The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-17
TEIEGRAPH1C NEWS.
THE CONVENTION.

THE CUN Win 1lUN'
PHIL ApELPHIA, August 16.--The Ma
| tional Union Convention reassembied in
the Wigwam to-day at 10 o'clock, pur'
syant to adjournment. Every seat in the
building was filled. The attendance of
ladies was quite as large as on the previ-
GUS day. The greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed. sa, r.
The proceedings were opened with
prayer by Rev. Green NJ. Snyder, ofPenn,
| sylvania. g-.,I
The President of the Convention, Sen
ator DOolittle, then rose and said:
Before we proceed to any further bust
ness the Chair begs leave to announce
the first response to the call for the Con-
yention, the result of the Colorado cleo
| tion, cheersl: .-...
DENVER, Col. TER, August l6, 1866.
Returns from all parts of the territory
| render certain the election Ct A. Z,
Hunt, the Administration candidate for
delegate to Congress, over Chillieotis the
Radical candidate. - -
The dispatch was greeted with great
applause.
Mr.. Crowell, of New Jersey, offered
the following resolution
Resolved, That National Union Ex-
eeutive committee be appointed, TO be
composed. of two delegates from each
State and territory and the District OF
Columbia. The resolutiC n was adopted,
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, who IN rising
was greeted with enthusiastic cheers, Of
fered the following resolution:
Resolved, That committee, consisting Z
of two delegates from each State and one
from each Territory and the District OF
Columbia, be appointed by the chair
to wait upon the President of the United
States, and present him with an authen-
tic copy of the proceedings. of this Con-
vention.
The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed. ....
Mr.. Charles Knapp, of the DISTRICT OF
Columbia, offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That a committee on FL
nance be appointed, to consist of two
delegates from each State and Territory
and the District of Columbia.
| The resolution was unanimously adopt
| ed.
General Butler, of Pennsylvania, offer,
ed resolution on the subject of represen-
tation in the Convention, which, under
the rules of the Convention, was referred
without reading or debate.
| Mr.. Cowan then offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the thanks of this Con.
vention be and are hereby rendered to
Morton M'Michael, ESQ., Mayor Of the
city Of Philadelphia, for his admirable
| police arrangements for the protection
of the people, and the good order during
the sitting of the Convention.
The resolution was greeted with ap
plause, and unanimously carried.
Mr.. Cowau again rose and said on
behalf of the Committee who were ap.
pointed to prepare an address: L have
to state that after very careful and
elaborate consideration, and the same
lasting all day and part OF the night
and agreed upon the same. beg leave
to report the following declarations
| and principle adopted unanimously by
! the Committee, which the Secretary aud
the Committee will read, and also an ad-
dress to the people and the country
| which will be read by Hon. MIR Kay,
mond of New York, (applause.) The
Secretary then proceeded to read tie
declarations and principles, each clause
Of which was loudly applauded, the last
one which endorses the President WAS
greeted with prolonged cheering III
which the audience aud delegates mi
ted
| DECLARATIUN AND PRINCIPLES.
| Tue National Union Convention now
assembled in the city of Philadelphia
composed of delegates from every State
aud territory in the Union admonished by
the solemn lesson which for the lest 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 majority o1
their countrymen III all sincerity to for
get and forgive the past, reviylng The
constitution as it comes to us from oul
ancestors, regarding tue Union in IT.
restoration as more sacred than ever
looking with deep anxiety into the tu
ture as of instant and continuing trials
hereby issues and proclaims the follow
ing declaration of principles and pur
poses on which they have with pertec
unanimity agreed:
| First-We hail with gratitude t.
Almighty God, the end of war and th'
return of peace to an afflicted and be
loved land.
Socond-The war iust closed has main
tanned the authority of the Constitution
with all the honor which it confers ant
all the restrictions which it imposes upor
the General Government unabridged ant
unaltered. and it has preserved tht
Union with the equal rights, dignity ant
authority of the States perfect and uu'
impaired.
neutrality-suspicious. i'll the Congress
of the United States and in the electora
college is right recognized by the Con
stitution as abiding in every State as
duty imposed upon the people, fundamen
tai in its nature and essential to the eS
istence of our republican institutions
and neither Congress nor the Genera
Government has any authority or powe
to deny this right to any or withhold 1t
endowment under the Constitution from
the people thereof.
FOurth-We call upon the people o
the United States to elect to Congress q
members thereof, none but men who ad
NIT the fundamental right of represen
tation, and who will receive to seat
their loyal representatives from ever.