The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-14
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.


President.
There were some % ballots had before the nomina
| ton for President was made-Mr pendleton gen
orally getting the highest VOTE except on one or two
occasions Gen. Hancock led all others When Nh
Seymour got his FIRST vote (which was at the com
mencenent of tine balloting) he arose and declined
the use of his name, but finally the whole Convention
centered upon him and he was nominated amid great
| enthusiasm.
Mr. Seymour was the permanent President of the
Convention, with Viee-President and Secretary
from each State. Hon. Bedford Brown was the Vice
President from North Carolina, and DIR. R. B. Hay
wood Secretary. VIM. A. Wright, Esq, acted as
Chairman of the North Carolina delegation and
Robert Strange, ESQ., represented the delegation on
the Platform Committee.
Below we give sketch ofthe last days pro-
ceedings of the Convention
I New YORK, July 9-On the nineteenth bal
lot, Pendleton was withdrawn. Ohio voted for
Packer, New York adhered to Hendricks, and
Tennessee voted for Hancock Result, Hancock
1854, Hendricks 1914; others scattering-Cali-
farnia voting for Field and Missouri for Blair.
On the 20th ballot, Ohio gave Hancock II
Chase lost the half vote that he had steadily
received from California. Result, Hancock 142i
Hendricks 121.
Tuenty-frst.-Missouri voted for Hancock.
Tennessee split, giving the President s. Massa-
chusetts gave Chase f. Result: Hancock 35 J,
Hendricks 1872, English 10, Chase
Iuenty-second Bailot.-Ohio voted for Sey-
mour.- Hendricks gained heavily Seymour pos
itively declined the nomination. Vallandigham
insisted that Gov. Seymour must yield to the de-
anonstration in his behalf
North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky Wiscons in
and others changed their votes for Seymour
Seymour was nominated, when the delegates
all over the hall arose to their feet crying "change
our votes" State after State changed their
votes" The excitement reached the streets
Cannon belched forth the news Seymour was
unanimously nominated
1.26 ?. M.--The Convention adjourned
one hour to ccssult on the nomination for Vice
President.
: During the recess, ten thousand people assem-
bled in front of Tammany Hall. Speeches were
made amidst continuous cheering.
2.30 p M.-Illinois named General McCler-
nand, but he withdraws.
2.3S ?. M.-Gen. Wade Hamptons speech
was made amidst the greatest excitement and APP
plause. Cheer after cheer rolling up when he
declared for Blair.
Blair was nominated on the LIST ballot for Vice
ItSlueut duiIu Immense applause.
The soldiers are jubilant. The speeches were
mostly by x-Confederate officers. When Gen
kemper of Virginia, endorsed Blair, the cheers
given Hampton were increased. The ballot was
unanimous for Blair-317.
= 800 P. M-The closing of the Convention
was Of the most pleasant nature,-the officers
mingling freely and pledging each other to work
ID raj spton speecE all the Union
Acncrals present congratulated him.
THE PLATFORM.
The following is the Platform adopted by the Con-
yention:
The Democratic party, in National Convention
sembed reposing its trust in the intelligence, patriot
ism, discrimination and justice of the people, stand
ing upon the Constitution the foundation and
Limitation of the powers of the government and the
guaranteeing the liberties of the citizen, and recog
nizing the questions of slavery and secession as
having been settled for all time to come by the
or the voluntary action of the Southern States in
constitutional conventions assembled, and never to
be renewed reagtated, do, with the return of
peace demand
First The immediate restoration of all the States
to their rights in the Union under the Constitution,
and of civil government to the American people.
Second. Amnesty for all past political offences and
the regulation of the elective franchise in the States
by their citizens.
Third. The payment of the public debt of the
United States as practicable; and that all
moneys drawn from the people by taxation, except
much is requisite for the necessities of the gov
ernment economically administered, be honestly APP
piled to such payment, and where the obligations OF
the government do not expressly state upon their
face or the law under which they were issued does
not provide that they shall be paid in con they
ought III right and justice, be paid in the lawful
money of the United States.
In demanding these measures and reforms we ar
-agn the Radical party for its disregard of right and
oad fyro vyh hay
marked its career. After most solemn and unani-
pledge of both Houses of Congress to prosecute
the exclusively for the maintenance of the gov
eminent and the preservation of the Union under
the Constitution, it has repeatedly violated the most
sacred pledges under which alone rallied that noble
volunteer army which carried our flag to victory;
instead of restoring the Union, it has, far in its
power dissolved it and subjected ten States in time
of profound peace, to military despotism and negro
supremacy; has stripped the President of his
stItutional power of appointment even of his own
Cabinet Under its repeated assaults the pillars of
the government rocking their base, and should
il succeed in November next and inaugurate its
President viii meet subjugated and conquered
people amid the ruins of liberty and the scattered
fra gments of the Constitution.
Resolved, That in the future, as in the past, we
viii adhere, with answering fidelity, to the Union
under the constitution the only solid foundation
of our strength security and happiness as people
and frame work of government equally conduct
i've 10 the welfare and prosperity OF all the States
both Northern and Southern.
Resolved, That the Union established by the con-
sitution is Union of States, federal IN It's character,
composed of States thereby united, and is Incapable
OF existing without the States its continuing nte
grail parts and therefore the perpetuity of the Union
IA its integrity depends the preservation Of the
States in their political integrity the government OF
the United States being federal republic and not a
consolidation of the whole people into one nation
Resolved, That the perpetuity of the Union and
the maintenance of the government, as both were
established by the constitution, and as both under
the constitution have been expounded in the fore
going resolutions in conformity with the venerable
teachings Of jefferson, Madison and jackson, have
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