The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-07

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| RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CONVENTION OF
| 1864.
The committee recommend that the rules and
regulations OF the Democratic Convention OF 1854 be
adopted by this Convention for the government Of
Its proceedings
WILLIAM r. MORRISON, secretary
| QUESTION OF ORDER.
| General McCooK, OF Ohio-I move the acceptance
of the report and the discharge of the committee.
Mr.. WHITE of Maryland-I desire to ask the chair
man OF the committee whether the adoption of their
report Will require for the nomination of the candi.
dates for President and Vice President wOthrds OF
the votes that must be in the electoral college,
or whether twothrds Of the votes cast in this Con-
venton will be sufficient to nominate the candidates
The reason make for this interrogatory is ths:-I
observed on Saturday last that some Of the States
represented on this floor cast votes the ques-
ton which arose in temporary organization.
When we come to vote for candidates for President
and Vice President the same States may with
hold their votes and consequently 1t will take
much larger vote to make two-thirds OF the
votes in the electoral college than If the rule applied
to the votes cast in this Convention In 1882 the
rule that it required twothirds Of the votes cast
in the Convention; but, if remember correctly, at
Charleston the rule qualified so to require
two-thirds OF the votes cast in the electoral college.
want to know, therefore, that vote intel.
lgently whether, II we adopt in their entirety the
rules Of the Chicago Convention IN 1865, the candi-
dates must receive wothrds OF the electoral vote
only two-thirds Of the vote cast in the Conventions
| The CHAIRMAN-The Chair is OF opinion that the
merits OF the report are not now under consdera-
ton. The question is whether the report shall be
accepted and the committee discharged.
The question put on accepting the report and
dscharging the Committee, and it was declared
carried.
The CHAIRMAN announced the question to be upon
the adoption of the report Of the Committee Or
ganization.
CONFUSION TIE HALL.
A DELEGATE from Observation-Disclosures the vote Is
taken desire to say that we can see nothing and
hear nothing. Will the Chair have the goodness to
request that everybody be kept in his seatP
The CHAIEMAN-The Chair will direct the Sergeant
alarms to that the asles be kept clear, that the
and that order is preserved.
The question was put on the adoption OF the re-
port of the Committee on Organization, and 1t was
declared carried.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Fl. C. MURPHY, Of New York; am requested
by the Committee resolutions to ask permission
OF this body to sit during its meeting.
DgLEGArE-I move that the Committee on Re-
solutions have leave to sit during the session OF this
Convention.
The motion was agreed TO.
COMMITTEES TO ESCORT GOVERNOR SEYMOUR TO THE
CHAIR.
The Chairman appointed Governor Bgler, Of Penn
sylvan.a, and Governor hammond, OF South Caro-
lina u committee 10 escort Governor Seymour the
permanent President OF the Convention to the chair.
The committee retired and soon after returned
amid enthusiastic applause, which was elected on
the appearance OF the Chairman. AS they came
upon the platform the temporary Chairman. said:-I
introduce to you the President-eiect, Mr.. H0rato
Seymour, OF New York. (Great appause.)
MI. SEYMOUR then took his stand at the rostrum,
when the cheers and plaudts of the whole assem-
blage-the galleries joining in-were renewed The
Chairman spoke as folOws:-
MI. sHYaoUR's SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN o. THE CoNvENrIoN-I thank you for
the honor You have done Inc In making me your pre-
ri linz officer. (Chccrs) This Convention IL made
no OF large number OF delegates from all parts OF
uur
TO each other and view the subjects which agitate
our country from dinerent standpOints We cannot
at once learn each others mode of thought or grasp
all the facts which bear upon the minds OF others
Yet our session must be brief and we are forced to
act without delay ,upon questions OF an cxcit-
country. Tomaintain order, 10 restrain all exhibition
passion TO drive out OF our minds all unkind sus-
PIGEONS IS at this time great duly. Cheers.) rely
upon your sense OF this duGy and not upon my own
ability TO sustain me in the station m which am
paced by your Kind partiaty. Men never met un
lprcy rpulp
weigh upon us. (Applausc.l IL Is not mere party
triumph we seek. We are trying to save our coun-
try from the dangers which overhang IT, We wish
to lit of The perAexities and slackles which in the
shape OF bad laws and OF crushing tax
OF our land loud cheers) We hope
too that We can give order, prosperity
which suffer 80 deeply to-day In their homes and In
all the helds OF their industry from the unhappy
show that we are governed by earnest purposes to
help all classes OF our citizens avoiding harsh IN
veG,e, agns n men, we seua n keep use p.sc
mel and solved tCheers) Let us leave the past to
the calm Judgment OF the future and confront the
pcris OF the day. tCheers) We are forced 20 meet
| the assertions In the resolutions put forth by
! the late Republican Convention. ! aver there is not
this body man who has II IN his heart to excite
| 80 much Of angry feeling against the republican
| party must be stirred up In the minds OF those
! VINO read these declarations in the light of recent
events and view Of the condition OF our country.
In the first place they congratulate the perplexed
whose hours of Toll are lengthened out by the grow,
inr costs OF the necessaries OF fe upon the success
| OF that reconstruction policy which has brought all
these evils upon them by the cost OF its military des
| potism and the corruption OF its bureau agen.
| cies. In one resolution they denounce all
| forms Of reputation as national crime.
| Then why did they put upon the statute
| books OF the nation the laws which invite the ct
zens who borrow coin TO force their creditor to take
debascd paper and thus wrong him out Of a large
sba.e of ms claim, In violation or the most solemn
| compactS loud cheering) II reputation IL ma
tona crime II IL crime TO invite all the citizens Of
this country thus to repudiate their individual prom
ses tApplause) Was It not crime to force the
creditors OF this and other states 70 take currency
al times worth no more than forty cents on the dol
lar repayment for the sterling coin they gave TO
build roads and canals. which weld such ample re.
turns OF wealth and prosperity Applause.)
Again they say, II is due to the laborers
OF the nation that taxation should be equaized.