The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-07

glad professions of men and those man
ffestations of great Joy which people
show when they feel that an event mas
happened which is to give Iastlng
blessings to the land. Cheers To-Day,
in this same spirit, this vast assemoiage
meets and the streets OF thls city are
thronged with men who nave come
from the utmost borders OF our CONT
nent; they are filled with the hope that
we are about, by our actions and our
policy. to bring back the blessings of
good government.
1t is among the happiest events which
inspire us now that those who fought
brayely in our late civil war, are fore
most in the demand that there shall be
peace in our land. The passions of hate
and malice may linger in meaner
breasts, but we find ourselves upheld
in our generous purposes by those who
showed true courage and manhood in
battle. Cheers. In the spirit then
of George Washington and the patriots
of the revolution let us take the steps to
reinaugurate our Government, to start
it once again on its course to greatness
and prosperity. [Cheers.l May AL
mighty God give us the wisdom to car
ry ont our purposes; to give every State
of our Union the blessings OF peace,
good order and fraternal feeling.
Mr.. Seymour closed amid great cheer
ing.
Mr., Butler, of Pennsylvania, submit
ted series of resolutions, which were
referred without reading.
The resolutions of the State Conven'
lions of Pennsylvania and Michigan
were referred without reading.
Mr.. Nelson, of Tennessee, moved the
admission of the delegation from the
Democratic Convention of that State,
who were appointed to memorialiZe this
body in reference to the grievances oil
the people there under Radical rule
Adopted.
Additional resolutions were received
and referred to the committee on Reso-
lutions from California and from New
York by Hon. .Erastus Brooks, aud from
Pennsylvania.
Resolutions from the National Labor
Convention were sent up and read, IA
voring the payment of public and pri-
vate debts in greenbacks, and were re-
ceived with great cheering, as was also
one against the further grants of public
lands to private corporations, and
favoring their restoration for distribu-
ton to actual settlers.
Mr.. Hutehings, of Missouri, moved 10
amend by substituting resolution that
no steps be taken toward the nomina-
ton of candidate for President until
after the platform shall have been pre-
scented and adopted. A vote on this
amendment was ordered to be taken by
n call of the States.
Mr.. Bigler explained that his propo-
stiOn was not TO put candidates before
the Convention; but that he was himself
in favor of adopting the platform prior
to any balloting.
The vote by States was then taken Oh
the amendment.
At the conclusion of the call, New
York asked leave to retire for consulta-
ton, but the Chair declared that 1891
votes had been cast in the affirmative
and that the amendment had been
adopted.
A delegate from Kentucky moved a
resolution requesting the President OF
the United States to issue Il proclama'
ton of universal amnesty.
Mr.. Dawson, of Pennsylvania, asked
an immediate vote on this resolution
and it was adopted.
Mr.. Vallandigham, of Ohio, as priv,
LEGGED motion, moved that when the
Convention adjourn it be to assemble
again at three O'clock, which was mod.
flied by substituting four o'clock
Adopted.
Adjourned to 4 p. NJ.