Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-03-30
SOUND CURRENCY OF COIN
OR PAPER CONVERTIBLE
INTO COIN.
COnkIing Presented for the Pres
idency.

/ question whether the rules of the Sem
: ate or the Assembly should govern the
Convention. George William Curtis
advocated the adoption of the Senate
rules, arguing that if the Assembly
rules are adopted it will be in the pow
er of a gentleman reporting resolutions
| to the Convention to move the previ-
vious question and thus cut off debate
| on the very crucial question to be deci-
ded by the Convention.
A call of the roll showed 25S ayes to
120 nays for the Assembly rules, and 80
they were adopted. This majority vote
was regarded as showing the positive
strength of Senator Conkling in the
Convention.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization and Resolutions was ap-
pointed, and recess was taken till 8
O'Clock.
The delegates named by districts are:
LIB Prince, Geo Wm Curtis, Abiah
A Low, Stewart l. Woodford, VIM Or
ton, Benz X Phelps, Dewitt c Wheel
er, Thomas Murphy, Marsholl o Rob-
erts, Clarence A Seward, f d Morgan,
Geo Opkyke, VIM Robinson, E w
Hustled, Stephen Daniord, VIM b
" OOulIi, duu w II SCSSlOuSs
The following resolutions were re-
ported:
The Republicans of New York, in
this Centennial of the Nation, reaffirm
the sacred truths and principles of
their fathers, and make the following
declaration:
First-We are for the unity of the
Nation, and the just rights of the
States; for the full reconciliation and
enduring harmony ofall sections; for
the inviOlate preservation OF the results
of the war ,and the constitutional rights
of every citizen; for the grateful recog-
milton of the brave soldiers of the Re-
public; for thorough retrenchment and
reform; for the unsparing pursuit, ex-
posure, and punishment of public
frauds and official dishonesty; for the
elevation of the public service and pure
and efficient government;for maintain
ing untarnished the National credit
and honor; for sound currency of coin,
or paper convertible into coin; and for
the common schools absolutely free
from sectarian influence.
Second-We charge the Democratic
party with being the same in character
as when il sympathized with treason;
with making its control of the House
Of Representatives the triumph and Op-
portunity of the Nations recent foes;
with rea-serting and applauding in the
National Capital the sentiments of un-
repentant trebellion;with sending Union
| soldiers to the rear and promoting Con-
federate soldiers to the front; with de-
liberately proposing to repudiate the
plighted faith of the government; with
being equally false and imbecile upon
the overshadowing financial questions;
with thwarting the ends of justice by
| its partisan mismanagement and OBJ
struction of investigation through the
four months of its ascendancy in the
Lower House of Congress; with pro-
wing itself utterly incompetent to ad-
minister the government, and we warn
the country against trusting party
alike unworthy, recreant, and incapa-
| BILE.
Third Without regard to past differ
ences, we cordially invite all who be-
lieve thai the direction of the govern
ment should not pass into the hands
that sought to destroy it, and who seek
pure and economical government, by
honest and capable officers, to unite
WIFI Us III IIdtcEudl anu COh-
siderate cooperation for the promotion
ofthese ends.
Fourth-We emphatically condemn
the dishonesty and treachery of every
Cfficial who is faithless to his trust, and
approve the injunction to let no guilty
man, however high, escape We be-
lieve the virtue of the people, which
saved the Nation through the storm
of war, will preserve it from the dam
gers of corruption. We commend the
good work of the National administra-
tion in protecting the public treasury
and furnishing public offenders, and in
laying down his trust at the close of
the period for which he has been chO-
sen. President Grant will long have
with him the lasting gratitude of the
American people for his patriotic ser
vices in war and in peace.
Fifth--As statesman and patriot
of the highest ability and character,
whose long and distinguished public
career is without reproach, who has
| faithfully served the cause of freedom
and union through the great struggle
of the past fifteen years, who has been
steadfast to equal rights and financial
honesty, and who possesses the expert
ence, capacity, courage, and firmness
which qualify him to give strength
and honor to the government, we pre-
sent Roscoe Conkling TO the Natioual
Republican Convention as our choice
for the nomination for President.
Sixth-As the delegated representa-
tives of the half million Republican
voters of New York, we send cordial
greeting to our patriotic brethren
throughout the land, and, equally
earnest with them Tor the success of
our common cause, and pledging our
selves to the faithful support of the
Cincinnati nominations, we give espe-
cial assurance that the nomination OF
our candidate will secure beyond ques-
tiOn the thirty-five electoral votes of
New York for the Republican ticket.
Upon the call of George w. Curtis
the fifth and sixth resolutions were
again read, and Mr.. Curtis moved the
following substitute for them:
Resolved, That while we would re-
joice with pride if the candidate for the
Presidency in the electian of this year
shonld be selected from among the
Republicans of National reputation in
the State of New York, whom New
York mostly and most highly honors,
yet, recognizing that the nomination
should be the result of untrammeled
deliberation of the National Conven-
tion, we willingly leave the selection
Of the candidate to the patriotic wis.,
dom of that body, In the full confidence
that it will present the name Of some
tried and true Republican, whose char
acter and career are pledge of pure.