Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1868-05-07

On the count Of the ballot the follow
ing was the result. Mr.. Marquette hai
% votes. Aleewahr 25. l. +, Warns
%. o. P. Mason 81. 0. H. Irish l6
n Taylos Is, J.. Cadman4 Wm Nc
| Lehman ? A Saunders ?,
Mr.. Marquette .e.aVing a majority va
declared elected. -
Col. Richie moved that Lep.s Age
wahF and J. F. Warner be elected By Is
clamatIon. Carried.
Gen. Livingston, from the committee
on resolutions reported The following.
Platform.
RssOgced, That we point, with pride
and satisfaction to the history aud record
Of the great NATIOSAL' REPUBLICAN
PAPTT Of the United Slaies-aod ask
for il the confidence and unfaliering sup
port of our fellow citizens:
FiFs:, Because il has saved the Repub-
liO from overthrow BY putting down the
must wanton and wicked Rebellion urged
in the interest Of slavery and oppression,
ever known 10 the history Of the world :
Second. Because it has stood, like a
"wall Of fire" between the oppressed and
their relentless and unrepenianl Cypress.
ors, and demanded, as il sill demands,
that in the Reconstruction Of the Rebel
States loyal men only shall control:
Third, Because il has given TO the
country a Homestead Lag, thus providing
Free Homes for Free Men, and providing
''land for the landless without money and
without price,"
Fourth, Because il has chartered aud
endowed the Great Pacific Rail Road
thus uniting. with iron bands, the Allan
tic with the Prcific, and bringing through
the State the commerce Of China and
India, in exchange for the commodities
and productions Of American labor, skill
and enterprise.
9th. Because il is the viVifying power
which imparts to the efforts of The strug.
CLING friends Of freedom throughout the
world, their light, their heat and their
highest value.
ResOlUed, That we heartily approve of
and accept as just the doctrine Of uni
versal amnesty and impartial suffrage,
believing that in its application will be
found just rule for psrnlanens settle
men. of the great question Of recon
slruction.
RssotUed, That recognising the doct.
rine that allegiance is alienable, our na .
tional government should protect Amer
ican citizens abroad, whether native or
fOrign born, and any outrage committed
on the person Of an American citizen
by foreign government should be re.
sisted at every cost, and at all hazards
ResOIUed. That the nation is deeply in.
debied to the soldiers and sailors who
gallanily defended it in the late war of
the rebellion. and that the memory Of
those who perished in the conflict, should
and will be held in grateful remem.
brance and their widows and children
should be tenderly cared for by the ma
tion; that those who returned and are 10
our midst we congratulate, and tender
them the assurance Of our honor and re-.
gard, and trust they will aid in perpet.
uating the liberties of the Constitlon Of
the country they periled their lives to
save.
ResOlred. That the Republican party
was organized for the preservation Of the
life of our nation, and for the purpose of
establishing equality to all before the
law; and that whilst, as a party we fay-
or all movements tending 10 promote
public morality. yet we are opposed to
all prohibetory laws and states interfer-
ing with the national customs Of any poE.
tion Of our citizens as subversive Of
sound morality and as unnecessary
abridgements of the Liberties Of the per-
son guaranteed the people by all Rep.
ublican Constitutions.
Mr.. Gerard moved that report be re.
ceived. Carried.
Mr. WOlph moved that the resolutions
be considered seriatim. Lost.
Mr.. Gerard moved the platform be
adopted. Carried.
o. A. Abbot Of Hall county moved
the following.
ResOlUsd, That Ulysses. S. Grant Of
Illinois IS the first choice Of this coven-
lion for President. and REM = Wade n
Ohio, our first choice for Vice President,
and that Our delegates to Chicago use
all honorable efforts 10 secure their nom
nation.
Mr.. Furay moved 10 amend By siri.
king oct Mr. Wades name and insert
that of John NJ. Thayer.
Gen. Strickland fBrnised The follow