American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-09-27
PRESIDENT,
EDWARD BATES, of Missouri.


Henry i. Duncan, of Kontucy.
John Shanklin, Indiana.
Walter Coleman, of Tennessee.
James II. Mathcny, of Illinois.
Gov. Mn. G.. Lane, of Missouri.
John Finney, of Florida.
Col. E. A. Iolbrook, of Arkansas.
G. Il. Dortie, ofGcorga.
SECRETARIES.
Lac. Anderson, of Ohio.
James M. Townsend, of Connecticut
Hon. Thos. Jones York, ofNew Jcrsy.
Il. '. Machcttc, of Pennsylvania.
). ii. Kennedy, of Louisiana.
James II. Charless, of Missouri.
Col. Huntingdon, of New York.
Mr.. Bates, on taking the Chair, adj
dressed the Convention in an eloquent
speech, a full report of which we have
not received. 1t will be published
hereafter.
Governor Graham Of North Carroll
ma, Francis Granger, Of New York, Mr..
Lunt, of Massachusetts, and VIM. G..
Rives, and John Janncy of Virginia,
also addressed the Convention, during
the afternoon Session.
The Patriot states that the Conven-
ton is remarkable for tho fine appcar-
anco and dignifed bearing of its mem
bcrs-surpassing in this respect any
previous convention ever held in Bal
timorc.
The gallarics of the Hall were crow
dcd with spectators during the day,
and tho Convention itself comprised
several hundred delegates from nearly
every State in the Union.
The Committee on an Address and
Resolutions is thus constituted:
Pennsylvania, David Paul Brown;
Maryland, VIM. Schley; Connecticut,
James NJ. Townsend; Georgia, James
w. Jones; Massachusetts George Lunt;
Alabama, H. II. Armstrong; Kentuc-
ky, S. S. Nichols; New York, Samuel
3. Rugglos; Arkansas, J. II. Graham;
New Jersey, Judge Randolph; Ohio,
IL. S. McFadden; Missouri, Edward
Biddle; Illinois, David A. Brown; Lou
isiana, George Helmc; North Carolina,
George w. Mordacai; Tennessee, John
L. Satforaus; Mississippi,W w. A. Strong;
Delaware, j. G. Strong.
BALTIMORE, September 18.-The
Convention re-asscmbled at 10 A. M.
The Committee on Resolutions, thro'
its Chairman, Governor Hunt, report
cd series of resolution, to the effect
as follows:
Res0l0ed, That the Wings of the
United States now here assembled
hereby declare their reverence for the
Constitution of the United Statcs;-
their unalterable attachment to the Ma
tional Union; and a fixed determine
ton to do all in their power to pre-
serve them for themselves, and their
posterity. They have no new princi-
pies to announce; no new platform to
establish; but are content to broadly
rest-where their fathers rosted-up-
on the Constitution of the United
States, wishing no safer guide, no high
or law.
Reso1ved, That we regard with the
deepest interest and anxiety, the pre-
sent disordered condition of our ma
tional aiiairs-a portion of the country
rayaged by civil war, large sections of
our population embittercd by mutual
recriminations; and we distinctly trace
these calamities to the culpabie neg
lcct of duty by the present national
administration.
Resoloed, That the Government of
the United States was formed by the
conjunction in political unity of wide
spread geographical sections, material
ly differing, not only in climate and
products, but in social and domestic
institutions; and that any cause which
shall permanently array these sections
in political hostility and organized par
ties founded only on geographical dis.
tinctions, must inevitably prove fatal
to continuance Of the National IT,
Mon.
Resolued, That the Wings of the
United States declare as fundamon-
tai article Of political faith, an abolutc
necessity for avoiding geographical
parties. The danger SO clearly discern.
ed by the FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY
has now become fearfully apparent in
the agitation now convulsing the ma.
ton, aud must be arrested at once if
we would preserve our Constitution and
our Union from Acknowledgement, and
the name of America from being blot.
ted out from the family Of civilized ma
tions.
ResoIOed, That all who revere tho