The national Republican., 1866-08-11
rhe New York Convention OF the
n National Unlonisfs.

Afternoon Session.--On the reassembling
Of the convention, Senator Doolittle, of Wis
consin, was introduced as friend Of Andrew
johnson and an advocate Of his policy.
Mr.. Doolittle said he had been 30 long a
resident Of Western State that he felt
almost as stranger here In his native State.
He was delegate from his own State, on
his way TO Philadelphia. He came here be-
cause he was anxious to know the feeling OF
the great State Of New York on the vital
question Of the day. The war has ended and
stay. The question is whether the American
people can be as great and magnanimous in
peace as they were powerful in war; how
powerful the world now well knows since the
war is over. Can we meet the problems
which peace has brought2 In his Judgment,
VIC should follow in the footsteps Of Lincoln,
CONTINUED applause, guided by the wise and
humane principles which governed his career,
extending charity to oil; malice towards
none"-in that same path which his success
sor is now treading. Cheers. We shall
demonstrate that our people are as mag
unanimous in peace as they are strong In war.
But II we shall follow the suggestions Of
Thaddeus Stevens and his followers in their
cry for vengeance upon the conquered, we
shall be unworthy Of Americas earlier tradi-
tions. [Cheers. .a..
There are some who say that the South
has not been sufficiently punished. This he
denied. They have lost that institution for
which they staked their all. They have been
desolated, while we Of the North, although
our suiferings and losses have been great
are not to be compared in this respect with
the people o. the South. The war was car.
ried to their very doors-their property de-
stroyed by hundreds of millions, and their
population fairly decimated. They have in
deed suffered most terribly and beyond pre-
cedent in the history Of either any ancient
or modern welfare. The South has been
punished, and, in his judgment, sufficiently
punished, to make her feel most keenly the
enormity Of the crime which there originated
The desolation created by the famous and
proud march of Sherman to the sea was
enough to satisfy the spirit Of revenge of
Thaddeus Stevens; but from the spirit Of re.
venge exhibited by some men, it really
seemed that there were those who believed
we were still at war. There were some men
who were most warlike in peace. He con-
fessed to no respect for such men.
When we must have war, let II be as sharp
and severe as people can make it-for II is a
mercy to their adversary-but when that
adversary cries enough, and laying down his
arms submits to the conquerer, men Who
would still continue the warfare upon him
are not fit to govern, and ought not to be
trusted by a magnanimous people. The
widest Indians on the plains, when at war
practice all sorts Of enormities; but even
they could give lessons in humanity to the
Stevenses Of to-day. There are some who say
that Mn johnson does not use the same lam
guage to the rebels of the South that he did
two or three years ago. do not. Do youl
Then they were at war. They lost, we won,
and we are at peace with them. Our atti-
tude toward them then was one Of war-now
1t is an attitude Of peace. 1t should and
does make vast difference with Christian
people. So long as war exists it is strug-
gle between the national forces; but when
war is over, the conflict is moral conflict.
Love is stronger than hatred. In mastering
the hosts Of men, the doctrine Of Christianity
that ''you shall deal fairly and humanely
with your enemy" is much more powerful
than the doctrine Of revenge. President
johnson would not do justice to the Ameri-
can people nor to his own great name did he
not realize this and act upon it as he is act
ing, with the justice and magnanimity Of the
ruler. ,t ...,
The speaker briefly alluded to the patriotic
career Of the President in the Senate, and es-
pecially from the beginning of the rebellion
After the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln; after
our great victories, and after the Southern
armies had surrendered, and the humbled
Southern States sent delegates to Washing
ton suing for pardon, he proved himself true
to his country and true to himself and though
he suffered as those who now denounce hun
never suffered, he proved to the world that
he, and through him, the people of America,
could be as great and magnanimous in peace
as they were strong and powerful and bril-.
liant in war. Cheers for President johnson
and Senator Doolittle.
After Mr.. Doolittle's speech, the Commit
tee on Organization reported Robert ii.
Pruyn, of Albany, as President, and long
list Of Vice Presidents. Mr.. Pruyn made
few remarks on accepting the position of
President of the Convention.
Resolutions were adopted that the plat
form by the National Union Committee in
the call meets our unqualified appreciation;
that we have unfaltering confidence in the
honesty and ability Of the Chief Executive
OF the nation, and in his fidelity to constitu-
tional law and liberty, upon which the future
safety Of the Union depends that we are in
favor OF the restoration Of all the States
luttly Ill Teuclliol, Dut now lOyal, 10 Iull pO-
litical relations to the Union, including the
right Of Congressional representation; that
we deprecate the failure of Congress to
operate on measures for the restoration Of
the Union upon the honorable terms initiated
by the late President and adopted by his
successor, and also its postponement of
measures likely to lead to such restoration
and adoption-acts involving o prodigal
waste Of the national territory and public
money; that the results Of the late war have
forever set at rest the questions out Of which
it arose, and the efforts of the people of all
the States should now be directed to the re-
pair Of its ravages by the development of
the countrys resources that our thanks are
due to our soldiers and sailors.
Delegates to the Philadelphia Convention
were then elected. The delegates at large
are Gen. John A. Dix, Henry J. Raymond,
Chas. J. Myers, A. L. Comstock, 8. J. Til
den, VIM. Kelly, Hiram Devine, Sanford E.
Church. Four members from each district
were also elected. The convention adjourned
at late hour at night '''
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