, 1866-08-03

National COpventiOn, about which we have heard
so much Of late:
A National Union Convention Of at least two
delegates from each Congressional District Of
all the States, two from each Territory, two from
the District Of Columbia, and four delegates at
large from each, will be held at the city Of Phil
adelphia on the l4th Of Adgtst nett. Such DEL
egates will be chosen by the electors Of the sew
eral States who sustain the administration in
maintaining unbroken'the union Of the States
| under the Constitution which our fathers estab-
lished, and who agree in the following propO-
sitions, yiz: ... IS -..
| The Union Of the States is in every case indis-
soluble and is perpetual, and the Constitution of
tile United States and the laws passed by Con.
gress in pursuance thereof are supreme, constant
apA> phiversal in their obligation. The rights,
the dignity and the equality Of the States 10 the
! Union, including the right of representation in
Congress, are soleuinly guaranteed by that Con-
stitution, to save which from overthrow so much
blood and treasure has been expended in the late
| civil war. There is no right anywhere to dis
solve the Union or to separate States from the
Union either by voluntary withdrawal, by force
of arms or by Congressional action, neither by
secession Of States nor by the exclusion Of their
| loyal and qualified representatives, nor by the
National Government in any other form. Slas
very is aboli, he'd and neither cannon ought to
be re-established BY any State or Territory with
in our jurisdiction.
Each State has the uudoubted right to pres
scribe the qualifications OF its own electors; and
no external power rightfully can or ought to
dictate, control or influence the free and volun-
tary action of the States in the exercise of that
| right.
The maintenance inviolate of the fights of the
States, and especially the right Of each State to
order and control its own domestic concerns ac>
cording to its own Judgement exclusively, sub
ject only to the Constitution Of the United States
is essential to that balance of power on which
the perfection and endurance of our political
fabric depends, and the overthrow of that sys-
tenn, by usurpation in Capitalization of power in
| Congress, would be revolution dangerous to a
Republican Government and destructive of lib
erty. Each House Of Congress is made, by the
Constitution, the sole Judge Of its election re-
turns and qualifications ofits members, but the
exclusion Of loyal Senators and Representatives
properly chosen and qualified under the Consti-
tuition and laws, is unjust aud revolutionary.
Every patriot should frown upon all these acts
and proceedings everywhere, which can serve no
other purpose than to rekindle the animosites of
war, and the efFectof which upon our moral, So
cial and material interests at home, and our
standing abroad, differing only in degree, is
injurious like war itself
The purpose of he war having been to pre-
serve the Union and the Constitution by putting
down the rrb2lliOn, and the rebellion being sup
pressed, all resistance to the authority of the
General Government being at an end; aud tbs
war having ceased measures should also
cease and should be followed by measures Of
peaceful administration, 50 that uaion, harnony
and concord may be encouraged and industry,
commerce and the arts of peace revived and pro-
NOTED; and the early restoration of all the States
to the exercise of their constitutional powers in
the National Government is iudispensaby nee
essary to the strength and the defence of the res
public aud to the maintenance Of the public
credit.
All such electors in the sc States and Terri
tories Of the United States, and in the District of
Columbia, who in a spirit of patriotism and love
for the Union, can rise above personal and sec-
tional considerations, and who desire to see q
truly national Union Convention, which shall
represent all the States and Territories of the
Union, assemble as friends and brothers under
the national flag to hold counsel together upon
the state of the Ulion and to take measures to
avert the possible dangers from the same, are
especially requested to lake part in the choice
Of such delegates. But no delegate will take a
seat in such convention who does not Loyalty ac>
cept the national situation and cordially endorse
the principles above set forth, and who is not at
tached in true allegiance to the Constitution,
the Union and the Government of the United
States. NV. RANDALL, President.
]. R. DooLITTLE,
0. y. BRowNING