Weekly Minnesotian and times. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1859-1860, 1860-05-26
EVENING SESSION.

4 few minutes after O'Clock the Speaker
took his chair and called the Convention to
order.
Mr.. Lowry from Pennsylvania commenced
r.,,,,,my progress in relation to the Board Of
Trade excursion, but was called to order. lie
continued however, and stated that the
Board of Trade wished to have the delegates
in readiness at six o'clock. Loud calls for
question, during which Mr.. Hazard, OF Rhode
Island, attempted to make speech. The mo-
ton was put and lost.
The Chair called for the report Of the Com
mittee on Organization The Chairman be-
ing temporarily absent. it was moved that the
Chairman of the Committee on Credentials re-
port. Adopted.
This Chairman proved to be absent, and
Mr.. Tracy of California called for the report
of The Committee on Business. The Chair
stated that the Committee on Organization
were nearly ready to report, and thought 1t
advisable to wait.
After the lapse of a few minutes, the chair
stated that Mr. Horton of Ohio, of the com
mittec ON Permanent Organization, was ready
to report in part and had announced Hon.
George A>hmun of Springfield, Miss, as
chairman. The report was adopted amid
Great applause The chair appointed Hon.
Preston King Of New York, sud Carl Schurz
of Wisconsin, 10 escort Mr. A>hmun to the
chair The eminent gentlemen, amid the
dea!cniug applause, conducted Mr. AShnun
H. the chair Three rouSng cheers were given
lor til. hGnOrabie chairman, who acknow
lodged the honor conferred upon hrms jim the
following pertinent speech
SPEECH OF HON. GEoRGE AsHMUN.
Gentiemen ~ the Concantion, Etpa6Hcuns
.1merictns-M first duty is to express to
you the deep sense which feel of this dis
tingushcd mark of your confidence. In the
spirit in which it has been offered, | accept it,
sensible of the difficulties which surround the
position, but checrcd and sustained by the
faith that the same generosity that has brought
| me here will carry me through the discharge
OF the duties | will not shrink from this
position, at the same time the post Of danger
as well as the post of honor. applause J.
Gentlemen, we have come here to-day at the
Call Of our country from widely separated
homes, to fulfill 4 great and important duty.
No ordinary call has brought us together
Nothing but momcntous question would
have called this vast multitude here to day
nothing but deep sense Of the danger into
which o,..' government is fast running could
have rallied the people thus in this city to-day
for the purpose Of rescuing the government
from the deep degradation into which it has
fallen. loud applausc.) We have come
here at the call of our country for the purpose
of preparing for the most solemn duty that
frecmen have to perform. We are here in the
ordinary capacity as delegates of the people,
to pr, pare for the formation and carrying on
of a new administration, and with the help of
the people We will do it. applause No
mere controversy about miserable distractions
has brought us here to day; we have not
come here on any idle question. The sacriii
ces which most Oft have made in the extend
ed Journey, and in the time devoted to it,
could only have been devoted upon some Sc,
rious ac:i solemn call and the stern look
which see, the solemn look which see on
every face and the earnest spirit which his
been manifested in all the preliminary discus
sions, which has been manifested in all the
preliminary discussions, show full well that
we all have a true and deep sense of the sol
cmn obligation which is resting upon U.s.
! Gentlemen, it does not belong to me to make
an extended address; it is for me rather to
assist in the details OF the business that be-
longs to this Convention But allow me to
say, that think we have II right here to day,
in the name of the American people, to say
that we impcach the Administration of our
General Government Ct the highest crimes
which can be committed against II ccnstitl-
tonal government, against free people and
against humanity. prolonged cheers The
catalogue of its crimes is not for me to rccite
They are written upon every page of the his
tory of the present Administration, and | care
not how many paper protests the President
may send into the House of Representatives
daughter and applause eve here, the grand
| inquest OF the nation, will find out for him
and his coafedeiates, not merely punishment
terrible and sure, bat a remedy which shall
be satisfactory. prolonged checrs) Gen
tlcmen, before proceeding to the business of
the Convention, allow me to congratulate you
and the people upon the striking feature which
| think must have been noticed by everybody
who has mixed in the preliminary discussions
OF the people who have gathered in this beau
tiul city. 1t is that brotherly kindness and
generous emulation which has marked every
conversation and every discussion, showing a
desire for nothing but their country's good
Earnest, warm and generous preferences are
expressed, ardent hopes and firm purposes
arc declared, but not within the three DAYS |
have spcnt among you all, have heard one
nnkind word, uttered by one man towards
another. hold it as an augury of success,
and if during the proceedings of the Conven-
ton, you will unite to perpctuate that feeling
and allow it to pervadc all your proceedings,
| declare to you that | think it is the surcst
and brightest promise of our success, whoever
may be the standard-bearer in the contest that
spending. (Applause.) In that spirit, gen.
tlemen, let us now proceed to the business
to the great work, which the American people
have given into our hands to do. Applause
Mr.. Marsh, of New Jersey, of the Commit
tee on Organization, reported that the officers
of the Convention consist of one President,
twenty-seven Vice Presidents and twcnty-six
Secretaries.
President-HOn. GEORGE AsnMuy, of Mas
sachusetts.
Tho Vice President from Minnesota was
AARON Goodrich, and the Secretary d. A.
SECOMEE.
The report was received and adopted. The
Vice Presidents then took their seats on
the right and left of the Chair, and the Secrc-
taries at the table in front ofthe Chair.
Judge Tracey, of California, moved that a
Committee of one from each State and Terri
tory be nominated by the delegates to appoint
Committee OH Resolutions and Platform
Mr.. Carter moved that all resolutions sub
mitted to the Convention be referred to that
Committee without debate.
At this juncture, an interesting episode &C
CURED in the presentation Of an elegant gavcl
to the Speaker, by Mr.. Judd of Illinois. The
gave was an elegant piece of workmanship,
the oak of which it is composed having been
taken from Com. Perry's flag ship, Laurence.
1t was made by Mr. G. c. Thomas of Chica-
go, and was received by the President with
suitable acknowledgment.
Mr.. Dembitz, ofKentucky announced that
the Committee on Rules and Order of business
had matured a partial report, defining the
manner in which votes should be taken in the
Convention. lie moved that the report be
now called up.
The President announced that the question
on the appointment of Committee on Reso-
lutions and Platform was pending
Mr.. Dembitz moved that the question on
the appointment of a Committee on Platform
| ho IL.