Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-25
Secretaries
VICE PRESIDENTS.



John BeaTj Ind.
SECRErARIEs
Charles 4. Wing, Maine. :. Davis, Ills.
Mcdaniel Hubbard, y. H. Nm. l.. stoushton, Mich.
Ii. X. Hazard, X. |. l.. +. FTishy. Wise.
II. H. starhwedtber, Conn. ". x. Allison, Iowa
L. U. Rogers, Mass. u. 4. Sac"uIb MInn.
Theodore VI. POmeroy, NY !. J. Kidd, Missouri.
Edward Bcttle, y. j. John J. iIawrs. Ky.
J. Boilman Bell, Fem. Dunbar Henderson, Texas.
Bcuj amin e. hopkins, Del. d. }. staples, Cal.
Wm T. Coale, Md. Eli Thayer, oregon.
A. ". Campbell, Va. Johu A Martin, Kansas
Horace !. Becbc, Ohio. IL. T. Hitchcock, Nebraska
u. b. Pei late, Ind.
Preston King of New York and Carl
Schurz of Wisconsin we're appointed to
conduct the President to the chair.
Mr.. AsHMUN, on taking the chair was
greeted with immense applause, the Dele
gates rising aud giving him six hearty
cheers. When order was restored, be
spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION, Re-
PuBLICANS AND AMERICANS: My first
duty Is TO express to you my deep sense
of this distinguished mark of your conf
dence and IN the spirit IN which it is OIL
fered, L accept of it. / lam sensible of the
difficulties which surround the position,
but | am cheered and sustained by the
faith, that the same generosity which
brought me here, will carry me through
the discharge Of my duties. | will not
SHRINK from the position, which is at the
same time the post Of danger as well as of
honor.
Gentlemen, We have come here to day
at the call Of the country, from widely
separated homes, to fulfil great and i'm
portant duty. Nothing but momentous
questions would have called this vast mul-
titude together-nothing but the deep
sense of danger into which the Govern
ment is fast running, could have rallied
the people thus in this city to-day, for the
purpose of rescuing the Government from
the degradation into which it has fallen
We do not come here on any idle question
The sacrifice which we have made in an
extended journey, and the time We have
devoted to it, would not have been made,
except on some solemn call. The stern
look which see on every face, aud the
earnest behavior which has been manifest
ed in all the preliminary discussions, show
that all have a true and deep sense of the
solemn obligations which are resting upon
US. Gentlemen, it does not belong to me
to make any extended address, but rather
to assist in the details of the business
which belong to the Convention but allow
me to say, think We have right here
to-day, 10 the name of the American peo.
pie, to impeach the Administration of our
General Government of the highest crimes
that can be committed against Cons.itu-
tional Government, against Free People,
and against Humanity. Tde catalogue of
its crimes it is not for me to recite-it is
written on every page Of the history of the
present Administration, and | care not how
many paper protests the President may
send in to the House of Representatives.
We here, as grand inquest ofthe nation,
will find out for him and his confederates,
not only a punishment terrible aud sure,
but remedy that shall be satisfactory.
Before proceeding to business, the Con-
vention will allow me to congratulate you
and the people on the striking features,
which, l think, must have been noticed
by everybody who has mixed in the pre-
limiuary discussions of the people who
have gathered in this beautiful city-it
is, that brotherly kindness, and generous
which have marked every con-
versation and every discussion, showing a
desire for nothing save the coun'rys good.
Earnest, warm, generous preferences are
expressed; ardent hopes and fond purposes
are declared; but not, during the three
days have spent among you all, have l
heard one unknd word uttered by one man
,gainst another. l hail it is an augury of
success and if, during the proceedings Of
he Convention, you will unite to perpetu-
tie that feeling, and allow it to pervade
III your proceedings, l declare to you it
sill be the surest and brightest omen of
,ur success, whoever may be the standard
bearer in the great contest that is pend
ng. In that spirit, gentlemen, let US now
proceed to business Ito the great work
which the American people have given
nto our hands to do.
Mr.. Judd, of ILL.,, on the part Of c. G.
Thomas, working Republican OF Chica !