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drssed the convention at considerable length.

At the afternoon session, the Committee on
Credentials reported and found the following
States represented Ohio, Illinois, Massa-
chusetts, New York, New Jersy. Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Michigan, Pennsylvania. Maryland,
Wisconsin, Tennessee, Maine, Indiana, New
Hampshire and District Of Columbia.
The committee on resolutions reported
suhdry rules for the government of the Con-
v~ention, recommending the rules of the House
Of Representatives and to take votes for can
didates by States according to representation
in Congress. This was opposed by several
delegates, who favored voting as a great Ma
tiOnal Mass Convention, each individual to
have an equal voice with his associates.
After debate the Objectionable clauses were
| stricken out.
The following is the substance of the
resolutions reported:
LIST, That the Federal Union shall be pre-
served.
I'd, That the Constitution and lSvs of the
United States must BE- obeyed.
Sd, That the rebellion must be suppressed
by force of arms and without compromis.
4th, That the rights of free speech, press,
haLeas corpus, must be held i~nviolate save
in districts where martial law has been pro.
claimed.
9Th, That the rebellion has destroyed
slavery and the Federal Constitution should
be amended to prohibit it's re. establishment
and to secure to all men absolute equality be-
fore law.
9th, That integrity and economy is demand
ed at all times in the administration of the
government. and that in time of war want of
them is criminal.
18th, That the right asylum, except for
crime and subject to law. is the recognized
principle Of American liberty, and any viola
ton of it canno. be overlooked ard must not
go unrebukcd.
Sth, National policy known as the Monroe
doctrine has become Il recognized principle,
and that the establishment of an anti-rcpubli-
can government on this continent by any for
eign power cannot be tolerated.
9th, That the gratitude and support Of the
Nation is due the brave soldiers and earnest
leaders of the Union army and navy for their
heroic achievements in defense Of our imperiled
country.
10th. That We favor the one-term policy
for the President.
1lth, That the Constitution should be so
amended as that the President and Vice
President should be elected by a direct vote
of the people.
18th, That the question of the reconstruc-
ton Of the rebellious States belongs to the
people through their Representatives in Con-
gress, and not TO the Executive.
1871, That contiscation of the lands of the
rebels and their distribution among soldiers
and actual settlers is a wise measure.
Judge Carroll, chairman of the committee
on resolutions states that tho committee is
unanimous in all except the 18th, and as a
matter of expediencv thought it not advisa-
DE to recommend it, but the majority in
s%truc:ed him to report it for the consideration
of the Convention. The resolutions were
voted upon separately and adopted.
Motion for the Convention to proceed to
the nomination of candidates for President
and Vice President was carried.
CO... Moss, of Missouri. moved that John
c. Fremont, be declared the nominee of the
Convention for President of the Unitrd
States.
An amendment was offered that the nomi-
nation BE- referred to a convention TO be held
at Cleveland, on the first Wednesday of Sep
TENDER. Only nine voted in the affirmative.
A motion to adjourn was lost.
The nomination of Fremont was then
made by reclamation.
John Cochrane, of New York, Grantz.
Brown of Missouri, and b.. +. Butler of Mas
sachusetts, were named for the Vice Presi-
dency.
Cochranc begged leave to retire, and A.
Gilbert, of New York, took the chair.
The nomination of Cochrane for Vice Pres
ident was then cofrmed with but q few mega
tive votes.
At the evening session, the following
National Committee was appointed From
New York, Edward Gilbert, Walter H.
Shripe and friedrich Kopp; Ohio, Bird B.
Chapman; Missouri. Emile Pretorins and
Charles Moss; Kansas, +. Lecgett; New
Jersey. l.. Granger; Pennsylvania, J. w.
Barker: Massachusetts, Wendell Phillips
Iowa. j. p. Steidhold Maryland. VIM.
Snccthcr; Indiana, Chas. Post; Illinois,
Casper, Bertz and Gilbert.
The Committee reported the name of the
party as the Radical Democracy, which was
adopted by the convention. After some fur
thcr unimportant business the Convention
adjourned sine die.
philadelphia, .Mnc IA special to the
Evening Telegraph, has new from Dalton,
which says that Sherman arrived at Dallas,
on the 2Sth and pushed achievements
through to MCPHERSON, who was expected to
reach Atlanta by Saturday, the 25th, unless
a heavy force Of the rebels met him on the
way. At the last account, he was Mt Sweet
water town, and had driven the rebels across
Powder and Nickajack Greeks, and got pos
session of the bridge across Chattahooche, Is
miles from Atlanta.
The main army under Thomas reached and
cnntured MARIETTA on the both. taking 200