The New York herald., 1872-07-11

The PRESIDENT having announced the result az
above,
Mr.. HoucK, Of Ohio, said:-
ONE SPARTAN AT LEAST.
rise to question OF privilege. The Ohio delega
our delegation, that all votes shall be cast as
unit have voted through ts chairman as unit on
this question. 1t was not the resolution adopted
by the delegation. ask that my VOTE one vote of
the Ohio delegation at least, be recorded no.
The CHAIRMAN-The question has already been
decided in the Affirmative. The gentleman from
Connecticut, the chairman on resolutions has the
floor for one hour. The gentleman from Delaware,
Mr. Bayard, appealed to the chairman of the COM
mittee to be permitted to address the Convention
for ten minutes.
Mr.. BURR, OF Connectlcut-The gentleman from
Delaware Is q member OF the Committee on Resolu-
tiOns, and concede to him ten minutes
Hon. THOMAS L. BAYARD, Of Deaware-Mr Presi-
dent and Gentlemen Of the Conventional
know anything OF the organization OF human
opinion 1t Is that parties have no justification ex
cept that they are means to an honest end. II ever
there was need for organization for the purpose OF
REACHING HONEST ENDS
in this country God knows It is now. (Applause)
II ever the country needed the honest outspoken
sentiment of her people, 1t Is now. II ever she
needed to rise above the petty call of party it
is now, and therefore, you show In this assembly no
ferences. You desire to elevate honesty and capa-
bity instead of insensblity and utter civil inca
pacity. qmmense applause.) And how do you
propose to do 1t Is 1t not by an appeal to all that
Is high and noble and honest in human nature
II you do not do so you are unworthy OF the occa.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Is THE ORGANIZATION
which the sense Of mankind in this country will
point out as the best means through which and by
which the salvation OF our country can be wrought
(Applause) Yet, upon this OCCASION what have we
Witnessed Not a shrinking of lifelong democrats
from clasping hands with honest men OF the liberal
republican party. You have not witnessed that.
On the contrary, you have witnessed willingness
scarcely attempted to be suppressed and desire to
forget the past political and party differences In favor
OF great present and noble and almost holy object.
Now, gentlemen, ask you In all fairness, shall this
great organization, dignifed by years and dignded
be allowed to have an independent expression OF
its own honest sentiment Applause and cries OF
"Yesl'D What, then, can be said In favor OF the
fact that cut and dried we SHALL without crossing
or dOtfing an 1,
VOTE DOWN OUR THROATS WITHOUT MAsTTCATION
or digestion the action of other men who have not
been called into our c0unsels however much
they may desire to act with us in reference to the
common objects tCries OF "Nol noi'') 1t
te' the minority Hyp Of the the committee who S voted ID
against the adoption Of the resolutions
l. was one. | am glad, for the sake
nority who opposed the adoption of the Cincinnati
platform, platform containing many things that
we respect and adhere TO- but % much that we desire
dignity OF this grand national organization OF
nearly three millions Of freemen, or those who
be permitted to have an unrestrained moderate,
Straightforward expression OF our own opinions
without having the words OF other men, unchOsen
by us, forced down our thr0ats. (Cheers and
hisses) Now, gentlemen, ask you, viii not the
democratic masses Of the country demand OF this
Convention that the expression which you shall
give shall not be merely the cut and dried language
Of another, but that 1t shall be
THE EXPRESSION or THE uNTERRTFIED
the clear, outspoken wishes OF the democratic party
itselfY Are We not entitled to itf consider that
we are and fer that reason did constantly move
amendments, which were utterly rejected. The
technicaiities OF parliamentary, law were adopted
to exclude them, and we stand here today and
shall, probably, according to the expression Of this
assembly, 80 before the country without. Jov the