The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-24
IMMIGRATION.
Convention at Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. %

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 23.
Governor Morrill,, of Iowa, called the
Convention to order at 12 o'clock. Col.
Albert T. Shaw, of Memphis, was elected
as temporary Chairman, and Col. John S.
Loomis, OF New York, temporary SeCre-
tary. Colonel Shaw, on taking the Chair,
spoke rs follows: II thank you for the
compliment you have paid me, and the
great honor you have conferred upon Inc
BY selecting me to preside temporarily
over your deliberations lam no speech
maker, and if l were, ! don't know that l
should deem it wise to force speech
upon you for we came together TO delib-
crate and to act, rather than to make any
talking display. think you will agree
with me that one good solid shot of fact
is worth whole fusilade ofrhetoric. The
call which has been read is sufficient, and
indicates the objects and purposes for
which this Convention is assembled. We
cannot exaggeraLe its importance. Our
country, so great and so glorious, is
but the child of immigration, all
We 4OOOOO0O of souls, arc only
enigrants or the children Of emlgrants.
We I'LL trace back our origin over the
water We ore Celts, or TeutOns, or Sax
ons, or Latins. What wonderful thing
emigration and Immigration have done
for our United States. Not vainly We
claim tho first place among nations, the
Youngest of all, we are the greatest and
best. Yet IL is a little more than $50 years
since the first cnigrant set foot upon our
shores, and all our grandeur haS been de-
rived from those who havosinCe followed.
No wonder we regard emigration rs q
great and important interest. No won.
der the Government and great States
shOuld agree to call national convention
to consult in regard to this interest, Very
properly this assumes the Dimensions o. q
national concern. In our deliberations l
trust we slmll6ll the time remember this
characteristic Of nationality. We GER
tainly should know no north, no south, no
east, no west, only u great and entire M
tionality. Immaculate from any stains Of
section0Iism, let the dead pnst bury its
dead. Neither can we5contemplate the
introduction of any political fire.
brands hero while our deliberations
and action may become in the best
and highest sense political. ! trust we
shall stddiously ignore and rcpel any at
tempt to employ the shibboleth or tricks
OF partiz2nslip: FNW SsEllgFit
s @GGntlenen, allowmo to suggest, ,incon-
clusiOn, that strict observance of order
and parliamentary regulations, will 60 fat
toward securing harmony of action, and
facilitate the dispatch of business"
A committee Of three, consisting Of
NTessrs. Smith Of Ind, Smith Of Wis, and
Dawns, of Ark, were appointed on Gre
dcntials.
On call Of the States, delegates from
the following. States and Territories re.
sponded Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas,
District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Indi-
ana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alinpesota,
New York, North Carolina, Missouri Nc.
braskn, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Massa.
chusetts, Wisconsin, West Virginia and
T < resolution inviting ali tic Governors,
ex.GovcrnOrs, Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress, present, to take part in
the deliberations OF this Convention, was
adopted. 1H-a Do p.ry E1an D.
On the assembling Of the convention
this afternoon, the committee onperma:
nent organization reported Governor Ba.
kcr, of Indiana, as President, Col. Loo.
uiis, of Kentucky, anai Mr.. .GreCnbaum,
Of Illinois, Secretaries, and with one Vice
President from each StAt6 'and Territory,
represented, which report was concurred
K large number Of resolutions were in,
troluccd, advocating federal control Of
emigration, coordinate jurisdiction OF
StNte md federal authorities, enforcement
of present laws etc, all Of which were re.
fcrred to the committee on resolutions, nt'
ter reading, without debate.