The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-17
THIRD DAY.

PHILAELPHIA, august 16. - The
p National Union Convention re assem-
bled in the Wigwam at ten O'Clock
this morning, pursuant to the ad-
journment Every seat in the build
ing was filled, The attendance of
ladies was greater than on any pre-
yious day, The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed. h. II t5Il'fTf f-fti6 gt5J
The proceedings we're opened with
prayer by the Rev Refine Nj. Stryder,
q of Pennsylvania. The President Of
the Conventions Senator Doolittle,
:. then rose and said: . Before we pro
aceed ito any further business, the
Chair begs leave to ANNOUNCE i as the
8d first response to the eloaH tOf thus Con-
vention, the result of the Colorado
election (cheers<f DehUer, Colorado
Territory, August 16,-Returns from
all parts of the Territory rendec GER
tain the election of. Achant, the Ad-
ministration candidate for Delegate
to Congress, over Ohillicolt, the Radi-
cal The dispatch was greeted with
great applause - 2 ssAA
Mr. Cowley, of New,J Jersey, offered
the following resolution; L85
ReSolUed, That National Union
Executive Committee be appointed to
be composed of two delegates from
each State and Territory ana the Dis
trict., of, Columbia. The resolution
was adopted. ..l.7 ~ --frs,, s5l.1.rt
Hon. Reyerdy johnson, who, on
rising, was, greeted with enthusiastic
cheers, offered the following resolu
ton: r t'l'' o
Resolued, That a Committee consist
ing of two delegates from each State,
and one from each Territory and the
District of Columbia, be appointed by
the President to wait upon the Presi-
dent of the United States and present
him with copy of the proceedings of
this Convention
The resolution was unanimously
adopted. sgo6E gse,q .sssgF
Knapp, Of the District of Columbia,
offered the following resolution :ooa
Resolred, That Committee on FL
nance be appointed to consist of two
delegates from each State and Terri
s. tory and the District of Columbia
os The resolution was adopted u
General Patton, of Pennsylvania,
-saofered resolution on the subject iof
representation, In the Convention,
which, under the rules of the Con-
s,vention, ,4was referred without reading
or debatess ,.,5i .ss e So lt1ayat.sa5 ...
5ssiMr. CoEan then offered the follow
ing resolution: 81 at gro = iz;5fe ara
Resozsed, That the, thanks of this
Convention be, and are hereby TEN
deredv to Morton McMichael, Esq.
Mayor iofi the city efsPhiladelphia,
for his admirable police arrangements,
and for the preservation of peace and
good order during the setting of the
Convention. The resolution \ was
greeted with applause, and carried
unanimously. 49,
COwan again rose and said: In be-
half of the Committee who were APP
pointed to prepare resolutions and
addresses, Il have to state that after a
careful and elaborate consideration of
the same, lasting all day and a part of
the night, we have agreed on the
same. | beg. leave to report the fol-
lowing Declaration of Principles,
adopted unanimously by the Commit
tee which the Secretary of this Con-
yention will read, and also anAddress
to the people of the country, which
viii be read by the Hon. Mr.. Ray
.1nond, of New York. APPLAUSE /
The Secretary then proeeeded to
read the Declaration of Principles
each clause of which was loudly ap-
plauded The last one, which indorses
the President, was greeted with pro
longed cheering, IN which the audi
ence and delegates united.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
The National Union Convention
now assembled. in the city of Phila-
delphia, composed of delegates from
every State and Territory In the
Union, admonished here by the
solemn lessons, which for the last live
years it has pleased the. Supreme
Being of the Universe to give to the
American people; profoundly CRATE
full for peace desirous as large ma
jority of their countrymen, In all sin
cerity, to forget and forgive the past
revising the Constitution as it. comes
to us from our ancestors regarding
the Union In its restoration as mort
sacred than ever, and looking Will
deep anxiety to the future as Of con
slant and continued trial. hereb,
tissues and proclaims the folowinl
declaration of principles and purpose
non which they have with perfec
nsunanimity agreed :ial 1-aa1
,,5g First. We hail with gratitude to Al
mighty God the end of war and tn
a5,Ieturh of peace. to an afflicted an'
beloved land. sos5 : -saiel,
cel Second. The war just closed ha
'temaintained the authority of the Con
stitution with all the powers which
confers, and all the restrictions whicl
it imposes on the General Govern
-nment unabridged and unaltered, an
it has preserved the Union with tn