The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-07-15

uie III the Dellef tnat the DeinOcracy
agrees with her that the little Difficult
ty of sex is ins,wmountable, and she j:
probably aware already that the ward'
Of Tammany, the Sixth Ward strikers
the rural politicians, and the pardoned
Rebels, are quite as fond of universa
laughter as of Universal Amnesty,
from tine derisiye cheers which greeted
her memorial. 1t is. to be remarked
that while resolutions were introduced
complimcnting everybodyex except Grant
and Colfax, all were Justify cheered
but the Man of the People. When
Andrew johnson pipes the Democracy
will not dance. This Convention
treated him with the contempt the
whole people have shown, and, re-
fasing to indorse his policy, passed
him by with cold words of compliment
little better than the language ofopen
scorn. Mr.. Bigler of Pennsylvania
moved that the Convention proceed
to nominate a candidate for President
of the U. s. This is what the con-
vention had assembled to do-this is
what these galleries wanted to see
done. The Convention, however, was
not nearly so impatient as the multi
tude, and determined to have a plat
form first and a candidate afterward.
1t accordingly adjourned to four
o'clock. AT the evening session, bu-
siness, if the proceedings can be called
business, was more promptly proceeded
with than in the morning. The first
thing accomplished was a splendid
farce, performed in so lame manner
that it was impossible even to laugh at
10. This was the reception of a dele
CATION from the Soldiers and Sailors
Convention, with a memorial tethe
Democratic Convention, exceedingly
long and frightfhlly stupid. First
came Sergeant Bates, the man who
carried the flag ever so far without
any reason at all, and as he bore the
banner to the platform his jaunty APP
pearance indicated that he was as much
"frand" as the men who walk 1000
miles in 1000 hours; or even as the
Democratic Convention itself. Soon
afterward the soldiers entered, Gems
franklin, Slocum, Granger, Kirby
Smith, Denver, Tom Ewing, jr., and
others, but the sailors we're not to be
seen. Were they half seas over
The soldiers, or rather generals, were
coldly received by the multitude, and
when the galleries attempted to cheer
them they failed in the attempt. Tom
Ewing was called upon for speech
and he failed, too. But he deserved
to fail because he saw the niger il
the wood-pile, and nobody was yet
quite sure whether Chase and negro
suffrage would not be accepted by the
Democratic Party. However, whcs
he called the Rebel generals sitting il
Convention below by the endearine
name of brothers, there was great
shout, and having made, as he thought
a good point, he gracefully retired.
The job being gone through with
and the soldiers and sailors well go
rid of, two hours of fllibustering fol.
lowed. The Committee on resolution:
was not ready TO report; the Conven.
tiou was not ready to nominate. Like
small boy celebrating the Fourth
they were afraid to let off their fire
cracker lest the report should xii
them, and until somebody explodes {
torpedo among them they will play
with fire but shrink to touch the fuse
THIRD DAY.-The crowd on tn,
outside was not so large as on the frs
days. When the time arrived for the
multitude to enter, it was not long
until the immense hall was filed. Th,
first business of Importance was thu
reading of a series of resolutions pre-,
pared by Mr.. Alexander II. Stephens
of Georgia. The convention felt tina
they had been entertaining an incen.
diary document, and a motion wa
made by Mr.. Richardson of Illinois
to refer all resolutions affecting the
platform without reading. Dick Rich
ardson wanted no frcbrands to th'
foxes tails in the Democratic wheat
fields. Mr. Henry G. Murphy of New
York then reported the platform
agreed upon by the Committee on res
olutions, which was as follows:
The Platform.
The Democratic party in Nationa
Convention assembled, rcposing it
trust in the intelligence, patriotism
and discriminating justice of the peo
pie, standing upon the Constitution a
the foundation and limitation of th'
powers of the Government, and TIN
guaranty of the liberties of the citizen
and recognizing the questions ofSlave
ry and Secession as having been settle'
for all time to come by the war, or TIN
voluntary action ofthe Southern State
in constitutional conventions assem-
bled, and never to be renewed or re
agitated, do with the return of peac
demand:
Immediate restoration of all tn
States to their rights in the Union
under the Constitution, and of civi
government to the American people.
Second: Amnesty for all past polit
ical offenses and the regulation of th
elective franchise in the States b,
their citizens.
Third: Payment of the public deb
of the United States as rapidly a
practicable, all moneys drawn from tn