The Portland daily press., 1872-06-07

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Mr.. Parker of New Jersey, moved that all
resolutions offered be referred without debate
to the committee on resolutions.
| Mr.. Robinson of Louisiana, moved to refer
| without reading. Mr.. Parker accepted the
amendment and the resolution was adopted.
UNION LEAGUE OF AMERICA.
| Mr.. McMichael presented communication
to the Convention, the same being resolutions
| from the Union League of America. The Con-
| vention voted them read. They set forth the
| the importance of faithfully standing by and
unfolding them against all opposition or treach-
cry. An expression sustaining universal civil
rights and anti-ku-klux legislation called forth
| applause.
| Mr.. Loring of Massachusetts,, followed the
| reading of the League resolutions with brief
| approval, and moved that the resolutions be
entered on the minutes and printed. Adopted.
Speech Making.
Mr.. Flanagan of Texas, called out George w.
| Carter of Texas, who led rebel brigade. He
wanted to hear from the ex-secession side of the
house. [Cries of Carter)
Mr.. Carter cpme to the platform and spoke so
inaudibly that it was difficult to hear at first.
| He said he had been rebel, but reconstructed,
| came out of the war with two planks in his
| platform. First, if you could not get what you
! wanted take what you could get; second, that
| whipped men had no right to dictate what they
| would have. He had learned that the will of the
| people must be respected Referring to Greeley
| he said the people of the South respected more
| man who was firm, and would make them be-
| have themselves. If the Democrats nominate
| Greeley at Baltimore, he believed that Grant
| would get more Democratic votes in Louisiana
| than Greeley Great cheering.)
| Mr.. Strobach of Alabama, being called out,
| addressed the Convention in strong German
accent and recited some of the cruelties of the
| Ku-Klux He illustrated the importance of de-
cided legislation and the strong arm of Grant to
execute, to guarantee protection to all citizens
| in the exercise of all their political and civil
| rights. In conclusion he predicted that Schurz,
| would not muster corpOraPs gnard of Ger
| mans to attend his own political funeral
Mr.. Storrs of Illinois, was called out and said
| he represented IN part the greatest carpet bag
| State in the Union. There is only one man in
| the delegation who was born in the State. He
| Pile and seid that If the carpet bag tree pro-
duces such fruits, let us plant it for Gods sake
all over the land. The speaker was interrupted
by impatient cries of ''time, time,'' but the
Chairman interfered and restored order and
MIR. Storrs proceeded with his speech. He ridi-
culed the pretence of Carl Schurz, who he said,
had failed miserably both in war and in peace.
| He ignored him as his fellow citizen, saying
that he was so no longer. He predicted the re-
| election of President Grant as his own success
sor by a larger majority than any candidate
| had ever got AS he closed his remarks there
was great confusion and impatient calls to pro-
| coed with business.
Several delegates proposed to go on at once with
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| port of the Committee on Platform, but the
| Chairman announced that the committee would
be prepared to report in half an hour.
In response to calls John B. Henderson of
Missouri spoke from his place in his delegation.
| 1t was difficult to hear him, but he was under
stood to decline extended remarks until he
| should get his text in the nominations. The
Republican party in Missouri is united and
there will come up from the hills and valleys of
| that State one universal shout for the nominees
| of this convention The divisions of no artu
| there had been unfortunate, but they have been
| reunited and Republicans and Liberals now
stand on common platform. He said that
| Gratz Brown had seem to think after his cleo
ton as governor, that he owed most to the
| Democracy and he had accordingly left u.s.
Let him 60, we wish him every success except
an election on the tail of the Liberal Republi-
can ticket.
Mr.. Beckham of Ohio moved to suspend the
rules in order to proceed to ballot for President
of the United States as the committee ON plat
form was now ready to report.
The ayes and nays were nearly equal and the
chair announced the motion lost.
James r. Lynch (colored) Secretary of State
| Mississippi was called out and took the plat
| form. He said the colored race was waiting
anxiously to hear of the denomination of Gen.
Grant. There was no occasion to further eulo-
| gize the Republican party. ItS>I ecessity to the
country and mankind was as clear as that of
the SUM- The Democratic party was dead and
be buried because dead body ON the surface of
the ground in summer does more harm than
the living man. Great Applause.) Its con-
tagion was threatening to union soldiers, their
widows and orphans, the national credit and
the public. Under the leadership of Grant we
propose to turn out and dig grave for the
corpse so well and deep that it will never be
resurrected. Applause The colored men
were born of the Republican party and by it
they stand. Opposition to Grant means opposi-
ton to the triumphs of the war. Tell me not
because Greeley is Unidentified with the cause of
liberty that the cOlOred people will find magic
in his name. They know the name Grant still
wore as he who carved out the path of freedom
with the sword. They are bound to Grant by
cords that can never be separated. He said the
colored people of America are gravitating to
! the South and urged their indispensblity to
the development Of that section, and Mexico
and Central American WELL He repeated
that Grant viii be strong at the South. Gree
ley's name has no charm there. The man who
had the genius torcommand success in the field
when the popular heart was weak is the man
for this hour. 81
Mr.. Spencer of New York moved to suspend
the rules in order to proceed to the nomination
of candidate for President only deferring the
| nomination of vice until after platform was
adopted. Lost.
An Ohio delegate called for crippled soldier,
Gen. T.. II. Noyes, who advanced to the plat
FORM and said that the feeling of the Ohio dele
cation was to talk less and act more. He
thought they ought to finish their business and
| go home. He was afraid that they would not
be able to go home tonight if they waited for
the report of the committee on the platform.
Therefore he wished to proceed with the nomi-
nations at once, and let the platform come in
afterwards. He promised for the nominations
of this convention, larger majority than Ohio
gave Grant four years ago.. (Cheers.) There
was absolutely no dissatisfaction in Ohio.
(Cheers.) There had been few liberal repub-
licans as they were called, but they were
now ashamed of themselves, and were stronger
friends of Grant now, than they were before.
He persisted in the opinion that the convention
should at once proceed to the nomination of a
candidate for President (Cries of make the
motion.) In conclusion he moved to suspend
the rules, and proceed to nominate President.
Carried. (Great cheering.)
Illinois Makes the Nomination.
Mr.. Shelby L. Callum, chairman of the Illinois
delegation, advanced to the platform and said
On behalf of the Great Republican party OF
Illinois and the Union, in the name of liberty,
of loyalty, of justice of law, in the interest OF
economy, OF good government, OF peace, and OF
the equal rights of all, remembering with pro-
found gratitude his glorious achievements on the
field, and his noble craftsmanship as chief magis-
trate of this great nation, nominate as Pres
ident for a second term, ULYSSES S. GRANT.
The nomination was hailed with most enthu-
siastic demonstrations The delegates rose in a
mass, and cheered vociferously, waving theil
hats and handkercheifs.
In the height of the enthusiasm, a drop scene
was lowered at the back of the stage, with q
picture of Gen. Grant on horseback, and the
band struck up Hail to the Chief
The scene was wonderfully exhilaratng
Gen. S. L. Woodford of New York, advanced
to the platform to second the nomination. He
spoke of Senator Summers aspersions on Gen
Grant, referring particularly to Summers quo
tatiOn of Secretary Stanton's words 81 know
Gen. Grant better than any other person in the
country can know him. 1t was my duty to
study him, and did so night and day when
saw him, and when did not see him; and need
l tell you now what l know he cannot govern
this country" Let the history, he said of thoss
perilous days, reply that the great war Secre
tary1indeed knew Grant through and through
that until the hour when Grant assumed perso-
nal command in Virginia. Stanton had beer
compelled to discharge not only his ministerial
duties as Secretary, but to watch and to guide
the actions of commanders in the field and from
that hour he and Lincoln alike trusted, Leaned
upon, counselled and conferred upon Grant, and
left him free according to his own Judgment, to
fight the rebellion in his own resolute and SURE
way.
Let history reveal, that when our gallant Sher
man, seemed in the judgment of the WA
Secretary, to have erred in the terms proposed
for Johnston's surrender, that Stanton knew
Grant SO well, that he sent him all untried il
diplomacy and craftsmanship to arrange the
surrender, and prevent possible legal cOmpli
cations, and political misunderstanding. Lee
history also record that this plain soldier Of
whose autOcratic, egotistic and imperial will
the same Senator made such frequent mention
was so little disposed to assert himself was sc
generous to the feelings of his great Lieutenant
that, having conferred with Sherman, and ipd
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