New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-10
TIE PENNS YLNANiA PEOPLES Gov
VENTION.
Correspondence of The N. y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The N. !. tribune
HARRISBURG, June s, 1872.
In pursuance Of the notice heretofore given, the
Peoples State Convention assembled in the Han OF
the House Of Representatives this morning at ~
O'Clock for the purpose OF nominating candidates Tor
the tiliccs OF AuditolGenera and Survcyor-General
Mr. Uy NJ Fuller OF Luzerne called the body to or
der, when, on motion Of Mt Ede Of Somerset Morton
McNichael, esq., Of Philadelphia took the chair rs
President, for the temporary organization Of the
Convention. He then addressed it in a brief en1
eloquent manner, returning his thanks for the honor
conferred in calling upon him to preside over their
preliminary proceedings 1t was source Of high
qualification TO him, he observed. to gree, many
81 his distinguished fcow.citizens assemblies th.re
from all parts of that great Com n0nweah, for the
purpcse of protesting ae aust the pericous principles
snd practices of the National Administration great
applauss bud adopting SlCh measures ~ "e q Cnlci-
lated 10 relieve this couutr, frGU m.,gvNefnment.
One year ago he hal the grafcat0n of meeting
may ut those gentlemen pfe>cnt IL that Hal.
They assembled then, t. repres snt as new, zoe
rrsat National party Of the UiOn, and III splrt oi
un8nmiiy irou.ote the common welfare. lie ter
e6tlshed that tie codnou good Yves ceitain II th'y
fuweit their several pTeiudccS and acled IN harmony
together II they should feel As they At ihGi time itt
making all individual objects subordinate TO the gene
"a C00I crying all Individual ieo!ihg Ia the gfo"'
WORK to be accomplished, tleu they would achieve
sloriuus success Anr there part of the couu-
iry ip which the indications could we'll proceed as
pennsyly ania lApplGus'. II was here tnai all The
copflCttc eeucu, of the OppO-l,lon were made.
Herr. ~ that Hall, had been brought all the dl--
e~.r,n.t clements ag0nstc 10 TIE Gcnerai Govern
u.tt ana whch had proved efectua Va rebnklng H.
And Gcd grant thst when this Convection should sep
nrsie il might be in spirit of unauiniy, ana WIN
convictions faternal ait cordial - that they might
have saie, CERTAIN aud easy Triumph lHu'uus1as'N
AID reiterated appsuse.l -,
On motion. commitlee appointed 70 select
officers for the peru snent Organization ol the IoIfvh
.iou. Shortly after which, u.,.
Mr. Knkpslrick Of Allegheny, reported thst tne
snid Committee had agreed upon hat al VihcsIs,
which WA read rcco'umt uding the Hon. paV1i Tag
cart ter lfesdon and long array "i NicefIvs'u'h''
ard Secretaries. ~, 49,,
The report was unanimously adopted, and then tue
oafo.Ts weGe conducted Ia then seStS
The President iImcdiajcly rose aud addressed the
Conve,tioJ az follows:
G.KrLEMEs Oh IHE CONyENTIoS: If the honor
SCu have done is 10 be measured b the hl-h cnGi
sci.r sud ntelhgt nee Of tbi, body, or the pcinca
% wer and moral raudrur If the party represents
Iheu iu3oci Is honor 20 De long remembered and
gratefully appreciated Never before IN tue history
,f Penn. y,vamS was political Con' en'ior assembled
tcee,hcT under more favorable CiIcuMstance--haNih
lehno t 80 sreat numerical frrce-aud pIocislmng
more cloricus ard noro rrefuiobe principles see
before me the picked ueu II party which stands IN
coSneeably aud unanincd,y upon me broatest pr'c
fcable platform Of hGu.au liberty, and wnich aVo"s
itself fearessly ard az oil tunes, the champion o
American interests and American industry. Such
5 tho yreoi American Republican party OF Penn
sylvspia as strong t-dsy in lie deathless prin.
cipes, and stronger to-day in tie multitude ct
IT'S saherents, than any party tha' ever existed
In the Commonwealth strong that nothing shoh
OF internal dssepsions, iosugated BY pe'N Piqae