Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-07-18

eOnlihg suffrage 10 all eitiEens, says;
= On this question | adhere 10 my old .
J State rights doctrines, la the /
Q event OF nomination and success
0 trust should 80 act that neither
y the great party which makes tho
0 nomination nor the great body Of
. patriotic citizens whose eO-opera-
. lion would insure success, would
. have cause 10 regret their action, IL
; is an intense desire with me 10 see
the democratic party meeting the
{ question Of the day ia the spirit Of
tho day and assuring 10 itselfa long
: duration Of aseendeney, Ii can do
go, ifit will,
Tho Convention reassembled. The
= Soldiers and Sailors Convention
presented an address expressing no
preference for candidates, and
breathing harmony and confidence
in tho result. An effort 10 over
throw the twO,thirds rule failed.
Tho Convention adjourned at six
o'clock without ballot or platform.
Tho police arrangement was in-
adequate this morning TO keep back
the surging crowd which blocked
the way, so that delegates had diff
Guilty in entering tho hall. At half.
past 10 o'clock the delegates genor.
ally were Ia their seats. The con
vcntion was called 10 order ut n
quarter before eleven. Prayer by
Rcv. William Quinn. Reading of !
the journal Of Saturday was dis.
pensed with.
The delegates from the Working
mems Convention were invited TO :
seats.
Tho Committee on Permanent $
Organization reported for President. q
Hon. Horatio Seymour, ofNew York. !
(Grcat cheering) Z
A Vice President and Secretary y
were elected from each State. The u
committee recommended the rules $
of tho democratic convention of 1864 L
for the government of this Convcn. ,
ton. Report adopted and commit d
tee discharged G.
The Committc on Resolutions ask u
cd permission for absence during the c.
session. Tho Convention agreed. r.
The chair appointed Biglcr, Of
Pennsylvania, and Hammond, of q
South Carolina, n committee to con- a
duct the premanent President to the ~
chair. Seymour proceeded to the
platform amid great and long contin- o.
ued cheering. lie returned thanks; 8
counselled moderation, liberation n =,
and harmony said the most impor- y
tant questions were forced upon the d
consideration of this Convention. c,
Some Of these were forced upon it II
by the resolutions Of the late Chica- II
60 Convention. He discussed brief 10
ly the republican platform, accus- 10
cd that party of violating its own CO
declaration against reputation and 2;
unequal taxation, and their asserted 81
solicitude for soldiers and soldiers IL
widows and orphans. He accused &C
the now dominant party Of extrav- Ii
agant wasting of the public moneys, q
tainting the national credit, expedi- m m
ting emigration by overburdening N n
the laborcr with taxation, and break II
ing down all Constitutional guaran- SC
tees of republican liberty. He de- 81 T.;
MED the assertion of the republican %
Convention that the principles of 10
the Declaration of Independence are 10 10
now sacred on every inch of Amcri- - Go
can soil, for in ten States of the sc
Union military power suppresscs nc ne
civil law. IL
Resolutions from Alex. II. Ste D;
phens were read in the Convention, VI
and referred. The name of Stephens sll
was cheered.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. Ce'
The platform was unanimously or
adopted, amid immense cheering. 1(
Slavery and secession are regarded ne
as dead issues. The bonds are pay :,
able in lawful money, unless the otl
face calls for coin. Equal taxation tol
ofall property, including coin. One wv wv
currency for all; economy; reduc- Of
tion of army and navy; abolition of ny
freedmen's bureau and inquisitorial su
modes of collecting revenue; tariff Of
for revenue subordination of mill vo
tary to civil authority; restoration gl'
IF all the States; amnesty for all set
political offences, including the res dr'
,oration of suffrage belong exclusive ne
y to each State; Congress has usurp- 10.
ID it in violation of the constitution; tw
he reconstruction acts are uncon- Tor
'titutional and void. The resolu- hei
ions thank President Johnson eli
invites all to unite on this ha
platform. ~. .,ra vie
BALLoTINd COMMENCED. Del
The Convention proceeded to the tue
Connecticut voted for vol
English Illinois for Richardson mol
Maine for Hancock and Pendleton hal
New Jersey for Parker and Johnson. ~
Many others were nominated. Qua
Jhase's name was not mentioned. cit'
On the first ballot Pendleton had mol
hundred and five. The Southern. J
RS nearly all voted for Johnson. Va
IN the second ballot Pendlcton had on
linety mine and half; Parker twen- or
y-six; Johnson fifty-two, and twen- Ma
y-two scattering. to
New YORK, July 7-On the first gre
'allot johnson received Alabama, D.,
: Florida, 3; Georgia, 8; Maryland, 90
J; Michigan, 8; Missouri, IL South - u
,arolina, 6; Tennessee, 10; Texas, , .ou
/; Virginia, 10. Pendleton received M; nT'
Iaine, Al; Missouri, 5; Nebraska, 8; tnni tnn
Few Hampshire, 2; North Carolina, ~ :uI
/; Ohio, 2l Oregon, 3; West Vir- IL -
inia, 5. Hancock received Louisi- ';1 nGI
ma, z; Maine, Al Massachusetts,, W"
1; Mississippi, z; Missouri, p, New l
2. Rest scattering. her
-rkansas voted for English. trer
The sixth ballot resulted: Pendle- cha
IN 1221 Parker 13. Church 80. wit