Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-06-11

ately after the adjournment of the
| Convention.
Parsons, of Alabama, offered res
olution extolling peace, but warning
England that we will uphold the
government firmly in maintaining
our rights
McMichael presented q communi-
cation to the Convention, which. be-
ing resolutions from The Union Leage
of America, the Convention, by vote,
ordered them read. They set forth
the principles of the Republican par
ty, and urge the Importance of faith
fully standing by and upholding
them against all foes, opposition or
treachery. An expression sustain
ing civil rights and anti u-KIux
! legislation called for applause.
Brief Speeches by Delegates
Flanagan, of Texas, called out
Geo. w. Carter, of Texas, who led a
rebel brigade. He wanted to hear
from the ex secession side of the
house. [Cries of Garter, Carter !"I
Carter came to the platform and
spoke SO inaudibly that it was diff
cult to hear him at first He said he
| bad been a rebel. but reconstructed.
He came out of the war with two
planks in his platform; first, if he
couldn't have what he wanted, TO
take what he could get. Second,
that whipped man had no right to
dictate what he would have. He
had learned that the will of the peo-
pie must be respected. Referring to
Greeley, he said the people of the
South respected more man who
was firm and would make them be-
have themselves. Should the DEM
ocrats nominate Greeley at Balti-
more, he believed Grant would get
more Democratic votes in Texas
than Greeley. [Great cheers
Storrs of Illinois was called out
He said that he represented, in part,
the greatest carpet-bag state in the
Union. There was only one man in
the delegation who was born IN the
state. He eulogized the energy and
enterprise of her people, and said
that if the carpet-bag tree produces
such fruit, let us plant it, for Gods
sake, all over this wide land. The
speaker was interrupted by impa.
tient cries of slime" But the chair
man interfered and restored order
and Mr.. Storrs proceeded with his
speech. He ridiculed the pretenses
of Carl SchurZ, whom, he said, had
failed miserably, both in war and in
peace. He ignored him as his fellow.
citizen, saying that be was so no
longer He predicted the election
of President Grant as his own snc.
cessor by larger majority than any
candidate had ever got.
James r. Lynch (colored), Secre-
tsry of State of Mississippi, was
called on the platform. He said the
colored race was waiting anxiously
to hear of the denomination of Gen
eral Grant. Lynch continued at
some length. He said the colored
people are gravitating to the South,
and argued their indispensability to
the development of that section, and
Mexico and Central America as well.
He stated that Grant will be strong
at the South. Greeley's name has
no charm there. The man who had
the genius to command so successful.
ly in the ield when the popular
heart was weak, is the man for this
hour
An Ohio delegate called for Grip
pied soldier of that State, General
Il F. Noyes. Advancing to the
; platform, he said that the failing oil
the Ohio delegation was TO talk less
and act more He thought that they
ought to finish their business and 60
home. He was afraid that they'd
not be able TO go home tonight il
they waited for the report of the
Committee on Platform. Therefore
he wished to proceed with the nom
ination at once, and let the platform
come in afterward. He promised
for the nominees of the Conventio
a larger majority than Ohio gave
Grant four years ago. There was
absolutely no difference in Ohio
There had been few Liberal Repub-
} licans, as they were called, but they
were now ashamed of themselves
and were stronger friends of Grant
now than before. 10 conclusion hs
moved to suspend the rules and pro
ed TO nominate President. [Car
ried amid great cheering,
Renomination OF Grant.
Cullom, Of Illinois, on behalf o.
the great Republican party of Illi-
nois and the Union, in the name o.
liberty, loyalty, justice, law, inter
est, economy, good government anC
the equality of all before the law, re
member ing with gratitude the great
achievements as a soldier in the fielC
and statesman in the Presidency, re
nominated Ulysses S. Grant. [Grea,
cheers, long prolonged.
Col. Woodford, of New York, adj
vanced, seconding the nomination in
few words. He said:
"The home OF Q distinguished
editor who was nominated at Gin
cinnati, asked you to pause before
you make the nomination which il
an election, until she can second the
nomination. Four years ago she
sustained Gen. Grant because she
recognized her obligation of graft.
tude to him : to-day she endorses
him because he has been tried and
found true. He referred to Summers
citation of Stanton against the gov
ernment, for the purpose of show
ing that Stanton and Lincoln both
knew Grant thoroughly, and trusted
him too, not only to crush out the
rebellion, in his own silent way, bat,
also. to negotiate the great rebel sur
render, and it seems that from the
grave the dead Stanton rebukes the
liyinp'Sumner. New York endorses