Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-05-23

lublOn tnat, We s0lemnly reassert the sell
sustaining truths that all men are endowed
by their Creator with certain inalienable
rights, among which are those OF life, lib.
erty and the pursuit of happiness, and that
governments are instituted among men to
secure the enjoyment of these rights.
Carter-I desire to move an amendment.
Giddings-I have the floor, and hope
my colleague will ask no favor of me-
Carter-Oh! no, will not.
Giddings urged the adoption of his
amendment.
Carter said all gas that had been ex
planned by his colleage on amendments
was unnecessary.
The motion to amend was lost by a
large vote.
Judge Joshua desired to amend verbal
mistake in the name of the party. 1t was
named in the resolution National Republi-
can party. He wanted to strike out the
word National
The correction was made.
A discussion arose on the amendment
offered by Curtis of New York, to add to
the platform the prelude of the Declaration
of Independence. Curtis said this was
the second convention of the Republican
party and he asked whether the party was
prepared to vote down the words of the
Declaration of Independence. He caution.
ed them to beware before they receded
from the position occupied at Philadelphia
and refuse to repeat the words of the
fathers OF the revolution, as used in the
Declaration of independence.
Gen. Nye took the floor and proceeded
10 speak.
Several delegates from Pa. said TO put
it in and say no more about it.
Gen. Nye-That is all want, and am
glad that words from me has induced gen
tlemen to give way. Loud laughter.l
The amendment as then adopted, and
the resolution, as amended. passed unan-
imously.
A scene of the widest excitement fol.
lowed immense mullitudes rising and
giving round after round Of applause
10, 500 voices swelling into deafening roar
that for a few minutes rendered every at
tempt to restore order impracticable; mul-
titudes outside took up and re-echoed
cheers, making a scene Of enthusiasm and
excitement unparalleled in any similar
gathering
Amidst the confusion, motion to adj.
journ till 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning
was lost.
Goodrich of MINI. moved to go into a
ballot for President,
Much confusion and cries Of ballot, bal.
ot-amidst which the President put the
affirmative on the motion to adjourn, and
declared the Convention adjourned till 10
o'clock tomorrow.
Among the resolutions was one, that
while providing revenue for the support OF
the General Governmt by duties upon i'm
ports, sound policy required such an adj
justment of these importations as to en-.
courage Developments of industrial inter
ests of the whole country, and We COM
mend that policy of national exchanges
which secures TO the working men liberal
wages, agriculture ut remunerating prices
TO mechanics and manufactures an ade
quate reward for their skill, labor. and en-
terpris, and to the nation commercial pros
perity and independence.
This resolution was received with un
bounde enthusiasm by Pennsylvania, ant
the large crowds Of outsiders, the who'll
delegations and spectators rising and Civ
ing round after round of deafening cheers
THIRD DAY.
CHICAGO, May Is.
Full an hour before the Convention as
semblsd this morning, the Wigwam wa
closely packed. The interest in the pro
ceedings appears to increase as the tim
for balloting approaches.
The crowd outside the building, mum
bered by thousands, remains anxiousl.
awaiting the intelligence from inside.
Arrangements have been made for pass
ing the ballot up from the platform to tn
roof Of the building through the sky light
men being stationed above to carry speed
intelligence to the multitude 10 the stree,
A large procession was formed of the va
rious delegations to march to the hall, pre-
ceded by bands of music, New York beinI
by far the most numerous.
As the delegates entered on the platforr
the several distinguished men were greete
with applause.
The opening prayer was delivered b
Rev. Mr.. Grove, of the Tabernacle Baptis
Church.
Three or four meetings are being held q
a distance outside, and during the silenc
occasioued by the delivery of the praye
the roars aud shouts in the meetings ar
distinctly heard in the Wigwam.
The President, on the opening Of th
proceedings, begged the audience to re
frain from applause as much as possible
and preserve decorum.
The President announced an invitatio
for an excursion over the Galena Railroad
also a communication from the workiD
men Of Brooklyn, Williamsburgh an
Greensport in favor of bestowing govern
ment lands on actual settlers and arrestiD
further sale of the public lands, whic
were ordered to be entered on the records
The President announced the motto
pending to be to take ballot for Presider
of the United States.
Mr.. Blair of Md. announced that in col
sequence of the adoption by the Conver
tion of the rule restricting the vote cast
the number of deleg ates present that delt
gates hal last evening filled its numbt
and asked leave TO present the credential
of FIVE new delegates to fill the numbt
from that State.
The President said he had understoo
that the rule adopted in the report Of Ii
committee on credentials to have restricte
Md. TO II votes, the additional delegate
would not entitle them to greater nun