Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-15
The Great National Convention
i'm Philadelphia.

The Great National Convention
i'm Philadelphia.
from Specials 70 the Cincinnati Commercial.l
SPHILADELPHIA, Aug. l3.
LETTER FROM FERNANDO. WOOD.
4 Fernando Wood has written the following
letter to Mr.. Doolittle, resigning his seati In
the Convention:
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IL.
"Hon. James p. Doolittle, Chairman, &C.:
"DEAR SIR--I am earnestly desirous for
the entire success of the movement pro-
posed to be initiated by the Convention TO-
morrow. IL successful, the results to the
country will be of the most salutary char
acter, and it can not be successful II Its pro-
ceedings shall be disturbed by any cause
whatever. L am informed that serious
attempt is likely to be made to exclude some
delegates, myself included, because our
political record Is dstasteful TO the Radi-
Gals and their sympathizers.
"Now, although [ feel confident that
such an outrage would not be perpetrated
by the Convention, and although / have
nothing to regret or take back as to my
course during the war, do not admit the
right of any one to raise that question in
the Convention. Yet am too much de-
voted to the Accomplishment of the high and
patriotic object in view to permit my pres
ence there to be made the means of dis
turbing its deliberations or an assault by
its enemies outside; therefore, j shall not
attend the Convention as delegate.
io "Very respectfully,
LIN ..,' "FERNANDo WOOD"
An attempt is being made to get Vallan-
The plan agreed upon for the Convention
seems TO be the adoption of series of res
Olutions indorsing the President and his
policy, cOndemning the action of Congress
on the subject of reconstruction, and as
serting the right of representation for the
Southern States. e ...
1t is said that an address will be issued,
embodying the principles set forth in the
call under which the Convention is held.
There is a strong opposition to any at
tempt to makea new party. The members
of the Convention wish simply to. declare
certain political principles, and leave 1t to
the parties to adopt them afterward ifthey
choose. The proposition to appoint an Ex-
ecutive committee is being actively can
yassed, but it meets with strong oppOsi-
tion, especially from the Democrats, who
claim that it might lead to an abandonment
of the Democratic organization.
There is some speculation as to what will
follow the Convention. The leaders say
that it will remain for the people to rally
to its support, but they do not propose to
give them party organization to combine
and direct their strength. They seem to rely
upon the old organized parties, and to be-
lieve that the people. who will indorse the
platform they adopt will rally for the sup
port of, and elect that candidate to office,
be he Democrat or Republican, who places
himself squarely on that platform.
A prominent New York Democrat says
that organization is nowhere necessary,
except in New York, and intimates that
things are so fixed there that the Democrat
ic party will make its nominations accept
able to the Republicans who we're repre-
sented in the Saratoga Convention. This
means the nomination of General Dix for
Governor, whose name was in Dean Rich
mond's list, and Thurlow Weeds list at
Saratoga, for delegates at large; when they
compared them, each claiming him as his
representative.
Henry Clay Dean, of Iowa, has addressed
the following letter to the chairman of the
Iowa delegation, resigning his seat as
member of the Convention: ..
'Hon. Jno. M. Ell1oOod Chairman of The Dem
ocrdtic Iotod State Central Committee:
"MY DEAR SIR-Through the kind con-
fidence of the Democratic party, l have
been honored with the appointment of del
egate to the Union Conservative National
Convention, for which, and to that invinci-
BILE body of true men who constitute the
Democracy of Iowa, / return my profound
thanks. L most heartily approve of the
avOwed purpose of the Convention to sus-
tain the President of the United States in
his effort to restore the supremacy of the
Constitution and the laws, and the States to
their legitimate authority and representa-
tiOn by and to the people; but / cannot join |
with any body in elevatiDg any mere man to |
a supremacy over the Constitution. We |
must form our estimate of the man by the |
Constitution, and not of the Constitution |
by the man; and in so far as the President |
sustains it, it is the duty of all Democrats |
to sustain the President with their lives, |
fortune and sacred honor. But this sup |
port Democrats should be allowed to give |
In their own ways, through their own or |
CARNATIONS, in accordance with the princi- |
piles and usages of the great Democratic |
party, which made the Union by the Con-
stitution, our history illustrious, and our
people free. .,l
''The Democratic party for three full
generations was the guardian Of American
liberty, and preserved inviOlate this rich
legacy which was beQueathed to us through |
testaments Of noble generations
of glorious men, who willingly offered up
themselves in sacrifice to secure it. This
legacy must not be squandered or thrown |
away. The Democratic party has muck
more to accomplish than your Convention
can or is expected to do. 1t stands an un-
broken army arrayed against tests and test |
oaths, other than those prescribed by the |
onstitution-against those monstrous re-
trospectiVe test Oaths, which were never
written In the English language, much less
adopted by deliberatiVe body, until they
were forced upon the country by the pres
ent legislative mob called the Congress of
the United States.
"The. resolutions of 1898 and 1893 were
the great expositions of Democratic truth.
They have been revived by Kentucky in
her late glorious election by 10000 majori-
ty. A majority of more than one million
OF the people of the United States are Dem
ocrats. To them we look with hope for
rescue. Their votes cast for true men is
the only solution for our evils.
81 sincerely trust your Convention will
do well its specific work In such manner
as will meet the hearty approval of the
Convention of the Democratic par
ty, when it may assemble to receive your
cooperation.
.Inasmuch as think your Convention1
can best sustain the President under the
guidance of those who placed him in
bower, and who have concluded to abandon
the Democratic organization, among whom
am not included, / most respectfully re-
turn 70 you my certificate of appointment.
"HENRY CLAY DEAN"
A meeting of the Chairmen Of the differ