Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-05-29


his time letter Of witEdrawar wss rec i
from Gov Curtin, and the con vention PFC.
seeded to the fourth ballot, Wade, 2UI ;
Colfax, lsG Fenton, Ia Wilson, 81; Ham
lin, %.
Fifth balos.-Before the chairman an.
nounced the Gual vote, the delegations frun
all the States, with the exception Of New
York ard Ohio declared in favse Of Collar.
The Enal vote was then announced o. f.i>
lows: Total number Of votes csss, $50;
necessary to choice, 32c; Collar, 522: Feu>
ten, Is Wade, 40; Wilson, IL.
The chairman then announced Hon,
Schuyler Coliax as the nominee for Vico
President.
Gen. sicsles, Of New York, then moved
on behalf Of the New York delegation, in a
neat speech, that the nomination Of Colfax
be declared unanimous. -.
The motion was seconded by Ohio, and
the nomination declared unanini0us. ar
After vote oftLasks 70 the officers, the
eoavention roll was called, and the following
delegates named as members Of the Nation.
81 Executive Committee 8ars y n &s..
Alabama, James I. X. Stowe; Arkansas,
+. T. Rice California, Geo. G. .Gorhau,, Col.
Dauia vitsr; Connecticut, II. II. Stark
wersncr Daenrsh, Newton Edmands; III.
aware, E. VI. bradford District of Column
hia, 5. 3. Conover Florida, $. J. Bowen;
Georgia, J. II. Caldwell; Idaho, Jsha g.
Henry Illinois, J. Russell Jones Indiana,
c. VI. Allen Iowa, J.. Fletcher Kansas, J.
A. Martin; Kentucky, A. A. Burton Lou
isiAna, N. X. Southworth Maine, L. Bas.
ber; Maryland, Charles c. Fulten Massa,
chusetts. W. Claaiu; Michigan, W. Gid
dings; Minnesota, A. C.. Fish; Missouri,
Gen. Ben. loan Montana, s. Wilson; Me-.
braska, +. B. Taylor Nevada, Charles T..
Delang; New Hampshire. Wm z. Chanl.
Ter; New Jersey, J. Gopsill; New York,
Horace Greeley; North Caroline, VIM.
Sloane; Ohio, B. r. Colvin Oregon, q.
W. Corbett PennsyIvanis, WIN. b. kim
ball Rhode Islaad, Lyman Elienz; South
Carolina, James H. jerks Tennessee, VIM.
Stokes Texas, A. J. Hol!fton Ven. ont, J.
W. Psrke ; Virginia, Franklin Sleams West
Virginia, Samuel d. KArnes Wisconsin,,
David Atwood.
The Committee en- Resolutions then sub
mitied the following, which were adopsed
amid the widest enthusiasm:
lst. We congratulate the cozut-y ia tie
assured success Of the reconstruction policv
Of Congress (spplausel as eyenced sby ths
adoption in . majority Of the States lately In
rebellion Of constitutions securing equal, dt-
il and political rights to I'll, [applaasel asd
regard it as the duty Of the Government 70
sustain these constitutions and prevent The
people Of such States from being remitled TO
. state of anarchy OF military rule. Zap
plause.
I'd The guarantee BY Congress Of equal
suffrage 10 all loyal men in the South was
demanded by every consideration Of public
safety, Of gratitude and Of justice, and uuss
be maintained [applausel while The usstioa
of suffrage in all the loyal States properly
belongs to the people Of those Stases. Zap
plause.
Sd. We denounce ali forms Of reoudiation
as : national crime, immense &bplausel
and the national hcnor requires the payment
Of the public indebtedness IN the utmost
good faith tn our creditors at home and
abroad [applaasel not only according to the
letter, but the spirit OF the laws under which
it was contracted. [Arplause.l
-ssh. II is due to the labor Of the nation
that taxation should be equalized and rsdu.
ced as rapidly as the national faith will per-
NIT. Applause. sa
5th. The national debt, contracted as il
has been for the preservation Of the Union
for ell time to come, should be extended
over fair period Of redemption, aud il is
the duty Of Congress to reduce the rate of
interest wasneser it can honestly be done.
(Applasse.l
9Th. That the best policy to diminish our
burden of debt is, so to improve our credit
capitalists viii seek to lead us money as
lower rates Of interest than we nov pay, and
must continue to pay so long a. Reputation,
partial or total, open or covert, i sthseascn.
ed or suspected. Applause.
9Th. The Government Of the United Ssases
should be administered with IL strie,est
economy. Ths erxptions which have been
SO shamesully narsed and fostered BY An>
drew Johnson, call loudly for radical reform,
Loud cheers. 80 M
: oh. We profoundly deplore the untimely
and tragic death Of Abraham Lincoln, and
regret the accession Of Andrew johnson Ia
the Presidency !. cheers who has acted
treacheroasly to. the people who elected him
and the cause LIE WAS pledged to supuor, !:
has usurped high Legislative and judicial
lfunciions; has. refused TO execute the law,
has used his high Office TO induce other of. .
GERS to violate the laws; HAS employed his
execativs powee 10 sender insecure the lives.
properly, peace aud Liberty Of the citizens !;
has abused the pardoning power! has &c.
nounccd the Nasionsl Legis skuse q uucon.
sti,utienal has. IersisteRtly aud .hablpally
resisted, BY every means in lis. power, every
proper attempt a! the rcconstrucfiou ofsthe
States lately IN sebsllion has pesvsrtsd'th.
public patronage into an engine Of vholesal..
corruption, aud has been Justly impeach "A
for high crimes and misdeneaners Taot !.
good and properly pronounced guilty there.
Of by the votes Of thirty>6ve Senators.
Good. good aud applaase.
.. 1he doctrine of Greas Britain and
other Earoaeau powers, that because !. man
is once q subject be is always so, must be-
resisted at evssy hazard By The u ni.ed States
- relict Of the feudA times mot authorized
BY The law OF nations and at war with our
natioeal honor and independence. Naturai-
ized citizens are entitled to b. protected in
al their rights Of citizenship, Is though they
were native bern. No citizen Of the United
States, native or naturalissd, must b liab .
To arrest ~ imprisonment by any foreign
power for acts done or words spoken in this
country, II 80 arrested and imprisoned i, is
the dsty ofths goseranent 70 iusesfere l.,
nlS pehAjL
10Th. Of AL who were kithfur in the ,ri>
ais ofthe lass was, thsss segs none essitlej
10 more speeial honor than The brave salIiers
and seanen who endured the hardsl.ips of
the campaign and cadss, and imperlled their
lives in The service Of The couplry..- Tho
beunties apd pensions appropriated by lAw
for these brave defenders Of the Union aru
obligations never 70 b. issgostsn. lGhsers. |
The widows and orphana Of the gallant de..i
are the wards Of the people-a sacred icg.-
cy bequesthed to the unlcd Ssa,cs, prs,ect>
ing sare. [Applasse. a.i,at'.s4
II. Foreign emigration, which ia the ast
has added so much to the wexl,h and in,
creased The resources Of this satipsf--tho
asylum of 81 nations-should befostarcd Ly
liberal and just policy.
IL. This convention declares its yynpaihv
with all oppressed people, who ars ssrugsL.
ing Tor thsir rinhts.
The following are the snppIernentsrv
resolutions adopted Is part Of the pla.fur q .
Rssolrea, That We resognize the great
principles laid down in tho declaration Of
Independence - the true foundation Of dem.
ecraiic government, and we hall with glnd.
ness every effort toward making these pri..
ciples living reality on every inch Of AM
erican soil. ~
Resoired, That We highly commend Tho
spirit OF magnanimity aud forgiveness with
which men who have tried to avoid the I'm.
ION hass nov frankly aud hons..ly, vo>oper>
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