The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-16

| report 0tthe committee was agreed TO
Much amusement was caused by the
chairman inadvertently speaking of Gen
Steedman as the Senator from Ohio, an(
the slip Of the tongue was characterized
by some gentlemen as prophetic. Mr.
George Beck, of Ohio, as an organ of tht
united delegation from that State, pre-
sented a tender of the withdrawal from
Mr.. Vallandigham, and asked that it bt
read. The chairman said that it w0ult
require unanimous consent. -
A delegate from New York objected
Loud cries of, read it!
Senator johnson, of Maryland moved
that the rules be suspended, In order te
allow the letter to be read. Inc rules
were suspended, and the letter was read
by the Secretary, as follows:
GIRARD House, PHILADELPHIA, 1.
August Is, 1866 ) (
To the Chairman Of the National Union
Convention
SIR:--I have this day received from
the National Union committee, through
the Hon Wm. S. Groesbeck. Chairman
of the joint Ohio delegation to yeur Con
veuiiOn, q ticket of admission as dele.
gate from that State. The Hon George
w. Cook, Chairman of the Democratic
delegation from Ohio has also commnnl'
Gated to me the following resolution this
morning adopted by that delegation:
"Resolred unanimously by the Ohio Dem
ocratic delegation, That we recognize the
right OF. the Hon Clement l.. Vallandig
ham as duly elected delegate from the
Third Congressional District of Ohio to
hold seat in that Convention; that we
should regard his exclusion from such
seat as an unjust Infringement of the
rights of the Democracy of said district
and are ready to stand by him in the as
sertion of his rights and the rights OF
his constituents that we endorse most
cordially the purity and patriotism of
his motives and his fitness i'll every way
to a seat in said Convention, yet for the
sake of harmony and good feeling in the
same and in the great ends for which it is
called, we consent to his withdrawal
from seat in the Convention, if, in his
Judgment, his duty to his constituents
shall Justify such withdrawal"
Yielding to my own deliberate convic-
tions of duty and right to the almost
unanimous opinion and desire of friends,
whose wisdom and Doundness Of judg-
ment and sincerity and purity of mo-
tiyes may not question, to the end that
there shall be no pretext from any quar-
ter for any controverted question, or dis
turbing element in the Convention to
mar its harmony or hinder; iu any way,
the results to the cause of the Consti-
tuition, the Union and the public liberty
which shall follow from its deliberations
and action. | hereby withdraw from
the Ohio Democratic delegation, and de-
cline taking my seat In uno 0on, ""tie.'
am profoundly conscious that the sane
tity and magnitude OF the interests IN
volved in the present political canvass
in the United States are too immense
not to demand a sacrifice of every per-
sonal consideration in struggle upon
which depends, as / most solemnly be
leve, the present peace, and ultimately
the existence of free republican Gov
ernment OH this continent. Trusting
that your deliberations may be harmo-
nious, your proceedings full of wisdom
and patriotism, and its results crowned
with glorious and saving triumph in
the end to the great cause in which
every sympathy Of my heart is enlisted,
am, very respectfully, your obedient
servant,
(Signed) g. l.. NALLANDIGHAM'
On motion Of Senator Cowan, of Penn
sylvania, a committee of two from each
State and Territory was appointed to
prepare resolutions and an address.
General John J. Jackson, Of Parkers-
burg, and Daniel Lamb, of Wheeling,
represent West Virginia on the commit
Tee.
The Chairman then announced tele-
graphic dispatch from President John:
son, and directed the Secretary to read
it. The announcement was the signal
for the whole Convention and the great
er part of the spectators to rise to their
feet and cheer vehemently for Andrew
johnson. After ths applause had sub
sided, the dispatch was read, as follows:
WASHINGTON, D C, August -, 1866
To Hon. o. H. Browning and the Hon
A,W. Randall, Of the National Union
Convention of Philadelphia:
thank you for your cheering aud Ell:
couraging dispatch The finger or
Providence is uperring, and will safely
guide you through. The people must be
trusted, and the country will be restored
Nv faith is uusbaken az to the ultimate
success.
[SignedI ANDRE" oobNSoN.
Mr.. Carol, of New York, offered the
following resolution, which was referred
under the rule to the Committee on Res
olpt;onz without debate:
Resolved, That there is Justly demand
ed a revision of our national laws in re
gard to neutrality, in consonance
with the spirit of the age, with
the demands of commerce, and the
spirit of the nation, and that it is the
duty of Congress to comply with the
public demand for a revision.
Mr.. Hays, of Illinois, Offered a resOlu:
tion directing the Committee on resslu-
tions to report in print, and to supply
each member of the Convention with a
copy of the resoluti ons, at the time of
their presentation He proceeded TO dis
cuss the resolution. -
Mr.. Tildon, of New York, raised the
point of order that under the rule adopt
ed the resolution must be referred
without debate The chairman sustain
ed the point of order and declared that
the resolution was so referred.
MI. Hays, Notwithstanding con
tinued to address the Convention
as he did not expect the Convention
to adopt any resolution OF platform en-
dors;py his Onioiaps or the oniniODs of