The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-08-22
PHILADELPHIA CONyEN.
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PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 10. 1866

The Nnn"rai Un'pr Convention reas.
s"mtlcd IN tie vi. wan at tn this Nor
mtg, ! ursuau, 10 ud urnmeuf. Every
s'a in the tuilJirg Mas flied TIE al.
ten rrc. ii lad,spaS erest'r than any
yrvlcus day, Tic grcat,st enthusiasm
;i~ail,d.
The Proceedings were opend with
I"a,rr hy the Rev. NJ, Snyder, Of Pono-
syvania.
Tn. resident of tie Convention, Sen.
al,r Iu0illl,, irsr ~ d sad d:-BeInre wo
iurr,d 10 any further business, he
81 o,r hegs lravr I" u"noncr as the first
r,sipr,e 10 the call for his Conve i'm
he r,snit Of the Colorado etc ion.
[ [Ch'e's
"JlNlER. Colorado, Tcrr. Anc. l6. &c.
'Ruu'n> from ali parts Of the Terrific.
ry rero'r ccrr.ln the 81, c,ion Of a. G..
Hunt, The Administration candidate to
Cot gross, uyri Chilco't, the IA licui
The despatch was greeted with great
Oipuusc ,
Mr.. Cromwell, Of New York, offered
the f"llowing resolution
Rrso1rcd, That a National Union Ex
,cu,ivc Committee lie appointed, composed
Of two delegates from each State and Ter
liiory, aud he District Of Columbia.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. C"wan rose and said On behalf
Of The Committee who were appointed to
Prepare resolutions and an address, |
have to state that after careful and
elaborate consideration, lpstipg oil day.
aud part Of the night, we have agreed
nron the same, and beg leave to report
lie following declaration oi principles
adopted unanimously by The Committee,
which the Secretary Of this Convention
will read and also an address to the
eope Of ,he country, which will be read
by Hon. Mr.. Raymond Of New York -
Applause
The Secretary then proceeded to read
The declaration Of principles, each clause
of which was loudly applauded The
last one, which endorses the President,
was crrcred with prolonged cheering in
which the audience aud delegates united
DECLARATION CT PRINCIPLES.
The National Ulion C"nyeption now
ass,n bl in The city Of Philadelphia,
coml nscd Of delegates from every Stat
aud 7. rriI",y in The Union. adm"nishrd
hy the s"hmn Icsssons VII ch for the last
five ,rnls il has r'eas' The supreme Ru
,r # The IIii,rI@ 10 give to rhe Am n
cun people roionr diy fIaI,fu! for the
umir If pace d'sr"ns, as u large ma
jhill Of III rr c"uUlymn, IN all Snc'r
y IL i,rgri ard l"rs,,e the last rg,Id
ne ,he CONSTITUTION US il comes to Us
II, H. our ~ c. st"rs. rrarding The lIri,n
~ 10 restoration us m'rr spprrd ban cv'
"a; h,kih. wnh d,"P uIx"iy inln tlir
,niu,e u, { ,rslan, ard cunIir girg IriSI
hnthy Issues ard prIla'i.s j. r"llouinl
du,hlp ,pn {" pit mip'cs a'd rnrp s,s, on
sbr' 'PFy ha'F VITA VITA rsI'ss' FL s q"'"i"''>
rgrrdi
F,rs-Wc hail with gra ilude to Al
nj. hr, God 'j'e end "i war an1 return III
ore I" an effected aud brlo' I'd Iand
S!,m Tile var just cws,d has
main'aintd the aurhbli'y II the Ton
srluI on with nll the paw pcrs which II
,r'lr,s aud thu ,suirrl"ns vii ch il
imrus, :. up"u the Gem,al Gwcr"moaI
unabridged aud u'al'errd, aud II has pre-
.,r,,d tie Vunn with the EQUAL rights
d,pu ,y, snd DuIhmiIy Of the States per-
ec' AID uninlralrcd
Thrd- RrI rweu alton in the CongIe't
IT lli Unit d S'ans aud in Ihr Electoral
Culle. t. il right recognized by the Con.
stiluton us alld ny IN each state and rs
du'y imposed on its people, iundaner'
lsl iu its na urc, and essential 10 the ex
eroise Of our Republican institutions mud
neither Con.ress nor The General Gov
erumept has any authority to hold III
enjoyment under the Constitution from
the reople thereof.
Four,h--Ne call upon the people oI
the United States to elect to Congress as
men,b bers thereof none but men who ad
nit this fGndSmental right Of representa-
iion, and who will receive to seats iheil
loyal representatives from every State in
allegiance to the United States, sIbjec
to The constitutional right Of each House
to Judge Of the election returns and quail
ifications of its own members.
Fifth--The Constitution Of the United
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