The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-07


The following States and Terrific
ries were represented:
Connecticut, 10 delegates; Dacotah,
/ /; District of Columbia, 2; Illinois,
| 81; Iowa, IL; Ohio, %; Nebraska. 6;
| New Jersey, /; North Carolina. 8;
/ Michigan. 8; Missouri, 6; PennsyIva-
MIA, ID; Kentucky, 8; Louisiana. 6:
/ Minnesota, z; Massachusetts,, 8; Wis
consin, IA; Kansas, 3; New York. 80.
| Total number of delegates reported,
22l. A large number of delegates
on the rolls are not here.
On motion of Mr.. Quinn, of North
/ Carolina, the Chairman Of each dele
cation was authorized to strike off the
names of those not present.
After some delay, the Committee
on Permanent Organization made a
report. The report was adopted after
the appointment Of a Committee on
/ Resolutions.
The Convention adjourned until 8
o'clock to day.
The following is the platform
adopted by the Irish Republican
Convention, convened in this city:
The Irish Republicans OF the
United States of America in National
/ Convention assembled, IN the city Of
| Chicago, Illinois. on the 4th day of
July, 1869, have made the following
declaration of principles:
/. ResolUed, That it is the duty Of
the Irish people in this Republic, of
| all men over the world, to give their
support to those who on principle
contend for the right of all to perfect
/ liberty, without regard to race, color.
i creed or sex.
2. That loyalty. to the American
/ Republics is a fixed and unalterable
/ determination to stand by the only
free Government on earth, and to pre-
serve and defend it against the attacks
and machinations Of all its enemies, is
I the first political duty which the Irish
citizens of this country are called
upon to discharge.
B. That to spread the principles of
/ freedom is duty we owe to ourselves
and to the oppressed people of the
earth, and one which is by all means
consistent with the international obi.
cations we are bound to discharge.
f. Res0lUed, That we ask for the
oppressed people of our native land,
for Cuba, and the down trodden Of
all enslaved lands, the sympathy and
support Of the people and Govern
ment of the United States.
5. ResolUed, That we protest against
the presence of the armed despotism
of Europe on this Continent, and
pledge our hearty co operation to any
plan adopted fer their removal.
6. That TO Senators Sumner, of
Massachusetts, and Chandler, of
Z Al. L r.
the NOBLE efforts made by them to Sc
cure justice FOR the insults and inju-
ries inflicted by England on this
country, aud which are well known
as the Alabama claims; and that we
declare our readiness to stand by the
Government in insisting upon an
ample apology for the wrong commit
ted, and ful compensation for the
los s sustained.
z. That free trade, falsely so called,
is a cunning and selfish device Of the
enslavers of mankind, and saps the
very foundation of American pros
perlty and independence, and that we,
in the interests of the entire Ameri-
can people, claim full aud adequate
legislative protection to American in
dustry to those only who maintain the
principle of protection, aud who will
make honest efforts to embody it in a
protective tariff, should the votes of
Irishmen in America be given.
s. That the tendency which induces
so many to neglect the cultivation of
the soil and congregate in the great
cities, we mark as an evil, and one
which cOnsigns many of the Irish
people of this country to live long in
misery; we therefore declare our de-
termination to take measures to afford
facilities to our fellow-countrymen to
settle down in the free and fertile
lands of this great and glorious coun-
try.
8. That we rejoice IN the trium-
phant success of the Republican
cause at the late Presidential election,
and pledge to President Grant our
cordial and earnest support In pre-
serving and defending the great prin-
ciples of human liberty at home and
abroad.
. 10. Resolged, That ths existing
Neutrality Laws, being instrumental
only in iding the monarchs of the
. earth in sustaining their oppressive
system Of government, and having on
various occasions placed the Ameri-
can Government in the anamolous
position of using their power of the
l support of said Government and
receiving only in return, active and
open hostility from the British Gov
: ernment, We hereby pledge ourselves
to labor for their entire repeal.
The first resolution was passed by a
vote Of 49 to Al, the words or sex
being the chief objection to it. There
was also a divided sentiment on the
J. seventh resolution. A resolution
was offered and passed, after consid
cradle debate, requesting Congress tt
pass a law making foreigners citizens
. in one year after their arrival IN this
country A resolution was alsC
passed in favor. of the formation o
immigration societies; also agains
any distinction as to race or color il
s the membership Of trades union asso
Citations.
This brings the proceeding up tt
J. the adjournment at 5:30 P. N.
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, July TN the in
, terview with Representatives Ed
= wards and Cliff and DR.. Culver. O
Georgia, with the President on FRI
day last. the Macon Postmaster ap
= pOintment was merely accidentally
N mentioned By the President In con
nection with the Augusta appoint
l. ment, and was not a matter witt
It which they interfered. Their bust
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As removal from office, but for the US
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