Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-11
BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
Abrahann Lincoln and Andrew Joh n
son Nominated for President
and Vice President.
Radical Resolutions Adopted.
Proceedings Harmonious.

BALTmoRK, June 3.-The Convention
re-assembIed ct 10 o'clock, President
Dannison in the Chair
After prayer BY Rev. Mr. Graddis, Of
Ohio, the Committee on Business report
ed, and after amendment, the report was
adopted
Mr. King, of New York, Chairman OF
the Committee on Credentials, made q
majority report that the Missouri Radic-
ais be admitted, that the Arkansas dele.
gates be admitted 10 seats without the
right Of voting, that the South Carelina
delegates be not admitted, and the dele.
gates from the District Of Columbia be
admitted to seats without votes.
The minority made a report which
eoncurred with that Of the majority. ex-
cepi the exclusion Of the delegates from
Virginia, Arkansas, and the Territories
OF Colorado, Nevada and Nebraska, from
the right Of voting.
That part Of the majority report that
related to uneontested delegations was
adopted.
Several amendments regarding the
manner of admission of tho Missouri
delegates were rejected.
The question then REQUIRED on the ad-
option of the majority report.
A call for the vote by States was made,
and resulted in the adoption of the ma
jority report, admitting the Radical del
egation from Missouri, By yeas 440,
nays L.
Aner the admission of the Missouri
/ delegates, the remaining proposition of.
fered as an amendment, BY Mr.. King,
"that the delegates from Tennessee,
/ Virginia, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas
aud all the Territories which the msjori-
~ report proposed to admit to seats with
out the right 20 vote, should have the
right to vote was put to the Convention,
Mr.. Lane asked division Of the q1es-
ton, so as to vote as TO the States hrst
and then on the Territories
A second division was called for, and
the house asked 10 vote FIRST as to Ten.
nessee having the right to vote A
call for vote by States was made and
the house voted, ayes $40, nays. 1853
The Convention next voted as to tM ad
mission Of Arkansas aud Louisiana with
the right to vote. The result was an
nonnced, ayes, 307, nays l67.
/ The report Of the Committee on Gre
dsntials was then adopted "a amended
Mr.. Raymond, of New York, from thl
! Committee on Resolutions, reported th'
! following:
RESOLUTIONS
lsk Resolred, That it is the highes
duty Of every American citizen to main
tain against all its enemies, the iniegri
ty of the Union and the paramount au
thority Of the Constitution aud laws Q
the United States, and that laying politi
cal principles aside, we pledge ourselye
"a Union men, animated by & eommo
sentiment, and aiming ct q common Oh
. iect, to do everything in our power t
. aid the Government in quelling BY fore
. of arms the rebellion now raging agains
: its authority, and in bringing to the puI
ishment due to their crimes the rebel
|, and traitors arrayed against it. (PrC
longed applsuse
ID Resofred, That we approve Il
determination of the Government of th
: UnitedSt&tes not to compromise with rel
!. els or to offer snyterms of peace, exeel
such as may be based upon an uneoi
ditional surrender of their hostility, &c
and return to their Just allegiance
. the Constitution and laws Of the Unite
States, and that we call upon the Go
5 ernment to maintain this position, ar
= = to prosecute the war with the utmost 20
d sible vigor to the complete suppressic
!. of the rebellion. in full reliance upon 4
is set-sacri6ce, the patriotism, the hero
!. yalor and the undying devotion Of 4
> American people to their country 81
ID Its tree institutions (Applauss)
0s ). kesotced, That as slavery was
cause and now constitutes the streng
Of the rebellion, and a. it must be