The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-23
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rebel debt and the maintenance of the
national credit, elected cheers which
were redoubled on the clause referring
to the services Of our soldiers and sail
ors. But it was the tribute to President
Andrew johnson which called out the
warmest enthusiasm of the Convention,
as with one accord and by an electrical
sympathy, the vast assemblage, includ-
ing even the people in the galleries, rose
to its feet, cheering and waving hats,
whilst the ladies in the galleries vigor-
ously fluttered their handkerchiefs.
6 The Chairman-You have heard the
resolutions. Those in favor of them
will say" Aye" to the contrary, "No."
A tornado of "Ayes"-the vast body
of sound filling the whole building
and not solitary Ono" Again the
Convention sprang to its feet, again the
rafters rang with lusty cheers, some of
upon their seats to give full vent to
their excitement The band meanwhile
struck up "Hail Columbia"
Colonel Thomas G.. MCGOWAN, rising
in the body of the hall, said: Pennsy[-
vania proposes three cheers for the Hon.
Edgar A. Cowan, chairman of the Com.
mittee on Resolutions.
The cheers were given with will,
and three more were raised for Major
Rawlins.
Senator CoWan, standing on the right
of the chairman, briefly said Mr..
President and gentlemen of the Con-
vention, claim to be the host of the
Convention. Cheers. One Of my dis
an address, by virtue of authority unan-
imou.ly derived from the Committee
on Resolutions and Address.
Hon. Henry j. Raymond, on coming
forward, was warmly welcomed, some
of the South Carolina delegates being
especially earnest in their cheers. He
read the following address.
Here, properly, should follow the
Address, but we are compelled, for want
of space, to omit it's publication in this
issue. We will give it entire. next
week.
The reading of this address was at
first frequently interrupted by applause,
necessitating suggestion from the
Chairman that the Convention weud
listen 10 the address without making
any demonstration untll it was finished.
This request of the Chairman MaSacCeded
to with ready obedience which has
marked the proceedings OF the Conven-
ton throughout. Though this enforced
silence doubtless greatly facilitated bust
ness it deprived the proceedings fer a
time OF some of their spirit, and the adj
dress seemed during its reading to fail
almost fatty on the Convention.
Once only was the rigid restraint inn
posed by the Chairman fairly broken
down. When Mr.. Raymond, with dis
paragraph declaring that if the Southern
States accepted with accomplishing
submissiveness the humiliations sought
by Congress to be imposed upon them
they would be unworthy of their hero
ic ancestors, then the Convention rose
and sent up such burst of cheering as
cast all previous efforts into the shade,
and the demonstrations among the
densely packed galleries were equally
energetic.
Mr. Reverdy Johnson, rising said-I
move, Mr.. President, that the hon
orabie gentleman read again the last
clause.
The motion being carried by acclima-
ton, Mr.. Raymond again read the fol-
lowing paragraph
No people has ever yet existed whose
loyalty and faith such treatment long
continued would not ALLEVIATE and inn
pair and ten millions of Americans who
live In the South would be unworthy
citizens of a free country, degenerate
sons of a heroic ancestry, unfit ever to
become the guardians of the right and
liberties bequeathed to us by the fathers
and founders of this republic, if they
could accept with accomplishing SUBJ
missiveness the humiliation thus sought
to be imposed upon them.
The cheering was here again resumed
and the Southern representatives, stand
ing up to acknowledge the kindly feel
ing thus manifested towards them, were
greeted with hearty plaudits.
At the close of the address, which Oc-
cupied fully three quaters of an hour in
its delivery, there was a hearty burst Of
long suppressed applause.
Governor Perry of South Carolina,
from one of the back seats of the Con-
vention, moved the adoption of the adj
dress.
The motion was seconded and unani-
mously adopted, the band playing
"Washington's March,"
Mr.. Tilden, Of New York-The dele
CATION from New York propose to this
Convention three cheers for the Hon.