Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-15


PHILADELPHIA August l5.-The ConVen-
ton was called to order at noon.
| The Wigwam is crowded with Delegates and
spectators, among whom are very large
| number of ladies'
| Hon. j. A. Dix, in the chair, Rev Mr..
Hoelslinger Of Tennessee, opened the proceed
ings with prayer.
! Mr.. Blair. from the committee on organlza-
| ton made report, nominating lion. j. Il.
| DooIurLE, of Wisconsin, as President Of the
! Convention, which announcement vas received
with great applause.
The following letter from the Hon. 9. l..
| Valandgham, to the Chairman Of the Cnnven-
ton, was received and read
| GIRARD HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA,
August II, 1866.
| 10 the Chairman the National Union Con-
ventt0n
tional Union Committee through the Hon ".
G. Groesback, Chairman Of Joint Ohio Dele
CATION, to your Convention, ticket Of admis-
sion as delegate from that State. The Hon.
Geo. W. Cooke, Chairman of the delegation
| from Ohio, has also communicated to NE the
| following resolution, this morning adopted by
that delegation: Resolved, unanimously, by
the Ohio Democratic delegation, That we rec
ognlze the right of Clement l.. Vallandigham,
daily elected delegate from the Sd Congress
sional District of Ohio, to hold scat in that
Convention that we should regard his e1cu-
sion from such seat as an unjust and unreason-
able infringement of the rights OF the Democ-
racy of said District, and are ready to
stand by him in the assertion Of his rights, and
the rights of his constituents: that we endorse,
cordially, the purity and patriotism Of his mo-
tivcs and his fitness every way to sit in said con
vention, yet for the sake Of harmony and good
feeling in the same, and in order to secure the
great ends for which it is called we consent to
his Withdrawal from this delegation and from
4 seat in the convention if in his judgement his
duty to his constituents shall justify such with
drawaL." Yielding to my own deliberate convlc-
tons of duty and right to the almost unani-
NOUS opinion, and desire Of friends whose wis
| dom and soundness of judgment and sincerity
and purity Of motives. I may not question-to
| the end that there shall be no pretext whatever
| from any quarter for any controvcrtcd question
or disturbing element in the convention, to
mar It's harmony or hinder in any way the re-
suits to the cause Of the Constitution the
Union and public liberty, which shall fol-
low from its deliberations and lis action, |
| hereby withdraw from the Ohio Democratic
delegation, and decline taking my seat in
| The Convention. am profoundly conscious
that the sanctity and magnitude of the
interests involved in the present political canvass
| in the United States arc too immense not TO
demand q sacrifice Of every personal consldera-
| ton, in struggle upon the issue Of which dc
ponds, as | solemnly believe, the present peace,
and, ultimately, the existence of q free republi-
can government on this continent Trusting
that your deliberations may be harmonious,
your proceedings full Of the spirit of wisdom
and patrotism and its results crowned with a
glorious and saving triumph in the end to the
great cause in which every sympathy of my
heart is enlisted,
am, very respectfully, &c,
| G.. i. VALLANDIGHAM.