The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-21

! ssoration of the Union upon loyal basis v
declare il u our deliberats eonyiciioa ID,
y he is the choice Of the Soldiers and Sailo
Of the Union for the Office OF President
the Unitsd States. Loud applause
The soldiers Of the U. s. ask the nomins
ftion of Gen. Grant for President because W
A 4lovs him. and We love him, cir, because Be
tioyai to the Union, loyal to Justice. loyal /
Freedom and loyal to Right. and il you wi
give us our comrade as leader in the can
paign of 6s we will bear upon the enemia
works as we did in the field in Ga FAR
lplause.
The President remarked that the commu
nication was received with the warmest in
terest. Three cheers followed for the Soldier
I and Sailors.
| Ex-senator Lane, of Ind, then moved tba
the nomination Of Gen. Grant be declared b
acclamotion by this convention.
Mr. Tremaine, of New York. presumed
that there was not one loyal heart that doe
not beat in unison with the sentiment tina
calls upon Us TO select that Great Chieftsn
1 u. s. Grant, as the standard bearer, bu
thought it essential that the call Of the State
should be made in their order
Mr.. Lane replied, /, is better TO call The
States.
Gall the States . ''Call the States +
| Laughter and applauss.l
! Mr. Mech, OF Indiana, argued that th.
eomtcstee on credentials had reported the
| delegates entitled 10 seats. and 10 ANYTHING
OF the kind when we not are organized wo
be improper
MI. Logan, Of Illinois, suggested tha, +
woaH be appropriate to accept thereports O
Committees from the Soldiers and Sailors
Contention, and then when the orgat ia
ition pf the coyeution Is fully completed,
lnominatioas would be in order. He spoke
highly of General Grant, retnarking that a,
! far az making the nomination by delegate
from any particular state is concerned, Iiii-
noisans had no pride whstaveri they would ~
soonI would be from one State
as another.
Ubon motion Of General Cochran, the re
solutions Of the Soldiers and slilors' con
vention we're accepted and made par. oi
the proceeding.
While waitiFg 70. the ths report Of the
com Saittee On credentials, General Io ysr
vss called on for q speech. but declined re-
spanbihg nj that time.
NJ. Conway, Of Louisisua, moved sha; ex
GovI Brown, Of Geoagis, be called en- 10 ssY
few words. Loud cries for Mr.. Brosn
followed.
Mf Brown commenced spesking from hs
sea, bat was obliged To take The platform.
where he vas introduced by the President,
and addressed the convection At consider
sblefength He went into the rebellion as a
STATE rights man. and stood By ii as iung as
their wa n chance 10 sustain IT, The issue
bstweaa the North and Sontti had to he de-.
c,ded by the s~o ord. He had sense saeueh b al
the end of the struggle TO knoe when he
Vas FAipped. He ssiu loved his na,iTe Is ad
the best, aad preferred the Goyernmeai Of
the tlted States, - anF other Goyeruneat
II DEF 4rye amnesty for the past, and pratec-
tion fdr ths future, he WAS bound to re,arn / 0
his Allegiance.
Gov Brown proceeded TO the discussion Of
the hsconssraction question, giving in his in
dors4 usnt Of the Congressional plan and re-
eagnlzing eonsress Ne the only righisai sg>
thorify IN the n,aiter He said ss he
ndek stood the doctrine Of democracy il vas
tale sovereignty and the right OF secessios,
but the sword has established q different doe
trine and hence it was that be was no longer
bound By allegiance to the Democratic party.
Democrats, be said, had opposed negro saf-
frage and denounced i, as an outrage upon
mankind, yet in the fall elections the negro
Who voted the Democratic ticket was really
very respectable fellow, while the man VITO
yoted the Republican ticiet vas called tre.
tor.
;. Ihsy b yssagss az No, so 50 #6le We graz, 10
colored people all their rights, civil and po.
lit cal, we do &c, expect them 10 be oar mas
tiers.
He continued to argue on this poin, a, c,n
siierIble length. insisting that the idea of
blacks ruling whites WAS preposterous ln
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Georgia for Grant. Applause followed
General Lee, chairman of the committee
on credentials. reported tho asa,es ef lac saw
era! delegates from the several States raur-
" lrania, he said, had seveuty-nine delegates
present and was entitled to bat ff,y-two. The
full number WAS recommended TO seats ard
authorized 10 cast the ffiy-two votes. Tae
committee recommended allowing each q ,l.e
delegations from the 4evesai Territories he
right 10 seats upon the foor and the privilege
of casting each two votes, the same as ae-
corded to the District Of Columbia From
Missouri the committee recommended Tie
admission CT ihs CTnsvell delegation teats.
to be awarded 10 the contestants Without tb@
right 10 vote. From California they recon
mendfa the admi sion Of the regular dole
gates, headed by Conny and Sears. The del
egates from the unrecons.ructed States are
in the report as entitled to votes
aud seats
Mr. Evans Of Colorado. announced that
Colorado was allowed ber fall yote. The re-
port was then adopted.
ar. Barker, OF Nss York, from the eoEi-
nit;ae on the order of business, then report
ed the rules for the government. of the cen
vention. The party name was amended from
the National Union party to the National
Union Republican party, and the repor, was
adopted
During the preceding debate it was "a
nounced that the eemu.ttss Sn resolutions
1oaid pc prepared 10 report esrly Tomorrow.
The convention ijaurned until 10 o'cioek
to-H orning.