The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-28

men; Nevada, A. c. Ellis; New Hamp
shire. L. G. Baily; New Jersey, Jas. Gates
New York, N. DorSinger; North Carolina
Thomas L. Cliugman; Ohio, Gen. Thomal
Ewing; Oregon, N. V. Brown; Pennsylya
MIA, N. Hay; Rhode Island, Wm. B. Read
South Carolina, Samuel MCGOWAN; Ten
nessee, John G. Brown; Texas, A. Smith
Vermont, James II. Williams; Virginia
John A. Meredith; West Virginia, join
J. Davis; Wisconsin, Alex. Mitchell.
The following resolutions offered by s
S.,Hayes, OF Illinois, were referred to the
Committee on Resolutions without being
read to the. Convention. With the frank
ness and candor to be expected Of grea
party ooeval with the republic and found
cd on the eternal principles Of truth and
justice we declare our opposition:
/. To further increase OF the public
debt and Of the demand notes Of the gov
ernment which should be restrained by o
Constitutional amendment.
9. The interference with the operation
OF the laws OF trade by legislative favors
to any class or by reckless changes in
the measures Of value"
8. To the resumption clause OF the act
OF 1875, which subjects tho country 10
years Of paralysis and depression without
the hope Of any good results, and threat,
ems the destruction Of our industries and
the ruin OF. our people. It's immediate
repeal Is demanded by every considera'
ton Of sound policy. We also declare
in favor Of, 1st, the strict maintenance
Of the public faith and the payment Of
all our obligations according 10 law and
the pledges we have made to our credit
ors; ID, an early return to the specie
standard by providing for the re-
demption in coin or coin bonds
Of our demand . notes, with the
proper provisions for theis reissue.
4. The continuance Of our legal. tender
laws and Of the volume OF our National
currency without initiation or contrac-
tion, leaving our merchants, manufact-
urers and laborers free to prosecute their
lawful enterprises without fear OF injury
from the government and thereby TO
hasten our recovery from the effects OF
misrule and bad legislation, and restore
general prosperity and secure to labor
its Just reward.
After other unimportant butiness, the
convention adjourned until 5 I'm.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at $40
o'clock.
The Chairman--The first business be.
fore the Convention will be the report Of
the Committee ou Credentials. The gen.
tleman from California (Mr. English)
has the floor.
Mr.. English, Of CALIFORNIA; will send
the report to the Secretarys desk,
The Secretary read as follows: Your
Committee on Credentials would respect.
fully report that there are no contested
seats; (applause) that the States are fully
represented. (renewed applause) and that
the delegates reported by the chairmen
OF the respective delegations as delegates
to the Convention are entitled to seats in
this Convention as delegates from their
respective States. Respectfully submit
ted. JAS. LAWRENCE ENGLISH,
Chairman Of Committee.
Mr.. Hanna, Of Maryland, from the
Committee on Permanent Organization,
made the following report:
Mr.. Chairman-ln behalf Of the Com.
mittec on Permanent Organization, l
have the honor to submit the following
report OF officers OF this Convention:
For permanent President, Gen. John
A. McClernand, Of Illinois. For Vice
Presidents and Secretaries, onefrom each
State. The temporary Secretaries, with
Mr.. Prince, Of Boston, as chief, were con:
tinued as the working Secretaries, and
Sergeant.at-Arms Able was also reap
pointed.
An effort was made by n delegate from
Indiana to have L. o. Perrine, OF New
York; the well known reading Secretary
Of five other National Conventions, added
TO the reading Secretaries.
The question was put and lost by a de.
cided majority. This was test between
the Tilden and anti-Tildcn men. Mr.. Per-
rine was left of by the Committee on Or
ganization because OF his opposition to
Iilden. Tho vote OF Indiana was stronger
than the opposition to Tilden had sup
posed would be the case.
The Committee on Organization also
recommended that the rules and regula.
tions Of the National Democratic Con-
yention OF 1872 be adopted by this Con-
vention for the government Of the pro-
ceedings. This was agreed 10 and the re-
port adopted.
The Chair-Hon. Daniel W. VOORHEES,,
OF Indiana. (applause) Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
OF Virginia, (applause) and Governor
VIM. Dorsheimer, OF New York, will act
as committee to escort Gen. McC Clernand
to the chair. After waiting few moments
IL appeared that the gentlemen named
were not present. The Chair said Gen.
Lee being out OF the hall the Hon. Thos.
s. Bocock will please act in his place.
The Chair would ask the New York del
egation II Gov. Dorsheimer is in his place.
A delegate-He is not here.
The Chair-The Chair will ask Mr..
Manton Marble, OF New York, to take
the place OF GOV. Dorsheimer. APP
plause1 Gen. McClernand was then es-
corted to the platform amid 'loud ap-
plause and spoke as follows:
M'cIERNAND's SPEECH.
Gentlemen of&e ConrentiOn:
Ithank you for the distinguished hon.
or which you have done me in directing
me to preside over your deliberations.
You are the delegates Of the Democracy
Of the whole Union Of thirty.seven States,
once unnaturally estranged, but now for.
ever united in one indiyiSiblc republic.
Brethren OF one political family, with
the same heritage Of liberty under equal
laws, and heirs Of one destiny. Shall all
preserve and transmit that great herit-
age? Shall we make that destiny the
most glorious in the history Of the peo-
pie? II your deliberations, fellow
Democrats, to-day, shall be wise,
II your perception OF the necessities Of
our time, our country, our politics, shall
be Just and sagacious, II your sympathy
shall be quick with the hearts OF great
people, then beyond all peradyepture we
will transmit 10 our children and our
children's children a priceless heritage.
Yours will DO better renown than the
renown most priced by Romans, eonditorts
imperiorium. Far greater than the
founders OF empires are the preseryers oil
republics. There are no enemies OF the
Union to-day on this continent, except
that administrative centralism which is
cnn1aat;n0 nj the cnnital. the vital cur.