New-York tribune., 1868-05-23
A COPpFRuFAD REPORT.
MEETING OF THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB
THE CANDIDATES AND THE PLATFORM IN
DORSED.

THE CANDIDATES AND TIE fLAifOI'M IN
DORSED.
A special meeting of the Union League Club
was held last evening the Club Madisonaye.
for the purpose Of ndorsng the action Of the Chicago
Convention. The proceedings very enthusiastic.
John JAY esq, the President, occupied the chair and
Mr. Palmer owing TO the absence Of the Secretary acted
as Secretary pro tenn After calling the meeting to ORDER
GESTLENIEN: -Four years ago. during the war this
Club met 20 Iatify the nominations OF Lincoln ana john
SON. OF whom the died martyr to his country ana
the other lives, an apostae to hls Incts ana bi3
by the Democracy the great struggle IS not yet hni7hed
the Republic is not yet restored ana toaS @ WIN i
devotion TO our Whole country Wy se P,,LCiPSs,
the same hopes aud the same lndOntdbc resolution We
meet TO respond to the platform aud the tckct nominated
Chicago and 10 greet WIN the enthusiasm i. .nl5
Club accustomed 10 exhibit ana TO arouse tc names
of Ulysses g Grant and Schuyler CofaN Thanks to that
uroysou Of our Constitution which recognizes the SOW
afcgnty Of the popular will, aud which the Rebellion
ccnt,v Gs could only be decided on the battlefield
are now TO be calmly adjudged before by the
great tribunal OF the American people IL htng that
this Club uttering in part the voice OF should
Cbicoo by the representatives Of the North East, South
,irb, tbst the national metropolis where is felt dis
, ma 16c Heatin0 Of tbe national heart should an
noce that in this thing the solid meme business ana the
WORKING classes are agreed that trade industry and com
erce 20 Iong shattered by slavery and Rebellion unite
in demanding that the country shall be reconstructed
frredoin and on the basis OF sovereignty and
secession but Of the rghiful supremacy OF tle national
CousfitutiOn The be decided on are IN the
last degree significant and momentOus' Ihey involve
the whether the Government OF the ltepDnc
shall be taken from the control o thOsG Who irV
overthrow and who but Tor Andrew Johnson would be
fore s have completed its reconstruction, that 1t may
be given unAmerican party when represents now
a. in the the wishes OF thc kOthschlhls,
ns9,i1cd Tne With the Rebellion; whose couucils
arc influenced by the Vatican, ana whose leaders, pend
intervention The National Republican party, but for
which our Republic would have been DlOtted tOln the
man las named its standard bearers Grant ana
Coifax Grant tfe Ho o g'oT tuyn m did
tn WAS
conduct the ship OF state which he had saved from SNIP
wreck in the storm ColfaX by Dirth our toTnsma, Sc
Wilson, and Hamn, equally win Grant IepItseh'atVe
acer and for 20 Years Of the American press Both are
perfectly at home IN this CluD C0laN Whe nc Naleu
us at the old clubhouse IN 1867 made an eloquent speech
to recent remark Of the British Chancellor
OF the EXchequer when lie exclaimed Ihla Is country
OF classes and must remain So" and COaX said, III
may be Pardoned for replying, would say TINS Is a
is the point involved in TINS Presidential contest The
contest VIII heeesarly De severe AS ueh ~ Drahe -
honored by his loyal c0nntrylnen as much as he IS
honored by his brave enemies Who found him magau-
the faction who declared the "a failure" aud who
win never forgive lin for crushing the Rebellion
10 Presidential nomination. voice necessarily
for and tho national integrity Now. thank God! II
is for peace and the national harmony. Mr. COfaX will
presently order IN the House the rolea OF ReprCseDta
tives from OF the States and when place nm in
the chair OF the Senate 1T wDe 20 order the OcaO OF the
whole We may adopt then, the touching words OF Lin
coin which Cofax repeated TO us at his last visit With
malice toward none charity toward ALL but with
hrnness for the right God gives the right -
and In this spirit let us enter into the for Grant
| and COlfaX
The Presidents address was received with loud an
plause. On motion, the following named gentlemen We're
appointed Committee 10 draft resolutions expressing
tie OF the Club: George h. Butler, J. H. ChOate,
jackson s. Schultz Messrs. Churchill and Iatlfon
during the retirement Of the Committee the platform ~
he Chicago Convention read, as also the two add
tOnal resolutions offered therein by Gen SchurZ The
Committee then returned, aud Mr. j. H. Choate on is
behalC reported the following resolutions:
EIo,ed That give hearty support Ia m.
o urnepcs put forth by the late tLe pnn
I the R.ubcan uav viii ourselves by all honorable means
10 sy Them into snctssu operation oonphe wise un1s
and RecOuncton already happily inaugurted
teysrfoTs 10 maintain the National credit to sive II
fa tery 6pen OF attempt regulations 20 equae
dce taxation 10 uue economy into TIE administration Oaha
and root ou corruption noe branches
m couny pronou uIon the treche Of AudreS Jouson
fef provide for widows and orphans O our deal heroes
ou extend npathes 10 all Oppressed natoa
ties; am 20 observe ust magnhmV The returning
lDfaIty o O bIeileTu al TIE Soatb
rsd That the thanks party everywhere are due 10 the
the and paiiOtc
which theg have dschsrgeithe duties iutulstsd 10 ibein
I,0lred warmly Of The nomination mace W the Re
pnca Convention Chicago Gen Ulysses GTat for President
d of Hon Collar for VecPesdeut OF tie United states
one te er victory great ug
ge Tor H. life emitting lin TO the highest reward which
and both statesmen
relied upon conduct civil Affairs with Integrity justice WISDOM
and magnsnliuty. 49,, A.,
Mr. Choate after reading the resolutions addressed the
meeting The people, lie sald would hail the day wien
the great Captain who the candidate OF tile Re
publican party win render the country service as ae-
cepable as that which eliminated Ia the surrender into
his hands of Gen. Lees sword-the day when he VIII