The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-05-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned From the Telegraph.


Thursday, Way 2.
The WorLd's special from London
says: II am authorized to say that
the British Government considers
the claim for indirect damages with
drawn. Gladstone and Granville will
compliment President Grant in Par
Lament for yielding to their demands"
Five men shot a banker at Colum-
bia, KY yesterday, and robbed his
bank, in broad daylight. There is in
tense excitement and persons are pur-
suing the robbers who will be lynched
if captured.
Friday, May 3.
In the Cincinnati Convention Gree
ley's chances are looking up. The
support Of the Democracy is assured
in a hearty editorial in the Enquirer.
1t is claimed that he Greeley would
poll $4,000 Republican votes in Penn
sylvania, and more in New York and
that in Ohio and the West his name
e~xcites great enthusiasm. The south
ern delegates say he is the strongest
candidate. The New York dclega-
ton held a meeting this afternoon and
resolved to cast the vote of the State
as a unit for Greeley.
1t is now claimed that our Govern
mcnt will not withdraw the claims
against England for consequential
damages.
Saturday, Nay A.
The Cincinnati Convention assem-
bled yesterday at three o'clock. The
Hall was densely crowded. The
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton reported Carl Schurz as Prcsi-
dent, with a Vice President from each
State. Among the Vice Presidents
are w. NJ. Rockerby OF. California,
George w. Lyons OF Nevada, and j.
w. Johnson OF Oregon.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported against the recognition Of
Laura Detorce Gordon as u delegate,
but rendered her and the other ladies'
the courtesies of the Hall. There
were 1000 ladies present.
The Convention proceeded to bal
lot for candidate for President. On
the first ballot Adams received 203,
Trnmbull l08, Davis 92!, Greeley 147,
Brown 50, Curtin 81, Chase u, Sum
ner !. Before the vote was announc-
cd, Gratz Brown thanked bis friends
for their support, but withdrew his
name and asked his friends to support
Greeley. Ia number of delegates
then changed votes and the Chair an
noupced the result of the ballot:
Adams 203, Trumbull ITO, Davis 9244,
Greeley III, Brown 81, Curtin 81,
Chase y. Necessary to choice,
30S.
At the close of the second ballot
the vote stood-Grceley 239. Adams
2i3, Trumbull lis. Davis 81. Brown
=, Chase /. California changed her six
votes from Davis 10 Greeley, which
left Greeley 245. and Davis IS, and
the whole number OF votes asst ia;
necessary TO a choice, 35S.
Third ballot-Greeley 25S, Adams
264, Trumbrll IJ6, Davis A. Brown.
Fourth ballot-Adams 2T9. Gree
ley Dos, Trurnbull 81, Davis 80, Chase
"a, Brown =.
On the sixth ballot Greeley was
nominated for the Presidency.
Horace White, from the platform,
reported the resolutions unanimously
adopted by the Committee on Reso.
lutions. They declare the equality OF
all men before the law; reunion oil
States and no re-openiug of questions
settled by the Thirteenth, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments; removal
of all disabilities incurred by the re
bellion; general amnesty and local
self-government; supremacy of civil
over military authority; respect oil
habeas corpus; return to methods oil
peace and maintenance of constitu-
tional limitation of power; civil ser
vice reform; single term for the Presi
dency; the system of Federal taxation
not unnecessarily to interfere with the
industry OF the people, and as there
are honest and irr~econcilable differ
ences of opinion as TO the merits re-
spectively of the systems of protection
and free trade, the question to be sub
mitted 10 the people in the Congress.
ional districts [wild cheeringl, and
decision of Congress thown wholly
free of Executive interference or die
tation; maintenance of public debt
against reputation in every form;
speedy return of specie payment; re.
cognition of the services and sacrifi.
ces of soldiers and sailors; against
further grants of lands to railroads
or other corporations; in our foreign
relations it is the duty of the Govern,
ment to cultivate friendship, demand
ing nothing not right and submitting
to nothing wrong.
A voice-"Three cheers for the two
Declarations of Independence
There were cries of questions, over
whelming the few who tried to get
the floor to speak.
Chair put the question and the re.
port was adopted, with loud and con
tinucd cheering. The chair an.
nounced the vote as unanimous.
The Convention then proceeded to
nominate q candidate for Vice Presi
dent. Gratz Brown, Trumbull, Gas
sius NJ. Clay, Julian, Upton and 9TH
ers were named. Trumbull, Coz
and Clay were withdrawn. Governor
Brown was nominated on the second
ballot, receiving 425 votes. A Com.
mittee was appointed to inform the
candidate of his nomination, after
which the customary resolutions o.
thanks were passed and the Conven'
tion adiourned sine dio
After adjournment, Schurz and Jul