The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-08
PLATFORM BROUGHT FORTH.
/" GREENBACKs ARE GOOD, i"
TIE BONDS TO BE TAXED.
All Wrongs to be Rlghtsd. All
Abuses COrrcOred, The Goose
to be Elevated and all
things to be Made
Ready.
BAILOTlNG FOR PRESIDENT.
A Bakers Dozen of Candidates,
PsndlstOn Ahead but Still Can't
Reach:
0TY pATJOTo AMI No RE2ITT,T
BAlLOrING FOR PRESIDENT.
SIX BALLOTS AND NO RESULT
ADJOURNMENT TO TODAY.

New YORK, July Tho police ar
rangements this morning on the floor
were excellent. All crowding at the
doors of Tammany Hall is prevented
by lines of police who permit none but
holders of tickets to the Convention to
enter. at 10 o'clock the delegates were
generally seated, and all the seats re-
served for ladies were filled. Prior to
calling the Convention to order the hall
was filled with rumors. Some OF Pen
dleton's friends say that combinations
have been made which render his defeat
certain.
The Committee on Resolutions have
agreed unanimously on the platform,
and are ready to report promptly.
The Convention was called to order
by the President at 10:4O.
Prayer was offered by Revs Mr..
Plummer, who referred with Rppro-
pirate feeling to the sudden death of
Peter Cagger, delegate 10 the Con-
yention from the State of New York.
On motion of Mr.. Bigler, of Pa, the
reading of yesterdays journal was dis
pensed with.
resolutions from Alex. II. Stephens, of
Georgia, which he asked to have read
and referred. Tho name of Stephens
was cheered. The resolutions were
read by the Secretary. They declare
adherence to the Unionj that the Union
under the Constitution is the Union of
States; reaffirmed the doctrines OF JEFF
ferson and the necessity of bringing
the government up to their Observance;
the Democratic party in sustaining the
federal government during the late war
did it in good faith to sustain the Con-
stitution and preserve the rights and
diGnities of all the States unlmpali eo;
the highest need of patriotism Is due
to all who periled life and fortune for
the maintainance of the Unioni but we
have no thanks for those who carried
on war for the subjugation of States
or to subject the white to the black
race.
Mr., Richardson, OF Illinois, moved
that all resolutions hereafter submitted
| be referred without reading. If the
Convention took any other course 1t
would make some mistake and commit
itself to something it could not main
tain on the stump.
A delegate moved 10 amend so as to
conGine the motion to all resolutions re-
lating to the platform.
| Mr.. Cox said the Committee on Reso-
| lutionS were now ready to report ana
| he hoped Mr.. Richardson would with.
draw his motion.
| A delegate from California sent up
resolutions OF the Labor Convention of
California, against negro dominion and
in favor of the eight hours rule as
Democratic doctrine.
Mr.. Richardson insisted on his mo
ton to refer all resolutions.
Mr.. Bigler moved TO lay on the table,
| which was rejected.
The question was then taken on Mr..
Richardson's resolution referring all
resolutions without reading.
Mr.. Price, of Missouri, here took the
chair.
Before the vote was taken on Mr..
| Richardson's motion, Mr.. Murphy rose
to report from the Committee on Reso-
lutions the platform agreed upon, and
which he sent to the Chair, where they
were read by Mr.. Murphy.
THE PLATFoRM.
The Democratic party in Ma
tional Convention assembled, reposing
its trust in the intelligence, patriotism
| and discriminating Justice of the people,
standinp upon the Constitution as the
foundation and Limitation OF the powers
| of the Government, and the guarantee
of the liberties of the citizen, and recog-
nizlng the questions OF slavery and 30
cession as having been settled for all
time to come by the war or the volun-
tary action os the Southern States III
Constitutional Conventions assembled,
never to be renewed or reRgitated, do
with the return of peace demand,
FTrSt-Immediate restoration OF all
under the Constitution, and OF civil
government for all the American
people. ,,,,;
cal offences, and the regulation OF the
elective franchise In the States by their
citizens.
TIird-Payment of the public debt OF
1 the United States as rapidly as practi-
cable; all money drawn from the people
by taxation, except SO much as Is
requisite for the necessities OF the GOV
eminent economically administered,
being honestly applied to such pay
ment; and where 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 coin, they ought,
in right and In justice, be paid in the
lawful money of the United States'
EThunders of applause
F0urth-EQual taxation of every
species of property according to Its real
| valne. Including Government bonds
and other public securities. [Renewed
cheering, and cries of "read IL again. J
FTfth-One currency for the Govern
ment and the people, the laborer and Of
fce-holder, the pensioner and the SOL
dier. the producer and the bond d-holder.
i lTGreat cheering and cries of "read 1t
again."l
and again cheered.
SirtH-Economy in the adminlstra-
ton of the Government, the reduction
of the standing army and navy, the
abolition OF the freedmens' bureau,
Tgreat cheers1 and all political instru-
mentalities designed to secure negro
supremacy, the simplification of the
system and discontinuance of the in
ouisitoriRl modes of assessing and col
iectfhg the internal revenue, SO that
the burden of taxation may be equali-
zed and lessened, the credit OF the Gov
ernment and the currency made good ,
the repeal of all enactment5 for enroll
| ing the State militia into National for
ces in time of peace, and a tariff for
revenue upon foreign imports and such
equal taxation under the internal rev.
enue laws as will afford incidental
nrotectlon to domestic manufactures
and as will, without impairing the rev.
enue, Impose the least burden upon,
and best promote and encourage the
| great industrial interests OF the coun-
try. 49,. "a
mipistration; the expulsion OF corrupt
men from ofhce; the abrogation OF use
less offices; the restoration of the right
fnl authority to, and the independence
of- the Executive and Judicial Depart
ments of the Government; the subord1.
nation of the military to the civil
noyver. to the end that the usurpations
81 Congress and the despotism of the
sword may cease.
ES0hth-EquRI rights and protection
for naturalized and native born clti-
Zsns al home and abroadi the assertion
Of American nationality Wnicn sna1