The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-05-28
THE UNION REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
All the stAtss'and TsyrItoTiss REP.
resented.
Unanimity, Enthusiasm and
Glorious Result.
THE PLATFORM.
Grant and COlfax Nominated
for President and Vice
President.

We avail ourselves Of tho Asso.
ciatcd Press kilograms, as publish.
ed in the Cincinnati Dailies, for an
account Of tho proceedings Of the
Chicago Convention Of the goth
and 21st.
CHICAGO, May 20, 1868.
1870, p. NJ.
Governor Ward, of New Jersey,
chairman OF the National RspubIi.
can Committee, called the Con.
vention to order. He said:
delegates to the National Con-
vcntion OF the Union Repu bIican
party-You have assembled t. I tho
call Of The National Committee, to
nominate its standard bearers for
the ensuing campaign, to declare
your unswcrving attachment to the
Union and liberty, and to pledge
that you will take no step back.
ward in the work of reconstructing
the rebel states and re establishing
tho Union. [Applause. You are
here to bear witness that the war,
so gaIlantly and gloriously waged
for the life of the nation, was not
a failure. You are here TO point to
q Republic, boundlcss in extent
and resources, guarded and pro.
tected by one common flag, and
upheld by pstriotc and loyal
people. [Applause] An enamel
pated race has been lifted from the
debasement of slavery. and to-day,
with the Union men of the South,
reorganizes, in the name of liberty,
the governments and institutions Of
the rebellious States. The history
Of the Republican party is a record
of the true progress of Our nation
1t has successfully met and
conquered all those hostile parties
represented by the effete ideas q
the past, and it must now deter
mine to vindicate anew its course
and its policy by the wisdom and
courage which plan, and the de.
termination and labor which or.
ganize victory.
I'm this spirit you are here as
sembled 10 perform the responsible
duties assigned you, and l doubt
not your action will meet the ap.
proval of the vast constituency you
represent. The nation under.
stands that neither armed treason
nor political treachery can arrest
the triumph of our cause and the
success Of our candidates. Loud
applause. II, as indicated by the
unanimIty of feeling which pre-
walls, you shall designate as ouI
leader the great captain of the age
[great applause] whose brilliant
achievements in tho field have
been equaled by his wisdom in :ht
Cabinet [applausc], the nation will
tgreet it as the precursor of victory
to our cause. and of peace to til,
Republic" Loud applause
|
Bishop Simpson then offered NJ
prayer, invoked Divine blessing
asked that the spirit Of harmony
might prevaili in tho councils of The
Convention, that it may reach sucl
results as shall lead TO the pros.
perity, perpetuity, and glory ol
our beloved country.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
The Chairman, by direction o
the National Committee, nomina
ted Carl Schurz, Of Missouri, tenn
porary Chairman, of tho Conven
tion. Repeated cheers. Th'
vote was unanimous.
Lyman Tremaine, of New York
aud Richard W. Thompson, of In
diana, waited upon that gentleman
to the chair. Mr.. Schurz was re
ceived with great enthusiasm
Presented to the Convention by
the Chairman, Mr.. Schurz said:
SPEECH OF CARL scHURz.
"Gentlemen of the Convention
1t is difficult for me to express
how highly l appreciate the homo
you have conferred upon me BY
. tltis appointment. You will per
nit mo to offer you my SINGER
thanks. This is the fourth Ma
tional Convention of the Republi
can party. The short career o
that party has been marked BY
: events to which coming genera
tious will point with pride. admir-
alton and gratitude.
"The Republican party was born
and in its very infancy it grapplc'
with the prejudice of race, which
until then, seemed TO be omnipo
ten5 with the masses of the Amor
lean people. Our second onse
broke through that, and carried
. Abraham Lincoln into the Execu
> tive Chair of this Republic, as tn
great champion of the anti.slaver,
cause. Then came the elavehol
ders' rebellion. and the loyal pee
: Pile Of this country displayed
heroism, devotion and persever
anee under distractions and de
feat which may serve as gloriou
example to all nations on earth
: [Applause,]
aThe result of tho struggle cor
responded with the great etfort
the life of the nation has bee
r saved, the dark blot Of slavery ha
been wiped from our national et