Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-03
AFTERNOON SESSION.

CINCINNATI, May 2.-The Convention
reassembled at thee O'Clock, Judge
Mathews in the chair. The large hall
was densely crowded with people in
every portion, a large number of ladies
lending interest to the scene by their
presence in the galleries.
The report of the Committee on Per-
manent organization was presented by
Judge Spaulding, of Ohio, and the name
of Senator SchurZ as permanent PTesi-
dent being received with a storm of
cheers and applause. The report was
unanimously adopted, as follows:
For Permanent President-HOn. Carl
SchuTz, of Missouri.
Nice-Presideuts- Thos. A.
LaMarte; Arkansas, @. X. Underwood; !;
California, VIM. ROckerby; COnnecti-
cut, Hon. David Clark; Georgia, r. l..
Molt; Illinois, JnO. Wentworth; Indi-
ana, George w. Julian; Iowa, ]. A.
ROmberg; Kansas, Hon. :. !. Crawford; !;
Kentucky, Laban Il. Moore; Louisiana,
J.. T. Delasseur; Maine, L. W. Perkins |;
Maryland, Harry w. Hoffman; Massa-
chusetts, General w. +. Bartlett; Mich
igan, o. ?. Clark; Minnesota, Aaron
GordTiek; Mississippi, Colonel Cooke;
Missouri, Josiah Forbes; Nebraska,
John Mccormick; Nevada, George
Lyons; New Hampshire, VIM. II. Cove;
New Jersey, J. NJ. Mckee: New York
I. .Raynor; North Carolina, II. H. Helper;
Ohio, o. Follett; Oregon, J. W. John
ston; Pennsylvania, w. B. Lowry !;
Rhode Island, f. Harris; South Caro-
lima, w. W.. Wheeler; Tennessee Gill
bert Moyers; Texas, +. Michigan Ham
ilton; Vermont, ]. H. Salisbury; Vir-
ginia, George Rice; West Virginia, w.
H. Laman; Wisconsin, w. H. Doe:
District Columbia, Joseph Carey; Da-
kota Territory, f. c. Everts.
Principal ecretaries-General w. E.
Mclean, of Indiana; John y. David
son, of Minnesota; d. J. Wright, of
Maine and J. H. Rhodes, of Ohio.
Senator SchurZ was conducted to the
platform, his appearance there being
greeted with hurricane of hand-clap-
ping and tumultuOus, long-continued
cheering, numerous delegates rising
from their seats and waving their hats.
His reception was In the highest degree
complimentary, being little less than
an ovation. He was presented to the
convention by Judge Mathew. He spoke
as follows, being frequently interrupted
by outbursts of applause.
CARL SCHURZ'S SPEECH.
Nobody can survey this vast and en-
thusisstic assembly, gathered from all
parts Of the republic, without an emo
ton Of astOnishment and hOpe-aston-
ishment in considering the spOntaneity
Of the impulse which has brought il
together, and hope in considering the
great purpose for which it has met. The
republic may well congratulate itself
upon the fact that such a meeting was
possible. Look at the circumstances
from which it has sprung. We saw the
American people, just issued from a
great and successful struggle, and in the
full pride of their national strength,
threatened with new evils and dangers
of an insidious nature, and the masses
of the population apparently not aware
OF them. We saw jobbeTy and cOITup-
ton, stimulated to unusual audacity by
the opportunities of a protracted civil
war, invading the public service of the
government, as well as almost all the
movements of the social body; and we
saw public opinion most deplOrably leni-
ent in its judgment Of public and private
dishonesty. We saw the government
indulging in disregard Of the law of the
land, and resorting to daring assump-
tions of unconstitutional power; and We
saw the people, apparently, at least, ae-
quiesce with reckless levity in transgres-
sions threatening our free institutions.
We saw those in authority with tyran-
nical insOlence thrust the handof power
through the vast machinery of public
service into local and private affairs;
and we saw the innumberable mass of
their adherents accept those encroach-
ments upon their independence, without
protest or resentment. We saw men in
the highest places of the Republic en-
plOy their power and opportunities for
selfish advantage, thus stimulating de-
moralization of our political life by their
conspicuous example, and the loud
chorus of political sycOphancy drown
the voice Of honest criticism; and we
saw part Of our common country which
had been convulsed by a disastrous re-
bellion most grievously suffering from
the consequences Of civil war; and we
saw highly spirit power refusing to lift
up those who had gone astary and were
now suffering by policy Of generous
conciEatiOn and statesmanshfp, OF COM
mon sense. We observed this, and at the