Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-05-24
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THE CHICAGO CONVENTION
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

4'o" IoTh, aunluS6 the most profound 81
lence of the vast multitude
Mr.. Morgan nominated Hon David vii
mot, OF Pennsylvania, for temporary Chair
man, which was approved by enthusiastic
acclamation. Mr.. Wilmot on taking the
chair spoke at length He alluded in
strong terms to the sectional strife at pres,
ent agitating the nation. He said that sla-
very vas sectional, and that freedom is ma,
tlonal Men have more freedom to utter
their opinions in the despotisns of Austria
and Russia, than they have in the slave
States OF Republican America He con-
tlnued at some length, strongly denouncing
the institution of slavery.
All the free States, and Virginia, Texas.
Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky,
Nebraska, District of Columbia, and Kan
sas are represented.
The Committee On Permanent Officers
and Credentials were appointed. Messrs.
L. j. Coffey and Hon. Samuel Purviance,
of Pennsylvania, are on this Committee.
Alter some unimportant preliminaries,
including the appointment of a committee
to select permanent officers, the convention
loOh d IcCcSS lllI HNe q CLOCK.
The letter of Col Fremont to Judge Sta
pies, Of California, positively declining to
have his name presented to the convention,
is published here to day.
AFTERNOON SESSION ON-PERMANENT Or
GANIZATION.
CHICAGO, May 16.-The convention re-
assembled at FIVE o'clock, when the COM
mittee ON permanent organization reported
for President the name Of George Ashmun,
Of Massachusetts, who took the chair amid
immense applause. In his address he said:
I'VE have come here at the call Of the
country for the purpose of preparing for
the most solemn duty that freedom can
perform. We have come here in ordinary
capacity as delegates Of the people, to pre-
pare for the formation and carrying out of
a new administration, and, by the help of
God, we will doit. Loud applause No
mere controversy about miserable a6strac-
tions brought US here to day. We do not
come here on any idle question. / think
we have right to day, in the name of the
people, to impeach the admins
tration Of our General Government of the
highest crimes that can be committed against
constitutional government, against free
people and against humanity. Prolonged
cheers. The catalogue of crimes is not
for me to recite. 1t is written on every
page of the history of the present Admin
of the Government, and | care
not how many paper protests the President
may send into the House of Representa-
tives
A committee on resolutions were appoin-
ted, to whom the Illinois resolutions were
4 resolution was adopted that each del
egation report the name Of one person as
a member of the national committee for
the ensuing four years.
The convention then adjourned to 10
o'clock Thursday morning,
SECOND DAY.
CHICAGO, one o'clock p. NJ
The Wigwam was completely packed
when the hour of noon arrived, and as each
delegation entered there was great enthus-
iasm among the multitude. As Mcssrs.
Giddings, VIM. D. Kelly, Geo. Cofey and
others appeared upon the platform appro-
priated to the delegates, there was cheer
ing from the crowd Considerable confus-
ion was created by efforts Of outsiders to
occupy seats appropriated to the delegates.
The President requested each delegation
to turn out the outsiders that occupied their
places. On this there were cries
of put them out mingled with cheers.
When order was restored, Rev. Mr.. Pat
ton, of Chicago, delivered an impressive
prayer.
The President then read communiea-
ton from the people outside requesting
that some good speakers be sent out to en-
tertain the 25000 Republicans and their
wives who were in the street unable to get
into the Wigwam At this there was great
applause,
Rules for the government of the Con-
vention were then reported by the business
committee The fourth rule provides that
each Congressional district shall have two
votes, and from each State the delegates at
large shall poll four votes. BY this rule
304 votes shall be majority in balloting
for President and Vice Presil lent. This
fourth rule was opposed by the Seward
men.
The minority of the Committee reported Z
a substitute, providing that majority Oh
the votes from such States as are Iepreseu-
ted in the Convention shall be sufficient 10
nominate. [Cheers, .oa -
The two reports were then postponed SO
as to take up the report from the Commit
tee ON Credentials. That COMMITTEE re-
norted that from the States Of New Jersey
pennsylvania and Iowa, an extra number
of delegates had appeared. Each of thes'