The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-05-28
tEvEnINo SEssIoN.1
Permanent Organization.

Fernlanens OFBnnA1atlOus
The Committee on Credentials
not being ready 20 report, Hamil--
ton Harris, Chairman Of the COM
mittee on Permanent Organization
the name Of James Il.
AawIey. Of Connecticut, for per.
manenL President Of the Conven.
ton. @
This announcement was Feceiv.
with tremendous applause.
The President was conducted 10
the Chair by ex Gov. Solomo0, OF
Wisconsin, and ex.Gov. Brown,
OF Georgia, amid great cheering
for HaSley, Brown, and the retir-
ing Chairman.
When the latter presented the
permanent Chairman the Conveu-
iion received him with tho hearth
est outbursts of enthusiasm yet
manifested.
Address OF Governor Hawlcy.
"Gentlcmcn of the Convention
Il tender you my most grateful
thanks for the high honor you
have conferred upon me. Deeply
impressed by sense Of The res
possibilities Of the position, / earn.
cstly solicit your indulgence and
aid. We come together with the
momentous duty Of selecting tho
chief rulers OF nation which leads
the world in the promotion Of free
dom and equal rights. fApplause1
"Indica;ions of your purposes
and spirit already given assure US
that you will maintain the noble
character OF the Republican party.
We unayoidably recall, at this
time, the convention of 1860, with
its profound anxieties and glowing
devotion to liberty, and it's enthu4
siastic acceptance Of the wager of
battle rendered by slavery and se-
cossion. GApplauso.] It now
seems clear TO US that God then
ruled our counsels. He made our
declarations Of principle manly
and sincere. He gave us q Lin
coin for President. Tremendous
chcering.1
God send us like wisdom to-day.
lApplause.] lie tested US in 9
manner aDd to IN extent which tbe
liveliest Imagination could not
have anticipated. Posterity, We
hope will decide that we met that
test with the spirit worthy q free
people. Countless treasure and
800, 600 lives offered were evidence
that we were solemuly in earnest.
We offered our lives and our prop
erty; but it was not enougb; we
laid our prejudices of race and
class upon the altar; and with o
consciousness that We deserved sag
cess, rcdoubled our nerve. Tho
sumo high resolve rules to-day.
and the honest men Of this country
are ready for equal if not greater
sacrifices, if they be indispensable
to the dedication of this continent
to liberty and equal rights. Zap
plarse.
ave learned our first lesson
when we found we must make all
men free and call them to the bat
tie field. We learned our eecond
lesson when we found We must
still move on and give impartially
to all men share in theeGovern'
mcnt we were endeavoring TO re-
store. [Great applause With a
clear aud fearless expression ON
the essential questions at issue
which the people will understand.
and no ingenious device, no words
can. obscure or ayoid-passing by
all personal and temporary con-
troversies, working in perfect con-
fidence that the American people
will do right in the end, We feel
sure of triumph. The power of q
nation of forty millions must be
Just to the claims Of the poorest
working man, of whatever race, Ia
recover even and just wages. 1ts
majesty must be felt whenever the
humblest loyal man appeals against
personal violence. and oppression
I[Cbeers.
Every dollar Of the national
debt the blood Of a soldier is pledg
ed for. TCheers. Every bond il
letter and spirit, must be as sacred
as q soldiers grave. Cheers.
We must win and we shall win
1t is the old fight Of ofliberty, equal
ity and fraternity against oppres
sion, caste and aristocracy. 1t il
tho old fight TO make the world
better, with malice toward none
and with charity for ALL Loud
applause, We may halt for Q
moment on the charge in the right
direction, but tho good cause al.
ways goe, steadily forward. 1t il
related, and, whether truc or not
tho incident is well invented, thai
on the evening OF that awful bat
tie of the Wilderness, when the
legions of the Union army had
fought all day by faith rather than
by sight in the tangled brush, that
some man asked General Grant tC
step back and reorganize, and bt
replied. we have done very vel
gentlemen; at half past 3 in the
morning we move forward Long
continued cheerlng.] We accep
his spirit and his words. Perhaps
| am not anticipating in saying We
shall accept him in person, as ouI
leader. Loud cheering.]
Thanking you again heartily
for the honor conferred, l avail
the further pleasure OF the Conven
tion." Applause,
General Sickles, entering tb'
hall hara waa raceived with three