The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-09-26
THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS CON-
VENTl0N.
THE STATES LARGELY REPRESENTED.
THE CONVENTION a GREAT
SUCCESS IN POINT OF
NUMBERS.


TIE CONYENTEGN A GREAT
SUCCESS IN POINT OF
NUMBERS.
| Generals Meade and Eaa0cOcI
| Int2Orse the Convention.
| Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. IT, 1861 2, NJ.
! The Convention assembled at half-paS
two o'clock in a large canvass erected etspe
cialy fos it on the Public Square, in whlcl
is the statue of Commodore Perry, com
memorating the battle of Lake Eric, and l
capable of holding 5000 persons, and wa
nearly filed by the delegates alone, larg
numbers of whom arrived on noon trains =
With an eye to the fitness of things, tn
canvass was put up with the thirty-six up
rights in its circumference, and each up
right was surrounded with a flag with tn,
name of one of the States upon it. Nom
we're admitted within the tent until tht
delegates were in and seated, when thcr,
was a rush by the inhabitants to get IN, bu
| there was not room for one-half OF tht
people.
The spirit of the meetings of the STATE
delegations this morning shows that The
Convention will take no equivocal position
upon the question Of the restoration q
Southern States to theirfights in the Union
The. large delegation from New York
numbering over one hundred and fifty, in
Guiding the names of Dix, Granger, Woo
and Slocum, met at the Kennard House a
eleven @ clock. Gen McWade being calleC
to provide temporarily, said he recognizec
these men who hadggone forth and done thC
| fighting, and while he hoped it would neve1
| be necessary to resort to the extreme meas
ures to suppress Radicalism which was nee
essary to suppress the rebellion, yet il tha
time did come, the so diers Of New York
wcud not be found wanting. These word'
were greeted with vociterous cheers.
The morning has been wet and dlsngreea
bic, but the heavens now look more propit
ious. The Convention meets at alt-past
two clock.
Senator Doolittle is here.
= The vetcam warrior, Major general John
H. Wool, entered the pavilion leaning upor
the arm of Gov. Bramlette, and was re
ceived by a perfect tumult of cheers. -
Though the deeds upon which his fame
rests antedate the war in which the mcr
there assembled had rendered galIpnt ser
vice, the soldiers recognized in him q sol
der and patriot who had grown O ID in thu
service of his country, and a hero in wars
in which every American felt a comnfor
glory in his presence there. Therefore il
was looked upon as peculiarly fitting ano
auspicious the band struck up the ''Ntal
Spanglcd Banner, arousing to still higher
pitch the patriotic ardor of the Convention
and three cheers were proposed and glver
for that grand old patriotic air, and three
successively for the Constitution, for tho
Philadelphia Convention, for thirty-si2
States, for Gen. Wool (repeated severa
timcs>, for President johnson, for Gen
IIobson, of KY, for Gen. Grant, for Ole
Pap Thomas, for Morgan j., Smith, to
Gen. JAS B. Steedman, the ar-horsc o
Ohio, for Gov. Bramlette, of Ky., anc
,thcrs Not only members of the Conven
ton but the people filing up the open space
entered in the cheers given.
Gov. Brambette called the Convention
to order, and nominated General Wool fol
temporary Chairman. which was ratifiee
by the Convention with immense cheers.
The following is General Wools speccl
in full;
GENTLEMEN: \ more agreeable position
| could not have been assigned to me thar
the one Just conferred by this patriotic, he
| roic and chivarous assemblage OF officer;
soldiers and sailors, the true defenders O
our country and the Union. Be assured il
will ever be appreciated and remembered a.
one of the most precious incidents OF my
| life, either in peace or war
The object of this great military assem-
l ( I - =, go
slider the principles enunciated in the Ma,
tional Union Convention at Philadcl clphia
and the restoration policy of prcslden
johnson.
On these subjects | would simply remark
that the sooner Congress recognizes the
States declared by majority Of its mem
bers to be out Of the Union, and admit
their loyal representatives to seats in tht
halls of Congress and permit thenf to par
ticipate in the National legislation of tht
country, the sooner will be allayed the iears
and apprehensions Of the people Of the
dangers which again menace the peace o.
our country and the pcrpctuity OF the
Union.
With tho most bitter and vindictive feel
ings war of words for thirty years was
carried on between the Northern Radical
Aholitionists and the shareholders Of the
Southern Ssates. Every thing was done
and said to promote and keep alive the con
troversy 1t finally eliminated in rebel.
lion in the spring of 1861, which for afro
city, the sacrifice of lives, the loss of prop.
erty, followed by peStilence, famine and
desolation, has no parallel in the history Of
nations. This bloody and desolating con
test was brought to close in the spring ol
1865, when the rebels, unable longer to
carry on the war, surrcnd red with theil
armies to our gallant Generals Grant, Sher-
man and others. the rebel armies were
permitted under parole to return to THEN
homes and there await the orders Of the
United States Government, the officers and
soldiers of their armies pledging themselves
to become true and faithful supporters oi
the Constitution and laws Of the United
States. Such were the results of four
years war, caused by the institution of sla-
very.
A few days after the surrender of Gen
cral Lee and his army, President Lincoln
was assassinated. This atrocious crime
placed Vice-president Andrew johnson in
the Presidential Chair While the death
of Mr.. Lincoln was universally regretted,
the elevation Of Mr. johnson was hailed
with accamations throughout the land, and
this, too, because Of his love and devotion
TO his country, and Tor his boldness while
Senator of the United States in advocating
the preservation of the Union in opposition
to every other Southern Senator, who with
equal boldness advocated its dissolution.
Few men, North or South, were subjected
to greater sacrifices on account Of his pat
riotism than Andrew johnson. BesiG Ges the
sacrifice of most, if not all his property, he
for time had to flee his home. lie how
ever returned, and, with other patriots, by
his indomitable energy and perseverance
reclaimed his State-Tennessee- from
treason and rebellion. This bold and daring
friend of The Union can be no traitor YET,