The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-10 00:00:00

Horne, Col. J. D. Ringan, Edgar Allen, Joseph
T. Hoke, Charles Seymour, J. H. Longnecker. Mr.
Swift, of Indiana, attempted to nominate General
Grant, but was suppressed. The committee from
the Soldiers and Sailors' Convention charged to
present their proceedings was announced to be
in waiting, and the following gentlemen were
elected to receive the delegation :—General Coch-
rane, of New York; General Carl Schurz, of Mis-
souri ; Colonel Craig, of lowa ; Mr. Crippett, of
West Virginia ; and Mr. Sweet, of Illinois. Gen.
Fairchild, after the delegation had been conducted
to the front of the platform, presented the resolu-
tion that nominated General Grant for the Presi-
dency, and was received with loud applause, and
was accepted on the motion of General Cochrane.
Governor Brown, of Georgia, whose presence was
notified by Mr. Conway, of Louisiana, was invited
by the chairman to say a few words, which were as_
heartily received as those of a " reconstructed and
repentant rebel," and were in truth the words of a
brave and honourable soldier. Gen. Lee, of Louisiana,
chairman of the committee on credentials, reported the
names of the delegatesfrom the several States. In re-
ference to Pennsylvania, he said that there appeared
59 delegates, whereas that State was entitlA to
only fifty-two votes, and the committee recom-
mended that the fifty-nine delegates be admitted
to seats upon the floor, and that they be authorized
to cast the fifty-two votes to which the State is
entitled, such being the, wish of the Pennsylvania
delegation. The committee recommended allowing
the delegations from the several territories the right
to seats upon the floor and the privilege of casting
each two votes, the same as was accorded to the
District of Columbia. In relation to Maryland, the
committee recommended admission of the Creswell
delegation, but they accorded seats on the floor to
the contestants without the right to vote. The
committee recommended the admission of the re-
gular delegates from California, beaded by Corey
and Sears. In response to query, the chairman of
the committee said that the delegates from the un-
reconstructed States were entitled to seats and votes.
The 'committee considered that the action of the
Convention in the morning effectually settled that
question. The report was then adopted. Mr.
Barker, of New York, from the committee on the
order of business, reported the following rules :

"First • Upon all subjects before the Convention the
States shall be called in alphabetical order. Second—
Four votes shall be cast by the delegates of each State,
and each congressional district shall be entitled to two
votes. The votes of each delegation shall be reported by
the chairman. Third—The report of the committee on
credentials shall be disposed of before the report of the
committee on the platform and resolutions are acted upon,
and the report of the committee on the platform shall be
disposed of before the convention proceeds to the nomina-
tion of candidates for president and vice-president. Fourth
—ln making the nomination for president and vice-presi-
dent, in no cas3 shall the calling of the roll be dispensed
with. If it shall appear that any candidate has received
a majority of the votes cast, the president of the conven-
tion shall announce the question to be, "Shall the nomi-
nation of the candidate be,unanimous ?" But if no candi-
Alate shall have received a majority of the votes, the chair
shall direct the'vote to be again taken, which shall be re-
peated until some candidate shall have received a majority
of the votes cast. Fifth—When a majority of the delega-
tion from any two States shall demand the vote to be
recorded, the same shall be taken by States, the Secretary
calling the roll of the States in the order heretofore stated.
Sixth—ln the record of vote by States, the vote of each
State shall be announced by the chairman, and in case any
State shall be divided, the chairman shall announce the
number of votes cast for any candidate, or against any pro-
position. Seventh—When the previous question shall be
demanded by a majority of the delegation of any State,
and the demand is seconded by two or more States, and
the call sustained by a majority of the Convention, the
question shall be proceeded with and disposed of, accord-
ing to the rules of the House of Representatives in such
case. Eighth.—No member shall speak more than once
upon the same question, nor longer than five minutes,
without the unanimous consent of the Convention, except
that the delegates presenting the name of a candidate shall
be allowed ten minutes tharefor. The rules of the House
of Representatives shall continue to b&the rules of this
Convention, so far as they are applicable and not inconsis-
tent with the foregoing rules. Ninth—A. national Union
Executive committee shall be appointed, to consist of one
member from each State territory and district represented
iin this Convention. The roll shall be called, and the de-
-1 legation from each State, territory, and district shall name,
through their chairman, a person to act as member of such
committee."

Mr. Thompson, of Indiana, its chairman, stated
that the report front the committee on resolutions
might be expected early, Thursday morning. The
Convention then adjourned till ten o'clock, Thurs-
day.,,,,

lay 21.--The Convention was called to order at
a quarter past test o'clock, Mr. J. P. Gulliver of
Chicago offering prayer. As the Committee on
Resolutions were not ready to report, Charles S.
Spencer moved that the resolutions of the New
York Union League Club, presented Wednesday,
be placed upon the records, and proceeded to make
a speech in support of his motion. The resolutions
were read, and the only one creating any sensation
was that denouncing the Republican Senators vot-
ing against Impeachment, which was received with
great applause. The motion to recall the resolu-
tions was tabled, having been decided out of order,
under the rule requiring all resolutions to go to the
committee without debate. Mr. Hassaurek of
Ohio, formerly United States Minister to Ecuador,
made an eloquent party speech, and was followed
by General John M. Palmer, the Republican candi-
date for Governor of Illinois. General Palmer's
declarations that Andrew Johnson stood in the way,
and should be removed, were greeted with hearty
applause, which was increased when he said, " But
we propose to submit these issues again to the
people, for decision at the ballot-box, and obtain a
verdict which will place the question beyond all
dispute." In conclusion, he urged that a man be
nominated for the Vice-Presidency who should
have no temptation for the assassination of General
Grant, saying that " if the Baltimore Con-
vention had made no mistake in. 1864, Abraham
Lincoln would have been alive to-day to wel-
-1 come General Grant on the fourth of March next."
Generals Thayer, of Nebraska, Cochrane, and
Sickles, of New York, Lyman Tremaine, of New
York, and Colonel Forney, of Pennsylvania, were
invited to speak, but successively declined. General
Cochrane, however, took the stand, bat just as he
was commencing his remarks, the Committee on .
Resolutions entered and reported as follows :—The
National Republican party of the United States, as-
sembledin National Convention at the city of Chi-
cago, on the 20th of May, 1868, make the following
declaration of principles :
" The National Republican party of the United States,
assembled in National Convention in the city of Chicago,
on the 20th day of May, 1868, make the following declara-
tion of principles ;—First. We congratulate the country on
the assured success of the reconstruction policy of Con-
gress, as evinced by the adoption in the majority of the
States lately in rebellion of Constitutions securing equal
civil and political rights to all ; and it is the duty of the
Government to sustain those institutions and to prevent
the people of such States from being remitted to a state of
anarchy. (Cheers.) Second. The guarantee by Congress
of equal suffrage to- all loyal men at the South was de-
manded by every consideration of public safety, of gra-
titude, and of justice, and must be maintained, while
the question of suffrage in all the loyal States pro
perly belongs to the people of those States. (Cheers.)
Third—We denounce all forms of repudiation as a national
crime (prolonged cheers), and the national honour requires
the payment of the public indebtedness in the utmost good
faith to all creditors at home and abroad, not only accord-
ing to the letter, but the spirit, of the laws under which it
was contracted. (Applause.) Fourth—lt is due to the
labour of the nation that taxation should be equalised and
reduced as rapidly as the national faith will permit. Fifth
—The national debt, contracted as it has boen for the pre-
servation of the Union for all time to come, should be ex-
tended over a fair period for redemption ; and it is the
duty of Congress to reduce the rate of interest whenever
it can be honestly done. Sixth—That the best policy to
diminish our burden of debt is to so improve our credit that
capitalists will seek to loan us money at lower rates of in-
terest than we now pay, and must continue to pay
so long as repudiation, partial or total open or,
covert, is threatened or suspected. Seventh The
Government of the United States should be admi-
nistered with the strictest economy, and the cor-
ruptions which have been so shamefully nursed and fos-
tered by Andrew Johnson call loudly for radical reform.
Eighth. —We profoundly deplore the untimely and tragic
death of Abraham Lincoln, and regret the accession of
Andrew Johnson to the Presidency, who has acted
treacherously to the people who elected him, and the cause
he was pledged to support ; who has usurped high legis-
lative and judicial functions; who has refused to execute
the laws; who has used his high office to induce other
officers to ignore and violate the laws ; who has employed
his executive powers to render insecure the property, the
peace, liberty, and life of the citizen; who has abused the