Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-22

ed and his Greenback theory indorsed by
the New York Fourth of July Convention,
the country will in 1859 enjoy the blessing
OF Democratic administration.
GBy the Associated Pressl
CHICAGO, May 21.-The excitement is in
creasiug. Fenton's friends claim one hun
dred and thirty-five votes on the first ball
lot. His opponents say he can't increase
this. Wade's friends are likely to break
after the first ballot for Vice President
Colfax has made popular strength in the
Convention, but still it is unorganized.-
Part of the Southern delegates indicate a
purpose to support Wilson, but if any new
combination shall be agreed upon the ten
dency appears towards concentration on
Hamlin.
The committee on Resolutions have
agreed on a report. 1t is understood the
platform was fOreshadowed by Schurz's
speech, at least in spirit.
It is charged that some of Fenton's
friends are using money freely and threats
of exposure in open Convention urged
many of Wades friends to consider Fen
toms supporters hostile, which feeling ap-
pears to be acting in favor of Hamlin. AT
this hour no sagacious leader OF either
wing ventures positive prediction as to
the Vice Presidency.
called to order at 10:15 A. M.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Gulliver, of Chi
cago.
The President announced that the COM
mittee on Resolutions had just sent word
that they would not be ready before IL
o'clock. +
Mr.. Spencer, of New York; move, sir,
that the resolutions of the National Coun-
Gil of the Union League of America, which
were yesterday presented to this Conven-
ton by the temporary chairman, and re-
ferred to the committee on Resolutions, to
take the same direction as the resolution
and proceedings of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Convention, be spread upon our
record and made part of our proceedings.
think that this courtesy is due to the
National Council of the Union League of
America, which is to-day ensuring Repub-
lican ascendancy in the Solth, and upon
whose efficiency we depend for the South
ern Republican preservation in the coming
election. If any Northern State shall tal-
ter or tail, we will supply its place by Rad
ical South Carolina. [Cheers.l He moved
the resolutions he recalled from the COM
mittee on Resolutions, to which they were
referred, with view to being recorded
1t was desirable to make record of the fact
that these resolutions had been presented
delegate from Michigan-How can
those resolutions be acted upon by this Con-
vention until reported back bv the commit
tee, when the rules required their reference
without debate.
Mr.. Spencer, OF New York-There may
be Misrepresentation in entering the resolu-
tions upon our record. We shall by no
means adopt them, but only intend an act
of courtesy by reciting in our proceedings
the fact that they sent us the resolutions.
That is matter of fact which has trans
pired, which ought not to be ignored.
Mr. nIUaU-I call for tho raa6inO of 10
resolutions.
The President-The Secretary will read
the resolutions.
The Secretary proceeded to read the res
olutions adopted by the National Council
of America in session at Chicago, May 10,
1868, as follows: srsf
Resolued, first, That we deem the Union
League of America of vital importance to
the success of the Republican party, and
the maintenance of loyalty, liberty, of equal
rights in the Union, and urge its being Wig
orously retained and reorganized in all the
States as the right arm of the Union party.
Second, That we pledge the loyal peO-
Pile of the North to uphold, protect and de-
fend the loyal people of the South from in
Justice, oppression and assassination, and
to this end will call into use all the means
in our power, even the resort to arms, If
requisite, in defens of their right to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
appreciation of the sublime patience, for
bearance and magnanimity OF the negro,
and of the South, and their devotion as
soldiers throughout the Union during the
war of the rebellion, and of their hearty
loyalty, zeal and becoming department
since, showing that under the circumstan-
ces in which they have been placed they
! have justified the reposing in their hands
the highest boon of an American citizen,
the ballot, and illustrated the truth that it
Is eminently wise and always safe to act
: with equity and justice to all men, with
out regard to race or color.
Fourth, That impartial suffrage is a
prime principle of the Republican party,
and should not be abandoned, and that we
urge upon the several States and upon
Congress the adoption of such measures as
will secure the right of suffrage to every
American citizen impartially.
Fifth. That we fully indorse the action
OF Congress, and consider that the hour is
passed for hesitation and compromise and
leniency toward those who support and de-
fend TRAITORS and who endeavor to restore
| them to power, and that the loyal
people of the country are united in
the sentiment that all who defy and
trample under foot the acts of Congress
for the maintenance of the principles our
gallant soldiers and sailors fought and died
to secure, ought to be hurled from power
by the use of every loyal and constitutional
means devised, and that every man, who
ever he may be, that has been recreant to
his duty in securing this, failed to meet the
expectations of the loyal people of the
country, will be marked by men and will
receive the Indignation and censure he so
richly merits, and will be denounced in
thunder tones as an unworthy servant
whose place should be filled by true
patriot; and we especially feel called upon
to condemn the traitorous conduct of the
Senators who disappointed the hopes
of every loyal heart in the
land in voting for the acquittal of Andrew
johnson, whom they know to be guilty of
country in the hour OF peril, and we class
them with those traitors to their. party and
country, Cowan, Dixon, Doolittle and An
drew johnson, with the assurance that
traitors doom awaits them.
Fifth. That we respectfully recommend
to the Union National Convention the
nomination of that tried soldier, judicious
man and reliable loyalist, U. S. Grant, for