The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-17
GREAT NUMBERS IN At
TENDANCE.
Immense Enthusiasm.
Grand Declaration of
Principles.
GREAT NATIONAL ADDRESS,
Harmonious Adjournment.
GREAT NATIONAL ADDRESS.
Harmonious Adjournment.
THIRD DAY.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 16.-The National
Union ConYention reassem bled In the Wigwam
at 10 o'clock this morning, pursuant TO the
adjourn ment. Every seat in the building
was filled. The attendance of ladies was
greater than on any previous day. and the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The pro.
ceeings were opened with prayer by Rev.
r. NJ. Snyder, of Pennsylvania.
MIR. Cowan arose and said on behalf Of the
committee, who were appointed to prepare
resolutions and en- address l have to state
tina: after very careful aud elaborate con-
siderasion of the same, lasting all day and
part of the night. we have agreed upon the
same. l beg leave to report the following
declaration of principles adopted unanimous
ly by the committe, whicn the secretary of
this convention will read and also, an ad-
dress to the people of the convention which
will be read by the Hon. Mr.. Raymond, of
New York. Applause.
The secretary then proceeded 10 read the
declaration OF principles, each clause of
which was loudly applauded. The last one
which endorses the president, was greeted
with prolonged cheering. in which the audi
euce and delegates united.
The following is the Declaration of Prinei-
pies viz
the city of Philadelphia, composed of delegates
from every state and territory in the Union, ad-
monished by thu 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 de-
sirous in all sincerity to forget and forgive the
past; revereing the constitution as il comes to us
frora ancestors regarding the Union in its
restoration as more sacred than ever; looking
with deep anxiety into the future of instant
and continuing trial,--hereby issues and pro-
claims the following declaration of principles and
purposes which they have with perfect unani-
nifty agreed:
1st, We hail with gratitude to Almighty God
the end of the war and the return of peace to an
aft ic,ed and beloved land.
End, The war just closed has maintained the
authority of the constitution with all the powers
which it confers and all the restrictions which it
imposes upon the general government, unabridg-
ed and unaltered, and it has preserved the onion
with the equal rights, dignity and authority of
TIE states perfect and unimpaired.
3rd, Representation in the congress of the
United States and in the electoral college is a
right recognized by the constitution as abiding
in every state, and as duty imposed upon it's
people, fundamental n its nature ard essential
to the exercise of our republican institutions,
and neither congress nor the general govern
ment has any power to deny this right to any or
of
4th. We call upon the people of the United
States to elect to congress as members thereof
none but men who admit this fundamental right
of representation and who will receive to seats
their loyal representatives from every state in
allegiance to the United States subject to the
constitutional right of each house to judge of the
election returns aud qualification gifts own MEM
bers.
9th. The constitution of the United States and
the laws made in pursuance thereof the su-
preme law of the land, anything in the constitu-
ton or laws Of any state to the contrary notwith
standing. All the powers not conferred by the
constitution upon the general government nor
prohibited by it to the states reserved to the
states or the people thereof, and among the
rights thus reserved to the states is the right to
prescribe TOR the elective franchise
therein which right congress cannot interfere
with. No state or convention of states has the
right to withdraw from the Union or to exclude
through their action in congress or Otherwise