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iVOLUME G.
EBENSBURG, PA., SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1872.
NUMB KB 25.
BALTIMORE.
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Cincinnati platform adopted.
GREELEY AND BKUWIM
I O.MlNATKl.
ONE BALLOT FOR EACH DOES IT.
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1 nil K ! ,f ,he lroceeUns.
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July 9. At this hour (11.30
c i f the opera house is rapidly
. r '.
, , ,,, w I'll K'lMCH'iiiiUYca oi inu press,
bu' i Uir " number of Bohemians have been
U, " v i n i M il an entrance. A vast num-
Ml. " "
Wr toe fUUKic
struggling vainly for ad-
-ll'.x uAe:lr i
Jj.ivy in.'' t'-(ii,-
vjr: u- t
-VY'.x ii.te.'iiir ui tne opera nouse is appro
sletully arranged wilb colors
tttes, which depend from the
dfi i H-' -' arid K lliery aDa portraits pi
W,i.iji! L't"i. Jefferson, Jackson and other
jr,..u:i .-t.i'esmen are conspicuous ou
ei.,tr .- - ' t'ie stage.
CAl.LKI) TO ORrKtl.
" J At ten minutes past twelve o'clock tho
S(r .vn.ti' ii was called to order by August
, iu":.l, chairman i f the uatioual demo
6j.U. c committee, who said :
I Ma. BEl M 'NT'S SPEECH.
(KNTLKiltN Of THE C'OSVINTlOS It is
:iiu my privrlege to welcome the- dtle
gmes ol the uatioual democratic couvei.liou,
ifiio have met in order to present tu the
AiiiHic.tu people the candidates for president
Mid vice pieaidtut, for whom thty solicit the
Mirages of the democratic aud conservative
Voters of tins great republic. At onr last
national couvetiiion , on the Fourth id July,
1feGS, I predicted that the election o! Gen.
Qraut 'i u!d ttsult in the gradual usurpa
lion of the goveinureut by tne executive and
by congress, to bu enf reed by the bayonets
Of a military despotism. The vast iiiiij r'ty
el lh people ot II e United States have Willi
grief and sorrow seeu the correctness of that
prediction, aud they hok forward with fear
jt apprehension to t lie dangers which aie
'tnieatening us, if by the re-election el lieu.
Ui vt.t. the i i;l icy i bus far purtued by the
TOl.K a
T hr
ivriy will bo couuniie-u.
Hiit hi; i; men of both parties have
';bcC')lli'
liTiiii
ria.i,'
the m
,e Il Ihe fact that we are Dow
r a military despotieiu, over
vii authority in mauy ficei- of
Tn.it, by the enactment of ar-
r.L-
bftr.it v iiini ULCunxtiuuioiial uws through
iirpi ivfi maj irity in congress, the rights
of .- tateo aie ir.triiigeil uud irauipled
.Uidij, aiid thai L'iv -srisui aud centralization
r uudei miuint; Hie very foundations of our
'federal syfitein, ainl are sweeping away the
Constitutional bulvvaiks erected by the wis
dom ef the father, ui ihe republic. Thee
Ihim-i have become so glaring that the
Wi.xett aud best inu of the republican party
ivc severed themselves frou the radical
. m;. which is trying to lasted upou the
4 m.tiy another four years' reign ot corrupt
V 'U, Ustirpaliou, aud despotism, and whal-
4vt.i n. dividual opinions we may entertain
i- u ihe choice ef a candidate whom they 1
-;iv.i v-it-cied opposition to General (Jraut,
- 0 -rr c inuot bo any doubt of the patriotic
p.ipuist; wlncli dictated the.r action, norctu
lnu'.i be ijuud with the platform ol
jnu-LijIcs ujiou which tbey Lave placed
l-.fir ctfuiluuie. Tiie resoluiicns of ttie
,1 .i.e. i. nan cinventiou ate what the Ceuntry
Ifjuire, and they must command the hearty
uppc rt tf bvery patriot throughout the
V.i.-l ( xtiut T our laud. Iii the struggle
vi.cli is be tore us. I trust no predilections
;or p:i jjiJices wtd ilitcr us from doiug our
fii.. j 10 the A.i.tiicau people. Ueucral
Jiuiut h.i. beeu a go jii ami laittiful servant
r duru t- .ur civd war. His stubborn aud
induuiit.ible ei-vir-vu lias he 'pud tocrowu the
L'oiou amis vilh victory, na (he Auieiicau
jiopie have lew arced his sei vices with ihu
: Biot unbounded generosity.
- I a.n willing to concede that his intet.
"ii. ns ou tukmg the presidential chair were
"jud and patriotic, but he has most sig-
I. aily and sadly failed in the discharge of
li.e h'-h ti Us.t irupised upon him by the
C i.tidi.nce of a giatelnl people. Ue is at
ni merit the very personification ef the
.isiuie which is oppressing us, anil his re
"Viectioh is fraught Mtli the nictt deplorable
Ci r.M ipieLcts for the welfaie of ihe republic,
, fcn.l ei .dangers the liberties of the people,
t i ihu other hami, Mr. Greeley has been
beuu lurw a bilter npnoueut of the democratic
parly, and violent attacks agaitibt myself in
. divaiuaby, wnn h have trou time "to time
. ppeaieU iu bt3 j.urual, certainly do not
eatitie him i) duy smpatl.y or preference
J iny Ian U ; but Mr. Greeley represeuls
tbe nati.mal and constitutional principles of
.tl)e Cincinnati platform, and by hi admira
; Die aL.i manly letter of acceptance he has
Wi-jwrj that he is lully alive to their spirit.
i.d that if elected he means to carry them
Kt hotie-tiy and faithfully.
However much you might desire to fight
the coining battle tor our rights and liberties
punier cue of the trusted leaders of the dem
ocratic party, it will become your duty to
,.icard ah considerations of party tradition
i' the sulectiou of a good and wise man out
hiect our own ranks oilers better chances
!-! success. You muot remember that you
ire Lore not only as democrats, but as citi
z -us of our common country, aud that no
acr.tice can be too great which she demands
iatyour bauds. And now, betore I propose
It 'J i your acceptance the temporary chairman
' tu a convention, permit tue to detain you
titi moment longer by a few words ot au
-.-..iwijr personal cuaracier.
ah my present action terminates my
cuicial fuuctions as chairman of the national
'iituocraiic committeeman oftice which, bv
ll.ti COL,fi!-r:rt t,f mw .-r.wfif nputtt un,l il.u
-" lilC
urttsy of uiv colleagues. I have held for
l''e.Ve Consecnlivo vi.urc Dnririor nil tliut
tlIn2 I have striven with hoLost zeal and
!l'i aii the energy and capacity which God
, .ken me, to do my duty faithfully to
B l arty and to the country, and to render
J - -thy of the great trust confided to
fixlj '"le 1 was grieved aud deeply morti
j 1(1 t-X'e at varioiiK rim. .a md ni..iiitu'.ir..1
VT rui8C0ustrueJ by several democratic
Li " S acl ll,at some cveu descended to the
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--iuon oi the most
absurd falsehoods
I 1 ha., u 8m? 80C'al autl rl'tical conduct.
J h4Te httd th5 I'rond and consoling satis
mm I ni l IL II a 1 101. L LUi V Li 1 lUlll
mw r n n I TV J ft
faction that iny colleagues on the uational
committee, and all those who know me. did
justice to the integrity and purity of aiy
uitentions iu all the trying situations in
which tny ofHcial position had placed me;
ami let me tell you, geutlemen. that there in
not one amongst you who buara a warmer
and truer affection to our party ami our
country than 1 have douo aud ever eliall do.
You love t h if great republic, "your na
tive land," as you do the mother who gave
you birth ; but to me she is the cherished
biide and ciioice of my youth the faithful
and loving companion of my manhood, and
now that I enter upou the sere and yellow
leaf of life, I cling to her with all the re
collections of the manifold blessing received
at her bauds.
I retire from the position which I have
held to take my place in the rank and file
of that great party whoe national, conser
vative and constitutional principles have
claimed my uri wavering alltgiance for the
last thirty years ; and as long as the Al
mighty will Kpaie my life I shall never falter
in my love and devotion to our party and :
our country. I
I have the honor to propose to ynrj as your
temporary clnwrmau distinguished aud
veuerable cit uen of Virginia, a gramlsou of
'.he patriot and statesmau, Thomas Ji tfrson.
It is an auspicious omeu that a sciou of the
author of the Declaration of Independence
is to inaugurate the strugg'e of the democ
racy for freedom aud equality for every
American citiz-.-u, and against oppression
aud tyranny in our fair land.
Mr. Belmont's remaiks were frequently
interrupted by applause. The mention of
Air. G.eeley's muiie was received with de
monstrations of approval. So were Ihe
speaker's personal rtferences to himself.
At the conclusion be said : "I have the
honor to propose the name of U.-n. Thomas
JtfTersou Randolph, of Virgiuia, as your
temporary chairman." Music by the band,
"Dixie."
Mr. Randolph took his seat amid cheers.
SPKlrCH IF UE. RANDOLPH.
I am aware that the vary great honor
conferred on me by this body is due to no
personal rru-rit of my owu, but is a token of
iej ect to the state from which I came, ai d
a recognition of other circumstances possibly
adventitious.
I am perhaps tho oldest man c-f this body,
and a liie of eighty years spent iu the dem-
cratic republican party constitutes me a
senior member. I remember freshly every
presidential cuutcst from the fi st election
of Jctt'erson to the preseut time, and I can
bay with truth that I remember none which
involved higher questions of persoual liabil
ity, local Meif-govrnment, honest adminis
tration and constitutional freedom than the
1 resent, or one which dewauded of our party
and our people a calmer or more earnest
recourse to puideotial principles.
Slould you, therefore, ia yiur wisdom,
decide to pronounce in favct of the Cin
cinnati candidates, 1 shall, for one, most
cheerfully bury all past differences, and
vole and labor for their election with tho
same zeal and energy with which 1 have
supported heretofore, and mean ever to
up port, the candidates of the Democratic
party. The American people look with
great solicitude to your deliberations. It is
t-ir you to devise means by which to free
theru lroui the evils under which they are
bUtieiing; but iu order to attain thai eud
you are calk.-d upon to make every sacrifice
ol personal ard party prelerence.
It strikes me as the duty if this hour and
of this body to wrest the government from
tho hands of its preceut despotic and corrupt
holders, and to place it iu honest hauds ; to
restore to the cil Zeus everywhere the proud
consciousness of persoual right, aud to all
the slates perfect integrity of local self
government. This, witn the rec. gnitiou of
the supremacy of the civil constitution aud
the law will, in my judgment, discharge all
our present duty.
Tne foregoing remaiks were delivered with
mu-jh vitpioy ui.J tltuctr veuess, considering
that the speaker is uearly au octogenarian,
and were repeatedly cheered.
The Key. Henry Sheer being preseuted,
addiessed the Throne ol Grace.
Frederick C). I'nnce, of Massachusetts, was
chosen temporary secretary.
Mr. Madigan, of Maine, moved that E O.
Feriiu. ol Mew York, be appoiuted tempo-
tary reading secretary. Agreed to.
Mr. M'lietiry, ol Kentucky, offered a
resolution of thanks to Mr. lielmout ou
retiting aa chairmau cf the national Com
mittee. The chairman ruled that all resolutions
were out of order until the orgauizatiou was
pei fected.
Mr. Limberton.of Pennsylvania, moved
a resolution that each state be called in al
phabetical order, that the chairmau of each
delegation may name their members of the
several committees, and may also, in case of
contest, name the contestant.
Alter some discussion, the resolution was
adopted.
A call of the states was about, to be pro
ceeded with when Governor llotfaaau, of
Ndw York, addressed the chair, lie was
yreettd with loud applause. He said he
did not want to detain the action of the con
vention, but he did uot see bow the states
Could name men to serve ou committees when
they did not kuuw the committees were to
be appoiuted. Wheu thty did know they
could name men to serve ou theur. .
Alter come further discussiou the call of
states was then proceeded witL, the chairman
of each delegation respondiug when called
aud naming oue person ou credentials aud
oue on permanent organiz ition.
Cheers were given wheu Missouri. South
Carolina aud Pennsylvania were called, and
wheu Governor Ilotluian rose to respond for
New York ho was loudly applauded.
At the mention of Fuzhugh L,ee's name
as mi Uiber of the committee ou credentials
from Virginia, cheers spraug up among the
souther rr ue.'egates and was taken up by the
convention.
Mr. Cox moved that tbe rules of the last
democratic convention shall prevail until
otherwise ordered. Adopted.
Also, a resolution by Governor flpffjparj,
that two committees be appoiuted, ou9 on
credentials and one on permanent organiz.t
lion, to be composed of delegates already
named by the chairman of tho delegations
which had ju-it been called.
A UtCESS.
At 1:15 p. m, a recess was taken until 4
p. m., prior to which it was announced that
the committee on organization would meet
at the Carrollton in the rooms of the New
York delegation, aud tbe committee ou ere
deutials at the opera house.
At the meeting of.the committee on creden
tials all tbe stales reported full delegations,
with no contests. The meeting was Very
brief and harmonious.
THK VICE PuESIDENTS.
The following is a list of tbe vice presi
dents: Alabama, Dr. S.kes ; Arkansas. 1).
W. Carroll ; California, E. Caoserly ; Con
necticut, I). A. Daniels; Delaware, J. II.
Poyuter ; Florida, Thomas Randall ; Geor
gia, H. L. Benniog; Illinois, W. M. Gars
row : Indiana, B. W. Hanna ; Iowa. J dm
II. Peters; Kansas, Isaac Sharp ; Kentucky,
G. P. Doerue ; Louisiana, B. F. Taylor;
Maine, V. U. Cb rimes": Maryland. R. T.
Banks; Massachusetts. D. D. Brodhead ;
Michigan, E. A. Lathrop : Miumsota. W.
Lee; Mississippi. M. R Watson; Missouri,
Silas Woodson ; Nebraska. John Black; No
vaa, S. B. VYymauns; New Hampshire, G.
W. M. Pittmin; New Jersey, Albert A.
Slape ; New York, Thomas Ku.sl!a ; North
Carolina. It. M. Arm-trong; Obi Alrt
Gaether, Oregau. E. F. Colby; Pennsylvania,
Uilliam M'Mulltn ; Rhode Island. Hymao
ierce ; South Caralina, Wilbam Aiken;
lenuessee, Ndl S. Brown; Texas. J. W.
UdndcrsoQ : Vermont, M. T. Horribean ;
Virginia. A. T. Caperion ; Dakota. B. Tripp;
District of Columbia, R. T. Merrick; New
Mexico, Charles Pleasant.
AFTERN002T.
At four o'clock the opera house was agr.iu
filled, ti.e attendance being larger than iu
the morning, and every available foot of space
beirig occupied.
While awaiting the arrival of Mr. Doolit
tie, who had beeu selected as permanent
chairman, there were loud and repeated cries
from the gallery for ilofiman, who finally
rose, bowed and gracefully waved his hand.
lie then called for the raport from the
commute on credentials.
The chair stated that the committee bad
not yet prepared their report.
The report of the committee on orga'zation
was then read.
Mr. Doolittle's name wa received with
tremendous applause, followed by cheering.
Mr. Doollttle. permanent chairman of the
convention, was escorted to the platform by
G.jvernor Hoffman, Senator B?yard, of Del
aware, and others, an-i was received with eu
thuftastic demonstrations. He at once ad
dressed himself to tha expectant audience and
brought order out of confusion, his dis'inct
and refconaut voice sounding clearly and au
thorttively above the general coufusion.
MIS. DOCLITTLE's SPEECtl.
Uo said that two years ago. nearly fiva
years after the bloody period of the civil war
had clostd. the liberal republicans of Mis
souri, feeling keenly the attempted federal
dictations iu their local elections, inaugura
ted a movement to restore c fiu.il rights to
all, white as well as black. Applause.
The feeliug of thinkcog raeu was that the
time had come to cry halt and re-assert the
cardinal doctrines of the republic. Tho sen
timent uow was for uuivei?al loyalty, am
nesty, suffrage and peace. This movement
did uot propose to tiwka away any right or
any franchise that has been secured to the
blacks, but it clearly demanded that freedom
and equal rights be restored to the white
people. Prolonged applause.
He urged unity of action, aud instanced
the (act that eighty thousand democrats and
republicans in Missouri had co operated in a
patriotic union. Even those who had f light
against each other in battle now clasped
bands over the bloody chasm. Applause
These same men would now bear the liberal
Hag to glorious victory. This, gentleman.
he said, is liberal republicanism. The real
end of the civil war came with that literal
victory in Missouri, and did uot come till
then. By that political union, civil strife
and hate had given place to peace and a j y
that was almost unspeakable. This feeliug
had culminated at Cincinnati, where earnest
meu bad convened aud presented candidates
for Presldeut uud Vice President. That Con
vention had nominated for President Horace
Greeley prolonged aud oft repeated cheers J
arrd lor ice 1 resident IS. Gralz Urown.
Keuowed cheering. The paramount qurs j
tiotr before theCiucinuati and other liberal con
ventions was, shall democrats co-operate aud
accept their invitation aud elect their candi
dates. Cries of yes, we will, and yells for
Greeley. J I
What means this union between two miN i
lions of democrats aud one million of repub- I
licans? There are some things it does not
mean. It signifies no union of the dead
upon dead issues. It means no abandon
ment of principles and of right. It means
a frauk, manly, honorable and equal union
of men who have the heart aud intelligence
and brains to accept living issues and do
their duty to their Gad and their fel.'ow-men.
The present ouestioti is not the Lecompton
Constitution, nor the abolition of slavery, uor
the fourteenth amendment nor the fifteenth,
nor negro suffrage. These have been fought
out aud are uo more au issue than the Mex
ican war. ihis great political union, there
fore means progress no steps backward,
aud no turning to the right or to the left.
It means to da for all the other states of the
south what it has done for Missouri; "it
means personal freedom and equal tights to
all nieu, whi'te;as well as black ; it means the
domination once more of intelligence and in
tegrity instead of a man whose whole life
haa been formed upon'the Jdeu of a camp,
uot to speak of his small vices ; it mens to
elevate a jeace president applause J ; it
means to place the civil laws above the sword
renewed applause ; it means to arrest the
tendency to centralize power now manifest
in the administration of the government ; i!
means a general civil service reform, begin
ning with the President himself. Loud ap
plause. J It means the discontinuance of ex
ecutive practices which have pained every
true man, whether republican or democrat;
it means a higher toue and greater vigor to
all branches ol our government.
In conclusion he hoped tbe present action
of the convention would be such that every
one in attendance would remember with
pride and gratitude the couvention of the 9th
Cf July, 1872. Great applause.j
ATIONAX. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.'
On motion it was then ordered that the
chairman of each state now nan:e pro ber
of tbe natiMl execut?"-. ,
. uiem
.., committee.
.
Governor Hoftanan, the representative of
tho New York delegation, obtained leave to
retire, in the hope that they would be able
shortly to name their number. They soon
returned, and after stating that August Bel
mont had respectfully declined further ser.
vice ou the national conmmittee. presented
the name of Augustus Schell, which was re
ceived with a round of cheers.
During the call of states President Doolit
tie announced that the cotnmifee on resolu
tions would meet at eight o'clock in the
rooms of the New York delegation at the
Carrollton house, and a delegate from New
York moved that the c invention do now pro
ceed to nominate the candidate for President
of the United State?.
The motion was received with'crksof "No,
no."
COMMITTEE OS Ii ESL17TI0SS.
On motion of Mr. Perkins, of Kentucky,
it was then ordered that a Committee on res
olutions be appointed, to be composed of
persons suggested by the chairman of each
State delegation. . -
On motion of B. W. Hanna it was ordered
that all reso'utions proposed be referred to
the committee on resolutions without reading
or debate.
A full r presentation .
The'comtniltee ou credentials tin n reported
that all the states and territories were duly
represented, without any ii regularity or con
test, aud that delegates to the number of 732
were present.
adjournment.
Judge R.w.kio. f f New Jersey, moved that
the conveutiou adj uru until twelve o'clock
to-morrow. Lst.
Governor IbJlman then movrd that when
the convention adjourned it be until ten o'
clock to-morrow morning. Adopted.
Baltimore. July 10 Popular excitement
t-day over tbe proceedings of the great na
tional democratic convention was even more
intense than yesterday, and from au early
hour the streets leading to the grand opera
house were thronged by a rushing, eager,
swelling crowd, intent only upon participa
ting as fur as possible iu the importaut doiuga
of the day.
Long iu advance of the hour of ten the
opera hoii-e was crowded, and the scene was
attended with the sumi animation and de
rnot'strations which so strikingly distinguish
ed the convention yesterday.
The fi;ie baud tf the Americus club, cf
Philadelphia, was stationed in the upper
gallery, and the enthusiasm of tho vast as
semblage, reached au acme when thesiirring
notes i f The Star Spangled Banner,' 'D.xie.'
and The Gul I Left Behihd Me,' were ren
dered. Two other excellent bands were also in at
tendance am! there was no lack of the im
pottant adjuncts of a gathering of the people
and their representatives.
The convention wa- called to order short
ly after ten o'click by the president, Hon.
James R. Dooliit'e, the proceedings wcie
opened by an impressive prayer by Pev. Dr.
Ley bum of the Prcsbyteriau church.
THE CINCINNATI FLATroRM EEPOl.TED.
Mr. Burr, of Connecticut, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, made a report,
preceded by the preample agreed upou, arid
followed by tho Cincinnati platform. The
secretary, Mr. Perrin, began to read the pre
amble, tut his voice was drowr ed in deafen
ing applause. At the rpqup.t T a delegate
the eutire platform was tin n read by Mr.
Perrin, the enunciation of each principle
bunging lorth great applause, particularly
the parts relating to the rem val of disabil
ities, the one term for President aud the re
mission of tha sdjuslment of tbetarifl to the
different congressional districts. On the con
clusion delegates rre and cheered, but the
president rapped to order, and Mr. Burr said
the rr solutions w ere voted for by every state
except Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and
Delaware, lie moved its adoptiou, aud
asked for the previous, question.
Dili. A WAKE OBJECTS.
Mr. T5ayard.of Delaware, asked if the pre
vious question, another name for gag rule,
was to re adopted by a democratic conveu
tiou. Applause and hisses.
The chair said the con ventlon had adopted
the rules of the house of representatives lor
the purpose of facilitating business.
AN APPEAL FOB TEN MINUTES.
Mr. Bayard then appealed to Mr. Burr to
give ten minutes for the minority of thecom
miitee to giv their views. Cries of ''Yes,
yes,' and "o, no. "J
A delegate from Pennsylvania seconded
the appeal of Mr. Bayard.
Ancther delegate n so aud cried out against
the gag, the chair rapping aud saying no de
bate was iu order.
Mr. Burr said he could not allow any time
as he w as uudei instructions from the com
mitiee. A scene of much confusion here ensued,
several delegates rising and attempting to
make themselves heard, but utterly failed
iu consrquence or the din which was con
stantly kept up by shouts, cries of "question,"'
and stamping of feet.
A delegate from Pennsylvania demanded
that the vote on the previous question be
taken by stales.
The vote on the demand for the previous
question was then taken, the roll of the
states being called in order.
HOW TUE STATES VOTED.
Governor II. 11 man announced that the
state of New York voted aye, but not as a
unit.
The prcident stated for the information of
delegates that nfter the previous question
was sustained it wcuM be in the power of
the chairman of the committee to givo an
hour for debate.
With this explanation. Governor Ucffman
said the state of New York voted aye, which
announcement was received with great ap
plause. Several other states, which had v0ted in
tk ssgative, then changed their votes to the
afilrmative, amid great applause. The vote
resulted, ayes 653, nays 156 Delaware,
Oregan, Texas and Virginia voting solid in
the negative. The following states divided :
Pennsylvania voted ayes 87, nays 21 ;
Rhode Island, ayes 3, nays 11; West
Virginia, ayes 8. nays 3 ; Maryland, ayes
14, nays 2; Alabama, syes 10, nays 10;
Florida, ayes 6. nays 2. 8ubsequeiitl-
delegates from Ohio ask:' wo
recorded in iilcir volea
; jo negative.-.
PprrCli OF SENATOR BAYABD. :
1 Mr. Burr then yielded teu miuutes to Sen- J
ator Bayard, of Delaware, who, w hen he rose,
was greeted with applause, when the chair
remarked that this was not a mass meeting.
Mr. Bayard said if ever the couutry need
ed men to rise above the mere trammels tf
party it was now. How was reform to be
made in the government if the best and
purest instincts of the people were not to be
aroused t Tha democratic party was the
orJn:zition through which the salvatiwu of
the Country was to come.
He asked if this gieat organization shall
not be allowed to have an independent ex
pression of its owu opinions. Cries of yes. j
What shall be said of adopting, without
crossing a t or dotting an i, tbe platform of
meu who have never been in our councils,
lie waoted the democrats to have an oppor
tunity for a straightforward expression of
their own ( pinions without having the words
of other men forced dowo their throats.
Applause and h:ses J If the convention
was ready for this he was 'not. He did not
wish t; see a great maj rity bow to tbe will
f a small miuority. Cries of trn, aud
some faint hisses, which were drowued in
applause. I
Mr. Burr faid he would give ten minutes
more to Mr. Bayard, when
Mr. Gallagher, of Connecticut, said he ob
j c'eJ to Mr. Bayard or any other roan going
OD.
The chair said Mr. Gtllagher was not in
order, and he was compelled "to sit down,
cries and shouts coming from all parts cf the
house for him to s t down.
A delegate asked Mr. Bayard to state any
resolution of the Cincinnati platform that
wi not essentially democratic.
Mr. Bayard said he did not mean to be
catechised, but to proceed in his own way.
He continued to argue that the proceed
ing was contrary to democratic usage. He
entered his protest against the adoption in
this manner of the platform of men not of
the democratic paity.
A SPEECH FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
Mr. O'Connor, of South Carolina, regretted
there should be any difference of opinion as
to men or platform in this solemn juncture
of our national affairs. He then went ou to
speak cf the issues before the country, a
serting that the reconstruction acts and all
the amendments to the constitution had been
now accepted by the democratic party in the
south and n!sehere. Great applause.j
Now, at this perilous juncture, is it right
for the democratic party to stop for mere
words. This convention is not'here to de
liberate with a view to the politics of oue
state, but to the salvatiou of the whole re
public. He then depicted in eloquent pathos the
dowu trodden condition of poor South Caro
liua, crushed almost to the dust, criticised
the administration, and painted the evils
which afflicted the whole country, and urged
all good men to unite to put down tho evils.
(The loudest aud most enthusiastic applnU-e
and cheering here broke in, and although
Mr. 0"Concer's time was cut. lie was urged
from all parts of the house to-go ou.) South
Carolina stretched nut her baud to her breth
ren in the north ; she asked them to help her
to elect a man who will give us peace, a mau
who is tho embodiment of peace and benevo
lence. Cheering.
S .uth Carodua was the Ireland of Amer
ica. He said no party in this country
would ever attempt to deprive the negro of
the suffrage which had been given to him.
Great applause.j Mr. O'Conner concluded
amidst the wildest applause.
The question was then taken on the adop
tion of the pl-ttform. When Delaware was
reached and her vote was received in the
uegative. hisses came from all parts of the
house, mixed with faint applause.
A delegate desired it to be uuderstood that
no member of the convention was partici
pating in the hisses, and the chair again ap
pealed to the galleries to preserve order.
ADOPTION OP THE PLATKOKM.
As various states voted in the affirmative,
the announcement was received with ap
plause, particularly when Maryland east her
six votes on that side, and New York her
si verity. Virginia hsr twenty-two and SoOlh
Carolina her sixteen. When the final vote was
.miioMiiot.r. the applause broke forth ucre
s'.raiued, and coutinued fcr some minutes.
THE VOTB ON THE PLATFORM IN FULL.
TVlS. AftJi.
Alabama 0
A rkansas 1-
California 13
C nnectiout 1-
Delaware
Florida 6 2
Georgia 3 IU
Illinois 43
Indiana 3" . ..
Iowa &
Kansas 10
Kentucky 24
Louisiana 1'i
Maine 15
Maryland lt
Massachusetts "0
Michigan i
Minnesota 10
Mississippi 7 8
Missouri 2S 8
Nebraska (j
Nevadii 6 "
New Hampshire la
New Jersey a 5
New York , "jo
North Carolina '
Ohio 44
Oregon "(S
Pennsylvania ... 51 7
Khode Island ."."."."."."..".!". 8
sioulh Carolina " .."111!'. 14
Tennessee ."."..."...".""." ... " 24
Texas " 5
Vermont 10
VrrKiriru..... jjj
v irtnma k 2
isconsiu.
3U
Total 670
G-4
The Alabama delegation, in changing
their vote,' stated that they would have voted
unanimously to accept Horace Greeley's
letter, but after voting against the ptatform
they could not unanimously vote for it.
THE PLATFORM.
We, the democratic electors of the United
States, in convention assembled, do present the
following principles, already adopted at Cin-.
cianati, a esseutial to just government:
First We recognize the aualitv ol all men
before the law, aud hold that it is the duty of
the government, in its dealings with the neos
pie, to mete out equal and exact justice to a!',
of whatever nativity, race, color, or persuaouJ
religious or political. '
oeconu e pieJ.'i, .,r.lM t.n
the
cni"'
e ourselves 10 maintain
union ot
-e.e States, emancipation and
mtmeut, and to opse any reopening
tr.l bv the thirteenth, four-
; of te questions se
SXSd fiUecnTh an.endaaents of the eoaU
tUrd-We dernaUji tbe
Eolute removal or all drsabrut.e ,m, .
account ot the rebellion, which ..as firnw7 8U,J.
dued seven years Hiro, believing that universal
amnesty will result in the complete pacification
ol all sections ol the country.
Fourth Local sell-goverrinient, with imi
partial suffrage, will guard the rights of the
citizens more securely than any centralized
power. The public weltare requires the su
premacy of the civil over the military author
ity, an.i the trtedom ol person undvr the pro
lection of the habeas corpus We demand IV r
the individual the largest lioeriy consistent
with public order, lor the Slat. 5 "self-government,
arid fori lie nation a return to tho methods
of peace and the constitutional limitations of
power.
Filth Tbe civil service of the government
has become a mere instrument of pirtisnn tyr
anny aud personal umbitiou aud mi object of
selfish greed. It is a scandal and reproach
upon our free institutions, arid breeds a demor
alization dangerous to the perpetuity of repub
lican government. We therefore ret;..rJ a
thorough reform of tbe civil ser vice as one ol
tbe must pressing necessities ot the hour; that
honesty, capaci'y and fidelity constitute the
only valid claims to public employment; that
tbe oflices of the government cease to be a
matter of aibilrary favoritism aud patronage,
and tLat public stations become again posts of
honor. To this eud it is imperatively required
that no President shall be a candidate lor re
election. Sixth We demand a system of federal tax
ation which shall not unnecessarily interfere
with the industry of the people, and w hich shall
provide means necessary to pay the expenses
of the government economically administered,
pensions, the interest on the public debt and a
moderate reduction, annually , ot tbe principal
thereof, and recognizing that there are in our
midst honest but irreconcilable differences ol
opinion with regard to the respect ive sy stens
ol 1 rotecrrou and Iree trade, we refer discussion
ol tiie subject to people in their espeetive cori
gressiorrar dis'rict., and to the decision of con
gress thereon, wholly free ot executive iuter
lerence or dictation.
Seventh The public credit must be sacredW
niHtntained, and we denounce repudiation iu
every lorui aud guise.
Eighth -A speedy return to sjee'e payments
is demanded alike by the highest considerations
of commercial morality and honest govern
ment. Ninth We remember with gratitude tbe
heroism and sacrifice of the soldiers and sailors
of the republic, aud 110 act of ours shall ever
detract Irora their justly earned fame or the lull
reward ol their patriotism.
Tenth We are opposed to all further grants
of lands to railroads or other corporations The
public domain should be held sacred to actual
settlers.
Eleventh We hold that it is the duty of the
government, in its intercourse with foreign na
tions, to cultivate the Iriendslup of peace by
treating wish all on fair and equal terms. re
gardrng it alike dishonorable enrier to demand
what is not right or submit to what is wrong.
Twelfth For the promotion of these vital
prrncip'e3, and the support of the candidates
nominated by this convention, we invite aud
cordially welcome the co -operation of all pa
triotic citizens, without regard to previous po
hlical atliiiation.
GERMAN CITIZENS FOR OREEI.EY.
Governor IT ffman, of New York, pre
sented a communication from 15.000 German
cit;zsns of New York. The communication,
measuring many feit in length, reach iu from
the t-tage to the end of tLe house, was sent
up to the desk.
It repudiated the appearance of parties in
the Fifth avenue (New York ) conference as
representatives 01 the German element, and
asks the convention to accept Horace Gieeiey .
Its reading wa received with great ap
plause. VOTINfl FOS CANDIDATES.
Mr. Ray, of Indiana, llieu moved to pro
ceed to the nomination of candidates for
President aud Vice President, the vo te to be
taken by states. Adopted.
Hon. S. S. Cox offered a resolution that
the chairman of each delegation shall au
nounce the vote of his state, and his an
iiouncement shall be taken w ithcut questiou
Adopted.
CALL OF TUE STATES.
The roll of the states was then calle.l, and
Alabama Ud off with twenty votts for Ho
race Greeley, of New York, wheu ihe whole
convention rose en masse and cheered.
Cheer after cheer rent the air ; hands were
thrown up; Arkansas, California aud Con
necticut followed with unanimous votes, alt
of which were received with cheers.
When Delaware, was reached her six
votes were cast for Hon. James A Bayard,
of that State, father of Senator Bayard.
Georgia cast fi ur votes blank and eighteen
for Horace Greeley.
S'ate after state then followed in unani
mous votes for 11 race Gieeiey, the an
nouncement of each being received with
cheers. When M dryland cast hr sixteen
votes for Greeley, the cheering was most
enthusiastic.
The chairman of the Missouri delegation
announced in casting the vote cf his state
that it would give the largest majority of
any etite for Gieeiey.
New Jersey cast nine votes for Greeley
and nine for James A- Bayard.
When the state of New York was reached
her seventy delegates rose simultaneously in
their places, which was responded to by the
rising tf the couveutiou en masse and salut
ing the representatives of that great stat;
with rousing cheers, which the delegation
acknowledged by bowing.
Ttn cheers were agtin given for New
Yoik and for Governor ll fluian. Governor
Hcffmau then added to the Greeley column
themaguificent vote of his delegation, aud
said New Yolk would give more majority for
Greeley than M'ouri would cast votes.
Great cheering. J
He then expressed his regret at the vote
of Delaware aud New Jersey. New Yoik
was a democratic state : it had 400,000 dem
ocratic votes, yet for the sake of that which
was above all party it was ready to make a
sacrifice of all past prejudices, and it asked
others to do tbe same.
GREELEY NOMINATED.
Horace Greeley was nominated for Presi
dent on the first ballot, all ihe stales voting
for him except Delaware and New Jersey,
Uie latter of which was divided, and voted
cine for Greeley and uiuo for Bayard, ol
. Unaware.
The vote stood
C reeley
Black
liuvard 1
6S6
21
16
inesbeek. "
Blank "
Total ',," 't
Wild cheers, and tlx band played "Battle
Oy of Freedom." followed by "LUil to the
Chief."
When tho .uiviic ceae. a Fcene was
lowered at tho tear uf tha tao Teecntio5
a view of the White IT use. Applan-e
Order being restored the motrou of Mr.
Wallace that the nomination b made unan
imous was put and carried, with one or two
disseuts. The roil was then called on llm
nomination for Vice President, resulting as
follows :
Itrown
Sreverismr. .
liiank
TIS
ti
1.1
1
Florida, 2 ; New
T.,r;.l 1:5
Total
The blank votes were :
Ji rsey. 9; West Virginia.
Or. motion of Mr. Chalmers, of M ississippr,
tho nomination was made unanimous.
Mr. B"uck, of Wisconsin, 1 Acred a recohl-i
t'on appointir g a committee of one from each
state, to be named by the respective dole;;
tious, to apprise the candidates of their noui
ina'ion. '
Mr. Bayard, of Ohio, moved to amend by
adding the president of the convention aud
that he be chairman. Agreed t..
On motion of Mr. Ileaton, of Ohio, a res
olution w.ts adopted that on a'j ourumeut tha
convention would, with music, escort tho
New York and Missouri delegations to their
quarters.
A resolution was adopted leaving iheplacd
of the next national convention to be decided
by the national committee.
Also, a resolution of thanks to John T.
Ford, t Frederick Paice and to Baltimoie
city for courtesies.
Also, thanks to'Mr. Doo'ittle for the ahld
and impartial manner in which be presided
over the convention.
Mri Thayer, of New York, made a few ro
mavks euloiistic of Mr. Greeley.
lire chairman returned thanks for tho
kind expression toward him, anil invoked
the blessing of Providence upon the effects
of tha c bvention.
Mr. Hines, cf Kentucky, offered a resflii
tion of thanks to E. O Perrin, reading sec
retary, which was adopted.
A lesolu 0 of thanka to the stngeant-at-arms
and otner officers was adopted. Also,
to F. O. Triuce as secretary to the national
committee.
Atone p. m. tho convention arlj .urnedjiia
die.
Tiie Nominees of IIic Ilaltlmore
Convention.
Uor ace GnErLF.r, the nominee of the )em
ocraric partv for the Presidency, was born at
Amherst, N II , February 3d. fell. He is the
oh!est survivor of seven chiidierr. Tie is of
Scotch, Irish and Englr-h lineage His ances
tors were (srniers, and leneratlv poor. At four
yeirsof ape he could read aud spell eroditab'y .
and at five he was equal, in those branches, to
any one at teridinji school. He bejrn the study
of gr.rnmar ar.d mastered it at eiht. His
school days in summer ended with his seventh
and in winter with bis fourteenth year, being
much interrupted at earlier periods bv the n--ces
-rises of a life of pnverry and labor. Ho
never e joyed the bentfits of a day's teaching
in arry oilier than a rural common school f
from two to four months ech. When uot
quite ten years of sge, he, with his father ami
elder brother, were employed in clearing laud
by contract and farming on the share. Dur
ing this time he employed Lis winter evening
in readiug and studying books that wre loaned
to him. At fifteen be Was apprenriced to tho
printing business and served lour years, in
1831 he weut to New York and worked as a
journeyman. In 1842 he startad the DaiiV
Tribinb. He was married iu lfi.Ufi to Mary
Cheney. They have had five chiidierr, only
two of whom are living. He is a very indus-.
trious and temperate man us'n no alcoholic
lienors or tobacco. Besides editing one of the
most influential newspapers iu Amiica, he hns
found time to write several important works,
among which are the ''American Conflict,"
Hints Towards Reform," and "What I Know
About Far nring." In 14'j he was chosen to
fill a vacancy in the Thirtieth Congress. Up
to a recent date he ha3 acted with the Repub
lican prty, but on account of the ror riiptioi.a
of the Grant admirdsrrarion, ha denounced tha
malteasancc of Grant in the mot bitter terms.
Ou the second of May la.-t he was rominatcd
by the Liberal Republican? ns their candidate
for President, and bi' g pi iced on a substan
tially Democrat'c platform and his nomination
beinsr very favorably received by the people,
the Democracy hive made hiru their iirm:iiee.
Ti. I'ratz Iliwt, the choice of the Democ
racv for the Vice Pres'derrcy, was born in Ken
tucky; graduated at Yale College; seliled in
Missouri and served a number of term? iu INc
Legislature; from I 'SO to I .-." be win dirtor
of the St Louis DmocKiT, and in 1T,0 was
elected a Senator in Congress, Irour Missouri,
for the ter m ending in lSt7, serving on several
important committees. In lt7U be was elected
Governor ol Mi-aouri, and bis pure and ablo
administration of the government of that State
hai commanded the adruiratiou aud respect of
ad jrood men.
Hi. rack Grkelet Always a Democrat--"
Horace Greeley was always a Democrat a
Democrat even when he turned and assawlted
the men whose names were dearest to us of tho
Democracy. He was a man of the people; fc .
came un from the printer's case to be counsel-.
lor of the couulry. lie was a roval i'emocral
when he tramped into the city of New Turk ori
tbe 17thof August, 1 b'31 . a thin, poverty-snraek
hoy f twentv, and foend a fob to' set uo ihe
New Testament with Greek margin at (5
week. We may dispute on the position of tho
nogro, on the rrteot interest or the jenerai
policy of the government, but who among us
shall deny that t lie thin-fared boy Iiosii bat
covered his fortune his braitis wag a Demo
crat despite his creed?
1 he man who is honored above all oturr
men to-day has never turned aside from ihe
generous principles he first espoused, lie re
members that the lines ol Ins hie were origin
ally calst among the poor aud lowly, and now
among the poor and lowly ne tinds tns warm
est lricnls. lie has strengthened the weak,
he has lifted the fallen, he has defended reli
gious liberty, he ha been steadfast in his (aith
to freedom during all the lorry years 01 ui
active life Utica Observer.
It is a melting and sorrow-ful sight to obv
serve those republican journalists who, for well
nigh a generation, have sat at the feet of Mr.
Oreelev, listened to bis words, applauded aud
endorsed his views, copied his articles, cut their
opinions ac ording to his pattern, arid even
imitated his style, dress and address, turning
upon him,, reflecting opon his history and be
coming relentless critics of his course, personal
coodwet and journalistic history. What is the
world comiug to When men, simply because bo
is a candidate for efiiee, turn upon their, life
long prophet and instructor, arid not merely
rerudiate his counsels, but reflect upon
character t The ,uddeu,ess of PT
is also astonishing. A ew si rort ag
they were Mr. Gteele, .
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, , Hii,- and lii'ir contempt
(ot
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