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The National Union Convention.

PHILADELPHIA, duSuou LIZ.
Trains last night and this morning wer
heavily loaded with delegates and Wis
tors to the great Convention, and the he
tells are overfowing. Thereception room
of tie executive committee has beel
thronged with delegates registering thei
names. Every State and Territory Il
represented. The harmonious feeling O
yesterday is still moro marked to-day
Fernando Wood, in letter declining 0o
appear as delegate, has made hlm many
friends. Vallandigham will not go lnte
the Convention he has written q lettei
to that effect.
At a meeting of the chairman OF the
various delegations last evening, the tol
lowing business was agreed upon: Each
delegation is to report one Of its number
for Vice-President, one for Secretary, two
for the Committee on Finance, two tor
the National Union Committee, two tor a
committee to wait upon the President
with report of the proceedings OF the
Convention, one for Committee on Gre
dentials, one for that upon organization,
and two upon resolutions and address
There will be no discussion on the resolu-
tions. The interchange of opinions
among the delegates has exhibited an
unanimity of sentiment upon this subject
that forbids discussion. The resolutions
will substantially embrace the PROPOSE
tions contained in the call tor the COZ
yention, which is honestly and cordially
approved by all the delegates here-North
and South-Repubican and Democratic.
It's proposed that the Convention shall
issue q general address to the country,
and. in addition to the address OF the
Convention, proper Southern delegates
should unite in o separate address, stating
more in detail the position they occupy,
the reasons by which they are influenced,
and the results they hope to obtain.
An informal meeting was held last
evening of the soldiers Of both Northern
and Southern armies, in which PROPOSE
tion was made and received with favor,
70 call q Convention Of the soldiers of the
two armies, at some central point, within
a few weeks, where men who fought
brayely against each other may meet in
a snirit of Cancellation and determine to
stand together in maintaining the Union
and the Constitution. i,
Governor Orr spoke at the National
Guards Hall last night BE said the peo-
nle of the South believed they had the
r;pht to seeede; the North did not agree
on the question, and submitted it to the
erh;trament of arms. The Northern in
ternretation of the Constitution has been
firmly and legally established; that de-
c;s;on was pronounced on the field Of bat
tle. and the decree is incontrovertible
The South has urrendered her principles,
and accepts the Northern Interpretation /;
we are willing to abide by it forever; BY
this war, the people Of the South have,
to q very large extent, been stripped OF
their property; their banks and Their
cred;t are gone. In many localities, the
oreat standpoint of civil law has been
Sost Thus, the people Of the South have
far more need of stable Government
than YOU have, and it is mad folly to
charge that they will not fulhll t1elr @
oaths to support this Government. We
claim this as our Government as we'll as
yours; but, that we may be equal, we
must have representation in Congress 1t
is not lust to tax us and exclude us from
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representation o.,. ,,.o
smoke. The Convention will organize in
the wigwam. ~,
wan at 1870 P. NJ.
Mr.. Randall opened the Convention,
saving: Gentlemen, have to announce
tSst delegates from South Carolina and
Massachusetts will now come, arm IN
arm, into this Convention. .,
This announcement was greeted with
GREAT applause. The entire audience
S;sing at this moment, Major General
conc6 of Massachusetts, and Governor
Orr Of Scatti. Carolina, at the head OF
their delegations, marched, arm IN arm
with banners flying and music playing
Sbout upon shout spontaneously rent the
air. and tears filed the eyes OF the dele
gates and electors.
Cen. John A. Dix was nominated Of
temporary Chairman. In accepting, he
said: / regard this as Convention o.
no ~ ordinary character, not only on &C
count of the high social and politlca
stond;no of the gentlemen who compose
eS 4S;s Convention, but because it is Con
yention of all the States OF the Union
lapplause,1 and because we cannon oouo1 m
# its proceedings are conducted with har .I
monv and good Judgment, that 1t will
lead to important results 1t may D'
truly said that no body of men have me o
on this continent under circumstances 81
momentous and so important since tn
year 1857. [Applause. The yeaf. Whel
onr ancestors assembled in this clty u
form o better Government for the State
which composed tho confederation
G%oyernment % which has been confirme'
end made more enduring, we trust, b.
tho I fearful trials which it has encountcre'
and snS overcome. [Applause.] Ten State