The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-17
Political,


lngs to appoint delegates to the Philadelpbia Com
ventlon. The Now Haven Register says that the
mass convention OF the "Nationai Union Party,
| "hlon ls TO assemble at New Haven on Wcdues.
oay, tho hrst day Of August, will start new par.
" III connecticut against tho Radicals, who are
opposing the Union and conducting the affairs of
| tho country with reckless hand. The Conyen.
ton will choose delegates to the great National
Convention at Philadelphia, and these delopates
VIII DO selected from among those who have acted
with the Republican party in the past or with the
| Democratic party. Men are not to be ignored on
account OF their past or present party affiliations.
| Inc Cleveland Plain Dealer publishes O. call,
July IL, Tor convention to appoint delegates to
rhllaoeipha and says 'As the Democratic party,
in all tho States whero conventions have been held
nave ndorsed the restoration policy of the Presi-
dent, thoro can certainly be no impropriety in send
ing delegates to convention in which partizan feel
ing will be buried where truo friends of the Union
can take such action as to preserve tho Govern.
ment, under tho Constitution, and put down tho
Radical faction who seek to mako the Constitution
tho crea.ure Of their whims, and the Union A.
thing OF forco and inequality, of endless pickering
| and disquiet.'
largo meeting of Conservatives and Demo-
Gratis at Springfield, illinois, July o. adopted reso.
| lutlons to hold State Convention, for the Same
| purpose, August 2. The resolutions adopted were
| admirable. The Indianapolis Ind.) Daily Ledqer
| urges action in the counties and districts, and
| everywhere, especially at the South and West
| the people are moving.
THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION -SouTH,-The
almost universal expression Of the South in favor
of the representation of that section OF the coun-
try in the Union National Convention at PhiIadol-
phia, is the strongest argument in its favor The
Memphis, Tenn, Bulletin considers it ssthe most
| important event Of the year." The Mobile, Ala,
Register sanctions it. The Richmond Examiner
cordially recommends it. The North Carolina
papers advocate it. Louisiana has called a Con-
vention for the choice Of Delegates The Houston,
Texas, Telegraph, July /, says: "The time is
short, but We can have our delegates elected in
time, and all other Texas papers in communica-
ton by telegraph, are now consulting with each
other, and, with the leading Conservative men in
the respective sections, and as far as heard from,
there is entire harmony in the movement" In our
own State 1t is almost universally approved. And
and thus it is throughout the South an anxious
desire to unto In movement that shall restore
harmony between the States the General Govern
ment to its legitimate action throughout tho
nation and the Constitution to the exercise OF it's
proper functions the shield Of all-North and
South, East and West
The RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRACY AND THE CoNvEN-
TIoN.-The Rhode Island Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee recently issued call for State
aegSsp!la shs Pafpose Of cieoting delegates @ to
tional Union Convention.
The OHIO DEMOCRACY AND THE CONVENTION
At meeting Of the Democratic State Central
Committee of Ohio, in Columbus recently the
following resolution was dopted
RpsOIDed. That the purDose of narryi out
the cooperation proposed by the platform adopt
ed at the recent Democratic State Convention OF
be authorized to appoint four Senatorial delegates
to the Philadephia National Union Convention to
be held on the 14th Of August members Of the
ton of Messrs. Randall, Campbell and Blair on
behalf Of the National Union Committee, and that
| the Executive Committee also be authorized to
issue an address to the Democracy of the several
Congressional Districts, recommending the ap-
pointment by their several county central COM
mittees, or by district conventions, OF two mem
bers of the Democratic party as delegates from
such districts, as so suggested by said National
Union Committee.
The Democratic mass meeting at Reading on
the 18th inst. promises to be the largest meeting
Of the kind ever held in Pennsylvania. The De-
mocraoy Of old Berks will turn out in full force,
and large delegations are expected from twenty or
| thirty other counties.
| A CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION is called at India
napoll6, July ~. Inc following named gentlemen
have been invited to address the Convention: Hon.
JAMES DooL1TTLE, of Wisconsin; Hon. EDGAR
CowAN, Of Pennsylvania; Gen. LOWELL 81. Ros-
sEAU, Of Kentucky; Hon. o. 81. BROWNING, of Illi-
nois; Hon. LEWIS D. CAMPBELL, Of Ohio; Hon.
ALEXANDER W. RANDALL, OF Wisconsin,; Col. s. G..
HICKS, Of Illinois; Hon. EDMUND Cooper, of Ten
nessee; and Hon. DAVID g. GooD1Na, Hon. DAVID
K1LaoRE, and Hon. WILLIAM 8. SMITH, OF Indiana.
| CONSTITUTIONAL CLUB IN PHrLADELPHIA.-A
number Of the citizens of the Fifteenth Ward,
Philadelphia, have associated themselves under
the title Of "The First Constitutional Club of
Pennsylvania" established clubhouse and &c.
lected officers. The constitution OF the Club thus
presses its object: "For the purpose Of assisting
to restore to beloved country the blessings it
has lost, and of preserving that just fellowship
and federal equality which form the true cement
that holds together the fabric Of this Union. we
hereby agree to labor in concert for the success
Of the principles above stated"
CONSERVATIVE TRIUMPH IN OHIo.-For several
weeks past thore has been Kilkenny fight in
Cleveland, between the Herald. Conservative
sheet, and tho Leader, Radical organ, over the
nomination for Congress. The former has tri
umphed, and announces with display heads tht