Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-09-08
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
Its Proceedings Harmonious.
An Armisticc Platform Adopted
Ne CleRan Nominated On First Ballot
PendletOn, of Ohio. for Vice President

CHICAGO, Aug Zs'-hV - 0io0n ~
day the Nationa pem,ocratic C9nyentlon
Cha;rmsn of the National Democratic Com
,n;ttee, He delivered brief but pertinent
address At the close Of his remarks he
noninsted Ex-Governor Bigler of Pennsyl-
yanis, for temporary President, which mo-
ton was carried unanimously. When the
cheers which greeted Governor Bigler sub
sided, he said
Gentlemen Of The Conuention Il am
greatly honored in your selection OF me to
preside over the preliminary deliberations
Of this body Accept my acknowledge
ments for this high compliment, and for the
kind greeting Just extended to me by this
vast concourge of my fellow-citizens will be
best manifested by a proper discharge off
the duties of the position to which you have
called me. Il Is not expected nor would it
be beftting in one assuming the mere tenn
porary presidency Of a convention, that he
should enter upon any general discussion OF
the many topics suggested by the unhappy
condition Of our country--a brief allusion
to the occasion and purposes Of our assem-
blage, is all that will be necessary.
No similar body ever assembled in Ameri-
ca with mightier objects before them, or to
which such vast proportion OF American
people looked with such profound solicit
tude for measures to promote the welfare
of the country and advance their individual
happiness. The termination Of Democrat
ic rule in this country was the end of peace
full relations between the States and people,
the elevation of sectional party, to au-
thority at Washington, and the elimination
Of long INDUCED and acrimonious war, Of
crirnination and recrimination between cx.
treme men Mt the North and South, was
promptly followed by dissolution and civil
war, and in the progress of that war even
the buwarks of civil liberty have been inn
perrilled and the whole fabric brought to
the very verge Of destruction, and now Mt
the end Of more than three years Of war
unparalleled in modern times for its desola-
tions, after more than two millions of men
have been called into the field, and on our
side alone; after the land has literally
drenched in fraternal blood, and wailings
and lamentations are heard in every corner
of our common country, hopes Of union,
our cherished object, are in no wise improv.
ed. Men in authority, through teud
which they have long maintained with VIC
lent and unwise men at the South, because
IF blind fanaticism about an institution
in some Of the States in relation to which
they have no duties to perform, and no re-
sponsibilities to bear, are utterly incapable
OF adopting proper means to rescue oui
country, our whole country, from its pres
entlamentable condition. Then, gentlemen
it is apparent that the first indispensable
step to the accomplishment of this great
work is to overthrow by ballot, the present
Administration, and the Inauguration OF
another in its stead which will wisely and
jealousy, but temporarily and justly WELD
all influence and power of government to
bring about speedy settlement of national
troubles, on the principles of the Constitu-
ton and on terms honorable and just to all
sections, North and South, East and West;
one which will stand unfateringly by civil
and religious liberty; one which, instead
Of relying solely on its peculiar dogmas and
doctrines, and the ravages of the sword,
will refer National troubles to the people,
the fountaih of political authority, and to
States, under forms of the Constitution
one which will have no conditions precedent
TO reconstruction of Union, but which will
diligently seek that result, and the return
vt permanent peace amongst the people.
Gentlemen, we have been commissioned by
the people to come here and initiate steps
TO accomplish these great objects; to selec,
nn agent and agencies to do this good work
That task will be well performed, have un
faltering faith, and that the people ma!
sanction and God may bless these means t'
a desired and ia nv sincere nraver
The proceedings were then opened witt
nraver hv Rev Il II Clarkson. of Protes
tant Enisconal Church
On motion Mcssrs i. O. Perrin, of Ney
York q w. Tower of New Jersey, an,
Moses NJ. Strong of Wisconsin, were an
pointed temuorary Secretaries
A list of delcrates was then called b,
STATES and as each chairman presented th
cre,putinls of his delegotions he was wei
coined with loud annlaase IWhen the del
epates from Kentucky, Messrs. Guthrie an,
Wicklin. walked mn The aisle arm in arm
the enthusiasm of The Convention and th,
neonlc exceeded nnv thing of the kind owe,
witncssod
Mr. Tilden of New York moved that on,
delegate be appointed bv each delegation I,
renort resolutions for the consideration n
the Convention, and that all resolutions of
fered 90 10 said committee without debate
Carried
Mr. Cox. of Ohio. moved that a commit
tee on ORGANIZATION be instructed 70 report
rules for the government of the Convention
and that meantime the rules of tho last
Convcntion he odontod Carried
Mr. Powell of Kentucky. stated that
the contesting delegates from that State had
agreed and we're harmonious in this Conyen.
ton, He arose therefore TO ask that one
member of each delegation be appointed on
Committee ON resolutions. the two Ia have
bn, one vote co,ricd
Mr. Mcnonroi mnv"d tbst thoro l., ,d.
m;tted 70 the Convent;on NOT 70 crcsod
three gentlemen known "a he members oi