New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-11

The President having announced the result as above
Mr. Honck OF ONO; sald: rise 70 qoesU No. PTIth
the rule adopted by delegation that all votes shall
be cast as a unit have voted through It's chairman as
unit on this question 1t not the resolution adopted
by the delegation. ask that my vote, vote of the
Ohio delegation at least, be recorded no.
Tie Chairman-The question has ALREADY been decided
In the affirmative. The gentleman from Connecticut the
The gentleman from Delaware, Mr. Bayard, appealed TO
the Chairman OF the Committee 10 DC permitted 10 id-
dress the Convention for minutes
Mr. Burr OF Connecticut.-The gentleman from Dele
ware member OF the COMMITTEE on Icsoul!ohs auu
l concede TO him ten minutes
SPEECH OF SENATOR BAYARD.
The Hon. Thomas T. Bayard of Delaware-MR PBEsI-
nrvr AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: II
know ANYTHING of the organization OF human opinion,
IL is that parties have justification except that they
are means to an honest end. If ever there was need
for organization for the purpose OF reaching honest
III ever the country needed the honest ouspoken sent
ment OF people it is now. II ever sue needed men
to rise above the petty call OF party, II Is now and
therefore YOU show In tins assembly no disposition TO
carp at for former political derences You desire
To elevate honesty and capablty instead OF insensl-
bility and utter civil incapaey. Immense applause
And how do you propose TO do III Is NOT by an appeal
r. All that is high and noble and honest in human ma
ture III YOU do not do you unworthy OF the oc
cason to which you are called Now, tel you tnat
ense Of mankind In this country will point out the
best means through which and by which the salvation OF
tbis occasion what have witnessed mot shrinking
OF lifelong Democrats from clasping hands with honest
n mn that on the contrary you have witnessed
Willingness scarcely attempted TO be suppressed ana
desire forget the past political ana party dneehees Ia
fayor OF great present and noble and almost hoy OBJECT
Now gentlemen, ask you IN all FAIRNESS, shall TINS
great Organizations dignted by years and dignned by
for sake OF patriotic feeling not be allowed
10 have an independent expression oi Us own n0ness
senfimentl Applause, and cries OF "fesPl W1as,
then can be said in Of the fact that cut ana dred
we shall without crossing or dottng an vote down
our throats without masticaton OF dgestO the ACTON
of other men who have been called into our coun-
sels however much they may desire 10 act WIN US IN
reference 10 the common objectf cries OF NO y MOI
the committee who voted against the adoption Of tne
resolutions was one. am glad for the sake OF my
own conscience that one OF the minority VINO OPP
posed the adoption OF the Cincinnati platform, platform
containing many things that respect and adhere To-
but much that we desire 10 modify and correct But
think becoming the dignity OF this grand hatioha Or
deem Themselves freemen, that We should AZ
| least be permitted To have an unrestraineo
| moderate, straightforward expression Oh our owu
opinions, without having the words OF otner men, un
chosen by us forced down our throats lCneeTs au'
hissesl Now gentlemen, ask you, Will not the De-
cratic masses OF the country demand oil hs Sons on
that the EXPRESSION which shall give sha not 10
merely the cutanddred language OF announcer tut ,hat
il shall be the expression Of the unerrneu we o'oal,
outspoken wishes OF the Dem0erauc parry ivse ~,
we not entitled 10 it, consider that We are anu iot
that reason did constantly move amendments WmCn
were utterly rejected The technieantes ol PaItuuen
tary law were adopted to exclude lhem hhu We stahi
here to-day aud shall, probably, according 70 the eS
nression OF this Assembly 20 before the country with
out Tor the first time In the history ol our party an
independent expire sson of Its cherished sentiments
| the Convention ready for it, ! am not. When wac
horn he Democratic party In existence The hopes
OF my youth the first vote OF my manhood ana tue pes
exertons OF my heart ana BRAIN ever since bhve ee.i
abandon do NOT wish to the great majority merged
In the voice aud In the garD OF mat WHOM - ato
all small minority, compared 10 our own iOrce' ~
not just il s not wise 10 ark H. ana tel YOU geh'o
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