The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-20
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GEN. GRANT TO Be NOMINATED
GEN. sIcKLEs ADDREssEs THE BODY
FROM EUROPE NJ CABLE.
LONDON, May 1o.-Hungary asks the treaty
making power to negotiate with the United
States . convention, at which she may Freely
participate in the benefits Of the treaty for the
protection Of naturalized citizens, recently
concluded by the United states Government
with the North German oenfederstion.
LosDoS, May 1s--Evening .--Consols, s4116
oth for money, United States bonds, mo
7i%; Illinois shares, ets1; Erie, Is,[.
, FRASKSoRT, May ls.--Five-twenty bonds,
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PARIS, May ls.-Bourss dull. Rentes sefr.
SIC. a #..-.
LIVERPOOL, May Is.-ootton Irregular; de-
cline Nd. at close. Uplsnds, Ia; Orleans,
is,<d. Sales to-day, 5000 bales.
Frsa Chieass The ssldiers' sna
Sailors Conveutisn = Interssting
Preesedings. .af.F -
CHICAGO, May ls.-Thc soldiers' and Sail.
ors' National Convention assembled at North
CLARK street, German Turner's Hall, at II
O'Clock, to-day. Tho various delegations
formed In line at 1870 o'clock, In Randolph
street, near oourt-house square, and marched
to the place Of meeting prece ded BY Voss and
Deans Light Guard band. Immediately In
the rear OF the band was tho famous "war
Eagle" Old Abe, which belonged to wiscon-
sin delegation, and WAS brought by them to
the convention. As soon as the convention
was seated cheers were proposed for General
Logan, Of Illinois, Gov. Fenton, ofNew York,
and General Grant, which were given with q
will, as were three groans for Grimes and
others who voted against Impeachment. The
song beginning "oid Grimes Is dead" was
started and most of the delegates present
Joined In singing It, at the close OF which the
convention organisation organized.
The States Of New York, Rhode Island,
Massaohusetts, Ney Hampshire, Tennessee,
Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, Louis.
lana, Colorado, Georgia, Vermont, Kentucky,
West Virginia, Ohio, Arkansas, Missouri,
Nebraska, Maine, Dacotsh, Illinois, and Ala
bams were represented BY large delegations.
At noon the Convention was called to order
by Major w. L. Morse, chairman Of the Ex-
eoutive Committee, after which Rev. John
Fellows, Of Wisconsin, opened the session
with prayer.
Governor Fairchild, OF Wisconsin, was uuau-
imously chosen temporary chairman, and con-
Quoted to his seat by committee OF three
appointed BY the chair.
Governor Fairchild,as temporary chat rman,
was received with enthusiastic applause, and
said
Gentlemen Of the convention, on beh alf of
the State OF wisconsin, whose soldiers you
have honored to-day BY the election OF myself
receive 1t ~ an honor to the soldiers ard state
OF Wisconsin. do not take 1t a. p ersonAl.
am very glad indeed, my friends, to meet so
understand we come here representa- az nearly
million OF loyal hearts. (Great q ppiause.l
We come here to muster in Tor three years OF
bear thsss man, that we viii newer sur render
Nv, en-. y :.:s. - tn: good old nag we
~ q. xidovs ssd orphans Of our coo % ssa s
snM We I'll never rive up the nsht unit y thi:
swear - for your eomtadesf IAPplss 80 and
chesrsl No men r. this Land, ny fsse ads, no
one could tight better than your soDAi ers did,
ner there, It will be with every STATE in this
Union. The Union soldiers wifi. fight as they
fought when the Union men in the So nth do
manded q certain plan Of recons tructioni which
was plainly written In the O. institution, and
the rebels in the South DEF nanded another
Issy Union soldiers Of IT, q North, all good
friends OF the Union will 81 We the Union men
of thene Stntea that Milan ~f -
until In every section or The South eyepx
school distriet-I hope tn sy will have school
di.trict in fhs snn,i THw years-every school
before God and declare IN Inc men Gan stHno up
and the nag Of his oou nfry' Tse asht Iii
continue, and we will be. In the front.
Lieut.. Thos. O. Done' son, Of Ohio, Major A,
O. Tate, OF New Yor' G; Capt. II. II. Thomas.
ofTenu.i w. A. Short. OF tho District Of Co.
lumbia; Major o. M Wilson, Of Ind, and
Lieut.. Samuel Resv e., Of New Jersey, were
chosen temporary sc cretaries.
A committee, cor Isistil,e OF DR.. J. s. Cont
well, OF Alabamaj J. W. Fuller. OF Arkansas
]. +. Litball, Gal lfornia; w. II. Zubbs, Con
necticut; General Lowell, Delaware, Genera
Ranbaum, Floridaj General Watson, Georgia
General ]. l.. Beveri dye, hi uois; Genera
kimball, Indiana Z. W. Rice, Iowa; J. II
Blunt Kansas d. ,. Paris, Ke. ,tucky, L. p
DOVE, Msinej MAJ or Ben Perly Poore, MAssa
chusetsi Ely Low ndery, Minnesot .; Col. M. L
Denote, Miss ouri; Col. q. T. Bur ueyan, Mary
landj Genera. Henry Baxter, MI chigan; Col
]. M. Carr Ington, Nebraska; Captain r. H
Lee, New Jersey; Captain q. +. Lee, North
Carolin' :; Major E. w. Farr, New Hampsh
Geners 4 Plcasanton, New York; General s. A
Lom' n, Ohio; J. W. Stewart, Pennsylvania
b. .whitlemore, South Carolina; General w
W .J.smltb, ColoneiJ. II. Lockwood, virginia
',ieutennnt Colonel W. W, Grant, Vermont
and General ]. Lallen, were appointed on per.
m.nent organization,
I'll. fo,,owinv gentlemen were appointed ,
| .omm,,,.. on ,s.oIutions. Col n M Rev.