Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-16
TIVE MATloOlAl UNloll: CON-
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Massachuseets and So11A'
Carol1na aOeleoNtes
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WITHDRAWAL Of m vaflAoulc-
nAn rs 4 0ELEeA1E.
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Openlng or che Csassnvenalss
Mr. Randall-"f he esavsWtinh will pieasr
come TO ordcr. for the purpose 6 eilrciing
temporary eseaRi1a,ion Of thin otssnion.
propose the nome OF 0sn. Jslsn A. D,x,.
New York, - Temporary. chairman q his
convention" IAvpseuse.
sss. ssx's srxScu.
Gen. Dix csas iasuosd end aid s-'- =
"CsatiemeG eftAe CoNrenfics, and Isllbsc
C,f.sess u ~ Whole Csioa'- Al pause
III return 10 you my sipccre thanks f,r .Le
honor you have done ,oe, in chccNing mr.
preside temporarily over your deiberat' ~.
regard Il - dkticiion emo oullosry
character. mot osly on account Of. Abe high
social and political stshd'nk d ths acu,.e,
men Who ce0pose this convention, LAls be-
cause It Is convention Of the people u 81,
the States Of the union. iApplause.) And
because ~ cannot d ubt that, iC the pss-
cccdrgs are conducted with beeoe,pg and
good judgement, that il will lead TO GssI
important results. Applause.
II mny be truly said. that no body Olsen
have met on this continent TO ccnsjder
evcnta so ,nomentous and 20 impostant since
the year l778-(applausel the ysar when
our ancestors assembled IN this city 10 70, m
he ter government for the States which
composed the old confederation. A gov
eminent which has been conlttped, and
made more sudesrinE. ~ We trust, by the
fearful trials and verils which it has
encountered and overcome. Applause.
The constitution which they came lessio
n.."., ~. h..~ ~ vmdtcate end restore.
fApplsuscl We are her. y sssses the STU
premscy d the representative Government,
ws, ell. who are within NE ecn6nes Of the
Onion. Applauss.l sovesn4ent which
cannot, without violation ef h funda-
mental principles, b extended cvcs any bu.
those who arc Represented In It'll Applause
--Over those who BY virtue Of that repre- :
sentation, are entitled to voice il tho adj
ministration Of public ahaiss. IApplsuss. !
II was such government that our faith.
ers framed and put Into operation. It II
such . government that We ere bound BY
every principal Of fdsl ~, end justice, and
good faith to defend and MAINTAIN. .tAp-
pIauss.
Gsntlsmen We Gro nse now living under
such . government, [applausel ST Ststee
have fer months besa governed by 5
States, lapplausel; II Statea have been
wholly without representation in the legis.
lativs bodies Of the aseisn. IT. pumerieal
proportion Of the rsprssselsd ~ uhreprca
sentsd Statse hes juse beea ehoaesd 81 ne
sdmissiea e the dsleeatioa ifou fsnnssaes,
A unit taken tron shs sasllss, haa bsen pae
70 the larger number. Bat 10 Stato go
still deaiea repre- .sneAGisn In Congress, 10
which hey ars sssitisd uuler ~ Conssi-
tutien.
The President, not h puseusnes Of any
Ceastitutieaal power, eallsaea The Cenfed.
erats States to aeveps eoodit.ons fer 49,
a1mioslen y the sxssciess cftheis leeit( ~
nnncoiaaa q membsrs Of the Unio0. ~
rasi6casiea ee tAs a0sndmsnt 70 the Cons
otisutiea a6olishing slavery, and the tepddl-
elton Of debts contxacted % -otosthtov the
VssU ~ and ecespsed. f&e emotion Of
~ new eanditio1s b unlust, asaaviolalion
- ~ faith Of ths gevssuneat. sd6vsssivs Of
~ pnrposss Of our political system, ana
;dnsessscs to ne pselse woslprity and
-. tAppaaassl ~. =
Why ie il, that the colder shculd doubt