The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-08-22

less r0n0Wnen tnan war;. Inc uiiu$
sion to the incident of yesterday, where
Massachusetts and South Carolina in.
.ormingled, produced a similar effect, and
when no declared that if tho people Of
Massachusetts, could be present here, and
the spirit prevailing, not q man
Of hor present delegation in Congress
would DO returned, thousands of voices
Joined in the shout. 81
REPORT OF. COMMITTEE ON CREDEN-
TIALS.
When the President announced that
the committee on Credentials was ready
to report through their Chairman, Gen.
Steedman, all eyes were instantly turned
in tie direction Of the Ohio Delegation
for q sight Of that dashing Union officer.
He remained standing until the report
was read and then moved the previous
question on its adoption. There wera
contrasting delegations from Maine, Della.
ware and NewrYork; but tho decision Of
the committee created, it is believed, no
ill.feeling, particularly as 1t allows most
of the contestants seats as honorary mem
bers. e'' ..' ~ .'a
The proposition Of the Credehtial COM
mittee not to have the names Of the del
egates read, gave rise in some quarters to
an idea that it was not merely q move!
ment for. the dispatch of business, but
was designed to cover up the circumstance
that MI. Vallandigham had withdrawn.
vALLANDTGHAM's WITHDRAWAL.
Such impression, however, was quickly
removed by Mr.. Groesbeck, Of Ohio, who
sent up to the Clerks desk, to DO read,
the letter Of Mr.. V~allandigham dcclin.
ing to ACT as delegate.
There was great excitement when an
objection was made to the reading, and
it was very evident that the curiosity Of
all to know what Mr.. V. had to say would
force its reading. The vote to suspend
tho rules to permit the letter to DO read
was almost unanimous. The reading was
received with various demonstrations IN.
til the point was reached where he says
that he has yielded in order to produce
harmony, when the cheers were cnthu.
%siastic and prolonged.
SENATOR CoWAN, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
This breeze over, Senator Cowan, o.
Pennsylvania, arose to offer his resolu'
ton for the appointment Of a committed
on Address, aud the announcement by
The President called for q torrent of ap
, plausc, which swelled in volume for som,
/, seconds.
Loud calls were made upon him to tax,
the platform, but as he had no speech t.
, make, and evidently shrank from osten
t%ation, the Invitation was declined with
smile and a shake Of the head. As h
has q rather tall figure, very many had
chance above the other heads to realiz
the coveted wish to see q man who, fron
humble parentagc and backwoods origin
has grown to such present prominence.
] Perhaps tho browning feature of tn
day was President Johnson's dispatch i
> response to q telegram from Messrs Ran
dali and Browhing. The rcadiug Of til
> Presidents dispatch produced Il be G
J the widest and most intense excitemen
, throughout the Wigwam. The publ
mention Of Andrew JOhnsOn's name in
body Of the character of the present Cor
v%ention would, Of course, be sufficient t
awaken enthusiasm, but, in this instance
! his words Of encouragement, 50 f~lattcrin
to the hopes Of his political friends, ma
urally created the greatest delight, whic
was exhibited in every conceivable mai
, ncr-by shouts and yells, swinging an
: throwing up Of hats, stamping feet, claT
! ping hands, &c. The climax was reacl
cd by the members of the Convcntio
. getting upon benches and giving thre
lusty cheers, participated in by the Grove
of men in tho galleries, seconded by lh
ladies, who waved their pocket hOudkc:
= chiefs.
!; Not long afterwOrd, Hon. O. H. Brow
/ ing, Of Illinois, who succeeded Mr.. Dou,
las in the Senate, and who, in q coup
= Of weeks, will tako Secretary Harlan
|, place in tho Cabinet, arose to supply o
omission 10 the representation Of Illino
: on the Address committee. He too, wi
u loudly eheercd, as his broad countcnanC
and shining scalp appeared above Il
heads Of the seated delegates in his v
10 cinity.
s. The session lasted a couple Of hours.
ls The Missouri delegation, under the a
ID thOrlty of the Convention, last night
D. lectcd Thomas L. Price and Charles !
Ellard for members Of tho committee
p Finance, and Barton Able and James
o. Rollins for members Of the National E
d ccutivo Committee, A resolution "
rs adopted saying that the delegation W
D. wait upon the President with a statemc
10 of facts Of existing affairs in Missouri
10 curing Executive action for The prott
ton Of law abiding citizens against I
Radical State Administration. The d
y eSation also appointed Mcssrs. Rollir
English and Wilson o committee to p,
le pare an address to the President copcel
&c the present administration of the W
&C Department, with a view to the reno,
of Secretary Stanton, MACK.