The Lake County star., 1876-06-22

woman suffrage. 4 letter was also read |
from Susan b. Anthony, In behalf Of the |
National Woman Suffrage Association.
A vote was taken upon the substitu- |
tion of the minority for the majority |
report of the Committee on Gre
dentials, and the substitution was
voted down-367 to 355. This minority re-
port would have given the Spencer delega-
tion their seats, who are Morton men, IN
stead of the Blaine delegation. Mr.. Hawley
presented to the Convention the platform
Of resolutions, which was adopted. The
platform says: The United States of America
is nation, not q league. The permanent
pacifcation of the Southern States Is sa-
credly pledged by the Republican party
the power to provide for the enforcement oil
the principles embodied In the recent con-
stitutional amendments, is vested by those
amendments in the Congress OF the United
States, and we declare Il to be the solemn
obligation of the legislative and executive
departments OF the government TO put INTO
immediate and vigorous exercise all their con.
stitutional powers for removing any Just
causes for discomfort on the part OF any class,
and for securing to every American ciuzen
complete liberty and exact equality In tne
exercise of all civil, political ana PuDi,SS
rights, In the first act of Congress signed
by President Grant, the national Govern.
ment assumed to remove any doubts OF its
purpose % to discharge all just obligations to
| the public creditors, and "solemnly
pledged its faith to make provision at
the earliest practicable period for the re.
sumption of the United States notes in coin."
Commercial prosperity, public morals, ana
National credit demana tnat TINS promise Ps''
shall be fulfilled by continuous and steady
progress to specie payment. The public
school system of the several States is the
bulwark Of the American Republic, and
with view to its security and permanence
we recommend an amendment to the Con.
stitution of the United States, forbidding the
application Of any public funds or property
for the benefit OF any schools or insti'
tutions under sectarian control. The rev.
enue necessary for current expenditures
and the obligations of the public debt must
be largely derived from duties upon impor'
tatiOns, which, so far as possible, should be
| adjusted to promote the interests OF Ameri
can labor and advance the prosperity OF the
whole country. Further grants Of public
domains to mOnopOlies is opposed. 1t is the
imperative duty of the Government 80 tt
modify existing treaties with European GOV
ernments, that the same protection shall b'
afforded to the adopted American citizen
that is given to the native born ana ina
all necessary laws should be passed to pro
tect emigrants in the absence OF power II
the States for that purpose. 1t is the imme
diate duty of Congress to fully Investigate
the effect of the immigration and importa
tion of Mongolians upon the moral and ma
terial interests Of the country. resolution
was passed favoring the appointment
and election of women to the super
intendence of education, charities, ant
other public trusts. Sectional feelings ant
tendencies are deprecated. President Gran
was indorsed. Marshall Jewell, OF Connet
, ticut; Oliver P. Morton, of Indiana; Ben1s
min II. Bristow, of Kentucky; James
Blaine, of Maine Roscoe Conkling, OF Ne,
, York r. b. Hayes, OF Ohio, and hartranl
! of Pennsylvania, were presented for non
p inatiOu.