, 1864-06-17
News of June sth.

Prayer Dy heV. MI. GeQQeS OF OnlO
The Committee on the Order of Business
which after amendments was adop-
ted.
King, of New York, Chairman of the
Committee on Credentials, made majority
report that the Missouri radicals be admit
ted that the Arkansas delegates be admit
ted to seats without a right to vote; that
the delegates from South Carolina be not
admitted that those from the District of
Columbia be admitted to seats without the
privilege of voting.
The minority made a report which con-
Cured with the majority Of the report with
the exception of the exclusion dele
gates from the States of Virginia and Ar
kansas, and the Territories of Colorado, Ne
vada and Nebraska from the right of voting.
That part of the majority report relating
to the seats of uncontested delegates, was
adopted
The question REQUIRED, upon the adoption
of the majority report, admitting the radicals
from Missouri
A call for vote by the States was made
"n1oli -oseltod in the unanimous adoption
OF the majority report admitting the Mis-
Inc rema!n..H mi g proposition offered by King
as an amendment that the delegates from
Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas and
all the territories, which the majority report
proposed, to admit without the right to vote,
should have right to vote, was put
Lane, of Kansas, asked division on the
question to vote as to the States first and
then Territories The division was called
The Convention then voted ayes 80, noes
153.
On giving Tennessee the right to vote
they voted as to whether the delegates from
Arkansas and Louisiana should have the
same privilege, which resulted as the former
vote
Raymond of New York, from the Com
mittee on Resolutions reported the follow
ing:
ResoZOed, That it is the highest duty of
every American citizen to maintain against
all enemies, the integrity of the Union, and
the paramount authority Of the Constitution
Laying aside all differences of political opin-
ion, we pledge ourselves as Union men, ami
mated by common sentiment aiming at a
common object to do everything in our pow
er to aid the Government in quelling, by
force Of arms, the existing rebellion now wa
ging against its authority bringing to the
punishment due their crimes the rebel trait
ors arrayed against it.
ResOlved, That we approve of the deter
mination Of the United States Government
not to compromise with the rebels or offer
any terms of peace, except such as may be
based upon the unconditional surrender or
suspension of their hostilities and return to
their just allegiance to the Constitution and
Laws OF the United States. We call upon
the Government to maintain this position,
by the utmost possible vigor to the complete
suppression Of the rebellion, with full re-
lance upon the self-sacrlfce, patriotism, he
roic yalor, undying devotion Of the Ameri-
can people to their country and its free in
stitutions.
Resotged, That as slavery was the cause,
and now constitutes the strength of this re-
belion, it must be always and everywhere
hostile to the principles of republican
government justice and National safety de-
maDds its utter extirpation from the soil Of
the republic We uphold and maintain the
acts and prOclamations by which the Govern
ernment, in its own defeuse, aimed death
blow at this gigantic evil, and are in favor
furthermore, Of such amendments to the Con
stitution, to be made by the people in con
formity with its provisions, as shall termi-
nate forever and prohibit the existence of
slavery within the limits and jurisdiction of
the United States
The next resolution thanks the soldiers of
bp nd ~, ~ II
liant heroic acheivments in the defence of
the country.
The following resolution approves of the
practical wisdom, unselfsh patriotism of
Abraham Lincoln, and endorses as essential
to the preservation of the Nation, and as
constitutional all measures and acts which
he has adopted to defend the Nation against
open and secret foes. Itapproves especially
the Emancipation Proclamation and the en-
ployment as Union soldiers of men heretofore
held as slaves
Resol0ed, That the Government owes to
all men employed in its armies, without re-
gard to color, full protection of the laws of
war and the violation of these laws by the
rebels should be made a subject for a full
and prompt redress.
The next resolution favors the fostering
and encouraging foreign emigration and a
speedy construction of the Pacific Railroad.
ResoZDed, That the national faith is pledged
to the redemption of the public debt and
must be kept inviolate, ond for this purpose
we recommend economy and riged respon-
sibilty of public expenditures a vigorous
and just systsm Of taxation.
Resoz0sd, That it is the duty of every 10y
al state to sustain the credit of the Govern
ment and promote the use of National cur
rency.
ResozOea, That we approve the position
taken by the Government, that the people
of the United States can never regard with
Indifference the attempt by European power
to overthrow by force and supplant by fraud
the institutions of any Republican Govern
ment on the Western Continent, and will
view with extreme jealousy, as menacing
peace and independence of our own country,
any such power to obtain fOothold for mon
archical governments to sustain foreign mill
tary force in or near the proximity of the
United States
A motion to adopt the resolutions by