Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, be postponed until the people shall again have an opportunity to give expression to their will. In my judgment, Ohio will never consent that the whites of the South, a large majority of whom were in rebellion, shall exercise in the Government of the Nation, as much political power, man for man, as the same number of white citizens of Ohio, and be allowed in addition thereto, thirty members of Congress and of the Electoral Colleges, for colored people deprived of every political privilege.

The State Journal, then the chief Republican organ of the State, in the course of a long editorial on the special election, said:

It can not be denied that a Republican defeat in the adjoining (Eighth) district would have disheartened Republicans throughout the Union. It would have been taken as an indication that the reaction that seemed to have set in in favor of the "Peace Democracy" on the return of peace, still continues. Our defeat there, under the circumstances, would have cast doubt in the minds of some of our ability to even carry the State against a Democratic nominee.

Senator Sumner having introduced a resolution in Congress declaring valid the Fourteenth Amendment, it having been ratified by twenty-two States, including Ohio, one of the first acts of the new Democratic Legislature was to adopt a resolution rescinding the joint resolution of the Fifty-seventh Assembly ratifying that Amendment. This was rushed through by means of the " previous question" tactics, no Republican being permitted to express his views thereon. It carried by strict party vote, Democrats in the affirmative, Republicans in the negative. This action was, of course, futile and ridicu

officer.

On Tuesday, January 28th, a special election for Congress was held in the Eighth district to fill a vacancy caused by the tragic death of Cornelius S. Hamilton, Republican, of Union County, who had been murdered by his son, a maniac. John Beatty, of Morrow, the Republican nominee, was elected, defeating Barnabas Burns, of Richland County, the Democratic candidate, by a majority of 385. The result caused great rejoicing among Republicans, and a great jollification meeting was held in Columbus, which was addressed by a number of distinguished speakers.

lution on the 21st of the following July. In fact it is doubtful if Congress ever saw a copy of the rescinding resolution of Ohio, for Charles Flood, Secretary of the Senate, neglected to certify its adoption to Governor Hayes, and not being in lawful form, it is not probable that so careful an official as he ever saw fit to forward it to Congress.

The Union Republican State Executive Committee was called together in the Senate Chamber on the evening of January 23d and unanimously agreed to hold the State Convention for the purpose of selecting delegates and alternates-at-large, and for the nomination of a State ticket, on March

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tion was fixed at one delegate for every 400 votes cast for Governor Hayes the previous October-or 609 in all.

"The campaign of 1868, in the issues it involves," says this call," is one of the most if not the most important we have ever been called upon to engage in. Many of the questions growing out of the late war are unsettled. Their proper settlement depends entirely upon the Republican party, and our defeat in this campaign will be the surrender of the Government into the hands of the party which brought on the war. Shall the destructive policy of that party again become the policy of the Nation? We must judge our opponents not by their present professions alone, but by their past actions. The same influences, which in 1861 precipitated the Rebellion and for four years waged a treasonable war, still rule its councils and will shape its policy should it return to power. In illustration of this we have the action of the majority of the present General Assembly in rescinding the ratification of the Constitutional Amendment and the proposed instructions to our members of Congress to vote for the repeal of the Reconstruction Acts. We must have patience in the labor of reconstruction. It is not the work of a day. The machinations of a perfidious Executive, aided by a powerful and determined party, largely composed of defeated rebels, have served to defeat the execution of the wishes of the loyal majority of the country, but can not prevent it, if we are as faithful to our trust in the future as we have been in the past. Reverses may meet us in the execution of our policy now, as they did during the war, but they must not cause us to falter in the course marked out. Rather should they nerve us to renewed energy and more determined effort. The result of last fall's election has been most happily modified by the recent glorious victory won by the gallant Republicans of the glorious Eighth District. Let their spirit animate all the districts and the campaign of 1868 will be as cheering in its results as those of 1863 and 1864."

The following address was also issued to the public and to Republicans especially:

COLUMBUS, OHIO, February 5, 1868. To the Loyal Union Electors of the State of Ohio:

The great and vital importance of the issues involved in the approaching State and National Elections impels the Union Republican members of the

ance of the friends of good government at Columbus on the 4th of March next, to attend the State Convention on that day. The approaching campaign, in the issues involved, is more important and vital to the peace and prosperity of the country than any political contest which has preceded it. The great questions of the war are yet unsettled. The party which involved the county in the war, deluged it with the blood of our young men, and brought grief and misery to households all over the land, is now making desperate and unscrupulous efforts to regain control of the State and National Governments. We, therefore, earnestly implore our loyal fellow-citizens to come up to the Capital of the State in large delegations composed of the sages and young men of the party, who sustained the country in the hour of its trial, the veterans and soldiers who fought and bled in its defense, to organize for a thorough and brilliant campaign. The recent and glorious struggle in the Eighth Congressional District, which resulted in the triumphant election of General Beatty, assures us that the current of defeat has been happily and successfully checked. Let the reaction be further encouraged and promoted by the assemblage of large numbers of the friends of the country from every county in the State on the day named to secure a thorough and efficient organization of our force, backed by a determination that victory no less glorious than that of 1863 shall again rejoice loyal hearts all over the land. It is expected that all the railroads of the State will issue half-fare tickets; and our Union friends of Columbus invite their loyal fellow citizens attending the Convention to the hospitality of their homes on that day. All delegations, however numerous, will be entitled to seats in the Convention, but the votes of the counties shall be as indicated in the call of the State Central Committee. A joyous time may be expected, one that will rejoice the heart of every patriot and inaugurate a campaign that will result in the full triumph of liberal principles and give peace and prosperity to the whole land.

James C. Hall, of Lucas; J. Warren Keifer, of Clarke; James Scott, of Warren; Robert B. Dennis, of Cuyahoga; William P. Johnson, of Athens; Committee on behalf of the Union Members of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio.

At eleven o'clock, Wednesday morning, March 4th, the State Convention met in the Atheneum on State street. The hall was densely packed and numbers who had come. from distant counties were turned away un

able to secure standing room. In the absence of Chairman Cowen the assemblage was called to order by William Dennison.

Andrew G. McBurney, of Warren County, was elected Temporary Chairman; and Jonathan K. Rukenbrod, of Columbiana; Joseph C. Devin, of Knox; James M. Fitzgerald, of Hamilton; James Stinchcomb, of Hocking; and David R. Locke, of Lucas, Temporary Secretaries. The announcement of the name of Mr. Locke, better known to the world through his inimitable Confederate X Roads" letters as Petroleum V. Nasby"-was greeted with great cheering. The members of the various Committees were announced, as follows:

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Credentials: I. Charles Weitzell, Hamilton. 2. James Morgan, Hamilton. 3. A. P. Cox, Butler. 4. Robert P. Kennedy, Logan. 5. George W. Holbrook, Auglaize. 6. James Pursell, Fayette. James C. McCloud, Madison. 8. John S. Jones, Delaware. 9. H. H. Harding, Huron. 10. A. H. Selden, Putnam. II. Allen T. Wikoff, Adams. 12. William H. Free, Perry. 13. A. M. Train, Muskingum. 14. William H. Hazlett, Ashland. 15. David A. Russell, Meigs. 16. Charles Hare, Noble. 17. Robert Brailey, Carroll. 18. John A. Long, Cuyahoga. 19. R. B. Barnes, Portage.

Permanent Organization: 1. Alexander C. Sands, Hamilton, 2. Warner M. Bateman, Hamilton. 3. John N. Gillespie Montgomery. 4. Anson P. Howard, Champaign. 5. James S. Robinson, Hardin. 6. P. J. Ricker, Clinton. 7. Samuel A. Bowman, Clark. 8. John B. Coates, Union. 9. William B. Sloan, Ottawa. 10. Ezekiel Masters, Fulton. 11. Homer C. Jones, Vinton. 12. S. A. Fitch, Pickaway.

13. William Morrison, Coshocton. 14. John H. Boynton, Lorain. 15. Francis B. Pond, Morgan. 16. Isaac Morton, Guernsey. 17. John W. Underhill, Stark. 18. Ferdinand Nicola, Cuyahoga. 19. Delos W. Canfield, Geauga.

Resolutions: 1. Frederick Hassaurek, Hamilton. 2. Charles H. Blackburn, Hamilton. 3. William D. Bickham, Montgomery, 4. G. Volney Dorsey, Miami. 5. Parlee Carlin, Hancock. 6. Chambers Baird, Brown. 7. Leander J. Critchfield, Franklin. 8. Roeliff Brinkerhoff, Richland. 9. Rush R. Sloan, Erie. 10. Joseph R. Swigart, Henry. II. Daniel McFarland, Scioto. 12. Charles Borland, Fairfield. 13. William R. Sapp. Knox. 14. Addison S. McClure, Wayne. 15. William P. Johnson, Athens. George W. McIlvain, Tuscarawas. Robert Sherrard, Jefferson. 18. Seth Marshall, Cuyahoga. 19. William M. Eames, Ashtabula.

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At the afternoon session the Committee on Credentials reported that every county except Monroe was represented, and that many counties had almost unlimited delegations. The following permanent officers were reported by the Committee on Organization and unanimously elected:

President: John C. Lee, of Lucas County.

Vice Presidents: 1. Henry Henneke, Hamilton. 2. Robert B. Moore, Hamilton. 3. Edward A. Parrott, Montgomery. 4. Scipio Myers, Darke. 5. Michael Dumbroff, Auglaize. 6. John M. Barrere, Highland. 7. Ephraim Bidwell, Madison. 8. C. P. Stiles, Morrow. 9. Levi Weirick, Seneca. 10. James C. Hall, Lucas. II. Joseph Bradbury, Gallia. 12. James Worthington, Ross. 13. Joseph C. Devin, Knox.

14. Lewis Flannery, Holmes. 15. Thomas A. Welsh, Meigs. 16. Abraham Simmons, Noble. 17. Anson G. McCook, Jefferson. 18. James Barnett, Cuyahoga. 19. Eben Newton, Mahoning.

Secretaries: Jacob C. Donaldson, of Franklin; David R. Locke, of Lucas; William P. Fogg, of Cuyahoga.

General Lee was received with great enthusiasm.

"The proceedings of this assemblage," said he, "will not only affect Ohio, but have a wide-spread influence upon every State of the Union, and a favorable bearing on the elevation of the Republican candidate to the Presidency. The people will stand by the plighted faith of the Nation to those who defended its honor during the war. The Government, through the people, will treat all creditors alike, and not suffer the fair

fame of the United State to be blackened and defiled by repudiation."

In the ballot for Supreme Judge, William White, of Clarke County, received 3931 votes; Philip B. Swing, of Clermont, 79; Moses B. Walker, of Hancock, 76; and William W. Johnson, of Lawrence, 54. Judge White's nomination was made unani

mous.

On the first ballot for Secretary of State, Isaac R. Sherwood, of Williams County, received 210 votes; James Williams, of Franklin, 171; Isaac M. Kirby, of Wyandot, 1361, and John Russell, of Champaign, 88. No choice.

On the second: Sherwood had 271 votes, Williams 186 and Kirby 1561. Mr. Russell's name was withdrawn during the progress of the ballot.

On the third: Sherwood had 305 votes, Williams 173 and Kirby 123. Sherwood was thereupon made the unanimous choice of the Convention.

During the balloting the Chair read a telegram from Washington City, signed by Con

gressmen Eggleston and Welker, announcing that impeachment proceedings against President Johnson had been begun, and the news was hailed with shouts of approval. Granville Moody-the Fighting Parson❞— moved that the Chair be directed to answer ordering Congress "to move immediately upon the enemy's works," which was agreed to amid renewed approving cries. It was suggested by one of Colonel Moody's soldiers that he pray for President Johnson, but he declined, saying that according to the oldfashioned Methodist doctrine, "some persons were past praying for."

John A. Norris, of Geauga, was renominated for the office of School Commissioner by acclamation. Rodney Foos, of Clinton, was nominated in like manner for Clerk of the Supreme Court.

For Member of the Board of Public Works, James Moore, of Coshocton, received 227 votes; Erastus R. Hosmer, of Muskingum, 110; Henry C. Carhart, of Crawford, 78; Alexander Stewart, of Cuyahoga, 63; Richard R. Porter, of Stark, 60; Josiah Parkhurst, of Pickaway, 49, and Godfrey Heck, of Tuscarawas, 19, on the first ballot. The names of Heck, Parkhurst, Stewart and Carhart were then withdrawn. On the second ballot: Moore received 325, Hosmer 271 and Porter 10. Mr. Moore was then declared the unanimous choice.

David Tod, of Mahoning, and Samuel Galloway, of Franklin, were nominated for Presidential Electors-at-large by acclamation.

For Delegates-at-large to the Republican National Convention, many names were announced, but only a single ballot was required to make the selections. Frederick Hassaurek, of Hamilton County, received

552 votes; John C. Lee, of Lucas, 456; John A. Bingham, of Harrison, 328; James Scott, of Warren, 291; Leander J. Critchfield, of Franklin, 162; William B. Castle, of Cuyahoga, 142; Roeliff Brinkerhoff, of Richland, 71; Valentine B. Horton, of Meigs, 70; Hezekiah S. Bundy, of Jackson 51, and Robert C. Kirk, of Knox, 43. Messrs. Hassaurek, Lee, Bingham and Scott were declared duly elected, and on motion the rules were suspended and Messrs. Critchfield, Castle, Brinkerhoff and Horton were selected by acclamation as Alternates-atlarge.

Frederick Hassaurek, of Hamilton, the able and versatile editor of the Cincinnati Volksblatt, Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, read the platform, which was as follows:

Resolved, by the Union party in Convention assembled, That the National Republican Union party having preserved the integrity of the country, having defeated the atrocious attempt lately made to inaugurate appeals to arms and civil war from the legitimate results of legal and constitutional election, and having placed American Nationality on the solid foundation of liberty and the rights of man, will elect to the Presidency of the United States next November a man under whose administration will be completed the great task of reconstruction on the basis of nationality, liberty and true democracy, and who, with firmness, and yet with moderation, with justice, and yet with charity and liberality, with unswerving loyalty, yet with prudence and statesmanship, will heal the wounds of the war, reconcile the hostile elements, and by his wisdom, economy, rectitude and good faith, will restore those sections of the country which the rebellion has desolated to prosperity and happiness, and, with the hearty co-operation of the people's Representatives in Congress, will reestablish the relations of the several States to a regenerated Union and the blessings of everlasting peace,

2. That at this juncture the eyes of the country are directed to one man who is eminently qualified by his character, position, antecedents and the universal confidence which he enjoys, to secure a triumphant election next November, to terminate, when in office, the present state of transition and suspense, and to

guide the Nation to a new era of good feeling and restored confidence.

3. That with ULYSSES S. GRANT as our candidate for the Presidency, BENJAMIN F. WADE for the Vice Presidency, and the history of the past seven years for our platform, we may confidently appeal to the people. loyalty, patriotism and intelligence of the American

4. That the chief obstruction to the pacification of the country has been the persistent opposition of ANDREW JOHNSON to the reconstruction of the civil government in the rebellious States under the authority of National legislation, by keeping alive the spirit of the rebellion and reviving the hopes of restoration to political power of its great ally, the Democratic party.

5. That we approve and applaud the action of the House of Representatives in the recent exercise of its high Constitutional prerogative by the impeachment of ANDREW JOHNSON for high crimes and misdemeanors in office, and believing it to be the Constitutional function of the Senate, sitting as a court of justice, to finally determine every question of law and fact arising in the course of prosecution, we invoke from all parties a peaceable and law-abiding submission to the judgment in the case.

6. That by the indecent haste and precipitation with which the Democratic Legislature of our own State rescinded the resolutions ratifying the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and thus condemned the propositions contained in said amendment-propositions which the people of Ohio, after full and exhausting discussion had endorsed with over 40,000 majority, the Democratic party has again manifested that its restoration to power would put in jeopardy the results of our great struggle, undo what has been accomplished by the war and again plunge the country into disorder, confusion and the dangers of secession, disintegration and perhaps a war of races; and, that to avoid the calamity of a Democratic victory, it becomes the duty of all true lovers of their country to unite, disregarding for the time being all side issues or questions of minor importance, until the danger of a fatal reaction has passed and the fruits of the war are permanently secured by the election of a loyal, reliable and patriotic President.

7. That we cordially approve the determination of Congress to retrench the expenses of the Government, and that we urge upon the National Legislators the necessity of the strictest economy and a reduction of the army and navy and a thorough revision and simplification of our system of Federal taxation, so as to equalize and lighten the burdens of the taxation of the people.