Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-05-29
main doorway, inscTibed with the fol
lowing verses:

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/ Ascending stairway we enter the
/ hall and ind the convention just con-
i Guiding its labOrs. The floor and gal
IIeries are packed with a vast throng
among whom are observed many faces
that have grown historic, and some
| that are synonyms for many hard
/ fought field. On the platform Wiscon-
sins veteran eagle, a eOmrade Of her
soldiers aud hero Of the fight, is a cen
tre Of observation, as is also her young
one-armed soldier Governor, General
Fairchild, who presides over the con-
/ vention. The platform is gracefully
/ draped with flags and Ornamentsd with
notices, the great seals Of the States
and the badges Of army corps Over
the center, encireled with a chaplet Of
everRreens, hangs a portrait Of the IL
/ Iustrfous conqueror of Richmond, and
on the wall one of the martyr President.
/ As we enter, the tawny features Of John
| A. Logan who is chairman Of the COM
/ mittee on resolutions, have just appear
/ ed amid the thrOng on the platform,
and have been recognized with a storm
Of cheers. Logan had been designated
as permanent chairman Of the conven-
ton, but had manfully declined in IA
vor Of Governor FairchiId who was the
temporary chairman. There Is a mag
netism in this mans (L,Ogan's) presence
which never fails to kindle the enthusi-
asm OF the multitude, and, much more,
Of his companions in arms. In the
bloodiest ofthe fray at Fort DonelsOn
he shouted to his gallant but inexperi-
enced braves, "Fear not death my boys.
only dishOnOr," and with that noble
sentiment in their hearts and the in
| spiration of their brave leader they
swept the enemy before them. When
Joe johnson, by an unexpected charge
had driven the Fifteenth Corps from its
trenches at New Hope Church, and for
I a moment all seemed lost, Logan came
gaIloping down the liue, and by that
same magnetism of presence, much like
that Of Sheridan at Cedar Creek, knit
together the shattered line, drove it
forward upon the enemy, and hurled
him back again whence he came. No
wonder the veterans toss their hats and
make the weIkin ring when this dark
skinned, Indian face appears among
them.
In measured tones he reads from the
paper in his hand the resolutions which
the committee have instructed him to
report. The first pronounces Ulysses S,
Grant the first choice Of the soldiers and
sailors of the Union for the Presidency,
and the audience rising to their feet the
hall Is made to ring again with cheers
for the chieftain of the armies. The sec
ond pledges support to the essential
I principles of our government which
were the object Of contention in the late
struggle, and declares fealty to the Re-
publican party as the only one true to
the principles Of loyalty, liberty and
equality before the law. The third ex-
presses the conviction that Andrew
johnson has been guilty of high
crimes and misdemeanors and prop
erly impeached by the House of Rep
resentstfves and severely cOndem rs
the course of those Senators who have
voted for his acquittal. The third re-
coQuizes no difference between natives
and sdopted citizens and demands pro-
lection for naturalized citizens abroad.
A fourth pledges sympathy and sup
port to the loyal men Of the South in
their struggle against persecution en-
gendered by an apcstate President. All
are adopted with tumult Of cheers, the
band playing the '.rOgue's niarehi' for
johnson and 'sHail to the Chief for
Grant Then follows appointment of
a Committee to present the sentiments
adopted by the soldiers and sailors to
the National Convention on the NOR
row. then a delegation to wait on Gem
eral Grant, then resolutions Of thanks
and adjournment.
The convention has been an eminent
success, and has brought into friendly
greeting, from far and near, hands that
have not met since these men stern1y
welded shoulder to shoulder the i'm
plements Of battle. In the morning there
was magnificent procession which was
warmly greeted by crowds of men and
women who thronged the windows,
roofs and balconies. FestOOns of flags
we're stretched across the line Of march
and the buildings decorated with patri-
otic emblems. The delegations sang the
old songs of the camp as they marched
to the Hall, and every heart burned
wish the memories of peril and suffering
shared in the field, campaign and pris-
on pen, which can never, never,
never be forgotten,
soon after the organization of the
convention speeches were had from Cen
erals Hawley, Fairchild, sickles, Lo-
gan and Cochrane, Co2onels O'Connor,
Haggerty and Others
Whether for a political or any other
IaudabIe purpose it is a joy which b none
but they can realize for the old soldiers
of the Republic to assemble once more
together. The friendships eemented by
mutual peril and hardship are the
strongest of this life. Time, as it rolls
on, but strengthens the bond and death
alone can break it. L.
May 10th.
below me the rumble. rattle and