The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-21

[Applause.l The indications of your
purposes and spirit already
given assure US that you will maintain (
the noble character of the Republican
party. We unavoidably recall at this
time the Convention of 1860, with its
profound anxieties and gloom, its de-
votion TO liberty and its enthusiastic
acceptance of the wager of battle ten
dered by slavery and secession. APP
plause.] 1t now seems clear to us that
the God that ruled our counsels, made
our declaration of principles manly
and sincere. He gave to us Lincoln for
President. [Applause.] God send us
like wisdom to-day. [Applause.] He
tested us in a manner and to an extent
which the liyeliest Imagination could
not have anticipated. Posterity will
decide that we met that test with a
spirit worthy of a free people. A count
less treasure and 100000 lives offered
were the evidence that we were solemnly
in earnest. We offered our lives and our
property, but it was not enough. We
laid our preiudices ofTace and class up
on the altar, and the consciousness that
we least deserved success redoubled
our nerve. The same high resolve rules
to-day, and the honest men of this coun-
try are ready for equal aud even greater
sacrifices if they be Indispensable
to the dedication of this covenant
to liberty and equal rights. Applause.
We learned the first lesson when we
found we must make all men free and
call them tU the battle field. We learn
ed the second lesson when we found We
must still move on and give impair
TALLY all men share In the govern
ment we were endeavoring to restore.
Great applause. With clear aud
fearless expression on the essential ques-
ton which the people well understood,
10 ingenious device nor words can
obscure or avoid passing by, all person
al and temporary controversies working
in perfect confidence, that the Amerl-
can people will do right in the end.
We feel sure of triumph. The power
of n nation of forty millions muss be
behind the Just claims of the poorest
working meA of whatever race to re-
cover even and just wages. It's maJes-
ty must be felt wherever the humblest
loyal man appeals against personal vio-
lence and oppression. LCheers.] Every
dollar of the national debt the blood OF
soldier is pledged for. [Cheers.I
Every bond, in letter and spirit, must
be as sacred as soldiers grave. Re-
newed cheers We must and we shall
win: it is the old fight of liberty, equal
ity and fraternity, against oppression,
caste and aristocracy; IL is the old fight
to make the world better, with malice
al, So g. al
loud APPLAUSE We may halt for
moment or change direction, but the
good cause always goes steadily for
ward. 1t is related. and whether true
or not, the incident is we'll invented,
that on the evening of that awful bat
tie of the Wilderness, when the legions
of the Union army had fought all day,
rather by faith than by sight, in the
tangled brush, that some man asked
General Grant to step back and organ
ize, and he replied: eve have
done very well, gentlemen; at half-past
three in the morning we move forward"
ILong and continued cheering We
accent his spirit and his words. Per-
haps am not anticipating in saying
we shall accept him insperson as our
leader. Loud cheeringl ThaQking
YOU again heartily for the honor con
ferred, / await the further pleasure of
the Convention. [Applause.l
General Sickles entering the hall
was received with three cheers.
The President appointed a committee
to wait on the committee from the Sol
diers and Sailors Convention,e who
waited on them, and they came for
ward and were received with prolonged
cheers.
Governor Fairchild, the Chairman
of said Committee, then addressed the
| Convention.
Mr.. Spaulding, of Ohio, proposed three
cheers for the soldiers and sailors, which
were given with a will.
Ex-senator Lane, of Indiana move
that the nomination of General Grant
be now declared by reclamation of this
Convention,
Mr.. Tremaine, of New York, endorsed
the recommendation.
Mr.. Merch, of Imdiana-We are not
yet fully organized. The committee on
Credentials have not reported delegates
entitled to seats here and to 30 anything
of this kind now would he improper.
Mr.. Logan think, Mr.. President, it
would be IA more appropriate mode of
proceeding to accept the report eft the
committee from the Soldiers and Sail
ors Convention that when this Con-
vention will be fully organized
and States are represented by their del
egatcs, who have been accepted by tho
| Convention. After a report Of the COM
mittee on Credentials, the order of bus
| mess would be the nomination of can
dates for President. Applause.
| Mr. COChrane moved that the rcSGlu-
tions from the Soldiers and Sailors
Convention, as reported, be accepted
and entered upon the r cord and made
part of the proceedings. Adopted.
While waiting for the report Of the
committee on Credentials, which was
announced would soon be ready, Messrs.
Conway, of Louisiana, and Ex-Governor
Brown, of Georgia, addressed the Con-
Vention.
General Lee, of Louisiana, Chairman
of the committee on Credentials, report
ed the names of several delegates from
| the several States. In reference to Penn
sylvania, he said there appeared to be
! ifty-nine delegates, whereas that State
was entitled TO only fifty two votes
The committee recommended that the
fifty mine delegates be admitted to seats
upon the floor Of the Convention. and
that they be authorized to cast the fifty
two votes to which their State is enti-
tied, such being the wish Of the Penn
sylvania delegation.
The committee recommend allowing
each of the delegates from the several
territories the right to seats upon this
floor, and the privilege of casting each
two votes. The same was accorded to
the District of Columbia. From Mary
land the committee recommended the
admission of the Cresswell delegation,
but they accorded seats on the floor to
the contestants without the right to
vote. From California the committee
recommended the admission of the reg
ular delegates headed by Messrs. Cary
and Sears.
Mr.. Evans, of Colorado, announced
that Colorado was allowed her full vote,
as decided by the Convention this morn
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