Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02
THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION

Democrats was held at Cosmopolitan
Hall tonight, Col. Morse of st. Louis,
in the chair, and Caspar Butt of Chica-
go, Secretary, Gen. Cochrane, on invi-
taticn, addressed the assemblage briefly
He said that terrific as is the contest
that Is being waged for the overthrow
of the rebellion, not less serious Is the
question that must be decided when the
dearest rights of the citizen is imperiled.
While the soldier has been engagedagainst
the common foe, repeated blows have
been aimed at the franchises and the
liberties and institutions of the people,
and becau e of these encroachments this
meeting has assembled. The constitu-
| tional period has arrived when the
| people must speak upon the sub
| jects of the rights of man. If these
| encroachments continue there Is danger
of the partial destruction of the liber-
ties OF the people. III submitted to and
permitted, they must result in such dis
solution OF the rights and liberties Of
man as will pail the hearts and blanch
the cheeks of the bravest. OF the war,
he said it must be continued until the
the rebellion is completely subdued; but
it should be remembered that there new
er has been and never can be wharf.-the
main question of which does not become
one of finance and the liberation of the
army of shoddyites who have been suck
ing the life-blood of the nation through
its treasury they who have been loud
est in protestations of patriotism and
loyalty. On the question of slavery, he
said, one effect of the war was to rem
der the black man free, and being free,
removed from all constitutional record
of slavery
He spoke of the rights of the asylum
as one of the blessings offered by this
country to the down-trodden Of the old
world, and arraigned the administration
on the charge Of having assisted and sent
back without process of law or legal
| knowledge of his guilt or innocence, one
who had sought shelter on our shores.
| He condemned this act as a wrong and
an outrage, and would wait hopefully
until November for the peoples verdict
| upon it, He denounced the suppression
| of newspapers as crime against the
| liberties of the citizen, and said that
even censorship over the press was an
| outrage without justification. In con-
| clusion, he said that we were then to es-
tablsh principles upon which alone a
truly great democratic party can -four
! ish. He was followed by eX-Goy. John
son, who said that having belonged to
many political parties, and speaking
from experience thus gained, he had
come to the conclusion that men of the
most radical notions are always nearest
right, and he was satisfied that the most
radicol measures alone can save the
/ Union.
Gen. McKinstry offered resolution
declaring that the administration is to
restore frustrated rights of citizenship,
freedom of the press and speech; declar-
ing against arbitrary arrests and seiz-
ures of property, and in favor of the
Monroe doctrine and the right of asy-
lum and fraternity to struggling repub'
lies of both the old world and new.
Mr.. Goodell, of New York, also offer
ed platform which was referred.
On motion the following committee
of arrangements was appointed
E. Gilbert, of New York, Parker Pills
bury, of New Hampshire; NJ. c. Cary
of Vermont Carl Heingan, of Massa
chusetts Major Haskell, of Connecticut
DIR. Greene, of New Jersey NJ. P. Saw
yer, of Pennsylvania G. E. Moss, o
Missouri E. Prussing, of Illinois B
d. Chapman, of Ohio; J. t. Slibalt, o
Iowa; Judge Bailey, of Kansas JOSEPH
Hart, of Indiana; Feldener j. Refs, o
Wisconsin N. Wolf, of the District o
Columbia.
: Adjourned.
CLEVELAND, May 81.
The Convention opened with three t.
four hundred delegates, ex-Gov. johnson
| of Pennsylvania temporary chairman
| johnson addressed the convention ho
ping it's proceedings would strike will
, that force and power worthy its objec
. and the principles in view. B. II
Brooks of California, and Wolf, distric
collector, were appointed Secretaries.
committee on permanent organization
: was appointed, Ezra G. Andrews, o
Maine, Chairman. Opposition was made
a to a motion for committee on creden
r tials on the ground that many were pres
A ent without credentials from ditferen
d political organizations. Gantz, of Mis-
. souri,, wanted record to show that W
j. were here in spite of Lincoln and tn
s devil. 1t was decided to enroll a.
s names of persons declaring themselve
present under the CALL Permanent OF
ganization, President, Gen. Cochrane {
o New York, Vice Presidents, James Hi
of Maine. Parker Pillsbury, N. H., Wn
Carey, Vt. Edmund futile, Conn, Re-
d Mr.. Cheever, Mass.
!. Gen. Cochrane on taking the Cha
Of made lengthy speech mainly enuncis
h ting the same idea contained in h
, speech last evening.
10 Col Moss moved that the conventio
proceed to the nomination of candidate
n for President and Vice President. NJ
H. Ransom moved to reconsider, believiT
it would be best to wait until after Il
Baltimore Convention.
Col Moss moved that John G. FL
mont be declared the nominee for Pre-.
" dent.
ho Ransom moved an amendment that
If nominating convention be held at Gle,
hn land on the first Wednesday in Septel
20. Der. Lost,-only nine voting in the ;
10 frmative.
- Powell, of Washington, moved to a
be journ over to the Radical Convention