The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-18
TELEGRAPHIG NEWS.
CLEVELAND CONVENTION
Major General Wool Temporary
Chairman.
Address of General Wool.
Speech Of General Ewing.

lev of President johnson and the action
of the Philadelphia Convention of Au-
gust IA, met in this city to day. A
pavilion $50 feet in length, by SO feet in
breadth, had been erected in the park
for the use of the Convention, and at
three o'clock the delegation entered, pre-
ceded by band of music and were seat
ed, after which the crowd from the out
side was admitted and filed the tent to
its utmost capacity Previous to the
organization quite spirited scene was
witnessed, the delegates rising and cheer
ing with all their might for successfully
the old flag, Generals Custar, Rousseau,
Wool and Mcclellan; the Constitution,
thirty.six States and Andrew Johnson,
and after a brief breathing spell, for
General Grant, Secretary Seward, the
American army, and General Steedman.
and Governor Bramlette, of Kentucky,
as the cheering was called for, and given.
| In each case there was scene OF Wild
enthusiasm, the delegates and spectators
rising and swinging their hats and shcut'
ing most Justify.
By previous arrangement, Governor
Bramlette nominated Major General
John f. Wool, the Oldest Major General
| in the United States, and probably in the
world, as temporary Chairman General
| Wool was received with loud cheers, and
addressed the Convention rs follows:
Gentlemen: A grateful heart thanks
YOU for your cheering welcome. more
fIattering and agreeable position could
not have been assigned to me than the
one Just conferred, as presiding officer,
although but temporarily, over this as
semblage of patriots and heroes, the
true defenders of the country and the
Union. Be assured it will ever be re.
precious incident of long military ca
reer The object of this great military
convention, if understand it correctly,
is to CONSIDER the principles enunclated
by the National Union Convention at
Philadelphia and the restoration policy
of President Johnson. On these sub
iects I would simply remark that the
sooner Congress recognizes the STATES
declared by majority of its members TO
be out of the Union, as consc!tueht partS
of the Union, and admit their loyal rep
resentatives to seats in the halls OF Con
gress and permit them to participate In
the national legislation OF the country,
tho sooner will be allayed the fears and
apprehensions of the people OF the dan
gers which again menace the peace OF
| the country and the perpetuity of the
| Union. With the most bitter and vim
| dictive feelings, war of words for
| thirty years was carried on between the
Northern radicals and the Southern
shareholders. Everything was done and
said to promote and keep alive the con-
treversy. 1t finally eliminated in re
bellion in the spring of 1861, which, for
atrocity, thesacrifce of life, the eXpon-
diture of untold millions of money, the
loss OF property, for following by pesti
lence, famine and desolation, has no par
allel in the history of nations. This
bloody and desolating contest was
brought to close in the spring of 1850,
when the rebels, unable longer to carry
on the war, surrendered with their ar
mics to our gallant Generals, Grant,
| Sherman and others. The rebel armies
were permitted under parole to return to
| their homes, and there await the order
of the United States government, the
officers and soldiers of their armies pledg
| ing themselves to be firm, true and faith
| full supporters of the constitution and
| the laws of the United States. Such
were the terrible results OF four year S
war, caused by the institution of slavery:
A few days after the surrender OF Lee and
his rebel army, President Lincoln was
assassinated This atrOcious crime,
greatly mourned by the nation, placed
| Vice President Johnson in the presiden-
tial chair. His elevation was hailed by
acclamatien throughout the land, and
this too because of his love and devotion
to his country, and his boldness while
a Senator of the United States, in adyo-
eating the preservation of the Union IN
opposition to every other Southern Sena-
tor. Few men, North or South, were sub
| iected to great er sacrifices on account OF
patriotism, than Andrew Johnson, and
although plundered of his property aud
driven from his home, he returned again,
and by his indomitable energy and per
severance, with other patriots of his
State, reclaimed Tennessee from treason
and rebellion. This bold and daring
friend of the Union can be no traitor,
vet strange as it may appear, he is de-
nounced as traitor and threatened by
the radical members of the Republican
party with impeachment. 1t may be
asked with propriety, what has Presi
dent Johnson done that he should be de-
nounced as q traitor and threatened
with impeachment Is it for anything
mere than the exercise of the most noble
andl generous efforts to Cenciliate
and bring back into the folds Of the
Union a brave people, aud make the
United States what they ought to be-
a united, great people. 1t ought not 70
be forgotten that the cause lslavery)
which engendeIed the rebellion has
been removed. Three or four millions
Of slaves have been declared free, by an
amendment of the Constitution. Those
of the Southern States most interested
in the abolition of slavery, which de
prived them of 4 large amount of what
they called property, and which they had
considered al important to their inter
est and welfare, quietly submitted to the
amendment. Those who prepared the
: amendment omitted to guard against
what would follow. When too late it
was discovered that the freeing of four
millions OF slaves would increase the
the Southern Representatives in Con.
= gress from twenty-five Representatives
to thirty Representatives This was "a
, be overbome, lest the Abolition Rad
icals should lose their control Of the ooy
ernment, by an act of Congress or an
other amendment of the Constitution
Failing in these efforts, all the bitternes.