The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-05-08
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The Cincinnati Convention.

CINcINNATl o., May | "A small
arm ohair sent for the Prc,ident Of
the Conven,ion, w.s occupied ny
J'hn Adams when he signed the
Dee aratiou Of Independence. 1t is
quite plain. black. with gilt decpra
tons, and upholstered iu snuff color
cd reps.
A ',rass band stationed near the
door of the St. Luis IS playing aud
signals the general entrance of dele.
gates ; aMoug them are several c"lor.
el mon from Southern Slates. The
floor Of the HALL is nearly Gil ed by
delegates. There is hut meagro ut
tendance Of spectators, Of whom there
are not 400 ia the galleries, which
would accum tnodate 2 500. Groups
arc gathered III various parts of the
honse in animated oonvo. .ation, evil
IDENTIFY discussing the still unsettled
p"i"'s If difference. ..
1t is au.horitatively stated that
Futon left town this morniug. His
friends arc mysteri"usly reserved as
to the Reasons tor his. departure.
Col. Gtosveuor, uf St. Louis, call ID
the Convention to order, and in u
brief speech claimed the great i'm.
p"rJance Of this Convention, the
largest in number Of dele gates, aud
the trucst represent .tion Ut public
senti nent ever a>se e".blcd-that sen
ti"e"t which always doos, aud always
shall rule the country, the wisdom Of
this corven' ion, AMI the wisdom and
will OF the people d. tho next f-ll
election, will make more .ucuessiuI.
lie Sid he ueed not make the uai
appeal FIR harmony to men who ahan.
dvned their cunnectiun with q suc-
cessiul party to stake their political tu-
ture upon this movement Tor reform.
In corclu ion, he nominated for
temporary Chairman, Judge Stunly
M'hho~s, Of Ohio, which was carried
unanimously.
Judge Matthews said it was no
idle affecta,ion when he said 1T WINS
impossible to cypress the deep sensi-
ti:ity with which he received aud .c-
cepted the unexpected honor cunfer-
red upon him. He was unp. cpared
to preface tho assumption IF the
duties If the chair with snch RENAL ks
n we'e appropriate to the occasion.
n" one could get the pcnp'e to say
Whit w"nI: I've the res ,It Of this Cum
vcntI"n hut the main ,hi"g, that
wh,ct hr SCI above all els, Vas that
the ti:ne hud come when it, VS. the
vrc: of il large an' iaf lculial pr
tion Of the rrople that would no
ln,e Il" dogs I" wear the collar Of
party. hee's We have hereto.
fore been III. mbcr> of the r publican
pnrty, nnd we hrc not as':amcd to
have Won that name. The past Of the
party was commcndabic il it's work
of sus aining the Union against Sc
cesSion lis work had bsc,rmo part If
the fundamental law and with it. the
principle of equality Of all be!ure
the law, had Lcen est ,blished. He
said he considered this convention
and their rebellion against the ke-
publican party, the highest culogy Of
the principles Of that party, for it
shows th It party has high c"n,agc to
set ah"at The work reforming it,eIf.
Applause. Partl,s c,n'l live OH their
p,s' rrpu'ali"n, and it Was because
th"se who conttol the Rerut l,can
mnohi"ery aud principles have di.
vorted them from their true purposes
thi, movement had b. en- Initiated !;
since the war has ended aud peace
has come, so ought to end military
rule. Cheers. Everything that
keeps alive and fans the embcrs Of
the deud are past.
The Convention adjourned till ten
O'Clock to morrow morning, after re.
solving that each State delegation
shall elect delegates equal in number
to double the votes Of each State in
tho Elco'oral College.
The New York delegation had an
exciting meetin at which l25 dele
gates were p, esent, and resolved that
the New York delegation casts It's
vote for H"race Greeley until ten
delegates request the deleg .tion to
retire for CONSULTATION, uf,er which,
the vote shall be cast fr Greeley
subject to the direction of tho dele
CATION.
CIHclNNArl, May Judge Will.
liam B. Caldwell, president Of the
Cincinnati Reform Association called
the Conventi"n to order, and nomina
ted Judge j. b. Stallo, of Cincinnati, {,
temporary p'esidont. Judge Stallo
or, appearing on the stage was re'
oeivsd with considerable applause.
Stallo's speech indicated full harmo-
ny with tho National Convention.
CINCINNATI. May 2.--The perma.
nent President Of the Reunion
and Reform Convention is s.. r.
Rnuney. a
Senator Fenton has certainly de-
parted .or home. Various construc.
tions are placed on this sudden move
The quantity Of special dispatches
sent from this city during the pas'
fav dawn ia w;thnuf nracadont;n r.,