The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-08-23

sis upon which his lot is cast and we
tender to him, in the discharge of his
high and responsible duties, our pro-
found respect, and assurance of our cor.
dial and sincere support.
The reading of the various resolutions
was interrupted by frequent applause.
The resolutions were unanimously ado7.
| ted
The Chairman then put the question
on the adoption of the resolutions, and
the response from the Convention was a
most earnest and general AYE" The
Chairman then said Those opposed
to the adoption of the resolutions will
say emo, Not single negative re.
sponse was heard and the Chairman
declared the resolutions unanimously
adopted. The result was greeted with
q universal cheer, and the band struck
up" Hail Columbia" The harmonious
action of the Convention caused gen.
eral hilarity of feeling and it was some
minutes before business could proceed.
After the adoption oftbe resolutions,
Colonel Thomas G Mcdowell, of Har.
risburg, rose and proposed three cheers
for the Hon. Edgar Cowan.
Three cheers were given with hearty
good will,
Mr.. Cowan in acknowledging the
compliment, said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Convention | claim to be the host of
this Convention (laughter), and one of
my distinguished guests will now ad-
dress you by,virtue of authority unani-
mously derived from the Committee on
Resolutions and Addtess l mean the
Hon. j. Raymond. [Cheers.1
| READING THE ADDRESS.
Mr. Raymond, of New York, then
proceeded to read the address. Parts
of it were received with considerable 'ap-
plause, so that the Chairman appealed
to the Convention to withhold such
manifestations until after the reading
should be concluded. One of the SEN
timents expressed in the address was
however, so congenial to The feelings of
the members that, Notwithstanding this
request, they broke out into tumultu.
Gus applause, "hercupon the Hon. Rev
erdy johnson, of Maryland, arose and
requested that Mr.. Raymond repeat the
sentence which had been applauded.
Mr.. Raymond thereupon read as fol-
lows:
"No people has ever yet existed
whose loyalty and faith such treatment,
long continued, would not ALLEVIATE and
impair and the ten millions of Ameri.
cans who live in the South would be
unworthy citizens Of free country, de-
generate sons Of heroic ancestry, unfit
ever to become guardians of the rights
and liberties bequeathed to rs by the
fathers and founders of this republic, if
they could accept with uncomplainiug
submissiveness, the humiliation thus
sought to be imposed upon them"
The members of the Convention rose,
ciapped their hands, and cheered most
Justify, after which Mr., Raymond pro-
cecded with and concluded the address
1.-THE address is too lengthy for our
columns at present. We will publish
it as soon as practicab'e.]
After the reading of letter from
Maj. Gen. John \. Dix endorsing the
proceedings of the Convention, the
Chairman Senator Doolittle) said;
Gentlemen Of the Convention: For
the kindness and courtesy by which you
have sustained the Chair in the efforts
to which, by your resolution you have
been pleased to allude, return you my
sincere thanks. Before putting that
motion which shall terminate the pro.
ccedings ofthis Convention, I shall ask
you once more to join with the Rev
Mr.. Elliott in invoking the benediction
of Almighty God, by whose support we
are sure of success, but without which
we should inevitably fail.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Chairman then put the question
upon the motion that the Convention
do now adjourn sine die, and declared il
carried unanimously. The Chair, there
fore, at halfpast II o'clock, pronoun.
ced the Convention adjourned without
day.
The band thereupon struck up the
appropriate air of " Home, Sweet
Home" while the members OF the Con
vention and the vast audience mingled
together in most friendly manner, be
fore separating finally. Cheers were