New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-26

SNms 'He Aesi VII" winch they supported their re-
tPecive favories, was truly surprised Al the hs,n
reccnciemert of tie jarrlrg interest of Why
that assemblage was composed. There IN, MN
oo DISCUSSION aso upon our platform, and the
convention with unanimous shouts; the delegate. ro
Ine oieent States rieng with each other 70 eodssv
opg 10 show the grea zeal for the success of onr
.lokei and candidates Prolonged cheeringl. In the
Y Rartoi our proceedings or the subject of Presi.
gent, There was mentioned name which belongs 10 a
IeNosi,e eon OF this State [Applausel That name
;ss " lllsm a. Seward Prolonged appleuse. Had
charged hs friends not TO permit hi. nomination he
would have been the candidate for President by &c.
e1amat'on Great applaasel Not alone the delegates
The country, when the name of William Ii. Seward
wes mentioned, rose spontaneously to their feet
and saluted that name with cheers fApplausel.
But If he was not the candidate of that Con.
venticn he received in the manner in which
his name elected the shouts of the Convention a
compliment, perhaps far dearer to him tn an elevation
TO pubic cffce lCheersl. Hr. Seward knows that as
Our Senator he effect moreby his eloqueuce for the
cause for which all feel Interest than he could in
the Executive chair Of the nation. Those who have
charged Mr.. Seward with being demagogue be-
Ing ambous-as striving 20 obtain the office Of Pre,i-
dent--have now met their rebuke in his conduct On
that occasion Great applause. lie is ambitious fell
Sow-czeDe but his the AMBITION ola great aud nom
est maL--the ambition of a who loves his country
and prefers her interest, welfare, prosperity, and
greatness, beyond his own Prolonged applausel
When i have so inadequately described the man
ner in which Mr.. Stewards name was received,
how can l describe the manner of the recep-
ton OF the name of JOHN G. FREMoST Loud
and prolonged cheering, accompanied with the
waving Of hats and haudkerchiek]l ow.citi-
zens the rush that was made for the name Fremont
when bis name was fist whispered nexpliabe.
1t is still, in a measure, mystery to me- because sm
unable to fathom the which should in0uce such
men as were in that Convention to take up apparently
without consideration. man who has political auto
cedents whatever-as John &. Fremont may be said
not TO have any, But it because he had poiii-
cal antece6cntsI Appausel because he was the re-
preventative Of Young Acknowledgements he was the
type and embodiment of everything honest, many,
he Individual in bis
acter ready for any emergency, stsacrciog for the
good OF those who are connected with him 10 fortune
and misfortune. 1t because those things
fresh in the minds of the delegates that they said this
is the crisis in which such John c. Fremont is
better calculated than any OF your old politicians to
The Office Of wisdom had attempted to have
said word against the prOPriety Of taking John
ton he might as well have endeayored to STOP the tor
rent of Niagara with pitchfork lApplausel. But
there wac disposition on the part of anybody to
oppose tit seemed to be by common consent-by
Kind of mesmerism which seemed to pervade the
whole assembly. The general feeling seemed TO be
that John C. Fremont was the man for the hour Voice.
"They were wide awake Since returned to New
York a gentleman not without his Importance III soc
ETY. has expressed to me his curiosity to know what
John C.. Fremont has ever done did not undertak
m.
thing he has not done Voice, Good, good u. He
has bad no hand in the repeal Of the Missouri COmpro
mise lAppausel lie has had no hand in the passage
Of the Kansas Nebraska bin aPPada'e think tx
my friend for the suggestion. will tell you
what be has DONE He conquered California with 81
men Prolonged cheeringl. He is the pathfinder
through the Rocky Mountains [Cheersl. He has
starved himself TO feed his poor lows not only takiog
with the party under his command his share OF the
"a tn uvtia fbayvp
but double share for purpose OF saving those VINO
might have been expected to take larger share than
himself Such il the character of John G. Fremont
lGieat applausel. Probably large portion OF you
and would ask il it manifests deficiency of any OF
tbose qualities of head or heart which he should pos
sess TO quality him for any Office in this country Crles
of"No moi He also won the heart and hand of Tho.
II. Benton's daughter [Cheer Voice" Three cheers
for Jessie Mrs. Fremont''l. Let me tell you that
this is no all feather in his cap it is by no means
Of the United States IApplausel. l hold that
no man who has not had the courage 70 q, mary
wife onebt ever 10 be put up for President Laugh
fer and .ppausel Will any body say that the son-in-
law of Thomas II. Benton lie deficient in knowledge
of the political history of this country VOICE.
GNo"l l think not, because Fremont has taken his
degree elreaoy-that is, his marriage. i will venture
fo saw that his family connection and affinity with Mr.
has given him the oPper o9
ocis, in this country; and he is as fresh as roSe
his momont Great applausel. lie is not one OF
your old hsckneyed men IN ohce. he comes 70 , ue
nut in Office unshscked by any party obgations I'M
bound TO any individual clique, and ready to admin
iser the eairs of this Government as they were ad-
mipstered in better times, and az, we nope, oy our
efforts thew will be in the future. After the
a;ficulties in making the nomination for fresl-
dent were passed we had still greater dliii-
entities TO meet with regard to the nomination f'r ths
Vice Presidency. There were some lneh Oh hlfheu
prou nence in the community who we're urged as pro-
Der persons for candidates for the second once. Among
these was Mr.. Banks ICheersl: confess was in
favor of taking Mr. Banks at first as the most avai.
able man. because he 1t was who LED us 10 the ntss
triumph over our foes (Applausel. But when heatd
fiat he prefeued be where he was-that ne though
he could be more useful where he was, ana wheh
thought that he had received the reward OF ms nl
pe,s and his constancy in the struggle, though IL
wonM he as well TO turn elsewhere for the candidate
for Vic, President, and that was the tnougnt Oh Tue
Conventiop The next man that arose before my
mind and before a very large part OF the Convention,
ma Won must have seen was Charles sumner IL 9ees
for Charles Sumner, indefinitely prolonged, ana I'M
moderately loudl. Fellow citizens, must DE ofieI'
No the blood of the martyrs the seed OF the Churc1
every drop of that blood which was brutay sheu oy
R,ocks would be the seed of our success Groans LOT
Brooksl But fellow citizens, Massachusetts wooia
not mart with Mr. Sumner. Massachusetts SAID;
1No. we want to send him back to the Senate again
ICbeersl We said, awe will send him to Pres1e
Hoyer the Senate if you will let u.s. But they saiu
NO he shall 90 there by our instrumentahty aiohe'
and nat in any other way" Loud cheersl. Fellow
citizeps the Jews cut the body OF one OF tnet
snsden who had been matreated into pieces aud sen
n through all their tribes to rouse them 10 revenge
We could have taken the body OF Charles summer,
h The blows inflicted il, and sent 1t around 10 ara
MS in our struggle; but IT Is better as i Is li1 AZ
cLeersl II has gone broadcast over the ,auu. MI
1872 has receixed his reward loud Kisses ana