The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-04-04

WCu HOW uODiy CQlS party mas accom-
plished its purpose, how it had led
forth from bondage one million more
than Moses liberated from Egypt. 1t
marshalled its sons on the bloody
hcld to fight not only for the freedom
our country, but the freedom Of the
whole world, and Its motto has always
been, do unto others as You wish to b.
done by. The work of the Republican
party is not yet complete; great un-
dertakmgs for the national welfare and
prosperity had yet to be accomplished,
one Of which was to turn the trade Of
Asia into the lap of young America.
You all know how the democratic
party are trying to follow us, but
somehow or other they manage to keep
long way behind. Why Il is only
now they are trying to put ON the uni
form we cast off ten years ago. He
then drew a comparison between the
democratic party and the captain ofthe
aatboat that was sinking in the Missis-
slppi and quoted from q poem on the
subject, which runs something after
this fashion:
'sShe heaved and she sot,
And she sot and she heaved.
She reeled and she rolled
And she rolled and she reeled,
And still she would heave
And still she would sot,
And the more that she keayed
The more leaky she got."
This called forth thunders of applause
and laughter which, upon subsiding,
the General again thanked them for
the honor they had conferred upon
him, and said the Convention was
ready to proceed to business.
General Vandever, of DUBUQUE, then
reported from the Committee on reso-
lutions and presented the following as
expressing the sentiments of the Con-
vention:
Resolred, That we heartily endorse
the administration Of u. s. Grant in the
enforcement of the laws; the faithful
collection of the revenue the reduction
of the national debt, and the restoration
of the public credit; and that we be-
heve with him that q President should
have no policy to enforce against the
will of the people, and that our dele
gates to the National Convention be in
structed to vote for, and use their ut
most endeavors to secure his renomi-
nation,
ResolUed, That recognizing in James
f. Wilson an eminent citizen of Iowa,
all the qualifications of an able, up
right and pure minded statesmen, we
hereby instruct our delegates elected
by this Convention to vote for his nom-
ination for the Vice Presidency and
exert every just effort to secure it.
Some member Of the Convention, on
the motion being put for the adoption
of the resolutions, asked for division
OF the question. The question was not
divided, and the resolutions were
adopted with an affirmative "Aye"
that made the hall ring again.
The following delegates were then
appointed:
ist Districts. NJ. Clark, of Lee c..
w. Slagle, ofJeferson; aud N. Ever
SON, ofWashington.
Alternates.-- M. Shaffer, of ,Jeffer-
son; John Gear, of Des Moines. -
I'd District.--Jno. Green. of Scott
.Sylvanus Yates, of Cedar; aud s. L.
Baker, of Muscatine.
Alternates.-Jno. Mexican. of Jones !.
j. s. Mcclure, of Linn land Z. s. Bail
ey, of Clinton.
Sd District.-Wm. vandeyer Of
Dubuque; Andy Felt, of Chickasaw .
and Agustus Beadle, Of Howard.
Alternates--H. G. Bulls, of Winnes-
h!ek; C. S. Ford, Of --; and Mr..
Eddy, of Clayton.
4th District.-H. G. Little, of Pow.
eshiek H. S. Winslow, of Jasper; and
Gen. Drake, of Appanoose.
9Th District.-Col. w. S. DUNCAN. o.
Lucas; j. S. Mcintyre, of PAGE !; ani
A. r. Anderson, of Fremont.
9th District.-P. N. Conger, of Black
hawk; l. Pcndleton, of fWoodbury :anf
j. l.. Williams, of Marshal.
Alternates.-J. M. Berry. of Hamil
ton; ID. G. Early, of Sac and JudQ,
Call, OF Kossuth.
The delegates at large are Gen. G. M
Dodge, Of Pottawattamie; Alexande
Clark, (colored) Of Muscatine: III. W
Card, of Cerro Gordo; and Judge W
II. Sewers, Of Mahaska; with the fol
lowing alternates: Mr.. Beresheim. q
Pottawattamie; j. w. Havens. of Keo
kuk j. E. Burke, Of Bremen; and J. s
Hurley, of Louisa.
Mr.. Clark, the eolored gentleme
from Muscatine, was loundIv calIe,
for, and on his coming on the stag,
was received with much applause
On being introduced by the Presiden
he said: II is certainly with muc
pleasure that ! accept the homo
you have conferred upon me on thi
occasion, and not only do feel CRATE
full on my own account, but in beha
of my people all over the country.
congratulate you, gentlemen Of tl
Convention, for the work YOU hay
done heiS to-day, and in your actio
in'selecting black man to go the N.
tional Convention, You have shown [
the world, the great spirit that has .
ways governed the republican part
in all its acts, and that YOU are wilIin
to extend freedom to all men. Apai
thanking the Convention for the no,
or conferred upon him, ana assnriu
them he heartily endorsed he resol,
tions they had adopted, he Withdrew
amid continued applause.
A committee was then appointed |
wait upon the Hon. j. f. Wilson an
request him to address the Gbnventio
During the absence Of sua commi