The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09
No. 684.

She has ever been and will ever remain loyal to
: the Union and the Constitution. While yet in
lay earliest manhood, put on record my con-
yictiOn, that in all future as In all past cir
cumstsnces, Ohio will cleave fast to the Ma
iional Constitution and the National Union,
and that her growing energies will on no occa-
sion be more willingly or powerfully put forth
than in the support and maintenance Of both in
unimpaired yigor and strength That convic-
ton remains unchanged. H9a
"Nor do / doubt, Mr.. President that the
spirit and purpose of Ohio is the spirit and pur-
pose of all the States whose worthy and honor.
ed representatives We SO gladly greet here to-
night
We will not surrender the proud title of
American citizens. We will not renounce our
portion in the glories of the Imperial Republic.
We will not madly fling away the most blessed
boon of free institutions ever vouchsafed by
Heaven by man. We will not prepare for our
children, instead of the noble heritage of free
dom, prosperity, and peace, which our fathers
transmitted to us, q detestable inheritance of
despotism, calamity, and civil war.
No, no-a thousand times, no. We will
compose whatever differences have arisen or
may arise in the spirit of our fathers Claiming,
mutually, nothing that we think wrong, we will
concede, mutually, whatever we find to be Just
Cherishing, above al, with the constant ardor
of Washington, "a cordial and immovable at
tachment,' to the Federal Union, we will re-
solve, with the inhexible determination of Jack
son, that 1T MUST BIZ PRESERVED
The speech Of Gov. Chase was ecclesiastical.
ly received the Tennesseans, Kentuckians,
and Ohioans, seeming to be equally pleased
with it.
Yesterday morning the military accompa-
MED the guests of the State to the cars. Gov
Dennison and the Legislature of Ohio went
with them to Cincinnati, via Dayton. After their
departure, dispatch was received from Gov
Morgan, of New York, announcing the passage
Of resolution by the New York Legislature,
inviting the Legislatures of Tennessee, Ken
lucky, and Ohio, with the Executive officers of
their respective States, to visit Albany. The
message, however, was not received until after
the guests had departed for their homes c.
NEW YoRK.-The Republican State Com
mittee of New York have called State Con-
yention at Syracuse ON the 18th of April.
The committee were unanimously in favor of
Mr. Seward for President. Governor Morgan
stated that, as Chairman of the National Re-
publican Executive Committee, he had ad-
dressed letters to its members, inquiriug what
are their views in regard to changing the time
for the National Convention. Almost without
exception, so far as heard from, they were
against a change.
A resolution was adopted in favor of the
election of delegates to Chicago by the State
Conventioa, in preference to the district sys-
tenn. 1t is alleged that in this way harmo-
NOUS delegation may be obtained. But we
apprehend that the district system is best cal
eulated to give expression to the will of the
people. We presume that the State Conven-
lion will dispose of the question in its own
way, regardless of the opinion of the commit
tee. The caucus system should be extended
no farther than is absolutely necessary to keep
up party organization. When carried beyond
this point. it becomes an offensive oligarchy,
corrupt and pictorial.
A LETTER FROM NAPOLEON TO THE Pore
The French commander at Rome, Gen. Guyon,
made a formal visit to the Pope on the first of
January, during which his Holiness expressed
the hope that the Emperor would " admit the
falseness of certain principles which have lately
appeared in pamphlet, which may be called a
striking monument of hypocrisy and an ignoble
tissue Of contradictions" But his hopes we're
in few days dssipated by the arrival of a let
ter from Napoleon, in which he substantially
repeats the views of the obnoxious pamphlet.
lie is full of professions of reverence, and, with
the greatest desire in the world to uphold the
temporal power of the Pope, he feels the ne
cessty of yielding to fate. He calls upon the
Holy Father to make surrender of his revolt
ed provinces on the altar of peace, and says that
the Powers Of Europe will guaranty him in the
possession of what remains.
The Peoples party of Delaware are discuss
ing the proprety of sending delegates to the
Chicago Convention. They have the opportu-
nifty to redeem the State from thraldom to the
slave Democracy, and they will regret it, if they
suffer the opportunity to pass unimproved.
SERENADE.-The Speaker, Mr.. Pennington,
was serenaded at Wizards, on Thursday even
ing last. A large number of persons were
present and speeches were made by that gen.
tleman, by Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Burlingame, and
others.
METHoDIsM IN THE UNITED STATEs.-The
Methodists' embrace the largest number of
Christians of any one denomination in America.
From the Christian Adrocdte and Journal we
learn that their numbers are as follows:
Methodist Episcopal Church, NORTH t
exclusive of Foreign German and
Liberia Conference 954,9l8
Methodist Episcopal Church South 70o,0O0
American Wesleyan Methodist $1,000
Methodist Protestant Church 10000
African Methodist Episcopal Church 10000
African Meth. Episcopal Zion Church e,203
Evangelical Association 10000
United Brethren in Christ S2,0i3
Minor Divisions 10000