The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-12
PHILADELPHIA.
Republican State COnVentlOn-Grant
the Choice for President.

called to order by Colonel Jordon,
Chairman Of the State Central Com
mittee. VIM 3. Mann, OF Philadel-
phia, presided temporarily, and was
| succeeded by General Lemuel Todd,
of Cumberland. The convention pro-
| ceeded to ballot as a means of ascer-
/ tanning the preferences of the mem
| bers as to candidates for President
and Vice President, and they declared
| unanimously for GRAFT for President
| For Vice Pre- -ident Rev g. Cartin
7 received 100; B. F. Wade, p; T. NJ
Stanton, /. Hartrantf and Campbell
were unanimously nominated for re-
election as Auditor General and Sur
veyor-General.
The following were chosen cleo
tors at large: G. Morrison Coales, of
of Pittsburg Then following were
chosen delegates at large Col. J. W.
Forney and Jas. Arner, of Philadel-
phia Gen Harry White. of Indiana;
E. Reed Myer, Of Bradford; J. W.
Blanchard, of Lawrence; Thos. E.
COchrane, of York; Lynn Bertholo-
new, Of Schuylkill, and Gen. VIM.
Lilly, of Carbon.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That the great Republican
party Of America. without which the re
| bellfon against the Government would
nave consummated division OF the
Union, and perpetIated human slavery.
with the aid and comfort and full app
/ pr val of the present Democratic party, is
Ia tue fore front of another peril and an
other trial. Electing it's can idate for
President in 1850; re-electing him IN 1864
it $ called upon decide whether all the
I sacrifices of blood and treasure have not
| only been In vain. but were simply con
trlbutiOns for the rcstOra ton of treason
/ under the influence o. man. who,cloth-i
with the confidence of his country. is pre-
vented from overthrOwlng the Cove n
ment solely by the wise and patrioIc
stand taken Dy q loyal Congress-: that we
add our voices 10 the loud acclaim Ia favor
of General L. =. Grant as the Republican
candidate for President. and in 50 doing
feel that we ar OF simply responding
TO the wishes of his constituents or help
ing TO pay portion or the deb. we owe
to that great soldier, but preparing a way
Tor That subs autla! triumph, winch. while
perpetuating the Republican party. pre-
serves and perpetua'es the Republican
crecds: that we earnestly call upOn the
Senate OF the United states set ing as a
Court of Imp achmeni, to proceed with
out fear favor or affection. ard that the
p opie Of PenuS, lvauia VIII stand by and
maIo tain the just Judgment OF the law
that the soldiers and sailors of the Union,
who fought and conquered armed rebe-
lion in the deld, and stood true TO the
princi pies which they vindicated, and the
undying gratitude of q loyal peop e. and
as they saved the country by trials, suffer
ingS and sacrifices they have con iderable
clai .ns TO the highest hOnOgs of the nation.
That we tender our most cordial thanks TO
Edwin NJ. Stanton for the firmneSs cour-
age ami patriotism with which he d as
maintained the majesty OF the law and
the rights Of the people against the a.
tempted lnvaStOnS Of a faithlesS EXecu-
tive and his purchased Instruments. That
as experience IS alike the best Instructor
of man and nations, so the experience of I
the rebe lion gives US renewed confidence
and pledges and precept Of the Declaration /
OF Independence; and with these as our /
guiding stars. the Republican party must +
succeed. That no contract 50 clog usnt 1
could be 50 presented as hat between the Z
loud profession Of Andrew johnson. and I
the silent patriotism OF Ulysses ). Grant. /
That as one deals in promise to deceive.
the other deals in acts that cOnvfncps: +
and that while Johnson has fallen rapidly /
away from his many voluntary cove I
nants, Grant has accepted equal Justice 7
and radical Repub leans as part alike Of I
conscience and duty.
ResO Ued, That the public debt incurred +
for the purpose of preserving the existence /
OF the nat on, IS a sacred obligation. blnd- +
ing the people to its payment In the Ut +
most good faith, To the full extent OF the I
legal requirements; that the eatest re- +
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and jujgem emit +
far as attainable be employed At +
once to maintain public faith and credit. +
and render burden as light as practicable f
upon the productions and industry o. the /
labor; that it is the dictate of sound policy +
as well as of the greatest wisdom, that the /.
domestic industry of the country should f
be sustained and protected against /
foreign competition by adequate I
tariff laws, and that in whatever particu- 7
lars the existing laws on tue SUBJECT are +
defective, they should be amended, and I
made efficient for tn It purpose a well as 1
for the purpose of raising revenue Tor the f
Government.
RESOLVED, That by the election or Gene ral I
Grant to the Presidency all domestic dis T
EnnG
plete the reconstruction OF the Union on
the firm foundations laid by the +
gress, Will be Immediately suppressed, and +
harmony and good feeling restored and /
settled and the relations OF business estab-
lished, ana the revival and Improvement
of all the disturbed sources OF national
wealth and prosperity be secure, when Il
is at once made manifest bhaJ the people
of this country are firmly fixed In their +
determination; that the fruits Of the late
bloody and obstinate struggle shall not be
lost and that the f4ctious and rebelliOus z
resistance to law shall be enectually over
thrown, which attempted to subvert the
Government by savage, cruelty, .rapine
and murder; that AennsylvanIa
proudly tenders to the loyal people 81 the
Unton, Hon. Andrew @. Curtin, her grea +
war Governor ard soldiers friend; that
every American citizen, whether by birth
or adoption, is entitled to the projection
of the nation and its flag, and while IL is
incumbent on the Government 10 lnsti-
tute negotiations for the establishment OF
international law for eXpatriatiOn. recog-
nizing naturaliz ttiOn sby one nation as
term mating allegiance due to another. and 4
comforting all the rights of citizenship il
is no less It's duty TO vtndicate its people Of
all classes from oppression or interference,
home and abroad when in a legitimate
and peaceful ex ercise of legal and per on
al lights.
ResotUed. That the delegates from Penn
SvIvania to tue National kepu blican Con-
ventlOn in Chicago, are instructed to cast
their vote as a unit, through its Chairman,
IN favor or Grant Tor President, and Cur
tin for Vice President, they being dis
tinctiy declared the choice of the people
of the State for those positions, and that