The New York herald., 1876-07-13


this soon TO lead 10 he substantial undoing OF
Inc south which IT has cost the North inestIma-
Die blood and treasure 10 create and establish, and
should fear, also repudiaton it's entering wedge
within the next four years. for who doubt that the
southern democrats would rejoice TO know that pub
TIC DEBT incurred TO subdue their people into subsection
10 the constitution and laws no longer existed
burden upon themy In our nominees for President
and Vice President VIC have men OF capacity and large
experience IN public aairs-men, too OF characters
rreproachable Nor doubt that Mr.. Hayes,
when elected will call to his aid Cabinet OF rep
President can safely take the helm OF great
state trust ! shall live to see the day when
In this country, In Great Britain able Cabi-
net Ministers Will be necessity well the choice
OF wise President But this cannot occur until mem-
not to vote, in the House Of Representatives.
Alderman Joseph c. Pinckncy, at the close of Mr..
and i2o secretaries who were duly declared elected
Loud calls were made for General Woodiord, but he
was absent through illness.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Union Giee Club sung two songs. after which
Mr. John II. White read the following resoutons:--
TO the BRETHREN THROUGHOUT UNION SEND
GREETING
In entering upon the Presidential canvass of 1876 we
are not unmndful Of the significant fact that it is he
centennial year of our nations Independence, and
when VIC look back upon the great OF events
that have occurred during the past 100 years. not only
In our own country, but among the nations CT the
earth, wo IND that In magnuic and Importance this
nations nation, progress has been more emphatic,
more progressive aud moro prosperous during
the sixteen years Of tho asccndancy OF the
republican party than during any other decade of time
during the century. II came into power surrounded
BY dscordant and belligerent clements and upon the
very threshold OF long, bloody inernecine war; 1t
took rebellion by the throat and ground it powder;
II wiped out forever the foul Of slavery saved
and preserved the life oil the nation and alter the
ful struggle was over 1t introduced and established
such wise aud benehcent constitutional amendments
as VIII forever give enduring peace to whole
country. Taking into consideration the waste and
was necessarily created by the war OF the
rebellion, this nation has shown resilency en-
the lace OF the globe In this grand OF good will
and good feeling We would gladly relieve this canvass
of the asperies antagonisms and hareds that usually
enter into the discussion OF important political issues
and II is not the fault OF the republican party that
cannot be avoided. Already ITS integrity and honor
have been so unjusy and Indignantly assailcd that
should be wanting in sclrespect and manhood did we
not hurl back with defiance the foul mputatons and
ISLANDERS that are now ringing through tho land
Let us for moment examine whether these state
ments are we'll founded AT the recent Democratic
Convention held at ST Louis the venerable Sachem Of
Tammany Hail. who called the convention order ut
tered bitter lamentations the corruption o. the
republican party" and declared with wringing hands
party Kept away from the public CRIB prom
inent banker OF the city, in his indscreet zcal inter-
rupted the regular and ordinary proceedings OF the
Convention, and In dOleiu sounds told of
the stupcndous wickcdness of the terrible repnb-
hcan party, charging it with being sectional, in
tolerant" and the direct Of all the ills and
troubles that have voxed the body poitc since the
glorious days Of James Buchanan The reader OF the
address and resolutions ancnted the abuses wrongs
aud crmos OF the sixteen years OF the a.cenancy Of
the republican parly and when recall the fact that
ior thirteen of these sixteen years this edgcd
form democrat was member OF the republican party
received It's honOrs, offices, and emoluments-and be-
democrat for the baube OF the Lieutenant Gov
compacen and such pass by us UNDECIDED
as the Idle wind. We are neither vexed
nor ala alarmed, Tor We have become %, used
reform uttered has familiar sound to us In
ines past its shibboleh Tweed and Rcform,n
then ''Tammany Hall and Reform" and now 1t is
''Tldcn aud Reiorm!" 1t is the same bark with the
Same hair, from the samo old dog II like the re-
form proposed by the un fortunate fox who lost his tail
In the trap but the now fashion adopted 1t will
ANONYMOUSLY fail In It's object for relics for
upon the ignorance OF the people, and ignores their
tclligence On the great question now agitating the
country the question OF honest currency, the demo-
cratic platform is deuson and snare 1t is neither
"fsh, flesh nor fowl" IL claims TO favor return
specie pay yment and opposes all measures having
tendency TO bring about that result II IL has any
telgept meaning 1t is significant Of reputation and
national dishonor In a word, its head is Oh BRASS
while Its body and members stubbe and clay; and
IN November next II will be 'tuckcd up in its little
bed and be heard Of no more forovor; The mission
OF the republican party is not yet ended We snail so
forward with our work. conquering and to conquer
and to that end we hereby resovc:-
declaration of prncipes laid down by the CincinnnI
NsnA Esp11ssn and n the vital truths
will make our beloved country united and happy
action of said Convention IN nominating for President
% Ohio Of aS qpa ua au . I'll
scrutiny into the public and private life OF Governor Hayes
M sf M % M ntsI s,
expressed in his letter OF acceptance that he
will rally around support and triumphantly elect
him TO the exalted position the people have designated him
IIiri-rhe name of william A. Wheeler. Of our own
his long and efficient public service his spotess life and
charas,e ii his uniformly asnaes able and eonestc5y
eminent fitness an with distinguished honor the high
position Tor which he has been nominated
a.s,ws rledE; ourselves one to the other and to
vote or the Empire State to Hayes and Wheeler.
OTHER SPEAKERS
The resolutions were adopted, and after music,
the secretary announced the illness ana consequent
absence OF General Woodford. Calls were therefore
made Tor various individuals on the PLATFORM but tho
Chairman Of the Committee OF Arrangements declared
which would not be dcvatcd from. The secretary
then read letters regrcttns inability to be present
Jr; Hon. j. X. Hawicy and General John A. Dix.
Three cheers were passed and given for the latter.
e~Governor Salmon was introduced tho next
speaker. The gentleman went over the old ground Of
the financial policy OF the two great parties Referring
to the money plank in the St LOUIS platform he
said If Mr. Tdcn could be elected upon that platform
should despair both of the honesty and the
intelligence OF the people. That party Is essentially
opposed to the fulhment of the pledge made by the
with respect TO the payment of its just
debts In rs pnSrm the only thing says is that
specie payments IN 1879 shall De repealed, and that
was the compromise they made with tho nlationists,
who h0wllng for its rcpcaL' Taking up the sub
jcct OF civil service reform Mr. Salmon said -"Thcrc
Is not q nation tho globe which has such n
wrctchcd civil service the United States The re-
publican party Is not however, responsible for IL;
We phcr,tcd II from tho democratic party 1t the
established system of the country through unbrokcn
line Of democratic Presidents and office holders since
Jackson's term when originated the wicked motto that
the vctors belong the spoiis. And when the great
republican party OF the country in,o power in
1860 just before the outbreak OF the had no time
for reform, but obliged to follow the beaten track
which had been ,roddcn for so many years. But ioi
1sfp nd ~, bcfo Vou n apHT
say you our republican rcprcsent2tiv have
true TO their promises IN Congress- because that body
has carried out some of civil service reform
during the past four years tAppIausc.) IL cx
pcitly stated in The platform upon which General
Grant: elected four years ago that there should be
"A reform, and myself believe that President Grant
tended honestly to carry " out know that he
repeatedly urged upon Congress in mis- messages the
fulmcnt OF the promises that had been made to
the people upon this subject and that the Con-