The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-15

peace. tApplAnss.) Each house a Conrsss may, e
he judge Of the qualification Of members, rsos
adivduais for Just csuss but he two bcdss acting
n unwarantabis assumption Of powe. (ApplAsse.j
Congress has mot only done ths Il hae gone aftAsri
ne and uSmsS sS.m fsr IL rses.oS
OF the States There probability that thess amend
msnts w Oe ratified by three fourhs Of the States Of
they contain Is % proong indefinitely the exclusion Of
more than oneouh Of the States from their right 70 be
under tho oonsiu,ionthey had right under The rsso
utions passed in both houses OF Congress In 1851 zap
plansel Those resolutions were mot concurrent, but
sney were substantially identical Moreover they wore
entitled 70 DO represented on other grounds
Of fairness and good faith II is this wrong
and, far IS in US lies, redress tAppIauss, when
tue President Of the United States declared that armed
assistance TO the authority Of tho Union was over ali
the states had representation In Congros8 Applause
IL this the government fathers fought to establish
Loud cries Of Noi1 Is this the government We have
has done oil in his power to this wrong ZAP
phuse, ne has done oil In his power TO restore the
rights the States IN the Legislation Of tho country by
giving to each section It's full statua Legislation with
out representation IL anomaly In political system
Under any other form Of government It would DO but
another name for usurpation and msrule. Gentlemen
trust that IN our deliberations here We shall confne
ourselves to one main pnrpose-that OF rcdressing the
wrong to which have referred There is much In the
administration OF the government which needs amend
men' some need TO be done and others need 10 be un
done: There are commercial and financial reforms
shall not have tho power To carry these until We
change the political complexion OF Congress- Applause
This should he our FIRST and immediate aim. ZAP
plause II is in the Congressional districts that tho vital
contest s to take place The control Of body will
enable US to prevent partial unjust and pernicoas
legislation The control OF both Houses, with the power
10 Introduce and carry out sautary REFORM to bring the
government back, in the language OF Jefferson, 70 tho
republican track will come later fAppause) BY wise.
harmonious and ndcous action part and the part
OF those represent tina, period need be long de-
aycd believe that public opinion ripe, and that
IN q
ISSUES bet us aud the other party which controls the
action Of Congress aud gentlemen, is not the object for
which we are contending consumnation worthy OF our
highest and most devoted efforts 7 Applause
10 bring back the Republic purified and strengthened by
ancient prosperity and power to present the world
example worthy of iinationno nopian vision Of good
government but tho grand old reality of the better
times bringing up the memorial OF our fathers and rccn
cctous Of the past. with the past and the future insep
araby enfwned-onc country one flag, one Union OF
equal states (I.ong continued applause)
PRAYER MACDONALD.
General Dx then announced that the proceedings
would be opened with prayer and the Rev j. n. McDoS
made tho prayer which thanks rendered 10
God for the blessings which the nation enjoyed. partcu
larry in having been preserved in the late troubles and
also for the assembagc Of this Convention to consult for
the public good He prayed that the members might
take action brothers aud friends, might lay aside all
sesn ana 81 nm ana m
fully restored and rendered perpetual. "a loud amen
from delegate, He PRAYED that God might manifest
His especial favor the President OF the United States
and make him great aud lasting blessing the country
anoher loud amen and he prayed for the maintenance
OF the Union nyoatc under tho constitution adopted by
our fathers.
ArroISrss>r SECRETARIES
On motion Of Mr.. Randall, Postmaster General, the
Following gentlemen appointed Secretaries OF the
Conventional o. Perrin, Of New York John y. Coyle
District Of Columbia; A. Il Potts, Pennsylvania, and
James X 0't,eirn, District Of Columbia
RESOLUTIONS RELATIVE 70 rHk ORGANIZATION ~ rHE CON-
vgSTio~.
The call OF the Convention having been by Secre-
tary Perrin, Senator Dootc, OF Wisconsin, offered the
following resolutions, which were adopted
rs until Otherwise ers Der The general r..
ssd chsrwi.. orsred 10 case any question shall
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a%sss y When .sss f IN ,s i El:s S1i COZ
AMI also se Dsies x cSa%Ss .ss DC b entitled q ss.
Resolved That ali rc.oa,ioas and propoaisi.s mo. re-
.ns . .s Of The Be referred ~
appointed w,hoa, deb,.. and aa. al rssoa,ions
ihr Goan,es hsre.fsr TO appointed
mee they a. IL on n. ss. "i,sa, assss . sue" '"
ArrviSrvsSr coxnirrzss CREDENTIALS Avn osGAsr.
ON motion or General J. n sroDsAS. OF Ohio. com
mtee Of thirteen was appointed by the Chair Com
nittee on Credentials.
On motion OF Mr. MONTGOMERY BLAIR o. Maryland
a committee OF one from each State aud Territory
appointed by the Chair To report officers for the pcra
nent organization OF the Convention.
Mr. TaoxAs " FLorkScg. Of the District OF coIumbs,
suggested that inssmach there was great msappse
hcrson 10 the character Of the delegations, the
Secretary be directed Ia read the circular issued
the signatures Of Postmaster General Randall. Lewis ~
Campbell OF Ohio and Montgomery Blair Of Maryland
inviting the cooperation Of democrats In the
Convention. If ther. any significance In reading
the original call be thought Il quite inpor,an, n
order 60 relieve any msapprehenson 10 the position
which gentlemen occupied here that the supplementary
call suouid also be road.
The secretary, in compliance with the request pro
ccedcd 70 read bu had rot through than f.w
sentences when Mr Florence discovered that the paper
which the Secretary reading the call signed ~
the democrats members or Congress He called a,ten
iion 10 the fact but yielded that the reading might Iva
concluded.
Mr pioEyScy then read The circular to which he had
rafrrene alisr which. motion ~ Mr. Blair the Con-
veniion at pu,rer past on" adjourned tll to morrow
Al Twelve O'Clock
The COMMITTEES appointed ~ the chair are - III.
On .cs.>ats,r--Isiae, y -,eedaan Ohio: n y Cole
man, Ioa sians rhoma. Hsyne snl Charles = Daly
New YORK; iavd kigore Indiana, J. d. Campbell
South Carolina; n u smith. Wisconsin George " Tvs.
Connecticut, u. " EpFer-on, Texas william n Bar
New Hampshire a.hbc Green New Jersey, James
Mclean, Missouri. nnd John u franklin n M,ly.
lard.
~ o,saniFs,,p -Naihanei = Little, Maine: g. X
Hibb.rs, New Hampshire J. Deayitt Vermont n
y Agrr Massachusetts, y 3siion, Rhode Island 4.
Y waldo, Connecticut W. " Ludlow New Yors
Joel Parker Sew jersey 4 Tracy. reonsyiysnl
Joseph " Barr Delaware Montgomery Blair May.
land tns rnisnl, rhoma- Fionrnov. Virginia John
. rh,rip.op Wet Virgins a Wright
North ,lFoIlua T. A Dawkunr. South .cso.
Ina, Peter lnzfatsia. cesrxla James - bas
knsi fiotds y D. Bailey, Mississippi
q I'r han, i."ti sa luce Arksn.s. !
Alexander MLilc Alabama; D. a Groves KcntAkv
George frles. ohio, y g. Ro-c, Indiana Thomas \
Minnesota 4. % Villas Wisconsin; J. " Murphy Iowa
a smith Kansas samuel Furdy California: w. H.
FufT OREGON .'wen Thorn District Of 'olumbis.
John " Ternet psk"lai W. Bctt. Idaho. Esooi
Evans. Washington Territory.
NJ apo utfnrut- have yet been made Tor sis-ouri
Nevada o. Az MA