The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-08-21

'hN'"'Nu' pcCuuSC our pONt1Cnl record lS
distasteful to Radicals and their sympathi-
zers. Now, although feel confident that
such an outrage would not be perpetratcd
by the Convention, and though have moth
ing to regret OF take back, as to my course
during the war, and do not admit the right
of any one to questionit in the Convention.
yet am too much devoted to the accom-
p!ishment of the high patriotic object in view,
TO permit my presence there to be the means
of disturbing its deliberations or an excuse
Tor an assault by its enemies outside There
fore | shall nc; attend the Convention as n
delegate.
(Sgned) FERNAypo Woop.
GlRARD House, PHILADELPHIA. August
l4. lSG6.-To Chairman National Union
Conyen,ion-Sr: have this day received
from the National Union Committee, through
the lion. William 5. Grosobcck, chairman of
joint Ohio delegation to your Convention. a
ticket of admission as n delegate from that
State. The Hon. George W. Cook, chair
man of Democratic delegation from Ohio,
has also communicated to me the following
resolutions this morning adopted by that
delegation
"ReSolred, unanimously, dy tic Ohio Demo.
craze Deteyation. That we recognize the
right of Clement l.. Vallandigham n duly
elected delegate from the third Congrcssion-
al Distrist of Ohio, to hold seat in that
Convention.
THAT va should regard his exclusion
from such seat rs an unjust and unreasonn.
able infringement of the rights of the Demo.
cracy of said district, and are ready to
stand By him i'll the assertion of his rights
and the rights of his constituents
THAT We endorse cordially the purity
M. l,N,,t ,,p..,. . 4. =.
ness every way to sit in said Convention
yet, for the sake of harmony and good feel
ing in the same, and in order to secure the
great ends for which its is calleI, we con.
sent, TO his withdrawal from this delegation
and n scat in the Convention, if in his iudg
mcnt, his duty to his constituents shall JUS
ufy such withdrawal"
Yielding my own deliberate convictions
OF duty aud right TO the almost unanimous
opinions and dcsires of friends whose wis.
dom and sou1dness ofjudgment and sncer-
~ anu purI'y Of motives, | may no, u.es.
lion, 10 the end that there Shall be no pie
text even, from any quarter for auy cOntro-
verted questions or disturbing element in
the Convention to marits harmony, or hin.
der III any way The result to the cause Of
the Constitution, the Onion and the publ:
liberty which shall follow from its delibe.
I'''"hS ana ltS nc'lonS, L ncrehy withdraw
= -u the Ohio Democratic delegation. aud
decline taking my seat in the Convention.
am profoundly conscious that the sane.
thy and magnitude Of the interests involv.
ed IN the present political canvass in The
United States are too immense not to de.
mand sacrifice of every personal consid.
Grafton in u struggle upon the issue Of
which depends, Ns so!cmnly believe, the
present peace, and ultimately the existence
of free republican government on this con-
tinent.
Trusting that your deliberations may be
harmonious, your proceedings full of the
spirit ofwisdom and patriotism. and its
results crowned with u glorious and saving
triumph in the end 10 the grca, cause in
which every sympathy of my hcaii is en-.
listed.
am, respectfully, Sc,
e. l.. VALLANpIGnAM.