Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-10

and larger States. 1 therefore am Opposes
to the resolution. ,-..s.. p
Nichols Hathaway, of Massachusetts
move that the resolution of the gentleman
from Connecticut be laid on the table.
The question was put upon the motion
10 lay on the table, and it was declared
carried
10 be Referred without Reading.
Bayless Hanna, of Indiana, offered the
following resolution:
| Resolved, that all resolutions pertaining
70 the platform ofprinciples to be adopted by
lhe convention be referred to the committee
on resolutions without debate.
Robert Chried, of New York; move 10
amend that they be referred without read
ing. Loud cries of no. J.
| Inc question being put on the amend
nent, 1t was agreed to, and the resolutions
as amended was adopted.
Resolutions offered.
! Various delegates sent to the chair reso-
lutlons which, under the rule already adopt
ed, were referred to the Committee on Res
olutions. Among those were the following,
Dy N. A. Dougherty, of Ohio:
Resolved, That, believing the safety and
welfare OF the country demand at this time
the united action of all patriotic citizens,
however widely they may have differed or
may now differ in political opinion, to effect
a change in the administration of the Gen
eral Government; believing, also, in
the present crisis of public affairs,
the Democratic party can best promote the
true interests of the country by not pre-
| senting candidates from its own ranks for
| proci1oY,f ov,A U;oo L..
daily uniting In the support of the candi-
dates presented by the Liberal Republicans
through their Convention at Cincinnati:
therefore VIC do hereby nominate Horace
Greeley, of New York, for President of the
| United States, and B. Gratz Brown, of Mis-
souri,, for Vice-President of the United
States.
By S. F. Butterworth, of California:
Resolved, That we recognize and accept
the doctrine OF the civil equality of all men
without regard to color or past condition,
as fixed and established principles which as
party we will not attempt to change, and
we will in good faith support, sustain and
| defend the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to the constitution as the paramount
law ofthe land.
Women Citizens.
By James Gallagher, of Connecticut
Resolved, accepting the constitution as 1t
! is, with the fourteenth amendment, declar-
| ing all persons born or not black or natu-
rallied in the United States subject to its
| jurisdiction, and therefore citizens; and con-
! curing in the opinion of Judge Taney that
a citizen is one who has entire equality of
privileges civil and political, we are logically
compelled to admit women being citizens,
are possessed Of the right to vote and enti-
tied to national protection in the exercise
| thereof. ~
Also the following:
Democrats believing that officers should
be encouraged to register their names and
receive the votes of women-citizens equally
with men, leaving the question of legality
of such votes to the decision of the Legis-
la'ures of the several States, respectfully
ask the adoption of the following resolution
by the National Democratic Convention:
Resolved, That the Democratic party,
true to its name and original purpose of
recognizing the sovereignty OF the individ-
ual, does now cordially invite the sympathy
| Of labor and the votes of all citizens of the
| United States, irrespective of sex, color, or
condition, and pledges itself to the protec-
| tion of the women citizens at the ballot box
equally with men.
Also by Mr.. Gallagher, resolutions favor
ing the protection of the material condition
Of the people by more equitable distribu-
ton of the products of labor, asserting that
the general Government should substitute
for the present currency legal tender Treas
vry notes exchangeable at the holders op-
tion for Governmental securities redeem
able in said Treasury notes; condemning
the neglect Of the general Government to
enforce the eight hour law; pledging the
| Democratic party to such amendment of
the patent laws as shall work the forfeiture
of patent monopoly where those engaged
in manufacturing a patented article are
worked more than eight hours daily; also
| favorilg direct taxation exclusively grad
uated to the wealth of the individual; also
| fayoring the enactment Of laws to secure
minorities fair representation.
BY A. Minor OF Utah, a resolution favor
ing such a modification of the rules as shall
admit territorial delegates to full member
ship in the Democratic National CenVen-
| ton.
BY W. o. Cunningham, of Kentucky,
expressing it to be the duty of all patriots
to lay aside personal and party preferences
| at this time, and to combine to defeat tyr
| amy, usurpation and misrule, and to pre-
serve the existence of free nation.
By the Alabama delegation desiring the
| restoration of the constitution and of equal
| tights to every State and citizens, and to
that end accepting the nomination of Gree
ley and Brown, and endorsing the Cincin-
| natl platform as restated in Greeley's letter
of acceptance.
Report on Credentials.
| D. S. Dickman, chairman of the COM
mite on credentials, announced that COM
mittee now ready to report. The Secretary
read the report as follows:
| To the Democratic National Convention
at Baltimore assembled: Your Committee
on Credentials do respectfully report that
on the call Of States they all report their
delegation full with no contested seats; that
| the number of seats in the convention is
1872; that Texas reports twenty delegates
! and your committee recommend that they
be allowed seats on the floor, but only to
cast the eight votes to which she is entitled.
| Your committee further recommend that
| the delegates present from the several terri
tories be entitled TO seats upon the floor
! without vote. Your committee, through
their secretary, herewith transmit to the
| convention an accurate and corrected list of
the delegates from the several States of the
Union. All of which is now respectfully
| submitted, ID. ). DICKMAN,
The question was put and report of the
committee agreed to.
VIM. B. Rankin, of New Jersey, moved
that the convention adjourn till tomorrow
at II o'clock. The motion was lost.
On motion Of Gov. Hoffman, of New
Yord, the convention voted that when they
adjourn, they adjourn to meet at 10 O'Clock
| tomorrow.
Mr.. Clarksnn w. Potter, then moved
that the convention adjourn, but the motion
was lost.
On motion OF delegate from Connect
cut, the convention then proceeded to call
the roll of States alphabetically, for the
purpose of naming the members of the
National Executive Committee.
The following is the list of members OF
the committee as thus announced:
Alabama, Thos. A Walker,Of Jacksonville;
Arkansas, s. r. COckrell, of Pine Bluffs;
| California, F. c. McCoppin, Of San Fran
cisco; Connecticut, VIM. Fl. Barnum, of
Lime Rock; Delaware, Chas. Beasten, of
Odessa; Florida, Chas. E. Dyke, of Talla-
hassee; George, A. R. Wright, of Augusta;
Illinois, Cyrus Mccormack, of Chicago;
Indiana, Thos. Dowling, of Terre Haute;
| Iowa M Hall of Dubuque; Kansas, Isaac