The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-08-30

sehIaClon IN Dotn houses OF Con-
gress. [Cheers.
Gentlemen of the Convention, l
shall 60 into no argument on this
occasion. [Cries of $50 on!"1-
The distinguished gentleman who
preceded me General Dix,) has
said all that l would desire to say
much better than could say it
indorse, and take great pleasure
in. indorsing, all that he has said,
sentence by sentence, word by
word. [Cheers.l ,.
Fellow-citizens: Unfortunately
it may be that the whole people of
the United States are not here to
witness what is now transpiring,
therefore the greater work still
rests upon us. From this time until
next election we should be untiring
in our exertions to see to it that
the next Congress, if this shall
continue to refuse this sacred right
of representation to equal States,
that the next Congress shall recog-
nize that right Applause. l.
When that is done the Union is re.
stored, [cheers,] and when the I'm
ion is restored we shall be pre-
pared, in my judgment, to enter
upon a higher and nobler career
among the nations of the earth,
than has ever yet been occupied by
any Government upon which the
sun Of heaven has ever shone, loud
cheers; we shall stand in the van
guard of liberty and civilization;
we shall lead the way by the light
of our example for all the other
nations of the earth. (Great ap-
plause.) '.'
Gentlemen: Without OBTAINING
you any longer, l shall enter at
once upon the duties of the Chair.
The Vice-president and Secreta-
ries of the Convention were then
invited to take their seatsupon the
platform. While they were doing
so the band played several airs.
General Steedman, Chairman of
the. Committee on Credentials,
made a report, stating that there
were no seats contested, except
from the States of Maine, Delaware
and New York, and that of those
cases the committee had made the
following description: -
| The. delegates elected by meet
ing held at Portland, and headed
by Governor Crosby, are entitled
to admission as the delegates from
Maine.
The delegates elected at q meet
ing at Dover Ion the 26th Of July,
1865, are entitled to admission as
delegates from Delaware, and the
persons chosen at Washington on
the End of August are to be admit
ted to honorary seats in the Con-
vention. 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..
Samuel j. Tilden as Chairman, are
to be admitted to seats as honorary
members. In consequence of the
time thai would be occupied read
ing the full list Of delegates, its
reading was dispensed with, and,
under the previous question, the
report Of the committee was agreed
to. ..
Much amusement was caused by
the Chairman inadvertently speak
ing of General Steedman as the
Senator from Ohio, and the slip of
the tongue was characterized by
some gentleman as prophetic.
Mr.. Groesbeck, of Ohio, as the
organ of the united delegation from
that. State, presented a letter of
withdrawal from Mr.. Vallandigham
and asked that it be read.to the
Convention.
The Chairman intimated that
that would require unanimous con-
sent, and asked whether there was
any objection.
A delegate from New York rose
and objected. e.,....
l cloud cries of "Read it, read it.")
Senator Johnson, of Maryland,
moved that the rules be suspended
lin order to allow the letter to be
read. The rules were suspended
and the letter was read by the Sec
tetary as follows: .p.r
GIRARD HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA, !
August 13, 1865.
70 the Chairman of the National
| Union Convention, Philadelphia:
| SIR: have this day received