The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-08-23

tion, the otficers Of the convention. The
announcement Of Senator Uo0htte name
for president was greeted with prolonged
and deatening tokens Of appreciation the
members rising to their feet, and the outs
side thronS testifying their feelings in a
no less enthusiastic manner.
SPEECH By SENATOR DooLITTLE.
Mr.. Doolittle, on taking the chair, said:
Gentlemen of the Coneention, and Eel
lo,c-citizens Of the United States
For the distinguished honor of being
called upon to preside over this convention,
! sincerely thank you. | could have wish
ed that its responsibilities had fallen upon
another, but relying upon that courtesy
and generous confidence which has called
me to the chair, I enter at once upon its
duties, with an earnest desire for the good
of the cause in which we are engaged.
Among the great events of our day. this
convention, IN my opinion, will prove to
be one Of the greatest, for peace hath
her victories not less renowned than war,
applause and this convention is one Of
her victories. May not say crowning
victory! (Cheers For the first time IL
six years national convention, represent
ing all the States, Is now assembled. Six
weary years-as | look back, oh, what an
interval is Of blood, agony and tears.-
During that period we have been engaged
in tie most gigantic civil war the world
has ever en,-wasting our resources,
drenching a thousand battle fields with
fraternal blood, and carrying to fraternal
graves our fathers. our sons and our broth
ers by hundreds and thousands but thanks
to Almighty God, the war is over
Cheers Peace. blessed peace, has come.
The assurance which we here witness tell
us that peace has come, and come to stay.
cloud cheers) 0, my fellow citizens. if
the whole people of the United States could
see what we now witness-the north, south,
east and west Joining in fraternal associ>
alton as friend and fellow citizens, our
work would be done. (Cheers.) If they
could have seen, as We saw, Massachusetts,
and South Carolina (applause) by their
full delegations, coming arnl-and-arm into
this great convention-(applause) if they
could have seen this body, greater in nuiu-
bers and in weight Of character and brain
than evar has assembled on this continent,
under one roof, melting to tears of JOY and
gratitude to witness this commingling
there would be no struggling at the polls
in the coming election. (AppIause.)
When | remember that it was Massa-
chusetts and South Carolina in the conven-
ton which framed the Constitution, which
voted against the abolition of the slave
trade that it was Massachusetts, in 1872
which, through some of her men, taught
the doctrines of notification which
South Carolina reasserted in 1898. and in
the form of secession, again reasscrted III
1860; when call to mind that South
Carolina fred the first gun in this contest
and that the veins Of Massachusetts, poured
out the first blood in the strugge, and
and at the same time ask the people Of
this country to look in on this convention
and sec these two old States coming here
E in fraterEal embrace upon the altar of the
country, ready to make common sacrifice
for the good of the whole, [ say again
could the people of the whole country OF
the United States, witness this, our work
would be done, If the people of Massa'
chusetts herself could have witnessed it
not single member would be returned t.
. Congress from that State (applause) unit
: he had given a most sacred pledge to dc
t all in his power to recognize the equality
f and dignity of the States under the Con,
t stitution, (checrs, including the sacred
J and inalienable right of every State under
: the Constitution 10 representation in boil
i houses of Congress. [Cheers.)
a Gentlemen, ! shall go into no argumen
c on this occasion. (Cries Of "Go on" -
: The distinguished gentleman who preceded
B, me Gen. Dix) has said all wish to say
=. much better than | could say il. liadorsc
f and take great pleasure in indorsing, al
that he has said, sentence by sentence
word by word. (Chcers.)
Fellow citizens, unfortunately, il may
! be, the whole people of the United States
are not here to witness what is now trans
, piring therefore, the great work still rest!
upon us. From this time to the mex
> election we should be untiring in our eff
forts to see to it that the next Congress o
e this country shall not continue to refuse
,, this sacred right of representation to equa
! States that the next Congress shall rec
: ognizc that right. (Applause.) When this
e is done the Union is restored, and wher
the Union is restored we shall be entitled
. in my judgment, to enter upon higher
and nobler career among the nations o
the earth than has ever yet been occupied
by any government upon which the sun o
! heaven has ever shone. cloud cheers. W.
y shall stand in the vanguard of liberty anC
a ciyiation We shall lead the way by tn,
light of our example for all the other ma
tions Of the earth.
r Gentlemen, without OBTAINING you lon'
ger, shall at once enter upon the dutie.
of the char.
The cheers were repeated on the an
aouncement ocvice presidents, elected from
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Ohio, lndi
T ana, Illinois and Missouri, in the degree al
their reputation or notoriety.
When Gen. Dix introduced Mr.. boo.