Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-08-22
Especial Dispach to the Chicago Evenlng Journal J
PHILADELPHIA Convention

y cHOcIuif ssiltI ttlc All the
trains brought crowds of politicians TO
thick. John Morrissey arrived Yesterday,
Dean Richmond is in town
The masses began to consolidate in
Ninth street, adjoining the Continental
by 8 o clock last evening \ monkey show
was. immediately opened, three quadru>
peds at once appearing. The raEtanker-
Gus David Sampson GoOding dilated at
length The invcterate Andrew jackson
Rogers, of New ,Iersey, ranted furiously
as usual. Crazy George Francis Train
also expounded at length c. w Curtiss.
of y y and Judge Woodward, of Dela~
ware, delivered their diatribes The SOL
der boys got Disguised, raised Old Ned,
cheered for Gen. Geary, grOaned for Cly>
mer checrcd for Congress, groaned for
the copperheads, cheercd the dead
duck" gruaned for the - dead dog (mean-
ing Johnson and after surging and get
ting up few small fights, the attempt to
speak copperheadism and semi-treason to
body of soldier boys was given up in
dispair CT f. Train bowed magnaniin~
ously out of the crowd The scenes grew
exciting IN the extreme. Fears were en-
tortaincd that ii riot might possibly cnsue,
but the police kept all level The soldiers
"a thousand in number) then went to the
Press Office, called ont torncy, cheered
the radicals, the treedmans Bureru, the
Civil Rights bill, said they wanted to hear
some loyal talk now, and sang s. Down
with the traitors up with the Stars" For
ney delivered n radical speech to the sat
slattion Of the boys and they went tn cir
way, shouting for loyalty and General
Geary, aud singing patriotic songs in the
! main thoroughtares till midnight.
| The Vice President Of the late rebel
| Government, \. II. Stephens, after hold
| ing sweet converse with Andy johnson
| yesterday, arrived here in high state Of
| perfection last night He will attend the
! Convention to day.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLE
The National Union Convention, now
assembled in the city of Philadelphia,
! composed Of delegates from eyery state
and territory in the Union, admonished
/ by the solemn lessons which for the last
! five years it has pleased the supreme Ru-
| Ter of the Universe to give the American
| people profoundly grateful for the return
! of peace, DESTROYS as a large majority of
! their countrymen, in all sincerity to for
! get and forgive the past, revising Tie Con-
stItutlOn rs it comes to us from our an
cestors, ard regarding the Union in its
! restoration as more sacred than ever, and
| looking with deep anxiety into the future
as of instant and continuing trial, hereby
/ issues and proclaims the following decla~
ration Of principles and purposes upon
! which they have with perfect unaHimity
! agreed
First-We hail with gratitude : Al
mighty God, the end Of the war and the
return Of peace to an afflicted and beloved
! mad
| Sccoud-Thc war Just closed has main.
! tanned the authority OF the Constitution
| with all the powers which it coniers, and
/ all the restrictions which it imposes upon
/ the general Government unabridged and
| unaltered, and it has preserved the Union
| with the equal rights, dignity and author
ity Of the states perfect and unimpaired
| Third Representation in the Congress
| Of the United States, and III the Electoral
! College, Is a ri-ht recognized by the Com
! >tltution rs obidin@ IN every state as a
! duty imposed upon its people, fundamcn-
! tai in its nature, md asSat,ti"i -
! ercisc of our republican institutions, ana
ine',5it 80 any authority..or power to deny
| this right to any, or withhold its enjoys
ment under the Constitution from the PEG
/ pie thereof
Fourth-Wo call upon the people OF
/ the United States to elect to Congress as
! members thereof, none but men who adj
NIT this fundamental right of rcpresen-
! tation, aud who will receive to seats the
! loyal representatives, from every state in
allegiance tt the United States subject ia
| the constitutional rights Of each House.
/ to Judge OF the election returns and quail
! Ihcatious OF its own mcmbcrs
I EItth-Ihe Constitution Of the United
states and the laws made in pursuance
/ thereof are the supreme law OF the land
anything in the constitution or laws of
any state to the contrary Notwithstanding.
/ All the powers not conferred by the Cons
stItUtion on the Federal Government. nor
I prohibited by it TO the states. are reserved
! 70 the states, or the people thereof: and
/ among the rights thus reserved to the
states, is the right to prescribe qualifca-
/ tons for the elective franchise therein,
/ which right Congress cannot Interfere
p ;th. No state, or convention of states.
has the right to Withdraw from the Union,
or TO exclude through their action in
congress or otherwise, any state or states
from the Union. The union Of these states
IS perpetual.
SiXth-Such amendments to the Con
stitution Of the United States NAV be
made by the people thereof as they NAV
deem ezpcIient, but only in the mode
pointed out by its resolution, and propo-
sing sucn amendments, whether bv con
@ress or by a convention, and in ratifving
the same, all the states Of the Union have
an equal and indcleasablc right to a voice
and a vote thereon.
Seyenth-Slavery is abolished and for
ever prohibited, and there is neither de-
sire nor purpose on the part Of the south
eIn States thatit should ever be rc-estab-
lished upon the soil, or within the iuris-
dieton Of the United States. and the
enlranchjsei slaves in al the statvs If the
Union should receive IN common with all
their inhabitants equal protection in every
right Of person and property.
i-hth-While we regard as utterly in
valid, and never to be assumed or made
of binding force any obligations incurred
or undertaken in making war against the
United States. we hold the debt of the ma
ton to be sacred and inviolable we proclaim
and propose in discharging this and in
performing all other national obligations,
to maintain, un;mpaired and unimpeached
the honor and the faith of the Republic
Niuth-It is the duty Of the National
Government to recognize the services of
the Federal soldiers and sailors In the
contest just closed, by meeting promptly
and fully their Just and ri-htful claims
Cor tho services rhCv have zen JerpI the