The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-01

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to within two years last past he ~ nevei
voted any other than ! Dsn noezafis liskst
TwUysau ego apoa ths q sssliea of slavery
and other great aAGional quastioap Ae
differed ftom his party, stepped out and
voted 70. the lanented Gen. Wsdsvorth
Last year be voted tho Union ticket With
the Chairman Gen. Coshraae, Who nov
came TO this Csnvsatioa becanse he ean.
not at the ooninG elsction sast HI vote fos
Absahaa Einsols. He eould ioe APPROVE
Of the prineip.ss and policy q HI admin
istrAtion. He aaasntsd u IL main With
rssoaations reported. The Union musl
b preserved and We must treat slavery 4
dead, never TO be renewed. The Con.
stitution must Be amended In this re.
spect:
He vould 60 for that man for Presidsn,
wto il loyal 70 the eounsry, end that up.
on the plstform that shall b put forth
here he can be elected beyond dosbs.
There il such man, one who oan carry
The State Of New York over Abraham
Lincoln by loo, 600 majority.
Mr.. Robinson, Comptroller of New
York. unable to be present. had addressed
him letter on this subject, which hs
read ~ follows: ~
State Of New York. Comptroller Ofice,l
Albany, May %.
To Hon. A. J. Calvin
My Official duties and the iIlness Of
ny deputy viii prevent me from attend
ing the meeting called for CONSULTATION 1t
Cleveland on the 3lst inst. trust thss
you will be there to aid with your judi-
cious advice thbif sction It tine when
safety and welfare Of the country are i'm.
perilsd and careful delibefafion with wise
and resolute action are demanded. We
have lived through thrss yean Of var and
have survived many bad missakes, simply
becausethepopular mind has bssa intensely
fixed upon the single purpose Of supres-
sing the rebellion e III hAxards and at
every cost. This oas idea M had
such controlling power and the masses
hare followed it % steadilys that it has
served asa substitate for proper govern.
mental leadership. BoE j. j svidest that
the time 10 near at kAad when the re-
establishment of order, the removal Of the
cause ofthe rebellion and the terrible des-
oiation it has produced, win require of
the heads Of the gcvernment the very
highest qualities Of ieadsnhip. How can
We hope to live = nation through the
srisis bsfore us with weak executive and
cabinet, in . state Of fdiscord and anarchy !?
Will not the country be in imminent
danger Of falling iato the same condi-
tiou It must be held together BY the
pressure of war. II sppears to me that
. firm assertion Of soupdi principles and
the election Of our greatest man, regard
less Of former party organisations, are ss-
scntiai to the safety of the nation.
Whether q nomination should be made
at Cleveland or else where is 10 be determ-
ined after meeting and consulting With
those Who will assemble there but il it
be thought best not to nomi oste, / have
no hesitation in aaying that I believe the
hopes of the people throaghost the coun-
try are resting upon Gen. Grant ~ the
He has displayed the quail
tis vhich give Ill men confidence. He
has shown himself possessed Of energy
and skill, the most indomi,able courage
and most heroic devotion to the cause Of
his country. Victory has attended him
whsnver he has gose.
One year ago oil confidence in the Ad.
ministration was lost. The brilliant VIC
tories which have since been won By Gen.
Grant have % fer fesulted only - 70 en-
the Administration to attempt to
redeem itself on the strength of his achiev-
ments; but in my judgement Ne should let
him who has won the hoaors wear them.
We shall then have leader at the head
Of affairs ia whou ell loyal nen will have
confidence. and against whom there will
be no prejudice when al win aid with
a1ecritG. hA -
1t was then decided to take up the res
olutions separately.
The lst, I'd, Sd and 4th were adopted
without dissent.
Mr.. Goodell moved to amsad the 9th
BY saying that slavery shall die, instead
Of saying that it is dead.
The 9th, 9th, 10Th, 1ith, 18th and
18th were then adopted. 4w
Col. Moss moved that the Convention
proceed to nomiaatlons csadidates for
President and Vice President upon this
platform. Carried.
Ransom moved to reconsider. He
thought that it would be- better policy 70
wait until after the Baltimore Consentios.
Mr.. Denvers, of Troy, seconded the
motion to reconsider. believing that
|it would bs better policy to wait till after
the Baltimore Convention, believing that
any nomination at this time would : Be
premature and calculated to destroy the
very object Of this Conventiou. Mr.. D.
continued at length and insisted that il
you'd be uaviss and usfair TO press I
nomination now. .tg
= Col. Moss moved that John G. Ere
mont be declared tho. nominee Of the
Convention for President Of the United
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