Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-16

unreserved, unconditional loyalty to the
government and the Union. Let me
congratulate you upon the favorable
auspices of your meeting. While the
deepest anxiety is felt by all patriotic
men as to the result of the war, unjusti-
iiably forced upon the government by
the bad, ambitious men, and their de-
ceived followers in the rebelious states,
and the country is filed with distress
and mourning ovet the loss of so many
OF our brave men who have fallen in
battle or died in hospitals from wounds
received in the defense of the constitu-
tional authority of the government, we
yet have, in what has been accomplished
toward the suppression OF the rebellion
and the extinguishment OF its cause in
the heroic deeds of our noble armies and
gallant navy in the revival of the pa
triotism of the country, that almost
seemed to be paralyzed under the in
fiuence of our national prosperity in
the unprecedented generosity OF the peo-
pile awakened by the wants OF the gov
eminent and the necessities of its de-
tenders much very much, of the high
est felicitation, and for which the coun-
try is grateful to Almighty God and
may not add to these causes of congrat-
ulation the formation of the political or
ganization of which this convention is
a representative, which has so nobly
sustained the government in its efforts
to put down the rebellion, and TO the
complete accomplishment of which its
energies are concentrated.
trio ha tbQf has mark
ed our assembling, will characterize all
our proceedings, and promote that har-
mony which will display itself in the
unanimous nomination for the Presden-
CIV of the United States of the wise and
good man whose unselfish devotion to
the country in the administration OF the
Government, has secured to him i,Ht
only the admiration but the Warmest
affection of every friend of constitution
al liberty. I heed not remind you of the
very grave responsibilities that devoye
upon YOU as members of this Conyen-
ton. The loyal people of the country
have authorized and expect you to re-
new on their part the pledge of their
faith to support the Government in the
most vigorous prosecution of the war to
the complete suppression of the Rebel
lion, regardless of the time or the re-
sources required to that end, and they
equally expect and call upon you to de-
| clare the cause and support OF the Re
| bellion to be Slavery; which, as well Tor
| its reasonable offences against the Gov
eminent as for its incompatiblity with
the rights of humanity and the perma-
nent peace of the country, must, with
| the termination of the war, and as much
| speedier as possible, be made to cease
| forever in every State or Territory in the
| Union. But | must not refer to other
| subjects of interest that will challenge
YOUR attention. Let me repeat my
| thanks for your expression of confidence
| in me in having selected me to preside
over your deliberations. Applause
| Tuesday evening 1t was announced
| that Parson BroWnlow was in the hall,
and he was invited to address the Con-
| vention. He was greeted with great APP
plause. and addressed the Convention as
| follows: .. ... ...
Gentlemen of the Convention | as
sure you, you have tonight walked up
the wrong passenger. l am very sick
| man and ought to be in my bed, and not
here. I have iourneyed on however
through great tribulation to meet YOU
The last regular meal / took was on
SATURDAY. upon a boat on the Ohio river
I am sick. sick, and come forward be-
cause so enthusiastically called for to
make my bow and apology for not at
tempting to speak. But before 1 take
my seat know you will take kindly
any suggestion / may make or any re.
buke | may administer to you. am
one of the elder brethren, one of the
old APOSTLES laughterl-and | heard
when came to town that you had some
doubts in your mind as to the property
of admitting the delegation from Ten.
nessee-a state in rebellion. | hopeyou
will pause, gentlemen, before you com
nit so rash an act as that, aud thereby
recognize secession. We don't recog
nize it in Tennessee. [Applausel VIZ
deny that we are out. [Applause.l W.
DENY that we have been out. APP
plause.l We maintain that the minorit.
first voted US out, and then majorit,
whipped the minority out of the stat
with bayonets, and drove over portion
of our men to their ranks; but we ar
here to participate in your delibera
tions and tolls, and show you honor.
pray you not to exclude US. We have /
full delegation from Tennessee patrl
otto delegation--a talented delegation
always excepting the present speaker
Laughter Our best men are here
We have in Tennessee, as you have il
most of the Northern States, q Copper
head party, just beginning to come int
existence They have existed here {
good while. l have fought the vene
nous reptiles for the last two years.
But they are beginning to organize il
Tennessee, and confidently look 10
!, them to be represented at the forthcom
ing Chicago Convention, and to send u
/, a delegation there under the nose an
scent of that pink of virtue-1He ChicaS
Times The delegation that our Stat
sends up TO you would scorn to go {
the Chicago Convention. They woul
decline having anything to do with tn
5 late Cleveland Convention. Applause
: We are for the Baltimore Lincoln-Arn
r ing Negroes Convention. Applause
We are for the Convention OF the part
that are resolved to put down this WicB