North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-08-22

tAaI courtesy dnusScnCfOus COiltlOeIc0 WuHD
have called me to the chair, will enter up
on its duties with an. earnest desire for the
success of that great cause In which we are
now engaged. UT II + &BH
Among the great events of our day, this
Convention, in my opinion, will prove to be
one ofthe greatest, for ...,,,.Tt, ann
'Peace hath er victories,
| No less renowned than war."ial a-f
.-t. # a.a / Applause J
| And this Convention is one of her victor
ies-may | not say. Gro ~ning victory?
For the first time in six years. a national
convention, representing all the States,n now
assemblies. Loud and long g-continued ap-
plause. Six long weary years! .-Ia. ..: -
As we look back, o what AN interval of
tears, and agony, and blood ! During that
period we have been engaged in the mos
gigantic civil war the world has ever seen
wasting our resources, drenching thous-
and battle;felds in fraternal blood, and car
| rying to premature graves our fathers, our
sons, and our brothers, by hundreds of
thousands. But, thanks be to Almighty
God, the war i' over. Applause. Peace,
blessed peace, has come (cheers): and the
assurances which we here witness tells US
that peace has come, and "come to stay
Applause. Oh! my fellow citizens.
il the whole people of the United States
could at this moment look in upon this
Convention, if they could see what we now
witness-the North and the South, the
East and the West, Joining together in
fraternal association as friends and fellow
citizens, our work wonld be alrea
done. Great applause If they could
have seen, as we saw, Massachusetts and
South Carolina (cheers,) by tieir fall del
egatiohs, coming arm and arm into this
great Convention if they could have seen
this body, greater in numbers, in weight
of character and in brains than ever yet
assembled on this continent, under one
roof ,(applause,) melting to tears of Joy and
gratitude to witness this commngliug,
there would be no struggle at the polls in
the coming election. Loud applause. Z
When remember that il was Massachu-
sets and South Carolina, that in the Con-
vention which framed the Constitution,
voted against the abolition of the Slave
trade that it was Massachusetts that in
1912, through some of her citizens, taught
the doctrines of notification which South
Carolina reasserted in 1888, and in the
form of secession again reasSerted in 1850;
when call to mind that South Carolina
fired the first gun in this contest, and that
the veins OF Massachusetts, poured ont the
first blood in the struggle applause !; =
wren call to mind all these memories
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the country to look in on this Convention
and see those two leading States of the
Union coming here in fraternal embrace,
approaching the common altar of acom-
mvn country, ready 10 make common sac
rifces for the good of the whole--I say.
could the whole people of thea United
States witness all this. there would re-
nam no further work for us in the fall
elections. Applause. If the people Of
Massachusetts, could have Witnessed it, not
a single member would be returned to
Congress from that State until be had Civ
en- the most sacred pledge that he would
DO all in his power in Congress to recog-
nize the equality and dignity of all the
States under the constitution, including
the sacred, lnalienable rights Of every
State under the constitution to representa-
ton in both houses of congress. Loud
and prolonged cheering. -." '- a:'
Gentlemen of the Convention, shall 60
into no argument on this occasion. (Cries
CISCO on.') The distinguished gentleman
who spoke from this place yesterday Gen
eral Dix said all that | would desire to
say. and much better than | could say,it.-
indorse, and take great pleasure in fully
indorsing, all that he said, sentence by
sentence, word by word Fellow-citizens,
unfortunately, it may be,) the whole peo-
pie of the United State are not here to wit
ness what is now transplring. Therefore
the great work still rests upon US. From
this time until the election of the next Con-
gress we should be untirng in our .exer-
tons to see to it that if the present Con-
gress shall continue to refuse the sacred
right Of representation to equal States, the
next Congress shall recognize that right
When this is done the Union will be re-
stored, and when the Union is restored we
shall be prepared, in my Judgment to en-
ter upon higher and nobler care er among
the nations of the earth than has yet been
witnessed in the history of any government
upon which the sun of heaven ever, shone..
We shall stand in the vanguard of civiliza-
tion and of libertNe. We shall lead the way
| by the light of our example, for all the oth-
er nations of the earth. '' '''7'
| Gentlemen, without OBTAINING you longs
e., will enter at once upon the duties OF
the Chair. [Mr Doohttle took his seat
amid enthusiastic and prolonged cheering.)
General B. Steadman of Ohio, chair
man of The committee on credentials then
imade areport. Ia..t- - a."
"A letter was then read from Homo. l..
Vallaudigham approving the'objects of the
convention, but for the sake of harmony
declining a seat in that body. 9gaN as a
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTION AND ADDRESS.