The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-08
THE CONVENTION!
THIRD DAY.
Adoption Of n Platform OF
Principles.
No Nomination on the Sixth
Ballot. D..


lice arran gements this morning on the
Aoor were excellent. All crOwding at
the doors of Tammany Hall was pre-
vented by the lines of police, who per-
mitted none but holders of tickets to
enter the Convention.
At 10 o'clock the delegates were gen
orally seated, and all the seats reserved
for ladies were filled. Prior to calling
the Convention to order the hall was
filled with rumors. Some of Pendle-
tons friends say that combination
has been made which renders his defeat
certain. The committee on Resolutions
have agreed unanimously on the plat
form, and were ready to report prompt
ly. ..s.,,.. Ia
The Convention was called to order
by the President at 1910 A. M. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Mr.. Plummer, VINO
referred with appropriate feeling to the
sudden death of Pcteri Cagser, o dele
gate to the Convention from the State
of New York.
On motion of Mr.. Bigler, of Pennsyl-
vsnia, the reading of yesterdays journal
was dispensed with.
Mr.. Wright, of Delaware, submitted
resolutions from Alexander Stephens, OF
Georgia, which he wished to have read
and referred. The name of Stephens
was cheered. ... .......
The resolutions were read by the Sec
rotary. They declare adherence to
the Union; that Union, under the Con-
stitutioR, is the Union of the States; re-
affirmed the doctrines of Jefferson and
the necessity of bringing the Govern
ment up to their observance; the Dem
ocratic party in sustaining the Federal
Government during the late war, did IT
in good faith to sustain the Constltu-
ton and preserve the rights and digni-
ties of all the States unimpaired; the
highest need of patriotism is due to all
who perilled life and fortune for the
maintenance Of the Union; but we have
no thanks for these who carried on the
war for the subjugation of the States or
To subject the white to the black race.
MI. Richardson, of Illinois, moved
that all resolutions hereafter submitted
be referred without reading. If the
Convention took the other course ii
would make some mistake and commit
itself to something it could not main
tain on the stump.
A delegate mOved to amend so rs TO
coDtine the motion to all resolutions re-
lating to the platform.
Mr.. Richardson said the committee on
Resolutions was new ready to report.
A delegate from California sent up
resolutions fron the Laboreis' Conven'
vention of California against negro
domination and favoring the eight honI
rule as Democratic doctrine.
Mr.. Richardson insisted on his motion
to refer all resolutions.
Mr.. Bigler moved to lay it on the ta'
BILE, which was rejected.
The question was then taken on Mr.
Richardson's motion referring all reso-
buttons without reading.
Mr.. Price. Of Missouri, here took the
chair. Before the vote was taken on
Mr.. Richardson's motion, Mr.. Murphy
rose to report from the committee on
Resolutions the platform agreed upon
and which he sent to the Chair where
il was read by Mr.. Murphy.
THE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party, in National
Convention assembled, reposing its trust
in the intelligence, patriotism and dis,
eliminating justice of the people, stand
ing upon the Constitution as the tOun
datlon and limitation of the powers o!
the Government and the guarantee OF
the liberties of the citizen, aud recOg-
niZing the questions of slavery and Sc
cession as having been settled for all
time to come by the war or the volun-
tary action of the Southern States in
Constitutional Conventions assembled,
and never to be renewed or reagitated,
do, with the retSrn of peace, demand
First-TEe immediate restoration of
all the States to their rights in the
Union under the Constitution, and of a
civil government of the American peo-
pie.
Second-Amnesty for all past political
offences and the regulation of the
elective franchise i'll the States by THEN
citizens.
Third-Payment Of the debt of the
United States as rapidly as practicable
all money drawn from the people by
taxation, except so much rs is requisite
for the necessities of the Government,
economically administered, being hon
estly applied to such payment,au where
the obligations of tho Government do
not expressly state upon their face, or
the law under which athcy were issued
does not provide that they shall be paid
in coin, they ought in right and in JUS
tice be paid in the lawful money of the
United States. Thunders of applause.
Fourth-The equal taxation OF every
species Of property according to its real
value, including government bonds and
other public securities. Renewed
cheering, and cries of Read it again"
Fifth-One currency for the govern
ment and the people, the laborer and
the Office holder, the pensionex and the
soldier, the producer and the bond
holder. [Great cheering, and cries of
"Read it again."l
Tho fifth resolution was again read
and again cheered.
Sixth-Economy in the administra-
ton of the Government; the reduction
of the standing army and navy; the
abolition of the Freedmeu's Bureau,
great cheers1 and all the political in
strumentalities designed to secure ne
gro supremacy; simplification of the
system and discontinuance of the in
quisitorial modes of assessing and col
lectiug internal revenue, so that the
burden of taxation may be equalized
and lessened, the credit Of the Govern
mcnt and currency made good; the re-
peal Of all enactments for enrolling the
State militia into national forces in
time of peace, aud tariff for revenue
upon foreign imports, and such equal
taxation under the internal revenue
laws as will afford incidental protec-
tion to domestic manufactures, and as
will without impairing the revenue,
impose the least burden upon aud do
the best to promote and escnurage the
great industrial interests Of the conn
try.
Seventh-Thc reform of abuses in the
administration, the expulsion of cor
rupt men from office, the abrogation OF
useless offices, the restoration of right
full authority to and the independence
Of tho Executive and judicial Depart
ments of the Government, the snbordi.
nation Of the military to the civil pow
or, TO the end that the usurpations OF
Congress and the despotismof theswora
may cease. -rt;l ~.
Eighth-Equal rights and protection
for naturalized and native born citi-
,ona of hama and abroad fbo ossarf;on