The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-26

are struggling tor ther rlgnts.
ADDITIONS TO THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.
After the regular platform-ha had been adopted,
the following resolutions were passed:
Resotred, That we highly commend the
spirit of magnanimity and forgiveness with
which the men who have served in the rebel
ion-but who now frankly and honestly co-ope-
rate with us in restoring the peace OF the coun-
try and reconstructing the Southern State gov
ernments upon the basis of impartial Justice
and equal rights-are received back into the
commission Of loyal people, and we favor The
removal of the disqualification and restrictions
imposed upon the late rebels in the same meas-
ure as their spirit Of loyalty will direct, and as
may be consistent with the safety OF the loyal
people.
cipIes laid down in the immortal Declaration Of
Independence as the true foundation OF Demo-
cratic government, and we hail with gladness
every effort toward making these principles
living reality on every inch of American soil.
coLFAx AND HIs LITTLE SPEECH.
The telegraph has already brought as Grants
response to the serenade given him after his
nomination. Colfax being called for upon the
same occasion, spoke as follows:
My Friends thank you with all the emo
tions of q grateful heart for this fattering man
Hesitation Of your confidence and regard. !
congratulate you on the suspicious opening Oh
the eventful campaign on which We are enter
ing. In the Chicago Convention, represent
ing the entire continental area of the repub-
lie, every State, every Territory. every dis
trict, and every delegate, from ocean to
ocean, declared that their first and only
choice for President was Ulysses 3. Grant.
Brave and yet unassuming; Ieticens, ana t.1t' y.e1s'
with every thought, and hope, and as
piration for his country, "with modesty only
equalled by his merits" it is not e1trava-
CANT for me to say that he is to-day, OF all other
men in the land, First in war, first IN peace,
and first in the hearts Of his countrymen )"
His name is the very synonym OF victory ana
he will lead the Union hosts to triumph at the
polls as surely as he led the Union armies to
triumph in the field. But greater even than the
.conqueror of Wcksburg and the destroyer OF
the rebellion, is the glorious inspiration OF our
noble principles. Animated by the sublime
principles Of the Declaration of Independence,
our banner bears an inscription more mr. 1net-
ic than the name Of it's standard bearers,
which the whole world can see as it floats TO
the breeze: "Liberty and Loyalty, Justice and
for uplifting the lcwly and protecting the op-
pressed. History records to the immortal honor
Of our organization that it saved a nation and
emancipated race. We struck the letters
from the limbs Of the slave and lifted millions
into the glorious sunlight Of liberty. we
placed the emancipated slave ON his feet as
man, and put into his right hand the ballot, to
protect his manhood and his rights. We staked
our political existence on the reconstruction OF
the reyolted States on the sure and eternal
cornerstone Of loyalty, and We shall triumph.
I know there is no holiday contest,be efore US;
but with energy and zeal, with the principles
that humanity approves, and that l beheve
God will bless, We shall go through the contest
of March the peoples champion will be borne
by the peoples votes to yonder White House,
that, regret to say, is now dishonored by lts
unworthy occupant. Then, with peace and
confidence, we may expect our beloved country
to enter upon career Of prosperity which shall
eclipse the most brilliant annals Of our past.
bid you God speed in this work; and now, good
night.
MONEY FOB THE PRECEDENT.
In regard to the testimony by MIR. Ralph
Newton, broker, Of New York, and Mr..
Samuri ward. OF IL. 1ul1iv- VitJ, l-fo-0 tho
managers, who are pretending
to inquire into corrupt influences upon the
votes of senator's in the trial Of the President,
We find in the correspondence OF the New
York World the following:
ton had sent irom this city over different lines
were in the possession Of Butler, who coolly
proceeded to question him as 70 tneT nIOsG ,mIor5G
with a view to prove that he had been infu-
encing the votes of senator's for acquittal,
testified that he knew no senator's except those
who we're very RADICAL and he knew DsS.1.s nothing
response to the question whether ne was
aware that money had been raised for the
President, he responded in the affirmative.
There had been subscribed in New YORK, he
said. 500 600 for the President in case Of con-
yiction, and $4,000 to defray the expenses OF
his trial in case OF acquittal. This money was
in the hands of highly respectable citizen Of
New York, Mr.. William g. Appleton. He
finally got through with his evidence, which
amounted to nothing that Butler seemed to
expect that it would amount to.