The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-17

BERIns, August 14.-Gep, yoight
Retz has been appointed Governor
General OF, Hanover. The Queen of
Hanover has been informed that her
stay in the esterritory may be attended
With nvNnsssssss, as the war maj
be renewed with Bavaria after the
expiration Of the armistice.; -.
Tho PhnadeipRia Convent,on. ton :
PHILADELPHIA, August The
Convention met at 10 o'clock. The
wigwam was crowded, to its utmost
capacity ty-half Of the audience being
ladies' ~" f.4
Senator Cowan, from the Commit
tee ON Resolutions and Addresses,
presented q declaration of principles,
which was unanimously and enthusi
astically adopted. It declares that
the war just closed has maintained
the authority of the Constitution, and
has preserved the Union, with the
equal rights, dignity and authority of
authe States perfect and unimpaired.
That representation in Congress and
in the Electoral Colleges is a right
abiding in, and @ duty imposed upon
every State, and that neither Con
gress nor the General Government
has any authority or power to deny
the right TO any State; that Congress
mas no power over the elective fran
chlse, but that right belongs exclu.
1vely to each State; that no State has
the right to withdraw from the Union:
that, on all constitutional amend
ments, all the States have nm eoual
right to vote; that slavery is abo-
ltshed and forever prohibited: that
the national debt is sacred and invio-
lalle; and the Confederate debt in
yaald; recognizes the services of the
Federal soldiers and sailors, and the
debt due by the nation to them and
their widows and orphans; and en-
dorses President johnson for his
steadfast devotion to the Constitu.
ton, laws and interests of the conn.
try. The address was prepared by
Raymond. of New York, was read by
that gentleman, and unanimously
adopted.
The National Committees, Execu-
tive and Financial, were then an
nounced.
Senator Doolittle said, in his open-
ing address: It was the first National
Convention In six years, and. in the
interim, there had been bloody agony
and tears; our brothers had fallen and
our resources been wasted on q thou
sand battle fields; but, thank God.
the assurances here tell lis peace has
come at last. If the people of the
whole country could see the fraternal
feeling here, there would be no strup-
gle at the polls this fall; Tgreat ap-
plause;] but, as whole people can
not be here, to witness what is trans
pirlng, the greater work rests on us:
from. this time until the election of
tine next Congress, we should be un-
tarlng In our efforts to see that the
next Congress, if this one shall CON
tinue to refuse this sacred right of
representation to the equal States
When that is done, the Union is re-
stored, and when the Union is re-
stored, we shall be prepared to enter
upon higher and nobler career
among the nations of the earth than !
has ever yet been occupied hy any
Government upon which the sun Of
heaven ever shone- [Applause.
The Convention was organized by
the election of J. R. Doolittle as Pre-.
sident. Among the Vice-Presidents
are j. ". Brockenbrough, of Vir-
g1nla John A. Gilmer, of North Caro-
lima; Judge Wardlaw, of South Caro-
lima; Richard s. Lyons, of Georgia:
Judge Randall, of Florida; Cuthbert
Bullet, of Louisiana; J. NJ. Tibbetts.
OF Arkansas; D. j. Burnett, of Texas:
George 81. Houston, of Alabama:
Thomas A. r. Nelson, of Tennessee.
Edgar Cowan, of Pennsylvania, is
Chairman of the Committee on Reso-
lutions. In this committee, are Gen.
Couch; Senator Dixon, of Connect
cut; Raymond, of New York; Bieler.
OF Pennsylvania; Reverdy johnson.
Of Maryland; Graham, of North
Carolina; Governor Perry, of South
Carolina; @. G. Kagdon, Of Alabama:
Wm. Younger, of Mississippi; John
bay, of Louisiana; McDougal. of
California, and others.
z T. M.-The Convention adopted
. declaration of principles and ad
|ourned, sine die. There will be an
address issued to the people of tho
United States. '''0
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