Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-01

Charles G. Randolph lows, James a. Murphy; Cali
fornia Thomas Hayes; Kansas, L. b. Wheat; Oregon.
w. McMulsn.
ON Neutrality-suspicious., j. w. Dana New Hampshire,
j. Reyes; Massachusetts,, George Lunt; Connecticut,
Charles X, IDgersoll; Vermont D. T. kedgold khode
Island, Charles 8. Bradley New York Samuel .Iilden
New Jersey Browning Pennsy lvana, (not elected y
Delaware, Charles Brown; Maryland, I, @ Pratt; Ken
lucky Thomas N Lindsey and James Guthrie ONO,
c. L. Vallandgham; Indiana, James Hanna lllipol.,
s. s Marshal; Michigan, A G. Baldwin; Missouri, w
A Hall Minnesota +. o. Hamllni Wisconsin, George
Smith; Iowa, j f. Bates; California, j. b. Weller :
Kansas, w. c. McDowell Oregon, b. Stark
Mr. oLDs, of Ohio moved that the Committee on Reso
lutons be instructed to report what action, II any, is
necessary for this Convention to take regard to the late
military order of Gen Heutzelman prohibiting the people
of the Northwest from purchasing arms and ammunon
This resolution was referred the Committee on Resolu
tons.
Ex Governor HUNT of New York. offered the follow
inc resolutions which were also referred to the Committee
on that subject:
Rssoped That in the future in the past we will ad
here with answering fidelity 10 the Union and the Constr
tuition insist maintaining our national unity as the
ony foundation of our strength security and happiness
a people and the framework OF Government equally
conducive the welfare and prosperity of all the States
both Northern and Southern and that with inc view 10
terminate the pending conflict and restore the blessings OF
peace, in favor Of armstce and earnest and
honorable efforts to adjust the terms OF settlement and
union the basis of the Consultation the United States
and for final solution OF the dfcultier, we would re-
commend Convention the States to review the Constr
tuition and adopt such amendments and notifications as
necessary to fully insure to each State the en-
uyment OF all its rights aud the constitutional contro OF
domestic according to the original intent and
purposes of the Federal compact.
Mr.. LONG, of Ohio, offered the following, which was
referred to tho same committee:
ResolDed, That a committee to be composed OF one
member each State represented in this Convention
to be selected by the respective delegations thereof pc
tad fnrt Of
city of Washington behalf Of this COnve1uon and Inc
people, Mr. Lincoln to pend the operation OF the
pending draft for five hundred thousand more men, unt
the people shall have opportunity through the ballot
box in fall election unnhuenced in any manner by mill
tay orders military interference, of deciding the ques
ton fairly presented to hem of war or peace at the
approaching election in November and that said commit
and they hereby instructed to urge upon
Mr. Lincoln, by whatever argument they can employ, to
stay the food Of raerna blood, at least far as the I'M
pending draft will continue to augment until the people
the Of all power shall have opportunity OF
pressing their will for against the prosecution of the
in the choice of candidates for the Presidency
Mr. PRICE, of Missouri offered the following. which
also referred:
Resolved That this great crisis of our national history
the freedom and purity of the elective franchise, thar
right of reenen secured by the blood Of
fathers and the guarantees of the Constitution must be
maintained against all assaults ntmaton interference
and hereby pledge each and all OF U.s. to our common
country lives fortunes and sacred honors to
make common with the people Of sny aud every
State when shall assaled tramped upOn to
the end that the constitutional expressions of the popular
will aud the nestmable right of self government may be
secured for ourselves and our posteiy.
Mr. ALRIcKs of Pennsylvania offered the following re-
solutions which, in the of the foregoing, were re-
ferred TO the Committee Resolutions:
Resoloed That order to preserve the integrity of
once happy Union establish justice and domestic tran
guilty throughout borders promote the general vel
fare and the return of the blessings Of lib rty vouch
saied to US by foehers here and declare
our una rable attachment to the Union and that It must
BIZ preserved its Integrity Believing that these desra
b, objects be obtained if pr,ft by The wisdom of
and sure platform the Constu ion of the United States in
irs length and BREADTH aud p dge candidates to
maintain, preserve protect, and defend the same.
RESOLVED That we cannot view with ind ference the
open epud alton and violation o the Monroe doctrine the
establishment of empire the ruins OF neghboring
republic, sud that with greater alarm and dis
trust the fearful strides o the general administration to
espotsm in their repeated interference with State
rights til brty of speech and OF the press and of the
rights OF private property and therefore call upn all
true Dcorrupt Bile patriots to 10y aside their partisan
Or, udcrs 10 ok bleeding countys troubles IN the
face calmly consider the fearful wase Of blood and trea
sure through the unise acs and misguided policy OF the
pfe.ent National Administration, and asslst 10 charging
rulers that may rescue our eslo7ed country ana
the liberties Of the people from certain ruin.
Res0ired That will all honorable means known
to civilized nations to bring to speedy termination the
unhappy difficulty that distui BIS our country.
On motion, the Convention then adjourned until 10
o'clock on Tuesdsy morning.