The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-20
Declarations Of Principles Adopted by
the Cleveland Convention.

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the Cleveland Convention.
NEW YORK, September 19.-The follow
ing is the declaration of principles
adopted by the Cleveland Convention
Yesterday: The Union soldiers and sail
ors who served in the army and navy of
the United States in the recent war for
the suppression of the iusurrection, the
maintenance of the constitution, the
government and the flag of the Union,
being grateful to Almighty God for His
preservation of them through the perils
and hardships of war and for His mercy
in crowning their efforts with victory,
freedom and peace, deploring the absence
from their midst of many brave and
faithful comrades, who had sealed with
their life blood their devotion to the
sacred cause of American nationality, to
determine now, as heretofore, to stand
by the principles for which their glorious
dead have fallen and by which the sur.
yivors have triumphed, being assembled
in National Mass Convention in the city
of Cleveland, Ohio, this 18th day OF
September, 1866, do resolve and declare:
First, That we heartily approve the
resolutions adopted by the National
Union Convention held in the city of
Philadelphia, on the 14th of August last,
composed of delegates representing all
the States and Territories of the United
States.
Second, That our object in taking up
arms to suppress the late rebellion was
to defend and maintain the supremacy
of the constitution, and to preserve the
Union with all the dignity, equality and
rights of the several States unimpaired,
and not in any spirit of oppression. nor
for any purpose of conquest or subJuga-
ton; and that whenever there shall be
any armed resistance to the lawfully
constituted authorities of our National
Union, either in the South or in the
North in the East or in the West, emu.
lating the selfsacrifcing patriotism OF
our Revolutionary forefathers we will
again pledge to its support, our lives, our
fortunes, and our sacred honor.
General Este, from same committee,
reported lengthy address, which was
received with unbounded enthusiasm
and adopted with waving of flags, cheers,
and singing of. Rally round the flag,
boys"
General Slack offered resolution dep
recating the action of the soldiers in
joining secret political societies. Great
confusion ensued, delegates from all sides
addressing the Chair at once, The reso-
luton was withdrawn.
Three cheers fer the Fenians were call
ed for by Custar, and three for the strug-
Cling Mexican Republicans by Mr..
Campbell, which were loudly responded
to.
General Heath offered a resolution,
which was supposed to be against negro
suffrage and equality. Great excitement
followed, during which Colonel Campbell
moved to adjourn, but withdrew bis mo-
tion, and the resolution was then with
drawn.
General Th omas L. Crittenden respond
ed to loud calls by short speech, con-
Guiding with poem by Miles O'Reilly,
on the Cleveland Convention.
The customary resolutions of thanks
were adopted, the doxology sung by the
entire assemblage, benediction pro-
nounced by the Chaplain, and the Con-
yention, with three cheers for Grant,
Farragut, the President and the constl-
ton, adjourned sine die.