Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-06
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Mr.. Lincoln, Of Tloga, moved that Judge
Tremain, Of Albany, be chosen temporary
Ohairman. -
s-SI Ex- Senator Madden moved To stibstltute
the name Of Gen. Charles III, Van Wyck,
OF Sullivan. He said y was well known
that untllthe past two or three years the
power of organizing our Conventions had
the habiJior the Chairman of the State
committee, on calling the Convention to
order, TO name the Temporary presiding Of
fcer, aud through a mistaken idea of cOur-
tesv this was not Questioned. Again, a
body outside of this Convention has assum-
ed to take the naming Of both the tempo
rary and permanent presiding officers.
The State committee hasno rlghtto do this,
and' he was opposed TO ", He had nothing
against Judge Trem8ih, bnt General Van
Wysk had served his country well aand
lgallhntlg IN the field andin its councils, and
besides he had great experience In civil af-
fairs. He would like to see Judge Tremain
selected for pernfsIbnt, Ohalrman, and
would support him for that position, but
he hoped the Convention would choose
Gen.iVan Wyck temporary Chairman.
~ Mr.. George w. Curtis said the Gonven-
tioh should very carefully consider the
question. proposed. Their Convention is
charged with the consideration of the very
gravest questions that have arisen under
the present crisis. He had the profoundest
respect for Gen. Van WJcA, ,but, he assured
the Convention tbatftwas absolutely essen-,
tial that harmony should prevail. 1t has
been the habit for the State Committee,
emanating as It does from tife State Con,
ventioh, to suggest the name Of a tempo
raryr chairman, and unless We have lost
faith IN oureommittee he could see no good
reason for disregarding the practice ..s' v,
G Mr.. Spencer favored the motion of Mr..
Madden, iex pressing, at the same time, great
respect for, and confidence In, Judge Tre-
MAN, than whom no man would better
grace the chair. :a.g ao r.f.2 2sa,- l..qa iaa
:, The question was then put, and it was
decided that the ayes had it-subseq eqtiently
the nomination was made by acclamation.
Judge Tremain and James A. Bell were
appointed to conduct Gen. Van Wyck to
the Chair. On reaching the platform Gen.
Van Wyck delivered the following address,
Efequehtly interrupted by istoTms>of apsi
lplanse. i'5 1f5iG EkE tLHtFgf
! lyFive years ag0I had the honor to preside
over the deliberations of the representa-
tives of the Union party of the State of
| New York. just engaging Ill the stern
conflict of arms, standing upon the same
lspiatform of principles as now,- with the
same destiny before, the same banner over
us, we were pleading then that this great
trust, b, dueatbed by our fathers should
not without q struggle be surrendered to
| the demands of rebels. We are this day
pleading that the results of the victory
! over treason shall not be abandoned, that
we shall not publicly proclaim that the
| blood of three hundred thousand patriots
has been shed in vain. The nation re-
| sponded then, and with bayonet and
bullet went forth and conquered. With
| the same zeal, and trusting in the same,
| God, it will respond now, The same
battle Is raging now, but transferred
| to another form. The same elements
on either side are in the strife. Then ar
| rayed against us were rebels in arms, Cop
perheads conspiring with threats and de-
nunciations, appealing TO cOwardice and
avarice, through knights of Golden Circles
and Sons of Liberty, the machinatiOns of
arch-traitoTs and crowned heads. All these
are against us to-day. With us were tho
stout arms and brave hearts of an army of
| soldiers, the eXertiOns of millions Rt home.
the prayers Of every heart painting for lib
erty. All these aids and holy influences
are with us to-day, except the few who,
looking from new standpoint, have felt
constrained to form an alliance with those
they lately despised. But we have
now. the glowing memories, and
associations of thousand battles, while
rallying by our side are the spirits of the
grand army of patriot martyrs of iron
/ Kearney,i, Reynolds, Sedgewick sand Nc
Pherson, and last, though not least, our own
beloved Wadsworth; cherished in life his
memory will be green forever; the thous-
ands who fell into hOnored though un-
known graves in the swamps of the Pc
n 1iBinsh hlaS the thiekets of the Wilderness on
d tho tfialda of GattU shurO amOn0 the alon1s