The New York herald., 1868-07-08

"A m0t1On tn6L the rules De SUSPENDED TO a1OW the
passage OF General Ewing's resolution resulted In
q call for division Of the house, and the vote on
the motion TO suspend the rules was taken on the
call OF the States, and resulted as foows-Yeas, 49,
nays, 1877. The motion to suspend was lost and the
resolution was referred.
Colonel CAMPBELL moved that the Committee on
Of General Ewing forthwith, and addressed the
Convention by permission in favor Of the resolution.
Colonel CAMPBELL then called for the reading Of
the platform OF the Democratic National Convention,
and desired to retain the floor.
form OF the National Convention.
Colonel CAMPBELL then said that he had been just
forty years making war in behalf OF the democratic
party, and 1t gave him happiness TO say that for the
first time In his life that party had adopted plat
form which met his cordial appreciation, and onered
the following resolution
Democratic National Conysn,Sn be and the same hereby
that Convention copy Of this resolution forthwith
The resolution was adopted under a suspension OF
the rules amid great enthusiasm and wild cheers.
General BUCKNER, OF the ex-Confederate army,
was introduced and was greeted with loud cheers
and said that he had come here merely as q locker
on he taking deep interest in the deliberations Of
tiOn he had been soldier, and like them also, as
soldiers he had been prompted by sincerity in ali he
had dOne but like them also he had resolved to bury
all past issues (cheers, and now desired only to do
all within his power to aid In restoring the cOnstitu
tion Of restored country and to oppose with them
those revolutionary elements now so prominently
brought forward by the radical party, which was
more inimical to the constitution and the country
interest i'm ali the proceedinps of this hodv.
but had not expected to have been intro.
duced: but he would take this onnortnnitv
of rendering to them for himself and all other Con-
federate soldiers harmony of action and sunnort of
those general PRINCIPLES of the constitution which
they were now united to carry into effect (cheers
and assist them in their endeayOrs to restore united
country.
General MCOUADE rose to say that there was one
sentiment In General EwinQ,s speech with which he
did nor agree yiZ-that these delegates were nearly
all of1lcers If that were s0 there must no hnt few
He
resolution that in the renort of the tho
secrefares he instructed 10 omit the rank e5S ali
those participatinp " ~
Private J. II. HupREYH opposed the yesoution
and il was Withdrawn ~ -N''N"o--
An Alabama DEIFGArE took the onnortppmv IN
make an exnlanatlon and said that he had heen
either misrenresented or msnnderstood nv tho ra
fore the public as SAVING that he had done ail ne
con,d Ito take Alabama Ont oS the iSion Nc M dc M
sired tn tate that the entire Alabama 1eagat,on In
Guiding himself had been soldjera in the ITnion
army Cheers ~ ~ ~
General S1OCuM then offered a resolution annoint
ing a COMMITTEES Of five tn wait nnnn Cenera McCnai
Ian tn ASSURE him that thnnGh he had not ~ hoen
brought forward as a Candidate vet the continuance
NJ the Union veterons IN hi,s Voc nnt nor ,~;,n;nod
and cir love for him was aa ardent es nnnr and
that tho h1best bnnnr t%ot THO 9i ,ii ",
confer nnon him wnnid Int nooriv eynress ,s estea
for him. ana further thaf The eommjttaa h" IN
etructnd 70 invite him n ass;ot % tbar h ~; uo ,
and ahiiitv thronob the coming caynnojgn ms posen0e
The reso,ntion was adontad 5nIer "a snsnars,or .,
tho rnIes on,id a storn of onthsias,, a1I i 20 -,
+ r Uio1ns and Ceneras Eranpiin SincuraP @ - pratt
and Wioms ywere ennn;ntad cnn,m;ttoe % t, carrr .
the resoItIons into etfact ~ " ' '" o"ii'
A resolution was then offered that the thanls ~