The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-05-29
The Vice Presidency.

MI ScHOHelu, OF N6W IOfB, moVed
to proceed with the nominations for
Vice President.
Mr.. Hamlin, of Virginia, moved a
recess until O'Clock. Cries of "No,
no." and motion withdrawn.
The President-The order before the
Convention is the nomination of cam
didste for the Vice Presidency.
Z HENRY WILSON.
Mr.. Pierce, ofsyirginisspI am instructed
by the people of the State of Virginia to
place in nomination a noble son of New
President of the United States. That name
is Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts.
B. F. WADE.
Mr. Hassaurek, for Ohio, presented that
champion of human rights, B. F Wade,
child of the people, and self-made man.
Wild cheers. One of such incorruptible
virtue that the people know him as Honest
Ben Wade" Let the Convention say to
BIN for the people, We'll done good and
faithful servant"
Mr.. Schurz, for large msiority of the
Missouri delegation, seconded Mr.. Wade.
Cheers. If nominated there will be no
temptation to assassinate Grant.
Mr.. Spalding, of Ohio. said that for the
first time his State united on a candidate
1t would give Wade forty two votes.
Mr. Jones, for South Carolina supported
the old Roman veteran, Ben Wade. His
State was ready to Wade in.
SCHUYLER CoLFAx.
Mr.. Lane, of Indiana-I am instructed by
the delegates of Indiana to present that tried
and true patriot, Schuyler Oolfax.ssi Pro-
loDged lcheers. The whole of his life, in
private and in public, his distinguished SER
vice, his long identification with Congress
sional matters these all render unnecessary
that should go into any heightened eulogy.
He is near to our homes and our hearts. We
know him, we love him. The people are
united for him, and speak but one voice.
There are no dissensions, there are no feuds
to heal. Heis the choice of the people, and
although his residence is Indiana, his fame,
thank God, belongs to the whole Continet
IApplause.] To his past history, need
but to refer for moment. He began pub
lie service with no inheritance except those
God endowed gifts which marked from the
beginning master of men. Cheers. He
began his career as Whig politician and
under the standard of that pure and incor-
ruptable patriot, that far seeing statesman,
that peerless crater, Henry Clay. With the
other gentlemen presented for the same Of
flee we have no quarrel. They are proud
sons of the republic, and their glory is part
of our common inheritance. We have no
word of disparagement for them when we
make our nomination. Whoever is chosen,
we will roll up our sleeves in his behalf. The
painful experience Of the past admonishes US
that We must have no doubtful man in the
office of-Vice President. We present you no
doubtful man. He has stood by reconstruc-
tion, aud, thank God he bas also stood by
impeachment-[ap applause and when the
seven recreant Senators-unlike the seven
golden candlesticks burning in the old
Christian temple-when their lights shall be
e1tinguished and they be like dark lanterns,
seen in places only fit for dark lanterns,
Schuyler Colfax, as Vice President, as
Speaker, or as member of Congress, will be
found true to his principles, true 10 the mis-
sion of the Republican party-and of the
Union party, for they are synonymous, one
and the same. w
Mr. Parker, of the New Jersey delegation,
seconded the nomination. He said: We
nOIuinabe HiIh dS youhS man lihciJ IN tne
Providence of God to live faithful to his
country, in the faith of the martyrs, to stand
up ready to endure the work that has pros
trated, and would have prostrated one Pres
ident,. if the hand of the assassin had not
found his heart We nominate him as candi-
date of the young men. He is their represen-
tative, loved by them and possessing all the
charms Of the heart and mind which would
cause him TO be known as a true patriot.
We nominate him, because coming from the