Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-07-14
SECOND DAY-MONDAY.

SECOND DAY-MONDAY.
At half. past ten the delegates generally were
! in their seats and the Convention was called te
order at ll:45.
Prayer was offered by Rev. VIM. Quinn.
The reading of the journal Of Saturday was
dispensed with.
The delegation from the Working Mems
Convention was invited to seats.
The committee on permanent organization
reported the name of Horatio Seymour, Of
New York, for president of the Convention,
which was received with great cheering, and
vice president and secretary from each State.
The committee also recommended the rules OF
the Democratic Convention of 1864 for the gov
ernment of this body. The report was adopted,
and the committee was discharged.
| The committee on resolutions asked permis-
sion to sit during the session Of the conven-
tion, which was agreed to.
Messrs. Bigler, of Pennsylvania, and Ham
mond, of South Carolina, were appointed a
committee to conduct Mr.. Seymour to the
chair
When Mr.. Seymour appeared on the plat
form he was greeted with loud and long con-
tinued cheering. In short address, returning
his thanks for the honor, he counselled moder
alton, liberation and harmony. The most i'm
portant questions had been forced upon the
consideration of this convention. Some of
these were forced upon 1t by the resolutions of
the recent Chicago convention He discussed
briefly the platform of the Republicans, and
accused that party of violating its own declar-
ations against reputation and unequal taxa
ton, and then asserted sympathy for soldiers
and soldiers widows and orphans. He accused
that party of an extravagant waste Of the pub
lie moneys, with tainting the national credit,
with impeding immigration by overburdening
labor with taxation, and with breaking down
all constitutional guarantees of Republican lib
erty. He denied the assertion made in the
Chicago convention that ''the principles of the
Declaration of Independence are now sacred on
every inch of American soil, for in ten States
of the Union military power supplants civil
law
A large number of resolutions were offered
and referred without debate.
Resolutions endorsing President johnson and
applaudng the course OF Chief Justice Chase
in the impeachment trial were received with
much applause.
A resolution urging universal amnesty with
out any exceptions was unanimously adopted.
Adjourned till 4 clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention re-opened at o'clock
An address was presented from the Soldiers
and Sailors Convention expressing 30 prefer
ence for candidate, and expressing confidence
in the result
An effort to overthrow the two-thirds rule
failed.
The greater portion Of the afternoon session
was occupied with renewal Of the discussion
Of the resolution to make the nominations be-
fore adopting platform. 1t was finally de-
termined that each State might nominate its
favorite, but the vote should not be taken un-
til the platform Of principles had been adopted.
Il, ill.,
they would be ready to report in the morning,
and the Convention then adjourned till to NOR
row at 10 clock.
THIRD DAY-TUESDAY.
When the Convention assembled this morn
ing the death of Hon. Peter Cagger was an
nounced
Some resolutions from Alexander H. Ste
phens were read and referred. The name of
Stephens was cheere9.
1.he Platform.
The platform was reported and unanimously
adopted amid immense cheering. The follow
ing are the main points:
Slavery and secession are regarded As dead
issues;
Government bonds ara payable in lawful
money unless On their face they call for pay
msnt Ia eoipi
Equal taxation on all property, including
coin
One currency for all;
Economy in the Government, and the reduc-
ton of the army and navy;
Abolition of the Freedmen s Bureau and in
quisltorial modes of collecting the revenue
Tariff fer tae revenue,
Subordination Of military to civil authority
Restoration Of all States to the Union;
Amnesty for all political offences, including
restoration of suffrage in all the States
The exclusive control of suffrage within the
States to belong exclusively to the States them
selves Congress has usurped it in violation of
the Constitution
The reconstruction aess are unconstitutional
and void
President johnson receives the thanks of the
Convention.
All parties are invited to unite on this plat
form.
The Nominations
The Convention then proceeded with the
nominations.
Connecticut nominated Governor English,
Illinois nominated Richardson, Maine nominal
ted Hancock and Pendleton, and New Jersey
nominated Governor Parker, Andrew johnson,
Governor Packer of Pennsylvania, Sanford
Church of New York, and many others, were
nominated.
Chief Justice Chase's name was not men
toned
Six ballots were cast which resulted as fol-
lows:
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