Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-14
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1872.
Address Convening the National COnycn-
tiOu.

Address ConVening the National COnycn-
tiOn.
The National Republican Committee met
at Washington on Thursday last, at the
Ebbitt House. But few of the committee
were absent.
Ex-Governor Clafiin, of Massachusetts,,
called the meeting to order, and Hon. Will
liam e. Chandler, of New Hampshire, was
appointed secretary. ---EH
On motion of Senator Corbett, Hon.
Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, was elected
to act in place of Hon. w. B. Stokes, of
that State. Adopted.
The following committee was appointed
to draft the call for the National COnven-
tfon:
Senator Rice, of Arkansas; Senator Pom
eroy, of Kansas; William Sloan, of North
Carolina; Mr.. Coburn, of Indiana; Horace
Greeley, of New York; w. Chandler, of
New Hampshire, and C. c. Fulton, of
Maryland.
Philadelphia, by decided majority, was
chosen as the place to hold the Convention,
and the first Wednesday (5th) of June as
the time. ... ..
At $50 o'clock the committee appointed
to frame call reported the following,
which, after slight amendment, was unan-
imously agreed to-:
NATIONAL UNION REPUBLICAN CONvEN-
TION.
The undersigned, constituting the Ma
tional Committee, designated by the Con-
vention held at ChicasO on the 2Oth of
May, 1865, hereby call convention of the
Union Republican party at the city of
Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the 5th day
of June next, at ~ o'clock noon, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for the
of of IF
the United States. Each State is author
lied to be represented in the convention by
delegates equal to twice the number of
Senators and Representatives to which it
Will be entitled in the next National Con-
gress, and each organized Territory is au-
thorized to send two delegates.
In calling this convention the commit
tee remind the country that the promises
of the Union Republican Convention of
1868 have been fulfilled. The States lately
in rebellion have been restored to their
former relations to the Government. The
laws of the county have been faithfully
executed. Public faith has been preserv-
ed, and the national credit firmly estab-
lished. Governmental economy has been
illustrated by the reduction, at the same
time, of the public debt and of taxation,
and the funding of the national debt at
lowerrate ofinterestsuccessfully inaugural
Ell. The rights OF naturallZed citizens have
been protected by treaties, and immigra-
ton encouraged by liberal provisions. The
defenders of the Union have been CRATE
fully remembered, and the rights and in
terests Of labor recognized. Laws have
been enacted, and are being enforced, for
the protection ofpersons and propertyin all
sections. Equal suffrage has been engraft-
ed on the National Convention the pri-
vileges and immunities of American citi-
zenship have become part of the organic
law and a liberal policy has been adopt
ell toward all who engaged in the rebel
lion. Complications in foreign relations
have been adjusted in the interests of
peace throughout the world. While the
national honor has been maintained, cor
ruption has been exposed, offenders pun
ished, responsibility enforced, safeguards
established, and now, as heretofore. the
Republican party stands pledged to correct
all abuses and carry out all reforms neces-
sary to maintain the purity and efficiency
Of the public service. To continue and
firmly establish its fundamental princi-
pies, we invite the cooperation of all the
citizens of the United States.
The committee adjourned sine die.