The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-10
WHEELING W. VA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY TO- 1872

not II We could, aud they fRlsily, misrep
resent our purposes, who say that vi
would reopen them II we could. TLouC
cheers. This great union therefore
means no step backward, cheers, for
ward Is the word. loud cheersl
And INST OF all II means to-day for al
the other States Of the South what II hal
already donein Missouri. [Cheersl In
stead Of proscriptlve test oath, suspen
sion OF the writ Of habeas corpus ant
military despotism, II means persona
freedom for individuals and q Republican
government for all. Loud cheers. In
stead OF negro supremacy upheld by pro
scription and the bGyonet, Ii means eaua
rights TO oil men, white as well as black
! lCheers Instead oI thieying govern
ments, organized 10 plunder and subiu,
gate States, 1t means the domination onct
more OF intelligence and Integrity. In
stead Of strife, hate and robbery, Ii mean.
justice, liberty, peace, loyalty, and good
will And, gentlemen, for our whole
country, East, West, North and South
It means instead Of a war Presi,
dent, trained only in military schools
whose whole character has been
formed In the ideas, arts, habits OF a des.
potlsm-instead of this It means a Presi.
dent cheers trained in the ideas, arts
and blessings Of Republican simplicity,
peace and universal freedom. Loud
cheers. OF peace not enchained Of lib.
erty, not under arrest awaiting trial, sen.
tence or execution by drum head court.
martial, but that liberty and that peace
which the constitution secures BY placing
civil law above the sword, Loud ap.
plause,l by preserving in full vigor tho
sacred writ OF hGbedS corpus, by right Of
trial by jury. [Applause It means an.
other thing, and perhaps the most import.
ant OF them all. II means to arrest central.
ization of power in the federal govern.
ment. [Cheers. Itmeans to assert the vital
principles Of our republican system in
which 1t lives and moves and has its yery
being; that constitutions are made by the
people In their sovereign capacity for the
express purpose Of defining, estimating
and limiting tho powers OF the govern.
ment applausel; powers oI all govern
ments, State or national. Il means that
we are determined that Presidents and
Governors, Congress and State Legisla.
lures, and every department OF govern.
ment shall obey the Constitution. TPro.
longed applause, 1t means, also, gen.
uine civil service reform, beginning with
the Presidential office. Applause 1t
means to put an end forever to certain
practices OF this administration which
have driven so many OF the ablest
Republicans TO join this Liberal move.
ment, and which have deeply wounded
the hearts Of all Republicans as well as
the Democrats in this country; Tap.
plause and practices which never existed
under any other administration, which are
but too well known 10 all the world and
which our nations good reputation will be
best consulted by not even naming.
[Cheers.l 1t means also TO give strength
and stability to our financial affairs and
our national credit by bringing honesty
and economy and fidelity to every posi-.
tion, federal, State and municipal, where
the public monies are all collected and
disbursed. Cheer 1t means also the
honest payment Of all our obligations.
Renewed applause It means to
give a higher tone and greater Wig
or TO the administration OF our foreign
and domestic affairs so as to command
the respect and confidence Of our own
people and Of all the civilized world. 1t
means to place in the highest offices of
our government men OF whom all the
world will say they are honest and they are
capable. Applause Gents, l have thus
briefly stated the situation, duties and
purposes which brings US here. a great
responsibility rests on this Convention. If
its action shall be such, and doubt not,
that 1t will be, as TO put an end to the
mlsrule which, for the last few years, has
afflicted our beloved country, this gem
Grafton and generations to come after US,
will remember with pride and gratitude,
the Convention at Baltimore, on the 9th
Of July, 1872.
Amid loud and.long continued applause
Mr.. Doolittle took his seat.
The Vice Presidents then, upon inyi.
tation OF the President, came forward
and took their seats on the platform.
The President-The Chair awaits the
action Of the Convention. He understands
that no Committse on Resolutions has
been appointed. What is the pleasure of
the Convention?
Gen. McClernand, of Illlnois-I move
that committee Of one from each State
be named by the respective delegations
and be appointed Committee on Reso-
lutions.
The Presidect-The gentleman from
Illinois will please send up his proposl.
ton in writing.
g. G. Herkins, oil KY, offered the fol.
lowing resolution:
ReSoEUed, That Committee on Reso.
lutions, composed of one delegate from
each State, be appointed by the President,
on the suggestion Of the chairman OF each
State delegation, upon call by States.
The resolution was adopted, and In
pursuance thereof the States were called,
when the following named gentlemen
were announced to constitute the
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Alabama, Charles L. Scott; Arkansas,
Gen. James F. Bacon; California, William
N. Giyeni Connecticut, Alfred E. Burr;
Delaware, Thomas F. Bayard; Florida,
Chandler 81. Smith; Georgia, Isaac W.
Avery; Illinois, Aaron Shaw; Indiana,
Henry w. Harrington; Iowa, Charles
Mason; Kansas, John Martin; Kentucky,
Robert Mallory; Louisiana, John NJ. San.
dige; Maine, T. II, Hubbard; Maryland,
Montgomery Blair; Massachusetts, o.
Stevens; Michigan, Isaac N. Train; Min.
nesota, @. P. Bizrey; Mississippi, Ethel
Bardalei Missouri, William Hyde; Nc.
braska, E. w. Thomas; Nevada, George
D. Perry; New Hampshire, Harry Bing.
ham, New York, William Casserly; North
Carolina, Thomas L. Clingman; Ohio, ].
T. Mckinney; Oregon, Joseph ]. Kilby;
Pennsylvania, Daniel ]. Randall; Rhode
Island, N N. Vanslack; South Carolina,
NJ. B. 0'Connor; Tennessee, John a.
Savage Texas, George W. Smith; Yer.
mont, Homer Wheaton; Virginia, John
na1IySVts,. ITTa.N Wilt. II n