New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-02

The following is the call issued by the National
Union" club for convention il Philadelphia on
the l4th Of August next:
"A CALL FROM THE NATIONAL UNION CLUB.
WAsu1NGTOS June 25 lS66.-The following call
has been prepared and has the sanction Of gentle
men Of prominence, in addition to those whose
names are appended. 1t may therefore be re-
garded as possessing much potcalsig significance.
a National Union convention Of at least Two
delegates from each congressional district OF all
the States, two from each Territory, two from the
District Of Columbia, and four delegates at large
from each, will be held at Philadelphia on the l4th
OF August next. Such delegates will be chosen by
the electors OF the several States who sustain the
administration in maintaining unbToken the union
Of the States under the Constitution which our
fathers established, and who agree to the following
propositions, viz
Ile union OF the States is, in every case indisso
luble and perpetual; and the Constitution of the
United States and the laws passed by Congress in =
| pursuance thereof, are supreme, constant and
| universal IN their obligation.
! The rights, the dignity and the equality Of the
States in the UnlOn including the right OF repre-
sentation in Congress, are mutually guaranteed by
! that Constitution, to save which from overthrow
so much blood and treasure were expended IN the
| late civil war.
| There is no right anywhere to dissolve the
| Union or to separate States from the Union, either
by voluntary withdrawal, by fcroe of arms, or by
| congressional action; neither by secession OF
States, nor by the exclusion Of their loyal and
qualified representatives, nor by the national gov
| ernment in any other form.
!
to bere-esablished in any State or territory within
our jurisdiction.
| Each State has the undoubted right to prescribe
the qualifications of its own electors; and no ex-E
terual power rightfully can or ought to dictate
control or influence the free and voluntary action
of the States in the exercise of that right.
The maintenance nvi0ate of the rights of thes
States and especially the right of each State, to-
order and control its own domestic concerns ae-
cording to its own judgment exclusively subject
only to the Constitution of the United States iE
| essential to that balance of which the
perfection and endurance of our political fabric
f depends, and the overthrow of that system by
usurpation and Capitalization of power in Con-
! gress, would be revolution, dangerous to q re-
r publican government and destructive of liberty
Each House of Congress is made by the Consutu
ton the sole judge of its election returns an
qualifications of its members; but the eXclusif
of loyal Senators and Representatives, proper
chosen and qualified under the Constitution
, laws is unjust and revolutionary.
Every patriot should frOwn upon all these C
| and proceedings everywhere, which can serve :
l other purpose than to rekindle the animostiei
5 war and the effect of which, upon our M ori
social and material interests at home, and an,
our standing abroad, differing only in degr ee
injurious like war itself. The purpose of tn q "
d having been to preserve the Union and the { ions
/ tuition by putting down the Fepehl0h, ana The
beLlion having been suppressed, all resistaI ice
:, the authority of the general government bf ing
Al an end, and the war having ceased, war m easul
. should also cease, ard should be folio wed
measures OF peaceful adnhhlstra'ou 50 lIt It uni
| harmony and concord may be encouraF eed q
, industry commerce and arts ofpeace rev ived q
promoted, and the early restoration all /
ID States to the exercise of their consttuh0 nal ma
of ers in the national government is ind .sneusal
l necessary to the strength and defense OF the
public and to the maintenance of the pB ,blc eret
te All such electors in the thirty-siX States 4
rs nine territories of the United States and in
ay District of Columbia who in q spiFito patriot
,i and love for the Union can rise alb owe perso
10 and sectional considerations, and who desire to
ID a truly national union conVenlon'V ihch shall
th present all the States and territories of the Uni
am assemble as friends and brothers under the
tonal flag. to hold counsel together I'd IN the at
of the Union, and to take measure IS 10 avert n
or sibe dangers from the same, ar specially
of quested to take part in the cheh ,e of such d,
,st gates. But no delegate will tab a seat in Al
~ convention who does not loyal " accent the
lto tona situation and cordially end 5rse the nrinc
'ty above set forth, and who is no attached in /
to allegiance to the Constitution, II le Union and
"a government of the United Statel /,
:, Washington June 25, 1866.
~ Y. RANDALL,
ol DooLITTLB,
! Edo IAN Cowty
NC Gu ,pIps Kytp
'ut SA NUEI FnwTrR
the Executive Committee M .tional Union CiIpt
yht We recommend tne hoi9 ing of the above c
M vention and indorse the call therefor
~ JAMES DIXON,
at T. A. HENDRICKS,
po- DANIEL S. NoRToN
,o,,t J, w NEsgTTH