Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-09-19
THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS CONVENTION.

After prayer BY Rev. G. P. Hyltzmyer, Of
Pennsylvania, General Denver, of California
chairman OF Committee on Permanent Organi
cation, reported permanent the officers OF the
Convention .-.- .....
For President, Major General Gordon Gran
ger, with long list of Vice Presidents and
Secretaries, Col JD. Brady Representing Virgin
ia among the Vice Presidents. Gems. Custer
and Steedman and COL t. d. Campbell were
appointed 10 conduct General Gordon Granger
to the chair He was presented TO the Con-
vention by General Steedman with the remark
that he had the honor OF presenting his old
corps commander in the Army or nc Cumber-
land, as gallant an officer and as tried patriot
as ever breathed.
Upon taking the chair General Granger
| briefly acknowledged the honor conferred upon
| him, concluding as follows:
TO be selected Tor this position, to preside
over body Of men representing the great
army and navy OF the Union, which by their
horoism and achievements have made the
American soldiers and sailors respect through
| out the world is an honor OF which any one
man might BE- justly proud but to be called to
! such position at ;ttlne like the present. when
| the Government is imperled, when the duty Of
| saving Our country from a renewal OF strife,
when the Obligation is imposed upon the pa
| trotic and brave men Of this natiOn OF preserv
ing the Constitution OF our country in all its
integrity. requires experience and ability, which
| do not faiter myself | possess. But, COM
rades, with al earnest and sincere purpose to
aid you in your efforts to secure peace and
| prosperity to our beloved c0untry, promise
YOU my best efforts to discharge the duties you
have imposed upon NE.
Among the Comittcc on Resolutions and
| 4 Il n IF
| GINA.
After some business resolutions, vote Of
| thanks was rendered to General WOOL the
tenn orary President which were teelingly &C
| kuowlcdged, and q resolution was adopted
| that the Convention should in a body escort
| him to the depot. Several telegramS wei e
| then read, among which the following are the
most important: ..--...
MEMPHIS. Sept. 18th, 1866.
! To the President Of. tie .S0Idier$ 0H1 Sailor S
| Conventions at tenrCi0nd: ... ...a
! The soldiers Of the late Confederate army met
| here to-day and deputcd the undersigned to
| con gratulate your Convention III your effort To
| restore peace and quietude to the country, and
express their deep sympathy with your patrlotc
| purpose; and further, to assure you that the
Confederate soldiers are entirely willing toleave
| the determination of Their rights rs citizens Of
States and ofthe United States TO the soldiers Of
! til" On on, and part we pledge security
| 0 life person, property, and freedom OF speech
and opinion 10 all. \ meeting will be
held ncre tomorrow. Tuesday night, t. civ
formal EXPRESSION to these purposes and scnti
| men;'. y. Is. FORREST,
! Lou. TREMSDALE,
... NJ G. Galloway
| TuoS. JORDAN,
! J. UARNsEY VI ATTuER
| .-..... '-..' JAS r. CHALMERS
| ...-..... : J. UUPRIs.
| The Chair YVES instructed TO preparc a suit.
| obi, ror,l,. - rhn .bovn toIaor.,c
"''0 '~P'S ~ WV WV 49,, to+ 7oee
| 1~ (,h;,,,,,, SoyJ;c,.' ,;J TI;yo,! Ca,rsnf;o,,
Nn ,,T hnn ' thousand merchnnts and citizens
Of Nrw York, assembled at Union Square send
greeting TO the soldiers of the Union, now
semblrd at CIcveland. May your Rerceiul
meetlng, ut CieYGt1nd; tcnu |" accomplish tnaI
"r W'i1cn "uI u'U ~ ii ,be IIm;nn undo tho
Co,,.titntion, Do1tGLAs TAYLOR,
| JOIN \. DIX.
| Afrer the adjournment Of the Convention at
| n.,nn 1Ec following renIv to the despatch from
,h,. observation-disclosures s',!ii,,s Of Mrpthis was
Jrawn M and forwarded, p9r telegraph !.
SoLp1Ens AND SAILORS CoSvESTloN, -:
| CLEVELAND, sept. Is, 1866
| To y. Is. forrest, Ihon'1S JoTd1n, w. I '5HS'
IoEAy' James IT, 'Ao'"'S'S> an" "''s|S' -'A'"'
XXX El,irnSI I1,ior Convention of So,aars
| and Sailors. assembled here, are profoundly
sratifei for the patriotic sentiments expressed
in your despatch We hail with pleasure every
eHrt 10 restore peace; prosperity .bfotherhood'
ana al affection tnrou&hTu1 our ehllrG f2un,rS,-
~ .l'.s - o"T ,,onfri,
! mill I95rInonv and ins.ire nrc restored under
the constitution, GoRDAS GRANGER
President Of the Convention
| e. A. SnULsTEE,
. John Il; FOOT,
| 1HOS. tRITTENDEN," .
! r. d: , P ~ spM'''
r = Br s,;y'
Tha Gonveo,ion adjourned to rr--ass,mh|e At
half: mast two o'clock, this p. NJ TIE Com
m;ttnn on Resolutions and Address presented
| tho fnl)owinr resolutions: --..-
| Thc T-n;nn Soldiers and sailors who served
in the armies and nayv Of the United States in
the rrcrnf war for the supnression Of the in
| s,,,,,,.t;nn tho roa;n;nnonc. of the Constitn