The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30
soon he known. 1t is generally thought
the nomination will be made this week.
l.. AT
CHICAGO. May IT.

only petition for ''bed and board" LAST
night many of the large billiard rooms,
were thrown open for the aceomn odation
OF strangers and the only angles described
upon the tables were the varied angles
of tired, outstretched, sleeping humanity.
AS matter of course, the city is full of
ADJUSTMENTS OF every kind, calculated to
please everybody and extract a portion Of
their change.
The Convention effected permanent
organization yesterday, by electing Hon.
GEORGE AsHMAN. of Massachusetts, Pres
dient, with large list of Vice Presidents.
and Secretaries. The President on BIO
ing conducted to the Chair made the fol-
lowing remarks:
Gentlemen of the Contention, Repu5-
deans, AMsricanS Ny Grst duty is to
express to you the deep sense which l
feel of this distinguished mark Of your
confidence. In the spirit n which it has
been offered accept it, sensible Of the
difficulties w llich surround the position,
nut cheered and sustained by the faith
taat the same generosity that has brought
ne here will carry me through the dis
charge of the duties. | will not shrink
from this position, at the same time the
post Of danger as we'll as the post OF hon
or. (Applause.) Gentlemen, we have
come here to-day Mt the call of our coun-
try from widely separated homes, to full
f il orcat and important duty. No or
di arv call has brought us together
Nothing bat moInen4ous question
would have called this vast multitude
here to day-nothing but deep sense
of the danger into which our government
is fast running could have rallied the peo-
pie thus N this city to day for the pur-
pose of rescuing the government from the
deep degradation mo which it has fallen.
loud srpIaase( We have cone here ut
the call of our country for tho purpose
of preparing 'of the most solemn duty
that fire., mn have 10 perform. We are
here in tho ordinary capacity as delegates
of the people, to Irapare for the torma-
ton and carrying o. of new aimlnIS-
tration, aud with the Lelp of the people
we will do it. (Anp!ause) No mere
controversy about miserable distractions
has brought US here to-day; we have not
come here on any idle question. The
sacrifice which most of us have made III
the extended Journey, and in the time do
voted to it. could only have been made
uno1 some solemn call; and the stern
look which | see, the solemn look which
| see OF every face, and the earnest be-
haliDr which has teen manifested III al!
the preliminary discussions, shows full
well that we all have 4 true and deep
sense of the solemn obligation which IS
resting upon ia. Gentlemen. It does not
bel ,ar To mo 10 make IN extended AL
dress; it is for me rather to ASSIST IN the
details Of the business that belong to tins
Convention. But allow me to say that |
think we have right here to day, IN the
name of the American people to s.y that
we impeach the Administration of our
General Government of the highest
crimes which can be committed against
constitutional government, against free
people, and against humanity. pro
! lonced rhoersl Tho catalogue Of its
crimes it is not for me to roc'te. 1t IS
written upon every page of the history OF
the pre- ,ent Administration. and care
not how many paper protests the Presl-
dent may send into the House of Repre-
sen;atives Daughter and aPplause) we
here. the grand inquest of the nation,
will find out for him and bis confederates
not merely punishment terrible and sure
but a remedy which shall be sat sfaetory.
prolonged cheers.) Gentlemen. before
proceeding to the duties OF the Conven-
tion, allow me to congratulate you and
the peopls upon the striking feature
/ which. / think, must have been noticed
by everybody who has mixed in the pre-
liminary discussions Of the people who
have gathered in this beautiful city. LIZ
is that brotherlv kindness and generous
emulation which has marked every con-
yersarion and every discussion, showing
a desire for nothing else but their c'un
| trv's good Earnest, warm ana generous
preferences are expressed, ardent hopes
and fond purposes are declared, but
not within the three days | have spent
among you all, have heard one unknd
word, uttered by any one man towards
another, | hail it as an augury OF sue
csss, and if during the proceedings OF
this convention Won will unite toperpetu-
ate that feeling and allow it to pervade all
your proceedings, declare to YOU that
| / think il is the surest and brightest
promise Of our success, whoever may be
| the standard bearer in the contest that Is
pending. (Appanse.) In that spirit
gentlemen let us now proceed to the bus
iness--to the great work, which the
American people have given into our
hands to do. (Applfuse)
The various committees were appointed
and the Convention adjourned until to-
day. The sight of the Convention IN
session is most impressive. The 1'mss'
] {Y1,,,,,ias nroonl NJ this t,efnipU SAWS