New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-08-17
Yesterdays Afternoon Dispatches.
PROCEEDINGS OF PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION.

PHILADELPHIA. August l6-The convention met
at 10 o'clock. The wigwam is crowded to its ut
most capacity. Half OF the audience is composed
of ladies.
Senator Cowan from the committee on resolu-
tions and address, presented the declaration Of
the principles, which was unanimously and en-
Enthusiastically adopted. 1t declares that the war
just closed has maintained the authority of the
Constitution, and has preserved the Union with
the equal right, dignity and authority of all
rthe States perfect and unimpaired; that repre-
sentation in Congress and in the electoral col
leges is a right abided in and duty imposed
upon every State, and that neither Congress nor
| the general government has any authority or
power to deny this right to any State; that Con-
| gress has no power over the elective franchise,
but that right belongs exclusively to each State;
that no State has the right to Withdraw from the
Union; that on all constitutional amendments all
the States have an equal right to vote; that
slavery is abolished forever; that the national debt
| is sacred and inViOate and the Confederate debt
invalid; recognizes the services of Federal soldiers
and the nations duty to them and their widows
and orphans, and iudorses President Johnson for
| his steadiast devotion to the constitutional laws
| aud interests of the country.
The address was prepared by Henry ]. Ray
mond, of New York, and was read by that gentle
man, and unanimously adopted
The national committees-eNecutiye and finan-
ciai-were then announced
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Ex-senator Doottle said
il his opening address the convention was one OF
the greatest events of oar day.
1t was the first national convention in six years.
In the interim there had been blood, agony and
tears.
Our brothers had fallen and our resources been
/. wasted on thousand batte-felds, hut, thank
God the assurances here tell US peace has come
at last.
II the people of the whole country could see the
fraterna feeling here, there would be no struggle
at the polls this fall, (Great applause.) But as
the whole people cannot be here to witness what
is transpiring the greater work rests on us.
From this time until the election of next Congress
, we should be untiring and energetic in our exer
tons TO see that the next Congress- if this one
shall continue to refuse the sacred right of repre-
sentation to equal States that the next shall rec
ognze them (Applause) When that is done
the Union is restored and when the Union is re
stored, we shall be prepared to enter upon
higher and nobler career among the nations Of the
earth than has ever been occupied by any gov
, ernment upon which the sun of heaven ever shone
(Applause.)
ORGANIzATIoN.--J. R DooIttle president The
following are the vice presidents j. W. Brocken
boro, Virginia, John A. Gilmer, North Carolina
Judge Wardrow, South Carolina, r. l.. Lyons
Georgia, Judge Randall, Florida, Cutlbert B1llitt
Louisiana, j. M. Dibbetts Arkansas, d. G. Bur
nett, Texas, George Houston, Alabama, Thos. A
R. Nelson, Tennessee, Edgar Cowan, of Pennsyl
yania, chairman of the committee on resolutions
: Senator Dixon, Connecticut Raymond, New York
= Bigler, Pennsylvania, Reverdy Johnson Maryland
Graham, North Carolina Gov. Perry South Care
8 lima, G. O. Langdon, Alabama, Wm. S. YergeI
3 Mississippi, John Ray, Louisiana, McDugal Cal
fornia, ard Others