New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-18
FULL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

From Our Own Reporter
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, June H. 1885,
az quarter pact 10 O'Clock the doors Of the NJ as-
ca FUND Hall on Locust street, assigned for the as
semoiage OF the Convention, were opened and the
a@egates entered the Hall. The Committee Of Ar
Engagements had assigned seats for the different dele
Cations The arrangements f. the accommodation Of
the Press were OF the most cIeditabe character and
the Committee has the thanks of all the Reporters in
attendance. In point of intelligence intellectual and
moral worth and personal standing in society no Con-
venton ever called in this country has shown supe
rlofty in the delegations represented while an equal
ity in these respects has been very rare. good pro-
portion Of those in attendance have occupied high and
responsible stations in the National and State Legis
iatiye Councils or in the judiciary Executive De-
psrmens Of the Government; others have held high
positions at the bar, in commerce, and in private life
and their very names have always carried with them
moral weight that indicates upon which side in a
great contest the truth rests.
As the delegation from Kansas entered the Hall il
was met with ak loud and enthusiastic cheers. The
whole number Of delegates in attendance was between
Fix and seven hundred all of the delegations being
full. At III o'clock the doors were thrown open for
the public, and within FIVE minutes all the available
space in the Hall was occupied the number in attend
ance being nearly two thousand.
At III oc'ock, Mr.. 4. ID MORGAN of New. York up
feared on the platform and said:
SPEECH OF u. d. MORGAN.
DELEGATES or THE COsvESTIos REPRESENTA-
TIvEs OF Thy HEART AND THE HoPE OF THE NATION:
The day and the hour appointed for his gathering have
arrived; and in half of my asOcntes of the National
Committee, now call this vast assembage to order
In doing which may be INDUCED for moment. You
are assembled for patriotic purposes. High expecta
tions Cherished by the people. You are here to
Gay to give direction to 4 movement which is TO de-
eide whether the people Of the United States to be
hereafter and forever chained to the present national
policy OF the extension of human Slavery. Not
whether the South is to rule or the North do the same
thing; but whether the broad national policy sur
fathers established cherished and forever maintained,
Is to be permitted TO descend to her sons to be the
watchword the text and the guiding star of all peo
PIE Such is the magnitude ftbe question submitted
In its consideration let avoid all extremes-plant
ourselves firmly on the platform of the Constitution
and the Union, taking position which does not
mend itself TO the judgment of consciences,
county, and of mankind. OF the wisdom of such
policy there need be no doubt: against which there
can be no successful resistance now propose to
nominate for temporary Chairman Of this Convention,
distinguished citizen Of the State Of New-York,
wbOee occupies high position in the history of
Lis country known and homo. ed throughout the United
States. l nomin ate the Hon. Robert Emmett [Tumul-
fuous cheeringl.
The question was put and responded to by one ire
mendous aye" and Moses ii. Grnnell aud Judge
Hoadley Of Ohio were appointed committee to
duct Mr. Emmett to the chair. When the applause
lie said:
SPEECH OF ROBERT EMMETT.
GESTLEhEE. delegates to the Republican COnven-
tioD, feel deeply the honor which you have just
fened upon me, and / return you my sincere thanks
for It, Certainly it is owing to no merit of mine that
have been singled out for this compliment; nothing
but the zeal which feel in the common could
possibly entitle TO it, and in that respect claim
not to be behind any OF you lApplausel. can say
that my antecedents have been all Democratic
ICheerl For fifty years consider that have been
allied to the Democratic party until that party left the
only platform upon which could remain with il Loud
CheeH). Fellow. citizens, the foundation of a new
party in q Republic like oun, after existence of
eighty years, is singular event in history and one
that perhaps will require explanation ut the hands of
the historian II is that be justified only by
strong Irresistible and the question here is
whether in organizir this new Republican party,
in this country at this late day justified by the
which nave induced us to form this organ
izstion. In the early days of this Republic, when
Government was fOur ded, perhaps things were as
favorable for the accomplishment OF such an object |
and even than existed in any other part |
of the world in any stage of its history But there
was one unfortunate element that created difficulty,
and has been the and source OF our trouble from
that time down to the present 1t was early seen by
the great men of that day that it was necessary TO
make provision to prevent that cause OF trouble
10 which have alluded and which will nov name
Southern Slavery-the cause OF still greater evlls
TO the country. Without exception all the great |
men of that day foresaw and predicted that |
slavery although it could not be summary |
abolished would die out in this country. AL ac-
knowledeed that il was an evil all acknowledged that
il was the policy of the country gradually to get ria
of 1t. That their policy; that policy led TO what
Syss called the Missouri Compromise. Fellow citizens,
feel that it is out of place In me or any delegate oc-
cupypg the situation Of temporary chairman here, to
enfer largely into these matters because we Arc In ths
nrocess of transition to state of organizations ana
4 is not perhaps proper for to go into full state
rnent Of the matters which have necessated this Con-
yeution. In taking the chair for time bog your |
forbearance &c make any mistake in performing the
duties of nv position. say, that the Missouri Com
promise was adopted in 1920 As the onty measuao
which could give peace to this country. Slavery was
here. il existed in the Southern States. 1t WAS not
tbe wish ether Of the South or the North al that t
tha, Il sboud come into The Free States further than
was. Now, grant that possibly, If all the states were
slaveboldipg; if there elements OF diScoru,
this Union might be Paradise. IL mgn' DC H
disc but not such Paradise as i should like to I'VE
in Laughter and cheers But that was not Psssioo'
Freedom had the larger SHARE and womb meyer per
nt Slavery 10 engruss the whole OF this tar Territory
JCbeersl. What was to be done then We cannot
make al the Southern States fIee AZ once DIe" .u
lne-d,sw the line, and II will be henuied III as we"
bv that line Slavery is TO extend nodh Oh II.
That Compromi-e was respected; 1t was honore1; IL
Was laudcd; il upheld by all the people OF tn
country until unfortunately oemagogue iouhu nie
way into our councils, Sensstion who undertook W
break down that solemn compact, ehlervu in'o "
tween the St stes of this Union, to prevent the very
cor sequences which followed upon its repeal why,
oenseipen the incurson into Kansas was the iogoai
r sut and effect of the repeal Of the Missouri CompIo
,r;se All the horrors in Kansas which have aroused the
country NAV be traced directly and Logically 10 tna'
,ct ISensniiopl We are met, then, Tor the pur-
80 ~ resisbe and II posi- Die of subduing the power
snd influence of the Administration, ana the parry W
whom we are Indebted for all these evils Louu APP
nlapsel They have met in Cncinpati; they nav
en- beforehand with US. The great Deio c,s &c