The Portland daily press., 1866-08-16

The Jehnsen Convention.

i}... = rnyssssE PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10.
The National Union Convention reassembled
at noon to-day. The wigwam was crowded
with delegates and Spectators. "A large num-
Der OF ladies We're also present Rev. Mr.. Hol-
singer OF Tennessee, opened the proceedings of
the convention by prayer Gen Dix then
saidffhat the first business in order was the re-
ports q. the committees appointed yesterday.
Mr.. Blair of Maryland, then rose and said:
MI. fresident-l am instructed by the COM
mttee on permanent organization to make
the iolloWing report For President, Senator
Doehttle OF Wisconsin. (The announcements OF
the Rame OF MIR. DoOlittle was greeted with a
storm of cheers) For Vice Presidents, the
i9llowlng: Maine, Leonard Woods, l.. L. D.;
New - hampshire, David Marcy Vermont, Wy
son Clark; Massachusetts, Hon. r. d. Hall;
fhode island, A.RAlfred Anthony and many
others. For Secretaries, the following: Maine,
Z lanes =; Mann; New Hampshire, E. N. Cutter;
vermont George II. Simmons; Massachusetts,,
Chas. Wright; Rhode Island, James Fl. Par
sons; Connecticut, James "A. Hovey, and
many Others. The reading of the above report
introduced Senator Doolittle, who was receiv-
eu with the most enthusiastic applause.
The Vice Presidents and Secretaries of the
convention We're then invited to take seats up
on Fhe platform; while they were doing SO the
band played several airs - = ;. =
Ptien. Steadman, chairman of the committee
Oh credentials, made q report stating there
were no seats contested, except from the States
OF Maine, Delaware and New York, and that
q thoSe cases the committee had made the
the following disposition: Delegates elected
by the meeting held at Portland and headed
by Gov Crosby, are entitled to admission as
delegates; those also from Dover, are also en-
ttied TO admission as delegates from Delaware,
aad the persons chosen at Wilmington to be
admitted :a to honorary seats in the convention
The gentlemen attending from the United
Sery1ce Society of Soldiers and Sailors of New
York, and those elected by the New York del
egatlon represented by Mr.. Samuel j. Tilden
10IN f.,a atl-. L.
honorary members The full list of delegates
was not read owing to want of time, Under
the previous question the report of the CONF
nnttee was accepted Much amusement was
caused by the chairman inadvertently speak
ing of Gen. Steadman as "the Senator fdom
& ONO, and the slip of tho tongue was charac-
terized by some gentleman, as prophetic of
oesbeek ofnO Ohio, as the organ of the united
aelvgationjrom that State and presented the
letter of withdrawal from Vallandigham, and
asked that it be read to the convention. The,
chairman 1ntimated that it would require the
unanimous consent, and asked whether
there was any objection. A delegate from
New !orkrose and objected. loud cries Of
read 1T, read it. Senator johnson of Mary,
dand moved thatlthe rules be suspended in or
der to allow the letter to be read. The rules
were suspended and the letter was read. by
sesrekFy, as iollows:s grresrsa
!. GIRARD HOUSE, Philadelphia, Aug. Is.
y ng ohaf,s's sl Me NqtioH@ t'i0 Con-
SIR-L have this day received from the Ma
tienal Union Committee, through VIM. S.
| gGroesbeok, chairman Of the joint Ohio del
| egation TO your convention a ticket of adms-
sion as a delegate remithat State. George W.
| Cock, chairman of the Democratic delegation
| from Ohio, alsb communicated to me the fol-
loving resolution ii d this morning g cfadY1tfd by
that delegation: i4 .si5 III si st s.a.la92 ~
| 3 Resol0ed+- Unanimously the Ohio Demo-
! cratic delegation, thatiwe recognize the right
/ Of ftiomnpt IT, Naifandiphapn d1l1v n1natad
isdelegatS from the Sd Confessional District of
Ohio, to hold,a seat in that conyention, that we
! regard his exclusion from such seat as unjust
gp4 ats unlsasollable piniiingenlsnt Of the
are ready to stand by him in his assertion for
his rights and the rights of his consti tuents; /;
that we endorse most cordially the policy and
| patriotism of his motives, and his fitness in
l every way to q SEAT in said convention, yet for
the sake of harmony and good feeling in the
| same, and in order to secure the great ends for
(which it is called, weeonsellt to his withdraw
! al to Q seat in the convention, if, in his judg-
|. meflt his duty TO hts constituents shall Justify
| such withdrawal slEAd - daHp
| "a Xi6ldingI my own deliberate conviction of
! duty and right, to the almost unanimous opiif-
ion and desire OF friends, whose wisdom and
! soupdness of ind9inent,and sincerity and pur-
/ ity of motives NAV hot question to the end
that there shall be no pretext from any quar-
I sss, aor any controTerted question or disturbing
rslelRent in the convention, to mar its harmony
49, 4 esslts to the1 cause
oa ehe & Iolsesuno sIm slie o1loii' ana pubic nd
| and action, / hereby withdraw from the Ohio
Deiiociatlc oeleSation and decline taking my
se:ib III Gne coliVentlosi. am PROFOUNDLY con-
saens taa! the sanetlty ana magnitude OF the
| interests involved in the present political
canvass in the United Estates are too i'm
4 mense npg to demand q sacrifice of ev-
| cry personal consideration in a struggle upon
the issue OF winch depends, as most solemn
| y peheve, the present peace, and ultimately
on vtis continent. t.sS& u -
/ q mn very respectfully. "
| t4J ~ t1l your 9pedlenf servant
l. tolSned) III Il. VALLANDIGIIAM
= On motion of Senator Cowan of Pennsylva-
MIA, committee of two from each State and
1 territory was appointed to prepare resolutions
| and an address. nj 'sia5S t7ssT'.', ....f
| The Chairman then announced a geographic
| dispatch from President johnson, and directed
| the Secretary to read4it 1850 iaoosai
/ a'Aa,7l '' Fafad sWAs1ffrrNc,ToY. lAup. IA
| To Hon. O. II. Browning and Hon 4 w.
L Randall, National Union Conyenfion' Pb;ias
7 qdelphia:alaA 1854 5laI .laoa,f q :
/ I thank you for your cheering and encour-
1 aging dispatch. The FINGER of Providence is
u5ieFring. and viii suide Syo,s safely % tbronrb
4 Phe ,neonle must he ,ty,,s,aS.aod tIo fonnfS,,,
viii ba restored. nv {ait1t ;s rns5ain a.,' % ~
! 4he ultimate success. 81. IT In :"
49,, (Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON.
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of cn1sncre and the sn;r;t of fbo
ta 81 was fbe dptv II ronaraso ~ sne to anu
with tho nnhlic demand Cor s5,oL ~
Samuel 7 T;}son Of Nov Vor,, ~ y, ii,,i =
point of order. that Under the ruie adodted l I
the resol,1tion must he referred sIrti'o31t ~
!, The chair sustained the point of order and