The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-17
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The National ConventiOu-Third DAVIS
PrOceedings-A Great Crowd Pre-
sent-DeClaratt0n of Principles-En-
doFsement of President johnson, &C.,

dorsement of President johnson, & c.,
&C, &c.
Philadelphia, August 16.-rhe National
Union Convention re-assembled at ten o'clock
this morning, pursuant to adjournment
Every seat in the auditorium was filled. The
attendance of ladies was much larger than at
any previous session.
After prayer by r. NJ. Snyder, of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr.. Doolittle rose and said:
Before proceeding to any further business,
the Chair hegs leave to announce, as the first
response to the call for this Convention in
political action, the result Of the Colorado
election. Applause
Denver, Colorado Territory, Aug. l5, 1866.
Returns from all parts of the Territory render
certain the election Of A. c. Hunt, admnis-
tration candidate for Delegate to Congress
over Chicote, the radical. EGreat applause |
Mr.. Crowell, of N. j. offer the following
resolution:
Resolved, That Union National Execu-
tive Committee be appointed, to be composed
of two delegates from each State and Terrific
ry and the District. Adopted
Hon. Rev. johnson, of Md, who on rising
was greeted with loud applause, said: l offer
the following resolution:
Resolved, That committee consisting of
two delegates from each State and one from
each Territory and the District of Columbia,
be appointed by the Chair to wait upon the
President of the United States, and present
him with an authentic copy of the proceed
ings of this Convention. Carried
Mr.. Chas. Knapp, of the District of Column
bia. offer the following resolution
Resolved, That colnmittee of finance be
appointed, to consist Of two delegates from
each State and Territory and the District of
Columbia. Carried.
General Patten, of Pennsylvania, offered a
resolution on the subject of representation in
the Convention, which, under the rules of the
Convention, was referred without reading or
debate.
Mr.. Cowan l offer the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the thanks of this Conven-
ton be, aud they are hereby, rendered to
Morton McMichael. ESQ, Mayor of the city
of Philadelphia, for his admirable police ar
rangements for the preservation of peace and
good order during the sittings of this Conven-
ton [Applause.l tit.
Carried unanimously.
Mr. Cowan, on behalf of the committee ap-
pointed to prepare resolutions and an address
said After very careful and elaborate con-
sideration of the same, lasting all day and a
good part of the night beg leave to report
the following declaration of principles, adopt
ed unanimously by the committee, which the
Secretary of the Convention will read; and al
SO, an address to the people of the country,
which will be read by the Hon. Mr. Ray
mond, of New York. Applause
The Secretary then proceeded TO read the
1lan tora of prir nj IF u,b;o oh
was loudly applauded The last one, which
longed cheers. in which both audience and
delegates united.
After the vote had been taken it was found
that tho reading of the seventh resolution had
been omitted by accident. This fact was an
nounced by Mr.. Doolittle The resolution
was then read and adopted with applause
and unanimity.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
The National Union Convention, now as
selnbled in the city of Philadelphia, composed
of delegates from every State and Territory
in the Union, admonished by the solemn les
sons which for the last five years it has pleased
the Supreme Ruler of the Universe to give to
the American people; profoundly grateful for
the return of peace; DESTROYS, as are large
majority Of their countrymen, in all sincerity
to forget and forgive the past; revering the
constitution as it comes to us from our ances-
tors; regarding the Union in its restoration
more sacred than ever; looking with deep
anxiety into the future as of instant and CON
tinuing trial, hereby issues and proclaims the
following declaration of principles and pur-
poses on which they have with perfect unan-
unity, agreed;
First. We hail with gratitude to Almighty
God the end of war and return Of peace to
an afflicted and beloved land
Second. The war just closed has main
tanned the authority of the constitution, with
all the powers which it confers and all the
restrictions which it imposes upon the general
government, unabridged and unaltered. And
it has preserved the Union with the equal
right, dignity and authority of the States
perfect and unimpaired
Third. Representation in the Congress of
the United States and in the Electoral College
is right recognized by the constitution as
abiding in every State, and as duty imposed
upon its people, fundamental in its nature
and essential to the existence of our republic
can institutions And neither Congress nor
the general government has any authority as
power to deny this right to any State or to
withhold its enjoyment, under the Consttn-
ton from the people thereof.
Fourth. We call upon the people of the
United States to elect to Congress, as mem
bers thereof, none but men who admit this
right of fundamental representation, and who
will receive to seats therein loyal representa-
tives from every State in allegiance to the
United States, subject to the constitutional
right of each house to Judge of the election
returns and qualifications of its own MEM
bers
Fifth. The constitution of the United
States and the laws made ia pursuance there
of are the supreme law Of the land anything
in the constitution Or laws Of any State to the
contrary notwithstanding. All the powers