The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-07
BY TEL EGRAPH.
The New York Convention.

The New York Convention.
NRw YORK, July ct he vicinity of Tam
many Hal was the scene Of intense excitement
this morning. The police arrangements which
had beah made proved wholly inadequate to
keep back the surging CROWD which blocked up
the way in front OF the building to go great an
extent that the delegates found the utmost
difficulty il forcing an entrance. By haf-past
s ten O'Clock, however, the delegates were gene
rally in their seats, and the Convention was
called to order at quarter Of eleven o'clock
A. NJ. After prayer by the Rev. William
Quinn, thereading Of the journal Of Saturdays
.proceedingswas dispensed with.
Adelegation from the Working Mems Con-
-vantion were invited tosa seat.
The committee on permanent organization
reported the name OF the Hon. Horatio sey-
.molr, Of New York, for President OF the Con-
@yention. fGreat cheering.) The report also
named Vice President and Secretary from
each State, and closed with the recommends
ton that the Convention should adopt for its
government the: rules Of the Democratic Con-
gV6uGlUU OI 4O0E,s,f uo S3otVkV Woe ou0et00 ou0
{ the committee was discharged 80
The committee appointed to frame plat
form Of resolutions for the Conyention, asked
permission to sit during the sessions OF the
body, which WAS sgreed to.
Messrs. Bigelow, of fPennsyly and Hamp-
ton, Of South Carolina, were appointed COM
mittee to conduct the permanent President to
: the chsir.
Governor Seymour, escorted by those gen.
tlemen, then proceeded to the platform amid
great and long continued cheering. BE briefly
returned thanks for the honor conferred, and
,counssIled moderation, tolaration and harmo-
my; ON the part Of the Convention. The most
important questions, ne said, would be forced
upon the conHid deration Of this Convention.
Some Of these we're forced upon it by the reso-
slutions Of the late Chicago Convention. he
then discussed the Republican platform, and
accused chat party Of violating its own declara-
tions against rspudiation and unequal taxa
aion; he expressed solicitnde for the widows
and orphans Of soldiers and sailors, and charg-
.,ed the now dominant sparty with the extrava-3
sgantwasting qf;the public qapuey the tainting.
sof the national credit, the Impeding Of immi-
grafton BY oyerburdening labor with taxation,
land dfhs breaking down all the constitutional
guarantees Of Repgblican liberty. In denying
tina assertion OF the Republican Convention
: that the principle OF the DeciarahonIot lndes
pendence are now sacred on every inch OF
American sol, he called attention TO the fact
that in:ten ststss Of the Union ciyil laWavas
even now at the feet of military power. ~
"a large number OF resolutions were offered
sand referred without, debate. q :.
Resolutions endorsing President johnson
and applanding the course Of Judge Ghaseson
ON. impeachment created applause.
ResofntionsN urging universal amnesty with
out any exceptions we're unanimously adopted,
when the Convention took areoess to four
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