Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-16

On 0Eganization-Nathaniel ]. Little. Of
Maine L. 81. Hibbars New Hampshire J.
J. Deayille, Vermont; A. A. Aver. Massa-
chusetts; A. Ballou, Rhode Island L. P.
Waldo, Connecticut; w. II. Ludlow. New
York; Joel Parker, New Jersey: A. w.
Tracy, Pennsylvania; James Barr. Della
ware; Montgomery Blair Maryland, chair
man; Thomas +. Flourner, J. j. Thompson,
Western Virginia NJ A. Wright, North
Carolina; L. A. Hawkins, North Carolina
Peter Ingraham, Georgia; james B. Daw-
kns, Florida; J. f. Baily, Mississippi; J.
I. Parkhau, Louisiana J. B. Luce, Arkan-
sas; b. II. Epperson, Texas; James Ram
sey, Tennessee; Alex. White. Alabama Z.
A. Graves, Kentucky; George Fryes, Ohio
ID. u. ROsind and Thomas J. Tarner, Hi
nols; A. A. Stevens, Michigan; II. N. Rice,
Minnesota; L. B. Vilarois and J. H. Muir
ply, Iowa; A. Smith, Kansas Lowe Purdy,
California; w. II. Farrar, Oregon; Owen
Thorn, District of Columbia j. w. Turner,
Dakota I. w. Belts, Idaho; Eiwood Evans,
Washington Territory.
No appointments have as yet been made
for Missouri, Nevada, or Arizona.
PHILADELPHIA, August At is report
ed that Mr.. NALLANDIGHAAI has sent a let
ter TO the Ohio delegation, in which he ex-
pressed his purpose not to attend the Con-
vention. The letter will probably be read
before the Convention.
1t has been decided that Senator DooIIr-
TIE will be made the permanent President
of the Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, August l4-Midnight.-
The Ledger states on high authority that it
has been suggested to the leading men of the
Convention that an address to the people
would be preferable to a series of resolutions.
If an address is preferred it will be Consery-
alive IN tone, and calculated to unite the
moderate men of both sections. 1t will re-
cognize the fact that the war has forever set
tied the question of secession in the negative.
without, however, impairing in any way the
rights of States.
1t will be denied that war can DESTROY a
State or exclude it from the Union. The
emancipation Of the slaves will be recoe-
nized, but the right Of the servile population
lately admitted to freedom to have the bal
lot, will be denied At the same time the
address will assert the duty Of the people of
the South to care for the freedmen, and by
every means seek to elevate and fit them for
the change accomplished by the war. The
address will also assert the supremacy of the
Federal government in all matters coming
properly within its sphere as defined by the
Constitution, but claiming for the States all
the rights not expressly delegated to the
general government-the right of all the
States to be represented in Congress will be
claimed and the people will be called upon
to assist the Conservative men of the country
in the effort to secure for the Southern States
their constitutional privileges. The action
Of the President of the United States in en-
deavoring to prevent unconstitutional legis-
lation by Congress, will be commended, and
all Conservative men will be called upon to
organize, by local, State and national con-
ventions, as a grand national Union party.
to rescue the Government from the control
Of those who now seek to divert it from It's
true and original purpose.
The address will probably be short, in or
der to reach more surely the popular mind
and thus secure an attentive hearing.
VALLANDNGHAM was to have been sere-
naded tonight, but the compliment was
postponed on account of his being ill. 1t
is understood that the New York delegation
elected by the Saratoga Convention, is to be
admitted into the Convention, to the e1clu-
The following letter from FERNANDO
WooD was read to the Convention.
DEAR SIR: l am earnestly DESTROYS for the
entire success of the movement proposed to
be initiated by the Convention ofto-morrow.
If successful, the results to the country
will be of the most salutary character;
but it can not be successful if its proceed
ings shall be disturbed by any cause what
ever.
am informed that serious disagree
ment is likely to arise in consequence Of an
attempt to be made to exclude some dele
gates-myself acknowledgements our politi-
cal record is distastefll to the Radicals and
their sympathisers. Now, although / feel
confident that such an outrage would not be
perpetrated by the Convention, and though
l have nothing TO regret or take back as to
my course during the war, and l do not ad-
init the right of any one to raise that ques-
ton in the Convention, yet am too much |
devoted to the accomplishment of the high
patriotic object in view to permit my pre-
sence there to be the meansof disturbing its
deliberations, or an excuse for an assault by
its enemies outside; therefore, l shall not
attend the Convention as delegate.
[Signed] FERNANDO WooD.
HENRY CLAY DEAN of Iowa, an ultra
peace democrat has rendered his resigna-
ton as a delegate.