Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-19
HON. Gf02 H lPtNDtETON,
Al Grafton, west virginia, on Thurs
day July 90, Ts6s. & ~-f-f-l
fNrtaDIrCTORY.


heard IN this immense audience unless You
Keen guiet, ana IfshaH ask tiat while ]
ava epeaking yeu vii ALLOW nae 10 proceed
without interTupliCn. | thank yoa, gem
fleiacn. for the Eepy cordial reception 7ou
have last given me- The Chairman ol
your Executive cymmittee, who ipyitod
me 10 attend yotir meeting O-aay told n1e
that had no tFdr Triends ii the Union
than / would meet herein West Virginia
Eouhave proven bis siatensht true. /
came obedient 10 sour bidding. ] desired
to see y0p tt m'ke your personal sc
quainlance, and TO return 10 you my thanks
Tor The warm and constant support Of your
delegates to Gle Nau5nL Conyenaion. I
came to show you that DO, personal -llisap-
polhltnent lingers 80 my bteasl OF dampens
for an instant tie srdor Of my efforts for
the success Of our party that far above all
personal considerations ] rate the SUCCESS OF
the principles in which i believe, and that
whoever shall bear the Gag on which those
principles are inscribed ] shall be found
close by his side, in the thickest Of the
hight % cheef BAN with my voice and 70
aid him with my arm. ] came 10 urge
upon you, Democrats and Republicans
alike, 10 trample under foot every prepos-
session, and prejudice, and passion, II it
were az dear a. lie Itself, and, rising 10 the
height Of this great Struggle, 20 remember
that We have only a litue life to give and a
noble, enduring government 70 save. e r
THE DEMOCRATIC FAETY, THE PARTY or
LIBERTY AND PROGRESS.
am party man. ayow 1t, bot not, /
trust IN any narrow or sectarian sense. |
am atashed from ctnviciion 10 tie princi-
pies Of the Democratic party. / have
studied its history from the foundation of
the government Ia the States / have
found it to be the parry Of liberty and pro-
grc77. la the Federal government I have
found 10 90 be The ez p0nent Of that funda-
mental principle Of the Constitution that
"aIl powers which are not granted are re-
served lt has been the consistent oppo-
uout Of consolidation in The one system
and Of excessive administration in the
other. IL has been al once the lirm sup-
porter 81 the rights of the States and Of the
Just powers ofthc Federal government. In
every yici7iludc Of our history il has ap-
pcar,d 10 direct ut with lie wisdom, and 10
'ytucalc us by ii7 courage, and to-day il
stands as il dad IN l79s aud 1899, under
the guidance Of Mr.. Jefferson, pointing us
the path of safety, which il now, as Il was
thcn the Conatilution-the path Of fratcr-
nal harmony and peace.
TUE EEw YORK CONVENTION THE SYM
EoL OF a RESTORED UNION.
The convention which -at iu New York
was an augut ASSEMBLY,. It was the true
council otour party. IL embraced uur best.
and pure.t and Wifost men. The roH Of
tho States was cal ed and not one was
without representatives. The roll of the
Districts wa# called, aud not one was miss
iur The duriIuc of State suicide vas not
recognized. The dissolution Of the Union
WaH ra. a..uuu lodged Every State was
invited 10 bee present, and every State ac-
DeItgi iug Invitation. Every State selected
.urh citizen. @. ah, chose; and thus il hap
peu,d North Carolina, and South Carolina.
aud Georgia aud Virginia sul, a. IN the
day 10 ing Eev.Iutou, in rratcrnal coun-
al with Nl.stcluselis. aud New York, aud
Pennsylvania and New Jersey: and that
Hampton, aud Preaon aud Forrest sat.
slde hy aidc, with Stecdman and Morgan. /
The convention was the sign, and The sym. |
boil, AID the prophecy Of a restored Union, /
and % harmonious PEOPLE. Il rose TO the !
dignity Of its high duty. The eyes Of the !
world were upon its procoedngs-gre |
than the Holy Alliance, which subiuraled |
peoples and divided empires, its mission !
was 60 euiranchisc the people Of our own
race 10 restore the Union Of our States
and 90 maintain tie institutions of Civil
lihrrtS. For the iud time in their history.
thr American people realized that free gov
eminent WAS Iu danger. and that the fate Of
the republic trgmhlei an the balance. They
had been taught tu believe that freedom
was indigenous to aur soil, and, shutting
their eyes 90 the teachings OF all history,
shutting their ewes tothe facts connected
with our revolution, they had hugged 10
themselves the delusion that whatever the |
storm OF faction, or passion. or revolution
ary lcrvur liberty nj least was safe. They
had awakened from the dream. As hey
sent representatives 10 the convention, they |
charged them, as the Dictator Of old was |
charged "See 20 il that no detrimeut hap
pens 20 the republic
THE PLATFoEM.
Ey unanimous vote they adopted dc
claraiion Of principles fidelity 10 the
Constitution "idcity 10 the Union =
fidelity TO the right, OF States;' Fidelity
60 the rights Of the citizens" Fidelity to !
the principles Of civil Eberly" fidelity |
20 that policy in matters Of finance and |
taxation, which, by paying the public debt
in legal tcoder notes Will lif from the |
shoulders OF labor the burthens which OBJ |
press IL, and by tightening the measure Of |
taxation will secure il the Just rewards Of |
cheerful aud coniented industry Ap- |
plauzc.I
THE NOMINEES.
Aud the assertion Of these principles vas !
also boy a unanimous vote, confled 10 one
who BE- worthy Of tie trust, by his age and
4
Boy his honesty, has patriotism aud his uu-
sullicd reputation. BY the possession Of
every virtue which adorns 4 public or a
private life, Iloratio Seymour stands the
trsl Of statesmen aud has explicit deela-
ration that he approves every line Of those
resolutions that he will stand upon them
la the contest tha. he will carry them ont
in future, wherever he may be placed
gives luu assurance that he wall make them
effective in his administration. rremen-
dous applause
Mr. Blair is an accomplished and eX-
uuiuy,d statesman, brave and able sol
dl,r. liis father was he nearest freud Of
General J1ckson--his brother the conf
dluI and adviser Ot Mr.. Lincoln and he
MmsrIl ,he dIsciplr and Pro,ege Of Benton.
iNil''".'
lA'I I'' D ti.i' Az IN tsA - vs. IiAl 50 Us lslr
sruNuBLE EoR.
ltauy thing more were needed 90 tire
your hear. with Tho enthusiasm which
marked thr,r nom nation, let Il Doe drawn
from the contrasts which our country TO
duy presents Tho Republican party has
I.pr Tor eight years In absolute possession
ul every department OF the Federal gov
,rnmert--it has had the executive, and
the Legislative, aud the judiciary, obedient
60 It's n,h,sts. Ii has had possession Of
every State government in the Onion, with
very few exceptions; $40 few that they
scarcely serve 10 illustrate the rule, III
has had ,yerv depirtmeot Of government
al ponrr, both State aud Federal, entirely
tn lt hands. lE vetoos have been iutcT-
posed, they have lecn oScrriddcn by two
umrds vote II adverse judicial decisions
have been expected, the court has been re-
organized by dinuulioa of the Judges,
or thp case has buen t1ls,., from, ifs ,,.,,sy,i