The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-06

defence OF her honor, her influence, and her
territory.
The Democratic Convention.
NEW YoRK, July 5.-The Committee on
Permanent Equalization Democratic Conven.
tion decided last evening, by vote Of IS to Is,
to make Horatio Seymour permanent Presi-
dent Of the Convention. He was notified last
evening, and accepted. The vote Of New
York, at the request Of Gov. Seymour, was
cast for Gov. VIM. Bigler, OF Pennsyivania.
The Committee on Resolutions met on Sat
urdsy. The following platform was presented
BY Hon. Henry O. Murphy. 1t has the ap.
provsl Of Gov. Seymour, Gov. Church, and
the New York delegation, and Is regarded
certain OF adoption:
The Democratic party, in national eonven-
ton assembled, standing as ever by the consti.
tuition as the foundation and limitation Of the
Government, and the guarantee Of the liberties
OF the citizen, recognizing as the consequence
OF the late civil war the extinction OF slavery
and OF the heresy OF secession, with the re-
turn Of peace demand;
1. The restoration OF all the States to their
place In the Union and the restoration OF civil
Government to the American people.
2. Amnesty for all political offences and
the regulation Of the elective franchise In the
States by their citizens.
.. The payment OF the national obligations
In strict accordance with their terms.
I. Taxation Of Government bonds to the
same extent that other property 10 taxed.
0. Our currency for the Government and the
people, the laborer and the office holder, the
pensioner and the bondholder.
0. Economy In the administration OF the
Government, reduction Of the standing army
and navy, abolition OF the Freedmen's Blu
reau, and all political fundamentally de-
signed to secure negro supremacy simpliaea-
tion Of the System and the discontinuance OF
inquisitorial modes Of assessing and collecting
revenue, 80 that the burdens OF taxation may
be equalized.
I. The reform OF the abuses OF administra-
tion, the expulsion OF corrupt men from ONCE,
the restoration Of the public lands for
homes for working men, the restoration OF
the rightful authority and independence to
the executive and judiciary, the subordina-
ton OF the military to the civil power to the
end that the usurpations OF Congress and the
despotism Of the sword may cease.
s. Equal rights and protection for the native
born and nsturalized citizen at home and
abroad and the assertion of American nation.
ality which shall command the respect Of
foreign Powers and furnish m example and
an encouragement to people struggling for
national Integrity and constitutional liberty.
Separate resolutions are devoted to thanks
to soldiers and sailors and to President John.
son.
NEW York, July 5.-Fears were expressed
yesterday by the anti-Pendleton men that the
Southern delegates would be.persusded to vote
solid for Pendleton, thus securing his nomina-
tlon.
Without Southern support Pendleton will
have about ITO votes, though his friends
claim more.
Hendricks, of Indiana, Is the second choice
Of majority Of the delegates.
The vote yesterday In the New York dele
cation, which WAS subsequently, made unani-
nous, was In detail as follows: Church, IS;
Chase, 10; Hendricks, 81 PendlctoH, s; Sey-
mour, Il Reverdy Johnson, 4.
Nothing yet indicates with certainty who
will be the nominee.
The friends OF Chase are sus picious that he
is being made a cats paw Of, and are prepar.
Ing to meet the emergency.
Conservative Soldiers and Sailors
Convention.
NEW YORK, July 4.-The National Conyen-
tion Of Soldiers aud Sailors, whose meeting
was called ootsmporansously with that Of the
NATIONAL Democratic Convention for the
nomiaatioa ef President and Vice President
OF the United states, assembied In tnshan OF
Cooper Institute. At half-past eleven q. m.
the meeting was called to order by General
McQuade, chairman OF the National Exceed
tive Committee, who nominated Major Gene
raj John A. McClernand, of Illinois, for chair
man.
General McMahon nomi mated Gen. Thomas
Ewing, Of Ohio, but the motion was lost, and
Gen. MoClernArd, Of Illinois, was unanim o us
ly elected. Gen. MeCiernArd, on taking the
chair, expressed his thanks In graceful terms
and adverted to the eircumsta noes under which
the assemblsge was called. Gen. Moo uade
was nominated for temporary secretary, but
declined.
The resolutions of the soldiers and sailors
expressed full harmony with the purposes and
objects Of tho National Democratic Copyen.
vention.
After reading the resolutions a point OF
order was raised that the convention not being
organized 1t was not In form to pass the
resolutions proposed.
General Campbell urged the speedy passage
OF the resolutions In order to be In time to be
heard by the National Convention before Its
anal action was taken.
General Slocum followed by suggesting tn at
time be allowed for consideration by the CON.
mittee on resolutions when appointed.
The resolution was then temporarily with.
drawn by General Slocum, and, upon motion
OF Gen. Moo uade, the respective delegate
were requested to name one member from c zach
OF the regular standing committees.
The call Of the States was thereupon made,
and the committee then retired.
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