The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-11
FROM MAINE.
The Abolition Convention.
Report of the Proceedings
Substance Of the Resolulions-PosittO
ON the Negro Question.
Press Dispatch.

PORTLAND, August 10.-The Union
Convention met here to-day at ten o'clock
The attendance was large, with a full
representation from the whole State. :
The Convention. organized with Hon
John A. Peters, of Bangor, as President
Vice President from East county, anC
E. Powell, Alden Sprague and W. II
Wheeler as Secretaries. A committee
on resolutions was appointed Alta o.
clock this morning ballot was taken FOL
Governor. The whole number of votes
was five hundred and sixty-four Samuel
Cory, the present Governor. had five hun
dred and fifty-three and was unanimous
ly nominated The Convention was then
addressed by Hon. John Rice and Col
Sutherland, of Tennessee.
J.T. Gilman, Chairman of the commit
tee on Resolutions, reported a series OF
which the following is synopsis:
The first recognizes the Divine Hand
that has led the country through the
civil war and give us lasting peace,
based OH the extirpation of slavery and
a restoration of the Union.
The second renews the endorsement OF
the principles and measures OF the Adj
ministration of President Lincoln, strlck-
ell down because of his devotion to hn-
man freedom and the American Union.
and expresses entire confidence in An
drew Johnson, believing him disposed to
restore the just rights of all parties, and
i'm behalf of the Union men of Maine,
pledges cordial support in the great
work of restoring the National Union, the
restoration and equality of human rights
and enduring peace.
The third asserts that il is the dnty OF
the Government to hold the States under
provisional government, when the char
acter of the people is found unsafe.
The fourth provides that in reorganiz-
ing the rebelliOus States, it is the right
and duty of the Government to demand
the ratification of the constitutional
amendment abolishing slavery and the
removal of all disability on account of
color, and to secure to all perfect equal
ity.
The fifth endorses President JOhnson's
sentiment that the American people must
be taught that treason is crime and
must be justified, and that the law should
be enforced against the late Confederate
civil and military government.
The sixth resolves that little good will
result in furnishing the subordinate in
struments of the late rebellion, until jeff
Davis is tried and punished.
The seventh resolves that the COnsti-
tuition of the United States should be
amended to secure equality and uniform
ity of the right of representation of the
States in Congress.
The 9th declares that the proclamation
of President Lincoln. the enlistment Of
over one hundred thousand colOred
troops, the good faith of the colored race
amidst treason, and their being placed in
the most dangerous places, has pledged
the national honor that this people shall
have in fact as we'll as name conferred on
them all political rights of freedom, and
that the people of the United States will
redeem this pledge.
The 9th asserts that the highest graft
tule of the people is due to the army
and navy
The 10th declares that Governor Cory
has administered the affairs of the State
with ability, uprightness and prudence,
and no doubt the great body of our fel-
low-citizens will give expression to the
same confidence by again electing him
to Office.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and the Convention adjourned.