Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-11
From the Sacramento Union OF Yes,erday.l

From the Sacramento Union OF Yesterday
| The National Union Convention nani-
for President and Andy Johnson for Vice
President.
| BALTIMORE June sth-T The Convention re-
assembled ut ten O'Clock this morning, President
Dennison in the chair. Prayer was offered by the
Rev. Mr.. Geddis of Ohio.
The Committee on Order of Business reported,
and aft er being considered, the report was adopt
ed.
King, of New York, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Credentials, made majority report, TO the
effect that the Missouri delegates be admitted;
that the Arkansas delegates be admitted to seats
without the right of voting; that the South Caro-
| lima delegates be not admitted, aud that those
from the District of Columbia be admitted to seats
without votes. The minority made a report
which concurred in that of the majority except as
| TO the exclusion of the delegates from Virginia
| Arkansas and the Territories Of Colorado Ne
vada and Nebraska from the right of voting
That part of the minority report that related TO
the Territorial delegates was adopted. Several
amendments regarding the manner Of the admis
sion of the Missouri delegation rejected The
question then required on the adoption of the ma
iorty report call for yoie by States was
made resulting in the unanimous adoption OF the
majority report, admitting the Radical delegates
from Missouri.
After the admission of the Missouri delegates
the remaining propositions, offered rs an amend
ment by King of New York, that the delegates
from Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, Louisiana, Ar
kansas and all the Territories which the majority
report proposed to admit TO seats without the
right to vote, should have the right TO vote, was
put TO the Convention
Lane of Kansas asked for division of the ques-
ton-to vote as TO the States first, and then as to
the Territories.
The division was called for, and the Conven-
ton voted ayes, 80; noes, l53, on giving the
Tennessee delegates the bright to vote, and then
voted to admit the delegates from Arkansas and
Louisiana, with the right to vote, with the same
result.
The report of the Committee on Credentials as
then adopted
Raymond, of New York, from the Committee
on Resolutions, reported the following:
ResoLcsd, That it is the highest duty OF every
American citizen to maintain, against oil their
enemies, the integrity Of the Union and the para.
mount authority of the Constitution of the United
states and that, laying aside all differences OF
| political opinion, we pledge ourselves as Union
men, animated by a common sentiment, and aim
| ing at common object, to do everything in our
power to aid the Government in quelling by
force OF arms the existing rebellion now waging
against its authority, and in bringing to the pun.
hnment due to their crimes the rebels and traitors
| arraysd against il.
ResoLeed, That we approve the determination
| Of the United States Government not to compro-
mise with rebels, or to offer any terms of peace
| except such as may be based upon an uncoudi.
uonAi surrenusr lsuspensonJ of their hostllities
and return to their just allegiance to the Constl
tuition and laws of the United States, and that we
| call upon the Government to maintain the posi.
ton and to prosecute the war with the utmost
possible yigOr to the complete suppression of the
rebellion, the full reliance upon the selfsacrihce
| patriotism, heroic vaor and undylng devotion of
the American people to their country and its free
| institutions.
RssoEred, That as slavery was the cause and
now constitutes the strength Of this rebellion,
1 II. nR1 haRa hos ft1A %
the principles of republican government, justice,
and national safety demand its utter extirpstion
from the soil of the Republic and that we uphold
and maintain the acts and proclamations by which
the Government, In its own defense, has aimed
death blow at this gigantic evil We are In favor,