The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-22


table the motion. f#
Spaulding withdrew his motion on
a,Eote of the Convention.
General John NJ. Palmer. of Iii
nOis, was called out and received with
great applause, when he proceeded
with a graphic and forcible review of
the political issues Of the last six
years, and the present freedom Of
speech, equal rights and universal
liberty throughout the land; these
had been sustained successfully by
the sword, and the mission of the Re-
publican party now is to establish
these principles Palmer depiored
the.electiOn of johnson; he stood in
the way Of the pacifcation Of the
country, and should have been re
moved, CGreat cheering. The i'm
peaehment was a substitute by mod
ern civilization for revolution and
decapitation. johnson was an 0bstruc-
ton. and should have been removed, ,
Cheers, but We now propose to sub
NIT these issues again to the people
for their decision at the ballot box,
applause, ] and obtain 4 verdict which
shall place these question beyond all
dispute, urged upon clear, certain
platform which shall leave no doubt
as to its purpose or meaning. In con-
clusi0u ne urged such nomination
for Vice President as shall leave no
temptation for the assassination Of
Grant. [Chcers ] IF the Baltimore
Convention had made no mistake in
1864 Abraham Lincoln would be IN
Washington to welcome Grant on the
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great app au=e.
On motion Of Cochrane, Senator
Thayer, of Nebraska was called for.
Music" Star Spangled Banner, "
BY a fine band Applause.
Thayer declined, when Sickles and
Tremaine were called for. both absent.
After music, on motion, John w
torney announced as A. johnson
Dead Duck, was invited to speak,
but declined
Cochrane called to take up the plat
form. Cheers. Here the Committee
on resolutions appeared. Cochrane
retired. Thompson, as Chairman.
reported. He congratulated the cOun-
try on the assured success Of the Re
construction policy Of Congress. The
guarantee by Congress of the right of
suffrage to all loyal people South,
must be maintained He denounced
all forms of reputation as a national
crime. LGreat cheers National obi
cations must be paid in che letter and
spirit; taxation should be eQuaEzed,
and reduced as rapidly as possible;
the redemption of the national debt
should be extended over a long time,
reducing the rate of interest.
whenever 1t can be hOnOrably
done; the Government of the United
States should be administered
with the strictest economy; corruption
aud extravaganza, fostered by Andrew
johnson must be reformed; deploring
the death of Lincoln, deploring the ac-
cesslOn of johnson, and denOunclng
the latter as a usurpeT and viOlatOr Of
the law and the obstruction of recon
struction, and justly impeached for
high crimes aud nlisdemeanOrs, pro-
lOnged cheers Repudiates feudal
doctrine, once a subject always a sub
ject: no citizen of the United States,
native or natuTalized, when abroad,
must be arrested, except for violation
Of the law; eulOlogizes soldiers and
sailors; their bounties are obligations
never to be forgotten; their widows
and orphans are the nations wards;
/ immigration should be fostered by
liberal and just policy. The Conven-
ton sympathizes with all oppressed
people struggling for rights.
A Delegate move we hear from
M Hasurt O. Of Ohio.
President - VIII the Convention
hear Mr.. Hasureck, Of Ohio. [Yes,
yes.
Hasureck proceeded with an elo-
| queAt speech n which. after coun-
/ selling bold advance towards appar-
/ ent obstacles which would disappear
1 on approach he said.
60 not shut my eyes to the mag
! nltude Of the problem this generation
/ is called upon Go sOlVa. The task IS
4 not reconstruction, as some say. Ii
/ is redemption. How shall it be ac-
/ cOmpllshed! Let US understand
the situation. There was a South
4 with slavery as corner stone
of her s0ci8 aud political iasti-
4 tuti0us, with ab0r looked up5n
as diSreputable aud unbec0ming
/ to gentlemen Her real estate
in the hands of a few wealthy fami-
lies, welding irresistible political in
L fuence; her agricultural retrograded !;
\ her cities and towns decaying; her
I Industry paralyzed; commerce. Ian
/ shinz. the middle aud lower
classes demoralized By the baneful
/ Influences of slavery; men bred up IN
the belief that they were born to
command, and that the traffic in their
! fellow creatures was Divine iustitU-
tion; men who had been taught, from
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