The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-07-20

dentials at the opera house.
AT the meeting of the committee on creden
tials all the states reported full delegations
with no contests. The meeting was very
brief and harmonious.
THE VICE PRESIDENTS.
The following is list of the vice pres:>
dents: Alabama, Dr. Skies; Arkansas. ID.
w. Carroll California. E. Casserly Com
necticut, d. A. Daniels; Delaware, j. H.
Poynter Florida, Thomas Randall; Geor-
gia, H. l.. Benniug; Illinois, w. nj. Cars
row Indiana, B. w. Hanna; Iowa, john
II. Peters Kansas, Isaac Sharp; Kentucky,
q. 2. Doerne Louisiana, B. F. Taylor ;
Maine, w. Ii. Chrimes: Maryland, R. T..
Banks; Massachusetts,. D. d. Brodhead
Michigan, b. A. LathrOp: Mime sofa. w.
Lee; Mississippi. NJ. R Watson Missouri,
Silas Woocson Nebraska. Johu Black Ne
vaaa. S. B. Wymanns; New Hampshire, G..
w. NJ. Pittman; New jersey, Albert A.
Sape; New York. Thomas Hiusella North
Carolina. L. NJ. Arm, trong Ohio, Alb, ri
Catcher, Oregan. E. T Colby; Pennsylvania,
William M'Mullin Rhode Island, Hymap
Pierce South Caralina. William Aiken !;
Tennessee, Neil S. Brown; Texas, j. w.
Henderson Vermont, NJ. u. HorribeaH ;
Virginia, a. L. Caperton Dakota, B. Trippj
District Of Columbia, r. L. Merrick New
Mexico, Charles Pleasant.
AFTERNOON.
1t four O'Clock the opera house was again
filled, The attendance being larger than in
the morning, aud every available foot of space
being occupied.
While awaiting the arrival of Mr.. Doolit~
tie. who had been selected as permanent
chairman, there were loud and repeated cries
from the gallery for hoffman, who finally
rose bowed aud gracefully waved his hand.
He then called for the report from the
committee on credentials.
The chair stated that the committee bad
not yet prepared their report.
The report of the committee on orgaization
was then read.
Mr.. Doolittle's name was received with
tremendous applause. followed by cheering
Mr.. DOolittie. permanent chairman of the
convention. was escorted to the platform by
Governor Hoffman, Senator Bayard. of Del
aware, and others, AMI was received with en-
thusiastic demonstrations. He at once ad-
dressed himself to the expeCtant audience and
brought order out of confusion, his distinct
aud resonant voice sounding clearly and au-
thoritively above the general confusion.
Mr.. DooLrTTLE's SPEECH.
He said that two years ago. nearly five
years after the bloody period of the civil war
had closed. the liberal republicans Of Mis-
souri,, feeling keenly the attempted federal
dictations in their local elections, inangurao
ted movement to restore squal rights to
all. white as we'll as black. Applause
The feeling Of thinking men was that the
time had come to cry halt and re,assert the
cardinal doctrines of the republic. Tbs sen
timent now was for universal loyalty, am>
nesty, suffrage and peace. This movement
did not propose to take away any right or
any franchise that has been secured to the
blacks. but il clearly demanded that freedom
and equal rights be restored to the white
people. Prolonged applause.
He urged unity of action. aud instanced
the fact that eighty thousand democrats and
republicans in Missouri had CO operated in a
patriotic union. Even those who had fought
against each other in battle now clasped
hands over the bloody chasm. lApplause.
These same men would now bear the liberia
flag to glorious victory. This. gentleman
he said, is liberal republcanism. The rea
end Of the civil war came with that liGera
victory in Missouri, and did not come till
then. By that political union. civil strift
aud hate had given place to peace and jpy
that was a aimost unspeakable. This feeling
! had eliminated at Cincinnati, where earnes
! men had convened and presented candidate,
! for President aud Wee President That con
vention had nominated for President Horace
! Greeley prolonged and oft repeated cheers
aud for Vice President b. Gratz Brown
! Renewed cheering The paramount ques
ton before theClnciunati and other liberal con
| ventious was, shall democrats cooperate aut
accept their invitation aud elect their candi
dates. Cries Of yes, we will, aud yells fol
Greeley
What means this union between two mil
lions of democrats and one million of repub
lcans? There are some things it does no
mean. 1t signifies no union Of the deaC
upon dead issues. 1t means no abandon
ment of principles aud Of right. 1t mean
a frank, manly, honorable and equal unioI
of men who have the heart and Intelligenc
and brains TO accept living issues and d.
their duty to their God and their feilow>men
The present question is not the Lecomptol
| constitution, nor the abolition of slavery, no
the fourteenth amendment nor the fifteenth
nor negro suffrage. These have been fcugb
out and are no more an issue than the Mex
lean war. This great political union, there
fore means progress-no steps backward
and no turning to the right or to the left
1t means to do for all the other states of tn
south what it has done for Missouri
means personal freedom and equal rights t
all men. white,as well as tlack it means th
domination once more of intelligence aud in
tegr;ty instead of a man whose whole lii
has been formed upon. the idea of a camp
not to speak of his small vices it means t
elevate peace president applause
means to place the civil laws above the swor
renewed applause it means to arrest th
tendency to centralIze power now manifes
in the administration of the government
means a general civil service reform, begir
ming with the President himself. Loud al
plause. 1t means the discontinuance Of e.
ecutive practices which have panied ever
true man. whether republican or democra,
it means higher tone and greater vigor
all branches OF our government.
In conclusion he hoped the present actio
of the convention would be such that ever
one in attendance would remember wit
pride and gratitude the convention of the 81
Of July. 1872. Great applause.