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r n iiv un vm *v i • - '■ ----nhitioii of our lioim**, t|\n rlnimhtir of our itiiifl, nml tin* lonH of our liberty, flii* wn* wliul wet ionWek tu be, n ut i Vca-surd ten-ipli: the •ere, id to tfcs,purr this o be andf»-nn*«l wlii'ii wu opposed sending Southern del* gnle* to the Convention. It may *1*010 politic to Mtilfi r d* gradation nml shame, of to utter wlmt in fnliic*, 1ml it is not ntUHT ; und wo lt;lu not be-lii-w anybody over wna advantaged by any net •if wrong-doing. [Charlotk*»v»lIn Chronicle.•• A** u whole, We nmy cviifiihr them HH emi-ncntlv con»i*rvi»tivo, nt the amue time excepting to Home of the declaration*, which nro cbntrnryto our notion* of gorrrnment, itt* duties nml Ua power*.”—! Norfolk Virginian. /Tlio following is the endorsement of thcMncon (tin.) Tclegmph, and indicates how long what little loyalty there i« in the August platform, would continue to nUmd, if rebels were restoredto powi r:The tliit'd clause is—•Tlint no .Stulo iuw the right to withdraw from the Union.This means, of course, the p^noeful, constitu-tioiml right. Tlierc need be no yielding of opinion, the solemn convictions of judgment on the omstion, but the freedom of action on a point tluit lius been adjudicated—just 11s we yield acquiescence nnd obedience to the decision of n court in the lust resort, whether wo belirvo it in strict conformity to reason mid law or not. IU decision is law’and we both uphold it and conform our conduct thereto. In this light wc view the resolution under discussion, and can sco no reason why the whole Southern people can not accept it without dishonor or humiliation. The resolutions recogni/.e the scrvioes of the Kdernl soldiers mid bailors, and the debt dtto by the nation to litem mid their widows and orphans, and indorse President Johnson for his steadfast devotion to the Constitution, l*ws, nnd interest* df the country. Touching tho first clause, it onnouu-cos no principle, nnd as the .Southern people are not expected to laud the tncn who whipped them, mid expresa gratitude for the net, wo consider it us simply n rant Ur between tlio Northern delegates and their constituents, witli which wo have no concern. No Southern man would vote for it standing alone, and if it will nid tho Northern friends of the Constitution and Southern nghtr in the Union to beat down and triumph over tlnnr enemies nnd ours, wby. *11 w0 h*ve to say is, that they nre welcome to it. It may do them good, but can by no possibility do us harm.tiicm. vc must nnu win muuv traitors nnd bii^tain the Government, State and National, or fall with our faces to our fno.hProceedings of Union Convention In Nicholas County.At a Union County Convention, hold at Summerville. Nicholas County, on tho 18th day of August in.st., for tho purpose of nominating candidates for county officers, drc.; on motion, James Grose, Esq., was called to the chair, nnd T. G. Putnam appointed Secretary.On motion, tho following officers were duly nominated:For Jlouse of Delegates—Jnmcs Groso.Prosecuting Attorney—'1'. G. Putnam. Sheriff—John G. Malconi.Internal Kevenue Tux.Mr. Coleman, assistant Mscwor for this District, furnishes us with the following internal revenue decision, which will bo of iuUTvst to our readers: ,' . |*' Th.' payment of any tax imposed by tbo in-tCM'rtl revenue laws elill not be. held or com stroed 'to exempt any pcr*ou c*fTying on any trade',' business, or profrwion, from any-pcrmltyor punishment provided by the 1*** ^ny'StaU for:c*rrying on aucb tialt;K,'bo»i»c**t or profcs-sion wiuiiu such State, or in any .manner To ao-lliorizo the cduimoncoinent-or oontiouano* of such trade, business, or prvfc*#»on contrary to the laws o; such State, or in pUoo* prohibited LyClerk and Recorder—,James S. Cruig. Surveyor—-J. II. Robinson.Assessor—Owen Dulfy.Treasurer—Owen Duffy.On motion, the following persons wero appointed delegates to tho Senatorial Convention to bo hold at Charloston on tho 23d inst, and tho State and Congressional Conventions to bo held at Parkersburg on tlio 30th inst: T. G. Tutnarn, Jno. G. Malcom, Samuel J. Groso, John D. Groves, J. R. Ramsay, and Sinnct Rader.On motion, Wm. P. Rucker, J. R. Ramsay, Owen Duffy, J. S. Craig, and T. G. Futnam, were appointed a County Central Executive Committee for tho ensuing year.On motion of Dr. W. P. Rucker, tho following resolution was adopted:Resolved, That tho Constitution of tho United States, and the Constitution of West Virginia, and all amendments made thereto, and all laws nmdo in pursuance thoreof shall bo tho platform of the Union party of Nicholas County.X On motion, tho Secretary was requested to famish a copy of tbo procoodingi of tho convention' to the West Virginia Journal and the Point Pleasant Register.On motion, the Convention a^lourned. T.G.Pctnam, . JAMES GROSE,*’ Secretary. • .Chairman, •— ■ ■ —-—— 1 ■ —- * IV*West -Virgin 1a Rebel* Pardoned.Tbo President ha* grtnUd pwdon* to the following person* in Urn Bute :Wm, B. Bueter, F»jette cfdntj; John W. ’ “ ‘ 3. McMstfd, Bjuopdiire;Hunter liwtMir. AlJhfhm. H. W.Garvin and John C. J 11 Upaid oi|t of tlio treasury under tlio provision of the late appropriation Inw for additional bounties to soldiers. As soon as the rcgiila-lions governing tho payment slmll lie agreed upon by the Commissioner, they will bo furnished to the Treasury Department; and nol until then will le presented for the decision of the Secretary the question whether the law carries with it an appropriation for the object sjiecilied.iioim ok tiir new Orleans massacre.We.Invo the following additional account of this terrible slaughter fropi the Now Orleans Tribune of th«%17tli:Our list so far as comploted, up to the present moment, shows a total of 387 killed nnd wounded among the friends of tho con-vention. Gen. Baird lias prepared ar official report of tho whole affair, which wai forwarded by General Sheridan to Genera Grant on Friday. Genera! Baird charges ir this report that tho butchery was preconcort-cd by Mayor Monroe, Attorney General Herron, and ftcmul other mtsoiis.Official information hoadouartcrs shows that the statement of Lieut Gov. Voorhccg that 42 policemen nnd several citizens were either killed or wounded, is an unmitigated falsehood. One policeman died of suns troko ant about three were badly wounded. Ono citizen, a rclnd, was killed accidentally by therapolice. On tho other nido, tlio record wil show tho slaughter to bo oror ono hundredUnion men and tho wounding of about 300 Tbeso are facts. I have it from undoubtocauthority tint Gen. Shoridan’s telegram o the first of August was perverted for political purposos. Among tho sentences withhelc was ono that he (Sheridan; “hold Mayor J no J. Monroe responsible for tho murders com raittod on Mondays. Lt. Butts, of the Freedraen's Bureau, hai been murdered and rubbod in Jackson parish Rebels are complaining that they did not kiienough Yankee* and conrentioners, but bnu that the time is 'doming whan thay will' finisltheir work. Union mon are afraid to go onpresent terribly Insecure day or pi A Washington gpopial toiVfibiRV say;that a private letter to GtDfcil[Howard, !Iaspoctor Genera^ dated Vkjkrixu*,‘Miaa.. Aug 3d, states that things are. fttUx^g vforaa u this coupler cvs/j day: Froedmen nwdar are nothing'now. At least ^ thiHy bamWi killed dunng'thfe past six weeks. * * Withmth past 24 hours one Union Southerner and Up Northern men have.eotapUinsd. to me thn tlaoT have pome, to town because. they jh* not remain; longer on '•'their '(toe. near. Ed ward's depot ;
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Charleston West Virginia Journal
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Wed, Aug 29, 1866
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