The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-05

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Al the hour designated the Convention. was called 70
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80 ~ '''cr '"ss'r' VINO haeo HON. f'h's h'o''a"'
Vi oheiua; as temporary Chairman.
Tho motion WAS carried and Hon. r. T. Grant Of Suli-
van ana to,n !, crnano ~ nronaaan ,.sr. ,n,,,r,o,
'i w "' a. "'eu"e' vi "A''''s' "o'' "pi''"'o"
committee TO conduct the temporary President to the chair
Mr. KEENAN, was loudly applnudod MS he appearcd On
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the stand VA taxing le char no san'--
GENTLEMEN OF The CONVENTIONAL tender you my thanks
iof me compliment you have conferred upon me N So
lcciips me 10 preside over your action and dclibfhons
coud nave WISHED indeed, that could have cohsratu-
lated You on this occasion the present condition or
even iuture prospects OF our beloved country But ~ IS
saldenng truth that our country Us government, s
people, and the Institutions Under which We have SO long
posicrousy Ived, are threatened by dangers snch az
never before surrounded hen--not even In the days
when our fathers rose up against oppression ana vad'
caieu thor rights 70 mdecidenee va, We coua' w
were united people, rise up anu meet the wholc WORM
III arms III righteous cause 3u b.ttr dssclsohs nave
arisen ana deadly ehmy mas occn excited oy enc secUh
against another, until IL mas eliminated IN civ war We
have before our eyes the saddenng spectacle OF the sons
oil men who We're but Few years since banded togater
IN defence Of their liberties and their lives engaged IN
atrcidai strife and shedding each others blood. Such
spectacle may wen MI inc meast " every good man
w.n SORROW ana alarm, Sat gentlemen !, rs our duty
we arc worthy 81 our fathers and or the institutions
oequeathed TO ns by them, to meet these great
dangers hrmy and wisely II We can, and TO sock
Dy i means VI our power 10 stay tho rum mat seems
Impending over our beloved country. u our uuty 10
inns eno 10 oppose abodtionsm ut the North ana seoes-
our government ana threatening 10 nNor'row our inst
utons; and eHhort you, speaking from my h'nrf 10 Jet
" ~ mon ana pa,'o.s s" lar Us III vs. cs inc shoeAvo,,
10 cohsigh them both to common grave Never VIII
our country SEQ pee unless we do So The aboitionss
0, TIE Morrill, hro2 the ballot box, are seeking to retain
iner power, whch - rs destructive as doth u the IN
sltut'ons under whiGh We ilve Cloud appiause). lrt
us by the rnanmity and patriotism Of onr action show
To the world tina, ready at this time To take po
sltion which shall enable to ei,cGuay pat aboonsm
down at the ballot box Secession at The SOUTH nstXa
ted by comparatively few men, has awaited itself OF tho
win arms IN Their hands, bocaguefig The capital Oh The
nation, and seeking the overthrow OF tho government
we care not what men are IA charge ne government,
- our duty az PATRIOTS ana as democrats to protect
and preserve that government and resist with arms and
neol be with onr lives the mon who seek 10 over
| throw IT, we VIII say TO everybody III nome ana
abroad that this must be no war ior the emancipation
shyes bnt Tor me preservation OF TIE government
ana OF the fshs OF al sections OF inc 'h'oh' ihe dcno-
c'htc phriy WI stanl mp against All coaos IN support
and de!,uce Of The government .s history in the ps'
establishes this fact But believe that the time has
come when the position Of great party must be dec
sivcy taken, for no negative policy can preserve the
country from destruction 1T this crisis II Is true that
nnhappily or the country, we have not the power at
this time TO adiIinatcr the government, but We can
clearly boldly and firmly mark lbe decisive
OF action which we propose IN order To rescue tho coun
Try rom we aueeis ,faa Surround IT, 10 m.sS 'hse
| exists, To- invoke n shirt worthy Of the crisis
! in which meet together. Jbe lime and the
circumstances lht surround us may wen lca 10 conflict
Let u.s. in temnora,e and moderate disc,ssm comparo
thosc views that We arrive The and most pa
,,oe conclusion ana a.,ae what Is nrs' u" oe ache, ret
said Of MS tbs wbcn ,he coysrnsnt s threatened M
destruction and Institutions crumblins us
we deserve lbe seof ana contempt tat nave ever baen
!eit l'F we Jews OF oa VINO, "ieh IN army sfrromfod
Their capa with the design Of destroying their govern
' anu nos.as !. ',', 'lc race VI 'c c"r.n, Wss,eu
% ho 'Sans. uie cnh'nn zoe, DIV ~ wa!'he
VIII WV "icr nlil lnir las'iutons wcnt oowh ~
ru ,, @ t"s aess'"es,oa 81 our psoveu cosn.iy
~. I'M, oe ~ Nv '.sst 70 s,i" na' VIZ sa'ercu
~, H' - - i ". o'v.s's an, ,'oh oou'suI
forbesrinc and so rln,jc that an mon .on, r. tlcv
do not ION Us in arriving out the preservation OF he
that Il NAV be aid il was war 70 nrno,l tlr consu'
ticn 10 presryc tbe gnye,nsn, n siye e,.ery eeco
81 ,h ,r ~ ~ Ike; s0' h,s n w. se.io
and "a that Il NAV he tnov, tho, wa Raw cn,, \" n,
down ths hon from Awe ~ o ~" he cagntrv and
aroroadv 10 psoeIam In, s SOON ne ~, armed eheiou
liberal spn, ana 10 guarantee lul oapsii,to,mi
rights To All we only prosecuie his wnr in
word. in order tha, We nav have peace under
RON northern abo.cpism and southern sScees Sin
let us then adopt here such policy and display such
concert oI action amt such harmony that The country VIII
gather hoe and confidence and viii look TO MS to aid
tho states through the danger that surrounds them, and
restore peace To the Union. cloud appause.)
L. u Uolstcin Of Albany and " j. Clark of Jefferson
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me ron OF delegates was th1n caiicd ana credentials
presented.
w 7 NcNrr,r az ,u,oho,v ,nc,.a ,.a, .o,o
w. ~ -, Va ,'s"N"s ''D''' N''' y ,,'n
m"tee :" TWO nom cach )o"'csh district, except New
York, be appointed on contested seats. Agreed TO-
n, D n p,,c,,.r NJ o,vc,o ,,oro1 ,h,, N co,n,oi,tao
,
:" Nv" from ''t" foh Nfatt"t' except INC rHsl, DC 'p
Nointcd report pcrDanc officers Ibc Convent n.
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p,intmprt az ,o,ni,trc M ,o rrm ,och n,liclol ,s
trrt report resolutions and suggested that ii would be
desirable 70 nave Al i ntrlois fctfesrhHa, ana tat
nn,nittcc on ront|stai seat '''''' '0 ~ VI WV
The resolution was laid on llic table.
COMMITTEE on PERMANENT one .xuArov
ihe tmAm announced the Following C"'nnitiec On Per-
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~ on" D.'f"--b. + t"S'1i, ol orahsc. ana siocrt
lhnn6, ~ pntoh"'s
ihhd DtsTht-bhiff's Holmes, ti Schoharle, ana
Henry Lansing, Oh Albany.
- fonfN D%rlc--ia'li f'l'mp, Z" "a ato:a, 40" Anns
heuoa, M N!ia'on -
: fjfd Dt@ritf-f. Il. faicott, Of Usweso, aud ]" H.
bFnwn OF JEFFERSON.
",JFh pttfti-Ma,hew H. Kerr oil p''awarc, and John
H. HnbEfiyi % themMg
ser'3h iit''d~-A. Woodw"rth, Of Seneca, and A.
Nhltc, W la!uea
EtghM pttriG--l > Jensos, OF tatiafasrs, aud John
H. skinner, o. Wyoming.
COMMITTEE on CONTESTED sE,rs.
an f.on,cleI Than