The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-05-28

the topmost gallery, with a liyin,
mass Of people, when the Convention
was called to order by the Chairman
Of the National Republican Conn.,
Gen. CARL SuURz, was made tempo
rary Chairman, and after the scvera
CONT ittees had been appointed, th,
Convention took a recess. Upon theit
roassembling, Gen, JOE HAwLEY, o
Connecticut, was reported for perma-
uent Chairman. The various COM
mittcos then reported, after which Q
number Of eloquent speeches were
listened to and an adjournment was
had until 10 O'Clock the next morn.
ing.
THURSDAYS PRoCREDINus-TuE NOM.
1SATtONs.
When tho Convention re assembled d
on Thursday morning, what was on
the previous day crowd, was now a
jam, every available space, both sit.
ting and standing, was compactly 90
cupied. From all parts Of the nation,
the representative men Of the Rcpub.
lieon party convened in council---the
Freedman and loyal white man from
the South had come up to do honor
along with the unsworviug Mortimer,
to the acknowledged leader Of free.
dom's host, and Americas noblest
son. A faifer concourse probably
never assembled in party convention,
In this country, no drunkenness, no
rowdyism, no trifing, but a stern So
hcrncss aud proper appreciation Of
the honorod duties before them. The
most casual observer could not help
being impressed with the dignity, in.
iellcctuality aud solf-coniidence Of
The delegations before him. All
committees having reported except
.he Committee oa Resolutions, the
,arly portion of the day was occupied
N speech-making, in which Gen.
JonN NJ. PALMER, Of Illinois. car
led Of tho palm of sound sentiment.
80 -. % tho audience began to grow
inpatient over the 1eciissyi the Com
nittec appeared with the resolutions
which, though long in preparation,
we're ouly the moro brief, compact and
'ound, and were received with the
most evident satisfaction, aud adopted
amidst a whirlwird of applause.
RESOLUTIONS.
The National Union Republican
party of the United States assembled
n National Convention in tho city of
Chicago, on the Goth day Of May,
1868, make the following declaration
Of principles;
/. We congratulate tho country
on the assured success OF the recon
struclion policy of Congress lap
plausc. as evidenced by the adoption,
in tho majority Of States lately In re-
of Constitutions securing
equal civil aud political rights to all
lapplausc, and regard il as the duty
OF the Government to sustain these
Constitutions aud prevent the people
of such states from being rcmittod to
a state Of anarchy or military rule.
Applauso
2. The guarantee by act of Con-
grcss Of equal suffrage to all loyal
men Of the South was demanded by
every consideration Of public safety,
OF gratitude and of Justice, aud must
be maintained [appause, while the
question Of suffrage in all the loyal
States properly belongs to tho people
Of those States, [Applause.1
3. We denounco all forms of re.
pudiation as a national crime; FIN.
meuso Opplauso and national honor
requires the payment of the public
indebtedness in the utmost good faith
TO its creditors at homo aud abroad
[applause, ! not only according to the
letter, but to the spirit, of the laws
under which it was contracted, ZAP.
plause,
4. II is duo to tho labor Of the
nation that taxation should be equal.
lied aud reduced as rapidly as nation.
al faith will permit, Applausol
5, The national debt, contracted
as it has been for the preservation of
the Union for all time to come, should
be extended over a fair period for re-
aud it is the duty of Con.
gress to reduce tho rate OF interest
thereon whenever il can honestly be
done, [Applauso
6, That the best policy to di-
miuish our burden Of debt is so to
improve our credit that capitalists
win seek to lepd Va money at lower
rates OF interest than we now pay aud
must continue TO pay, so long as re-
pullation, partial or total, open or
covert, ia threatened or suspected,
[Applaase
Z The Goverumont Of the United
States should be administered with
the strictest economy, The corrup-
tions which have been so shamoiuAy
nurscd aud fostered by Andrew
,tohuson, calls Loudly Tor radical re.
form Loud cheers.
3. We profoundly deplore the un-
timely aud tragic death of Abraham
Lincoln, aud regret tao accession of
Andrew Johnsonito tho Presidency
[ohoors;l ] who has acted troaehorouSly
to the people who elected him aud the
cause he was pledged TO support; has
usurpod high legislative aud judicial
has refused to execute the
laws; has used his high office to in.
duce other officers to violate the laws;
has employed his executive power to