131
~~
discsslng the chances of differ
!,•eantll,lo,tes, and dettrmining how
"Ste the next, ballot, or bow to change
vote, if thete should be any general
Bing or votes before the cotritnettee-
Pit, of the twentieth ballot stile pond-
a
PI
,
...11]1le vote foinclifNe Wii - .» again hissed;
't. .r , , 511 was reoponded to with over
t,' ;1 4 1[1111)g cheerei.
i" ' , '1 tile 221 ballot Calgary» voted solid
I , ' Send:lo:s.
i I' I. inn. ‘ota gave Hendricksther entire 4.
': tliettottri gave Hendrick» 8,
L . , ~ .vado gave him two.
,i !:4w York aike.rpci 0 him.
'ilr »rth CarolinaigaV m her 9. (Great
( il' e in g . ) e l hj
4 , Pen Ohio watt called, Mr. I.l'Cook,
' ,f_pntinimode direction of, his,,dglega
,. i., i. and with the assent and approval
',. ;4 ,-, ry pn bile man in that State, Meted
, ir. Pendleton, put ih nomination
t e,
(fist his inclination, hut:no longer
ipat his power, the Name of Httn. Ho
li ,IlSeytnour. Let us vote fora man
rti, 'po the Presidency has sought, and
"
has not sought the Presidency.
1, be believed would /rive from power
Oi'ladiea4 cabal at Washington. He
itved this nomination would Com- .
',04 the unanimous approval of Dem
-1; ," and eoneervative mob of all sec
; ' Ile asked, on behalf of the corn
(! ~ hat Seymour should yield to' this
I', 'lief the Convention. (Great excite
,
1 , ; and applantiet)
. McCook cast 21 votes for Horatio
• - our. [Renewed cheering.] ..
~ ~
, t r . Seymour rose and said—The mo
l" , Just made excited most whittled
iions. He had no language In which
', :, , : i ft e n g it .ntthteht(diohnivaenntaionine,
had
d d to expee
express
1 , , but in a question affecting his
, ' and honor, he must atand by his
i t.
1 ,
p ., n against the world.
could not be nominated without
--i—ioir himself anti the - Derneeratic
t in peril. When he declined the
riti i t tributetiohP litioemi;ir."p.-Eziernauida-n3
If
Si ~11111t n atitmity, and in closing, said:
1 1 , ki the Convention, your condi
-1,,. ' cannot be.
l N'lt llandlghain said—ln times" of
!!, exigeuoe and calamity, every per-
I! ! . consideration should be cast aside.
it • liaisted that Horatio Seymour must
t tto the demonstration in his behalf,
k i
1 1, I ' vote must and should stand for
1 t '. lo Seymour. He called upon 'he
1,, ' )al delegations to follow that lead.
~ ) Kiernan, of New York, said : To
1 ye everybody in regard to the New
it delegation, he would say they have
, I .. nor part in the movement of Ohio;
, 1 11; ; _
to d h t e a V an so y enet r h t inl o i f t, i o t, u b t but d re e.- -
t
re
-11 or the proper, sebsitivenem of the
o l t :.t ent of the Convention, until other
',,, atOuld show by their action that
wur was demanded by the parsy in
*talon. He urged the necessity of
;.„In the campaign, and expressed.
• MOO that Mr. Seymour could now
' t. the judgment of the eonvention
, • t onor, and that he shquid yield as
ta,
1,• - Ater of duty to Its wishes. With
' .',. as the candidate, New York was
• •
or .100,1)00 majority.
± --
call of the roll was then proceeded
.1
~ 1 4
' negpire"gave Horatio Seymour 10.
, i ,r,,, jen W4(.4/1181[1 was relied, Zr. 3 Pal
; ! pelinded the mete of Ohio, and cast
'l, ;, We fur HOratto Seymour. (Great
I I , Mg i
4: .ptucky gave Seymour her 11 votes.
!'t jt cheering.),
: 1 ssuchusetts gave 12 for Seymour.
1 t t lt ke to Seymour . ileCtdarriociinach(Cheers-)edherivotes
~ :)m.ylvania asked that her vote be
iti locorded for the present.
tsissippi changed trout Hancock to,
s: .' cries of "sit down in front,"
ft, br. c ")
1
- , le would recognize no one until or
'as restored.
1,1
~ .....)t: n r i . ed i t. , / i r e e k : . i g t
a t t - e li 4 e m e t r t iltg ain a g nd ulo3 co n n t r h u e ,
, I :' . ll, l , :r g l e e n e t tr em k eti tl ui te e c h t s a i lL r e a th od t. t r ns .e ist a ed ts,
~ Woodward, of Pennsylvania, now
ii il. MI transterred her 26 votes to flo
', 'Seymour. Great cheering and dia.
Cries of delegates all over the
¢: - to their respective chairmen,
• ii nge our vote ! "Change our vote!"
1-a down States at- once wanted to
'`. se their votes.
C'
}anurt changed to Seymour, lt.
. tote followed en notate-for Seymoor.
-endous cheerinik; indescribable
ion.)
II
the
d n y o o m il i d a l
. to -Seymour.
if
I. a came next, for Seymour.
• as east her six.
a the cannon on the street began to
li'
. sa lan lu n te chan he for
lie after State came in, but the Con
in and noise was so greet that not a
1 oould be diattugulsed of what any -
i said.
Imour is clearly nominated,
• confusion is subsiding.
mina, Maine, Kansas and arkan
'lowed successively unanimously ,
amour.
Dawskm, of Pennsylvania, moved
le nomination be made by accla-
I t but there was so much confusion
'thing was done with It. '
tlegate from Minnesota, frantically
tg one of the Statl standards, at
the attention of the chairmany
the vote of Minnesota for Say-
gilt paid a tribute to Hancock, the
sprightly soldier of the Ira; horn
tad supported earnestly, but he
anted in voting unanimbnaly .
bur.
Ist sna gave be r seven for Seymour.
rt, r,f Aiichigan,said that State
to the Convention with • Single
ee, to nominate, * candidate who
certainly be elected. That position
mupled to day. He proceeded to
Ire neytnour as the greatest -steles
now living, arid casf Michigan's
votes for him.
baud on Fourteenth street struck
"he Battle Cry or Freedom," tbe
t still wanting. •
legate from South Carolit ahe
M
an a State whtch felt
tine of oppression of Itsd
i South Carolina Came bell/ °guidg .
for men than Measure.: They
tistled with the platfornt adopted
twously, and SOutti
on which rests tholes& 'pope of
try, casts her vote for tateythour.
land changed to Seymotlll 6
Tilden, of New York, rose, Great
to hear him wee manifested, arid
ire uttered to o' take the plat-
Ile...spoke from his plates, how
id toiitj he did not .last evening
that the event which kas now
rd could, have happentd. If. pp
, here Were not dastfurtty audible
reporter because of the converse
r his vicinity. Lie.eras understood
itlaat he bad no expectatioip that
ould have come to the suinttni of
ten distingulehed a citizen or ,the
;slew York, whiekhad
most earnest w eheP. 11l
sion he announced the unanimous vote
of New York for Horatio
Mr. Olark, of Wisconsin, called for the
ratification of the nomination by the
Spectators by three cheers for Horatio
Seymour,-which were given with a will.
The Chair announced the result. An
the49.ltatea having voted, the result was
for Horatio Seymour 317. [Enthusiastic
cheerina.l
zwEYry-sEposn BALLOT AND LAST.
SEYVOCR NUMIrrATEp
'AU the States voted for H. Seymour,
giving him 317 votes..
The wpole Convention and audience
rise en mane waving hats, handker
chiefs, fans, ttc., for several minutes.
Loud calls for Seymour. Cries of sit
down in front. The ("hair rapped with
his gavel,and called to order in vain for
some time.
The chair,Mr. Price, announced that
Seymour, ving received the unani
mous vote of the Convention, was 'the
standard-bearer for the coaling cam
paign.
Mr. Preston, of Hentlicky, offered a
resolution to proceed to nominate for the
Vice President
This was seconded by Mr. Woo4ward,
of Pent)Sylvania, and adopted.
A new scene of oonfusion ensued On
a eall of the States for nominations of
candidates for the VICe Presidency. Ope
delegate from California eulogized H. H.
Haight, of that State, but was understood
to say the State presented no candidate.
Mt'. Steele, of Calilbrnia, said this wee
a mistake, and that a majority
_bf
.the
delegation nominated P. P. Blair.
Mr. Bigler of Pennsylvania, urged
that the nomination for Vite President
1m a matter of great importance, and
moved a recess for consultation.
Mr. Preston made the point of order
that no motion to adjourn or take a re
cess Is in order while the roll of States is
being called. _
Mr. Woodward, of Pennsylvania,
moved to suspend the mice tu order to
enable Pennsylvania to make a nomina
tion. The motion was lost.
The Chair put, the question, nu a mo
Ono by Mr. Stuirt, of Michigan, for re
ceas of one hour.
The motion seemed clearly lost, but
the Chair announced it to have been car
ried. So a recess o4oue hour was taken.
NOMINATION OF VICE PiIESIDENT
On the reanaemblimpof the Convention,
at quarter past three o'clock, a motion
was made and carried to proceed to the
nomination of a candidate for Vica Pres•
Ident.
Kentucky' named NfaJor General Frank
P. Blair, of Miseenri.
Kansas named General Thomas H.
Ewing, Jr., of that State..
lowa named Geneial A. C. Dodge, of
New York. •
Beibre a ballot wan taken Generale
Ewing and Dodge were withdrawn, and
General Blair was noatinated by *min
a/Alton.
Great applause succeeded the result,
and for many minuttls the Convention
was wild with enthusiasm. The nomi
nations were announced from the steps
of Tammany Hall and was receliwi with
approval. Axing of Cannoo. and
th radingofDemocratic clubs through
the streets with flags tlyftig and music
playing.
The Convention adjourned in excel
lent spirits and with feelings of complete
asaurance of aureate before the people.
JUBILANT DBMONSTRATIONS
To-night the , city resounds with the
roar of salutes in honor of the ticket.
Mr:Seymour wee €4l , Orted to his hotel
by thousands of jubilant Democrats, but
la too much overcome to make a speech.
A grand riftitication meeting is now
progressing in Union Square, at which
speeches are being made by diatiqguish
ed Democrats from various sections of
the country. The people are wild with
excitement, and the otty la fairly ablaze
with thousands of brilliant torches and.
transparencies, borne by the rejoicing
Democracy who are inarchlng and coup
tertharching in every direction.
Soldiers' and Sailors' National Con-
ventlon
The Session at Cooper Institute.
DECORATION OF 'PIE HALL
First Day's Proceedings
The largphall of the Cooper Institute
was densely packed/this morning In an
ticipation of the meeting of the Soldiery'
and Sailors' Convention tot thwhcrenina
lion of candidates for President and Vice
President of the Unit& States.
A. large number of ladies were present
mid manifested considerable Interest in
the proceedings. They were admitted,
together with the members of the press
and delegates; by the entrance on
Seventh street.
The hall was handsomely and elabo
rately deoorated. The platform Was
hung with Anferlcan flags, and the busts
of Washington, Franklin, and other
rm..-monages Wers• appropriately
e .. is the Mune colors.
A oared the ball were representations
•e badges Inflected as distinguishing
marks by the different corps which par
ticipated In the late war, together with
the arms of the several States of the
Union. Around -the walls were dia.
piliyedthe "red, white and !Atari:ink:Mr,
spangled' with golden stars, and- the pil
lars were oovered with blue, bespangled
with •white stare, while .four miniature
flags floated front each to theforM of a
croft,. Over the platform we o othe legend
in large letters: •
UNION AND CONSTITUTION.
The Speaker's desk was ornamented
with a handsome white and red eurtaln,
representing the thirteerr original States
of the Union, in the centre of whleh Were
thirty-seven golden stirs -Oh a 'bine
ground surrounding c harp red start '
The front of the hutialn4c wan VWyi
handsomely decorated th AnterlMti
=il=3=l
In front, In
tenoes
Natietniltotiventloh
of the
-poldlers and Ballorii of the United States,
About ten minutes before eleven
O'clock, the delegates, to the number of
nearly twenty-slight hundred, formed a
,procession-at the Moffat mansion and
marched thence , in double, file to the
Cooper Inetlinte. Threat Zoatives beaded
the yqcstailim with thme Aust-stainy
and pet-riddled thtitt and broken fie -,,
staff : the prcioesaion :roved dO n
Fcturtti,4viiittie I(Vie liatuttiCwith en .
thnetlastffi liteda Ind tqntin
den'iid. 'The teta de atm*np HMI
utribfe," isTramp,"tramp; ihe'l ldrys are
marching," "Elora we EtriSa!np
hank, what jolly doge are we,"•aud kin
dred aka. , '
As they entered the building the cheer
ing Was
The proceedings were opened with the
band playing - " Hail Columbia," amid
the most enthusiastic cheers, and when
the several delegations took their seats,
the cheering, was Vigorously renewed.
Etch delegation carried the bullet holed
and blood stained tlaga which were borne
*by them on the battle field.
At this moment the appearance from
the platform was grand. Each delega
tion being in its appropriate place, with
the American flag and the coluis of their
regiments in their midst, the band play
ing stirring national and other airs, awl
an occasional uniform looming np and
dotting the. surface, looked very hand
some indeed; the heat of the we.ither,
bewever, caused the boys to peel off, and
soon the middle of the ball appeared a
mass of coatless men, stripped to the
work which was on band.
And now the work began In earnest.
Cheers were given with a will for M'•
(Wien, Andrew Johnson, and the Union
and the Constitution. The name of Sal
mob P. Chase was also loudly cheered,
and some groans were heard.
A voice from the platform—Have yen
done cheering ? . •
Voloe—"No; three cheers for Horatio
Seymour " Three were given with li
will, and then three cheers were given
each for the rank and die of the Union
army, and for Cleo. B. M'Clellan.
Oen. Jamie M'Quade, chairman of the
NtHICIMIt Executive Committee, called
the meeting to order. We come here (he
said) to co-operate with the great Demo
cratic party In their effort to put down
the Radicalism that is now ruluing_the
btuntry. He moved to nothlnate Major
Oeueral John A. M'Clernand, of Illinois,
es temporary chairman. (Cheering.)
MAJ. MIN, JOHN A. MCLeRNAND
then presented himself, and was received
with most vociferous cheering. When
quiet was restored, he said the honor
conferred on him WEIS far above any
humble merit of his, but he would en
deavor to do his duty faithfully. We
have met (he said) under the panoply of
the Constitution, and wrier such pro
tection he hotbed a ronlident presenti
ment that success would attend their ef
forts. To all, no matter what their pond.
cal antecedents, the hatid of friendship
was now presented by the Democratic
soldh.rs and sailors. All are welcome to
the same privileges and immunities that
we claim for ograelers—even though
they, might have been once oppo
nents in the.. political arena or in
the bloody field, We stand now
where we stood du ring the
war. AB we put down rebellion in the
South, so will we put down despotism in
the North. The seven years rule of the
Radicals waa marked by war, exorbi
tant taxation, unblushing corruption,
Internal dopotism, suppression of civil
justice, white citizetie disfranchised in
the interest of black men, the allies of
Radicals, lexislative bodies diVersed
or alleticed, high courts muzzled, and, in
a word the ocootry was on the yerge of
ruin. Was this what we fought for on
the bloody Heide, in the long enlist., to the
weary march, that our dead bodies and
mangled limbs fattened the field ? Shall
this continue? (no, no.) How can we
prevent It? By uniting with the De
mocracy in carrying into effect the de
cision they arrive at in the interest of
Justice, equity and wisdom. (Loud
cheers,) •
Temporary secretaries were' then
elected.
11VN LE , ‘ k p
of Ohio, male some remarks, in which
he spoke of the objects of the convention
to bring about harmony between it and
the Democratic Convention at Tammany
11
I r
L (Cheers.) It had been said that
the came there to dictate to Tammany
Ha l, (no! no!) and that this Convention
was a sort of side show which had no
business there. With a view to disabuse
the mindif of these who harbored such
an opinion, he offered a preamble and
resolutions which, if passed, he would
move should be sent, with the oomph
meats of the Convention, to that august
body. He then offered the following :
Whereas, During the late rebellion we
took up arms on the call of our National
Government. relying on the integrity of
Congress in its solemn and unanimous
declerstUon that the object of the war
was "to defend and maintain the su
premacy of the Constitution and to pre
serve the Union with all the dignity,
equality and rights of the several States
uaimpaired, and not In any spirit of op•
presaton or for any purpose of conquest or
subjugation ;" and
Wherein', Since the rebellion was sub
dued, and the war terminated, the •itad
ical party ham, by a fraudulent use of its
power, end by the force of arms, in vio
lation Of the Constitution, perverted the
objects,for which the great battles were
nought and. the victories won by the
army and navy of the Union; and
Because it has fraudulently and forci
bly kept States out of the Union, which
the army and navy fought and hooks of
our comrade bled and died to keep in.
(Cheers.)
Because it has destroyed the dignity,
equality and rights of a portion of the
t3aate4.lind continues to treat the people
thereo4.laa conquered and subjugated
enemles,,exeraiaing over them acts tel
tyranny unparalleled by those Of Great
Britain which led to and juatliled befote
the civil'zea world the American revo
lution. (Cheers.)
)3ecanse it has plaoed a stigma upon
the otherwise untarnished honor oftthe
Union *Adler and sailor, by imposing
Upon thole who comprised the late Con
federate armlet., einXi l eir surrender,
conditions of degrade a, in violation of
the letter and spirit of 6 capitulation
whetra brave thou I :, misguided foe laid
down their arms. ,Cheeris.)
Bemuse it has p °Melly sitspended i
if It has not wholly destroyed . the vital
piimpiples of out Wend republican ars
tern of government, in l looting the
rights expremily rese rved , b 7 the consti
tution,to the States reapeottVely or to the
people, by tuiurpipg the gonstitutional
preMgatives Of he ElegftitiVe, and by
rendering nu 1. three .11 legislation
Y'l3t4; uaeliaa practiced a shaniefUl
duplicity by recognising as in the Union
and entitled to the high privilege .of
amending,, the Federal constitution for
the-sibelition of slaVery,'Statee to which'
it has denied the right of local legislation
and repmentation toreas.
(Cheers.)
Because it has organized and continues
to operate under the gbalse of oharity, at
an enormous expense, a political Dia
chine, ktipwit as the Freedmep's Bureau,
(hisses) which it tuts wielded to petpet."
' unto its power by eatigashhug under ihf
auspices oath-boned leaves of ignorant
negroes ;_has deprived, Intelligent people
' of our own race in the Southern StatiwOf
the right OT self-government, and
be sen-
deavored to place In authority over them,
through the power of the bayonet the
• negrbes, lately slaves, who ate neither
qualified for such high duties by the en
dowment of nature or education. Jul
lanettse applause.)
Because it is guilty of glganticrdefalca
tions and the grossest corrupt lolls iii the
collection and management ottlftfpublic
, treasure; end perversely refuses to.t)er
, mit the saute to be investigated aud ex
posed.
F
Because it has practiced a wanton pro;
I tligney to the public expenditures which
stands without a parallel in history and
'threatens till irtetriefabla national bank
ruptpy.
Because It has been partial and oppres
sive In Its measures of finance, taxation
anti cufreticy, and has inaugurated a
system of legalized robbery that makes
the rich tidier and the poor poorer.
(Cheers.)
And because It Is guilty of manifold
her sins of commission and of owls-
Id not necessary to be recited herein ;
therefore,
kßeBoltied, That the great principles in
defence of which we took up arms hav
ing been practically abaacioned by the
Radical party, we respectfully and ur
gently appeal to the Democratic party,
now in lrational Convention assembled
la this city, to nominate a candidate for
the Presidency of such known -antece
dents as will enable us, consistently with
our actloaduring the war, to 00-operate
with It cordially in restoring all these
States to their legitimate rights In the
Union, and in redeeming the Integrity,
prosperity and true glory of the Ameri
can Republic. We desire only an honor
able participation in the achieveMent of
that -great victory of Peace, that is•to
heallbe grievous wounds of war. (Great
applause.)
Resoltuid, That a committee of thirteen
be appointed by the chair to present the
foregoing preamble and resolution to the
Democratic Isfation.si,Convention.
A delegate suggested that the resolu—
tions were premature, and that the Con
vention should first permanently organ
ize, and moved to table the resolutions
until a permanent organization was ef
fected. The motion was, after much ar
gument, withdrawn, on the suggestion of
other delegates, who urged that to delay
adopting the preamble and resolutions 1
until permanent organization was per
fected would be to postpone them until
after the adoption of the platform by the
Democratic National Convention.
Gen. Slocum spoke of referring this
and all other resolutions without de
bate to a committee on resolutions. -
After some desultory remarks, a reso
lution prevailed that a committee of one
from each State be appointed as a pet-
manent organization on rules, resolu
tions, credentials and finances, and one
from each State to form a National exec
utive oommlttee. In-the meantime the
preamble and resolutions were tempo
rarily withdrawn by the mover thereof.
A motion was then made and adopted
unanimously Inviting General Thomas
Ewing, Jr., of Kansas, to address the
meeting.
TbaGeneral in preeentinclgunalf
greeted with three cheers. He congratu
lated the meeting on being the largest
assemblage of soldiers ever congregated
since the great Washington review. Th :
war was over three years ago, the coo,
federate flag Clew over neither fort or
ship, the confederate uniform covered
none except maimed soldiers flying un
mixed to their desolate ltomeswnever
was a rebellion more effectually crushed,
or a cause so effectually destroyed. The
rebel leaders had submitted in a spirit
an .a 1An1 1 ,111 , 111, ...J nought
giveneas and amnesty from a President
who was a good type of he loyal Sou rh
erners. (A voice—three cheers fOr An
drew Johnson. Great cheering.) And
what was the spirit in which the Radi
cal party met this? Not with a deS;ro to
restore peace, but in a spirit of pereecu
lion. That party had not the wisdom
or the patriotism to restore the Union.
It took counsel from its fears. Knowing
that It was always a minority which bad
crept Into power only through a division
in the Democratic party, it resolved to
keep out, for party purposes, the intelli
gent white, and admitted the uneducated
barbarous negro,not alone to suffrage
but to supremacy.
The speaker then described the career
of the Radical party, which he said had
brought more rplu on the country them
the Confederate armies, and had kept till
anarchy and sup:wee:turd civil Justice
longer than even the rebels did, and did
more in its own acts to destroy and dis
rupt the Union slid abrogate the Consti
tution, than all the other planes togeth
er to which the destinies of the Union
had been cern unitted, had ever done. jt
bed suppressed , and keeps suppressed,
the right of habeas corpus, without
which a republic becomett a d espotism.
This moral idea party Was red by such
moralists and Solons as Dan Sickles—
(laughter)—and always acted upon the
golden rule that it were better ninety
nine innocent should be punished than
that one guilty person should escape.
(Laughter.)
The speaker next treated of the usur
pations of Congtess. -ft was a moat ri
diculous argument to say that Congress
had power to alter or amend the consti
tution; It was the creature of the coned-.
tattoo, and had 'power only under and
not *beiorid or above the constitution.
The General •prooestied, and In the
coOrse °Ms remarks mentioned what
he called the thrice. illwitrious name of
- Hancock. This was the signal Itor a
tremendous burst of cheering, Which
was again repeated, until the s or sat
down, completely overpowerederldlrthe
heat. After a-few moments be prooeeded.
lie Was at a lose to understand how any
Americanproud of his race and'of his
name could behold the process of recon
struction unmoved. It was said to be in
the Interest* of - humanity, while It left
the superior to be governed .by thkitife
rior rec.) L It was said to be In the litter
eels of Union, when ten of out great
Stales were left out, and the ignorettt
•negro put over the white man ; fi the
interests of national prosperity, when
our markets were destroyed (applause);
to me the,patupeped negro kre,Pt. , fdle pY
the prdceeda of the Inclustay oi t he Wh
man rulingtheir former_
-4-7.-11111
nese ; to see the - aotton .clop wasted
and" destroyed, and the boorish
black 'Man sitting in convention.
(Applause.)t3ee Virginia, the
mother of ' Presidents (applause);
whose deli government, founded by her
Washingtous (applause), her Madison,
(applafise), her Henrys and her Leek(ap
plause), etriaheit down and a oepstitn.
Son brought forward by.suoh inftsrporm
whites as Ham:dont and his confrere/4,,
(Hawes.) If this was what was to on,
God send as misfortune and despo m
(Applause.) Speaking of the pa
ebt, he mentioned its repudiation y
i sectional party who, were, buying pp a
reconstruction in violation of all imbor,
brealettig pledgee or the lila to
l 4
the soldier. Suck reconstruction 'was will sweep over this whole country with
meant only to keep a party In power such destructive effect that our late strug
which did not represent one-third of the I ale will sink into insiguiticance before
while people of the States. , If any Rhin
Could destroy the national credit it would it, end we will be loft an imbecile Mex.
be to see theereditorstry tnpei c ietuate the Mo. I think, therefo.te, that one object
of this Convention. should be to show to
'tower of that party at the .the
theocruntry, mind to give assiumtanee to
liberty of the States and of t o nation.
But it was not abandoning ten States of
the I,Tniou and destroying the liberties of the people that the Conservative
one third of the people that was coin- military men •do not intend to
plained of, but - the usurpation of power be led into any secret neilitary eocieties
y Congress. They took the •comniauri I and -that any- political ectioe of theirs
of the army from tke President and h be as citizens, iu COLlthillatioll . with
placed illn the hands of General Grant other Consetvative citizens. (Great,
amid live military despots in thil South, I cheerlng.) Those Conservative soldiers
Risses.) *By lids amine they had drawn and sailors who now belongto/my secret
over half the talkers of the readier military societies shoold be adVised to
army. (No, no.) 'serve them at once. (Renewed cheer.
A great mapy of them, then,; rement- ing.) This Ccinventlori has another ob
ber I sprak of the regular army. They Ject which is, I think, quite as import
took the pardoning power from the ant as that just named. In May last a
Presjdent, and now said they would not - 'Military Convention sat in Chicago, at
pardon any one who would not eat the which were present delegates from many
leek of Radicalism. (Applause.) of the States. It called itself the Soldiers'
And now they were at,..the mercy of the and Sailors' Convention, but it bore the
Sumaeri, the Kelly,' and the Butlers of ear-marks of the obnoxious' organize-
Congress. ( A ,perfect storm of grouts lion before ruelgiotied, its resol utiona
and - Pilsaes followed, mixed with cries of it woke Tor itself, "and the soldiers and
"Spoons.") He next spoke of the-falaity sailors who Imperilled thehlives to pre
bfimPeachment and the lynch - law trial serve the Union." Them! resolutions
given to the President, aid the attempt oontain many things which we utterly
to force Senators to commit moral per-, repudiate. They condemn the Presi
jury by an instooere verdict. (Applatute.l
' den' t, approve the °Muse of the Radicals,
Had the President sought only persona and give the views, of the Convention
ease or personal ambition, his great on several political subjects. Fellow
powers would not have been usurped nor soldiers, did that Convention speak
hb been dragged as a criminal to the bar for us? (Voices "no," •!no," "no.")
of the Senate. But, to his eternal honor Are there not in r h4 s large 48.
(Immense cheeriug and three *cheep' for eemblame — soldiers,, maid sailors 'who
Andrew Johnson) ; he stood by the Con- [upended -their lives for the Union?
etitution when assailed by his Mende as (Voices, "Yes.") Del it speak for them?
he had done by the Union ; nothing Therefore, fellow-soldiers, another ob•
(-weed him to swerve from bin duty, not Jeet of this Convention is, In my opinion,
even impeachment. to show to the country , that that Chicago
A voice—niers it. Convention did not in any 'respect speak
the wishes of the large number of the
military men of the Culled States repre
sented here to-day. One would BUppol34i
from the resolutions of that Chicago Con
vention that the Radical; were the true
friends of the soldiers dad sailors, But
the Radical rec ird for the last three
years tells a different story. (Applause.)
With very few exceptions, it ham been
the rule with the Radical Senate to re
ject all soldiers' and sailors' nominations
to dill offices. Thus as foreigu Minis
ters, Generale M'Clellan and Blair
(cheers) have been rejected. As Collor-
Lore of the Cuatoms, Generals Slocum
_ ('ouch, and Curtis (cheep.) have been re
jested. General Pratt was rejected as
collector of internal revenee. Theme are
a 'few instances the merits of which
knock - personally. The officers named
commanded armies, corps and divisions.
' Not a word has ever been said against
the ability, integrity, bravery, or loy
alty of these men. Notwithstanding
-their merits, they were Ignominiously
rejec)ed, and in most MP, politicians till
the places which they ought to have had.
In one of the cases a general Alcor ewho
to-daY carries a rebel bulletin his bead,
was rejected to give place to a politician
who Is now in Slug Sing ,laughter and
applause) antler sentence for cnmailt
tins outrageous fronds In his office. It
is exasperating - that men like these I
have menttoned (and the Het could he
much extended) should be rejected by
the honorable Senate, and immaculate
Callicotta (hisses) confirmed in their,
stead. And yet, if I ant correctly in
formed, no leas a number than over 2,0(N)
soldiers and sailors of all ranks have been
nominated to the Senate for civil
offices and have been rejected by it.
Wheri'eny soldier has been saved In this
ordeal, it was "as it were bytire." The
conservative men of this country to-del
recogolae the fact teat the war to pre
serve the Union has bad results which
must be acknowledged. They alaterecog-
Mee the fact that there Is now, or ought
to be now, peace between the two hostile
sections. (Prolonged apple tow.) The
Conservatives of both parties have, since
the war, acted Ina kind and conciliatory
manner towards their old enemies, to
whom kindness and coucilliation are as
necessary as the air they breathe. On
the other hand, the course of the Rauh
cats has been revengeful and insulting.
The dearest rights of man have been
trampled upon In all their dealings with
the conquered rebels, anti fudging of the
future by the past, the reign of terror
will last as long as,,,the Radicals rule this
country. (Applause.) It is therefore
our duty, fellow soldiers, to hold up the
hands of the Conservatives who go into
Political Convention to-day, and to bid
them God-apeed in their good work.
(Cheers.) They have before them the
most responsible teak which has ever
fallen to the lot of a vditical couventioo
in this country. They are to devise
means to defeat the Radical party in
thy coming election. I believe that it
is In their power to attain this end.
(Great applause.) Let it be our
part to honesty assist them to
achieve success, bellevieg as we do that
a continuance of Radical rule Is death to
the iruitltutions of this country. Let us
not be exacting or dictatorial, but ready
to make Peasonable sacrifices for peace
and union, and we will separate with the
consciousness that we have done a good
work, and that at any rate ws have Hone
what- war in our power to avert or-post
pone the oriels which will sooner or later
Arrive If the Radical party succeed,
*blob end may God avert. (A voice—
" Amen." Applause.) I do not think
that se,tl ought to pay much attention to
mere notate" In our ussolutions. Two
hundred years ago Admit* Blake said :
"I{_ is not our business tJr Weddle with
State affairs, but to keep foreigners from
fooling us." (Laughter.) So, to-day, it
is pot our business to meddle with State
affairs, but to keep Bedioal politicians
from fooling us. (Latighter andoheers.)
The political Convention Is fully compe
tent to meet all such Issues: We wish
to see nominated a man Whose name
will assure all r:Adler* and sailors by Its
mere mention that the Nominating Con
vention Is alive to all the issues presented
at this day to the country, and that its ,
nominee is and, has been a friend to those
who have imperilled their lives for the
'Union. Such a name this Convention
will, as one man) indorse, W ithout such.
a name we will as surely go to defeat, as
with that Dame we will certainly march
on to an easy victory. (Prolonged cheer
--ThilVroe Presidents and SecretS3s
then took seats on the platform and
Committee on Organisation reported
names of the Clomoalttae on Hesolutions.
General Green Clay Smith,. of Mon
tana, then offered the following resolu
tion, th be referred to the Committee on
Resolutions without debate.
Resolved,. That the widows and or
phans of demised soldiers and sailor.'
are the eepeolal wards of the nation, and.
Reny clean of creditors are to_be paid in
gold, they, above all others, ehould have
the preference. .
The rules were suspended and the reso
- was adopted unanimously with
immense enthusiasm.
•At three o'clock - the Convention add
jaunted until Monday.
=I
The gomodttee on permanent orgen-
IZtltiol3 reported the following nutalua
tione:
For permanent-President—Usu. Wm
B. Franklin of Connecticut.
For Vice Presidents and Secretaries:
States. Vice Presidents. Secretaries
N Y. _Gen J W Blanchard. Col J C Bronson
D C....C0l P I Allah tch. Co: JR. 0' Blerue
Me... )Itki D N Hastings. Cut a U Staples
Cal •pen W Denver.
S —l3 M Me Miry.
W V.. D R A Viatica. Cipt 0 0 Cheue
lowa .cien J l.t Tuttle. IA R W Eddy.
J .11... t ken kt B Mitchel. - Apt Cook.
11l Cul A Schwartz. Priv .1 Hildreth.
NH. Gen M T Donohoe. Capt Cogg-w&:i.
Mo .Gen J 4 Fullerton Cot E M Jewell.
Mich blaj lag 111.? Wizen MaJ F • rut.
Ky . Maj II White. Cul SLtrr.
itU Hazard. Col T F Brown.
Fla .rol (' irKloben.
hits .Gen M Montgomery Lt 0 W Bird.
Teatk...oen T Franeruicot. kr 4 Walker.
Ark.. Capt C 9 Cameron. Capt
Mem. Ueu L latepheasom 0 Weymouth
>IA Vdwarde. Col Ruttery
J C Rhodes. Cleo A Clarke.
Ind _,Oen John Love. Col 8 8 Crowe.
Conn .Col F 0 Kinsebery. Capt Schleiter.
Dak.....tien J It 81celd.
N J M.J oonT Itunyon. Lt Col J Craven.
Neb......C0l John Patrick. C B Suitt&
Penn—Gni Pleasant& Col J P Linton,
Kan.. Col Geo H English. Dr I 11 , 1 flaeryer.
-0hi0... Gen & Wiley. Card Sautmyer.
Md. M Blanumborg. A:William
ai &
cieck titestingtti. Own Penni&
General Franklin was then escorted to
the chair by a committee and addressed
the Convention as follows :
Fellow Soldiers and Sailors: I thank
you for this high and undeserved com
pliment. Never having presided in any
body regulated by parlimentary law, I
shall have to claim your indulgence for
• any mistakes which I may make. But
I hope that no serious questions of order
wilt arise. If thar do I shall decide
e.om as Impartiallras l cau, and I look
confidently to the fairness and Justice of
the Convention loran indorsement of the
decision of the chair. (Applause.) It Is,
I hope, not amiss for me to give in a few
words what are my ideas of the uses
and dutlei of this Convention., Since the
commenceinent , of this Government, se
cret societies of military men who have
served, have been viewed by the people
with intetfee Jealousy. This view ii a
natural and proper one. It is the duty
• of military men in a free country, when
no longer in service, to return to their
I peaceful avocations (applause), and if
they desire to be beard JD the civil
councils of the nation, to take their
places with other civitians, and by legal
and usual means exert the lull uence
which their positions as 'citizens give
them. They have no right (anal I mean
it in the broadest sense of the term) to
attempt to to exercise influence or gain
power from their positions as military
men. (Prolonged applause.) The exer
cise of such influence will in the end be.
subversive of free Institutions, and will
surely prepare the grave of liberty, pav
ing the way for a military detpot, who
will rule. this whole country wit h the
sword, just as one-third of it has been
ruled for the butt three years. Under the
intluenoe of secret military societies,
elections will in a short time become the
merest farce, and Prtatortan bands will
designate our Mayors, Governors rind
Presidents. ( Voices—" That's so." If
I am 'correct in these assertions. and
I believe that history and good sense
will bear cue out in them, it may be
properly ahked whit we are doing
here in Convention, and are not we
acting precisely in the manner which
I have deprecated. The question Is
pertinent and must be answered. In
the first place our Convention is no se
cret sasociation. Next, there is now ex •
luting in the Northern and Western
States, and for aught I know, in die
Southern States, a secret military organ
ization which" LUIS • its ramifications In
every corner of the laud. It is unmet
ousand powerful, assumes to itself all of
the patriotism which carried men into
the field on our side during the rebel
lion, and its objects are unknown to any
outside of Lts ranks, unless we pan j edge
of them by its acts. I refer to the self
styled Grand-Army of the Raptlblio.
( Hisses.) Whatever may have boon the
object of_the originators or this organi
..zation, and 1 will admit that it may have
been a good one, I hold it to be danger.
ouar to civil liberty at present, for wher
ever it is.(eit !Chas for its ohdect to gain
Mutest .firbr One aide indol f it t l i zi.
tause pa .) T a h os er t it p ur g a to l e
I : r and t o ogeth s er ln suct
nt men as do not a ree w th
tom _
ohms who reel this pressure moot bitterly,
to meet the obnoxious organization by
anothti which, in my opinion, would be
no less obnoxious. (Applause,) We
.will,thus soon have two organizations
extending over the whole country, mili
tary, armed, or with access to arms, as
different as,flay and night in their feel
lugs of What is right in civil affairs, and
ready to fly at each others throats at the
,bidding.of any military charlatans
,whom accident or ambition may place
at.• their heads.. I acknowledge that
at present this cloud is no bigger
limit a man's hand_ but events march
with rapid stri des ,in times like
these, and the storni-Morty be upon
us before we kn0w...141. • Should it come it