The Portland daily press., 1868-07-08
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National Democratic Convention
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Ths Soldiers and Sailors Convention
Speculations and Movements for the Va
-yr1 rious Candidates.
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New York, July THE police arrange
ments this morning on Fourteenth street al
excellent. All crowding at the doors of Tam
many Hall is prevented by lines of police, VIII
permit none but holders of tickets to the Con
yention TO approach the building.
At 10 o'clock the delegates were general
on hand and the galleries were filled with spec
tators as also all the seats appropriated to ladies
Prior to calling the Convention to order tn
hall was filed with rumors. Some of Pen
deton's friends say that combinations hav
been made which render his defeat certain. The
Committee on Resolutions have agreed unani
mousy on platform and are ready to repor
promptly. +
-sr is l SECOND DESPATCH. fa
New York, July THE Convention was
called to order by the President at l0.40. :
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Plummer who
referred with much feeling to the sudden death
Of Peter Cagger, delegate to the Convention
from the State of New York.
THE PLATFORM. e.
The Resolutions in substance declare ad-
herance to the Union; that the Union is q
Union of States reaffirmed the doctrines OF
Jefferson snd the necessity of bringing The Gov
eminent back to their observances. That the
Democratic party in sustaining the Federal
Government during the late war did so in good
faith to sustain the Constitution and to preserve
:he rights and dgnities of all the States unim-
paired. The highest need of patriotism is du,
to all who periled life, and fortune for the
maintenance of the Union but we have nc
thanks for those who carried on the war for
the subjugation of the States, or to subject the
white TO the black race.
ga Richardson of Illinois moved that all reso-
buttons hereafter submitted be referred without
debate. If the convention took any other
course it would make some mistake.
A delegate moved to amend so as to confine
the motion to all resolutions relating to the
platform.
Mr.. Cox asked Richardson that as the Com
mittee on Resolutions was now ready to reporl
he hoped Mr.. Richardson would withdraw his
motion. .s
the Labor Convention of California against
negro domination and in favor of eight hour
rule as democratic doctrine.
Mr.. Richardson insisted on his motion to re-
fer all resolutions. Mr.. Bigler moved to lay il
on the table which was rejected.
The question then came upon Mr.. Richard
sons motion referring all resolutions without
reading.
Mr.. Price of Mo. here took the chair.
Before the vote was taken on Mr.. Richard
sons motion Mr.. Murphy of New York rose to
report from the Committee on Resolutions the
platform agreed upon and which he sent to the
speaker They were read by Mr.. Murphy.
They declare that the Democratic party re-
posed trust in the intelligence and justice fol
the people. Recognizing slavery and secession
as settled by war and never to be renewed,
they demand the immediate restoration of the
States amnesty for all political offences and
right of suffrage in all the States; Payment
of tie public debt, and where the obligations
do not expressly state on their face the law I'M
der which they were issued and does not pro-
vide payment in coin, should be paid in cur
rency of U. s., (prolonged cheers.) Fourth.
equal taxation of all property including gov
eminent bonds. (Cheers). -ai
people, laborer and office holder. pensioner
and soldier, producer and bond holder. (Great
eheers.) .,- 81 Eszl
Sixth Economy in the administration re-
duction of the army and navy; abolition OF
the Freedmen's Bureau, (cheers) and of in
quisitorial modes of collecting revenue equal
taxation under Internal Revenue as will afford
increased projection 10 industry. s
Seventh, claims the subordination of the mil
itary to the.civil power. az 1
Eighth. Equal rights for native and adopted
citizens; against the doctrine of immutable
allegiance; denounce the usurpation and tyr
amy of the radical party and violation of
pledges that the war was only for the preser-
walton of the Union. They had subjugated
States, overthrown freedom of speech and OF
the press, established systems of espionage,
, disregaIded the habeas corpus act, made of the
national capital hastle, and threatened ~
destroy the original jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court, and maligned the Chief Justice because
of his integrity on the trial of the President
The report continued at considerable length to
reclte these abuses and in conclusion declares
that privilege and trust of suffrage belongs ex
clusively to the control of each State, and that
Congress has usurped it in violation of consti
tuition. The Convention specifically denounces
reconstruction acts as usurpation, unconstitu-
tional and void soldiers and sailors pensions
to be faithfully paid public lands reserved for
homesteads thanks Andrew johnson for re-
sisting the aggressions of Congress, (great
cheers) In conclusion the report invites men
of all parties in the past to unite on the plat
form. -. q
Mr. Murphy moved the previous question.
which was ordered with few dissenting votes.
A delegate called for re-rerding. [great cries
of "question! question: which was put and
adontad with fav dissenting yQicea. -.H-
Then the convention rose to their feet, Wild
ly cheering. 49, a at
Mr. Bigler of Penn, offered resolution that
the convention do now proceed to nominate a
candidate for President of the United States.
(Cheers) l e ~ gr s.
Some confusion ensued here, but the chair
put the question in the affirmative.
Mr.. Seymour then resumed the chair.
Mr.. Vnllandigham moved to reconsider the
vote just taken and that the motion to recon-
slider to lie on the table. Agreed to.
Mr.. Seymour said it was important that the
Convention before preceding to ballot should
clearly understand what the two thirds rule is
He was very anxious that no misapprehension
should arise after ballot shall have been ia
ken. He called upon the Secretary to read the
decision of previous Democratic Conventions,
in regard to two-thirds rule and if there should
be any doubt upon the true operation and effect
of said rule, he invited discussion and some
form of resolution by the Convention which
should determine whether two-thirds of the
entire Convention, or if the vote should not
be full, two thirds of all those voting should
determine the ballot. ess~auan
Mr.. Richardson moved that two-thirds of all
the delegates voting upon any ballot shall de-
eide nomination. He added few remarks
in which he denounced the two thirds rule as
mischievous one.
% Mr. Kiervan of New York hoped that nc
serious question would arise here for the sake
of the country. We want not only to nomi-
nominate but to win, and he hoped no man
would be nominated here who was not voted
for by two thirds of all the delegates. He
hoped there would be no change of the rule as
heretofore observed and that Mr.. Richardson
resolution would not be adopted. CHEERS.
He wanted a nomination made only by
concurrent Judgment of two-thirds of all thu
delegates from all the States. (Applause.)
Mr.. Richardson rose to reply but gave way ts
Mr.. Clymer of Penn. who said as chairman
of Committee on permanent organization. said
committee unanimously supposed in reporting
the two-thirds rule that it required two-thirds
of all the delegates to effect nomination.
Mr.. Hoyt of Md, attempted to offer al
amendment amendment to Mr.. Richard
sons resolution but Richardson withdrew hi
resolution and the amendment fell with it.
The Chair announced that as the resolution
had been Withdrawn he would rule as wa
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