The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-06
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NEW YORK, July 5.-The committee
on Permanent Organization of the Dem
ocratic Convention decided last evening
by vote Of Il to II to make HoratiO
Seymour Permanent President. He was
notified last evening and accepted.
The vote of New York, at the request
of Governor Seymour, was cast fol
Governor Bigler, of Pennsylvania. The
committee on Resolutions met Saturday
evening. The following platform was
presented by Hon. Henry &. Murphy.
1t has tine approval of Governor Sey-
mour. Governor Church and the New
York delegation and is regarded as
certain of adoption.
! The Democratic party, i'll National
Convention assembled, standing as ever
by the Constitution of the Government
and the guaranty of the liberties of the
citizen, recognizing as the consequences
of the late civil war the extinction OF
slavery and the heresy of secession,
with the return of peace demand
First The restoration of all the
States to their rights in the Union, and
the restoration of civi! government to
the American people.
Second-Amnesty tor all political Of
fences aud the regulation of the elective
franchise in the States by their citizens.
Tbird-Payment of the national obi
cations in strict accordance with their
terms.
Fourth-Taxation of Government
bonds to the same extent that ether
property is taxed.
! Fifth-One currency for the Govern
eminent and the people, the laborer
and the office-holder, the pensioner and
the bondholder.
Sixth Economy in the administra-
ton of the Government, reduction OF
the standing army and navy, the aboli-
ton of tue Freedmen's Bureau, and all
political instrumentalities designed to
secure negro supremacy; u simplitication
of the system aud the discontinuance OF
inquisitorial modes Of assessing aud col
lecting internal revenue, SO that the
burdens of taxation may be equalized
and lessened, the credit of the Govern
ment increased, the currency made good
aud the national debt funded at lower
rate of interest.
Seventh-The reform of abuses in al p.
miuistration, the expulsioa OF corrupt
mSu from office, the reservation Of the
public lands for homes for the working
people, the restoration Of rightful au-
thority and independence TO the Exec
utive aud Judiciary, the subordinaton
of the military to the civil power, to the
end that the. usurpations Of Congress
aud the despotism of the sword shall
cease.
Eighth-Equal rights and protec ion
| for the naturalized and native born cit
| izcn. at home aud abroad, aud an asser.
ton of American nationality which
shall command the respect of foreign
powers aud furnish an example and an
encouragement to people struggling
for national integrity and constitution
al liberty.
Separate resolutions are devoted TO
thanks to the soldiers and to President
Johnson.
Fears were expressed yesterday by
the anti-Pendleton men that the South
ern delegates would be persuaded TO
vote solid fer Pendletsn, thus securing
his nomination. Without Southern
support Pendleton will have about ITO
votes, though his friends claim mere.
Hendricks, Of Indiana, is the second
choice of o majority of the delegates.
The vote yesterday in the New York
delegation for candidate for President,
which was subsequently made unani-
nous, was in detail as follows: Church,
3S; Chase, 10; Hendricks; Pendleton,
3; Seymour, !; Judge Nelson, 3: Reveniy
johnson, 4,