Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-08-24
THE pH1LADELpuIA CONVENTION.

mat at 10 o'clock. The WIgwam was croHoeo
to its utmost capacity. Half of the audience
tee on Resolutions and Addressed. presented q
declaration Of principles, which was unanimously
aud Enthusiastically adopted 1t declares thst
tho war just closed hiss maintained the authority
OF the Coustiiutio and has preserved the Un-
ion with the equal rights, dignity and author
ity OF all the States perfect and unimPaired ];
that representation in Congress and in the Exec
toral Colleges is a right abiding in. and ability
imposed upon, overy State, and That heit"e'
Congress nor the General Government has any
authority or power 10 deny the right 70 any
State; s. Congress nas tho no r;sh, s% h.onr, ex
clu.iveIv to each State; that no State has the
riebt TO withdraw from the Union that or all
Conalitutional amendments all the States have
IN equal right to vote that slavery is abolished
and forever prohibited ; that the national debt
is sacre and inviolable an tue Confederate debt
invalid. The declaration recognizes the services
of Federal soldiers and sailors, and the debt due
by tile nation to them and their widows and or
phans and endorses President johnson for ms
steadfast devotion to tho Constitution, laws and
interests Of the country.
The address was prepared by Raymond. Of
New York was read by that genllemun, and
unanimously adopted.
The National Committees. Executive and FL
nnncial, were ,hsn announced.
Senator Doolittle said in his opening address
that the Conv ention was one Of the greatest
events Of our day. 1t was the first Natioual
Convention in six years, and in the interim there
had been bloody agony aud tears. Our broth
ers had fallen and our resources wasted on a
thousand battle fields, but bank God the afsur-
ances here tell us peace has come ut last If the
people Of the hole country could see the fra
ternal feeling here, there wouf be no struggle at
the pools this fall, (great applause, but, as the
whole people cannot be here 10 witness what is
transpiring the greater work rests on Us from this
time until the election fthe next Congress-
We shoald be untiIipg in our efforts to zee that
If this Congress shall continue to refuse this
cred right OF representation to equal States. the
next shallrecognize them. lApplausel. When
that is done the Union is restored, and when the
Union is restored we ehall be prepared to enter
upon higher and nobler career among the ma.
tions of earth than has ever yet been occupied
by any government upon which the sun Of
heaven ever shone. (Applause]. The organi.
cation of the Coayeption is, Hon. J. r. Doolittle
President. Among the Vice.Presidents are J.
w. Brocksnbrough, of Virginia, John A. Gilmer
n. c., Judge Wardluw, S. C., Richard S. Lyons.
Ga, Judge Randall, Fla, Cuthbert Bullet, I.a.,
J. II. Tibhetts, Ark. d. J. Burnett, Texas, Geo.
S. Houston, Ala, Thos. A. n. Nelson, Tenn
Hon. Edgar Cowan, of Pa, is chairman of the
committee on resolutions. In this committee
are Gen. Couch. Senator Dixon, Conn.,, Ray
moad, n. Y, Bigler. Pa, Roverdy Johnson
Graham. N. c. Gov. Perry, S. c., e. c. K~gdon,
Ala, WIN. Younger, Miss, Jno Ray. La, Nc.
Dougal, CAL, aud others.
PHLApELHnlA. Aug. 16, 2. p. m.-The Con.
1ention adopted the declaration and principles
and then adjourned sine die. There will he q,
address issued TO the people of tho Unitee
Staies.
FHuADELrI1A, August l7.-The Conventio,
adjourned yesterday, after adopting a very nbl
address and resolutions. 1t has been a oom
plste euccess. and the friends of the Presden
will carry all the elections in this State. New
fork and all the Northwestern States. regar,
The Union as restored. The greatest harmony
md cordially prevailed amongst the members.
Especial Dispatch to the Phanir.
PHILADELPHIA, August l7.-Many of the dele
gates to the Convention left last evening; the
balanceleave to day. The proceedings through.
cut were most harmonious-not. q single event t.
mar the good feeling. The address, but not the
resolutions. was written by Henry j. Raymond
1t Is merely the resolutions elaborated. During
Its reading, for time, almost breath)ess silence
was preserved. The President requested tn.
dsegates and spectators to manifest no Sign o
approval or to make other demonstrations, till
tho reading was completed. This request se-
cured quiet VI iii the speaker arrived ~ the fo-
lowing paragraph:
"And the l0,000O0 of Americans who live
IN the South would be unworthy citizens Of q
lfee commonwealth, degenerate sous Of all hero.
&c ancestry, un6t ever to become guardiaus o
the rights and principles bequea,hed TO us by the
1athers and founders Of the republic, if they
cohid accept with uncomplsin'ug submission
them"
The entire audience then broke forth in al
"nres.rained burst OF applause. which lasted fo
several minutes. At the conclusion Of this an
thuslasm, demand was made that the paragraph
quoted be read over again, which was assentet
70, and again the applause broke forth will
redonbed effect. The press club gave a splen
did banquet TO the members of the press las
night 81 which radicals and Southerners frster
nlzed, and high hiIarity prevailed.
Hon K. G. Winthrop. Of Massachusetts. fo,m
erly Speaker of the House in Congress, has writ
ten one Of the best letters on the Conyentior
which has appeared. He endorses the move
ment heartily, aud agrees with Judge Curtis
that tho Southern States are riehtfnllv in III,
Union Mr.. Winthrop adds:
~ u vain TO offer test oaths 70 others If W,
fsh TO 1u!hil our own oaths. The necessities O
a state OF war may he an excuse for MANY irrep
uiarlties, both legislative and executive; bu
now that by the blessing Of God, a state O
pesce has been restored to US, we arc entitled Il
the Constitution and the Union in all their le-
gltlmate authority and extent. Nothing less thar
the whole Constitution aud the whole Union
ought to satisfy US. For one, should despa /,
o. the rsetoratiop of law and order in ten
Southern States. and even ofthe maiuten ance Of
our owp national credit, il there should fail "a
DO exhibited at Washington something Of tha,
sssuPuious adherence to Ie Constitution aud
me me- laws which characterized the earlier days
OF the Republic D. 'N
NOT could anything, in my Judgment, be Of
more influence upon the future career of our
country than that Congress should even eeem to
% holding in, sbsyauce any provisions of IN.
Constitution EMIL tbey shall bsye been changed
under duress. in order to suit the opinions or e.
cure tho interents of q predominant party
naga,nst such aco!irse Of proceeding, I trust Ii.
csnVent;on 81 .Ehlsdelphia will put forth q
SENTIMENTS ~ THE WEST An INTELLIGENT can
.leman. who. for the past six months, Ras been
travelling through tbs W estetn States, Inform,
@s thst throughout those States the uaass Of ,hs
Tp; TISopie nave The highest possible respect 70.