New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-28
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Wards. Wards.
I..Mos.rd Ford, 10. Tho. Jsns.
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sB d. siliman, 70. William Av.ns,
frsrci: O. , y:nas~s'er Geo fsw Re'y %ss.
John Canmeys Peter Sputs
Sec ss.:S Sssq HINT. VIM =,
Jc.su: Dewey IT,. cs.aSs:y Perry
' eso1;. H y. Hunt. 49,. samuel u; %.sl.r,
hsnTy BS. sG.1.r HaS%.. n w.i1sn
Fiasl1aG.~J.ms. DItm.n. AndIs. B. Hodges.
ss: B SsRb ral3H S.os' VOORHEES,
SesSI~f.-JssOS R.pelye., Peter k.pelys'
% SsI,:%Ha id + Ho''' Fi.doieI Sherwood
J hshs B. B. e Grfsn, Juu. Bfsin.rd
John Brock, Peter Konset'
Mr.. RoLL,S SANFORD, one of the delegates to the
Philadelphia Convention, was introduced to the a.
semblsge. He said:
Fy1Low.Cr1Izrss: We have long listened to the
amour cement that there no North, no South no
East. and no West. True, we have recently learned
that there is South-a tyrcnncal south. bul WEI
North TcheersI-s free and unyieldrg North lChse,sl:
True. ne star Of the North had been obscured ou'
then H was again visible We found, too there wss
West [cheer "a brave, gallant glorious es.. an.y
" Freedom now Freedom forever" lCheer.l Ano
there WIS an East-an East whose history wa
olorious in the pact; and they. too, were nrea
with the same splnt lChSsei'l lint nsver before
sucb body of men, animated with such noble spir'
II. Governors, ex Governors Judges faihels' me
cbanics all were represented there IL wou9 DC nat
ursI TO suppose there would be diversity OF opinion;
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multitude there was but one heart bestng, ana y
beat for Freedom [Cheerr. The names OF noole men
were preselted to the Convention Tor tnem enolce;
There we've Judge MLes1 enee,f. s % wa.
that the man for the time had no. yet been named.
They proceeded to informal ballot ana 1he oauo,
was almost unanimous for j. Z. Fremont lrtoionseu
cheersl A subsequent formal ballot gave a1 %ta
mons vote for him. They presented him to the Con
Xsn;on AZ the best man to lead US to victory Chsen
The NEXT day they assembled to nominate wee,
PRECEDENT. They looked over inc Union sua
found good men and true men every wnets
Uftte rsmber, it was thought that William L. Dayton
WIS the nan [CLeersl. The p Ain but energeGc cas,
acter of John &. Fremont is known 10 you az we
thought there might be some objection 70 ns se,
l"No"; but he Is good representative OF Amsc :,
,ocI.ss [.Yes"l, and when he makes up his mind
fa = ,esev 10 act Whatever the country calls Ion
him 10 do RELY upo, il, he will do It. lie pas 10 iesis
he ssks no fsvors Trace his history, and you uno ui
hi, oing 10 the knowledge of the people the glea'
VS.. and further you see him bringing SAFE "
us not bound with chains, but fres STATE Eneeie
To him, more than any one else, we owe .ae Sr,.
Of California But the Convention had anothsf uu.,
Thev were to show their hatd-to show what tne.,
nrn,ipes were Their platform was the pecsta!'o W
II independence They believed that al men hsa el
nabepable right 10 life liberty and the pursuit OF hsP
n;ness. They believed that an honest man nsd rs
;ybt 70 liberty, ard no man or body OF men ma Iu5
r;sLt TO trample upon those rights they oeIe's -
that the great question Of Slavery was po"heie v
sound in the ID, cI alton Of Independence anu toa. :.
H. Constution there was right given TO pu, mrn
- slavery II gave no man the rignt to say, ne.s
are GOOD broad acres, and we VIII eIs1 !. w.
slavery" Almost the only question Is. Snsu We na'
IN America or not-shan Free men rule iIee naea
r. Yes' They do not mean to interfere WIN say
where il row exists, but they mean !! snau mol
~ Elf 10 corrupt and gangrene on the heart oi -
oil let Slavery remain where II ls-oui over ano go
cb of soil II shall not extend. The men 10 tns' ~.
xsnt;op were Union men; but they never o.. -
20 sunnort the Union to pull down the :,
unon Which il rests If you love the mon,
rnY cjpts. The great mission OF ne psope - mn en-
fon,t1y il the nteec and moral freedom Q! n1
iCtesl The fathers Of tnis Go 'ernment oes 81 :.
l,.h;sb this Government for thatPurp sc, VIC
a., tbe man whom we have selected Is 70 reaoI'
~ overnmept to its original condnlon. nc : -
,,smmslsd by old associstonc ano o,a 49,;
hri he has an energetic character and Tree p'h.
o OS, L" Cont wish to prophecy, but believe 'h'