The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-21


VsDtion received him with the beart-
. Iest OutbUr=t 0l enthusiasm yet mlui-
tested HaEley addressed ths Con-
Fentlon aa 10 loW7
GENTLEBIEN OF THE CONVESTION:
II tender You nv most grateful
thanks for fhe high hOnor you have
conferred upon me. Deeply impressed
0y a sense Of the possibilities Of
my position, ] earnestly solicit yOur
indulgence and aid. We come tOgeth-
er with the mOment0us duty Of select
{. ing the chief rulers Of a nation which
leads the world ~ the promotion Of
/ freedom and equal rights. Applause
f. indications Of your purpose and spir-
/ II already given. assure us that you
+. maintain the noble charaetcr ol the
+ Republican parry we uuayolda bly,
+ recall, at 80 time, the CONVENTION 0f
/ 1860 with ! 6 profound au3iet.a. and
I glowing devotion 90 libsffg aa3 ITS
enthusiastic acceptance OF the wager
Of battle teHdere3 by slavery aai se-
cessloh. Applause
1t now seems ciear 70 as that God
then ruled our rouusels; lie nude
our declarations Of principle manly
aud sincere lie rave u5 a Lincoln
for president. Tremendous cheer
ingl God. seud as ike wisdom to-
day. LApplanst.l Tie tested ms IN
manner aud 90 au extent which the
..veliest Imagination could not have
anticipated. P0-terity, we hope. win
decide that we met that tost with a
spirit worthy a free people. Count
less treasure and the three hundred
thousand lives offered were evidence
that we were 0imnly in earnest. We
offered our lives and our property,
but IL was not enough We laid our
preiud.ces gf race and class upon
the altar, and con- ciOus that we at
least deserved lccess, redoublcd our
nerve. The same high resolve rules
to-day, and tie honest men Of this
country are ready for equal aud even
greater sacrifices. If they Be i1dis-
pensable 20 the dedication Of this
continent 70 liberty and equal rights.
y Applause
We learned the FIRST lesson when we
found we must make all men free and
call them To the battle-held We
learned the second lesson when we
found We must still move on and give
impartially 90 all men a share ia the
Government we we're eudcavorng to
restore. LGreat applause.I With a
clear and fearless expression 0n the
essential questions at issue, which the
people viii understand, and no inge-
nious device, no words can Obscure or
avoid, passing By all personal and
temporary controversies, working IN
perfect confidence that the American
people will do right In the end, we
feel sure OF triumph. The power Of
a nation Of forty millions mu be
behind the just claims Of the poorest
wOrkingman, Of whatever race. TO re-
cover even just wages, its majesty
must be felt wherever the humDlest
loyal man appeals against personal
violence and oppression. Che8rs.l
For every dollar Of the national debt
the blood of thc-sOldier is pledged.
lCheers.l ] Every bond, in letter and
spirit, must be as sacred as a soldiers
grave. Cheers We mnst win. and
we shall win; it is the old fight Of
liberty. equality and fraternity,against
oppression. caste and arist0cracy; IL
is the old fight ID make the world
better, with malice towards none, and
with charity for all. Loud applause
We may halt for a moment or change
but a good cause always
goes steadily forward. IL Is related.
and whether true or not, the incident
Is we'll invented that on the evening OF
that awful battle Of the Wilderness,
when the legions Of the Union army
had fought all day, by faith rather
than by sight. 10 the tagled bush, that
some man asked Gen. Grant TO step
back and organize, and he replied:
E. We have done very we'll, gentlemen.
a. half-past three IN the morning we
move forward Long continued
cheering We accept bis spirit and
bis words Perhaps ! am not antlci-
pating in saying we shall accept him
ID peason as our leader Loud
cheering Thanking you again for
the honor conferred ] await the fur
.her pleasure Of the Convention. Ap-
Dlause
Gen Sickles entered the Hall here.
and was received with three CHEERS.
The remaining officers 81 permanent
1rga nization were as follows.
Vice Presidents ~ Alabama, Gen.
Warner; Arkansas, A. Mcdonald;
California, James Cory; Colorado, j.
3. Choffee; Connecticut, W. S. Pear
.on; Delaware, l.. Thompson; Fl0ri-
la, Ii. I'll. Mondy; Geor9ia, Foster
Biodgett; Illinois, Jesse X. Dubois
Indiana, j. o Gresham; Iowa j M.
Kansans, 5. 5. Pr0uty;
Kentucky. Joshua J Speed Louis
ana, W. j. Kellogg Maine, A. D.
Fcssendeu; Maryland RI. stock
bridge: Massachusetts. ID. w. 6OOehi
llichigan. H. ". Wa!dOns Minnesota,