Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-16

Dakotah, J. N. Turner; Idaho; MOI
tana, n. II. Nelson Utah.; Colorad
Hon. B. F. Hall; Washington Territor,
/ Elwood Evans.
Secretaries.
For Secretaries the following Main,
J. Mann; New Hampshire, E. S. Cutter
Vermont, G. H. Simont; Massachusetts,, {
Wright; Rhode Island, J. II. Parsons
Connecticut, J. H. Hovey; New York, /
o. Perrin New Jersey, Col. T. A. Allison
Pennsylvania, Henry A. Weaver; Della
ware, J. F. Thorp Maryland, DR.. W. W
Watkins; Virginia, Henry S. Walter
North Carolina, s. F. Patterson South Car
olina, T. Y. Simons; Georgia, J. II. Chris
tie; Florida, Judge B. D. Wright; Missis
sippi, A. G. Mayer; LOuisians, A. W. Wal
ter; Arkansas, Elias C. Blonden Tennes
see, John Dellyett Alabama, C. G. DOster
Kentucky, NJ. II. Osley, Ohio, E. P. Shell
man Indiana, Col. C. C Mattson; Illinois
John MeGinnis Jr Michigan, Gen. John G
Parkhurst; Minnesota, Richard Price
Wisconsin, George C. GOuldy; Iowa, c. D
Farmer; Kansas, W. A Upton; California
Jackson Temple; Nevada, Col. Jesse VIII
liams Oregon, 4. D. Fitch; District of Co
lumbia, J. o. Beirce; DacOtah, J. 7. Bran
bell Nebraska, Major L. Lowrie; Wash
ington Territory, C. T. Egan.
Mr.. DOOlittIe's Speech.
General Dix, at the conclusion of the
reading of the above report, introduced
Senator Doolittle who was received with
most enthusiastic applause. Mr.. Doolittle,
on taxing the chair, said:
Gentlemen of the C0HUention and fell0l0-citi-
zeHs Of the United States: [Cheersl
For the distinguished honor of being
| called upon TO preside over the deliberations
of this Convention, 1 sincerely thank you.
l could have wished that its responsibilities
had fallen upon another, but relying upon
thatcourtesy and generous confidence which
have called me to the char, enter at once
upon its duties with an earnest desire for the
success Of that great cause in which we are
now engaged.
Among the great events of our own 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 victo-
ries may not say the crowning victory.
[Cheers.l For the first time in six years q
National Convention, representing all the
States, is assembled. Six long, weary years!
As l look back, oh, what an interval it is of
blood. agony and tears During that period
we have been engaged in the most gigantic
civil war the world has ever seen. wasting
cur resources, drenching thousand battle
fields in fraternal blood and carrying to fra
ternal graves our fathers, our sons and our
brothers by hundreds of thousands; but
thanks be to Almighty God, the war is over.
[Cheers.
Peace, blessedspeace, has como The as
surances which we here witness, tell US that
peace has come, and come to stay. Loud
cheers Oh, my fellow citizens, if the
whole people of the United States could see
what we now witness, the North, South, the
East and West, joining in fraternal assOci-
ations as friends, then fellow citizens our
work would be already done. Cheers
If they could have seen, as we saw, Massa-
chusetts and South Carolina, Iapplause,l by
their full delegations, coming arm and arm
into this great onventiOn,-Te enthusiasts
applause If they could have seen this
body, greater in numbers, and in weight,
character and brain, than ever assembled
on this continent, under our roof, melting
to tears of joy and gratitude, to witness this
commingling, there would be no struggle
at the polls at the coming election. [Ap-
plause.
When l remember it was Massachusetts
and South Carolina that, in the convention
which fEaIEed the Constitution, voted
againgt the abolition of the slave trade
that it was Massachusetts in 1872 which,
through some Of her men, taught the doc
trines of notification which South Carolina
re-asserted in 1888, and in the form of Sc
cessiOn again reasserting ia IS60-when l
call to mind that il was South Carolina that
fred the first gun in this contest, and that
the veins of Massachusetts, poured cut the
first blood in;the struggle and when ! call
to mind all these memories, and at the
same time ask the people Of tnis country TO
look in on this Convention, and see thse old
States of the Union coming here in frater-
nal embrace, approaching the common al
tar Of a common country 10 make common
sacrifice for the good of the whole say
again could the whole people of the United
States witness all this, there would remain
no further duty for US to perform Loud
cheers. If the people Of Massachusetts
herself could have witnessed it, not single
member would be returned to Congress
from that State [applausel until he had
given a most sacred pledge that he would
do all in his power to recognize the equality
and dignity of all the States under the
[cheers including the sacred
and inalienable right of every State un-
der the Constitution to representation in
both Houses of Congress. [Cheers.
Gentlemen of the Convention, shall go
into no argument on this occasion. TCries,
"go on."l The distinguished gentleman
who preceded me, Gen. Dix, has said all
would desire to say much better than I
could. l endorse, and take great pleasure
in endorsing all he has said, sentence by
sentence, word by word. LCheers
Fellow citizens, unfortunately, it may be,
the whole people of the United States are
not here to witness what is now transpir-
ing, therefore the great work still rests on
us. From this time until next election We
should be Untiring in our exertions 10 see to
it that the next Congress of this country
shall not continue to refuse this sacred right
Of representation to equal States that the
next Congress shall recognize that right.
-Applause When that is done the Union
is restored, Cheers and when the Union is
We shall be prepared, IN my judge
ment, to enter upon higher and nObler
career among the nations of the earth than
has ever yet been occupied by any govern
ment upon which the sun Of Heaven has
ever shone. loud cheers We shall stand
in the vanguard of liberty and civilization.
We shall lead the way, by the light of our
example, for all the other nations of the
earth. [Applausc.]
Gentlemen, without OBTAINING you any
longer, shall enter at once upon the duties
Of the Chair.
The Vice Presidents and Secretaries of |
The Convention were then invited to take |
heir seats upon the platform
While they were doing so, the band |
played several airs.
Report of Committee on Credentials.
Gen. Steedman, Chairman of Committee |
N Credentials, made report, stating that |
here were no seats contested, except from |
he States of Maine, Delaware and New /
York, and that of those cases the Commit
zee had made the following disposition: The /
delegates elected by q meeting held in |
Portland, and headed by Gov. Crosby, are
entitled to admission as the delegation from
Maine. The delegates elected at a meeting
It Dover on July 26, 1866, are entitled to
admission as delegates from Delaware; and
he persons chosen at Wilmington on sd Of
August are TO be admitted to honorary seats
n the Convention. Gentlemen attending
from the United Service Society of Soldiers
and Sailors Of New York, and those elected |
by the New York delegation represented by /
Mr.. Samuel J. Tilden as Chairman, are to |
DO admitted to seats as honorary members. |
In consequence of the time that would be |
occupied in reading the full list of dele
gates, the reading was dispensed with, and |
lnder the previous question, the report of |
he Committee was agreed to.
Senatorial Lapsus Linguse.
Much amusement was caused by the Chair |
nan inadvertently speaking of General |
5teedman as the Senator from Ohio" |
,lipof the tongue that was characterized by |
some gentlemen as prophetic.
Letter of Withdrawal
Mr. Groeshreck of Ohio.as the organ ftbe |