Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-06

4 At half past eleven the meeting wa
called to order by Gen. McQuade, Chair
} man OF the National Executive Committet
who nominated Maj. Gen. John "a. Nc
CIernand, OF Illinois, for Chairmap; Ger
McMahon nominated Gen. Thomas Ewing
OF Ohio, but the motion was lost, and Ger
McClernand, of Illinois, was unanimousl
elected. gsrE TrT u =, = ~-'"-H = -
Gen. McClernand. upon having take,
.ne Cha1r, expressed his thanks in greatfu
he adverted to the circumstances unde
which the assemblage was called. He wei
coined ali true soldiers, North and South
extending the hand of fellowship to thei
late opponents. However, he remarked, h
wished not to be misunderstood. He ha,
nothing to retraet of the acts of Democrat
soldiers in putting forth their best entlea
vors to suppress the rebellion. These act
mad been consistent and were meritorious
but, now that war was over-now that tn
Southern Edisunionists had been over
thrown-it was their duty also to put dowi
the Radical disunionists of the North. Th
country, by means of these high-handet
Radical invasions, is on the verge of ruin
No plaques of Egypt surpassed in mystery
the fall to which this unhappy country i
drifting, and this is the reward for all the
weary marches and bloody battles of tn,
Union army and the Union navy. He ask
ed shall this country still be torn by sucf
outrageous policy? "A Voice-"No," anG
groans.l He asked how it should be pre-.
vented, and concluded by the reply that
only by throwing their weight into the
scale with the Democratic National Con-
vention now in session. $3.50 3
General McQuade proposed the names OF
several to act as Secretaries, which was
adopted.
General Campbell, of Ohio, offered the
following preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, During the late rebellion we
took up arms on the call OF our National
Government, relying on the integrity of
Congress in its solemn and unanimous de-
claration that the object of the war was to
defend and maintain the Constitution and
preserve the Union with all the dignity,
equality and rights of the several States
unimpaired, and not in any spirit OF OPP
preston or for any purposes of conquest
and subjugation; and
WHEREAS, Since the rebellion was SUBJ
dued and the war terminated, the Radical
party has by fraudulent use of its power
and by force of arms prevented the object
for which the great battles were fought and
the victories won by the army and navy of
the United States; and
WHEREAS, That party has forfeited all
claim to our confidence and support, be-
cause 1t has fraudulently and forcibly kept
and navy fought and hosts of our comrades
bled and died to keep in; because it has de-
stroyed the dignity, equality and rights of
q portion of the States, and continues to
treat the people thereof as conquered and
subjugated enemies, exercising over them
acts OF tyranny unparalleled by those of
Great Britain, which led to and justified
before the world the American revolution:
because it has placed stigma upon the
otherwise untarDished honor OF the Union
soldiers and sailors by imposing upon those
who COMPRISED the late Confederate armies.
since their surrender, conditions ofdegrada-
tion in violence of the letter and spirit of the
capitulation, when brave though mis-
guided foe laid down their arms; because
it has practically suspended If it has not
wholly destroyed the vital principle of our
Federal Republican system of Government
in ignoring the rights expressly reserved
by the Constitution to the States respect
lively or to the people, by usurping the
Constitutional prerogative OF the Execu-
tive. and by rendering nugatory
through legislation and otherwise the
action OF. the Judiciary; because It
has organized and continues to operate
under the guize of charity, at an
enormous expense, q political machine
known as the Freedmen's Bureau, which it
has welded to perpetuate its power by es-
tablishing under its auspices an oath bound
legion OF ignorant negroes, and has de-
prived intelligent people of our own race
in the Southern States of the right of self
government and endeavored to place in
authority over them there by power of the
bayonet the negroes, lately slaves, who are
neither qualified for such high duties by
the endowment of nature nor by education;
because it is guilty of gigantic defalcation
and the grossest corruption in the collee-
ton and management of the public treas
ure; because it has practiced wanton
profiigaey in the public expenditures,
which stands without a parallel in history
and threatens an irretrievable national
bankruptcy; because it has been partial and
oppressive in it's measures of financial tax
alton and currency, and has inaugurated
thereby sy stem OF legalized robbery that
makes the rich richer and the poor poorer;
and becauseit issguilty of manifold other
sins of omission and commission not neces-
sary to be recited herein; therefore,
RESOLVED, That the great principles, in
defense of which we took up arms, having
been practically abandoned by the radical
party, we respectfully and urgently appeal
to the Democratic party, now in National
Convention in this city, to nominate can
didate for the Presidency of such known
antecedents as will enable us, consistently
with our action during the war, to Coop
crate cordially with it in restoring the
States to their rights in the Union, and in
maintaining the integrity, fraternity. pros
perity and glory of the American Repub-
lie. We desire an honorable participation
in the achievement OF that great victory of
peace that is to heal the grievous wounds
of war.
After the reading of the resolutions, the
point ofzorder was raised that the Conven-
tion had not been organized, and being or
ganized it had not the form to pass the res
olutions proposed.
General Campbell urged the speedy pas
sage of the resolution in order to be in time
to be heard by the National Convention be-
fore final action was taken.
General Slocum followed, suggesting
that time be allowed for the consideration,
by the committee on Resolutions, when ap-
pointed, of the resolutions announced by
General Campbell. The resolution was
then temporarily withdrawn by General
Campbell, and upon motion of General
McQuade, the respective delegations were
requested to make one member of each of
the standing committees.
A call OF States was thereupon made and
the committees then retired.
Gen. Thomas Ewing, Jr., of Ohio, being
loudly called for, made his appearance on
the platform and was received with cheers.
He congratulated the audience as being
the largest assemblage of the kind ever
convened in the United States. He pro-
posed to review the history of the domi-
nant party from the surrender of Lee and
termination of hostilities to the present
time. When Lee had given up his sword,
johnson had capitulated, the soil of the old
confederacy was being turned by peaceful
ploughs, and not flag bearing the stars
and bars was waved, the rebellion was ut
terly overthrown, its cause irrevocably
lost, and even the northern expectation of
a guerrilla termination of the war was dis
appointed. United States revenue officers
were uninterruptedly pursuing thir duties,
and war was supplanted by a gladly well
cometl peace. That very year the South
ern States themselves accepted the aboli-
ton of slavery. -t-7fU~
The chairman of the committee on Per-
manent Organization announced General
w. B. Franklin, of Connecticut, as the