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THURSDAY, JULY 9, iSt;S
FOR I'R(:SIUI•:FT,
HORATIO SEYMOUR. of N. N.
FOR
Gen. F. P. BLAIR, of Missouri.
AUDITOR GENERAL,
CHARLES E. HOYLE, of Foky4 tor l'a
SURVISVOIT. CIENFIZAL,
WELLINGTON /LENT, of Col ntra bin Co
SiVEMOUR AND GLAIR.
The National Convention, on Thurs
day forenoon, nominated Hon. Horatio
Seymour, of New York, for President,
and lien. F. P. Blair, of Missouri, for
Vice President. Both these distill
gished gentlemen are familiak known.
to the country, and will need no intro-
duction to our readers. liov. Seymour
is admittedly the ablest statesman in
the United States, and during his
lengthy public career his bitterest ene
mies have never dared to assail the puri
ty of his personal or ottleial eharavier.
His eleelion will give us an Administra
tion that will rank by the side of J ell'er
son's,, and Jaekson's, and carry the
nation back to its hest and most patriotic
days: General Blair was one of the
bravest lic:roes of the late war, and his
record both as a statesman and a soldier
will bear the test of the severest criti
cism. He has served several terms in
Congress, and stood in the front rank
among the leaders of that body. The
ticket is one of the strongest, intellectu
ally, that has ever been presented for
the support of the American people, and
will command the united, zealous and
determined advocacy of every man,
whatever'his proclivities may have here
tofore been; who desires to see the nation
rescued from the evils of 4iad govern
ment. The campaign is .l now fairly
open, and we hope to see steps at once
adopted in every section of the country
. for conducting it-upon our side in that
enthusiastic and energetic manner
Which is of itself the surest guarantee
of success.
CONVENTION OP PENNA. SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS:
A meeting of Pennsylvania Soldiers and
Sailors was held at National Guards' Hall in
Philadelphia, last week, to organize for a
concerted canvass against Radicalism, on the
part of the heroes of the late war, through
out the State. About seventy delegates were
present, and the concurrent testimony of all
of them was to the effect that the rank and
file in nearly every portion of the Common
wealth arc thoroughly disgusted with the
high handed acts of the Radical leaders, and
determined to bring the Nation back ta the
'old landmarks upon which our Government
was established. The gallant Gen. McCan
dless presided, and on taking the . chair ,aid
"that the convention bad assembled to lend
its resistance to the efforts about to be made
to hurl the Radical party from power. The
liberties of the country are in danger, and
the soldiers intend to preserve those liberties
Which they fought for during the war. The
battle now is of even more importance than
those fought on ' the Peninsula." A large
delegation, representing most of the counties
in the State, and *including many of our
bravest soldiers, was appointed to attend the
National Convention at New York. The
folldwing resolutions were read, calling forth
rapturous applause, and unanimously adopt
ed, with the exception of the one reli.ting_o
finanesa, wtast.
- --srot o nnositlon •
Regolred, 'That we endorse the sentiments
of General Hancock promulgated' in his order
at New Orleans, "that in war it is indispen
sable to repel force by force, and destroy op
position to lawful authority ; but when insur
rectionary force has been overthrown, peacc ,
iestablialted, and the civil authorities are ready
and waning to perform their (tunes, me mm
. buy power should cease to lead, and the civil
administration resume its natural and right•
ful dominion; that the great principles of
American liberty still are the lawful inheri
tance of This people, and ever should he ; that
the right of trial by jury, the habeas corpus,
the liberty of the press, the freedom of speech,
and the natural rights of persons and of pro
perty-must be preserved; and that free insti•
tutions,' while they are essential to the pros-
perity and happiness of the people, always
furnish the strongest ,inducerneut to peace
and order."
Resolred, That experience has clearly de
monstrated that the patriotism, - courage, and
devotion of the citizen soldiery of the Union,
aided by those trained to arms by the careof
the Government, are sufficient at all times to
preserve; protect, - and defend the life and
honor of the nation, and we are therefore op
posed to the establishment and perpetuation
of that instrument of tyranny, a large stan
ding army, and demand the reduction of our
own to - the smallest possible standard con-
sistent with the-safety ofour frontiers, and the
most rigid economy.
Beseleed, That the use of an armed force in
time of peace to establish the tenets of party
and coerce and overawe the people in the
exercise,eff their rights of self government,
aavors of despotism, and is antagonistic to
the true principles of American liberty, and
We are therefore opposed to the continuation
of military garriona throughout the Southern'
States for these or any similarpurposes.
Resolved, That every principle of justice to
the tax-burthened white citizens of the Union
demands the immediate abolishment of. the
"Freedmen's Bureau" because of its favori
tism to a - race which should be taught, as ti
necessary lesson of freedom, that ''industry
and self-reliance can alone secure their de
auttbste ; because of its discrimination against
the poor of our own race and color because
of its heavy and constant drain upoh the na
tional and because of the use - that
is made of its machinery to secure success
and elevation by a class of political advsntu
rers who have no claim to distinction, except
a selfish &sire to prosper upon the miseries
engendered his oppression.
„&setrol, That the agitation of the subject
of repudiation, in any and every shape, is tin,
wise and antiAmerkan ; that the true policy
of the country requires that such a rigid de
gree of economy shall he exercised -in every
department 'of the Government, and such a
prudent system of eaance practised as :sill
firmly establish the national credit through
out the world, and under oar paper cur
rency equal in value to coin, and that when
this is accomplished, and Use burthens of
taxation laid alike upon all classes, ours na
tional honor and faith can be preserved with
out injury and opposition to any interest or
portion of the people.
Resolved,' That the candidates presented by
the Democratic party of Pennsylvania, Gen
eral Wellington H. Ent for Surveyor Gen
eral, and Charles E. lturle, Esq., for Auditor
General, represent the true conservative ele
ment of our Commonwealth, and we pledge
to them our most lkeartv and zealous support.
Bashed, That the president of this convin ,
Lion appoint a State executive committee,
consisting of a chairman and one member
from each Congressional district, which com
mittee shall he charged with the organization
of the Conservative soldiers and sailorh of the
Commonwealth, and the effectual manage
ment of the approaching poll tit& campaign.
THE REGISTRY LAW PRONOUNCED
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The Suprome Court last I% eel; decided that
the Registry act passed by the Legislature,
April 4, 1868, so far as it applies to the city
of l'hihtdelphia, is, uueoi)stitutional. Chief
Justice Thompson delivered the opinion of
the court, which was concurred in byJudges
Sharswood and Strong. Judges Agnew and
Read delivered dissenting opinions, fully sus
taining the act, and expressing the belief that
it could, be carried into effective operation.
The three Judges who decided against the
act are Democrats; those in its favor are
Radicals. The decision specially covers those
sections which relate to Philadelphia, but as
the same questions are involved in the ap
plication of the act to the State at large, the
Mega/Hy of the whole bill follows. We con
gratulate our readers that this odious, ounce
euary and disgraceful measure has received
Its death blow at the hands of the highest
legal tribunaLof the Commonwealth.
The National Convention !
Immense Attendance !
SEYMOUR AND BLAIR
Nominated by Acclamation.
Model Platform Harmoni
ously Adopted.
TIII: UTIONVI) TN ATIENDANCEI"
Fur a month or more past, the great topic
of interest throughout the United States has
been the meeting of the Democratic,Nation
al Vonvention at New• York on the Fourth of
July, The Democrats were, of course, speci:
ally eager in regard to it, but the anxiety of
the Radicals has scarcely been less intense.
The result of the elections during the past
year renders it certain that there will be a
close contest, with strong probabilities in
favor of the Democracy. llowever,this may
be, it is everywhere felt that the action of
the Convention will have an important
bearing upon the politics of therountry, and
this impression, coupled with the desire to
see and move among the
, events of the
occasion, induced thousands and tens of
thousands to visit New York. During the
week 'preceding the Fourth, the railroads
front all directions were loaded down
with zealous Democrats, front every portioh
of the Union, even to the remotest territories.
One train on the Erie road was half a mile
long anti required three engines to draw it.
It is estimated by the New York Tribune—a
journal that would hardly exceed the true
figures—that at least a hundred thousand
strangers were in New York during the pro
ceedings of the Convention. Experienced
observers declare- that no political conven
tion in the history of the country has ever
drawn together so immense a throng of peo
ple. The Radical concern, in Chicago was a
mere infant in comparison with it. The
hotels and boarding houses were crammed,
and with the extensive accommodations of
New York, many found it nearly impossible
to obtain comfortable -quarters.
PI. \CI: WHERE THE CONVENTION WAEI HELD
The building in which the National
Democratic Convention was held was the
new one erected by the Tammany Society,
in Fourteenth street, between Third and
Fourth Avenues. It was thrown open to the
public for the first time on Thursday after
noon, and was visited by an immense num
ber of ladies and gentlemen. The building
is four stories high and cost $150,000.
There is a classic appearance about the new
structure, an elegance of arrangement, and
an aroma of gentility unsurpassed by any
public edifice in the country. On the occa
sion of the opening, and during the session
of the Convention,the National ensign, and in
numerable bannerets and flowing streamers,
sparkling with the everlasting stars, floated
above the building. A triumphal arch, fes
tooned with evergreens, was erected across
the , street. The first and second floor is fitted
up in the most elegant manner as refresh
ment, reception and committee rooms. On
the third floor is the great hall where the
Convention a , sembled, which is capable of
comfortably nceommodating, 4,000 people. It
is an irregular, five-sided, capacious apart
ment, with a lofty ceilipg, which is elegantly
painted, and ornamented with symbolical
figures; a semi-circular gallery, rising in
tiers of seats, occupies the:South end of the
hall right opposite the grand platform. At
the top of the stairway, leading on either
hand to the ball, are the photographs of Gen.
McClellan, Silas Wright, James K. Polk,
George 11. Pendleton, Horatio Seymour, Jno.
T. Hoffman, and Senator Hendricks. On
the left are similar portraits of Martin Van
Buren, W. L. Marcy, Andrew Jackson, Gen.
Dix, Gen. Hancock, and Salmon P. Chase.
soldier, is a well executed gromr, represent
ing the officers of the 'Tammany SOciety,
with Sachems and S.n.7amores in their pecu
liar regalia. At the Northern end of the
hall the platform is erected, and presents
somewhat the appearance of a high altar in
a synagogue: The front is draped in blue
cloth, and the topmost and dome-like portion,
above the chair, on which stands a bust of
Washington, v. ith the imam, "Pro Patria,".
is gracefully festooned with blue silk. -The
words "Tammany Society" are above the
chair and t n either. of the four sides of the
ceiling. On either side of the platform, on
the floorof the hall, is a place enclosed for
the telegraphic operators. Down the sides
of the hall and fully visible from the plat
form are done in oil colors the arms of all
the States In the Union, each most tastefully
surmounted with the national banner, "full
high advanced, not a single star erased, and
- not a single stripe defiled." N,:arest to and
quite over the stage are the arms of Illinois,
Nen : 'York and Mi•wniri. To the right lead
off the dcsigns_of Kentucky, Louisiana, Ore
gon, Kansas, Alabama, Ohio. Nevada, Wis
consin, while from the left depend the arms
of Mississippi, Minnesota, Vermont, Tennes
see, Indiana, Michigan, Florida, Nebraska
and Arkansas. Running parallel with the
ceiling, and on a line with the rostrum, arc
the arms of the other States. From the main
chandelier depend more than 119 brilliant
jets, and it is twenty-four feet high by eigh
teen feet in circumference.
,MODE OF SECURING ADMISSION TO THE CON
OEM
The National Democratic Committee long
ago foresaw the emergency of the occasion,
and made preparations accordingly. - Of
course when there was such an immense
crowd, It would be impossible for even a
hundredth part to secure a place in the ball
of the Convention. The only plan that could
be pursued was to below the privilege upon
such as were best entitled to it by right of
position, and personal and political influence.
At a meeting of the Committee, it wad de
cided that admission tickets should be pre
pared, and diltributed in such a manner as
to give each State its fair proportion. These
tickets were got up with great care,so as not
to be counteileited without! much difficulty.
Each of the six hundred anus thirty-four dele
gates were given three, and each member of
the Committee, numbering one from each
State, retained flee. The tickets were only
good for one day, and had to be rene'wed
every morning. The rush fur tickets was
so great that the Tribune mentions an in
stance where as high as five hundred dollars
were offered for one during the session. A
strong police force had to be kept constantly
on hand to keep the passagt.s to the ball
clear and prevent the turbulent unfortunates
who uee: unable to obtain admission 'from
breaking out it tli9order. During the whole
cession of the Convention,L,the exterior of the
building was surrounded by a vast audience,
eago• to gain a knowledge of the Important
deliberati , ms going on inside.
TEE TWO TIMID' RrLE. AND TIM WIIOI.r.
VOTE.
In the selection of candidates a rule has
existed Most] the meeting of the first National
Convention ln 1632, requiring a two-thirds
vote tomakg a nomination. This - rule was
first adopted to prevent a mere majority from
forcing a candidate on: the minority who
might be distasteful to them,and has worked
with such satiAaction as to be considered a
permanent regulation of the party. The
NY•µ' York Convention having re-approved
it; the nominees must secure two hundred
and twelve votes, or four hundred and twen-
ty-four delegates, each district being entitled
to two representatives, who only cast one
vote, -and each State. to four delegates at
large, who only cast tWo votes. The whole
number of votes is 317; the whole number of
delegates 634. Below is the number of votes
to which each State is entitled, being the
same as its reptesentation in the electoral
college
-Maine 7, New liampshire 5, Vermont 5,
Massachusetts 12, !Mode Island 4, Connecti
cut 6, New York 33, New derssy 7, Pennsyl
vania 26, Delaware 3,.3laryland 7, Virginia
10, West Virginia 5, North Carolinh 9, South
Carolina 6, Georgia 0, Florida 3, Alabama 8,
Mississippi 7, Louisiana 7, Texas 6,A.rkmisas
Tennessee 10,•Kentucky 11, Ohh 21, Indi
ana 13, Illinois 111, Michigan 8, Wisconsin 8,
Minnesota 4, lowa 8, Missouri 11, Kansas 3,
Nebraska 3, Oregon 3, California 5, Nevada 8.
MEETINO OF THE CONVENTION.
The Convention assembled at 20 minutes
past twelve, every portion Of, the Hall being
packed to its utmost capacity, and thousands
outside were straining every energy to se
cure admission. Hon. August Belmont,
Clinirthan of the National Committee, called
the body to order, and, after a neat speech,
nominated lion. Henry S, Palmer, of Wis
consin', formerly Democratic candidate for
Governor of that State, as temporary ('hair
man. The motion was adopted unanimous
ly, amid applause, and Mr. Palmer wits at
once escorted to the platform. Ile thanked
the Convention in a brief speech. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Dr. Morgan, of St.
Thomas' church (Episcopal) New York city.
Hon. E., O. Perrin, who spoke at - several
points in our county, during the campaign
of 18110, was elected temporary Secretary.
The rules of the House of Representatives
and of the Convention of 1864 were adopted,
among them being the one requiring a two
thirds vote to nominate candidates. A reso
lution to admit the territories to representa
tion was rejected, and committees on per
manent organization, eredential4 and resolu
tions were appointed. Gen. W. 11. Miller,
,of- Harrisburg, was chosen as the Penna.
member of the committee on credentials, and
lon. P. W. Hughes as - the member of the
committee On resolutions. A motion to ad
journ until' Monday morning at ten o'cl'ock
was agreed to. The members of the Con
servative Soldiers' and Sailors' Convention
were invited to accept seats in the hall. The
Declaration of Independence was read, and
the Convention then adjourned to 3londay.
MONDAY'S PROCEEDINGS
The crowd in attendance, and the anxiety
to secure admission, exceeded, if possible,
the events of Saturday. So tremendous was
the pressure at the door, that the delegates
could not all enter the building until half an
hour after the time for meeting. The Com
mittee on permanent organization reported
Coy. Seymour as President, with one Vice
President and Secretary for each State. lion.
John L. Dawson is the Vice President and
Gen.W.3l. Reilly the Secretary for Penna. On
taking the chair, Gov. Seymour made the fol
lowing speech, which was frequently inter
rupted by applause : •
Gentlemen of the anitiliiio7l-1. thank you
fir the honor you have done me in making
me your presiding officer. This Convention
is made up oft; a large number of delegates
from all parts 'elf our broad land; who in a
great degree are strangers to each other, and
view the subjects which agitate our country
from different stand points. We cannot at
once learn each others mode of thought, or
grasp all the facts which bear upon the minds
of others, yet our session must be brief, and
we are forced to act without delay upon ques
tions of an exciting character and of deep
import to our country; to maintain order,
to restrain all exhibitions of passion;to drive
out of our minds all unkind suspicions, is at
this time a great &My.
I rely-upon your sense of this duty, and not
upon my own ability, to sustain me in the
station in which I am placed by your kind
partiality. Men never met under greater re
sponsibilities' than those which now weigh
upon us.
It is not a mere party triumph we seek;
we are trying to save our country from the
dangers which overhang it; we wish to lift
off the perplexities and shackles which in the
shape of bad laws and of crushing taxation
now paralyze the business and labor of our
laud. We hope to that we can give order,
prosperity and happiness to those sections of
our country which suffer so deeply to-day in
their homes, and in all their fields of industry,
from the, unhappy events of the last eight
years. I trust our actions will show that we are
governed by earliest purposes to help all
classes of our citizens. Avoiding harsh invec
tives against men, we should keep the public
mind fixed upon the questions which must
now be met and solved. Let us leave the past
to the calm judgment of the future, and con
front the perils of the day.
\Ve are -forced to meet the assertions in the
Con'ventum. - "1 forth by the late Republican
this body who has it in his*neart One_man in
much of angry feeling against the Republictitt
party as must be stirred up in the minds of
those who read those declarations in the light
of recent events, and in view of the condition
of our country. In the first place they con
gratulate the perplexed man of business, the
burthened tax payer, the laborer whose hours
of toil are lengthened out by the growing
costs of the necessaries of life, upon the suc
cess of that reconstruction policy which has
brought all these. evils on them by the cost of
its military despotism and the corruption of
its bureau agencies. In one resolution they
denounce all forms of repudiation as a natio
nal crime. Then why did they put upon the
statute books of the nation the laws which
invite the citizens who borrow coin to force
their creditor to take debased paper and thus
wrong 'him out of a large share of his claim
in violation of the mutt solemn compact? If
repudiation is a national crime, was it not
crime to invite all the citizens of this country
to repudiate their individual promises, was
it not crime to force the creditors of this and
other States to take currency at times worth
no more than forty cents on the dollar in pay
ment for the sterling coin they gave roads
and canali, which yield -such ample returns
of wealth and prosperity?
Again they say it is due the labor of the
nation that taxation should be equalized, then
why did they make taxation unequal? Bey
ond the injustice of making one class of cit
izens pay for another their shares of the
costs of schools, of roads, of the local laws
which protected their lives and property, it
was an unwise and hurtful thing. It sunk the
credit of the country, as unusual terms are
always hurtful to the credit of the borrower.
They also declare the best policy is to dimi
nish our burden of debt so us to improve our
credit that capitalists will seek to loan us mo
ney at lower rates of interest than we now
pay, and must continue to pay; soJong as re
pudiation is threatened or suspected. Then
why have they used full $500,000,000 of the
taxes drawn from the people of this country
to uphold 'a despotic military authority, and
to crush out the life of States, when if this
money had been used to pay our debts, capi
talists would now seek to lend us money at
lower rates of interest? But for this•covert
repudiation, our national credit would not • •
tainted in the markets of the world. Again
they declare of all who were faithful in the
trials of_ the late war, there were none enti
tled to more especial honor than the brave
soldiers and seamen who endured the hard
ships of campaign and cruise and imperilled
their lives in the service of the country. The
bounties and pensions provided by the laws
for thes6 brave defenders of the nation are
an obligatim never to be forgotten. The
widows and orphans of the gallant dead are
the wards of the people, a sacred trust be
queathed to the nation's care. Have these
sacred trusts been performed? They pay to
the maimed man, to the widow or to the or
phan, a currency which they have sunk one
quarter below its rightful value, by their po
licy of hate, of waste, and of military despo
tism. The pittances paid to the wounded
soldiers are pinched down twenty-five per
cent. below the value of that coin which, he
had a right to expect. Is there no covert
repudiation in this? Again, they say foreign
immigration, which in the past has added so
much to the wealth, development, resources
and Increase of power to this Republic, the
asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should
be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and
a just policy. Is this foreign r immigration fos
tered by a policy which, in mockery of laws
just poassed, declaring eight hours to be a le
gal day's labor, by the cost of Government
and of swarms of officials, so swells the cost
of living that men must toil on to meet these
exactions.
Time.was when we could 'not only invite
the Europeans to share with us the material
blessings of our great country; but mere
than that, we could tell those who tied from
oppression that we lived under a government
of laws administrated by the judiciary;
which kept the bayonet and the sword in
due subordination. We could point tri a
written Constitution which not. only marked
out the powers of Government with anxious
care, but Secured to the humblest man the
rights of property, of person and of con
science, Is immigration encouraged by
trampling that Constitution in the dust, treat
ing it with contempt, shackling the judiciary,
insulting the Executive and giving all the
world to understand that the great guaran
tees of political and social rights are de : .
strayed ?- But the crowning indictment
against the follies and crimes of those in
power is in these words: "That we recog
nize the greatprinciples handed down in the
immortal Declaration of Independence as a
live foundational Democratic virtue, and we
hail with gladness every effort toward mak
ing these principles a living reality on every
inch of American soil." If within the limits
of ten titates of this Union an American citi
zen, stung by a sense of his wrongs, should
publicly and truthfully denounce men is
power, because, in the very language of this
Declaration of Independence, "they IlaYo
erected a multitude of new offices, and sent
hither a swarm of officers to harass-our peo
ple nud cat out their substance," he would
in all human probability be dragged to a pri
son ; or if, in the indignant language'of our
fathers, lie should exclaim "they have effec
ted to render the military independent or
superior to the civil law ; they hare abolished
the free system of English laws, and have
established herein an arbitery government,"
for the offense of as,serting these principles,
he would be tried and punished by a military
tribunal.
Having declared that the principles of the:
Declaration of Independence should be made
a living reality on every inch of American
soil, they put in nomination a military chief
tain who stands at the head of that system of
despotism that crushes beneath its foot the
greatest principles of the Declaration of Inde
pendence.
To-day, in some,of the States, it is held by
military orders to he a crime to speak out the
indignation and contempt which burn within
the bosom of patriotic men. .
If to-morrow a military order should be
put forth in that State where the ashes of
Washington are entombed, that it should be
an offense to declare against the military, to
speak out a sentiment that it *as a disgrace
to the country to let bonds of officials eat up
the sub Stance of the people, he who uttered
these words could be dragged to prison from
the very grave where lie the remains of the
author of the Declaration of Independence.
From this outrage, there could be no appeal
to the Court, and the Republican candidate
for the Presidency has accepted a position
which makes the rights and liberties of a
large share of people dependent upon his
will.
In view of these things, can there be one
man in this Convention who can let a per
sonal ambition, a passion, a prejudice, turn
him one hair's breadth in his effort to wipe
out the wrongs and outrages which disgrace
our country? Can there be one man whose
heart is not dead to all that is great and noble
in patriotism that will'not gladly sacrifice all
other things for the Sake of his country, its
liberties, and its greatness? Can we suffer
any prejudices, growing out of past differ
ences of opinion to hinder us from uniting
now with all who will act with us to save
our country?
We meet to-day to see what measures can
be taken to avert the dangers which threaten
our country, and to relieve It from the evils
and burthens resulting from bad government
and unwise counsels.
I thank God that the strife of arms has
ceased, and that once more - in the great Con
ventions of our party we can call through - the
whole roll of States and can find men to an ,
swer for each. Time and events in their great
cycles hake broughtns to this spot to renew
and invigorate that Constitutional Govern
ment which nearly eiglny years ago was in
augurated in this city. -
It, was here that General Washington, the
first President, swore to preserve, protect,
and defend the Constitution of these United
States, and here this day we as solemnly
pledge oueselves to uphold the rights and lib
erties of the American people. Then, as now,
a great war, which had desolated our land,
had ceased. Then, as now, there way- in
'every patriotic breast a longing for the bless
ings of 'good Government, for theprotection
of laws, and sentiments of fraternal regard
and affection among the inhabitants of all of
the States of the Union. When our Govern
ment in 1789 was inaugunited in this city,
there were glad processions of men, and those
manifestations of great joy which the people
show when they feel that an event has hap
pened which is to give lasting blessings to
the land. To-day in this same spirit this
vast assemblage meets and the streets of this
city are thronged with men who have come
from the utmost borders of our continent.
They are filled with hope that our actions
and our policy will bring back the blessings
of a good Government. It is among the hap
piest sentiments which inspirit us now that
those who fought bravely in our late civil
war are foremost in their demands that there
shall be peace in our' land. The passionS of
hate and malice may linger in meaner breasts,
but we find ourselves upheld in our generous
purpose by those who showed true courage
and manhood on the field of battle. In the
spirit, then, of George Washington and of
the patriots of the revolution, let us take the
steps to reinvigorate our Government, to
start it once again on its course to greatness
and prosperity. May Almighty God give us
the wisdom to carry out our plirpose to give
every State of our Union the blessings of
peace, good order, and fraternid defection.
Some dozen or more delegates offered res
olutions, which were referred to the commit
tee on platform. A letter was received from
Susan B. Anthony, of New York, urging
Vanale Suffrage upon the favor of the Con
•a 2that no afeps inwards
a nomination tie ta'well
tints of a platform, was carried, but :Oise
quently repealed. A committee of the Sol
diers' and Sailors' Convention, headed by
(h-n Fillneams, war. 4 "
vited to take seats upon the platform. They
stated that. they had prepared an address,
which was read.
At the conclusion of the reading, three
cheers were given for the soldiers and sailors,
and calls were made for Gen. Tho Mas
Jr., of Ohio. who was greeted by a round of
applause. He made a brief speech, in
thorough accord with the sentiments of •the
address. • The balance of the day was taken
up with a discussion of various points, not
of general interest, and the COnvention ad
journed to Tuesday, at 10 o'clock.
TUESDAY'S PROCEEDINGS
The Convention was opened with prayer,
The death of Peter , Cagger, of New York, a
member of the body, was announced. The
Committee on Resolutions made a report,
which had received heir unanimous ap
proval, as follows:
The Democratic party, in National Conven
tion assembled,- reposing its trust in Ole
intelligence, patriotism and discriminating
justice of the people, standing upon the Gin
stitution as the foundation and limitation of
the powers of the government and the guar
antee of the liberties of the citizen, and rec
ognizing the questions of slavery and seces
sion as having been settled for all time to
come by the war or the voluntary action of
the Southern States in constitutional conven
tions assembled, and never to be renewed or
re-agitated, do with the return of peace de
mand—
Ist. Immediate restoration of all the States
I to their rights in the Union, under the
Constitution, and of civil government to the
American people.
2nd. Amnesty for all past political offen
ces and the regulation or the elective fran
chise in the States by their own citizens.
3d. Payment of the public debt of the
United States, as rapidly as practicable. All
monies drawn from the people by taxation,
except so much as is requisite for the neces
sities of the Government economically admi
nistered, to be honestly applied to such
payment, and where the obligations of the
Government do not expressly state Upon their
face, or the law under which they were issued
does not provide that they shall be paid in
coin, they ought in right awl in justice be
paid in the lawful money of the United States.
4th. Equal taxation of every 'species
of property, according to its real value, in
cluding government bonds, and other public
securities.
sth. One currency for the government
'and thp people, the laborer and the office
holder, the pensioner and the soldier, the
. producer and the bondholder.
6th. Economy in the administration of
the government ; the reduction of the stand
ing army and navy ; the abolition of the
Freedmen's Bureau, and all political in
strumentalities designed to secure negro
supremacy; simplification of the system
and discontinuance of inquisitorial modes of
assessing and collecting the Internal Revenue,
so that the burden of taxation may be equal
ized and lessened, and the credit of the gov
ernment and the currency made good; the
repeal of' all enactments for enrolling the
State militia into national forces in time of
peace, and a tariff for revenue upon foreign
imports and such equal taxation under the
Internal Revenue laws as will afford inciden
tal protection to domestic manufactures, and
as will without 'impairing the revenue, im
pose the least burden, and best promote and
encourage the great industrial interests of the
country.
7th. Reform of abuses in the administra
tion, ihe expulsion ofeonstpt men from office,
abrogation of useless offices, the restoration
of rightful authority to and the independence
of the Executive and Judicial departments of
the Government, the subordination of milita
ry to the civil power, to the end that the
usurpations of Congress, and the despotism of
the sword may'cesse.
Bth. Equal rights and protection for natural
ized 'and native born citizens at borne and
abroad, an assertion of American nationality
which shall command the respect of foreign
powers, and furnish an example and en
couragement to people struggling for national
integrity, constitutional liberty and indivi
dual -rights, and the maintenance of the
rights of naturalized citizens against the ab
solute doctrine of immutable allegiance and
the claims of foreign *mere to punish them
for alleged crime committed beyond their
jurisdiction,
In demandinse measures and reforms
we arraign Weak for Its disregard
au .
of right aw el opprwal and
tyranny which have marked its career. After
the most solemn and unanimous pledge of
both houses of Congress to prosecute the war
exclusively for the maintenance of the govern
ment and preservation of the Union tinder
the Constitution,- it. has repeatedly violated
that most sacred pledge under which alone
was rallied that noble volunteer army which
carried our flag to victory. Instead of resto
ring the Union, it has so far as is in its power,
dissolved it, and subjected ten States in time
of profound peace to military despotism and
negro supremacy.
It has nullified the right of trial by jury:
it has abolisluAl the habeas corpus, that most
sacred writ of liberty; it has overthrown the
freedom of speech and the press ; it has tub
stituted arbitrary seizures s a d arrest., :irel
military trials, and secret star chamber in
quisitions for constitutional tribunals ; it
has disregarded in time of peace the right
of the, people to be free from searchts
and seizures ;
it has entered the post
and, telegraph oftlers,, and even the private
rooms of individuals, and seized their private
papers and letters without any specification
or notice of affidavit as required by the or
ganic law; it' hes converted the American
capital into a basilic; it has established a
system of spies and of official espionage to
which no constitutional mouarchy of Europp
would now dare io resort; it has abolished
the right of appeal on important constitu
tional questions, to the supreme judicial tribu
nal, and threatens to curtail or destroy its
original jurisdiction, which is irrevocably
vested by the constitution, while the leaned
Chief Justice has been subjected to great
and atrocious calumnies, merely because
he would not prostitute his high olliee
to the support of the false and parti 4 .
san charges preferred against the Presi
dent; its corruption and extravagance have
exceeded anything known in history, and
by its frauds and monopolies' it has nearly
doubled the burden of the debt created du
ring the war; it has stripped the President of
his constitutional power of appointment,even
of his own cabinet; under its repeated as
saults the pillars of the government arc rock
ing on their base, and should: it succeed in
November, and inaugurate its President, we
will meet it as a subjected and conquered
people, amid the ruins of liberty and the
scattered fragments of the Constitution.
And we do declare and resolve that ever.
since the people of the United States threw
off all subjection to the British crown, the
privilege aril trust of suffrage have belonged
to the several States, have been granted, re
gulated and controlled exclusively be the
political power of each State respectively,
and that any attempt by Congress, on any
pretest whatever, to deprive any State of this
right, or interfere with its exercise, is a flag-'
rant usurpation of power which can find no
warrant in Constitution, and if sanctioned
by the people will subvert our Wrm of go
vernthent, and can only end in a single cen
tralized and consolidated government, in
which the separate existence of the States
will be entirely absorbed, and an unqualified
despotism be established in place of a Fede
ral Union of equal States; that We. re
gard the reconstruction acts (so-called) of
Congress, 'as usurpations, unconstitutional,
revolutionary and void; that our soldiers
and sailors who carried the flag. of our country
to victory against a most gallant and deter
mined foe, must ever be gratefully remember
ed, and all the guarantees given in their favor
must be faithtliky Carried into execution ;
that the public lifnd shoUld be distributed as
widely .as possible among the people, and
should be disposed of either under the pre
emption of homestead lands and sold in rea
sonable quantities and to none but netted
occupants at the minimum price established
by the government; that when grants of
public lands may be allowed, necessary for
the encouragement of important 'public im
provements, the proceeds of the sale of such
lands and not .the lands themselves ,should
se be applied ; that the President .of the
United States, Andrew Johnson, in exercising
the power of his high office in resisting the
aggressions of Congress upon the constitution
al rights of the States and the people, is enti
tled to We gratitude of the whole American
people; and in behalf of the Democratic party
we tender him our thanks for his patriotic
efforts in that regard.
, Upon this platform the Democratie party
appeals to every patriot, including all the
Conservative element tuo all \Om desire to
support the constitution and restore the
Union, forgetting all past differences of opin
ion, to unite with us in the Present great
struggle for the liberties of the people, and to
all such, to whatever party they may love
heretofore belonged, we extend the right hand
of fellowship, and hail all'such , co-operating
with us as friends and brethren. ,
Most of the resolutions were greeted with
applause, and the'second reading of several
was called fur. They passed unanimously,
'find spectators rising to their
feet, and cheering to IL turn •sr tivo. some
debate ensued over the two-thirds rule, and
Mr. Richardson, of Illinois, endeavored to
have it rp.nenlrd hilt fin t lt n a tt,
too great, afterwards withdrew ins resolution
to that effect. Gov. Seymour stated that he
would rule in accordance with the decisions
of the Baltiinore and Cincinnati Conventions
that two-thirds of the entire number of dele
gates was necessary to a nomination ; 'not
merely two-thirds of those present. On mo
tion of Gov. Bigler, of Penna., nominations
for President were made. Mr. Eaton, of Conn.,
presented the name of Gov. English; of that.
State. Mr. Anderson, of Maine, nominated
Gen. Hancock. The New .Jersey delegation
presented Gov. Parker, Mr. Tilden nomi
nated -Sanford E. Church, of .'N;ew York.
Gen. McCook, of Ohio, placed in nomination
Geo. H. Pendleton. Judge Woodwardnom-
Mated Hon. Asa Packer as • the; choice of
Pennsylvania Mr. Nelson of Tennessee pre
sented the name of Andrew .7ohnSson. Mr.
Clark, of Wisconsin, nominated James It.
Doolittle. Six ballots were takemkwith the
following result, 212 votes being necessary to
a-choice:
Ist 2.1 34 4111 stl;
Pethlleton 1115 (9! 1191 13.0,4 103 1221
Hancock. :33 1 .1 15 43 1 4 43 1 : 411 .17 -
And. Johnson.... 6; 32 ;14 1 :3*.! - 21 21
English RI 12 1 : 71-: 7 i;
Hendricks 2 1 : 2: - 9 1 : 11 1 : 14 1
Rev. Johnson..._' Hi] H 11 — x - 9 1 f
D001itt1e_...........13 I 2 12 11, 13 - 11 •
Joel Parker 13 15 1 ; 13 11 11 1;
Asa Packer........ 2,1 •Z; 1)1 27 27
F. P. 111 !i 1-I '-; . 14 ' ";
Church 33. 33 33 -
Thos. Ewing, Jr. 1 1
o
Seymour
J. Q. Adams..
The nine votes for Gov. Seymour on the
fourth ballot were cast by North Carolina.
When they,were announced, the Governor
arose and stated that he did not wish to be
considered a candidate. His inclination ori
ginally declined ; his honor now demandLd
it ; He hoped tds.name would not be men
tioned against his piotest. The North Caro
lina delegation persisted, however, in cast
ing the vote as they had originally declared it.
A resolution to admit delegates from the ter
ritories was rejected. A communication was
received from the Soldiers and Sailor , ' Con
vention, announting the adoption of a reso
lution approving add endorsing the platform
of the Democratic National COnV/2/16 - 011. Ad
journed until ten o'clock on Wednesday
morning.
WEDNESDAY S PROCEEDINGS.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, and
spent the, entire day in balloting, without
succeeding in making a nomination. On
the seventh ballot, Indiana withdrew her
support from Pendleton, and went for Hen
dricks. On the twelfth ballot, California
cast 1 1-2 votes for Chase, which were loudly
applauded. The New' York delegation
dropped Church on the eighth ballot, and
cast a solid
,vote flit.. Hendricks. On the
fifteenth ballot, Pennsylvania withdrew the
name of Judge Packer, and cast her entire
vote for Hancock. The following 14 the re
sult of the eighteenth ballot, after taking
which the Convention adjourned to Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock Hancock 144 1-2,
Hendricks 'B9, Pendleton 56 1-2, Chase 1-2,
Hoffman 3, Packer 3 1-2, Doolittle 12, John
son 10.
THURSDAY'S PROCEEDINGS
The Convention met at teu o'clock, and
four more ballots were taken. On the 22d,
when Ohio was called, Gen. McCook rose
and said that his deleation had decided to
cast its vote . for Gov. Seymour. This an
nouncement was followed by the wildest ap
plause. Indiana changed her vote from
Hendricks to Seymour. Oilier States rapid
ly followed, and amidst enthusiasm such as
was never before witnessed in a National
Convention, every one of the 317 votes in
the body were cast for Horatio Seymour!
The scene which ensued beggars description.
The whole audience burst forth - in cheers
which lasted several minutes. Gen. P. P.
Blair, of Missouri, was nominated for Vice
President by acclamation, amid thunders of
applause. We regret that the hour -at which
we go to press compels us to give so brief a
report of the hest day's preceege•
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS , NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
The Colt - iervative Soldier , ' and Sailors
Convention assembled in Cooper Institute
On the same day as the Democratic Conven
tion, and was largely attended, the immense
hall being, filled to its utmost extent. The
Soldiers and Sailors of New York city had
made t; , ,tensive preparations for the Conven
tion, arid the hall was beautifully decorated
fn- tlic occasion. The enthusiasm its the
(Mega es appeared in the hall was very.great,
cheer after cheer beim; .t.ait, up for llancoell.
McClellan, and other _favorite offieer.-t. At
half lost eleven the Conyention was called
to order,'and (lei. John A..Mecleraantl, o f
Illinois - , elected temporary President. Gen.
Thos. Ewing, d'r., of Ohio, brother-in-law of
Gen. Sherman, was loudly called for and
made a telling speech. Ile said he could not
see how any one can look without com
mingled anger and disgust upon the process
of Congressional reconstruction. Ten of the
Unite; States debarred of all Their rights, the
hung , markets of the world closed to the
products of the ,etatthern fields ; sugar rot
ting in the cant - ; the Missitsippi plunging
over broken levees, and the boorish planter- -
lion riegroes, pampered with delusive hopes,
sitting in mockeries of conventions Ile
said c r lnicßatlicals urged that quit :lets were
neethid to prevent Democratic accession to
powdr and consequent repudiation of the
nation:ll'4ldd, but he Ili:inked GM that •the
, national pow& still was safe, and no repudirt
-1 (ion would be attempted, althongh if any
thing; were calculated to drive voters to that
alternative, it would be the spectacle of all
the" : tuitional bondholders flocking to one
party and advocating all kinds of etutragls,
under the bug-bear cry of "down with repu
diation." Two millions of men were in our
recent armies ; of these five hundred thous
and have died during and since the war;
and }here are now a million rind a half sol
dier. living. Of those voters, the Convfm
tionrepresents at least one half, and of that
half : lone-half nr mere nre. of 'so • strong con
viction that they will vote for any Democrat
lic candidate that has yet been named. But
the other half he declared might lie losti or
won: to the Democratic party, as the nomiuty
tionmight he wise or otherwise. lie didllyt
doubt the wisdom of the Tammany Convert-
tion, nor that they would nominate a str u t-'
dard bearer, - whoovhether he was or was not
a soldier in the recent war, was an' advocate
of 14w. The issues of the present crisis were
not in any - respect the issues for which they
lately lough[. No one man who died in the
deftMee of the national flag, laid down his
life :for negro Slltrragq and the Other Radical
dogmas. The Democratic party is now the
only party which adheres to the Constitution
and the l•rw, anti in the, path that it now
treads can be albicerned the footprints of
Washington, of Jefferson, of Clay, and Web
ster!, and while it' keeps their, track, it can be
fidlkwed with pride and unf'Acring pur
pose. Gen. Ewing was • frequently • inter
, milted with deafening applause. At the con
clusion of his address, the band played
"Ritlly Round the Flag," the vast audience
joining in singing the chorus. The Com;
mittee on permanent organization reported
Gen, w. B. Franklin, formerly of Penna., as,
Prsident; with a list of Vice Presidents and
Secretaries including the following familiar
mines : General .t. W. Denver, of Cal.. Gen.
J. S. Fullerton, of Mo., Gen. Theo. Runyon,
of N. J., Gen: J. R. Steadman, of La., Col. J.
P.lLinton, of Penna. Gen. 3lec,lernund in
trOduced Gen. Franklin as a ,favorite in the
army, antronc whose military abilities are a
hend and shoulders above Grant's, which was
rapturously applauded. Gen. Franklin, after
thiinking. the Convention, spoke at some
length against secret organizations for, politi
cal inirposes, instancing the Grand Army of
the Republic, which he said, is nothing but
a Radical movement in disguise. He warned
Conservative Soldiers and Sailors against en
tering it, as they would find themselves de
ceived. The Radical party, he said, pre
tended to be friends of the soldiers, but the
Radical Senate rejected the soldier's nomina
tion. Ile instanced the cases of Generals Mc-
Clellan and Slocum and others. No less
0,411 !Mai:Wind ,ittl•likr,9,alld,“s7 i illra .11;V, I
jetted. The Conserviative soldiers felt cer
tain things had been settled Ityi the war.
They hail felt conciliation toward their for
mer oppOnents. The Radicals had been an- 1
itnated - with enmity anti hate, and, judging
the futrito ,by the pa-t, the only 'rope for
peace was in the success bf the Co -ervatlye
party. Sergeant Bates. who ea rie•l 'the
Union flm , aerors the Southyrn S i 4 !es, IN'as
invited to a seat on the floor of the Conven
(tun. Gen. Green Clay Smith offered a reso
lution, which was unanimously adopted, that
widows and orphans of sol•liers and sailors,
Were -the wards of the nation, and if any cred
it:Ors of the Government were to be
,pai-1 in
g;tld, they, above all others, should have the
preference. .The Convention adj , rant .1 to
Afontlay morning. The conint inz Wt. II
I
kpoWll soldier , are among tl.e (10,-z:rtes . -
Gew. Slocum, Duryea, Grangt r, lialpine.
"Bally" Smith, McMahon, Averill, Emit:,
Morgan, W. W. H. Davis, Mee Intlic 5: and
Ent. _
El=
The proceedimz: of 31ondav 01WIle.1 is itli
great enthu..i.tsm, several baud , plAyinf at
once, and the air bein ~ rent with , bent- tor
favorite public men. A. committee of one
from each State was appointed 11 vi,it the
Democratic Convention, and precut an ad
dres; to that body, expressing acquieEcence
in its action. It consisted of Urns. Slocum,
:lranger, Pratt, Ewing, Mitchell, 'Averill,
Brown, McClernand, Walker, Kings
ley. Bradbury, Drake, Berime and Parker.
The*Chairman of the Committee on resat- ,
bons tared that they were not yet prepared
to report. The balance of the time until ad
journment was taken tip with the present;t
ion of re ., olutioni to. be embodied in the
platfotm, which were Fuhmitted to the C, en-
Mittee.
==!
- -
•In tia absence of Gen. Franklin, Genc:ral
Denver, of Cal., firEt Vico Prc,itb•nt, prc.-1-
led. Gen. Slocum, Chairman of the Com
inittve on Resolutionq, reported
117,c,•, , r, A. nominal intorehanze Of lieWs
between the members of this Convention and
the delegates to the National Democratic
Convention has fully confirmed us in our
previously entertained opinion of the purity
and patriotism of that body, and fully justi
fies the belief that'in the selection of candi
,dates and in the construction of a platform
the Convention will be qovemed by the spirit
of the addiess adopted by this body on the
tith inst., therefore, relying upon this belief,
17,,,,!;(4, That we will support its nomi
mees for President aml Vice-President of the
United States, and that on our return home
!we frill induce our late e ontrades in arms to
unite with us in yielding to them an earnest
I ',lmport.
The report was adopted bye vote of ...257
to 7, only Louisiana voting no. The plat
form of the Democracy having been received,
'was read,when the delegates who lied ob
jected to committing themselves to it• in ad
vance, withdrew their objections, and it was
unanimously accepted. A resolution affirming
the continuance of the confidence and love
entertained by the Convention for Gen. Geo.
B. McClellan, and appointing a commit
tee of five to carry the resolution to General
31cCiellan was received with tremendous
cheering, and a motion to suspond the rules
to vote upon its immediate passage, was un
animously carried. Pending the vote upon
-this resolution another was read approving
in the highest terms the action of President
Johnson in removing E. 3f. Stanton.from the
ofilee„of Secretary of War. Both of the res
olutions were unanimously passed under a
suspension of the rules. After some minor
business, the Convention adjourned sine
31.1.ssAcur.E.rrs has recently negotiated a
loan of three thillion.dollars for twenty years
at four per cent. per;"- annum. The National
Government pays stx per cent: -gold, and
our bonds aro taken cautiously at that;
PENNA. lIELEGATEI4 TO THE NA.
• TIONAL .CONVENTION. -
The delegation to the great Democratic
Nationid Convention front Pennsylvania is
everywhere admitted to be one of the ablest
ever selerted.' It numbers fifty-two per
soim—linir delegate; at, large and
district delcgates— , aho were entitled to
twenty votes in the Convention. The
delegates at large - arc I Cleo. W. Wood
ward, Win. Bigler, Aso Packer and Isaac E.
_llcister. Al Um head of the list Ls George
W. Woodward, chairman of the delegalyi,
dl known re; our of the punt and ation4l
tin n hi the Stale, a prominent Demo , rat,
f,,rmerly Chief Justice of the Sum cum UMW,
and considered one of the ablest jurists in the
country. He was the Democratic candidate
for Governor against Gov. Curtin during the
war, and was defeated. Is now a member of
Congress from the Luzerne district, having
been elected last year to fill the vacancy oc
ca,ioned by the death of Mr. Dennison. Wur.
Bigler i; also well known throughout the ,
country. Ile is a native of the State, and re
ceived his early training in a printing Mike.
He established and carried on the Clearfield
Republican, always a reliable Democratic pa
per. After dispo-ing of this, be engaged in
lumbering, securing an ample fortune. He
wits cleeted to the State Senate in 1812, and
served until 1918, and was a portion of the
time Speaker of that body. Ile was elected
Governor in Rrtl.- In 18.15 he was elected
United. States Senator for the term of six
years. He has' been a delegate to several
National Conventions, and is one of the most
influential men in ' the delegatioL Asa
Packer, also a delegate at large, is extensive
ly knoWn and popular throughout the State.
Resident of Carbon county and one of the
wealthiest men in the Union, his wealth being
reported at several millions. He is, we be
lieve, a native of Connecticut, and represen
ted his 'district in Congress from 1832, to
IS.V. He has been a life long Democrat.
111, generous nature is shown in the fact that,
come velir alto. he Stave half a million dol
lars, and many acres of land, to establish a
college in the Lehigh Valley. Was a dele
gate to the Chicago Convention in Mk Isa'ac
E. Mester, of Lancaster County, is a native
of Pennsylvania, a•graduate of Yale College
a lawyer by profession and was a member of
the Thirty-third Congress..
Ditfriet.—William McMullen is a
well known local politician - and was former
ly a member of the Board of Aldermen in
Philadelplita. His associate is L. C. Cassidy.
He is a lawyer, and formerly Prosecuting
Attorney for-Philadelphia, a man.of mark in
his proqrlssion. and a rising politician.
Ser , »iti Di4tri , t.—Gen. William 31. Hellen
is an active Democratic politician and served
with great distinction during' the Mexican
war, where by his bravery he earned his title
of General .Ilis associate illiam C. Pat
terson, a merchant in Philadelphia, a brother
of General Patterson, and a Man of position
and influence.
Mird Dietrict.-11, 11. Linderinan is n man
of great influence in Philadelphia, and at
present the Director of the Mint.. His asso
ciate, .lolm E. Faunee, is a lucal politician ,of
some note and an active_ worker in the Dem-
ocra-tic ranks.
Flotra Di4Ket.—.Terctniali 3lcKibben is
proprietor of the Merchants' Hotel in Phila
dophia, the well known Democratic head
l'quartrs. Ills associate is Thamis
l a prominent and intelligent citizen of Irish
nativity, who has held several City offices.
fifth Dbstrict.—Charles M. Hurley is an
fictive Democrat, and a man of considerable
local influence. his associate, H. P. Ross,
was the Democratic candidate for Congress
in itzlit, and again in Isl3o, though defeated
on each occasion. Was a delegate to the
Convention in 1364.
Slrtb, Dixtriet.—llon. Benjamin 31. Boyer,
is a native of Montgomery County, and about
forty-tire' 3-ears of age. He is a lawyer by
profession, was District Attorney of his coun
ty: a member of the Thirty-ninth Congress,
and also of the present, and has served on
,ltue. of the most important Committees.
His associate, John D. Stiles, is a native of
Luzerne County, a lawyer by,profsssion; at
a delegate to the, National Convention iu
1•1 1 .ul, and a r tain lle was a member
of the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-ninth Con
are-:es, and has beeii supported fur Governor
on several occasions.
rdle Diqrfet.--Joha H. Brinton is a
('lie-ter county ',Myer of considerable. prom
inence. Has never held any oflice, that coun
try Lein;; so :strongly Radical that it is next
to impossible for a Democrat to be elected to
any position; is a man of influence; has fre
quently been a delegate to the State Conven
tion, an I was also a delegate to the McClellan
:onvention in Chicago in His associ
is..Tacks'm Larkins; an active and influen
tial Democrat, and several times a delegate to
the State Conventions of his party.
Eg,Jai ,D,',frir:.---jleistrklymer is a law
yer ut Berk- connti!, and a descendant of one
th: , revolutionary families. He was for
yc , ars member of the State Senate,
ud com.idered the leading man of that body.
- Was the Democratic candidate for Governor
against General Geary. Is a man of fine
popular in Its section of the State,
ind kid , great influence. His a,soeiate is
Jeremiah Hazeman, a lawyer by profession,
at one time District-Attorney of Berk - 5 coun
ty. and a member of the State Legislature.
—William Patton is a lead
ing bli-ine,s man of Lancaster county, and a
;ontractor; i- a man of position and influence
!lc re.dded in Erie some time.. Ibis associate,
I..J.,Steinman, is a lawyer of considerable
)rominence at Lancaster.
D:Ntrict.—Francis W. Hughes is ti
awyer of'Sehlaykill County; at one time, we
idieve, a member of the Legislature, and At
orney-General of the State during Governor
adminisuation. Is a man of rare
alent. l , - , His associate is David S. Hammond
f Lebanon county, a wealthy and influential
itizen, and one of the largest iron men in
hat t-vetion.
7:•( , t V. Hamlin i , a Wayne
bunts - Liwyer of some prominence. His as
sociate, Henry S. Mott, was formerly a mem
:.)or of the . Legislature and Canal Commis- 0 ,
toner, also i:lelegate to former National Con
ventions. Was elected Canal Commissioner
during the Know Nothing mania, and got
the largest majority ever given in Pennsyl
vania..
.
71reyth1r/cf.—Jasper 13. Stark was for
merly Sheriff of Luzerne county, has been a
Member of the State Senate and an active-
raid hard-working Democrat. His associate,
IFalpli P. Little, is a lawyer of Wyoming
ammty and a Democrat of long standing.
nirt“ath Di•tn . d.-31ichael 3leylert is a
merchant of considerable uote r and htis been
delegate to the State Convention. His asso
ciate is David Lowenberg,,of Columbia coun
ty, a well-known Democrat lie was dele
ante to the Convention in leA,
Fiurieerftle Distriel.—Dr. David 31. Craw
ford is a resident of Juniata county. He was
a member of the State Senate, and is a phy
sician of .cOnsiderable eminence. His asso
ciate is Willihm H. Miller, a lawyer of Har
risburg. He was formerly Clerk of the Su
preme Court of the... State, which position he
held from lt,-754 to (Siff;; is a lawyer by pro
fession, and was a member of the Thirty
eighth Congress. Was a delegate to the Mc-
Clellan Convention at Chicago.
Wte, '<titDistrict.—John A. Magee is edi
tor of the Perry county Democrat, one of the
most influential papers of Eastern Pennsyl
vania. His associate is John Gibson, a law
yer of considerable prominence in York
county. • .
Sirkenth .1114triet.—Geo. W. Brewer is a
lawyer at Chambersburg o and a former mem
ber of the State Senate. His associate is
John IL Donohue, who has been a member
of the Legislature.
Scr<:nt,:cittle .Ih:grkt.—Xmes Burns is a res
ident of Mifflin county. He was for a long
time ono of the Canal Cvramigivacra of ttiv
tate, is a atattnch Democrat, and a nett
thence. Ills aP , oehtte ij 0117 :11 r,t lr k o
eminent physician 'of Blair eonnty;
t la (l4.l(4ate to the State Convention
4 44
man of great influence.
Ell/acridl Dieriet.—Geo.
rcsiikilf of Clinton county, awl ,
o h:,ir
6j : l
me ll o wr of the Lcgi , -11ter, tw,
terms. Ilk a , y.slatf: i (fen
tile, (ii' Lycorning county. a v, pit
iiejA n awl .tingiti,M,loltl,,,r
MUM
Nilo, 1.4 ~1!, /,Ate wt.'—`}'11111111)
71re fi , :an• ouoty, 1. 't lawy.
and u•arc•a ni , ndl,f nC (11 4 , Sr flat,.
years ago: Win. L. (di
or of this oily, and wa, the
didatc for Congress in 181;1;.
our wealthiest, most energet;e and
is
citizens.
Tirtntieth Diatrfrt.—W • L. er. 4 ,r,.. •
Clarion county lawyer; has bcca.,' , 3 1
of the Legislature, and attL ,
Tor Congress in 1869. Gay1,, T ,1 ( ., 5 !"-:.!
' prominent lawyer - at Meadtilir :
time Supreme Judge, and i, aa, 4 ,,
tion and influence., j r 4
Teed y-Pirkt Dixtrilo.—.lolln L 1) ,
has a wide reputation. Ile L a , , : 1 /
been identified with polita.a,
front rank in the party. lie
profession ; was appointed by
United States District-Attornt., t
Western District of
member of the Thirty-seetell,
Thirty-ciglith and Thirty-ninth
He was the author of the 110m,...,;r4",
which ; passed Congress in 1,14 7 ,,
gate to the National Conveniv l , ! ,,f
ty in 1814, '4B, ',14, and 'GO, ant1,1,.1. 7 ,;,:
speech in the Cincinnati
half of the delegation acknowli-::.:;;•,
nomination of Buchanan. lie al.at
Governor of Kansas by Pierce, ba t
the. appointment. James B. Sansora,:a,.
sociate,tis editor of the Ful:on cuvc;y y.
crat. Is a fluent speaker, and a .V.r , z
in whatever position he may c c
• T(rentit&cond Dtiotrict.—John A. Stn.':
a Pittsburg politician, and a rnenal, 7 ,f
Board of Aldermen. John B. G,t!H
present an agent of the Trea , rr . F
went of the General Government. .
Teensy-21tird DiWrice.-11. II r I
newspaper man, active and hard
and several times delegate to th e
vention. John T. Bard i 5 a Butler
merchant, and a man of 10 ). i t i„ n aru i
ence.
71renty-Fo , tra Di4trict.—A. A. p ur .,. ,
a lawyer of Greene county, an act*.
crat, and has been delegate to the
rention. associate, David s'
a resident of New Castle and a
yer. In one of the hlaeke,t Az:J:4
State, he has stood steadfa',tly by t 5,
cratic cause, and will yet secure
of his integrity.
As u nus u a lly f l ue opportunity
a splendid firm is offered in
ment of Thos. Mellon, E-1 1 , of N 7';
Ile will dispose of his proptrty
Shore H. It. at $lOO per acre—t..,),.ie
be paid down end ten year'., time t,
en on the remainder. •
Rao 2 Dberttmuni.47 -
Burton & Griffith's Corrn,
HARD TIMES! 111111) TPIEN!
Prices Have Come Doin!
AT
BURTON & GRIFFITH,.
1321 Peach Street, Corner ICtb.
route
Reduced Prices on TC4I4:
feb6-t f. •
HATES 44 KEPLER.
REAL ESTATE AGM
FOB. SALE
On caAt 12th Street, I,,lttreen
Streets, a good 2 story house. tiv, - •
de.. h a 7113,;:x TAO fret to 10 foot all, v. I
ber of bearing fruit trees on lut and s L f vi
ter. Price S1,:310. Terms en , v.
Il\7' IZEPLIT.
•
H
FOR SALE.
The tinettcnstnry.n Rtern •tyle, w.. 1 -
brick dwellina on Pith at re. et. 15: .1 ,or
Burton ,tf. Griffith's Store. Frame Pp.,:
the reur of Lot. HAYES S KEN.B.
No, 1 Ilrei if t.",
1101:SF:, GRAPEIII% Pit:SALE.
Situate on Wallnee St., e;,..t.ide,21d , .
of 10th. Lot 6,1:c17:1, completely •
choice bearing - Grape
ry well built house, aix.it 'tone
the house. PA Ca! ;2,50 0 . 11l ea.P.
_I I A 5Plf.1:;?:,
ON PRIVATE TERM=
i lVe have a number of 1,
to Offer customers. For
r of No. I Rec..) Hon,.
I mr2l-tf. ' HAYES A KE.FI-‘2l
Erie City Steam Bakery!
W. J. SANDS A: CO.. Proprietor
Manufacturer, of ail kinds of
Crackers, Bread, Cake.
.Cie.,
I.lso, the cclehrat,,l
" EXCELSIOR" E'li.►( 7ifl
c And sole nuinufacturer of Ow r..t•A'
"NOVELTY DROPS
Factory, corner State and
lny2l-t[
TO THE - PUBLIC.
There is no nse sendin4 t,, Y,
FOU YOUR TE.IS!
No use going to the reCiu,rl ,, to Sc
REFINED OIL!
No use going to soap factoras to bU
SOAP!
No use to pay big pricey (r any of Y , ` 7 :
Grocerie's and Proviiioni!
While there Is a
LIVE CASH STORE.
ou the corn': of
Sth and State Street -4
Try the Cash Store
C. ENGLEHA HT at CP"
DEALERS IN
BOOTS AND SINES
1;:e4.1) always 0!) hand all I
LADIES• MISSES• AND cull,:i:Ecs
Prunella, lii 1, Goat anti t: -
Laced, Button a nd (iongrO
13 O'() Tr s •
Of the finest quality, which Irtil lx W"g 7.;
for durability, 11S well as to tit, wiJc ., ' "
will sell f1..4
•
Low ni4 the LoNceP3l
- We also melte to enter, nkpalrin;
attentlea to,
my2l-tf
JOl3 ofevery
small quantities, plain or coloed, dto
the best style, attd_at medente Prcc e 4- 1"
°Werra aletee.
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