The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-10

to fight the coming battle for our rights and
liberties under one OF tile trusted leaders of
the Democratic party. 1t will become your
duty to discard NIL considerations Of party
tradition if the selection OF good and wise
man outside Of our own ranks offers better
chances Of success. You must remember
that you arc here not only as Democrats, but
rs citizens Of our common country, and that
no sacrifice can be too great which she de-
mands ut your hands"
Mr.. Belmont, after some personal remarks,
nominated Thomas Jefferson Randolph. of
Virginia. Ho said: at Is an auspicious
omen that scion of tho author of the De-
claration OF Independence in to inaugllrate
tho struggle, of the Democracy for freedom
and equality for every American citizen, and
against oppression and tyranny in our fair
land"
MIR. RANpoLrH's ELECTION AND ACCBrTANCH.
Mr.. Randolph was elected by acclamatoll.
On taking the chair he said:
81 ain aware that tho very great honor
conferred upon me by this body is duo to no
personal merit of my own, but is 4 token of
respect TO the State from which come and
is recognition of other circumstances, pos
sbly adyentitious. l am perhaps the oldest
member of this body, and Il life of eighty
years spent in the Democmtic-Republican
party constitutes inc q senior member. re-
member freshly every presidential contest
| from the first election Of Jefferson to the pre-
sent time, and can say with truth that /
| remember none which involved higher queS.
| tions Of personal liberty, local selfgovern-
ment, honest administration, and constitu-
| tional freedom, than the present, or one
| which demands Of our party and our people
a rlmpr nnrnpSf IN
dental principles.
alt strikes me as the duty Of this body and
| Of this hour to wrest the Government from
| the hands Of it's present despotic and corrupt
| holders and to place it in honest hands, to re-
| store the citizens everywhere to the proud
| consciousness of personal right, and to all the
States tho perfect integrity of local sclf-goy-
| ernment. This, with the recognition of the
| supremacy Of their State constitutions and
laws, will, in my Judgment, discharge all our
present duty"
HOW THE SPEECHES WERE RECEIVED.
Nlr. Bclmont's remarks were frequently
interrupted by moderate applause, and the
| mention of Greclcy'S name was received
| with loud demonstrations of approval.
The band played "DiXie" when Mr.. RAN
dolph took his seat us temporary chairman.
IChcers.] His speech was delivered with
much energy and effectiveness, considering
that the speaker is nearly IN octoSenarian.
He was repeatedly cheered.
RULES ADOPTED AND COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The rules of former Democratic conven.
tions were adopted for tho government of
this body.
Committees on credentials and organizl-
ton were appointed.
\ resolution of thanks to Mr.. Belmont as
| chairman of the National Committee was
adopted; after which a recess till i O'Clock
| was ordered.
TIE spEAKER's GAvEL
is made from Il piece of ivc-oak from the old
| rrisatc Constitution.
Afternoon Session.
PERMANENT oRGA:lZaTIoS - SENATOR DOOLIT-
| TIE, OF WISCONSIN, PRESlDENT-IIIS SrEECH.
The Convention rC;iSscmblCd at 4 O'Clock,
when the Committee on Organization re-
ported.
Senator J. II. Doolittlc, of Wisconsin, was
elected permanent president by acclamation,
and Senator Bayard and Governor Hoffman,
| conducted him to the chair. He was received
with great applause. He raid:
"Gcntlcmen of the Conventional thank
| Won loI ttlIS Nitut IUllUl. W Stlll
| tell how much. But you will allow me ia
pass at once from what Is personal to speak
of the Great occasion. the duty, and the plr-
poses which bring us here.
"Two years ago, and nearly five years aI-
ter the bloody period of the civil war had
closed, the Liberal Republicans of Missouri
[appIauscl, feeling kccnly all the evils Of the
| prosrrlptivc tcst-oatl, tho hates, aud thu
>trifcs, and tho passions the war had
left upon them long after the wal
itself had ceased, and feeling kecnly
the Executive Federal power i'll thcit
Ioval elections, determined to organize !;
movement to restore equal rights TO all OF
our citizeus [applalise] white is well a>
black (appIalscl Ito restore local sclt-rov.
crnmcllt, and to arrest the further ccntlTilza.
tion of Federal power. (Applausc.] They
then said this thing has gone far enough,
if not already too far the timo h;ls come
when all honest and patriotic Republicans
must SLY halt and rcassert tile vita!
doctrine of republican government; that
under the Constitution the powers of the
Federal Government are defined and linn,
tied, Applause and cries OF good, good,
and that the people of the States have
the right TO govern themselves III
their own domestic affairs upon til,
basis of tho equality Of all the States be-
fore the higher law and before the Constitu'
ton. and the equality of all men before the
law [applauscl; of universal loyalty, am.
ncsty, suffrage, ani lcicc; taking no stcl
| backward, taking no right and franchise
which had been secured te the blacks. plcdg
ing themselves to support them all in theil
full yigor. They at the same time demanded
in the name of peace. i'll the name of liberty
| i'm the name Of republican government itself
that freedom and equal rights should be
restored to the white people. [Great
applausc] They organized nearly 10000
strong and called upon b. Gratz Brown Zap
pIause] to lead the movement. They placed
| him in nomination for Governor. Then
| what followed? Eighty thousand Demo
cratic Republicans [cheersl, working upon
the success of that movement rs above any
party triumph [cheersl, resolved to sustain
it with their whole strength. Love OF coun.
try, love of republican liberty, love of the
equal rights of all men, inspired that union
and taught men to act together who had been
politically opposed to each other all Their
lives on other questions and in other times
and without violating honor, logic, con
science, or consistency. Either side in
this patriotic union was based upon
higher grounds than ordinarily control
political action. [Great applausc.] Even
those who had fought against each other in
battle clasped hands over the bloody chasm
renewed applausel, and side by side, like
brothers, with hearts beating in unison
beating strong with the same high purpose
they helped to be;r its flag to a glorions vic.
tory. That, gentlemen, is Liberal Republic
canism uthusiasm] THAT is Democratic Re
publc,nlsm. [Great enthusiasm.] The vic