Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1866-08-24

i Resota'ed, That Union National Exec
utive III 'e. Committee be appointed, 10 be com
Posea ot two. delegates from each Stat,
land Territory and the. District of Co.u,n
bia. Adopted - t,'s@~b.,- I.ag -. -
l. Hon. Kev. Johnston, of Md, who. OF
rising, was gre e'ed with loud applause
said: !iotfer the following resolution:
- 1sesotUed, That a committee, consisting
j ofstwo delegates from each State and one
from each Territory and the District o
Columbia, be appointed by the clair t,
wait upon the President of the United
States, and present him with an authentic
ton. Carried. -,
Mr. Charles Knapp, Of the District 0,
ICo'umbia.-l offer the following resolu>
lt'on: sz5f effs.3sstt3 Fstf@@< -
eaResolved, That a committee Of finance
oe appointed, to consist OF two delegates
from each State AID Territory and the Dis
''trict Of Columbia. Carried.
! RESOLUTION OF THANKS. -e..4 -
| Mr.. Cow van | offer the following reso-
ResolUea, That the thanks cf this con
vel,tion be, and they are hereby rendered
to Morton McMichael, Esq, Mayor Of the
city OF Philadelphia, for his admirable po-
lice arrangements for. the preservation of
peace and good order during the sittings
OF TN convention. (Applause.) = .rs -
carried uhanlmonsly. st s.. s4sas#,s..*., .
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
a. e.s s. - AND ADDR IS. isss s.sg 1sz -
f Mr.. Cowan, on behalf OF the committee
appointed to prepare resolutions and an
address, said - 3e's 49, f''.f 90 tss@ g '.<
Is After very careful and elaborate con-
e'deration "t the same, lasting all day an,:
"a good part OF The hight. |. BEG leave to-
'eport tie following declaration lof, princi
pies, adopted unanimously by the com
'nlttee, which the secretary OF this con-
Yention vllIread.; and also an address TO
the people of the country, (which will be
read 10y Il e Hon. Mr.. Raymond, Of New.
York. (Applause) - - s..s....,
-, The Secretary then proceeded to read
The Declafation OF Principles, each one OF
which was loudly. aptlauded. The last
one, which endorses sthe President. was
greeted with prolonged cheers, in which
both audience and delegates united. .et
tits DECLARATION sLlR ATT OF OF PRINCIPLES. te1
Tha n atianal Union Convention, now
asse enlhled.. In the city OF Philadelptia.
composed OF delegates from every State
and Territory ln the Union. adno,lsIed
by the solemn lessons which for the last
five years it has pleased the Supreme Ru
Ter OF the Universe to give to the Amer
lean people profoundly grateful for the
return OF peace; desiro,ls. as are large
majority OF their. lcountrymen, in all sim
cerity to forget and forgive the past rev.
eiang the constitution as it comes to us
from cnr ancestors; regarding the Union
IN IT'S restoration more sacred than ever;
booking with deep anxiety into the future
rs of instant and continuing trial. hereby
isst1es and .pmclainns the following declar.
alton ofpincipes and purposes on which
they have, with perfect unanimity, agreed:
"a sFiret--W G hail with gratitndes to AL
mighty God the end. OF war and return OF
peace TO an afflicted and beloved land ~
ss' Second. .--Ii,e*w9r jus: closed has nam |
tainedathe authority of the constitution,
with all the powers which it confers and
all the restr; ctions which it Imposes upon
the general government, unabridged and
uaaiiered. :" And it has preserved. the I'm.
i"n,with' the equal rights, dignity and an- |
thorhy Of the States perfect and unin,-
paired. .s.s.xE.....r1 s.sf4 .-a :.,.,s = !
y Third .- Representation. in the Congress I
Of the United States and III the Electoral T
College is, a right recognized by the con.
stitntion as abiding I'M every State, and asI
asduty imposed al1pon9 it's peo;5le,a fnnda,. |
mental in its nature and essential to tile T