The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-27
Difficulty in the Matter OF
.Oao Representation.
Visit of the Councils Of Pittsburg
and Allegheny.
Letters of Coincidence from
Non-Attendants.

Committee on Resolutions, but that not
being ready the time has been spent Ia
speeches from number of distinguished
gentlemen. The City Councils OF Pitts
burg and Allegheny visited the Conven-
tion and we're received with great cheer.
ing. A letter was read from General
Robert McCallister, stating that his
name appeared in the call for the Con
vention at Cleveland, and pronouncing
it a forgery. A letter from the President
of the "boys in blue" of New YORK city
was read, congratulating the Conven'
ton on its success, and endorsing IT, A
call from the Pittsburg boys In blue
forty feet long opening OF the ConVen-
tion was also read.
The Convention assembledat lo o CLOCK
in the City Hall. After prayer, by Kew;
Mr.. Msttock, General FarnsWorth, OF
! Illinois. offered resolution that in case
il NAV be necessary for this Convention
to vote on any question, ten delegates
NAV demand vote by States each State
| 70 cast the number of votes which 1t
now casts in Congress under the last ap.
portionment, such votes to be announced
bv the Chairman of each State delega
ton.
| General Cochrane, of New York. MI.
President, Congress is our standard OF
constitutional law. (Applause) we
therefore present this suggestion to the
mover of the resolution, that 1T may Dc
Incorporated in it that that resolution
operate only as to such States repre-
sented in and recognized by this Con-
vention.
General Farnesworth, of Illinois, SAID
he was in favor of allowing every State
representation in the Convention by
loval soldiers, if there were any such
present. (Applause.) He was willing
to trust the real simon pure loyal men,
and believed there was nothing to lear
from such course He would be glad
To see every State in the Union represent
ed by loyal soldiers o. in+;,notsd
A delegate from Tennessee lntlhatsu
q probable difficulty III allowing tue
delegates present to vote wlthout proper
regulation. He represented that unless
some rule as adopted 1T would be olm'
cult to give fair expression to the SEN
limants OF loyal people of States.
A delegate proposed that where the
deleoation of State was less than the
Congressional delegation, they be author
lied TO vote according to their strength
in the Convention, and where the number
exceeded the representation in Congress
tbav cast vote equal to that represen-
tatiOn.
The member from Tennessee declared
his oppesition to such proposition, re,
marking that common justice required
that in O. national course each State,
whether North or South, should he treat
ed alike in the matter OF representa-
| ton. The State of Texas, II represent
ed by but one delegate, should be
| awarded tue same representation that
was given to Maine or Massachusetts.
The representatives Of Southern States
came here in danger, and the Conveu.
tion should appreciate their situation.
| General Leggett, OF Ohio, moved to
lay the wholo subject on the table
Agreed to.
General Rarnum, of New York; rise
| to question OF privilege. There sits by
nv side o gallant son of the gallant
| State of Ohio Early in the war, III the
front of the battle at Perryyille, he waS
wounded; will show you how. The
person alluded to rose in his seat, show
inp his wounds, which consisted of the
loss of both arms below the elbow.
Returning to his home and supplying
natures hands with iron, he went
out with another regiment from Ohio
the I30th National Guards-as ITS color
bearer. When ho reached Washington
he was denied the right of muster, anC
was obliged to surrender his colOrs anC
return to his home He then applied te
Andrew Johnson for employmenti he
was refused employment. Kisses ant
groans for Johnson | have consulted
with those who knew him we'll
from his State They tell n,
he was gallant soldier aud worth,
private citizen. Sitting here rs the del
egates of New York, our sympathies hav,
gone out toward him, and we have givel
them a practical application by putin!
$50 in his almost empty pocket, there
fore request in behalf of New York, tba
our fellow delegates from other delega
tions shall also sympathise with him
and put their sympathy in practica
shape.
1t was then suggested that the chair
man of each delegation take up a CO.
lection for the purpose named. Crie
of "name him name him Genera
Barnum. His name is Samuel III. Decker
of Lucas county, Ohio, formerly of tn
Fourth United States Artillery.
The chair announced that John Barne:
of Gettysburg fame, was requested t
call at the rooms of the city council O
Pittsburg, to receive gold headed cane
r [Applause.l
: The following letters and telegram
were read:
BELvIDERE, n. j., Sept. "a, 1866.
General Jardin, Chairman of the NeN
, Jersey delegation to Soldiers and Sal
!. ors' Convention, Pittsburg, Pa:
My dear General, l am sorry to inforr
you that circumstances beyond my COL
= troll prevent my meeting with you q
= Pittsburg, but rest assured that the oil
jects of the Convention enlist my heart
=. support. Your action in behalf of Cor
ts gress and the constitutional amendmen
. will show to the country that the So
10 diers and sailors of the United States ar
= in mass determined to defend with thei
| ballots those principles for which the
sacrificed SO much in desperate battle
by land aud sea. 1t will show that W
| will not surrender fruits of victory int
: the hands of those whom we could NO
i. trust in the dark hours of the struggl
y for the life of our nation, nor into ID
!, hands of war pentant rebels who hay
laid down their arms, but are still in rs