The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-16
The Philadelphia Convention.

PHIbADELPHIA, Aug. 15.-The Ma
tional Union Convention re-assembled
at noon to-day. The wigwam was
crowded with delegates and spectators.
present. General Dix in the chair.
Rev. Mr.. Hollinger, Of Tennessee,
opened the proceedings of the ConYen-
ton with prayer. General Dix then
said TINT the first business In order was
the reports of the committees appointed
yesterday.
Mr.. Blair, of Md, here arose and said
Mr.. President, 1 am instructed by the
committee on permanent organization
to make the following report: For
President, Senator DOolittle, of Wiscon-
sin. The announcement of.the name
OF Mr.. Doolittle was greeted with a
storm of cheers. For Vice Presidents,
IL i. D.; New Hampshire, David Mar
cy; Vermont, NJ. Clark; Massachusetts,
Hon. r. B. Hall; Rhode Island, Alfred
Anthony; Connecticut, Hon. o. F.
Winchester; New York, Hon. Thomas
Saxton; New Jersey, General GershHm
ware, - Ayers; Maryland, General
Brockenbourg; West Va, ThOs. Sween-
ey; North Carolina, Hon. John A. Gill
mer; South Carolina, Judge d. Ward
low; Georgia, Richard f. Lyons; Flori-
da, Judge ThoS. Randall; Mississippi;
g. A. Sykes; Louisiana, Cuthbert Bull
lett; Arkansas, Hon. j. NJ. Tebbitts;
Texas, D. G.. Burnett; Tennessee, Thos.
r. Nelson; Alabama, George s. Hous-
ton; Kentucky. Hon. j. w. Ritter 5.
Ohio, Hon. p. Ranney; Indiana,
Hon. William s. Smith; Illinois,
d. K. Green; Mich, Hon. o. Black;
No., Hon. John Hogan: Mimi, f.
Steele; Wis.,. Gen. Milton Montgom-
cry, Iowa; Ed. Johnston; Kansas, J. L.
Pendery; CAL, VIM. T. Coleman; Ne
vada, f. Hereford; Oregon, Hon. g. L.
Carry; ID. c., Jos. 8. Brady; ArizOnia,
blank; Dacotah, j. NJ. Turney; Monta-
ma, Geo. u. Miller; New Mexico, blank;
Utah, blank; Colorado, Hon. B. Hall;
Washington, Elwood Evans.
For SECRETARIES the following: Me-,
Jas, Mann; n. H., s: Cutler; VT, Geo.
ii. Simmons; Mass, Chas. Wright; r. l.,
Jas. II. Parsons; Conn.,, Jas. A. Hovy;
N. Y.s 3. q. Perrin; Nd, Col. ThOs. s.
Addison; Pa, Henry A. Weaver; DEL,
y: f. Thorp: Md, DR.. W. Watkins; Va,
sons. O., T. Y: Simons; Ca, ]. 81.
Chester; Fla, Judge B. d. Wright;
Miss, A. G. Mayer; La, A. w. Walker;
Ark, L. C. Bondenot; Texas, ]. NJ.
David; Tenn, John Lelleyett; Ala; C.
s. G. Doster; Ky, NJ. Howsly; Ohio,
E. B. Ehlemani Ind, Col. g. g. Mall
son; ILL.,, John McGinnis; Mich, Gen.
John G.. Parkhurst; Mimi, Richard
Price; Wis.,, George @. Goudy; Iowa,
@. D. Parker; Kansas, w. A. Upton;
CAL, j. j. Temple; Nevada, Col. Jesse
Williams; Oregon A. d. Hitch; d. c.,
Jas. O'Beirne; Dacotah, j. Brambell;
Nebraska, Major u. Lowrie; Washing
ton, ChRs. T. Egan.
Gen. Dix, at the conclusion of the
reading of the above report, introduced
Senator 'Doolittle, who was received
with most hearty applause.
Mr.. Doolittle, on taking the chair,
said: 5s
Ge1ttlemen-on being called upon to
preside on the elaboration of this Con-
vention, / sincerely thank you. have
wished that its responsibility had fallen
upon another. Depending upon that
courtesy and generous confidence which
has called me to the chair, Il commence
upon its duties with an earnest desire
for the success OF the great cause in
the great events of our own day this
Convention will prove to be one of the
greatest for peace and happiness; her
victories not less renowned than war.
CApplause.1 And this Convention is
e'ot her yictories.may not say, a
browning victory. CCheers.l For the
first time a National, Convention repre-
senting all the States is now assembled.
Six long weary years as look back,
what an interval it is, blood, and agony
and tears. During that period we have
been engaged in the most gigantic civil
war the world has ever seen, wasting
our resources, drenching thousand
battle feldsin fraternal blood, and car
rying to ffaternal graves our fathers,
our sons and our brothers by hundreds
of thousands; but thanks to Almighty
God the war is over. CCheers.l Peace,
blessed peace, has come. The as
surances which we here witness tell us
thof In emma and HsOD1e IN ltaU
Loud Cheers.l oh, my fellow citizens,
If the whole people of the United States
could see what we now witness, the
North, the South, the East and West,
joining i rs friends and fellow
citizens, our work would be
seen as we saw, Massachusetts and
South Carolina [Applausel by their
full delegates, coming arm and arm
into this great Convention; Enthusiasts
tic applause;l 1T they could have seen
this body, greater In numbers and in
weight of character and brain than ever
has assembled on this continent under
one roof, melting to tears of joy and
gratitude to witness this commingling,
there would be no struggle at the polls
in the coming election. Applause
When I remember that twas Massa-
chusetts and South Carolina that, in
the Convention which framed the Con-
stitution, voted against the abolition
of the slave trade, that it was Massa-
chusetts, in 1921, which, through some
of her men, taught doctrines which
South Carolina resorted to in 1888 in
the form of secession, again reSorting
to it in 1860. When / call to mind all
these memories, and at the same time
TASK the people Of the country to look in
| on this Convention and see these two
old States of the Union coming here in
fraternal embrace, approaching the
| council of the common country, ready
to make any sacrifice for the common
good. I say again, could the whole
people witness all this, there would
be no further work for us to perform.
loud cheers.1 1.-THE people OF Massa-
| chusetts themselves could have wit
messed It, not a single member would
State [Great applausel until he
had given most sacred pledge that
he would do all in his power to
recognize the equality and dignity
of all the States under the Con-
stitution, EGheersl including the
sacred and ina1ienable right of every
State, under the Constitution, to repre-
tisentation in both Houses of Congress.
/ [Cheers.l Gentlemen of the Convention,
shall go into no argument on this oc-
casion. [Cries of goon.l The distin-
guished gentleman who preceded Gen.
| Dix said all would desire TO say, much
better than L could say it. I indorse
all that he has said, sentence by SEN
tence, word by word. ECheers.l
Fellow (cidtizens, unfortunately it
may be that the whole people
i ness what is now Transporting; therefore
the greater works still rests upon, MS.
We should be- unceasing in our exer-
/ lions to see to it that thenext Congress,