The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-07
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COLUMBIA, q ' I 81 IS, @.
Wednes lay Morning, June Z, 1871. Il
The Ohio Democrncy-Nolninnti
The Democratic Convention that re-
Gently assembled at Columbus, Ohio,
was an influential body. Mr.. George 81.
Pendleton was elected President. Upon
taking the chair, Mr.. Pendleton said:
ssGENT1EdEN OF THE CONVENTION:
thank you for this honor you have done
in selecting me to preside over your
meeting to-day. I thank, you all the
more, because see from the numbers
which crowd this hall, from the enthusi-
asm which they. exhibit; from the light
of battle which sparkles in their eyes,
that the spirit sof Democracy. is alive,
and that they have determined to inau:
gutate to-dny o movement which, in it's
results, will rescue the country from the
grasp. of the spoiler. and pldce it securely
upon the hrm foundation OF constitu-.
tional liberty. need not remind you
that as notivity and vigor are the sword
in action, so deliberation, and harmony,
and cooperation arc the essential ele-
ments Of council. 7 will not detRin you
q minute longer. but aak you to proceed
with the business OF the convention"
General Morgan read the resolutions
adopted. already given in these columns.
The following was the report OF the mi
nority: .'.' i''t 5
.,AIr. Hurd, on behalf OF himself and
I. Mr.. Uhl, submitted o minority report,
as follows:
'sThe minority Of your committee
having opposed in consultation the pro-
position recognizing the so.called four
teenth and fifteenth, amendments, be-
cause they are neiiher da Jcco nor de .jure
parts of the Constitution of the United
States, propose Go the convention sub
atitute for the second and th;Eda resolu-
tions. While opposing any disturbance
OF the results which have been oocn-
stoned by or resulted from the war, we
declare that whatever laws or proviBions
of the Constitution have been 'estab-
1ished. either b. violence oy fraud, are.
upon the principles Of common honesty.
void. The minority Of your committee,
however, deem it inexpedisnt TO make
any expression Of opinion as tS the four
teenth aand fifteenth anendmehts, yet
believing that if an expression be naces-
sary. ,r6commend-that the folio wing be
ndoQted as a substitute for the frat and
second Sresolutions Of the committees
report: sse
fifteenth amendments have been made
parts OF the Federal, Constitution by vio-
lence, and are revolutionary and void"
The majority report was adopted By g
vote of 365 to 1919. s 77s .1
General George ". McCook. was no
minated for Governor and MIR. s. F..
Hunt for Lieutenant Governor. Gen.
McCook served. with distinction on the
Federal side in the late war. is an able
lawyer, and is said to be very popular
Democrat He made On eloquent ad-
dress upon his acceptance of the nomi-
nation. In conclusion, he said:
II am confident, in one thing-that
you will AL ugree with me that it was
the settled purpose of the Democratic
party to declare before the people of the
country That we intended no revolution
ary. attack npon these amendments 10
the Constitution. either by individuals
or by State legislation, or by the orga,
nization Of States. say it was due to
the people Of the country that that much
we should have declared: but, in :ny
view OF these amendments, no resoln.
tions which could have been passed on
the subject would have declared, or
could have deolared, more than that.
My fellow citizens, it is impossible in
this heated air to speak further. thank
you again for the nomination you have
conferred upon me. THANK yon, say
again, for the confidence which that no.
mination implies. I hope that during
the canvass I will not abuse your trust,
or betray your confidence. or do any
thing unworthy OF the man who is fit to
be trusted with the standatd of the De-
mocratic party in the year OF 1871, the
forerunper of 1872, which is to witness
the triumph Of Democratic principles.
and which-is to witness the return OF our
Government to tho old ways OF constitu-
tional administration" a8t .
The candidate for the Lieutenant Co.
vernorship spoke as follows:
"Mn. PRESIDENT AND GENrLEMES OF
THE CONVENTIONS: appreciate this as
the most distinguished compliment OF