The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-03


GNsr the suspension Of the F1i1E Stbo
speeches Of oAssius n. Clay and Judge
Sss Mastthsys ! were listened IA with inieSsst
Mhen the question Qlt proceeding 10
make nominations was again aueqeSted a
Tue convention once more ,plnnSedI mrs:
cipitately into demonstration and nSrtisl
confusion. Various speakonF endaav avossj.
voclferously 10 obtain Ntho -iIccr .,SsSs ~ sS,s
saMe moment Discussion took me
reign o. control IN its teeth ana followed
, 1@ own wilfM c6rtse In vain
Lhere was .ya,5 spirit, abroad In
me Colyentlon resolved toI maniiest
itself and be heard, II WAS. plain 10
preciptate the immediate pTesentation
OF o candidate without regard to what
the platform "a 70 be. Other equally ear.
nest demand was tostave of such actihn
| until the report Of the Committee ON
RESOLUTIONS could, be q. defnitely J acted
upon 0To,l effect 3the .slatter 4 object
all .l the machinery q efs, .ilRihv,
resolutions 5motiohs, speeches. and s1oinia
10! order, and diligently oand adr0ltlyo en-.
Iployed to further the intention 81 phiit.
ing obstacles in the way Of the policy OF
meking nominations In advance Of the
adopted platform Of principles This
spirit exhibited Itself In the interruptlons
otEd. Atkinsons remarks, explanatory In
the Committee on Resolutions, raising The
point Of order that tho Speaker could moi
consistently make report OF q semi.offi.
ciaL character, concerning doinRs mot
Officially c0mmunicate 4. -, -, -
i The Convention finally worn out with
unavoidable struggle Of paflianiA iitafy
tactics, they yotedAdj joufnment until one
O'Clock Friday morning, convinced that
nothing but discussion, Xeh6mentd discus.
sion, could result from o continuance of,
the session. We conclude from informa.
ton received Of q number of the, the Com.
mittee on Res buttons, that the resolution
on the tariff question, which had been
agreed uponl ID the committe Z, contain
the spirit Of the Missouri plank, ,tiiouGh Il q
avoids what had seemed lto,b ,bemost OBJ,
lJectionable tothe- -protec ectionists.- Coming
70 1.-The overwhelming y vote In tho
Convention on ,,suspending the rules
indicating the sentiment Of the mn.
jorlty II Is now believed, and indeed oHeof
the most pronounced free trade members
OF the committee has so said that In me
morning the, resolutions, will be -unuues.
tionably ahaped SO as TO meet the views
expressed In the Convention, tonight
This two.thirds vote, II is 2claftned
shows the strength Of Mr.. aFeeleYg TIC
Southern States lVotedo almost itfuani.
mously In favor Of BusDending, the rules.
New England largely, New York voted
W ayes % 8 nays; Ohio 20 ayes, to 90
nays Indiana in the same proportion.
and Illinois divided half and half - 6sT5'7
Horace White, Of the Chicago IhI1ana
. the Chairman ottthe Gommlttea on
resolutions, Else. u naLIv .aa,i,;ves.
PRESERVATION OF THE PUDrio poMArS.
The following letters came to us by
telegraph in connection with this report
WE, presume they were read to the Con.
vention; but, apparently owing 10 some
omission in telegraphing, the fact does not
OFFICE OF THE LAND RRPoRM As. H..
vrit ISOLATION, $40 PEARL STREET,
NEW YORK, April 26, '72.
10 ns Cgteers and Members Of tie O,ncif-
nuh C0nUentt0tt. gaa fpSsg,L ! or 500
GENTLEAtEE-The Land Reform Asso.
citation having for its object the preserya.
ton o. the public domain from monopoly
and the free use Of 1t by actual occupants.
limited quantities had been permanently
organized several years before the asSei1i:
bling OF tho National Republican Con.
yentlon at Chicago in 1850. Our proDosi.
ton being accepted by large majority
nj the jnaOrta5 n nd nflsrnooGnI T..
the ablest, minds Of the nation TO Ibe In.
controvertabls, that Convention deemed
Y wise 10 organize, endorse and embody
It In their PLATFORM and then. put forth 1
q pledge 70 the enactment Of q. .homestead
law, embracing our principles, and that
contest was fought on the best blat!l
form that was ever stpfesent4d Inv
any party up To- that, time; wig.
Free man, lree, soil, free speech and
q free press; while. land for the land.
less was the theme. At eYyaafy rneetinS
the land reiormersthlew their whole Snn1
into thesscanyass; victory crowned the,
effort and when. The rebellion came unon
us the relormers recognized their an
enemy In new dress; and tftie totheit7
principles, laid down their implements Of {
industry and lookup the rife and march.
cd 70 tho ront-many never 10, return.
From that time until within the last Two
years, our association continued inac.
tive believing that the best 9inter@tTof
the republic were safe In the hands of thes
parties making such professions. But
seeing thereckless prodigality with which
the peoples inheritance waS being souan.
dered, and passed into the hands Of 4 few
monopolists, which mpBt have the eject
Of keeping the large majority OF tho reo.
pie tenants, 10 the endangerinP OF the re.
public itself, 10 say nothing Of Stke pFinci.
pies Of humanity underlying sall, govern.
men!s, we reorgslized and appealed, to,
President Grant whom We had learned
TO love inthe army, aud to cal, ~ sUhcon.
ditional. Surrender Grant;"t che whom
we knew ItpgibelbEsye and .ttiiel In
In war. conldnotawelt1he otherwise than
right and just zinc peAees slIHe didhnnt
believed hecDuld oon.snfrende denuncon-
ditionally himself tpthe aFmyof l0hbVista,
which surround the CapiIok and fnllyS he.,
lieved when he saWytheTfi0or sod diersg
homes and the afuturel ah0nnes okfheir I,
children passed by the Ihund dreiis or mil.
lions OF acres into the, ,hands- of a 'leW
wealthy mohopolists, that he would n isE ipfsEE.
pose the power of'his veto, Sfid NAN
command the enemies Of the Republs 10
surrender, but he did tnot heed theft
petitions and protestations. During the
present administration, which rose 10 the
power upon the cry OF land for the land.
less, almost the whole available portion
Of the rpublic domain, has been given
over TO monopoly without the sliehtest
equivalent provlso Or safe guard In the
interest Of the people. We therefore
again ometo National Convention Of
representative d men ,1resh C fromOothe
people, with their appeal in The intereat