The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-30
Ren WASHINGTON.
WAsHrroroy, May 9s.

r A committee Or the Soldiers and Sailors
Convention called on Gen. Grant this after
noon and formally presented him with copy
of the platform Of principles Of their Conven
ton. After few preliminary remarks b.
4 Col. Amer, of Pennsylvania, Gen. Grant, in
reply, spoke AZ follows;
Gentlemen OF the Soldiers and Sailors
fConvention-I Will say, while It was neve,
q desire of mine TO be candidate
for political Office, it affords me great gratif.
cation to feel that have the support Of those
who were with me in the war. IL did not
feel that had the confidence OF those, !
would feel less desirous Of accepting the posi-
tion. The acceptance Of the Office is not q
matter Of choice, but or duty. Having ac-
cepted the nomination, will receive your aid
till next November.
/ win thaHk you, gentlemen, for the honor
you have conferred upon me.
| The affair took place in presence Of the
Convention Committee, with whom were
Generals s. Gregg, Rawiins, Badean, Por~
ter, Comstock, Dent and Babcock, and Coils
Parker, Webster and Lee Of the Generals
Staff.
| After few moments conversation, Gen.
Grant extended an invitation to them 10 be
present at bis residence this evening, on
which occasion q more formal presentation of
his nomination by the National Republican
will be made.
| The Committee then left the Generals
headquarters for the Capitol to offer their
congratulations 70 Speaker Colfsx. AT two
o. clock the Com mittee were received by Mr..
Colfax in the Speakers room OF the Capitol.
| After greeting the Committee With his Gus
| few remarks by Colonel Aiemon,
Mr. coifax responded briefly. He alluded
in striking terms, to the nerls Of land and
sea, which were endured by the soldiers and
sailors Of the Union, in defense Of the Con.
stitution and Flag of their country. Great
as were the obligations of the nation to those
at home, who stood by the Government in its
hour of trial, greater still was the debt of
gratitude il owed to those who, leaving home
and ali, atthe risk of life and limb, to save
the Republic from distractions, going forth
| from every portion of the Republic; some in
the freshness Of lfe's June, and some in the
ripe maturity of life's October The land Of
the South and North is filled with the graves
/ OF the nations patriots; thsir memory will
ever be inscribed in al patriotic hearts as
long as time shall last or the Republic en-
ldure. Thanking the committee who repre-
sented the survivors Of the heroic defenders
| of the Union for this expression Of their es-
TEEN and regard, he closed with the assur-
ance that the ballot-box should ratfy the
nomination at Chicago; his fidelity to princi-
pie and devotion to the Union would show
that their confidence had no, been misplaced,
copy Of the platform OF principles was
presented to the Speaker. The committee,
after few minutes, retired and the Speaker
returned to his duties in the House Of Rep
resentives.
The following nominations hare been sent
10 the Senate. Henry Stanbery, to be Attor-
ney General Fl. C. Washington, to be Min
lister resident at the Argentine Republic, rice
A. s. Bath, deceased; Thaddeus Plat, to be
Minister residen. q. Costa Rica, rice Law
renee, removed; Rear Admiral Dahlgreen,
to be Chief of the Dareau of Ordnance, rice
Captain Henry A. Wise. resigned; Commo-
dore Thos. Turner, TO be Rear Admiral;
Captain A. NJ. Pennock, to be Commodore;
Captain j. S. Worden, to be Commodore
The Senate. in executive session to day,
resumed consideration Of the nomination OF
Gen Scho6eld to be Secretary OF War. The
debate WAS confined to the preamble and res
lntion introduced yesterday, in substance as
follows:
Whereas, the order Of the President, re-
removing Secretary Stanton from Office, was
unconstitutional and illegal, hut on acconn,
of Mr.. Stanton's having relinquishsd said
once; therefore,
Resolred, That the Senate do advise and
consent to the appointment Of General Scho-
field.
There was not full Senate, but parties
separated on the preamble as they did on the
impeachment articles, while the vote an the
resolution itself was without saca distinction.
Both the preamble and resolution we're adopt
ed. and therefore Gen. Sehofeld is confirmed
as Secretary Of War,
The Secretary OF the Treasury relieraaa ! .ae
special agent OF internal reve-.ue, Sloanaker,
from duty in T1-xas from the slst inst
The amendments proposed by Senator
Sherman to the national currency act, to-day,
includes one allowing the increase Of twenty
millions of currency.
The forthcoming public debt statement will
show little alteration from last month.
The Committee appointed ~ ihe National
Union Republics Convention, under instruc
tious from that body to present to General
Grant and Mr.. Colfax a record of its pro-
eeedings, and TO inform them Of their ncm-
nation, performed their duty this evening,
between 8 and Q o clock, at The residence of
Gen. Grant. About two hundred persons
were present, including delegates to the Con-
vension, several members of Congress, Gen.
| Grants STAFF, and the ladies of the families
of Grant and Colfax. These two gentlemen
stood side by side, and the spectators formed
| in semi circle in front of them, thus afford
| ing full view Of the proceedings,