The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-07-10
DEMOCRACY.
Proceedings in the National
Democratic Convention.
The Platform.
No Nominations Yet Made.
FIRST DAH
New York, July I

New York, July 4.
! Tammany Hall is admirably arranged for
the meeting of the convention. It is ele-
] gantly festooned with large American flags
and decorated with paintings and escutch-
cons of all the states. The accommoda>
tions tor delegates are ample and arrange
meDts for the press excellent.
The weather is intolerably hot but the
hall is perfectly well ventilated. Among
/ the spectators are many ladies, also Francis
H. Blair, governor Swan, of Md, ex. sena-
tor Bayard and many others prominent in
| southern politics before the war. -,
/ The hall anG galleries are crowded and a
great crowd outside are vainly striving to
gain admittance. A strong police force were
on the street to keep order.
The convention YVES called to order at 90
minutes past II O'clock by August Bel
mont, chairman OF the National Democratic
Committee. He said
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoNvENTToN-It is
my privilege to-day to welcome you here in
this hail.. constructed with SO much artistic
taste, aud rendered to you by the time
honored society Of Tammany. [ welcome
you to this temple, erected to the goddess
OF liberty, by her steadfast defenders and
most fervent worshippers; | welcome you
to this good city of New York,-the bul.
wark of Democracy, (which has ROLLED
back the surging waves of radicalism thro'
all the storms of the last eight years; and
| welcome you to the Empire state, which
) last fall redeemed herself from republican
| L., ~
votes, and which claims the right to lead
the vanguard of victory in the great battle
to be fought next November for the preser-
| vation of our institutions, laws, and liber-
ties 1t is most auspicious omen that we
, meet under such circumstances, and sur
. rounded by such associations and L share
your own confident hope of the oyerwhelm-
} ing success of the ticket and platform which
: will be the result of your delib erations; for
it is to the American people that our appeal
lies Their. first Judgment will be just.
. The American people will no longer remain
8 deaf to the teachings of the past. They
0 will remember that it was under successive
a democratic administrations, based on our
national principles, the principles of con-
stitutional llberty,-that our country rose
to prosperity and greatness unsurpassed
: in the annals Of history. They will remem>
4 Der the days when the north and the south
marched shoulder to shoulder together in
the conquest of Mexico, which gave us our
It golden empire on the Pacific, c,-our Calitor-
e MIA and our Oregon, nov the stronghold
!, of triumphant democracy They will re.
member the days when peace and plenty
! reigned over the whole union !; when we
d had nc national debt to crush the energies
!, of the people; when the tax gatherer was
;. unknown throug ghout thevast extent of the
land; when the credit of the Uaited States
- stood higher in the money market of the
world than chat Of any other, and they will
IL remember, with sorrow, that, with the
, downfall of the democratic party in 1861
> came that fearful war which has brought
y mourning and desolation into every house.
hold has cost the loss of million of citi-
q zens, and left us with national debt, the
, burden of which drained the resources
, crippled the industry, and impoverished
. the labor OF the country; they will remem
u Der that, after the fratrical strife was over,
d when the bravery of our army and navy
t. and the sacrifices of the people, had re-
: stored the union and vindicated the supre
macy OF the law, when the victor and van
d quished were equally ready to bury the
If past and hold out the hand of brotherhood
;. and good will across the graves of theil
fallen comrades, it was again the defeat Of
the democratic candidates, in 1864, which
6 prevented the consummation SO devoutly
J. wished tor by all. Instead of restoring the
e southern states to their rights instead o.
: trying to wipe out the miseries of the pas
o by magnanimous policy, dictated alike by
l. humanity and sound craftsmanship, and sc
ardently prayed for by the generous hear
/ of the American people, ,-the radicals ir
congress, elected In an evil hour, have
/. placed the iron heel of the conquerel upon
the south. Austria did not dare to faster
upon vanquished Hungary, ncr Russia i'm
q pose upon conquered Poland, the ruthless
h tyranny now imposed by congress upon the
n southern states military satrapsl are in
: vested with dictatorial power. overriding
> the decisions of the courts and assuming
the functions of the civil authorities, while
q the white populations are dlsfrancbised OF
" forced to submit to the test-Oath, alike re-
voting to justice and civilization, and de
y based and ignorant race, just emerged from
4 Eservltude. come into power to rule the des
# TIMES OF that fair portion of our common
"a country; these men, elected to become leg
!, islators and legislators, only, trampIing tn,
constitution under their feet, have uSurped
n the funetions CT the executive and judici
o ary and ii is impossible to doubt, after th
e events OF the last four months, and the Gil
cumstances of the impeachment trial, tha
they vii not shrink from an attempt here
e after to subyert the senate OF the United
IL States, which stood between them and thei
1t victim, and had virtue enough left not t.
!. allow the American name to be utterly dis
, graeed. and justice to be dragged in tht
dust. In order to carry out this nefarIoui
o programme, our army and nary are kept
:. IN tune Of profound peace, on a scale which
has lnyolveda q yearly expenditure Of from
,> Si0O, OO0,0 900 TO 100000, ,0n0; prevents
!, the reduction of our national debt, aud i'm
poses upon our people system of most ex-