The New York herald., 1866-03-09

&C., were dull and dropping. On 'Change the chie
was the continued depression Of the pork mar
ket the 'bottom' Of which seems hard to find Flour
was inactive and unchanged. Lard rather hrm with
fair demand Butter, cheese and whiskey steady but
| quiet at previous prices
| The Pennsylvanis Republican-Their
! Candidate and Platform.
The Republican State Convention of Penn.
sylvania has placed Its ticket and platform fol
their next October election before the people
of the State. The candidate for Governor
thus adopted is General John W. Geary, whose
record as a soldier of the Union is one of which
the party and the State may be justly proud
| His services in q detached command along the
line Of the Upper Potomac, at Harpers Ferry
and in the Shenandoah valley, in the early
stages Of the rebellion; his subsequent opera
tions with the grand old Army Of the Potomac;
his efficient work under Grant at Chattanooga,
and his crowning campaign with Sherman from
that point to Atlanta, and thence to Savannah,
where he was made Military Governor of the
| city, have stamped him as one Of the most dis
| tinguished and deserving heroes of the war.
| Against this popular candidate, who, in ad-
dition to his military services, has proved his
administrative capabilities in Kansas and in
various other places, the Pennsylvania demo-
Gratis have set up Mr. Hester Clymer, Berks
county favorite, whose antecedents are rather
those of the original peace democracy than
anything else. In the person Of their party
standard bearer, therefore, the republicans
have an immense advantage over the demo-
Gratis; but how far the popularity of Geary
may be neutralized by the mischievous fanati-
cism of Thaddeus Stevens in Congress, is a
question which may well excite some misgiv-
ings in the republican camp.
The platform upon which General Geary is
nominated is, upon the main question, some-
what bold and startling. The Convention de-
clares "that the most imperative duty Of the
present is to gather the legitimate fruits of the
war, in order that our constitution may come
out Of the rebellion purified, our institutions
strengthened, and our national life prolonged"
Very good. But. what are these Legitimate
fIuits?" Are they embodied in the Stevens or
in the Presidents programme? Let us see.
The Convention is "filled with admiration at
the patriotic devotion and fearless courage with
which Andrew johnson resisted and denounced
the efforts Of the rebels to overthrow the gov
ernmen" and 80 on, and "appeals to him to
stand firmly by the side, and to repose upon
the support" Of the party electing him, and
which have "pledged to him their support in
all measures by which treason shall be stigma
tzed, loyalty recognized, and the freedom, sta
bility and unity of the nation secured" Not a
word Of the veto here-nothing better than an
appeal to the President to pause and consider.
In the next place, the republican party Of
Pennsylvania declares "that the work of frestor-
ing the late insurrectionary States to their pro-
per relations to the Union, necessarily devolves
upon the law-making power, and that until
such action be taken, no State lately in insur.
rection is entitled to representation in either
branch of Congress-" This is meeting the
question fairly and honestly. 1t is a fiat
reputation of the Presidents policy and
views of reconstruction, and there may be dan
ger in it The Convention repeats the estab-
lished formulas of the party in Pennsylvania
in regard to the unftness Of rebels for Office
under the general government, and in relation
to the national credit, the public faith towards
the Southern blacks, the protection of home
industry, the patriotic services of Governor
Curtin, the gallantry and glory of the defend
ers of the Union, "the services, labors, consum-
mate ability and unyielding faith in the destiny
Of the country manifested by the Hon. Edwin
NJ. Stanton" in the conduct of the War Depart
ment through the rebellion, and the duty OF an
equitable adjustment Of bounties. Then, after
q grateful recognition of "the marvellous and
memorable services and uncompromising 10y
atty of Lieutenant General Grant," and re-
affirmation substantially Of the Monroe doc
trine, the Convention crowns its platform with
the resolution "that the Hon. Edgar A. Cowan,
Senator from Pennsylvania, by his course in
the Senate of the United States, has disap-
pointed the hopes and forfeited the confidence
Of those to whom he owes his place, and that he
is hereby most earnestly requested to resign"
"Oh! most lame and impotent conclusion" +"
| OF what has Mr.. Cowan been guiItys He has
supported the programme Of President john
son. "Only this, and nothing more" The case
is made up. The Pennsylvania republicans
stand forth in direct antagonism to the admin
istration. The issue, therefore, in the keystone
State is in reality not between General Geary
and Hester Clymer, but between Andrew John
son and Thaddeus Stevens, and we may expect
therefore an exciting contest In the interval to
| October.
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