The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-15
soIn1rpa AND SAILORS CONVENTION

- ysro in attendance, it is said, to tho numDe
Of nearly three thousand, from all the state
and territories. The proceedings of the con
veption were harmonious and, by vote Of
the convention tho conservative Union sol
diers unanimously committed themselves un
eouiyocaly to the support Of the nominees
of the democratic national congcntlon-which
met on the same day--ior president and vice
president We give below m account OF the
magnificent and patriotic demonstrations
made by the soldiers and sailors conycn.
ton, as ,slcgraphed to the western press,
feelin, confident that We could not fll the
same space in our paper with anything Of
greater importance to that portion Of our
readers who fought in the war Tor the Union,
but not for dsuuion and the niger -
The fourth Of July opened brilliantly beau
titul and glorious to-day. The heat has been
excessive, but everybody was out, and the
entire city wore the Or o! a general holiday
| and jubilee. The democratic convention
has brought here 100000 strangers, repre-
senting every state in the Union,
The military parade this morning was one
of the grande8t pageants ever seen in New
York 1t was magnificent and gorgeous,
firing the countless throngs Of spectators
with the wildest enthusiasm. The city in
every part and on every street, 10 gay with
flags. The principal centre Of attraction are
| Cooper Institute, whtre the soldiers and
| sailors convention meetand Tammany Hall,
on Fourteenth street, weore the national
| democratic convention meet There are ..
| 200 delegates here 70 the soldiers Convon.
ton, with many thousands Of attendant Off.
! GERS and soldiers who have come here 70
| give cXdressiUn 10 their hostility to the radi-
| ca party aud It's purposes 10 cooperate with
! the democracy IN OycrthrOwing IT, In their
! hatred Of radicalism, they are Exceedingly
| dgmoustrativc. Among them are many Of
| the most distinguished soldiers Of the war.
| Nearly 5000 delegates moved from their
| headquarters IL [ mon Square, and ut lOij
| macchcd in double file to Cooper Institute.
Noticeable in the procession were battle flags
r.illed and torn by shot and shell, which
| had been borne By the regiments 10 which
the soldiers belonged. When the delegates
| reached the hall Of Cooper Institute, a great
| crowd had collected, filling every seat and
! every inch Of standing which was not deyOt.
| I'd 10 the delegates. When the delegates
| had taken their seats the hail was packed
full Il was splendid assemblage Of the
hardy soldiers and lighting men Of the war
| 1t is seldom that finer looking body Ofmen
are brought together Intelligent, vide awake,
active, resoluto men who are prepared to
| iight the battles of democracy against radi-
casn as earnestly and uncompromisiugly
as they fought against the rebellion,
The national convention of soldiers and
sailors assembled this morning in the hall Of
Cooper Institute. The decorations consist
| ed Of broad tri-color encircling the hall,
| broken At intervals by the coats Of arms OF
all the states, national flags depending from
tho capital Of each pillar, streamrrs trans
| vorsnly IntersuCtIng the ceiling, and an clnh.
ora.e grouping Of cyors IN the rear OF the
! platform, surmouutod by the legend Union
| AID the Constitution
Precisely ut ! ] o'clock the colors Of the
old fifth regiment Of New York state voluu.
| teers, the Fifth Xouaves were escorted into
the hall, which rapidly filled with delegations
| from the various states, marching music be-
ing furnished by the cornet band which nc.
| compaujed the Pcndleton Club from Cincn.
nati Cheers were given for Hancock, Nc.
| ClcIlan and Chase, and yoCiferatcd cheers
for the rand and file Of the Union army and
| navy.
At half.past II the meeting was called to
order by Gen. McQuade. chairman of the
! national executive committee, who nominal.
ed Major.GcneraI McClernand, of Illinois.
General Mcmahon nominated Gen, Thorn
as Ewing, Of Ohio, but the motion Was lost,
and Gen, McClernand, Of Illinois, was unan-
imously elected.
REMARKS OF GEN, M'cLEHNAND.
He advcrtcd to the circumstances under
which the asSemblage was called. He wei
coined all true soldiers, north and south, in
extending the hand Of fellowship 10 their
late opponents. However hr remarked,
he wished not 10 be misunderstood He had
nothing to retrace Of the acts Of the demo.
cratic soldiers in putting forth their best en- e
deavors to suppress the rebellion. These
acts had been consistent and were meritorI.
Gus. But now that the war was over now
that the southern disuuonists had been over.
thrown, it was their duty also to put down
the radical disuniOnists of the north. The
country, by means Of these, high handed rndi.
| cal inyasons is on the verge Of ruin. No
plaques of Egypt surpassed in misery the
fate TO which this unhappy country is drilt.
| ing, and this il tbs reward Of all the weary
marches and the bloody battles Of the Union
| army and the Union navy. He asked, shall
| this country be torn by such an outrageous
policy? Voice, "No," and groans. He
asked how it should be prevented, and con
cluded by the reply that only by throwing
their weight into the scale with the national
democratic convention now in session.
| AT the conclusion of General McClcrnand )
! remarks, General McQuade, from the com
mltee on permanent organization, reported
the names Of permanent officers, with Major.
| General VIM. Is. Franklin, of Connecticut,
for President, and Vice President and sec.
rotary from every state in the Cnion-and
that includes all the states, for democratic
soldiers do not admit that any state succeed
ed in getting out of the Union. General
Franklin WAS then introduced to the conven,
ton by Gen. McClornand, as "a favorite Of
the volunteers, aud first in the palmiest days
Of Gen nt.'-which sentiment was re-
ceived with vociferous applause. Before
taking the chair, General Franklin proceed.
ed to address the convention as follows
REMARKS or GEN. FRANKLIN.
General Franklin thanked the convention,
and abiding to his want Of civil experience,
hoped no very difficult questions of order
would arise. Secret military organizations
were generally looked on with distrust
They were dangerous, and soldiers had no
right to use their positions as political pow