Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-23
The Philadelphia
Convention.
Prcscnla ton 0fs<A NG<lal
Copy u IT, ProUeedlings
IL the President.
Meeting Or Soldiers favorable u
the Presidents Psllc1.
Call for a Convention Of Sol
dicrs and Sailors Who
Sustain that Policy

WAsux0roN. Aug. Is,

WAsmSSroS. Aug. IS.
An adournsd meeting Of the oiiir 70 Who
served in tho Army ara navy II the United
States during the sshtlisn, who flvor the
President, , rccssstruettoa policy, was held
in the ladies paslot at ,9ilards hotel. ,his
evening. Ten. Steadsnaa seasJsen chaifs
man, and oen. Ewinc. Secretary Tn mo
ton Of tan. Hobart. the following resolu-
ton was unanimously Adopted
Rrsoised, That this meeting do now in>
dorse The reconstruction policy Of AnlreF
johnson, aud the declaration Of ps,nciploe
by ,hc PIN adcphia invention. -
"a motion oi Gen. Ward, Il was also
Htsoicti That c.ll hc issued to the sos
dicrs nj sailor, II the iaii.d States who
served in the army ard navy du, ing the re-.
cent war. inviting hem to nccs II con,en>
ton at time aud place TO 10 designated,
for the purpose Of ilidorsine the no iktruc
ten policy of Andrew johnson, ani the
pm ipcs cnnncstcd bv the Philadelphia
convention. lstst
After considerable discussion il was fin
ally decided Tia, the convcutioas should he
held at Chicago on tho eth VI Scpt4 unber
the anniversary Of the hattie 81 Antic.ad,.
On motion Of ten. Caster il was voted
that committee of five bc appointed by
tho chair 10 draft I'll initial call 10 thc OIL
cers. soldiers and sailors who served during
the war. The chair subsequently sppcint
cd as such committee Gems Custer. Mere
d,th, Rouss M, McCook aud Crook.
On motion Of Gen. " ard, a committee Of
arrangcm n,s, numbering five, was APT oint
ell by the chair, consisting Of Gems. Scntes.
Osborn. Mann, llo,chkiss. aud Col. A, II.
Mukland.
Con. Caster moved, aud il was nnani.
mously agreed TO- that all officers ~ the ar
MY aud navy in tie city who served during
the war be- requested u sig, the cal All
who were pres. ut wac reo.,sstsds q lcave
thur name TO be attached 10 tie cali. aud
mos, Of them did so, and others were re
qucsted 10 call ~ Con. Clusters SoGdn, 1t five
o'e'sck Tomorrow afternoon f0rSeAst pur>
posc. - q
The meeting vas very ssspectseay con-
Quoted, and much enthusiasm VA display ed
for the success Of the Union policy q the
coming elections.
The committee appointed = the Phila,lsl.
phia Conventional present 10 the President
the proceedings Of sl,c convention, perform.
"a that duty to-day, the President having
notified the committee that hs would res
ceivcd theM 1t p. N. ss~
At halfrsst twelve the committee foenSoA
IN procession ON Pennsylvania avenue. IN
iron, of Wiilaid's, and Senators JuhnSGu
aud Dool.t,lc took the lead follo uigsg af(er
I'll" committee we're such Of the delegates
% were IN the city ord sinisooo Of wincss.
ing the Proceedings, aud alter then The cit
liens. The procession Wan Acosupoaed Of
several hundred, a large sumter q them
being Southcrncrs. The reception took
place ~ the cost room Of ths6dE CutG e man.
sion. A this room Is Being repaired, only
. porlon Of il WAS availatlse vhich, cousid.
ssiAg ~ large nuates ~ Hosaifed to be
present vas unfortunate. at
On The arrival ofthe procession. the mem.
bcrs Of the com mitteo we're first escorted n
thc cast room, and assanGc1 ~ q ecmi -cirtle
After them came the delegates, and o. many
OF the citizens a. could Be accommodated
were admitted. There were . few lsnHs
present. who we're admitted liefore the arsi-
val OF the procession.
AT precisely o'clock. the President. &C.
computed by t;cL. Grant an.l Secretaries
Net d.ioch and Randall, AMI thu hewlv an
ap"'ntcd Secretary Of the lmer,ue. u. n.
nr'wning, entered the rOsn, end took DO.
s'soa iacing the COMMITTEES.
THE rni.AnKLrnlA cnxvExriox-rREssNrA.
i'oS ot cory OF ITS rRoCEEpiNGs 70 rms
r"s >''SNf srkEcu " non. REvgRby
JOHNSON.
Iae Hon Reverdv Johnson then sdyauc.
d aud said
MA. PRESIDENT We are beforv You m =
scmmittee ot the National Union CDrvsn>
lion which met In Phladcsphi, q, T,esdsv
she l4th inst, and are charged With ~
duty Of presenting you with ~ autAsn,,css
lsd copy ofths proceedinss BeGsrc plss.
ing il in your haads, you will permit ~ a
congratulate you, that IN the object for
shich the convention was called. in H.
N husiasm with which every Stste an,lHer.
.itory responded to the eau. ia the nnbro-
ken harmony Of IL deibssntiosu, in the
unanimity with which the principles it has
declared were adopted. and. more especially
in the patriotic and eeAstisStional character
q the principles theosslves, ~ ass confi.
dent that you, and the country, will end
gratifying and cheesiag evideaes that there
exists amongst u public sentiment which
TENDERS an early .and cemoletS rsstoratiou
o1sien Is establnhed b. ~ Consti.
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