New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-05
SOLID REPUBLICAN MAJORITY
LOUIS WILLIE.

Adams for Vice President-TeIegram
from O'COnOr-His Letter the Straight
Out NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Adopted.
New YORK. September 4.-The Times
Louisville special says: The committee on
resolutions have decided to make O'Conor's
| letter the platform, and recommend his
nomination by acclamation.3
The Herald special says: Fitch, of In
diana, is working hard for the nomination
if OConor can not be induced TO stand
! LOUISVILLE, September 4.-The morning
! is fine and the convention quite fun.
! It's generally understood that O'Conor's
nomination is determined upon, with his
own letter and record as the only platform
| Of principles.
The members say they are holding him
| bound to permit the use of his name to give
political 1orce to their protest against the
Baltimore coalition and the surrender Of
Democratic principles.
| LOUISVILLE, September 4-LUteT.-
| Charles O'Conor was nominated by accla
| nation.
Ohio cast four votes for Pendleton and
refused to change them. Beyond this The
| vote was unanimous.
! George Francis Train made some pro
| tests, but was sea:e0, Duncan saying he
| Train hwas there by courtesy and not as a
| delegate. He was expelled amid great
| Kissing.
Amid the confusion the chair announced
! the vote-O COnor 600; Pendleton 4.
A letter was read from John Quincy
Adams announcing that ne would support
| OCon0r, and accepting the second place on
the ticket
Adams was nominated for Vice President
on the third ballot
A telegram from Charles O'Conor in re-
ply to the notification OF his nomination
! urges the selection of some one e s., and
I g 81.
| he declares his nnalteFable fidelity to and
sympathies with the Louisville movement.
| As he fails to say in SO many words that he
| will not accept the nomination, 1t is con-
| strued as indicating that he will accept if
the convention still insists.
The report Of the committee OF resClu-
tioDs as adopted is as follows:
! WHEREAS, Frequent recurrence to first
| principles. and eternal vigilance against
abuses are the wisest provisions for liberty,
which is the source OF progress, and fidelity
| to our constitutional system is the on lY pro-
lection for either; therefore,
! ReSolted, That the original basis of our
whole political structure is the consent in
| every part thereof of the people of each
! State, who voluntarily created their State,
/ and said States voluntarily formed the
| Union, and each State provided by its
written constitution for everything State
should do for its protection of life, liberty
and prosperity withlR it, and each State,
| jointly with others, provided the federal
! Union for foreign and Interstate relations.
ReS0lced, That all governmental powers,
whether State or federal, are the truest
! powers coming from the people OF each
| State, and that they are limited to the
written letter Of the constitution and the
| laws passed IN pursuance OF II, which pow
| ers must be exercised in the utmost good
faith, the constitution itself proving in
what manner they may De altered and
| amended.
Resotced, That the interests of labor and
| capital should not be permitted to conflict,
but should be harmonized by judicious leg
islation; while such conflicts continue, labor,
! which is the parent of wealth.. ls entitled to
| paramount consideration.
ReS0ited, That we proclaim to the world
| that principle is to be preferred to power;
that the Democratic party is held together
| by the cohesioDof time-honored principles
| which they will never surrender in exchange
| for all offices which Presidents can confer.
| The pangs of the minorities are doubtless
! excruciating, but we welcome an eternal
| minority rather than an almighty and ever
| lasting majority, purchased by their ahan-
| donment.
I ReS0lUe0, That having heea betrayed "a
| Baltimore into false Creed and = false
| leadership by that convention, we repudiate
l.
| our platform and to rally to the polls and
| support a true platform and the Candidates
|. who embody it.
|. At the suggestion of Mr.. Duncan, the
|! secretary read letter from Hon. G. N.
|. Fitch, as follows;
|: LoGASsroRT, August 81, 1872.
B. Duncan, Esq:
DEAR S1R-Yours of the twenty-ninth
instant was received. Imperative home en-
gagements will prevent my attendance at
Louisville. If the convention is governed
by principle, eschewing mere policy, the
pretext and apology for the worst political
conspiracy by which it has ever been sought
to divide and demoraGze our people, it's
action will be sustained by large part of
the Democratic party and respected by all
Present success may not await its nom
inees, but its organization will constitute a
nucleus around which will rally the great
mass of our party who are not office-seek-
ers, and have no purpose to subserve but
the good OF the country; without such raj
lying point they would be SO hopelessly
divided, defeated and scattered by the In
trlgues Of opponents and the incompency,
II nothing worse, of previously trusted
leaders, that no Democratic bugle call would
ever convene them again. Respectfully,
yours, 6. N. FITCH.
The convention, after the recess from
three o'clock, I2et again this evening ana
the chair announced. the following com
mittee to wait on the nominees; W: =.
Morean, of Indiana; C.. G.. Burd, of New
Jersey: s. Byington, of Iowa; A. Spald-
ing. of New York; A. r. Scofeld, of Penn
syIvania; w. H. Worthington, of Missis-
sfppi w. n. Carey, of Ohio; A, W. c.