The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-08-23
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Union---0ne and Insepa.
rable---Now and Forever.

The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization yesterday (l5th) reported Hon.
J. II. Doolittle as permanent President,
and a long list of Vice Presidents and
Secretaries. Mr.. Vallandigham's letter
of withdrawal was read. A committee
of two from each State was appointed
on esolutions-Messrs. Cowan and Big
Ter representing Penusylvania-the for
mer as chairman. The following dis
patch was received from the President:
WASHINGTON, Ang. 14.-To the
Hon. O. II. Browning and Hon. A. W.
Randall, Convention at Philadelphia 1
thank you for your cheering and en-.
couraging dispatch. The finger of
Providence is unerring, and will guide
you safely through. The people must
be trusted, and the county will be re-
stored My faith is unshaken as to the
ultimate result. ANDREW JOHNSON.
An immense number of people were
present in the Wigwam, among them
many ladies. Great enthusiasm and the
utmost harmony prevailed. Hon.
Hester Clymer entered the Convention
at quarter of twelve o'clock, and was
received with deafcning applause from
the whole vast assemblage. The Phila-
delphia Inquirer says:
At II o'clock yesterday the scene in
side the Wigwam baffled description.
1t becoming generally known that the
Convention would assemble at the Wig
wan, Notwithstanding reports to the
contrary, long before the hour announ-
ced for the commencement of business
the spacious edifce was completely FL
led, not an available seat was vacant,
and such perfect sea of human heads
as presented itself to the sight has rare.
ly been seen in this city.
The contractors for the Wigwam
have informed us that the building will
accommodate nearly fifteen thousand
people. If such is the fact, there were
fifteen thousand present, for while Sen
tor Doolittle was speaking there was not
a nook OF corner in the vast auditorium
that did not display human head.
SPEECH OF HON. ]. R. DooTITTLE.
Gentlemen Of tie Convention and
FelIoW Citizens Of the United States -
(Cheers.) For the distinguished hon
or of being called upon to preside I sin.
cerely thank you. would that these
responsibilities had fallen upon another,
but 1 rely upon that perfect and gener.
Gus confidence which has called me to
the chair. I enter upon my duties with
earnest hopes of the success of our great
cause. Among the great events of our
day this Convention will prove, be-
lieye, to be one of the greatest; fol-
peace has her victories not less renown'
ed than war, and this Convention is one
of her victories-may l not say, q
crowning victory. For the first time in
six years, National Convention, repre-.
senting all the States now assemblies. -
Six loLg, weary years and, as we look
back, what an interim of blood aud ago
ny OF tears During that period We
have been engaged in the most gigantic
war the world has ever seen, wasting
Our immense resources, and drenchina
hundreds of battle fields with the blood
of our fathers and brothers, and spend
ing hundreds of millions of dollars
But, thank God, the war is now over
[cheers.] Peace, blessed peace, is will
us, and the assurances now before II
tell us peace has now come and com
to stay.
Oh my fellow citizens, if the who'll
people of the United States could lool
upon this Convention and see as we 40
the North and the South, the East arc
the West, joining together as friend
and fellow-citizens, our work would b
already done. If they could have seel
as we did, Massachusetts and Soutl
Carolina, by their full delegations, com
ing into this place arm in arm; if the.
could have seen this body greater in mum
bers, weight Of character and brain thai