Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-08-23
THE PHIL CON.
VENTaON.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 16.-The National
Union convention reassembled in the Wig
wan at IL O'clock this morning, pursuant to
the adjournment. Every seat in the build
ing was filed. The attendance of ladies
was greater than on any previous day. The
greatest enthusiasm prevailed.
The proceedings were opened with prayer
by Rev. RENE NJ. Snyder, of Pennsylvania.
The President Of the convention, Senator
Doollttle, then rose and said: " Before we
proceed to any further business, the Chair
begs leave to announce, as the first response
to the call for this convention, the result Of
the Colorado election" Cheers.
"DENvgR, G, T., Aug Is, 1866.
Returns from all parts Of the Territory
render certain the election of A. G. Hunt,
the Administration candidate for delegate
to Congress, over Chilcott, the radical"
The dispatch was greeted with great ap-
plause.
Mr.. Crowell of New Jersey offered the
following resolution:
Resol0ed, That National Union Execu-
tive Committee be appointed, to be composed
| Of two delegates from each State and Ter
| ritory and the District of Columbia.
The resolution was adopted.
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, who on on rising
was greeted with enthusiastic cheers, Of
fered the following resolution
Resol0ed, That committee consisting of
two delegates from each State, and one from
each Territory and the District Of Column
bia, be appointed by the chair to wait upon
the President of the United States, and pre-
sent him with an authenticated copy Of the
proceedings of this convention.
The resolution was unanimously adopted
Mr. Charles Knapp of the District of CO.
lumbia offered the following resolution.
ResoI0ed, That a Committee Of Finance be
appointed to consist of two delegates from
each State AMI Territory and the District Of
Columbia.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Cowan arose and said: "On behalf
of the committee who were appointed to
prepare resolutions and address, have to
state that after very careful and elaborate
consideration of the same, lasting all day
and part Of the night, we have agreed
upon the same. beg leave to report on
the following declarations of principles,
adopted unanimously by the committee,
which the Secretary of this convention will
read, also an address to the people of the
country, which will be read by the Hon.
Mr.. Raymond of New York" Applause. !
The Secretary then proceeded to read tie
declaration of principles, each clause of
which was loudly applauded. The last one,
which endorses the President, was greeted
with prolonged cheering, and in which the
audience and delegates united.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
The National Union Convention, now as
sembled in the city of Philadelphia, COM
posed of delegates from every State and
Territory in the Union, admonished by the
solemn lessons which for the last five years
it has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the
Universe to give to the American people,
profoundly grateful for the return of peace,
DESTROYS, as large ajority of their coun-
trymen, in all sincerity, to forget and for
give the past, revering the Constitution as
it came to us from our ancestors, regarding
the Union in it's restoration as more sacred
than ever, looking with deep anxiety into
the future as of instant and continuing
trial, hereby issue and proclaim the follow
ing declarations Of principles and purposes
on which they have with perfect unanimity
agreed:
Fgrst-We hail, with gratitude to Al
mighty God, the end Of war and the return
of peace to an afaictedtand beloved land.
iSecond-The war just closed has main
tanned the authority of the Constitution.
with all the powers which it confers, and al
the restrictions which it imposes upon the
general government; and it has preserved
the Union, with the equal rights, dignity,
and authority of the States perfect and I'M
impaired.
Ihwd-Representati in the Congress Of
the United States and in the Electoral Col
lege is right recognized in the Constitution
as abiding in every State, and as duty i'm
posed upon it's people, fundamental in its
nature, and essential to the exercise Of our
republican institutions; and neither Con
gress nor the General Government has any
authority or power to deny this right to
any, or withhold it's enjoyment under the
Constitution from the people thereof.
Eowtb--We call upon the people of the
United States to elect to Congress, as mem
bers thereof, none but men who admit this
fundamental right Of representation, and
who will receive to seats their loyal repre-
sentatives from every State in allegiance to
she United States, subject to the constitu-
tional right of each house to judge Of the
election returns and qualifications of its own
members.
Fstth-The Constitution of the United
States, and the laws made in pursuance
thereof, are the supreme law of the land
anything in the Constitution or laws of any
State to the contrary Notwithstanding
all the powers not conferred by the Consti
tuition upon the General Government, MOI
prohibited by it TO the States, are reserved
States or the people thereof, and among the
rights thus reserved to the States is the
right to prescribe qualifications for the
elective franchise there, which right Con.
gress cannot interfere with. No State OIL
convention Of States has the right to with
draw from the Union, or to exclude, through
their action in Congress, or otherwise, any
State or States from the Union. The Unior
of these States is perpetual.
S5rth-Such amendments to the Constitu
ton of the United States may be made BY
the people thereof, as may be deemed ex
pedient, but only in the mode pointed ou
by it's resolution; and proposing sucl
amendments, whether by Congress or con
vention, and in ratifying the same, all th'
States have an equal and indefeasible RICH
10 voice and vote therein.
Seuenth-Slavery is abolished and foreve1
prohibited, and there is neither desire no
purpose on the part of the Southern State
that it should ever be re-established on tn
soil or within the jurisdiction of the Unitet
States, and the enfranchised slaves in al
the States of the Union should receive, il
connection with all their inhabitants, equa
protection in every right of person an
property.
Eighth-While we regard as utterly in
valid, and never to be assumed or mad
of binding force, any obligation incurred o
undertaken in making war against tn
United States. we hold the debt Of the ma