• tions.ef , this body may be harmonious
-and all•the results of• our action en.
'tit:6ly satisfactOry to the people whom
'vie represent. I regard the Conven.
titnajtretibeing organized as one of no
-ordinary -interest. - The position of
'Pennsylvania in the Union as well as
.hizite petit history entitles, and will emu
lftland. for-her, a potential voice in the
re-opobtrodion of our Goiernment.
At all Etzutls, and at every sacrifice
`of everything save principle, must the
actioneef vtl:lis Convention, In the end,
be unanimous. The whole army of
loyal voters who, in . 1864, - rallied
around tbs-staudird of Abraham Lin
cola, anti reclaimed to the world that
the Uniosrshould be preserved, and
the rebellion-suppressed at every haz
ard, must again be called into the-field
under the manner which shall be hoist
ed hero to day.
The military power of the rebellion
:bap been crushed. Our brave and he- 1
- roic officers, soldiers and sailors have
- well performed their - part, Before the
:magnitude of their achievements the
wars of former times and the battles of
other- nations sink into comparative in
significance. Our nation today occu
pies a prouder position before the
world, and is more feared by the aris
tocradies of Europe, than ever before.
The glories as well us the toils of our
surviving heroes, both officers and sol
diers, the memories of the thousands
slain and starved in defence of. our
cause, the tens of thousands of widows
and orphans made such by the war,
and the millions of debt willingly in
curred by a loyal people to - preserve
the life of the nation, all demand that
- eke fruits of the great victory of hu
man freedom shall not be frittered
away by the mistakes of politicians.
Every, man of us must be prepared
to yield'upon the altar of patriotism all
his personal prefereriees and individual
wishes for the common good. There
may be, and there nd doubt are, some
questions about which we may reason
ably and safely differ. Upon all the
great vital issues of the day all truly
loyal men must and will agree. Dur
ing the four years of fearful and bloody
-war just closed, the rebellion increased
-and strengthened and wasgreatly pro
tracted by reason of Northern sympa
rthy. Now, that it is over, these men
the North have grown bolder and
_ snore defiant by reason of the aid and
comfort which they expect to receive
in turn from those lately in arms
:against the Goiernment.. True, the
- rebellion is over, the fighting has ceas
ed, but the war is not ended, the spirit
of rebellion still lives, and it is to-day
active, insolent and defiant. The great
4:object:tot the rebellion was. the death of
the republic,the dismemberment of the
inatien—that object has not been aban
..doned. Those who undertook it failed
Iv accomplish their purpose by force of
:Arms. They now strive to reach the
:same end by means of management
:and appeals to the prejudices of the
; people at the ballot box.
This may appear to be a harsh
- Judgment. I would that I could be.
.lieve otherwise. But the spirit that
tier thirty years and more has distrac
ted our people, and disturbed the peace
of the nation, in a bold attempt to
Make slavery the ruling power of the
nation, and all other interests subset..
orient to that—the spirit which slew
.our wounded and mangled our dead on
the field of battle after the
.battle was
trer—the same which presided over
the • prisons of Andersongille, Libby,
,Bellelsland and elsewhere—that which
.organized irresponsible bands of gaol ,
ifllas—slew innocent women and chi!.
I dren in railroad cars, poisoned foun.
;tains of water, and imported loathsome
,diseases—the spirit which animated
the hand of the assassin as it sped the
fatal ball to the brain of our late men
.eiful, magnanimous and patriotic Pres.
*lent, will not hesitate to seize the
' throat or stab the heart of the nation,
and destroy, if pessjble, the noble old
republic of ova :Acre, utterly regard
deo.of Aka ruin and woe which may
efollow.
Already these men in the South aro
organizing to send representatives of
their kind to Congress. Their friends
In the North are rallying for the same
purpose. Allow thetn to succeed in
their scheme and soon the rebel debt
Frill be assumed. damages paid to rub
,els for injuries suffered by the war and
pensions granted to rebel wounded
and rebel widows. • Under this load it
is confidently expected by them that
the good old ship of state will soon go
down and the nation perish. Should
this fail, our whole national debt would
next ,he repudiated and the country
ruined.
platl all this be avoided? Much of
ft correct answer to this question may
'depend upon your action today.
.p,very dollar of debt, municipal, State
and national, cowtracted for the sup.
pr4stop of the rebellion; mii( and
shall be NO4E 0 l'ik.a 43B . 'Not one
cent of rebel del4, daingges or pensions
Shall over be assume or paid upon
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any pretext or for any reason what
ever.
Our present loyal and patriotic
President, Andrew Johnson, has sub
mitted to these people a policy which
challenges the admiration of the world.
It will stamp him through all time to
come as a magnanimous, merciful and
kindhearted ruler In his efforts to
carry it out be must and will receive
our hearty and zealous co operation
and support. But should these people
continue, as they have already com
menced, to treat his offers of mercy
with scorn and contempt, and present
to the country and the world an ex
hibition of folly, madness and wicked
ness unparalleled, let us here proclaim
to them and to on; chosen - ruler that
we will, ono and all, stand by him, in
seizing and holding their own territory
by the military power of the country,
and that the grasp of the military aria
shall not be relaxed until they satisfy
us, by professions and their prac
tices, that they are ready and willing
to accept in good faith the results of
the war. It was of their own seeking
and of their own making. They have
no right to ask the advantages of a
trial unless they mean to submit to the
verdict-. The, war has not ended until
the conquered party has fairly accep
ted its results, and the Governmout
has not only a perfect legal right, but
it is her solemn duty to enforce those
results by the military arm. Our four
years' war, the most gigantic in the
world's history, must not be in vain.
Lot the late rebels accept in good faith
the:policy of our President, and we
will gladly welcome them again as
brothers into the folds of our Union.
Let them reject it, and we will stand
by him and Congress in compelling
them to. acknowledge our triumph and
their defeat. Slavery is dead, and
must and shall be buried. The spirit
of slavery must die and be buried with
it. The aristocracy of the South which
has fostered and upheld slavery, and
which inaugurated the late terrible
civil war, must be shorn of its power.
Already it is - at work stirring up oppo
eition to the policy of the Government
and creating hostility and bitterness
among the people. For two years we
carried on the war without striking at
the cause of the war. Indeed•we rather
guarded and protected it. At lust
Abraham Lincoln, when his time had
come, on the memorable first day of
January, 1863, struck at slavery. The
result is before us. And yet it still
seems as if no lessons are sufficient to
reach the authors of the rebellion. It
is fast becoming manifest that no per
manent peace, even with the death of
slavery, can be secured until the !lath•
ors and supporters of slavery are sub
dued. In the words of our present
patriotic President, "This aristocracy
is antagonistic to the principles of free
democratic government and the time
has come when this rebellious element
of aristocracy must be punished. The
time has come when their lands must
be confiscated; the aristocracy must
be put down and their possessions di
vided among the worthier laborers of
the land."
'Thin result will thrWnto our Na.
tional Treasury many millions of dol.
tars, justly forfeited by the treason of
their former owners. What loyal men
can object that by means of this fund a
few of the comforts, if not the luxuries,
of life, should be added to the tables of
those widows throughout the land
whose firesides have been made deco
late by the war, or rather by the trea
son which caused it? Who will object
that the bounties and pensions of our
soldiers by whom the victory was won
and the nation saved, should be in
creased and a trifle added to the pecu
niary compensation so justly due them
for the sacrifices made ? Who can ob
ject that by means of these funds so
justly forfeited a large portion of our
national debt should be extinguished,
and thereby the taxes of all classes of
our people diminished, and a part of
the heavy load imposed upon the
shoulders of our people by treason thus
removed by treason itself?
Having proclaimed the freedom of
the slave Jet us not weaken ourselves
or endanger his condition by any con
troversy among ourselves about hie
present position or the extent of his
privileges, bat carefully and surely pro
vide that the freedom thus proclaimed
shall be firmly and irrevocably estab
lished and secured through all time to
come.
Let unity of action and a cheerful
acquiescence in the Jlecision of the
majority mark our deliberations—lot
the glory, perpetuity and success of
our common country, alone, be our ob
ject, and all will be well.
• At the conclusion of Mr. Cessna's ad
dress, Hon. J. K. Moorehead, of. All
egheny, and Hon. Jeremiah Nichols, of
Philadelphia were appointed Vice
Presidents, and Messrs. I. B. Gara, of
Erie, and Wayne McVeigh, of Chester,
Secretaries.
The temporary organization of the
Convention having been completed,
the list of delegates was called, when
the various districts were found to be
represented as _
Senatorial Delegate&
Ist Dist.—Pbilad'a—Jere. Nichols.
2d " " Albert Robert.
3d " Mah. Dickerson.
4th " Thos.Dickinson.
sth Chester, Delaware and
Montgomery—Chas. Ku.
gler, •amilol B. Tbomas.
6th " Buoke—Riohard `Mattson.
7th " Lehigh and Woilligirrili.4o
11. Armstrong.
Bth " BorlEg W. 'Alexander,
WT. 4. 'Baird.
9th " W. Taylor,
(Infbon; 'll4.on'roe, Pike and
• - Wayne—Wm. Lilloy.
11th " Bradford,Susquohanna and
' Wyom ing—.Bß Parsons.
12th " Luzerne---W W lcotehurs.,
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 80, 1865,
I 13th " Potter, Tioga, M'Kean and
Clinton—Lucius Rodgers.
14th " Lycoming,Union and Soy
der—John B Linn.
15th " Northumberland,Montour,
Columbia and Sullivan—
A 11 Fiske.
16th " Dauphin and Lebanon—
Jacob G. Heilman.
17th " Lancaster—Thaddeus Ste
. yens, 11 W Shenk.
18th " York and Cumberland-- . -G
Edward Hersh.
19th " Adams and Franklin—P
D W .Hankey.
20th " Somerset,Bedford and Ful
ton— 31 Edgar King.
21st . Blair,Huntingdon, Centre,
Mifflin, Juniata and Per
ry--R H. Duncan of Cen
tre, Hays Hamilton, of
Huntingdon.
22d "• Cambria, Indiana and Jef
ferson—Col. J Ai Camp
bell, Cambria.
23d " Clearfield, Cameron ' Clar
ion, Forest , and Elk—
Henry Souther.
24th " Westmorel'd, Fayette and
Greene—Capt. Wm. B.
Coulter.
25th " Allegheny—J Morehead,
James L Graham.
26th " Washington and Beaver—
S Quay.
27th Lawrence, Butler and Arm
strong—John Ai Thomp
son. •
28th " liereer,Venango and War
ren-4 C Brown.
29th* " Crawford and Brie—E
Chase.
Representative Delegates.
Philadelphia—Edward Cobb, :Benj.
Taylor, Kennedy litcCaw, Win. Elli
ott, Robert P King, Chas. .111 Carpet.
ter, Jno. G Butler,_ Jos. Riblot, Allen
A Pancottst, M Hall Stanton., John
Krickbaum, C M Hall, Capt. Isaac
Creamer, Edward Shellmire, Enoch W
C Grcoo,Jamos S. Allison, Benj. Swain,
Frank S . Johnson. •
Adams—David Wills.
Alleghenyi—R B Carnahan, C W
Batchelor, Benj. Singerly, W J Gil
more, J M. Brush, Wm. Peters.
Armstrong—John L Leech.
Barks—E H Rauch, H S Eckert, E
C Kitchen.
Bucks—George Cunningham, Saml.
C Bradshaw.
Bradford and Sullivan—John Grant
and S W Alvord.
Blair--Samuel MeCamant.
Cambria—R r McCoy.
Carbon and Monroe—Daniel Kalbfus.
Centre—Androw Gregg. •
Clarion and Jefforson—C Myers.
Clearfield, Elk and Forest.S B Row.
Clinton, Cameron and McKottn—H T
Beardsley.
Cheater—Wayne McVeigh, Stephen
M Meredith and ltobort•Park.
Crawford—H-C Johnson, S C Sturde.
vast. •
Columbia and Montour—lt Stiles.
Cumberland—Lemuel Todd.
Daulibin—H Thomas, Col. J Picoland
Delaware—John K Roland. .
Erie—lsaac B Gara, John P Vincent.
Fuyotte—G W K Minor.
Greene—Augustus Row.
Huntingdon, Mifflin and Juniata—Col.
William Butler, Alex. Port.
Indiana ,and Westmoreland—James
Alexander, J A Logan, and Capt.
A Shall.
Lancaster—G W IblehatToy, 8 W P
Boyd, Day Wood, John II Zeller.
Lebanon—C E Hoffman. •
Lycoming, 'Union and Snyder—J B
Montgomery, C II Shriner Wm. F
Wagonseller.
Lehigh—S ISioHoso, Sno. Hoffman.
Luzerne—Col. H 6L Hoyt, 0 Gaines,
Ario Pardee, jr.
Mercer, Lawrence and Butler—Saml.
H Miller, J Robinson, J W Blan
chard, Chas. McCandles. •
Montgomory—E B Moore, W Mintzer.
Northampton—H Bless, Lew Gordon
Northumberland—Charles J Bruner.
Perry and Franklin—John R Shuler,
T J Nill..
Schuylkill—Win H ICurlin, Linn Bar
tholomew, John R Porter'
Somerset, Bedford, and Fulton—john
Cessna, E K Haines.
Susquehanna and Wyoming—G A
Grow, Stephen Dana.
Tioga and Potter—John S Mann, J
W Guernsey.
Venango and Warren—Wm Burgwin.
Washington and Beaver—John Hall,
Wni S Moore, Joseph Ledlie.
Wayne and Pike—C F Rockwell.
York—S‘tephon Keefer, Alex Prey.
There being contestants for seats in
one or two instances, Hon Thaddeus
Stevens moved that a committee of
five be appointed by the chairman, to
whom the contested cases should be
referred. The motion was adopted,
and the following committee appoint
ed: William Lilly, J B Montgomery,
A R Fiske, R P King, L Todd.
The folowing memorial from the
Association of Loyal Pennsylvanians
was presented by the chairman of the
committee named therein :
WABIIINOTON, Aug. 9,1865
At a meeting of the Executive Com
raittea of. the Association of Loyal
Pennsylvanians, residing in Washing
ton, held on the evening of the Bth
inst., Daniel Welch; Thomas McNam
ara, II B Emery, J .IT Wells, and D A
Fish were selected to represent said
Committee in the Convention to be
held at Harrisburg on the 17th prox.
On motion, resolved, that the delega.
tion shall have power to fill any va
cancies in their number. On motion,
the Chairman
A was added to the gels
11. ( ti6 t il t l e . st) 3. 4411 F;
Chairman Executive Committee Loyal
Eennsylvitnians.
On motion, a deputation of gentle
men representing the Asseeiition of
Loyal , P;ennsylifunians resident' in
Washington, D. C., were admittqd to
seats on the floor, without the privi
lege of participating in the proceedings
-PERSEVERE.-
Carnahan moved that a corn.
mittoo of ono from each Senatorial
District bo selected to - proper° a list of
permanent officers for the Convention;
whereupon the following were appoin
ted : Benjamin F Taylor, C N Car
penter, 111 H Dickinson, Thos.,Dickin
son, Robert Parke, S B Thomas, Sand
C Bradshaw, John L Hoffman,'L Bar
tholomew, C, F Rockwell, G A Grow,
Ario Paree, Jr., J W Guernsey, John
B Linn, A R Fiske, Hpnry Thomas, R
W Shenk, G W Mehitifey, G Edward
Hersh, T J NM, B K Haines; Colonel
A Gregg, W Butler, B. DI McCoy, H
Soother; W B Coulter,qas L Graham,
R B Carnahan, Joseph Ledlie, John L
Leech, J C BroWn, B 11. ; Chase.
The rules of the House Were adopted
for the Government of the proceedings
of the Convention.
Mr. Todd offered the following reso
lution:
Resolved. That this Convention, rep
resenting the loyal people of Pennsyl
vania, recognizes the claims. of our cit
izen soldiers on its confidence and gra
titude as superior to those of all others
and in token of the sincerity of this its
declaration, it will nominate none as
candidates for office except those who
have proven their loyalty and patriot
ism by service in the field against the
enemies of the _Republic.
Mr. Stevens said ho had hoped that
some gentleman Would move that all
resolutions be referred to a committee
on resolutions, without debate. He
moved that Mr. Todd's resolution be
referred to the committee on resolu
tions.
Mr. Todd opposed the reference of
the resolution to a. committee.
Mr. Stevens remarked that there
was such a thing as demagoguieal ac
tion, and urged the reference of the re.
solution.
After some further debate, the mo.
tion of Mr. Stevens was adopted.
Mr. McVeigh moved that a commit
tee on resolutions, consisting of thir
teen persons, be appointed.
Mr. Lilly °Herod an amendment; to
have the committee consist of one per
son from each Senatorial district,
which was agreed to.
Mr. Stevens moved that all resolu
tions bo referred to the Committee
without debate.
The Convention then took a recess
for the purpose of selecting the corn
mittoe on resolutions.
After some ten minutes had'elapsed
the Convention was again called to or•
der, the various committees announced
when on motion the Convention ad
journed till four o'clock,- P M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at four
o'clock p m., and was called to 'order
by Mr. Cessna, President pro tern.
Committee on Resolutions
Before the adjournment the follow
ing committed was appointed as a
Committee on Resolutions, viz :
Wayne McVeigh, Chairman, Wm.
Elliott, Albert Roberts, E W C Green,
Charles W Hall, Richard Watson, W.
II Seibert, Daniel Kalbfuss, Stephen
Alvord, Henry M Hoyt, John S Mann,
J B biontgomery, CharlesJ Bruner, C
E Hoffman, Thaddeus Stevens, S IV P
Boyd, L Todd, D Mills, M Edgar King,
Hays Hamilton, S McCalmont, James
Alexander, S 13 Row, G W R Minor,
C W Gilmore, 0 W Batchelder, W S
Moore,
John M Thompson, J H Rob.
inson, John P Vincent.
Reports of Committees.
Mr. King from the Cerninittee on
Credentials made the following report
The committee on credentials, to
whom were referred the cases of eon.
testants from Barks, and froth the
Union, Snyder, and Lycoming dis
tricts, respectfully report:
That from the evidence produced be
fore your committee,in relation to the
Becks district, it appears that a meet
ing was called at the Court House in
Reading, at the usual hour, by Mr.
Baird, the Chairman of the County
Committee. Said meeting was duly
organized by the appointment of Ma
jor II S Kapp, as. chairman, B:,e. The
meeting proceeded regularly with their
business, and elected as their Senator-.
ial Delegate Mr. G W Alexander, and
as Representative Delegates, Messrs.
E H Rauch, H S Eckert, and Dr. C E
Kitchen, who 7preSented credentials in
the usual form, duly signed and attes
ted by the officers of said meeting.
In relation to the contestants in the
Union, Snyder, and Lycoming dis
trict, it appears to have been the cus
tom for the Standing Committee, corn,
posed of three members from each
county, to meet in convention and ap
point delegates to the various convon,
tions. In pursuance of this plan, the
committee met and appointed Mr, J 13
Linn Senatorial Delegate, Jas. Mont
goinery, W A Wagonseller, and Chas.
II Shriner as Representative Delegates
and said gentlemen have presented a
certificate in usual form, to that effect.
• Your committee respectfully offer_
the following resolutions: ,
Resolved, That Mr. G W Alexander
be admitted ,as Senatorial, and Messrs
.Rauch, Eckert, and Dr. Kitchen, he
admitted as Representative Delegates
from the Berke district.
Resolved, That Mr. Chas II Shriner
be admitted as the Legislative 'Dele
gate from Union county..
• All which is respectfully' submitted
by R. P. Kula, Chairman.
On motion, the report was adopted.
Permanent Organization,
Mr. Carnahan,, from tho committee
of pe r typine 9 t Organization reported
that they had selected the following
gentletnen, to preside over the Conven
tion as permanent °Mears;
President—lL C. JOIINSON, of
Crawford. • -
Vice Presidents—Jeremiah Nichols,
Joseph Ribblet:Robort P. King, John
Krickakuto, Stephen .Morodith, Jno. J
Rowland, Oco. VIT Cunningham, Smut.
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McHose, C Kitchen, JOhn L Ham
mer, C .1-tock well, B B Parsons, W
W Ketchum, II T Beardsley, W F
Wagonsellor, Charles J Bruner, James
Freeland, Day Wood, John H Zellers,
Lemuel Todd, David Wills, M Edgar
King, Hays Hamilton, R II Duncan,
James Alexander, Christian Myers, G.
W K Minor, Benjamin Singerley, Wm
Peters, John Hall, John .M Thompson,
William H Burgwin, I B Gara.
Secretaries—John .R Shuler,
S H
Miller, John G Butler, Wm J Gilmer,
Captain Moore, Edward 'li Roberts,
Lucius Rogers, B H Rauch, William
ll"Arrnstrong.
Doorkeepers—J G Martin, J M'Auley
On motion tho report wns adopted.
Mr. Johnson was then conducted to
the chair, and entered upon the dis.
charge of his duties, expressing thanks
for the- honor conferred upon him in
selecting him as presiding officer of the
convention.
I=
Mr: MeVei,gh, from the Committee
on Resolutions, made the following re.
port:
Tho Union Party of Pennsylvania,
in State Convention assembled, do
elare:
1. That as representatives of the
loyal people of the Commonwealth we
reverently desire to offer our gratitude
to Almighty God,• whose favor hag
vouchsafed victory to the national
arms, enabled us to eradicate the
crime of slavery frciin our land, and to
render treason againat the Republic
impossible forevermore; and next to
Him, our thanks are duo and aro here
by tendered to our brave soldiers and
sailors, who, by their endurance, sac
rifices, and illustrious heroism, have
secured to their country Peace, and to
the down-trodden everywhere 'an asyl
um of Liberty; who. have shown that
the war for tho restoration of the
Union is not a failure, and whose valor
has proven for all time the fact that
this Government of the People, by the
People, for the People, is as invincible
in its strength as it is - beneficent in its
opporation.
2. That revering the memory of Ab
raham Lincoln, ,the great martyr of lib.
erty, wo cannot show greater honor
to his name than by a generous sup,
port of his fellow patriot and successor;
Andrew Johnson, tho president of the
United States, who has boon called to
complete the task which he left un
finished. His unbending patriotism in
the past is a sure guarantee that in the
momentous future the authority of the
Goverment will be upheld, and the
rights and liberties of all the citizens
of the Republic secured.
3. That the mild and generous moth
od of reconstruction offered by the
President to the people lately in re
bellion, in the judgment of this. Con
vention,' has not been accepted iu the
spirit o honest loyalty and gratitude,
but with such evidence of defiance
and hostility as to impel us the con
viction that they cannot safely be en
trusted with the political rights which
they forfeited by their treason, until
they have proven their acceptance of
the results of the war, but incorpora
ting them in constitutional provisions
and securing to all men within their
borders their inalienable right to life,
liberty and the pursdit of happiness.
4. That having conquered the re •
bellious States, they should be held in
subjection, and .the treatment they aro
to receive nod the laws which are to
govern them, should be referred to
the lawmaking power of the nation to
which it legitimately belongs.
5. That as the late rebellion was
wantonly precipitated by the prverty
holders of the South, it is but just that
they should pay the expenses of the
war, and Congress should declare as
forfeited and vested in the Govern
ment the property of all rebels whose
estates exceed the stun of $lO,OOO, and
that the proceeds of the property so
confiscated should be applied to in
crease the pensions of those entitled
thereto by the casualties of the war, to
pay the damages done by the enemy
to loyal citizens, and to reduce the
burden of the national debt.
O. That it is the duty of Congress so
to revise the revenue laws as to afford
increased protection to American in,
dustry to secure the devb?opmont of
the industrial wealth of the people; to
render labor profitable and romunera
tive;.to build up home markets . for our
agriculturists; to attract capital to: the
mineral fields of the country, and to
provide revenue for the maintenance
of the public credit; and this donven
don reeogniz,es the ohief enemy to a
policy of protection in that European
power which, for four years, bus furn
ished piratical vessels of war to the
rebels, and thus endeavored to drive
our commerce from the seas.
7. That any attempt by foreign na
tions to establish monarchical govern
ment on this oontiuent is evidence of
a design to destroy republican institu
tions. Regard for our own safety and
for-the future security of the Republic
demand that no such attempt should
succeed.
8. That is tho duty of Congross to
securo the full Federal bounty of all
honorably discharged soldiers, irre
spective of the date of their enlist
ment.
9. That we recognize in Edwin-31..
Stanton tho fearless, honest and able
head of the Department of. War, a
publio servant who has deserved well
of his country, and has borne himself
so. olear in his great office as to merit
the earnest gratitude of all loyal men;
and we tender to him and to his dis
tingoishod continues in the Cabinet
our thatdcs for their valuable service in
the cause of liberty and law.
M. That the constant devotion of
Governor Curtin to the beet interesti
of the Btalo and nationidaiing the
last four yoars,and his indefatigable ef
forts on all o.cciteiouc.i to Pay theijost
TERMS, $2,00-"a year in advance.
debt of gratitude we owe our nation
al defenders, not merely by words, but
also by deeds, entitles him to the thanks
of ovory loyal citizen of Ponnsylva-,
nia.
11. That this Convention, represen
ting the loyal people of. Pennsylvania,
recognizes the claims of pur citizen
soldiers On our confidence and grati
tude; and that in, nominations for 'of
frees especial regard should be paid to
the claims of those who have faithfully
served their country in the army or
the navy in the suppression of the rebel
lion.
12. That the leaders of tbe Demo
cratic party stand arraigned before
the. people. of Peantylvania for cons.
stantly obstruetiog the efforts of the
constituted. authorities to maintain the
life of the Republic. They did this—
By inflaming the pasSions of their
ignorant_ followers against the legally
elected officers of the Federal Govern
ment,.and refraining from all reproach
against treason or armed , traitors.
By procuring a decision from the
Democratic judges of our supreme
court, denying the right of the Govern•
meet to the services of the
of
of
this State for the defence of their im
perilled country.
By discouraging men from volun
teering into the armies of the Union ;
thus - rendering it necessary to succumb
to treason, or to pay largo bonnties,
and so burdening every wardsown
ship and borough in the State with
debt to fill the ranks of our armies.
By opposing the enlistrnent of no
rrroes for our 'defence, although one
white man less was required for every
black ono who could be enlisted, and
this at the very moment when the
battle of Gettysburg was raging on
the sot of Pennsylvania, and the re
sult, of that decisive battle was uncer
tain.
By `denying to our soldiers the.right
to vote while fighting for the flag of
our &titers, on the plea that such
rights were not allowed by'otir codsti
tution, and ,by opposing an amend
ment which.renioved their objections;
and relieved our bravo soldiers from
this disability. -
By exaggerating the 'public indebt
edness, denying the public credit, and
teaching that the financial resources of
the north were unequal to tho'sup
pression of the rebellion.
By a shameful opposition to'meas
urea for extending relief to the fami
lies of Union soldiers-, and, by a tnalig•
ant effort by these means to secure
the success of 'the' rebels in• the field, or
such a protractioti:of tlie.ivar as would
exhaust • the nation in its effort to sub
due their friends. , -
•
By now heaping abuse upon the
Government for punishing assassins
and their accomplices; by demanding
the release ofleading traitors,by frown
ing down all attempts to bring to pun
ishment the fiends who starved our
soldiers, nod by assuring rebels that
neither in person or property shall they
be punished.for their crimes.
And if anything; wore wanting to
complete their infamy, wo have it in
their determined opposition to free la
bor, and to a tariff which, while it
would make labor profitable by pro ,
tooting the workingmen of Ponnayiva
nia from British compotitionovould
largely increase the revenue. essential
to the maintenance of the public faith
and credit.
Tho report of tho committee having
been 'road, Mr. Cessna move thatlho
whole be adopted, with the exception
of the retiolption marked eleven, (11,)
and that separate action be had on the
resolution designated as No. 11, which
was unanimously agreed to.
The resolution No. 11 was then sop
aratoly considered.
Slr. Todd offered the followink
amendment to tho resolution reptirted
by the committee :
Resolved, That this Convention, rep
resenting the loyal people of Pon,ntnyl•.
vania, recognizes' the claims. at our
citizen soldiers on oar confidence and
gratitude as superior to all others, and
that in token of tha sincerity of this,
its declamation., it will nominate nolo
as candidates for Office who have not
proved their loyality and patriotism
by services in the field against- the
enemies of the Republic. .
Mr. Todd demanded the yeas and
nays an this amendment, and a vote
was taken, with the following result:.
• Yeas 17. Nays 111.
The Original resolution reported by
the committee was unanimously-agreed
to. .
Mr. CesSna moved that the Conven.
tion proceeds to nominate candidates
for Auditor Cieueral and Surveyor
General, which was agreed to.
Nominations for Auditor General,
Mr. Cessna nominated Gen. Hart.
vault.
Mr. McCaw nominated Jno. A Hios
tend.
Mr. Blanchard nominated R. B. Mc-
Combs.
Mr. Kalbfus nominated Gon. Chas.
Albright.
Mr. Armstrong nominated Brig.
Gon. J. L. Selfridgo.
The, Convention then procooded to
ballot for a candidato for Auditor Gen.
oral with the following result, viz:
John A lliestand received 88 votes.
13ri,g Gen J F liartranft ree.cived
03 votes. ,
13 . 1iteCombs received 20 votes
Brig_ pen. Selfridge ""
Brig. gen. Albright " 3 "
Before the vote . was p l e i ßeiileedthe
several gentlemen who had voted fo,r
Gen.Albright withdrew their votes and
recorded there for Brig Gen, Ilartran4
At , this etaga of, the prOCeetlings;
Maj . or Shenk,-of Lancaster, withdrew
the name of John A Hiestand and
rilckv.ed that Brig Gen Itartranft be
nominated by a e elarnation.
'Ads . motion 'was r eceived with tre..
mondons. cheers, and, Major General.
=SEM
Hartranft
,was; unanimously;:; pond na,
ted AEI the candidate for Auditor grw.
oral
Mr Carnahan moved that, tilt
Convention pow proueed•to.tho nom,.
'nation of a candidate,, for § (ll YePr
'General, whielvwas agieedlto. -•-
.N.fr Carnahan nominated Colepob
Jacob M Campbell,,of Cambria CUnd,.
•
Mr Bartholomew "nomlnatea,,a44l'
James 'Nagle ) tit Schilylkill
Mr. Aleotandet nominated •IV• 111
Markle, 'of Westmoreland. county
Mr Port nominated Bico X Blair,
of :amain &463 county.,
,;
Ballot for Surveyor General ;
The Convention then proceedod to.
ballbt• for a candidate for Snrieyor
General, with the following results viz
Col. Jacob M Campbell received 92
NO, 9.
13rig General • Nagle received 27
Capt Brice X. Blair r'oceived
O❑ motion of SB Row, the nomin•
ation of Col Jacob M. -,Cau pbell was
made by unanimous consent.
State Central .Committee.
The follewing,reaolutiow was anani:'
monsly adopted: .
Resolved, That the Stato Central-
Committee consist of 8
the city of Philadelphia, two from each,
of the counties of•Alleghany, Damply:fry ,
Lancaster and Berke, , and one person
from each of the remaining counties- f
the State, the names 'to be submitted
by tho•respective delegations. •"
Mr. Stevens. moved that the zoo.
John Cessna be appointed the Chair
man of the Sfate Central Ceiminittde
for the ensuing year which was agreed
to.
Mr. .M'Veigli moved:that' liraj."Gen'.
Hirtranft and Col. Jacob M Cathpbell
be invited to the President's stand in
the Rail, which was received with re.
peated cheers.. -
Mr. Stevens moved that the, proceq
dings of this Convention he signed by
the officers and ptiblished, and Uinta
copy be forwarded to - each nielither Of
the next Congress, the President
the United States,, the several' mom,
hors of the Cabinet, arid to the
tivo Chairmen of the State Coniinitteis.
Agreed to. < . •
Mr. Morehead moved that the loyal
Pennsylvanians,residing temporary in.
Washinkton,_ bo represented
.on ate-
State 'Central Committee in the 'p'ersiinl
of Brig. Gen. James A. Dan ! ' wbiteh,
motion was unanimously agreed to .T,
The respective candidates. nomil..-
ated by the Convention'w ere then in
troduced by the President ant:, Coil,-
vention to- the delegates, and Maj.
Gen. Hartranft and ColCampbelli•e
spectively addressed , the delegates,,re-.
turninff th;anks for the honor, confOr
red upon them, 'and promieln,g ,to
discharge the duties of their reepectiie
offices. ' ' • • •
Mr. Cessna thanked the Convention.
for the honor conferred-upon him br
the do legates. .
Mr. M'Veigh moved that the thanks
of the, delegates bo tendered to the
presiding officer of the Convention. ftan
the faithful discharge of his duties,,
which , was unanimously agreed t 0...,
State'Central Committee:,
The following gentlemen were an•
nounced as composing the State QOR.
trill Committee for the ensuing year,
viz:
Hon. Yourt CESSNA Chairman, Bed
)
ford, Pa. •
Adams—Dr. E Fahnestoek, Gettalitirg.
Allegheny-AM Brown, Col. Alexan.
der Hilands, Pittsburg.
Armstrong—l L Leech, Leechburg.
Bradford—E O Goodvcrich, Towanda,.
Sullivan—N W Ackley, DUshore.
Blair—Caleb Gayer°, Tyrono.•
Cambria—A C Mullen, Ebensburg: ;
Carbon —D Kalbfus, Mauch Chunk—.
Monroe—John N. Stokes, Stroudsburg.
Centro—l T Johnson.
Clarion—Col..R.T Reed, Clarion, ' •
Forest---1, Rogers.
Clearfield—John Patton, Curwinsvilte.
Clinton—Dr..4 ADlehtenthalor Look.
Haven. •
Cameron— Taggart', Emporium.
II T
Chestiar—G-IS. Rupert, West Chester:
Fulton—D Wagoner, AT.'Connellaburg„
McKean-- -
Crawford—S N Pettis, Mead;tille
Columbia—J H Ilkor,
Montour—l M Shoope, 77 1 villa
Elk—Henry Soutllethßidgeway.: i
Dauphin—G Rergner,
J Miley, Middletown.
Rrie- , - , -George IN Colton, Eyii),
Comberland r -Aeorke Zing,.
Fayette—P A Johns, r
.gitiOn,taWn-•
Huntingdon---CaptN . ; plair, Eittnt:,
ingdon. •
Mifflin---George Ciejhraith•
Jußiata r —A. L G,ass„
I,perne—R it Chase, IVillre,sbarreo.;.•
Westnloreland-,N 14/100,GXesnabarg;,
Delaware—Col. S 13 Thomas, Media:.,
Laneaster--.Col. q . Dickey, P'Martim,
Greene A'W
Igdiand =CoID; a .Datei.
BOnNeV-r.itt ia - X, Derter.
Lawrence-4, 4 1 ( N,OaieriiiilOz,.
Mon tgomery—W-liambo,
illercer—S II Atilier, Mercer.
I , Tortliarapton--,-A.p Cook, jr;,.Dkritonr.
Lehigh—Amos -Ettinger,, Alleatowa,„ .
Qarretson,
Lycop,ing—C Lloyd,
Snyder—AV Wagonsollor
Damn—Maj. W it Fostor,
Ratter—Sohn M. Thompson ' Butler.; -
York—Silas II Forry, York.
Somorset—Honry F Schell,. SOcaersett ;
Porry—William Dowther.
Northumberland—J.. Packer, Sunbury:.
Borka—lsaao Eckert, Reading, Dr. 6 EI
C Kitchen, Brumsfoltvillo.
Vonango—S A Thomas, Franklin:- . '
Lebanon—John Georgo;lieliartob",
Pike:—Jacob
Tioga-11 .11:Cobb, Welletiorer:
Backe—Caleb N Taylors;•Bristol.
Wishington7Sumes
_ .
Potter :, WeAtacia9r,,CoudOPP,gl4te.
Wyonaing---J S
_Redford R Ditrboirow,
Phi{ndelphilt drank S Johnson, Ken
-nedy McCaw, James Kneeberik; J
Kerns, G WilsAtgpt;sley, Charles
ThOrnpson jones,A 31-Dickinson
nut James
t F o r n a , i n l k J SieWart, Oha . tubershu„t;g,. ,
Brig. ciektV trAqe s Ya9 l /) W31111 .9 .-
'The business fon the Conven- .
tion bad-been. convene been
accomplished, tiro. Convention adjourn
ed with repetacd cheers . l 4 tip the -candi
dates plaeedl befot% 'the people.
The Convention then adjourned sine
die. H. C. JOHNSON, President.
Sucifika.G.in'efiail - i . .; ± LT.