The Portland daily press., 1872-06-06

Mr.. Spencer by the direction of the New York
delegation called upon their Oldest and most
venerable member to speak for them to the
Convention. He referred to the Hon. Gerrett
Smith Great applause and calls for Smith.
The music played "Hail to the Chief as Mr..
Smith proceeded to the platform The Chair
man presented him amid cheers. He said the
Time bad nearly come again when the Ameri-
can people will choose again their President
Who shall it be? Voices, Grant" think
agree with you, because Grant is the saviour of
ms country, and has blessed it in peace. He
referred to Grants memorable services when
The nation almost despaired of success. The
war stated his persistant policy, which achiev-
ed the final victory and surrender of the reb-
els. Grant had blessed the cOuntryS and now
we want to give him time to finish the work by
| crushing the Ku-Kluxism and saving the ne
gro Having proved good President once, no
VIII make good one for another term, just as
Lincoln the second saviour had been reelected,
and SO will Grant the third saviour of his
country. He told how signally had failed all
efforts to show him corrupt in anything. He
may have made some mistakes, but he is hon
est, true and pure. We want Grant four years
longer, until the anti-slavery battle shall have
been entirely fought out He is doing well;
we need him until we reach the. final triumph
In the great struggle. (Cheers.)
Cries for MIR. Morton were renewed and he
came forward and took seat in front of the
stage, and was introduced to the audience. He
said he saw evidence here of victory in Novem-
1 Der The enthusiasm here not manufac-
tured, it was spontaneous. The Republican
| party has the great mission of taking care of
| the interests of the country 1t is not a wor-
| shipper of meu; it held fast to principles and
not men. We only do honor to the pioneers of
republican principles so long they are true
| to the cause. (Cheers.) When pioneer falls
ne falls farther than any one else Some claim
the paternity OF our party, and, therefore, they
| have right to kill it just as certain ancients
claim the right to kill their own offspring
daughter and cries of Greeley) Now we depy
| hnt xvo tn cd -
should deny their murderous conclusions
| CHEERS He urged the duty of the party to
improve the credit and finances of the country
and bring up the currency to the highest stand
ard by further faithful judcious administration,
and a gradual reduction of the pubic debt The
| platform of the Republican party was to be
found in its history the last ten years and of
| this administration; tApplause) Still our
| work is unfinished. The 18th and 18th amend
ments must be so established that they shall be
| recognized by all parties without question. We
| must establish fully the rights of the colored
man in this country so that they shall be con-
full enjoyment of their civil as well as political
rights. (Applause.) Until then our mission will
| not be done. 1t will not be finished so long as
ku-klux organization exists. (Applause) That
organization Will spring into active life again
unless we have the proper legislation admins
tered by bold, strong government to protect
| our fellow citizens absolutely. (Applause) lust
| as we insist upon American citizens in foreign
lands Shall 1T be said that we insist on their
protection in every land save our own?
Mr.. Morton proceeded to vindicate the ku-
| klux law and claimed that the President had
| executed and not abused it, and that it had eff
fected greater good in the least space of time
| than any law ever enacted We only want
honest, fair elections, that all men of all parties
and creeds may have the unrestricted enjoy
ment of political rights, and the ku-klux law
| looks to the securement of that.
He also eulogized the Republican party as the
only uy,i oh ho1 fI,a
| past and by which it must be preserved in the
| future Break it down and what security have
| you that any other will carry out and complete
| its work. Sometimes great light is extin-
| guished. Some one whom we have trusted falls
| by the wayside, but we should not falter or
pause. The principles of the party are greater
| than any, aye, of all its leaders. (CheeTs) 1t
| Is said Grant has committed errors. Admit it,
and we say his errors have been trivial and any
man that thinks that for that or any other rea-
| son he can break up the Republican party COM
| mits great blunder. daughter and cheers.)
| The man who tries will utterly fail, and will
| pass away unnoticed and forgotten. Stand fast
| to your principles; you will tomorrow nomi-
| nate Gen. Grant. He has told you he had no
| policy save the will of the people. He has re-
| deemed that pledge. CHEERS. The general
| judgment is better than the opinion of any one
| man, and the executive who follows the general
| judgment will be the wisest and will best sub
| serve the public interest. If Gen. Grant ever
| becomes recreant to public principles he will
| pass away under public condemnation just as
Others have passed away who became recreant
| and unworthy of trust
Mr.. Loring of Massachusetts, said the Com
| mittee on Permanent Organization was ready
to report He asked that they. report soon
| ready without waiting as usual till the Creden-
| tial Committee have reported, as the latter had
| formal duty to perform. Agreed to.
A South Carolina delegate expressed the graf
| ification with which he heard Gerrett Smith and
| now asked that the South be heard through
| Gov. Orr of South Carolina. =.
| Mr.. Orr took the platform and pledged his
State for the ticket and referred to the SANDERS
| to which Grant had been subjected, and COM
pared his experience in this respect with that of
| Washington and jackson. He eulogized the
| President, whose election he considered neces-
| sity. If Grant had failed as President, Orr
| liked such failures. He claimed that the adj
ministratiol was a success at home and abroad
| He dilated at some length on the operations of
| Ku Kluxism in the South. He sustained Ku
/ klux legislation and claimed that the laws had
been fairly and firmly executed.
| Gov. Oglesby was called upon as the next
| Governor of illinois, He advanced to the plat
| form and paid a grateful compliment to Gerrett
Smith, who he said had stood before the Con-
vention the representation of American dignity
and benevolence. He referred to him also as
| the great agitator, who long before the Republi-
| can party was born had championed the rights
| of the down trodden at time when most of us
were young and useless. tCheers.l
The speaker eloquently eulogized Grant, and
I %
noble State that rocked the early cradle of lib
| erty, pronounced against Grant the insulting
sentence, that he had been once tanner
| (Cheers.) i4i
He eloquently sketched the Presidents his
tory as cadet, as a laboring man, as a soldier,
| as General, the savior of his country, and as
| President. He was frequently interrupted by
| immense applause. Grant has been an enigma
| from his birth, and to-day is purer, greater and
| nober still than we ever thought him.
Speaking for Illinois, which gave us the i'm
mortal Lincoln (Great cheers) Mr.. Oglesby
desired to express the utmost confidence in
Grants patriotism, good sense and purity. We
have perfect confidence in him and will trust
| him four years longer without suspicion or
doubt Great applause.l
Great cries for Gen. Hawley of Conn, who
was brought forward and took the platform
| amid the widest cheering. He thanked the
Convention for the kindness, but begged to be
excused at this time from making any remarks
and be permitted to call for the report of the
Committee on Permanent Organization. There
| was considerable confusion and calls for the
| report and for various speakers.
Mr.. Boruck of California, asked that the
colored race might be heard through one of its
own members lApplause,)
Mr.. VIM. III. Grey of Arkansas, came to the
platform. He said this was probably the first
instance in which had appeared before Ma
tional Convention representative of that OPP
| pressed race, which had lived among us for $50
years and had so recently been lifted through
! Tile grace VI you ny Tile manu- Oh men OUT OI
their political degradation. He proceeded with
some wel-timed remarks, in clear and educa-
| ted phrase delivered in good STYLE He grace
fully complimenled Gerrtt Smith whom he
had seen for the first time to-day and the sight
of whom had revived his faith in that Human
ity which is Divine. He advocated the nomi-
nation of Grant, whose name was a tower of
strength in the South and the only name which
unrepentant rebels respect. Cheering. )The great
problem to be worked out by the Republican
party was not yet solved nor its duties ended.
In the South the common cvilties of life were
withheld from the colored people. They de-
manded their civil rights and proper re-
spect. There were two classes of men whom
the colored people feared They were the people
who hated them who loved them too well. The
colored people of the South are unit for Gen.
Grant. (Cheers.) He was afraid that if Hor-
ace Greeley like Abraham of old took Sarah in
stead of Hagar, the colored people could not
afford to go for him. daughter and Cheers
He was afraid the old lady would have to hunt
for water in the Wilderness. Uaughter) The
colored people knew that there was no chance
for them outside of the Republican party. With
all their ignorance they were Grant men to-
day from Arkansas to the Gulf of Mexico
lApplause.) He praised God that the Repub-
lican party would keep their organization in
tact and that victory would perch upon their
standard. (Applause.)
Congressman Elliott of South Carolina, also
made an excellent speech, as did Mr.. Harris,
another colored delegate from North Carolina.
Gen. Albright Chairman of the Committee
on Permanent Organization, reported for per-
manent President, Thomas Settle of North