The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-02
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WHEELING, w. VA, THURSDAY MORNING, May 2, 1872 !.

WQU tUuk Lue El1k VI Chllluk buCnh Sul
yention are here to-day rejoicing In II
success, and are confident that the wis
dom Of the delegations here assembled
the wisdom and the will Of the people Q
the United states-will make It's action
success in November next. Applause,
l need not make hero the usual appeal 10
harmony. Men who shaVe surrender
ed their share in q victorious par
~ because Of their conviction Of duty
will not come here and struggle for per
sonal preferences. Applause. ThosI
preferences we lay upon the altar of oal
common cause. All else save those con
victions Of duty We can surrender, bu
these are our weapons, and we do no
propose to throw them away in order tc
win the battle! Applause In the firm
belief gentlemen that this Convention
called originally for consultation viii
act so wisely that the people Of the
United States who stand behind 1t watch
ing and ready 70 sustain 1t II 1t acts wise
ly will giyeit triumph; IN the firm belle
that It will meet that demand in more
than consultation, In q nominee wht
shall represent the people, Applause.
l ask you to go forward with u!
TO organize for that struggle agains
the power which has 20 long and
injuriously controlled the party organiza
tion and political power. Loud ap
plause. Gentlemen, by direction Of the
Executive Committee have the honor tc
name as as your,temporary chairman
Judge Stanley Matthews, Of Ohio Ap'
plause. t..EhtFtGf
The motion was carried unanimously
ADDRESS OF HON. STANLEY MATTHEW'S
he said: 1t Is with no affectation on
my part when ! say to you that II Is i'm
possible for me 10 express the deep sensi
bility with which i have received this
unexpected and most distinguished mari
Of your consideration. The honor Of tenn,
porarily discharging the duties oi chair
man in the preliminary organization OF a
body which l believe and trust Is to be
memorable In the history Of the party
and the politics in this country, is alto
gether undeserved, and I am altogether
unprepared by the suddenness Of the in.
assume those duties properly
or to preface them with remarks which
under other circumstances, might be con.
sidered in proper conformity to the usual
custom nevertheless the wonderful pres.
ence inspires thought or two which,
perhaps, will not be trespassing toe
much upon your attention and your time,
Il l venture to suggest. Applause.1 Ol
course, gentlemen, 1t would not be be-
coming in me, nor prudent, TO assume at
the outset, the Tole Of the prophet nor
the son Of a. prophet, and no man
yet can tell what may be the is
sues Of your deliberations. or the re.
suit to which your conclusions will tend,
without reference TO any certain results
within the scope Of the present predica.
ion, there are some things which ! know
can be safely affirmed with respect to
his Convention. A thing which I prize
most in myself as a treasure to be guard.
ed and defended, to witness the spectacle
ot 1t In the breasts Of other men, is this,
hat the time has come when It Is the
voice Of an exceedingly large and infuen-
tial portion Of the American people that
hey are determined that they viii not
onger be dogs to wear the. collar Of q
party. Applause. We have assembled
ourselves together, gentlemen, under a call
limiting our character as Republicans, as
hose who have heretofore in
the divisions Of party politics
been designated as members Of the
Republican party. I am not asham.
ID gentlemen to have that name with
thousands of others, whose previous party
utilization might have led them otherwise,
united almost unconsciously and involun.
larry by the overpowering force Of the
public circumstances and history Of the
with the others who constituted
that party, rallying at the call OF the
when the integrity OF the Union
was assailed by the spirit and arms Of
secession for the purpose Of maintaining
the integrity Of the nation. That was sue.
accomplished, and Of the past at
least we are secure. The great achieve.
ment OF your struggle has been imbedded
not only in the hearts and habits
and the convictions Of the whole people,
but have now become perpetuAlly part OF
Dur fundamental law, establishing forever
The unassailability OF the Union and in.
tegrity Of the nation, and with the princi.
pie Of the political equality Of all citizens
before the law. Applause So far,
gentlemen, as the Republican party under
the Providence Of God was instrumental
IN accomplishing that work, they arc en-.
title to and will receive the congratula.
lions Of this generation and the approval
Of the generations to come. Applause.
And now, then, since this uprising
Of the Republican party has done
30 well in the past, why not
trust it for the future. And gentlemen
see in this assemblage and in this rebel.
lion against the Republican party the
highest eulogy that can be pronounced
upon the principles Of that party, Zap.
plause, because It has conscious IN.
tegrity sufficient left to begin the work Of
itself by itself, Applause.
Parties, gentlemen, in this country, can.
not live on their reputation. It was
I believe, by Sir Walter Raj.
eigh, believe in reference to the pride
Of ancestry that those who boasted
most Of their progenitors were like the
plant which he had discovered In Amer.
lea, the best part was under the ground.
Laughter It Is not because the Republi.
can party has done good things that II
deserves to live, but only as Il showsa
present ability to continue the work oil
reform BY the application oil the
same principles with which II
achieved It's past success. Zap.
plause. ] It is'because those who have
succeeded in obtaining the control of Ii
organization and machinery are di
verting 1t from It's legitimate objects and
that we are here to-day, 70 call
back those who have wandered, and 10
recall those who are willing to work with
ds to restore those principles to their pro.
per place. And new, gentlemen, one oI
the deep and earnest convictions which
has spread universally almost through The
hearts Of tho American people, and out oi
which this movement originates, Is this,
that tha xuar nj ravnInfinn ia nnHa6 Opi