Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-20
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pas, twelve n'clce k, and proceed 40 IL Exc |
cn'ive Mansion.
Coming North.
roRr MoSaor, August 16-About .2s5
passengers came mo Norfolk = few days
sine, on the train from the Seaboard and
Roanoke railroad, from the old North State,
comprising many large amiles who were
en- toufe 10 the State oi Indiana.
From New YORK. II
NV YoaK, August IS sixteen cases and
seven death from cholra in tho city were
reported tbs morning. an fifteen cases and
seven deaths Ia Broosiyn.
the appointing Power oi the Prcsidcms
NEW York, August 1s-rhe Attorney
General has nearly completed an elaborate
opinion on the authority of the President to
appoint to office dur -ng the recess Of Con-
gress, persons who have been rejected by
The Senate. Tic point has been raised 10
contest the Presidents authority in this re-
spect Tie Attorney General will show in
an exhaus'iv argumen. that both the law
and practice since tie foundation Of the
Govern en-, ni,irns the existence Of this pc
rogativc with the Executive.
Fire.
BALTIMORE, Aug IS A FIRE occurred
this q. IN. al tlliotl's mills. totally destroy
ing the Granite cotton factory.
Buffalo Races.
BUFFALO, Aug 1s--About 5000 people
were present AT the great saddle race this D.
IN. between Dexter and Butler The Gay
was fine and track in good order, though
horscmcn say the Buffalo track Is not near
as good as the one Dexter made his great
time on ; bu; Dexter showed to-day the best
time ever made By II tro,iipg horse.
Is, heat was a.2i j, ..u,er several
lengths behind.
"a heat Dan Mace rode Butter, but poor
time madc, "a BlIlcr broke badly. Heat in
1;-6. Third heat both had good send of,
Butler AHEAD, bat Dexter soon pass Il hnl
and came home winner in unprecedented
time, > Is anu without break.
The base bail match this y. III between
Niagaras al buLa.o aud hudson l.iver Club
oi Newbury, \. J.. 4; tie Niagaras beat scor-
ing 40 against IL.
From south America.
New YoRK, August is.-ianama dates Of
The Isl, announce the rival of the L. :.
iiigalc Lancaster. Size was t. leave mnne
dlate,y for Callao.
Costa Ric' mas refused u Join The South
/ Nmtiican Alliance.
I'll, towno Monte { Il in Equalor
has been lmosi toialit trAtu =, h,c
Dele cation CALI on the President.
NEW YORK, Aug ls-About one o'clock
the committee, headed by u band of music
reached the White House They were con
Quoted into the Last HOom by As sl..ll Good
ing, and SO arranged us a. form "A circle
| The delegates to the Convention " no were
then ushcred in and look u position In Iii.
rear Of the COMMITTEE. President Johnson
soon appeared, accomran led Ivy Secretaries
McCuloch, Wtllcs Browning. and l'pst
master General Randall The Hon. Ncver.
dy Johnson then advanced aud said
| Mr.. President i: We are before you rs a
committee Of National Union Convention
which me, in Philadelphia, Tuesday The 1ith
int, chs'gci with the duy of presenting
You with ai authenticated copy II thc pro
.diuss Bcttrc placing 1t IN yots hands
yen vii permit US t. congratulate Nou that
! Il. sic otttt ma " i,;' ,lic Ns,.'s '.tl. sac
called in the en- huism with which every
State and Territory responded to The call III
| the unbroaen harmony OF its Gcllbcfatipn ms.
| In the unanimity with which the principles
! II has declared were adopted, and more es
pecially in the patriotic and constitutional
character Of the principles themselves, we
are conf cnt that you and the country will
| find CRAFTY ing and cheering evidence that
there exists amongst u y public scn.imcn,
which renders an early and complete rcsto (,
ration of the mon ne established by the
Constitution certain and inevitable. Party
! faction Sc. king continuance Of Us misrule
may moncntarily delay il, but the piinci-
pies and political liberty for which our
F, fathers success fully ConteItied, anu to secure
VIII rh, they adopted the Constitution, arc
So clsring!y inconsist, NJ with the condition
| in which the country has been placed by
such misrule. that Il will rot be permitted
much longer duration.
We wish. Mr. President, YOU could have
witnessed the spir of concord aud b o,herly
affection which was manifested by every
member Of the Convention. Great MS your
confidence ever has been in the intelligence
and patriotism OF your fellow citizens IN this
deep devotion 10 Union and in their present
| de,erm nation to re irstatc and maintain ];
that confidence would have bccrmc posi-
| tive conviction ii you could have seen and
heard all that was done and said on the oc
casion. Every heart was evidently full Of
Joy. every eye b,amcd with patriotic ANNA
ton, dependency gave place To the assn
| rance that our late dreadful evil strife was
ended and that the blissiul reign OF peace
under TIL protection, not OF arms but of the
Constitution and laws, would have sway and
be in every part OF our land chccrfully ack-
nowledged and in perfect good faith obeyed
! you would not have doubted that the recur
| renee of dangerous domestic insured ton in
the future is not 10 be apprehended. lfyou
| could have seen, sir, the men OF Massachu
sets and South Carolina coming into the
Convention on the first day of Its meeting
.1cee ~, ,,,f
of the whole body awakened BY heartfelt
qualification at the event, filling the eyes oi
thousands with tears ci Joy which neither
could nor did desire 10 suppress, you would
have felt as every person present felt that
! the time had arrived when all sectional and
other perilous disseutions had ceased and
that nothing wonld be heafd IN the future
but the voice Of harmony proclainng dev J,
ton 10 . common country, Of pride in being
| bound together by common union existing
and projected by ioIms Of government
proved By experience to he eininently fitted
| for the exigcncies of war or peace i'll the
rrincp announced by the Convention,
and in the feeling there manifested we may
have every appearance that harmony
throughout our entire land will soon prevail.
We know that as IN former days, as was
elOouently declared by Webster the nations
most gifted statesman, Massachusetts, and
South Carolina went shoulder Ia shoulder
through the Revolution and stood hand in
hand around the admins, ration Of Wash
ingtOn and felt his own great arm lean on
them fer support, 80 will they again with
like devotion and power stand around your
administration and cause you to feel that
you may also lean on them for support
In the proceedings. Mr.. President. which
we are to place in your hands, you will find
that the convention performed the duty i'm.
posed upon them by their knowledge OF your
devotion to tho constitution, 1he laws and
interests OF your country. a illustrated by
your entire presidential career, OF declaring.
that in you we recognize chief magistrate
" the nation, and equal to the great crisis
in which it is your lot, and in this declara
ton it gives us unmixed pleasure to add
we are confident that the convention has but
spoken the intelligent and patriotic senti-
,nent Of the country, ever inaccessible to the
low inauences which Otton control mere
partisan, ard governing alone by an honest
opinion Of constitutional allegations aud
rights. and Of tle duty OF looking solely TO
the true Interests, safety and honor OF the
nation. Such Class is incapable ot restor
ing TO any sale for popu .arity y; the expense
of public good in the measures which you
have adopted for the restoration of the Uni
on. The convention Of the Union conven-
ticn only saw . continuance Of the policy
which for the same purpose was inaugura-
ted by your immsd ate predecessor. This
re election BY the people, after that policy
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