The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-04
Nothing To BE Feared from Grants
Second Term.
The Hard-Shells Thereupon
Organize.
Judge James Lyons, Of Virginia, Per-
maMent Chairman.
}. @. Adams the Probable
Candidate.
ADJOURNMENT TILL THIS MORNING.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 8, 1872.
The National Democratic Convention met to-day
in the Common Pleas Court room of the Court
House. Previous to and during the assembling Of
the delegates the Second regiment National Band,
Of Philadelphia played various airs
At about one O'Clock Colonel Duncan
CALLED THE CONVENTION TO ORDER.
Rev. DR.. PRATT addressed the Throne OF Grace in
o prayer lor concord ana peace and freedom from
sectional jealOusies Throughout the land.
Colonel DUNCAN then spoke as follows:-
COLONEL DUNCAN's SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN TUE CoNvENr.oN-It is my duty TO call
this assembage to order It's objects well known and
acterized boilers morcenaries, &c by he editors and
%h1 have % have w @
epcs Which have Hitherto s our
the yRo s's
ana bn eject aiG
members party and has already been repudatcd
q senssnsn who as'sd With me
TO appeal to the american S the
Snd the utter Of d nyGved in the nC%
SSssT motive da i 70 yndssis truth and
s$fa Sl S ssssS% Se
Sp Of support he now has souh II our
n b less but was
he s
sSs for ~ IN s sa Er%s s
american people apd the assemblage that see before
Ses% had iaen nTvsless ae "S
but .sns appaa.s Il %
died Of It's 10 as the saints proclaim
hopes Of reward FOR party Tsasoa br6es to
ppaue The Of the Whole country tSa are directed
to This and many anxious hopes ,o be
shall be The sq hnS r tn Of our We
Ir which can be construed acG eco to the wishes Of
which have one interpetatien, whether exponSdcd
e 3Ss N2S s questions On ~ have no
TIE SWORD mas g nLoopiLy DECIDED -
sghi toward St no While
submitting to the inevitable, and powcrless TO reverse
%sndaioa Of acts p%Tor%sd in violation f the eont
I've %"s sSse sur s a'n ss mnS
81 ,ihe aborns classes. who constitute vast ma,
sss, ,s$ saa S4sSs
Ma we sS Ss S tss sr Mes sfa
tue bone and snew Of the land lrpsasej Se
TO attempt the REORGANIZATION Of party and to create its
Sss s roT o months every thought of
object I6e sincerity Of my motives should avert Grill
SssS A. k o hs
the preservation Of the party and the perpetaaicn
OF ITS principles ms the sole hope Tor the future Of the
am in mind and body there Is an absolute sensation Of
abdicate my functions. CAppiaaseJ
At the close OF the speech Mr.. Duncan introduced
Mr.. Levi s. Chat0eld, OF New York, as
TIE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
Cheers followed this announcement and three
cheers were also given for Mr.. Duncan.
Mr.. Chatneld was then unanimously chosen.
Messrs. Spaulding, Of New York; Lyons, Of Viz
klnia, and Wheaton, OF Michigan were appointed a
committee to conduct Mr.. Chatheld to the chair.
Mr.. CuATFIELD, on reaching the platform, spoke
MR.. CuATFTELD's SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN OF TUE CONvRNTIoN-It Is my duty,
hearty thanks for the Compliment Of ,f my selection lee
He said The circumstances calling US together the
crisis Of the democratic party-stricken down in
sidcration and the application OF such remedies as
are in our power. He learned his political creed in
and he never had seen the time when he desired to
abandon 1t for any heresy. AS long as the demo.
cratic party was true to Its principles The people OF
dency to Capitalization got control. lie mad no
coven down at tie Baltimore ' Convention vent the
democratic party would nave surely trumphed In
sne approaching contest: Their assumed fespre
anu coat for let me tell you, that Is all there Is OF
The speaker denied that the delegates had any
right to transfer him or his hearers to- the rcpubi
can party or Grceley- tapplause)--and we are here
70 see II we can't correct that transaction We
owe 'nanKs TO Messrs. Duncan, Flanders and others
VINO were present Mt that scene and protested
against tne sale and transfer then ANA there at
VInpteu. he was democrat, born one, and would
always DO one, and II he was the last remaining
man mere lie would wrap the Old flag around him
anu lay MN down to die therein. jCheersD
:. Mr. DUNCAN moved that William M Ferry. OF
Michigan, be appointed temporary secretary Gar
Red va
Mr.. SPAuLDING, Of New York presented n sea,ed
letter from Charles O'Conor. Three rousing
Cheers, which were repeated for O'Conor) "e
MIR. SPAuLDING said IL had been placed in h,s
bands with instructions that the seal he brokan
only after the Convention should have orpanized
(Applause.) o'"'
Mr.. SPAUipING handed 1t to the Chairman. who
Asked the pleasure OF the Convention about IT,
tCries OF "Read, I" "Read.'D
motion 10 read WAS carried, and Secretary
Ferry proceeded to read the letter, as follows -
CHARLES O'C0NoR's LETTER.
NEW YORK. August 81. 1872.
TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION Ap.
POINTED TO ASSEMBLE AT LOUISVILLE ON SErTEM-
Der 3, 1871
GENTLENEN-A representative democracy must
necessarily degenerate In practice and become at
last an intolcraby mIschievous domination II Its
Official corps be allowed 10 WELD, without eGectual
restraint, those powers, correctly denominated
regal by which, from the very beginning and In