New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-21

pany we were last night put in possession Of a
Cincinnati paper of the 17th, from which we take
the following interesting account of the main
proceedings OF the Philadelphia Convention on
the last days session:
REPeRT OF THE GoMnTTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Cowan rose and said. "0n behalf Of the
committee who were appointed to prepare reso-
luti0ns and an address, have to state that after
very careful and elaborate consideration of the
matter, lasting all day and part of the night, we
have agreed upon tire same. ! beg leave to re-
port the following declaration Of principles,
adopted ANONYMOUSLY by the committee, which
the secretary of this convention will read, and
also an address to the people of the country,
| which will be read by TIE Hon. Ar. Raymond, of
! New York. Applauseil
| The secretary then proceeded to read the decIa
| ration of principles, each clause Of which was
| loudly applaaded, The last one, which indorses
| the President, was greeted with prolonged cheer
| ing, in which the audience and delegates united.
F'DEcLARATroE OF PEINcPEEs.
| /" The Natioaal Union Convention, now assem-
bled in the city of Philadelphia, composed of dele
gates from every State and territory in the Union
admonished by the solemn lessons which, for the
last five years, it has pleased the Supreme Ruler
| of the universe 70 give to the American people,
profoundly grateful for the retain Of peace, de-
srous as a large majority of their countrymen, IN
all sincerity, 10 forget and forgive the past revs-
| ing the Constitution aait comes 70 US from our
ancestors, regarding, the Union inaIts restoration
| as more sacred than ever, and looking with deep
anxiety to the future as of instantaRd continuing
trial, hereby issues and proclaims the following
declaration o. principles ana purposes, on which
81. We hail, with gratitude to Almighty Sod,
| the end of war, and the return of peace to an
afflicted and beloved land.
''2 The war Just closed las maintained the au
thority 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 laws, rights, dignity and authorItY0f tie
States perfect and unimp paired.
'3 Representation in the Congress of the
United States, and in the electoral college, is o
right recognized by the Constitution as abiding in
every State, and as duty imposed upon. its peo-
| pie, fundamental in its natm and essential to the
exercise ofour republican Institutions, ahdrteither
| Congress nor the general government has any
authority in power to deny this right to any, or
withhold its enjoyment under the Constitution from
the people thereof. sz-
4. We call upon the people Of the United
States to elect to Congress, as members, none but
men who admit this fundamental right of repre-
sentation and who will RECEIVE to seats the loyal
Representatives from every State in allegiance to
the United States. Submit to the constitutional
right OF each house to judge OF the election re-
turns and qualifications OF its own members.
80. The Constitution of the United States and
the laws thereof, ave the supreme law Of the
land anything in the Constitution or laws of amy
State 10 the contrary notwithstand!ng. All The
+ powers not conferred by the Constitution upoI
the general government nor prohibited by it t.
the States, are reserved to the States or the peo
pie thereof; and among the rights thus reserved
10 the States is the right to prescribe qualiica
I tions for the elective franchise therein, which
right Congress cannot interfere with. No State
: nor convention of States has theflght to with
draw from the Union, or to exclude, through then
y. action in Congress or otherwise, any State o.
States from the Union. The Union of thest
, States is perpetual. ...
= %. Amendments to the Constitution of the
United States may be made by the people thereo
liant hI1t lp in he md
!, pointed out by its resolution ana in proposing
Il such amendments, whether by Congress or by {
!. convention and in ratifying the same, all th'
t. States of the Union have an equal and mdIsputa
+ be right TO a voice and vote thereon.
> az. Slavery is abolished and forever prohibited
and there is neither desire nor purpose on thu
part of the Southern States that IL should ever be
e rpaStablished upOn the so within the Tnrisdic
If ti0n of the United States and the enfranchse
slaves in all States of the Union should receive Il
4, common with all their inhabitants, equal protee
lf ton in every right of person and property.
Is IS. While we regard as utterly invalid ant
A. never to be assumed or made Of binding force
l. any OBLIGATION incurred or undertaken in maxim
war against the United States we hold the deb
1t of the nation to- be sacred and inEiolabe, and W
O' proclaim our purpose IN dlscharglng TINS, as ]
5, performing all other national obligations to mali
Mt tain, unimpaired and unimpeaChed, tue honor an
e. the faith of the republic.
" 80. 1t is the dhty OF the national goyernmei
he to recognize the services of the federal soldie
on and sailors in the contest just closed by meetlf
al promptly and fally all their just and right
claims for the services they have rendered o.
In nation, and by extending to those of them WI
'er have survived, and 10 he widows aud orphans
. those who have fallen, the most generous 81
ny corisiderate care.
Il "l0. Andrew Johnson, the President Of t
Id United States who, in his great once has prov
ian steadfast in his devotion to the Constitution,
laws and interests of his country, unmOvedi by p
ern secrtions and undeseryed. reproach, having 10
lie, immeasurable in the people and in the pflnclp
ahf fpf n
trate worthy of the nation and equal to the grt
of crisis npon which his lotls cast, and we tender
i've him, in the discharge of his high and responsi
duties, our profound respect and assurance oil
cordial and sincere support"
Elm THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
ng- After the vote had been taken on the adopt
and of the foregoing declaration of principles, it
found that the reading Of the seventh one
!, nounced by Senator Doottle. It was then y
,a rue and adopted, with great applause and unanlni
ias- The declaration Of principles was then adap
ely as whole, with enthusiastic cheers.
baiT COMPLIMENTARY To SENATOR GowAN.
los After the adoption, three cheers were ca
hey for and given in the most enthusiastic man
the for Senator Cowan, of Pennsylvania
the Sentor Cowan acknowledged the complim
but said that as he considered himself the hos
! the convention one of his distinguished gu
hole Woufd auuIess IL Ny FHlue u ousu@e-g ~
Idle mously derived from the committee ON resolat
nte, and address, namely: Hon. Henry j. Raymond
r as New York.
tion THE ADDRESS TO THE people,
lions Mr.. RAYMOND therefore proceeded to, read
r its address which had been written by himself
had also been the declaration of principles.
was so frequensay interrupted by applause
, and the chairman appealed 10 the convention t
ntng strain such manifestations until the reading OF
Eress address should be concluded. Nevertheless
with the close of one sentence declaring that no pc
The subjected to such treatment as that to Whcl
,g, at South was now subjected could long remain
make cheer after cheer resounded through the wig'
dash Senator Johnson asked that the sentence 3
rep peated. The sentence was read again, as toll
dog q No people las ever yet existed whose 10
ather and faith suclI treatment, long continued,
about not ALLEVIATE and impair, and the ten mlho
Americans >Fho live in the South would be u
thy citizenA of free country, degenerate 81
idea q heroic a.ncestry, unfit even to become the
di4ns of the rights and liberties bequeathed
II on by the fathers and founders of this repuh
onisb they could accept with accomplishing subm
Hs To- ness the humiliation thus sought to be i'm
lation upon them.'
,s are. This sentiment was again cheered vii
n Do | greatest enthusiasm, and at the close
Tmt reading of the address Ex-Governor Per
lie a South Carolina, rose and moved its adopuol
The motion was declared carried unamn
amid prolonged cheering
It spout THE AUTHOR OF THE ADDRESS CoNPLIMEN
4 swim Mr. Samuel j. Tilden of New York, the
enemy, and proposed, on behalf Of the New Gor
y mass CATION, three cheers for Hon. Henry j. Ia,
who had prepared the address Just READ.
....,u Mir. Patton on behalf OF the PennsyiVan
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