Daily Ohio Statesman

Telegraphic

Grant's Army.

Splendid Fighting

Precipitate Retreat of the Enemy.

Friday's Fight a Brilliant Victory

Escape of Union Prisoners.

The Convention at Baltimore.

Gov. Dennison President.

Committee on Resolutions.

Wrangling over the Rotten Brough Delegates.

Congressional.

Proceedings of the Baltimore Convention.

Baltimore, June 7.—The National Union Convention assembled this morning in the Front Street Theatre, which was fitted up for the occasion by the Baltimore City Council. There are nearly six hundred delegates present, including many from remote territories. New Mexico has sent a delegation. Hon. E. D. Morgan, Chairman of the National Committee, called the Convention to order at 12 o'clock, making a brief address. He proposed Doctor R. J. Breckinridge as temporary Chairman. The announcement was received with great applause, which was renewed on his taking the chair, and three cheers were given for the old war horse of Kentucky. Breckinridge returned thanks for the honor, and in a brief and eloquent speech, explained the considerations which induced him to attend the Convention.

On motion of G. A. Shaw, of Mass., Mr. P. H. Duen, of N. Y., and E. N. Briggs, of Cal., were appointed temporary Secretaries.

Mr. Riley was introduced by the Chairman, and invoked the divine blessing upon the proceedings of the Convention.

A list of the States was called, so as to furnish the Secretaries with a list of the names of delegates present. As the States were called, each delegation sent to the Secretary a roll containing the names of the delegates—only States, not Territories, were included in the call.

Mr. Stevens, of Pa., moved that if there were any delegates here from the States in secession, the names of such delegates be sent to the committee on Credentials, but that such States be not called.

Mr. Lane, of Kansas, opposed the motion, and urged that all the States and territories be called, and that the credentials of all be handed in alike—the question to be decided by the committee on Credentials.

Mr. Maynard, of Tenn., also most eloquently urged that the claims of those suffering men in the States in rebellion should not be thus slighted. He was greeted with a storm of applause.

After considerable debate, a motion to call the names of all the States prevailed, including a motion of Mr. Lane, of Kansas, that the territories of Colorado, Nebraska, as these territories were now organizing State governments under an ordinance, should cast their vote as States at the next Presidential election.

The other territories were then called, and all were found to be represented.

On motion, the rules of the House of Representatives were adopted as the rules of the Convention.

On motion of Mr. Lane, all the States except Missouri, which has sent two sets of delegates, were called upon to name one to compose the committee on credentials.

The following gentlemen were then named as the committee on credentials: B. W. Norris, of Maine; B. J. Cole, of N. H.; E. W. Hammond, of Vt.; J. Robinson, of Mass.; H. H. Fay, of R. I.; Justin Bradley, of Ct.; Preston King, of N. Y.; J. M. Bell, of N. J.; A. H. Reeder, Pa.; E. S. Bradford, of Del.; H. H. Goldsborough, of Md.; Samuel Lusk, of Ky.; G. V. Dorsey, of Ohio; Jesse J. Brown, of Ind.; J. Wilson Shaffer, of Ill.; Marsh Gettings, of Mich.; G. D. Warder, of Iowa; W. S. Butler, of Minn.; Jno. Bidwell, of Cal.; J. W. Smith, of Oregon; Wm. E. Stevenson, of West Virginia; M. H. Insley, of Kansas.

The States were then called to name one member of a committee to select permanent officers for the Convention.

On motion, the Convention in the same manner next appointed a committee on resolutions, as follows: Jas. H. Drummond, Me.; David Ross, N. H.; E. P. Walker, Vt.; J. P. Wentworth, Mass.; E. Harris, R. I.; W. H. Miner, Conn.; H. C. Raymond, N. Y.; Jas. R. Wall, N. J.; M. B. Lowry, Pa.; J. P. Moore, Del.; H. L. Bond, Md.; J. Speed, Ky.; A. F. Terry, O.; W. Dunn, Ind.; E. P. Pray, Ill.; C. J. Conger, Mich.; C. S. Hamilton, Wis.; Wm. Stone, Iowa; W. R. Taylor, Minn.; Thos. Campbell, Cal.; Thos. H. Pearson, Oregon; C. D. Hall, West Va.; A. C. Wilder, Kansas.

The Convention adjourned at 3 o'clock until this evening.

Evening Session.

The Convention re-assembled at 7:30 P. M. The committee on Permanent Organization made the following report of officers for the permanent organization:

President, Hon. WM. DENNISON, of Ohio.

Vice Presidents—Maine, Nathan M. Farril; New Hampshire, O. Stearns; Vermont, H. Stowell; Massachusetts, Moses Kimball; Rhode Island, Joseph De Wolf Perry; Connecticut, H. A. Grant; New York, A. Newall; Pennsylvania, W. Stecham; Delaware, George D. Tibout; Maryland, A. C. Green; Kentucky, J. E. Beard; Ohio, D. Tod; Indiana, J. Beard, Illinois, J. N. Brown; Michigan, Charles T. Gorham; Wisconsin, J. F. Potter; Iowa, G. W. Crary; Minnesota, Chas. M. Daily; California, Robt. Gardner; Oregon, Fred. Chairman; West Virginia, C. D. Hubbard; Kansas, F. W. Potter.

Secretaries—N. Morrill, Maine; E. Spaulding, N. H.; Horace Fairbanks, Vt.; G. A. Shaw, Mass.; J. N. Spencer, R. I.; Samuel Warner, Conn.; W. R. Stuart, N. Y.; E. Brettle, N. J.; John Stuart, Pa.; Benj. Barton, Del.; L. Strangher, Md.; A. G. Hodges, Ky.; J. C. Devin, Ohio; John Wray, Ind.; Lerez Brentano, Ill.; W. R. Noyes, Mich.; C. C. Sholes, Wis.; D. J. Stodd, Iowa; C. Taylor, Minn.; James Otis, California; J. W. Souther, Oregon; G. D. Hale, West Va.; W. W. H. Lawrence, Kansas.

The report of the committee having been adopted with enthusiastic applause, the Chairman appointed Senator Lane and Hon. G. A. Grow a committee to conduct Gov. Dennison to the chair. His appearance on the platform was greeted with vociferous applause. As soon as quiet was obtained Mr. Dennison addressed the Convention.

The remarks of Mr. Dennison were frequently applauded.

At the suggestion of the chair, a committee on the order of business was appointed.

Neither the committee on Credentials nor the committee on Resolutions being prepared to report, Mr. Stevens moved the Convention adjourn until to-morrow morning. It was announced that Parson Brownlow was in the hall, and it was hoped that an opportunity would be afforded to hear that eminent representative of suffering Tenn. (Great applause.) Mr. Stevens withdrew his motion to adjourn.

On motion of Mr. Patterson, of N. Y., the Parson was invited to address the Convention.

As the parson made his appearance in the body of the house, he was greeted with deafening applause. The Convention and the audience rose to their feet and amid the waving of hats and handkerchiefs, the gallant Parson Brownlow excused himself from a speech on account of illness.