The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-08
ME WOE PREsIDENTs.

THE NICE PRESIDENTS.
Gen Thos G. DeYine. Col. Geo w. Cartwright
Gen. \. Farnsworth, Maj. q NJ. Van. Horton,
Col. John D. iiendix, Capt. Chas. j Grady
col James Cheeney, Lieut. Lewellyn HiIlburd,
Mai. Eugene hcGrath, Capt. Il, Smith, ..... ID
Col Jas, } Mooney Capt. Y. Creighton,
Mai. r. BOOgan, Capt. Frank Reynolds,
God i Creighton, Capt. Daniel Crowley
Private Ludlam Cornell, Col John Beattie,
col col Inward II ina M%rfy LIE Lieut. Z y Metenahan
Col. Jas. u. Potter, Col VIM. H. Maggie,
Col. Jas. Il. Freeman. A. W. Adams. .I.II.
THE SECRETARIES.
Cant John w Crump Col N. A. BuFns 70 .' 50
Capt VIM. Ii. Nash, Capt a. r. Lsbohan, D
Capt h. Barker. Private y. II. George,
Sergt III, G. Peck, Cnl. A. II, Wood.
Capt John DOwney, MAI. A. III. Raphael,
Pat r. Heckler Lieut. Bissell, Ull s. Nj!
Gen J. H. Hall, col, u! 4. .Lebenau.
Gen. y. 4. kozlay, Capt X, ). Marner,
Col W. A. Lynch, Col. j Creighton,
col MT NJ r MsSIShon. Coi. VIM " Isl. 5. Patton.
General HILLYER made an able address.
Many fine resolutions were then reported
from which we extract the following:
We. the soldiers and sailors OfNew York,
in mass convention assembled, for the pur-
pose Of making our sentiments known and
influence felt in deciding the political ques-
tions growing out of the character and
dispositions of the results of awork which
we principally contributed TO accomplish,
and deeming II our privilege, in right of
peace and national unity which we and our
fallen comrades fought for, achieved and
cemented in blood upon the battle field,
should be secured unimpaiTed aud pntram-
meled with unconstitutional and despotlc
conditions 10 the whole country, do adopt
the following articles OF political belief
First: We hereby Tatify and re-assert
the declaration of principles and address to
the people adopted by the National Union
Convention, held at Philadelphia on the
l4th ultimO. ..-uJupl.s -fsY.t.I
Second; All former party associations
and distinctions are swept away By the
harmonious action of the convention re-
ferred to in the foregoing article, aud the
great political crisis that is now upon us
demands that, Ignoring all former schsms
aud divisions all patriotic, men, aud par
ticularly the veterans of the late war,
should unite In earnest, cordial and organ
lied support of the constitutional rights
sand privileges enunciated by that cOnYen-
'tiOn. hlr.Id. .fd ...i -'nl BTl
Third: The sole purpose of the late war
was to preserve the Union intact and as
sert the supremacy OF the Consultation and
the laws, and IL having been brought % a
successful termination. there Is no right 81
legal power in the Government TO suspend
for AN instant the operation Of the civil au-
thority, or withhold constitutional rights
from any citizen of the Union, or of either
of the several States, in consequence there
of.
Fourth: The usurpations and despotiC
attempts of the present Congress TO reduce
the now free and sovereign States, lately IN
rebellion, TO the condition OF conquered
provinces, meets with our unqualified con-
demnatiOn, and we believe, In the lRnguak,
of the address adopted at philadelphia
that "the ten millions OF Americans wRC
live In the South would be unworthy Giti-
zens of free country, degenerate sons OF