The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-08
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cred pledge, under which alone was
rallied that noble volunteer army
which carried our flag to victory; ln-
stead of preserving the Union IL mas so
far as is in its power, dissolved IL. and
subjected ten States in time OF profound
neace to military despotism; 1t has abol-
ishod the habeas corpus and trial by
;nrv. il has disregarded in times of
of Heace, the right of the people to be
free from searches and seizures; it has
entered the post and telegraph offices,
and even the private rooms of individ-
uals and seized their private papers and
letters without any specification or no
tice of affidavit as required by the law;
it has converted the American capital
into a Bastile; it has established a sys-
tenn of spies and official espionage to
which no crested monarchy of Europe
would dare to resort; it has abolished
the right of appeal on important con-
IstitutiOnal questions to the Supreme Ju,
dicial tribunal and threatens to curtaii
or DESTROY it's original jurisdiction,
which is irrevocable by the Constltu'
! tion; while the learned Chief justice
has been subjected to the most atrocious
calumnies merely because he would
not prostitute his high office to the
support of the false and partisan
charges preferred against the
President: its corruptions and
extrayagance have excelled any
thing known in history, and by its
frauds and monopolies it has nearly
doubled the burden of the debt created
during the war; it has stripped the
President of his constitutional power
of appointment and by its assaults
the pillars of the Government are rock
ing on their base and should 1T sue
coed in November next and inaugurate
its President, we will meet as subju-
gated and q conquered people amid the
ruins of liberty and the shattered frag-
ments of the Constitution; and we do
declare and resolve that ever since the
people of the United States threw of
all subsection to the British crown, the
privilege and trust of suffrage have be-
ioaged to the several States and
have been granted, regulated and con-
trolled exclusively by the political
power of each State respectively, and
any attempt by Congress on any pre-.
text whatever to deprive any State OF
this right or interfere with its exercise
is q fragrant usurpation fpower. which
can find no warrant in the Constitution,
and if not prevented by the people will
subvert our form of government, and
can only end in single centralized and
consolidated government, in which the
separate existence of the States will be
entirely absorbed and q despOtism be
established in place of Federal Union
of coequal States; that We regard
the reconstruction acts so-called) Of
Congress, as such, as usurpatiens and
unconstitutional, revolutionary and
void; that our soldiers and
sailors who carried the flag of our
country to victory against a most gal
liant and determined foe, must ever be
gratefully remembered, and all the
guarantees given in their favor must be
faithfully carried into execution; that
the public lands should be distributed
widely among the people and should
be disposed of either under the pre-
emptiOn of homestead lands or sold in
reasonable quantities; that the Presi-
dent of the United States, Andrew
Johnson, [applausel in exercising the
power of his high office in resisting the
aggrcssions of Congress on the Consti-
tuition, is entitled to the gratitude OF
the whole American people, and on be-
half of the Democratic party we ten
der him our thanks for his patriotic eff
forts in that regard. Great applause.
Upon this platform the Democratic
party appeal to every patriot, including
all the conservative clements and all
who desire to support the Constitution
and restore the Union, forgetting all
past differences Of opinion, to unite
with us in tho present great struggle
for the liberties of the people, and that
to all such, to whatever party they may
have heretofore belonged, we xtend the
right hand of fellowship, and hail all
such cooperating with us as friends
and brothers.
Mr., Murphy moved the previous ques,
ton, which was ordered, with few dis
senting votes.
A delegate called for re-reading.
Great cries Of "Qucstion, Question,
which was put aud adopted, with u few
dissenting voices.
The Convention rose to their feet
wildly cheering.
Mr.. Bigler, of Ponnsylrauia, offered u
| resolution that the Convention do now
proceed to nominate n candidate tor
President of the United States.
GCheers.
Some confusion eusued here, but the
Chair put the question at once and it
was decided in the Affirmative. Mr..
Seymour here resumed the Chair.
Mr.. Vallandigham moved to reconsid-
err the vote just taken and that the mo-
ton TO reconsider lie OH the table.
Mr.. Seymour said it vas important
that the Convention before proceeding
to ballot should clearly understand
what the two-thirds rule is. IIc was
very anxious that no misapprehension
should arise after II ballot shall have
been taken. He called upon the Secre-
tary to read the decision of the previous
! Democratic Conventions in regard to
the two-thirds rule, and if there should
he any doubt upon the true operation
and effect of said rule, he invited a
discussion and some form of resolu-
tion by the Convention which should
determine whether two-thirds of the
entire Convention, or, if the vote should
not be full, twO-thirds of all those
voting should determine ballot.
Mr.. Richardson moved that two
thirds of all the delegates voting upon
any ballot shall decide nomination.
He added few remarks, in which he
denounced the two-thirds rule as q mis-
chiev0uS one.
Mr.. Herman, of New York, hoped and
believed that no serious question would
arise here for the sake of the country.
We want not only to nominate but to
win, and he hoped no man would be
nominated here who was not voted for
by two-thirds of all the delegates. He
hoped there would he no change of the
rule rs heretofore observed, and that
Mr.. Richardson's resolution would not
be adopted, [Cheers. He wanted q
nomination made only by the concur
rent Judgment of two-thirds of all the
delegates from all the States. Zap
plause.
MIR. Richardson rose to reply, but
gave way to Mr.. Clymer, of Pennsylva-
MIA, who, Us Chairman of the committee
on Permanent Organization, said the
committee Supposed in reporting the
two-thirds rule that it required two