Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-17

till the fall elections, all the delegates should
make speeches for the National Union party.
thereby burying forever the two offensive
words Democrat and Republican. Sincerely,
Geo. FRANCIS TRAIN"
Colorado JEwETr publishes the follow
ing, which he calls his ''last appeal: :"
"WIGwAM or THE JOHNSON CONVENTION.
PHILA, Aug. II, 1866. Senator DooLTrTLE:
! am informed by Senator CowAN. that
both you and the President were wrong in
not having appealed to the people for legiti-
mate representation to-day, in place Of, as
now, public men. Unless You adjourn under
a transfer Of power to the people for a
future Convention, your Convention will
prove powerless, and you viii have forever
lost position and power with the people, who
must soon assume power or see the Republic
destroyed.
81 now tell you further, you have again
done wrong in allowing WoOD to with
draw, and if NALLANDIGHAM withdraws or
is voted out of the Convention, the people
must deem it proof that your Convention
want no sentinels Of liberty in their midst.
WILLIAM CORNELL JEwETT"
VALLASDIGHAM has at last Withdrawn
from the Convention. He resisted all i'm
portunities, yesterday, and was firm in his
determination to participate as a delegate
till this forenoon about o'clock. The op-
position was becoming more aRd more in
tense till this morning, when 4 majority of
his Democratic colleagues from Ohio united
in a request that he would withdraw for the
sake of harmony.
The Ohio Republicans had determined on
Withdrawing in a body, in case NALLAN-
DIGHAM insisted on remaining. General
JOSEPH II. GEIGER, and few others, were
becoming quite demonstrative on the sub
ject, at the Continental and Girard House,
GEIGER gave noticet that if VALLANDIGHAM
attempted to speak in Convention he should
deuOunce him in unmeasured terms.
While there was this strong pressure from
inside the Convention against VALLANDIG-
HAM, there was a pressure from outside
equally strong in his favor. He was waited
upon yesterday and day before, by large
numbers of influential Democrats, not dele
gates, requesting him to stand firm in the
assertion of his right to a seat 1t seemed
last night, as ifthe admission of VALLANDIG-
HAM was the only possible source of discord
for to-day, and theleaders of the Convention
exerted themselves to procure an amicable
settlement of the question. MONTGOMERY
BLAIR eEdeavOred to allay the opposition
threatened from the Ohio Republicans, upon
several Of whom he called to argue the mat
ter He was strongly in favor of NALLAN-
DIGHAM's admission, but found it impOssi-
bic to bring the Ohio Republicans to his
way Of thinking, and finally it became appa-
rent this afternoon that NALLANDIGHAM
must withdraw or the harmony of the Con-
vention must be seriously threatened. A
Joint meeting of the two delegations from
Ohio was subsequently called at 9 o'clock.
All were present except NALLANDIGHAM.
The subject of NALLANDIGHAM'S admission
was talked over, but no definite action was
taken. The Republicans withdrew in half
an hour, leaving the Democrats in session.
VALLANDIGHANI entered the room, held
brief consultation with few of his Demo
cratic colleagues, and then withdrew. A
resolution was then offered by Judge VAN
TRUMP, Of Ohio, asserting the right of VAL
LANDIGHAM to be present as a delegate, and
denying the right to object TO his admission,
but declaring that, for the sake of harmony
in the Convention, the Ohio Democrats
would consent to his withdrawal. This was
adopted by a unanimous vote.
NALLANDIGHAM, on being informed of
this action of his colleagues, addressed let
ter to the Chairman of the Ohio delegation,
the purport of which is that, while he denies
the right Of the Convention to exclude him,
he will not present himself as a delegate,
fearing that to do so might disturb the har-
mony of the Convention. He declines to
furnish copy of his letter for publication
before it is read in the Convention. When
| heard he had written it, | called on him
to procure a copy, but he positively de-
clined. | told him ! wanted it for the West
only, and that it would not return here till
after it had been sent to the Convention.
He said it would be off the wires, and
seemed to think it a more important docu-
ment than Judged lt 20 be when heard lt
read to few of theOhio Democrats, after the
adjournment of the Convention. 1t will be
read in to-morrow's session. 1t covers 4
page and a helf Of letter paper and is
written in a kindly spirit showing none OF
the bitterness that characterized the letters
of FERNANDO WOoD and HENRY CLAY
DEAN.
Before agreeing to withdraw, VALLANDIG-
HAM demanded, and received, his ticket Of
admission as a delegate, and he seemed to
regard this fact quite a triumph. 1t is un-
derstood that, in consideration of his with
drawal, he is to be honored with call for
one of the speeches which are to be made in
the city before the adjournment of the Con-
yention,