The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-07-16

presented candidates for President and
| sViccgPrcsideat. That Consentionghad
l,namel for President, HofaCe GFcclcy
ITpabpuced ;ha off repeated chcterillg 81
andfpr Wee Pcsidtnt B. Gratz Brown
renewed cheering TRe param mount
| question before the 'Cincinuatis and 9th
er Liberal Conventions was shall Demo.
Gratis CO operate and accept their invita-
ton and their candidates ferries of eyes
we will and yells for Greeley What
means this. union between two millions
of. Denidcrals aha ;one million Of Re.
publicans? There arc some things 1t
lyloes not mean. II signifies no union
of the dead upon dead issues 1t means
no abandonment of principles or of
right. 1t lneansi aEfranR,F manly and
honorable acknowledgment OF the equa
rights of men who have the heart and
| intelligence and brains 10 accept living
issues, and do their duty 10 their God
and their fellow man. The present
question is not the abolition Of slavery,
nor the Fourteenth amendment, nor the
Fifteenth, nor negro suffrage. These
have been fought out, and are no more
in issue than the Mexican war. 'i1t is d
great political union, and means prog
ress without a step backward Or burning
TO the right nor 10 the left. Tt means
to do for all the otller States of the
South what it has done for Missiouri-
fIt means personal freedom and equal
rights to all men, w!iite as we'll as black.
| 1t means the domination of intelligence
and integrity instead of a man whose
whole life has been formed upon the
| idea ofsa camp, not to speak of the
small vices that life 9has 'engendered. -
II Applause. Tt means toaplace civil
laws above the sword. Renewed ap-
lplause. 1t means to arrest the tenden.
| cy to centfalizc power, now manifest in
the administration of the government
1t means general civil service reform,
beginning with the President himself
| loud applause + 1tmeans the discon-
tinuance Of practice, Which have panied
every true nah, Republican or Demo
cratic. 1t means, higher tone and
greater vigor TO- all branches of our
4 Government! In conclusion he hoped
the present" action iof the Convention
would be such that every! one in attend
ance would remember with pride and
gratitude the Convention Of the 9th of
PJuly, 1872. . GreatlApplause' 70 1'S
| On motion of Mr.. Perkins, aiof Ken
lucky, it was then ordered that a Com
mittee ON Resolutions be appointed of
persons suggested by. the chairman Of
each State delegation!a ''fay r "'t't'
On motion Of Mr.. Baylis W.jHanna,
it was ordered that all resolutions pro-
posed be referred TO the Committee on
resolutions without rending or debate
| The Committee on Credentials repor-
ted that all the States and Territories
were duly represented withoutoany IL
regularity or contest, and that delegates
to the number of 1872 were present. 4;
I Governor Hoffman then moved that
when the Convention adjourn it be until
t10 O'Clock A. Nj. to morrow Adopted.
! On motion, it was ordered that the
chairman Of each State delegation now
name a member of the National Execu-
tive Committee. 1o"l nAa') Sai 't' z
1 Governor Hoffman, of the New York
EdeIegatien, obtained leave to retire, with
fthe hope that they would be able short
| ly to fill their number, and after stating
fthat August Belmont had respectfully
declined further service on the National
Committee, presented the name of Au-
lgustus SchelI, which was received with d
tround oflcheers. nIG."i bhf aa".y Z
4 Amotion from an Indiana delegate
That the Convention do now adjourn
took effect at 6 :10aP. NJ, and the; Opera
House was soon after deserted. so =,
+ In the COMMITTEES on Resolutions TO-
might the Cincinnati platform; was taken
ftup and discussed ut length Mr.. Gas.
'Isidy, Of New York, and Senator Bay.
ard, of Delaware, proposed various
amendments. which U were all voted
'idown, and finally then platform as put
forth at Cincinnati was adopted--ayes
\ 32,t noes 5.i'One gentleman who voted
Tin the negative charged to the aflirlna.
tlNC, LuuhiuS tuO NotC Oo' W i, tuO ivy
\ atives beifg Mississippi, Georgia, Del.
4 aware and Oregon -ridicio sill .7.a
\ Another mass meeting was held in
Monument squares gothis evening. Mr.
Thomas B. Feniohy President of the
KANSAS delegation, and hersaddressed
| an immense crowd from the balcony ot
I the St. Clair Hotel. The Convention
1 viii probably adjourn at or before noon
tomorrow, das lit will simplyiihure tic
make the nominations and adopt the
platform prepared TO- might! The new
4, National Democratic Committee me,
\ to night, hutadjourned without action
until Tomorrow morning, the3 meeting
not being a full one. sinra s19i.a 81 ~
4 if7n dnIndt nd LLAaGilci0n Yadi bf
Reporter the Committee ON
! H'i'" Resolutions. l'.a aG oFi
4 h9noef2l 9il I'D, .n9lyl9 YlU0 7LW ia.i
!, yn,nEMOCRATIC PLATF0Ral.