Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-17
The philadelphia Convention,

10 appointment cNety eedt III ln0 OullQ-
ing was filed. The attendance of ladies
was greater than at any previous day.
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The
proceedings were opened with prayer by
Rev. R. Snyder, of Pennsylvania.
President DooIiule has n Dispatch
Read.
The President Of the Convention then
arose and said
Before we proceed to business, the
President begs leave to announce as the
first response to the call for this Conven-
ton, the result Of the Colorado election.
[Cheers.l
The following dispatch was then read /:
"DgNvER, August l6.-Returns from
all parts of the Territory render certain
the election of A. c. Hunt, Administra-
ton candidate, to Congress"
The dispatch was greeted with great
applause.
National Executive Committee.
Crovell, of New Jersey, offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That a National Union Ex-
ecutive Committee be appointed, to be
composed Of two Delegates from each
State and Territory and the District Of
Columbia.
The resolution was adopted.
'Proceedings, TO be Presented 10 the
President.
Reverdy Johnson, Of Maryland, who
on rising was greeted with cheers, offered
the following:
Resolved, That a Committee consisting
Of two from each State and one from each
Territory and the District of Columbia,
be appointed by the Chair to wait upon
the President Of the United States and
present him with an authentic copy of the
proceedings Of this Convention. Adopted.
Finance Committee.
Charles Knapp, Of the District of Co.
lumbia, offered the following:
Resolved, That a Committee on Finance
be appointed to consist Of two delegates
from each State and Territory and the
District Of Columbia. Adopted.
On Representation.
Gen. Patten. of Pennsylvania, offered q
resolution on the subject of representa-
ton in Congress, which under the rules
was referred without reading or debate.
Thanks TO Police Manager.
Cowan, Of Pennsylvania, offered the
following:
Resolred, That the thanks of the Con-
vention be hereby rendered to Morton
McMichael, Of Philadelphia, for his admi-
rable police arrangements during the sit
ting Of the Convention. Adopted.
1.-THE Declaration OF Principleso and
Resolutions.
Cowan again rose in behalf Of the
Committee who were appointed to pre-
pare the resolutions and address, and said:
l have to state that after careful and
elaborate consideration Of The same, last
ing all day and a part Of the night, we
have agreed upon the same. l beg leave
to report the folio wing declaration of
principles, which the Secretary will read /;
also an address to the people, which will
be read by Mr.. Raymond, of New York.
The Secretary then proceeded to read
the declaration Of principles, each clause
of which was loudly applauded.
The last one which endorses the Presi-
dent, was greeted with prolonged cheers.
The declaration of principles commences
as follows:
The National Union Convention, now
assembled, composed Of delegates from
every State and Territory in the Union,
admonished by the solemn lessons which
for the last five years it has pleased the
Supreme Ruler Of the Universe to give
the American people, profoundly grateful
for the return Of peace, DESTROYS, Us are a
large majority of their countrymen, in all
sincerity, to forget and forgive the past,
bring the Constitution as it came to vi
from our ancestors, regarding the Union
in its restoration as more sacred than ever,
looking with deep anxiety into the future
as Of instant and continuing trial, hereby
issues and proclaims the following declar-
alton Of principles, etc.
Yesterdays Proceedings Epitomized.
PHILADELPHIA, August l6.-The Con-
vention met at 10 A.. NJ, Doolittle in the
Chair.
Rev. G. NJ. Tyler of Mississippi offered
a prayer.
Doolistle read a dispatch from Colora-
do. announcing the election Of A. c.
Hunt, administration candidate for Con-
gress, in Colorado. This was greeted
with loud cheers.
Cowan of Pennsylvania reported reso-
lutions from the committee; and subse-
quently Raymond reported an address,
the reading Of which occupied an hour.
Both platform and address were adopted
with enthusiastic u~nanimity and repeated
rounds of applause.
Committees md Adjournment.
A National Executive Committee at
Washington, and a Committee to wait on
Johnson with an official report
Of the proceedings, were then announced;
and at half past 2 the Convention ad-
sine die, with nine cheers for the
Constitution and Andy johnson.
The Terms Of the Platform.
The Platform or declaration of princi-
Plies adopted by the Convention, thanks
God for the return Of peace, and says the
war maintained the authority Of the Con-
.Ititution and preserved the equilibrium Of
he States; that the right of representa-
ion , n Congress and the electoral college
;annot be denied by Congress nor any
of the General Government;
alls upon the people to elect to Congress
nen only who will admit these rights
that certain powers are reserved
hem, that of prescribing the qualiica-
ions for the elective franchise declares
hat no State can withdraw from the
Union, nor can any be excluded that all
he States have an equal voice in ratifyiug
Amendments /; that slavery
5 abolished and that the en%franchised
laVes should receive protection in person
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