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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 6 0 Browse Search
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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 3: political affairs.--Riots in New York.--Morgan's raid North of the Ohio. (search)
The Democratic Convention that assembled June 11, 1863. at Columbus, Ohio, and nominated Vallandigham for the chief magistracy of the State, See page 84. also. denounced the Government, and sent a committee The following are the names of the Committee: M. Burchard, David A. Houck, George Bliss, T. W. Bartley, W. J. Gordon, John O'Neill, C. A. White, W. A. Fink, Alexander Long, J. W. White, George H. Pendleton, George L. Converse, Hanzo P. Noble, James R. Morris, W. A. Hutchins, Abner L. Backus, J. F. MceKenney, P. C. DeBlond, Louis Schaefer. to the President to demand a revocation of the sentence of their candidate, not as a favor, but as a right. They assumed to speak for a majority of the, people of Ohio. The President's reply June 29. was brief and pointed. He defended the action of the Government, and, after telling them plainly that their own attitude in the matter encouraged desertion, resistance to the draft, and the like, and that both friends and enemies of the U