Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-16
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
l~.sscr,L DISPATCH To TIE GOLD HILL DAILY srws.l
BY CALIFORNIA STATE TELEGRAPH LINE.
BATES UP TO LAST EVENING,
Forced TO Resign.

Harmony.
Various delegations were in session last
evening and this morning, and it seemed
to be resolved all around that the Con-
vention shall be harmonious.
President johnson TO h Convention.
There is a paper here drawn up by
President johnson, in which he urges all
the delegates to present a bold. harmoni-
Gus and united front to the country, and
suggests that there be but little speaking ;
and tina, the business and action of the
body should be as far as possible deter
mined upon in caucus.
Who shall be Chnirmant
A meeting Of the chairmen of the re-
spective delegates has just been convened
to decide upon officers for the Convention.
Neither Dix, Winthrop nor Ashmun are
here, and the talk this morning is that
they must take Hendricks for temporary
and Doolittle for permanent President.
First Meeting.
The Convention will meet at noon at
the Wigwam. It's not finished, and only
a brief session will be held.
PendIeton not There.
George H. Pendleton is not here, but
has written a letter pledging his support
and saying he does not desire to be a lead
er in il.
The Preliminary Organization.
PHILADELPHIA, August 1.-THE Con-
vention organized at noon; with General
Dix, Minister to the Hague, as tempo
rary Chairman but the Wigwam not be-
ing finished and the weather stormy there
was a comparatively slim attendance.
A. w. Randall, Postmaster General,
called the Convention to order, and an
nounced that the Massachusetts, and
South Carolina delegations were coming
in, arm in arm ; which created applause.
Randall then nominated Dix, who made
a lengthy speech.
Gen. Dix speech.
On taking the Chair, he said:
There is much in the administration
Of the Government which needs amend
ment. Some things need to be done and
others need to be undone. There are
commercial and financial reforms which.are
indispensable to the public welfare but
we shall not have power to carry out
these until we change the political COM
plexion OF Congress.
This should be our first and our imme-
diate aim [applause]. 1t is in the Con-
gressional Districts that the vital contest
is to take place. The control of one body
will enable US to prevent partial ard I'M
just legislation /; and the control Of both
Houses, with power to introduce and
carry out s~alutary reforms, TO bring the
Government back, in the language Of JEFF
ferson, to the republican track-hS will
come sooner or later [%applause], through
harmonious and judicious action on our
part, and the part Of those we represent.
That time need not be long delayed. be-
lieve that public opinion is ripe, and
and that it is only necessary to present to
the people clearly the issues between us
and the other party which controls the
action Of Congress. And, gentlemen, Is
not this object for which we are contend
ing a contamination worthy of our most
devoted efortsi (Applause.l We will
bring back the Republic, purified and
strengthened by the fiery ordeal through
which it has passed, to its ancient pros
prosperity n power,-an example wor-
tby of imitation. We shall behold the
grand old reality Of better times. bringing
up the memory Of our fathers and recol-
l~ections of the past; and with the past
and the future inseparably entwined, n
country, one flag, and one Union of equal
States. CLong continued a%pplause,l
Gen. Dix then announced that the pro-
ceedings would be opened with prayer ;
and Rev., J. N. Mcdonald offered q
prayer.
Disposition of all Resolutions that
may be Offered.
Nj. Doolittle, Of Wisconsin, offered the
following resolution, which was adopted
Resolved, That all resolutions and pro-
positions not relating to the organization
Of the Convention, be referred by the
Chair to the Committee on Resolutions
without debate /; and all resolutions. pro-
positions and questions relating to the
right or CLAIM Of any person to a seat in
the Convention, be referred by the Chair
to the Committee on Credentials, here
after to be appointed, without debate, and
until that they be laid on the
table without debate.
Committee
Committees were then appointed as fol-
lows:
On Credentials Joseph B. Steadman OF
Ohio. N. D. Coleman Of Louisiana, Thos.
Haines and e. P. DAILY Of New York,
David Kilgore of Indiana, J. B. Campbell
Of South Carolina, A. H. Smith of Wis.
%consin, George NJ. Ord Of Connecticut, B.
II. Pierson Of Texas. VIM. NJ. Blair of
New Hampshire, Ashbel Greer of New
Jersey, James Veteran, Indiana, and ].
R. Franklin Of Missouri.
On OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES S. Little,
Maine ; l.. H. Hubbard, New Hamp-
shire ; J. J. Deayitt, of Vermont ;
E. A. Alger, Massachusetts,; A. Barlow,
Rhode Island; A. P. Waldo, Connecticut;
A. H. Ludlow. New York Joel Parker,
New Jersey /; H. NJ. Tracy, Pennsylvania;
James Barr, Delaware; Montgomery Blair,
Missouri !; Thomas J. Flournoy, Virginia f;
John J. Thompson, West Virginia; NJ. A.
Wright, North Carolina ; A. Hawkins,
Tennessee; Peter Ingraham, Georgia ;
James B. Hawkins, Florida J. w. Baily,
Mississippi J. g. Parham, Louisiana; J..
B. Luce, Arkansas; B. H. Epperson,
Texas Joseph Ramsey, Tennessee Alex
ander White, Louisiana; L. A. Graves,
Kentucky /; G. Frees, Ohio; G. Ross, In
diana /; Thomas J. Turner, Illinois A. A.
Stevens, Michigan; NJ. S. Rice, Maine
L. P. viele, Wisconsin ; J.. J. H. Murphy,
Iowa; A. Smith, Kansas; Samuel Phin-
ney, California; w. II. Forr, Oregon A;
Owen Thorn, District of Columbia John
w. Turner, Dacotah T. w. Boes, Idaho;
and Edward Evans, Washington Terri
tory.
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