Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-09

was agreed that this report should ."
placed upon the records OF the eonyen'
ton,
At half past three o'clock the eonyen-
ton adjourned till ten o'clock Tomorrow
morning,
soldiers, and sailors Convention.
A motion that the report Of the COM
mittee on resolutions b. accepted, was
debated at length, Col, Monaux of ln-
diana, made telling sneeoh in its favor,
and Col. Campbell Of Ohio, followed. say,
ing that 1t was not fitting for that con-
yention to follow blindly in the lead Of
the National Convention at Tammany,
and begged to know before endorsing Il
what was the platform adopted by the
National Convention. He wished 10 know
whether they approved or deprecated the
reconstruction policy Of Congress; whether
or not they endorsed the maintenance Of
the freedmen's bureau. The country
was straining liz ewes IA know what was
the action Of the soldiers and sailors
upon THE questio. now ag',atlng the
country, and he wished the convention
not 10 shirk their duty in manner never
shown on the battle field, by hlindly pro
missing TO endorse the action OF the Ma.
tional Convention, whatever il might be,
The speaker moved 10 lay the report OF
the committee upon the table, and To
allow Of no consideration AS Ia its merits
General Slocum replied in behalf OF the
committee. that they had tried To keep
close upon the sense of the convention
and had endeavored faithfully TO repro,
duce their views, and he believed thai
they had done 81. lie believed the Dem
ocra,ie convention would act upon th'
address sent them by this convention, and
upon that belief he, or rather the com
mii,ec had promised to assist them
Their resolution did not promise 10 en-
dnrsc the action OF the Democratic con
vvntion, unless il was in accordance with
, their Recommendation. The Democratic
convention had adopted a platform com
formed o. the recommendation OF thi'
convention. Cries If Let US have
, read and We propose to endorse tn
same. but our report is so worded tina
unless that platform accords 10 our reso
luton we are not bound to their sup
port.
Gen. Reynolds of Michigan agar
moved TO lay it upon the table Tor consid
Grafton. In reading the action OF the con
vention scene OF disorder occurred
showing that even. small assemblage
when that assemblage is composed OF sol
dicrs, can make a great deal OF nols'
General Whitaker OF Illinois called tn
attention of the various sergeants-at-arnl
10 the scene of confusion, and begged tina
they use their best endeayors TO preserv
the peace, and concluded with an argu
mcnt i'll favor OF the resolutions offered b.
the committee. A delegate from Arkan
sas requested that the motion to lay upoi
, lHt ttDlS HiIsllA b' "i14iui'NH "a "iiA " ~"
ton to receive the resolution be made, 5
that they might be properly before thei
= for action.
Gen. Campbell, prefaeing his remark
. with the statement that under parliament
. ary rules the resolutions were not proper
, " before the committee, called for tn
reading OF the resolutions introduced b.
him ON Saturday, which were aecordingl
read by the Secretary as published III tn
. report of Saturdays proceedings.
The point OF order was raised that tn
previous question was out OF order IN
popular convention, but the chair rule
i. out this point Dissent being made iron
: that decision vote was taken and tn
chair sustained. The adoption of Co
4 Campbell's resolutions being properly bt
fore the house, u call Of States was hac
resulting as follows Yeas 81; nays 24t
A delegate suggested that on the mex
call of States the Territories should be il
J, cluded, which was carried. The questio
B.. was then, upon the adoption of the pla
form, reported by the chairman of tn
= committee on resolutions, and the call {
= States resumed Ayes PSF nays l. Gel
. Ewing being called for, read resolution
favoring the preservation OF the II
:. tegrity OF the national currency and tt
substitution of greenbacks as being a pc
. icy favoring the few as against the man,
and tending to induce reputation. Gel
= Ewing commended that this conventio
=, was composed largely OF working men
4 men who were more than others Interest
. ed in the momentous question before tn
country, and as convention of working
). men and of conservatives they could NJ
afford to turn the cold shoulder to Il
wants of laboring men. He wanted tn
the great question of finances be consi'
:. dered.. He applauded the spirit OF tho
who came to the financial succor of Il
governm ent, but called attention TO thol
] who perilled their lives as well as the
! money to the cause of the Union br
i while justice was demanded toward the
bondholders, they were not entitled in Il
present oyertaxed condition Of their coul
r try to non-tax alton. The fve-tweni
bonds expressly specify that they are r
:, deem able in the legal currency of Il
:. nation, and if they should be paid in gol
: why have not the courts so decided?
. The laboring class of the country a
; deeply interested to know whether Il
II financial policy of the present Congre
:, was to be sustained or not
8. Gen McQuade of New York repud
/. ated the introduction of the question
10 finances as calculated to distract the q