Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-23

prominent man from every State in ssthe
Union: The Hon. D. L. WARDIAw was
the Vice President from this State.
At the conclusion of the reading Of the
report, the Hon. J. R DooL1rTLE assumed
the Chair and addressed the Convention al
some length. His eloquent and patriotic
speech was loudly applauded.
Gen. Steadman, the chairman of the COM
mittee on credentials, made report, sta
ting that there were no seats contested ex.
cept from the States of Maine, Delaware
and New York, and of those cases the Com
mittee had made the following dispositions
The delegates elected BY meeting held
at Rowland, and headed by Governor Cros.
by, are entitled to admission as the delegates
from Maine. The delegates elected at the
meeting held at Dover, on the 26tb of July,
are entitled to admission as delegates from
Delaware, and the persons elected at Viii.
mingtou, on the I'd of August, are to be ad.
mitted to honorary seats in the Convention.
The gentlemen attending from the United
Service Society of Soldiers and Sailors Of
New York, and those elected BY the New
York delegation, represented BY Mr.. Sam.
uel j. Tilden as chairman, are to be admit.
ted to seats as honorary members. ,.s r...
In consequence of the time that would
be occupied in reading of the list of dele.
gates, its reading was dispensed with, and,
under the operation of the previous ques-
tion, the report Of the committee was agreed
to. .' -
Much merriment was caused by the
chairman inadvertently speaking of General
Steadman rs the ssSenator from Ohio -
and the Slip of the tongue was characterized
by the same gentleman as prophetic.
Mr.. Groesbeck, of Ohio, as the organ of
the united delegation from that State, pre-
sented letter of withdrawal from Mr.. Val.
landigham, and asked that it might be read
to the Convention.
The chairman intimated that it would re-
quire unanimous consent, and asked wheth-
or there was any objection. !.
A delegate from New York rose and OBJ
seoted. Loud cries of ''read it," dread
it."1 ..... .... .-. ..,......... 90
Hon. Reverdy johnson, of Maryland,
moved that the rules be suspended, in order
to allow the letter to be read. 8,
The rules we're suspended, and the letter
was read. ..a-a~ .n.. ~,
After reciting the action of his oo-mem.
bers of the Ohio delegation, and the resolu
rion sustaining his right to seat, be says !:
"Yielding my own deliberate convictions
of duty and right to the almost unanimous
opinions and desires of friends whose Wis
dom and soundness of Judgment and since.
rity and purity of motives, I may not ques,
ton, to the end that there shall be no pre-
text even, from any quarter for any con.
troverted questions or disturbing element
in the Convention to mar its harmony, or
hinder in any way the result to the cause of
the Constitution, the Union, the public lib
erty which shall follow from its delibera.
tious and its actions, / hereby withdraw
from the Ohio Democratic delegation, and
decline taking my seat in the Convention.
I am profoundly conscious that the sane.
tity and magnitude Of the interests involved
in the present political canvass in the Uni
ted States are too immense not to demand
q sacrifice of every personal consideration in
g struggle upon the issue of which depends,
as | soemuly believe, the present peace,
and ultimately the existence of free repub.
lican government on this continent. ~
Trusting that your deliberations may be
harmonious, your proceedings full of the
spirit and wisdom and patriotism, and it's
results crowDed with glorious and saving
triumph in the end, to the great cause in
which every sympathy or my heart is en-
listed,
1 am, respectfully, &c, q
@. L. VALLANDIaHAM
On motion of Senator Cowan, of Pennsyl.
vania, committee of two from each State
and the Territories, was appointed to pre-,
pare resolutions and an address. E
The chairman,~tfeu announced tele-
graphic dispatch from President johnson,
and directed the Secretary to read it, The
announcement was the signal for the whole
Convention and part Of the spectators to
rise to their feet and cheer vehemeutly for
Andrew johnson After the applause
had subsidized the dispatch was read as fol-
lows:
WASHINGTON, August IA, 1866 TO
the Hop. o. q. Browning and Hon. A. W.
Randall, Convention at Philadelphia: l
thank you for your cheering and encoura-
ging dispatch. The 6Dger of Providence is
unerring, and will guide you safely through.
The people must be trusted, and the coun-
try wil,be restored. My faith is unsbaken
as to the ultimate success
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Mr.. Carroll, from New York, offered the
resolution, which was referred,
under the rules, to the Committee on Reso.
lutions without debate: - Sf...1
Resolved, That there is justly demanded
a revision Of our national neutrality laws,
as consistent with the spirit of the age, the
interests of commerce aud the position of
the nation. Aud that it was the duty of
Congress to comply with the public demand
For annh O rauiainn