New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-12


your PRECEDENT lChsos
molly Of New-York and Mr.. Williams OF Erie were ap-
pointed a Committee to conduct Mr. Champain TO the
FELLOW DENocRsrs: We assembled the representatives Of
American beJ and weave anew the Republic
We meet IN the midst Of revouuop to deliberate calmly ana act ae
Union the Union not restored Ten States in violation Of
standing army are continued ia time Of profound peace The abong
classes suffering for lack Of employment and The dese cry Of hun
aud manufacturing interests depressed and dust pades all de-
The people are 5satv cheated Of the legitimate fruits Of conflict
which was the National integrity have confidence that the
Democracy Of NevYok viii demonstrate their appreciation Oh eme
gen il which they are called upon % a that they viii select taeT
council that thew will not hesitate TO shall be
heard wherever the love ofeem exists that the American Republic
liberty which brhgit shall our chldIfns heritage -,
=, Mr. Tweed moved, and the Convention adopted LOT
NicePresdents, the following list
D,st J. John J. Bradley BiwaPd Hogan ,,,..,,,,,
PSI G N. HO1qn. Saratoga; Caleb Wen, wasn6gtq9 ;
DIST l. J. Burlett otsego j. s Hasey, TOmpki1s
B &brsn Tbd 5TSe H Rs Sic iST Fpe
After the selection Of Secretaries Mr J9nn T. Jacobs Vi
yenton Of the IXth District of Kings which lea him to
believe that he had valid clam 20 sea1 IN e ohNen
The Rules Of the Assembly were adopted The roll OF
delegates WAS called and all the counties were found 10
be represented. Committee Of two from each judicial
district appointed ly the Chair to hear suggestions
from each Congressional District and the names Of four
persons from the State large delegates from New
York to the Democratic National Convention in 1861
also, the names of four persons alternate delegates at
large. AnG il was.
1olr T the delegation the Democratic National Convention
beaoDte hereby instructed 20 that Convention
accordance yin he win Of Smsoty Of The members thereof ard
organization and shah not forthwith In writing ieue such PPomot
TO ~ ne same and IS hereby also empowered to supply all vacancies
On motion OF Mr.. Philo White Of Oneida, the name OF
Horauo Seymour was suggested TO the delegates, 70 be
presented to the Democratic Presidential Nominating
Convention. 4 Committee was appointed TO wait upon
MI seymour and invite him TO address the Convention.
Mr. Peter Cagger moved that the resolutions and Dee.
laraton Of Pr. cipcs handed in by the Committee OF
the Mozart organization Of NewIOrk 10 the state Com
Carried.
The President announced the Committee to select dele
gates 70 the National Convention, rs follows
~ 2-EIed. s Mas'ey s4i Z 9. sutherland.
Bisl az fiatts and i5 G. n n No 1cG,'''
Dist 5-Deos DeWolf and Peter Kirby.
Dist Cd. $ liasry and william C. Bentley.
Gtd W j. Bowman aud 4 Badner
Dis. 8-Loerfo Morris and ChaS A. Conal1s
The President announced the Committee on Resolutions
Ns.,Is William neeh@an. Il. W. Genet, b c?5gsr 4 "a
S 1a1a B g t'e ioIc e. nD9 sese @
Little D. D. Letter Jones K. Button, c. p. Btsen
A recess was taken until - o'clock.
The Convention reassembed in the afternoon, and list
SPEECH BY ExGov. HoRATIo sENoUR
Mr. SENOUR, having been received with applause ac-
mowedged the testimonial and addressed himself thus
debt and taxation have harassed all nations, and per
picked statesmen in all periods We have got 10 meet
do not yet know the fun of the quidated and I'M
quidated claims against the nation The monthly state
show that 1t is swelling flood whose volume
not yet measured and whose depth Is unplumbed Our
people is unused 10 Government which prizes into every
private transaction TO extort tribute They Devil
dered with the train OF spies nOrmers ana officials al
ways brought into use where taxes are taken from one
class and paid 70 another The irritation IS increased
when the creditor enjoys beyond an ample
and usuIious interest, special privileges and
once divided into free and slave States The anag
mourning As the public bonds mainly held in one
corner q our country we are now divided INTO debtor
early stage Of the warned the party power
them III VAIN As If bent upon making ruin certain, they
built up banking system which 10 have monopoly
@ S1 wn np %as 70 So5g g0 anS ay
est from the people upon the currency issued upon those
were taxed out OF existence. But madness and folly
did not stop here These banks were not allotted 10
geographical fairness but the states which ned the
bonds, which had the most wealth and made the most
whole Of the S3OOWOOOO TO which they were limited
while tho States which most needed currency in their
show upon what rule the spells Of victory and the
burdens Of the distributed. The state OF Mas
Illinois, 100000 yet Illinois Is the more pOpulous state
and 70 send its produce TO market needs more currency
be had 10 iii the ranks OF armies each state must
give its quota. Now We have ever had plain rule
burdens. Taxation aud representation must 30 To-
setIsf Out o new new sys1c o wa" o SpSm w
able-boded Under this rule there were endless
questions as oabty TO be enrolled and constructions
OF law. Orders and Counter-orders and explanatory
ders put forth by the Provost Marshal General
I'll every bewildered But under al this there
quiet manpulatons, which made the following re-
suit: In Democratic districts IN this state the men were
held 10 be vigorous and robust and fit 10 bear arms IN
Republican districts they were loyal, but weakly In
Massachusetts men as class were so feeble tnat Con
gressonal district could send only 2IC7 in Illinois dis
trcts had TO send 1904 SO much for the burdens. How
given 10 Massachusetts al the rate of S52 TO each nha
The record viii show how earnestly in this
madness and folly. Alarmed by this new source OF
danger country 1t was period OF great distress
,ture 20 reduce the tolls Western produce carry
toll free in order TO check the hostile feelings growing
against tho Atlantic States But urged In VAIN Our
canals in the hands Of thieves and robbers who
would not let these tolls be diverted from their own
pockets The shadow OF this sectional question now falls
upon 1t has made confusion In the Republican ranks
in Congress The resolution to pay Government bonds
in gold, which was c0nhdently Drought forward at inc
beginning Of the session, sleeps in the Committee rooms,
and will never see the light again Men OF both partesat
the West VIII struggle TO be foremost ~ measures when
will meet the feelings OF that II has been proposed
TO pay most Of these bonds IN the paper money called
greenbacks and IL is claimed that this Will save the peo
pie four hundred millions, without doing injustice TO
their holders as it was alleged was the contract they
should thus be paid ms Is denied y Others ana u ~
clear that the proposal has excited alarm not only as 10
the mode OF payment but as TO growing feeling IN Ia
Of repudiatng the whole debt This springs out OF
the stupid folly which exempted the bondh0lders from
TAXATION when lowered the price OF tne pond as IL nado
rom inc beginning dstrust that asmeasure 50 Od0us
would endanger their payment The next cause OF THIS
teeng Is tho fact that the party IN power, 70 shield
themselves from the Odum Of crushing taxation out
that this necessary pay debts when IN fact two
thirds OF the money wrung from the people is wasted
holding the enormous cost OF Government under It's
policy OF keeping onetd Of the States of the Union
By military force: The whole odium OF this taxation
e throw upon the debt and the bondhOlders The last
ana perhaps the greatest peril the public credit and
honor Is the TACT which meets at every turn and an
noys wherever met that the bondholder is paid in coin
Mhho honest LABOR gets debased paper money |
This state OF affairs alarms every thoughtful |
man HOW are these perils 70 be ayerted |
IL Is mistake 70 suppose that the bonds are Imosy
held by Capitalists Large belonging 10 children
ana WIDOWS uh4er te order OF the the action OF