The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-06-17


/ wo recommend economy aud rigid respon.
sibilty in tho public expenditures. and q
! vigorous and Just taxation, and that it is tho
duty of any loyal State to sustain tho credit
and promote the use Of the National cur.
rency. (Applause)
| Resoiued, That wo approve the position
taken bv the Government, that the people
of the United States can never regard with
indifference the attempt of any European
power to overthrow by force or supplurt by
fraud the institutions of any Republican
/ Government on tho Western Continent
! (prolonged applause,) and that they will
view with extreme jealousy, as menacing
to tho peace or independence of this
our country. tho efforts of any such
power to obtain new footholds for monar-
chial governments sustained by u foreign
military force in near proximity 10 the
/ United States. (LoDg and continued ap.
/ plause)
! On motion of Mr.. Bushnoii, OF Connect.
cut. the resolutions woro adopted by ac-
clamation.
| A motion was then made that tho House
proceed at once to the nomination for Pres.
idont and Vice President.
! Cen Cameron, of Ponnsylvanis, offored
as a substitution that Abraham Lincoln and
Hannibal Hlmliu be the unanimous choice
OF the Union party for President and Vice
President. Great cheering aud loud calls
for division of the resolution
Mr.. Creswoll, of Maryland, called for q
division of the question SO us to vote first on
that portion of tho resolution declaring
Abraham Lincoln the unanimous choice of
the Convention as its candidsLs for the
Presidency o: tho United States.
Mr.. Stevens moved to lay tho resolu-
ton on tho table. [Great confusion aud
cheers, and cries OF question, question.
MIR, Cameron withdrew his resolution and
offered another:
| Resoired, That Abraham Lincoln be de.
clared the unanimous choice of the Uuon
| party as its nominee for the President of
the United states.
| AS the vote was about being taken, Mr..
Raymond urged that the vote should be ta-
ken BY States as it had been said there was
disposition to rush the nomination OF Mr.
Lincoln through the Convention. and to
stife any contrary expression of sentiment,
such a vote would carry with it more power
and influence than tho passage of any such
reso olution.
TIE proposition was well received.-
Amidst much confusion the States were
called, and the result was as follows: For
Mr.. Lincoln, Maine ii. Now Hampshire 10,
Vermont 10. Massachusetts "a, Rhode Is.
land s, Connecticut H. New York &C. Now
Jersey ii. Pennsylvania 50. Delaware 6.
Maryland II. Louisiana ii, Atkausas 10,
Tennessee 10, Kentucky %, Ohio AZ, Ia
diana 26. Illinois 80, Michigan l6. Wlscon.
sin i6. Iowa l6, Minnesota 8. California 10,
Oregon 6, West Virginia 10, Kansas 6. No.
braska 6, Colorado 8, Nevada 6 Total 497.
For Gen. Grant, Missouri %.
On motion of Mr.. Hume of Missouri, tho
vote was declared unanimous. The enthu-
siasm was Immense.
The Convention proceeded to vote for q
candidate for Vice. President.
Daniel Mace. of Indiana, presented the
namo of Andrcw johnson, of Tennessee.
Mr., Stone, of Iowa, seconded the motion
Mr.. Cameron offered the name of Manni.
bal Hamlin.
Mr.. Tremanc, of New York, in behalf of
portion of the delegation, presented Dan
iel S. Dickinson.
Tho President announced the following
namos as being before tho Convonton: An.
drew johnson, of Tenn; Hannibal Hamlin,
of Me-; ID. Ii. Rousseau, of Ky Daniel S.
Dickinson, OF New York.
Tho Convention then proceeded to ballot.
AS the vote proceeded, it was soon apparent
that Mr.. Johnson. of Tennessee, was to DO
the nominee. and before the vote was an
nounced, the various States, whose votes
had beon divided, commenced changing
their votes. and wont unanimously for
Johnson, amid great enthusiasm.
The Chair announced that the next busi.
ness in order, was the election of Nation
Committee, and tho States were called to
name tho samo, which was done
After various resolutions of thanks, tho
Convention adjourned sine die.