The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-09-07

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The Committee on Resolutions are to meet
at the Sherman House at s o'clock. The
| Convention has just adjourned at 3 clJck
| p. NJ, until 10 0 clock Tuesday morning
| a resolution was presented to admit three
| delegates from the Territories, Southern
| States and District of Columbia with right
! to dcbace but not to vote, said delegates to
be known as sound Democrats. Referred to
| Committee on Credentials.
| Governor WickiiFe, of Kentucky, presen-
| ted communication from Il Democratic
delegate now imprisoned in Kentucky, and
unable to attend the Conventions Colonel
John W. Leathars.
A communication Tas presented from
delegation from Louisiana, asking admission
into the Convention the National EXrcutEe
| Committee having refused them tickets Of
admission Referred to Committee on Gre.
dentalS
The States being called, the names of
| Committeeman were announced by the
Chairman Of each delegation.
There has been very little done since the
adjournment Of the Convention
1t is known that the Committee on Rules
will report that two-thirds shall be necessary
to nominate.
All the Committees hold meetings, and
all delegations sessions, tonight
a very affecting scene occurred in session
of the Convention this morning.. When
Kentucky was called upon to hand up her
list Of delegates, those venerable, bNt ever
popular men, EX-Govern0r Wickliffe and
Hon James Guthrie, Chairman Of the Sec
ond Kentucky Delegation, rose from their
seats and came slowly forward ~ the entire
length of the middle aisle, The Convention
and people commenced to cheer voclterouSly,
and the band struck up the old tune
"Should old acquaintance be forgot
The thrilling sensation was followed by the
most deafening cheers. The venerable
state.mcn wept like children, and many a
! tear strcamed down from the eyes Of that
vast crowd as they witnessed the solemn and
touching occurrence. The two gentlemen
pre- cntcd their credentials, and again mov-
el back to their seats. The cannon boom
| ed forth salute. the band played " Hail Co
lumbia, and the masses rent the air with
hu2zas.
Tclegraphic Report to the Associated Press.
CHlcAGo Aug. 29-At y clock to-day
the National Democratic Convention was
called to order by Hon. \. Belmont, Chair
man Of the National Democratic Commit
tee who spoke as follows ,..
! GENTLEMAN OF THE CoNvENTIoN-We
are assembled here to-day as the National
| Democratic Convention, under the call Of
the Democratic National Committee, for the
purpose OF nominating candidates for Pre-
sident and Vice President This task, AT
all times most difficult aud arduous one,
has, by the sad events of our civil war; aasu-
med an importance and responsibility Of the
most fearful nature. Never since the for
nation Of our government has there been
an assemblage the proceedings Of which
were fraught with more momentous and Vi
tai results than those which must flow from
your action here. Towards you, gentle
men, are directed at this moment, the anX-
ious fears and doubts not only of millions Of
/ American citizens, but also Of every lover Of
! civil liberty throughout the world. In yor
| hands rests, under the ruling Of an all-wise
Providence, the future Of this republic
! Four years of nlisrule by sectional, farati-
cal and corrupt party has brought our coun-
try to the verge of ruin. The past and pre-
sent are sufficient guarantees for the disas
! trous consequences which would belail us if
| Mr.. lincon'S reelection should be made
possible by our want Of patriotism and uni
! ty The inevitable results Of such a caIani-
ty must be the utter diSintcgration OF our
whole political aud social system, and blood
| she'd an anarchy, with the great problems
of liberal progress and sct.governmcnr jcop-
ardize for generations to como. The Amcm-
| can people have at last awakened to the con-
| yiction that change OF policy and admlnis-
tration can alone stay our d own ward course,
and they will rush to the support Of your
candidate and platform, provided you will
offer to their suffrageS tried patriot, who
has proved his devotion to the Union and
Constitution, and provided we pledge him
and ourselves to maintain their bal0Wcd
Importance by every effort and sacrifice in
| our power.
Let us, at the very outest Of our proceed
! ings, bear in mind that the dissenSions Of
the last National Democratic Convention
were one Of the principal causes which gave
| thercinS Of Cove. nment into the hands Of
our opponents, and let US beware not to tall
again into the same fatal error. We must
bring to the altar Of our country the sacrifice
Of our prediudiciF, opinions and convictions,
however clear and long-cherished they may
be, from the moment that they threaten the
harmony and unity Of action so indispensa-
be to our success. We are here not as War
Democrats nor as Peace Democrats, but as
! q rs of this great republic, which we will
StIlNC anu ldDDl ~ tlic ltSt w DllilS buCk W
| it's former greatness and prosperity without
one single star taken from the brilliant con
stcllation that once encircled its beautiful
ism, tempered by moderation and foIbear
ance, preside over our deliberations, and m
der the blessings of the Almighty the sacred
cause of the Union, the Constitution and the
laws must prevail over fanaticism and trea
son.
Mr.. Belmont was enthusiastically ap
plauded during the delivery Of his address.
At the close of Mr. Bclmonts remarks,
he nominated cx-Gov. Bigler of Pennsyva-
mia, for temporary President. which motion
was carried unanimously. When the cheers
which had greeted Gov B. subsided, he
said ' ..
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION Il am
greatly honorcd in your selection of me to
preside over the preliminary deliberations of
| this body Accept my acknowledgements
| for this high compliment and for the kind
greeting Just extended to me by this vast
concourse of my fellow citizens will be best
manifested by proper discharge of the du-
| ties of the position to which you have called
me. 1t is not expected nor would it be be-
! fiting in one assuming the mere temporary
presidency of a Convention, that he should
enter upon any general discussion of the ma
ny topics suggested by the unhappy condi-
ton of our country---a brief allusien to the
occasion and purposes Of our assemblage, is
all that will be necessary.
No similar body ever assembled in Amer
lea with mightier objects before them, or to
which such q vast proportion of American
people looked with such profound solicitude
for measures to promote the welfare of the
country and advance their individual hap
piness. The termination of Democratic
rule in this country was the end of peaceful
relations between the States and people, the
elevation of d sectional party to authority