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paperXL. \«. AT-Q hjUxl,IK).FBOM NICHOLAS COUNTY.v -•i\r. 'A*A la*as AND ENTHUSIASTICUnion Convention at Summerville,• West Va. *’•Kl-* f * » * • , . - - v .• .« . •as ft member, and since his return ; and concluded by exhorting every loyal voter to work day and night from that moment until sundown on the 24th for the constitutional amendment.onIK*,StarkQuinlt; Pursuant to previous notice by advertisement in each township, a largo assemblage of reapectable loyal and intollt-' our W8Dt l*me do it justice, gent citizens of Nicholas county, West The nomination and resolutions wereTbia is a mere synopsis of the Doctor’sable and patriotic speech,’and wo’regret _ , /* . • « •. • . •ST-I. Wifo’clockAtI*.A. M.JkYWKY,M. Aiul I*. M.Paator. lt;P.M.A. M. enln*.[uilKVirginia, convened ot Summerville, on Wednesday, May th« 16th, for the pur-poae of nominating a candidate for Superintendent of Free Schools, and toendorse the Governor, the loyal membersof the legislature, and the “ radical ” majority io Congress, and to repudiate Andrew Johnson, Prcsidoot of the Uni-ted States. Never, since tho outbreak of the rebellion, bavo the unconditional Union men ofNicholas county manifested a stronger determination to do their utmost in support and dcfonao of tboir political principles.epartanawhaThe convention was called to order by J. G. Malcom, Esq., on whose motioninlay*,•day*,*lay»,• awlup. rtfP. M.M.sne.I-^Kfl:c, or JMilUmale.i and .ulill-paid.ly iatryJames Grose, Esq., was elected President, and Jatnes S. Craig and Thomas E. Putnam chosen Secretaries.On motion of Dr. Wm. P. Rucker, the President appointed a committee of —one from each township—-to rocotn-mend a candidate for Superintendent of Frco Schools, and to prepare resolutions for the consideration of the convention ; namely, Dr. Rucker, Joseph Backus,John B. Odell, Lieut. Rader, Capt. Jas.R. Ramsay, and John Rapp.During the abseoce of the committee, tho President, T. G. Putnam, and others entertained tho convention with patriotic speeches. Tho committee, after un hour's retirement, through thoir chairman, reported as follows :then unanimously adopted, amidst rousing and prolonged applanso. 'On motion of Captain Iliram Pierson, it w«s ordered that copies of tho proceedings of the oonventioo, duly authenticated by tbo signatures of tho President and Secretaries, be forwarded to theWheeling Intelligencer, West Virginia Journal, aud Point Ploasant Register. On motion of Samuel II. Williams,Esa., the convention adjourned tine die, with three rousing cheers for the Governor, the loyal members of tho Legislature, tho “ radical majority in Congress, and the constitutional amendment., JAMES GROSE,Jas. S. Craig, President,T. G. Putnam,Secretaries.A1,MoodIiaUIChiChi(Ththo NPolo tcounttho h of sulTbJi h(» mflUtc,muntl It neclt;SmiiMayTovTYourcommitttec respectfully and warmly recommend to the convention Archibald \V. Kesler, Esq., an a suitable candidate for the offico of Couoty Superintendent of Free Schools.The Confidence Game Again.—As a Mr. Follora, of Fayetteville, Went Yirgin-sta, was seeing the sights on the levee yesterday morning, he was upproachcd by a genteel looking mao, who inforruod him that ho had just received a consignment of freight, andnot having time to go up street to his store, desired to borrow forty dollars, which amount he lacked, iu order to pay tho freight bill.— Fellers was shown tho freight, and stippusiug all was right, loaned his ncwly-tuadeucqurun-ttncc the amount desired, whereupon ho disappeared aud bus not been seen since.— Cine in nuti Com m erciu I.Mlt;At2o*Kcporl lion, iTheK’hoolCUAN°!lllMlhiTretvlpiprr|»nrwill onuny po| Util. dlt;MsyGen# Grant’s Views.Hr.* f»»r uin.re-theheyhsilRrtolvtd, That all loyal voters and citizens, without regard to former party distinctions, who are honestly opposed to the political pro-tensions of rebels and rebel sympathizers, are cordially and in good faith invited to unite and co opcrato with us in an earnest effort to make treason moro and more odious, and to tench its authors, aiders, and abettors thatthey are criminals.Rrtolvtd, That iu his Excollency, Governor A. I. Borvman, wo recognize n true patriot, awise, firm, and faithful officer, and that he is first and above nil others our choice for the noxt Governor of the State.Rrtolvtd, That we most heartily ondorse the various measures enacted by our Into l.egis*Tho Lewiston (Me.) Journal gives thereport of an hour's conversation between tbo editor and General Grnnt, in which,if tho report is correctly given, theLieutenant General appears to have spoken out more freely than he commonly docs. lie is reported to have said : “ There wero some parts of the country where our armies had novcr trod—particularly Texas—which needed to feel the blighting effects of war, to bring their people to a realising senso of theenormity of their criino, and the necessityof a thorough rcpontanco. Ho said thatthose parts of tho South which have notJoSKI'KMJOSIm 1Oil fnought■airs b«_ felt the war, and particularly those which lature; and while our thanks arc eminently , ha?e blt;JCD witbjn our ,joc fln(] bduo each 41 Radical member of tho two,’ t v .1 » * •KapecTITLESastranSheurynd,po-iHgathmgtheMouse*, they are especially due Hon. G. Slack and Hon. D. II. K. Dix, the faithful and teutons Senators of this District, and lo Captain .McWhorter and Ur. Muirs, tho worthy and efficient Delegates of Kanawha; but we unqualifiedly condemn tho 14 milk and drier ’—41/As pit/ and pup course of Dr. Anthony Under,* ho was elected by the rebel and rcbsl sympathising vote of this Delegate District.tttnolvtdy That, as we were driven neither through four nor shame, from our Union prirx-ciplei by the cry of Abolitionixt*% Lincoln hire* hnt/*t and damned Yankee in 18151, we can not be forced to deny our faith by the bowl of 44radical, ,cnigtjer equality,M and 11unconstitutiun•Itherefore, escaped the rebel conneription, are much loss disponed to uccopt the nit-uution in good faith than those portions which bavo been litcrully overrun withfire and sword.Referring toomI .aw.DeecAthe temper of theSouthern people, ho remarked : ‘‘TheyICfnro much less disposed now, to bring themselves to tho proper frnmo of mind than they wero ono year since. A year ago, said he, “ they wero willing to do any thing. Now they regard themselves as masters of the situation. Some of theAnd nilfull)’ AliiManal” in I86U; and we pledge ourselves lo strain j rcbcl Generals,” he added, “aro behaving every honorable exertion to secure the rntifi- , nob, aJ,d do; aM tho pnn lo indllcccation of the Constitutional Amendment on J 0 -estothe 2-111. inut., knowing that our rights and ! tl»c People 10 ‘hrOW 8Hi.dc thcir 0,d PruJu-privilege* ah Union tuen, and freedom and dices and conform their course to thei i iu . i • •______ i l _ L. _____I____I!.!,.. .. f TaI....umr*rtln (circled Ijhierr, iAll coiiedch.cs-Johnstonindependence us West Virginians depend ' changed condition of things.solely upon it. |and i|ck Taylor, particularly, arc cxerRrtolvtd, That in the opinion of this cob-I^. n d i„Jlucnco. But,” he add-vent ion, I ongress has no power under the . u*j *\ b havin bntllv Ilciscon-Con*tituliou to interfere in any munitor with i . ' r? j*PENSXyVflJSktl-lll IOU IV UlkVMVH) III Iftliy ..... ....V. ....... - . .. .. .the clectivo franchi»o in any of the State* of .ducting hittiHcIf very Ulllcrcnlly Jroiu the Union; that we nro emphnticnlly cnomies' what 1 had reason, Irom wlint he said atonofolslipes-to the insane doctrine of negro equality; that tlio timo of surrender, to'suppose lie we arc in the main opposed m negro suffrage,. woujd 4\0 ,„An at tlio South is enpahlobecause of the ignorance nndpr.judices onhc h , f , . flraces. \ et at the mine time w. arc free to v ° b , ,aitAsay that we would rather trust the ballot to. cncc for good that ho is; but instead of tho ignorant negro than to the intelligent J such, ho is sotting an example of forcedtraitor, and that in case the proposed amend-1 acquiescence as grudgingly and permtinshement shonld by any means be rejected, we ihoutd tejoice to see thfc word wuitk immediately struck from tho first section of article third of the State Constitution.eious in its effects as to bo hardly realized.“The men who were in the rebel ar-Rtsolved, That we approve, generally the tuies/’said Grant,“acquiesce in the resultcourse of the radical majority in Congress, much better thun those who staid atorlesx-ofand that wo fully endorse and will boldly , |,omesustain, to the best of our abilities, Hon. W.T. Willoy, of West Virginia, in voting for tho Civil Rights Bill over tho President^ veto,anilTho women, particularly, were bitter against the Union and Unionmen.” ‘Ofcourse,” he added, “thereallthat wo disapprove the courso of Hon. K, is some bitterness of feeling among V. Whaley, Representative of thii District, iu classes, but I am satisfied it would s voting Against it.soon»i-p.beVCit.a-stPre10n-ii-:eRrtolvedy That in the opinion of this convention — speaking for itself only — Andrew Johnson, President of the United States,has deceived his friends and supporters, and is unworthy the couGdenco of loyal men.When the name of A. W. lveslcr wasanoounced as the candidate for Superintendent of Frco Schools, and during tho reading of tho resolutions, there wasrousing *nd enthusiastic applouso; andwhen the last was finished, I)r. Ruckor was loudly and enthusiastically called upon by tbo entire convention, who spoko in his usual fino and eloquent manner io advocacy of the nomination and resolutions presented by the committee, of which he was chairman, considering one at • time, in the order theywere presented. He explained that he was one time very much opposed tothe constitutional amendment, and hadwritten and spoken against it as an an-die out if thcir loading men had not some how got the idea that treason, after ull, was not so very bad, nnd that the Southern cause, as they phrase it, will yet triumph, not in war but in politics.”*• In my judgment,” said (Jrnni, “tho tone of certain men und certain papers in the North is such ns to do incalculable mischief in making the late rcbolsuch cnti-WM*I.iBeninDue HiWidoiCLFor QuaJXATIOFF!believe that they are just astied to rule as ever ; that if they will only stand by what they arc pleasd to call thcir rights, they will have help from the North. This is only plnyiog overagain the incipient 6tages of the rebellion.”He was confident that the large majority of the Southern people would smother thcir resentments and become good citizens, if tbeso mischief-makers at the North, tho Copperheads, would on lot them alono. For himself, if hewaHon. Jon?IIkmbt C.Wm. IIknb I)ixid. I* Sami ki.Jlt;u.(IIn UehhCbArlf*Cci-K.t-.rer-it»t-*iust and impolitic measure; but since hud tho power, the first thing ho wouldJ • . a I t • • 4 ^ aL ^ i . ___1 I. /ft a /% AialMA t ll A V .Y ftt \ e\ r L# \circumstances had thrown him into the midst of returned robelfland thoir meaners.»Klt;iildsvmpalbixcr*, and he bad an opportunity of witnessing thcir foul schome* to regain tbo offices of tho State, with tho view of handing us back into the mur-dorous clutches of rebel Virginia, and wreaking vengoance on the Union men, ho had co-operated with the radicalparty, and should continue to do so until ho was satisfied beyond all doubt that the last rebel was crushed into bo-The Doctor wasdo would bo to seize the New lork News and kiudrcd sheets which aro giving the South so dangerous an idea of thcir ownAonWm. Whoiteiscoming submission* particularly severe on the rebels ^ in Greenbrier, Monroe, and other counties, for tboir unlawful attempt to thrust theirposition and rights.“ Troops, said Grant, “ must be keptin all the principal points in the South for some time to come. This will be necessary to repress the turbulcnco of a class of the South very dangerous to all well-disposed persons, and also to protect the rights of the frcedmen who aro looked upon with deep hatred by a very large proportion of the people.”Charleston Prortucc Marketbiggest traitors into the township, county, and district offices. Ilo congratulatedCORRKCTED WEKKI.V BT J. D. vriUTK.!•tCITardrS01-ahimself upon tho opportunity afforded I Apples, pcrbusli........ -...him to retract the censures bo expressed ' ’ ’ ; \q t0 12i4'ci •oo00io bis Wheeling speech, and Bubsequent-1 r 1,^........... $2 00 to $2 GOr. iK ...........20 to 25c.per b Com Meal perly repeated in an address to tbo people against tho Governor, and paid bis Excellency a high and dcsorved compliment for wisdom, firmness, and patriotism ; bo repudiated Andrew Johnsonas an incooaistont member locofoco rebel party, and denounced himas a dangerous demagogue; he bandiedDr. Bader, of this Delegate Djitnet, with » gloves offi showing in lively colors bis • trickery and deception upon the popple,r the Legislature, and the Govomhr, befort he went to Wheeling, while, theres-TJKl :.«sTills cit thr* jircKTl hrrcSit, « Mlllnil Sh counm-l; i tie ml, aim roinmlifptfollowinglit. T1 premise*inrncrmri In snM caiyear lMfft,riitl tif thfItcport.2tl. Thtfrom the i! to the daUMid.3d. ThtimproYemMid, ahow4lb. St!pertinent,And It I phtcw of twccounty, anpersoiiAl s. aim! the 0ken Is furlevidence I term of thiCombush..........*- v 60 to 70cChickens.... - -v. .............25 to 50cEmwDcr dot.’........ lo to 200ffir^rbU............$10 00 to $11 SOFeathers por lb.. ................Flax Scod per bush................Ginseng per lb........ 60c.Hay per cwt.r.. ..............$1 7oto$2 25Kk . 5 $io oo to ooopotatoes perbosh - ......$ 1NiOticeIu lu 7th dn\j the time atc*»ed in tAkqtilrrd by I which time may be nee•»• • *• •«• •18 to 20cWtr Jo*r*aI»..*•
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Charleston West Virginia Journal
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Wed, May 30, 1866
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