Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-06-10
Union National Convention.

! Theatre, Baltimore, at noon of Tuesday
June I. The large building vas we'll f..
ted up fnr the pu p Sc OF a convention, and
+ was filled to ove,h 'wiu1.
{ Ex. Gov. Morgan, of New York, called
the Convention to order, and nominated
for temporary chairman. Rev. DIR. ROBERT
j. BRECKINnIpGE, OF Kentucky. Unan.
imou,ly elected, the venerable preacher
made most powerful and eloquent speech,
amid enthusiastic applause.
! Rev Dr. Mkendree Reilly, Of tn. NJ.
J.. Church, was called upon to offe- q
PRAYER,
Ccmnittces-on credentials, on perma-
neut orgauiz,tion, and en- platform and
resolutious-were appointed. A. H..
Rerjer, A. X. Mcclure, Vi. B. Lowry,
from Pennsg lvanis, we're on those commit,
tees. Txen'y-three States were found to
be represented By unc9n'ested delegates.
EgE2ING SESSION.
Ex Gov WM. DENa!snN, OF Onio, was
chosen President of the Convention, with
a Vice President and Secretary from each
Sta,e-W. " hetcham aud Ohn Stuart,
;or Pennsylvania.
Parson Br7wnlow, Of Tennessee, being
invited to speak, saii he was better fitted
fer sick room, than for a public gather.
ing, vet be would say few words 10 favor
of the admission of the Tennessee delega-
ton. They were goo! and true men /; they
believed 10 Abraham Liuc In, aud 10 arm
lag The negroe-, aud hated Gopperhcads
aud traitors as they GId the devil The
speech WAS well received, and the coBven-
ton adj ,urrei.
WEDNESDAY, June 8.
The Convention met at 10, 4. NJ, and
after prayer by Rev. Mr Harris Of Ohio,
the committee on Credeutials reported
through Preston kirg, of New York.
The Radical or UGcordi,iunal Uuion del
cga,es fron Missouri, were admitted, 10
preference to the Clay hauks or Bisr men.
The delegates from the States Of Tenues,
see, L'uisaoi, ani Arkansas, were also
admitted, aud those from the Territories
Of n braska, Colorado, and Nevada. Those
from the District of Columbia, and from
the Seceeded States of Virginia aud South
Carolina, were not ad uitted.
Mr. Ra, moud, of New York, reported
the Plitform, which was unanimously
adopted with great applause.
Gen. Cameron moved the re- re-nomins.i0n
lin, but modified his motion to q vote for
President first,
Each State and Territory was called,
aud responded through its chairman of
delegation. Every. vote was cast for
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Except those
from Missouri, which at first were given
for Gen. GRANT, but subsequently we're
changed to Llncals,) giving him the uaan-
imous rote Of $40 Delegates "When the
result was announced, all the delegates and
the eu,ire audience rose to their feet, and
waved hats aud hsnkerchiefs for many
minutes-the Band, hiie, playing
the national airs
For Vice President, Ham'iu Of Maine,
Daniel S. Dickinson of New York, Andrew
JohDson Of Tennessee, and Gen Rousseau
of Kentucky, were Damed. Hamlin and
Dickinson each had handsome vote, but
Johnson being in advance many votes
were changed for him, and the result was
ANNOUNCED to be-Johnson, 497 Dickiu-
500, l3; Hamin, g. Ga motion of Mr..
TreDsine, of New York, the nomination
Of ANDREW JOHNSON was declared
to De unanimous
ANDY JOHNSON for Vice President.
From the first Of this canvass, ANDREW
JOHNSON has been our first choice for Vice
President. Although born where he bad
no chance for schooling, be has become
well Informed, practical man, of superior
judgment, and good character Like Mr.
LINCOLN, be is Of aud from the common
people, and viii! be true to the best good
of the masses No man knows better the
spirit of the Slaveholding Aristocracy-no
man has fought or can fight them better
than Andrew Johnson. While none have
ought to urge against Hannibal Hamlin,
1t was deemed just policy 70 select Cor
Vice President tried and Trustworthy
Unionist from East Tennessee.
While the Rebels we're bounding from
heir Southern home, Andrew johnson
md his family, it will be remem bered, the
friends of "fTee speech 10 the
'eDn'a Legislature voted against giving
i,her Hall of the Capitol for Andrew
'ohnson to make Uaion speech 10
J'Moss of the discharged Reserves
we're formally welcomed at HARRISBURG,
is' Monday, by the Mayor and Governor,