The Portland daily press., 1869-09-30
TBy Telegraph
NEW YORB REPUBLICAN CONvEN.
TON.
Large attendance and Harmoni-
0NS II ton.



Convention met and temporarily organized by
the choice of Dewitt G. Littlejohn as presi
dent. He addressed the Convention, saying
that the assembling of such a large number o.
delegates was an earnest that their power
would give the State to the Republican party
to whom it rightfully belonged
The convention was permanently organized
by the election of Hon. John A. Griswold as
president.
Ex-senator Walden from the committee ap
pointed at the last State Convention, to har.
monize the party in New York City, present
ed a report which was adopted, that the new
organization in New York, provided for in the
report, be declared the regular organization o.
that city.
Judge Pierrepont from the committee on res
olutions presented the following, prefacine
their reading with reference to the various top.
les touched upon in them. The Republicans O.
New York in Convention assembled, report to
the people and declaae the following princi
pies:
Rssolred, That the public debt, both principal and
interest, shall be paid in coin the same natures
and that reputation of any part thereof either di
rsctly indirectly or by any device or subterfuee
would bring dishonor upon the nation and demorsl-
ization and disaster upon the people.
Resolved, That taxation ought to be canal and
simple, and rendered little burdensome to citizen,
as the naturn OF the case will possibly allow,
Resolred That the Government is bound by the
most sacred obligations to protect its citizens, wheth
er OF native or foreign birth, wherever thew NAV 90
Resolved, That every American ctizen, whet6er
naturazed or native, should have an equal right tx
suffrage without regard to nation, race or relic.
ion.
Resolved, That the 18th amendment to tn, Cousti.
tuition OF the United States proposed ought to be
,Resoired, That we deeply sympathize with all peo
pie everywhere who are downtrodden and Oppressed
by privilegd classes or by unjust rule.
our Government under the guidance of Divine Prov.
idence imposes upon us duties towards our Cuban
nelghoors, who initiating the example OF faith
sentative, and in whose administration they have no
share that, whenever the facts ia the possession OF
our Government will justify the recognition OF Gu.
ban delinquency, We shall heartily approve such
recognition and pledge our cordial support any
tion on the part OF the Government tending to the
hnai annexation Of Cuba, whenever she shall have
achieved her independence and her people desire
such action.
Resotrsd, That we heartily congratulate our conn.
trymen OF all parties the peace order and securi
ty almost universally realized under the wise. firm
moderate and frugal rule OF President Grant and his
chosen councillors and we point with pride to the ac-
tvty and prosperity of our national industry to our
abundant revenue, restored credit and rapidly di-
m!nishng public debt az demonstrations Of the pa
trlotic WISDOM OF the people evnced in their latest
choice OF President and Vice President. 'A'> e'
Resolved, That the maintenance Of our system nj
pubic educaton and common schools is essential to
the preservation OF Republican Government and ia
the advancement OF intelligence and civilization, and
that we are opposed to every attempt the part
the people to the support of sectrian schools the
division OF the school funds to the maintenance ol
any sectarian Institution.
Resolred, That the Republican party is now, as it
nf fIo A.,
State, and we believe 1t is the true policy SO to in
crease tho facilities for the navigation thereof as to
transmission of property aud with consequent in.
creased business warrants a reduction of tolls to a
point which shall simply secure their safe navigation
defray hecost of their proper maintenance and in
sure the speedy exHnguishment Of the canal debt.
RESOLVED, That we request our next Legislature to
pass laws which will secure the right of every legal
voter whether native naturalized, against inya.
sion and overthrow by such frauds deprived Grant
and Cofax OF the electoral vote of this State and
John A. Griswoid and those on the same ticket of
the once te which they were fairly elected.
R.sels.d. That Il. aals l.Y.v.s
s recognized BY the laws of civilized countries, as
well as by both political parties in this State, as
proper subject OF legislative restraint and as there
diversity Of opinion in the Republican party as to
the extent to which legal restraint ought to be
ried, and as the present State law outside of New
YorE city requires the petition of twenty-five free
holders as condition of license, that whenever a
majority of the legal voters OF any town shall re-
monstrate against such sale no license out to bs
granted until similar majority petition therefor
and that this is In harmony with the great doctrine
OF the right Of the majority to rule.
After debate, on motion, the resolutions re.
ported by the committee were adopted and Mr..
ODonnell's resolution was finally tabled by a
vote of 223 to 153
Gen. COchrane moved a resolution acknowl-
edging the bereavment of the country in the
loss of Gen. Rawlins, late Secretary of War.
Sharno IF or
tion in an eulogistic address, and it was adopt-
ed by standing vote.
The Convention, then on motion, proceeded
to nominate candidates:
Mr.. Geo. VIM. Curtis was unanimously nom.
mated for Secretary of State.
MIR. Thomas Hillhouse of Ontario, was un-
animously nominated for Comptroller.
Gen. Franz Sigel was nominated for Engi.
neer and Surveyor, when Mr.. La Baugh an
nounced that he had a telegram from Gen.
Sigel, stating that he could not, on account Of
i'll health accept any nomination.
Gen. John G. Robinson of Rome, was then
unanimously nominated for the office.
Mr.. Thomas Scatfield was nominated unani-
mously as Treasurer.
Mr.. Martin I. Townsend of Rensselaer,. was
unanimously nominated for Attorney General
amid a round of cheers. Several candidates
Tor State Prison Inspectors were proposed and
their claims earnestly advocated. Finally, Mr..
Daniel D. Conaver of New YORK, was nomin.
ated in ballot and his nomination made un.
animous.
Delafield Smith moved that Judges Wood
ruff and Manson be re-nominated by acclama-
tion for the long and. short terms of the Court
of Appeals, which was carried.
A State Central Committee consisting of one
member from each Congressional district was
appointed, and the Convention adjourned.
THE Overland Monthly for October is receiy-
ed. 1t is published in San Francisco and re-
fleets credit upon the literary enterprise of its
publishers. 1t is a first-class monthly, gotten
up i'll the same style as the Atlantic The con-
tents of this number are as follows: KNAPP
sack and Blanket; Are Our Public Schools a
Failure? No 2; Why She never Married
Charley; Our Antipodean Cousin; Un Pasear
en- Grande; Exile; Autographomania; The
Sea-Lion at Home; I cannot Count my Life
a Loss; Geological Notes. from Oregon: Ten.
nessee's Partner; The Cruise of the ''Monad-
mock" No. 8; Ballad to the King; The North
West; Etc.; Current Literature.
NUMBER 8 of BuzzelPs Health Journal is pub
lished and contains an article entitled "How
We Drown and are Resuscitated," by DR..
Charles Lancaster; also valuable articles upon
Nursing" ''The Dysentery' and "Dentition,"
besides practical suggestions and variety of
reading.