The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-18

all other States in the South what 1t
has alreadv donein Missouri. cheers]
Instead of proscriptive test oaths, sus-s
pension Of the hd6eas corpus, and
military despotism, il means personal
freedom for the individual, and Re-
publican Government for all. Loud
applause. Instead of negro suprema-
cy, upheld by prescription and bayo-
nets, it. means eqna! rights for all men,t
white as well as bla k. Loud applause
Instead of thievlng Governments, or
ganized to plunder and subjugate the
States, it means the domMation once
more ofintelligence and integrity. In
stead of strife, hate and robbery, it
means justice, liberty, peace, loyalty
and good will. And, gentlemen, for
our country, East, West, North and
South-it means instead of war; and
President trained only in a military
school, and whose character has been
foFmed7in the ideas, arts, habits and
despotisms of a military .ife-instead
of this it means a peace PRESIDENT,
Echeers] trained in the ideas and arts,
blessings and Republican simplicity
of peace and universal freedom, floud
cheers ]-of a peace not enchaineda of
liberty, not. under arrest. awaiting
trial, sentence and execution. by a
drum-head, Oourt-martial, but that
liberty and that peace which the Com
stitution secures by placing the. law
above the sword EIoud applausel by
preserving in full figure the sacred
writ of hd6eds corpus, by. the right of
trial by jury. FAppiause. 1t means
another thing, and perhaps the most
important of them all. 1t means to
arrest the centralization of power in
the Federal Government. loud ap-
plause. 1t means to assert the vital
principles of our republican system,
in which itlives and moves and has
its very being that constitutions are
made by the people in their sovereign
capacity for the express purpose of
defining and limiting the powers of
the government Iapplausel 1.-The pow
ers of all governments, State or Ma
tionalU It means that we are deter
mined that Presidents aud Governors,
Congress and State Legislatures, and
every department. of the Government
shall obey the Constitution Pro-
longed applause. laIta meansy also, a
genuine civil service areform, begin
ming with the Presidential office Ap-
planse.] Il means to put an end forever
to certain practices which have grown
up with this administration, which
have driven SO manyIof the ablest
Republicans to Join this Liberal move
ment, and w ich have deeply wounded
the hearts of all Republicans as well
as democrats in the ceuntry Iapplausel
practices which never existed under
any,otherl Administration, which arc
but too we'll known to all the world,
and which our Nations good greputa-
tionwill!bel best consulted by ynot even
naming. Cheers.] 1t means ALSO, to
give strength and stability to our fl
nancial affairs and our National credit
by bringing honesty and economya and
fidelity into position. Federal, State,
and municipal, where public moneys
are collected and disbursed. Cheers.
It means also, the honest payment of
all our obligations. [Renewed ap-
plause. 1t means to give higher tone
and greater vigor to the aadministra-
ton of our foreign and domestic af-
fairs, so as TO, command the respect
and confidence of our own people and
of all the civilized world. (, 1t I, means
to place in, the highest, offices of our
Government men of whom the world
will say, s They are honest and they
are capable. e7F4suftE zafzf E5tfs; Tasfs5sI
Gentlemen. ] have thus briefly stated
the situation, duties and purposes
which bring sus here. A great re-
sponsibility rests upon this Conyen-
tion.l If its action shall be such (and
I doubt not it will bel as TO put an
end to the misrule which for. the last
few years has afflicted our beloved
country, this generation, and genera
~ oNv Eof ffatsr 20 q n
with pride and gratitude the Conven-
ton at Baltimore of the 9th Of July,
1872. -
Amid loud and long continued ap-
plause Mr.. Doolittle took his seat.
On motion the roll of the States
was called and a Committee, COM
posed of one member from each State,
to report Resolutions to the Conven-
tion was selected. g5T il5 = 5sla4a5,i
A proposition to add . member
from the District of Columbia to the
Committee, and an amendment to in
clude one from each of the Territories,
was laid on the table. =.
Bayless W. Hanna, of Indiana, Of
fered the, following resolution l.
Resolced, That all resolutions per-
tanning to the platform of principles
to be adopted by this Convention be
referred to the Committee on Resolu-
tions without debate" .s.i'.s
Robert Chried, of New X ork-I
move to amend that they be referred
without reading. Loud cries of ':.No.11
The question being put on the
amendment it was agreed to, and the
resolution as amended was adopted.
RESOLUTIONS OFFERED AND REFERRED.
Various delegates sent to the Chair
resolutions, which, under the rule al
ready adopted, were referred to the
Committee on Resolutions without
reading. Among these We're the fol-
lowing, by M. "A. Daughefty, of Ohio {:
i" ResolUed, That, believing the safe
ty and welfare of the country demand
at this time the united action of patri-
otic citizens, however widely they
may have differed, or nlaynoW differ,
in political opinion, toieffect change
| in the Administration of the General
Government, and believing alsoin the
present crisis sof public affairs athe
| Democratic party 4can best promote
the true interests of the country by
not presenting eanuIudBeS rom bHelf
own ranks for President and Vice
President, and by cordially uniting in
support of the candidates presented
by the Liberal Republicans through
| their Convention at Cincinnati ,thefe-
| FORE we do hereby nominate Horace
Greeley of New Y ork, for President
of the United States,i and b. Graft
Brown, of Missouri, for iVice-Presi-
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By T. F. Butterworth, of California !:
Resolved, That we recognize. and 'ac-
cept the doctrine ofttli civil equality
of all men, without regard to- color,
or past condition, as a fixed and esl
tablished principle, which as party,
we will not attempt to change; and
M q M N m, rood fnith rr1,ar,o ri 1,