, 1876-06-28
PERMANENT PRESIDENT.
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Tho Cbalrnnu-'Flo chairman viii appoint tho
flnn. Danfe1 ". Voorhees,. Ut Indiana lupplaukcl;
tcn. FitzhugA Lee, ut Vitsn1a lappluuAsl; aud
Gov. WtAtam DorsAcilucf, VI New York, 10 ca-
curt ten. McClcrnaul 10 the Ctlatr.
After waiting for few minutes, II appeared The
gcnilsnen named we're act present.
Tho Chairman sal: Zen. Fx.ugh Leo being out
OF thu hall, the llun. Thunus y. Docock will
plcuse act In hls rlace. The Chair would ask tho
Now York delegation II 0or, Dornl4o!ulpr ~ In
Ills place. 4 delrsato-''liu ~ not Eete.'
The Ehaitman--The Chair will anh Alr, NIanton
Marble, Of New York, u tako tho place OF Gov.
Dorrhclmer. [.,pplausc.l
Gcn. McC!ernand was then escorted u the p!at-
form hAd loud applause, nnd spoku ~ tu1Iows;
vESTOh; thank yun for stu distinguished hoMnr
which You h4ye tsosu ms l., dsectnE inc to pres'de
nscr your dtl!bctal,ohH, foM are tho delegates Of
the UctnOcraty ot.hc wAolu Gnton VI thirty .ssyen
States, once uns@turaily est!anged. but now tur-
ever united IN our indis[a1u lcpIblIc; brethren
Of une poiittcal fansy. with the same heritage Ut
llur!ty. uhacf equal lAws, and hctTs Ut Uno
destiny, Bhall W. prcse1ss ami transmit
that great hcs!tagst sllai! VIZ uako TINT destiny,
your delsta,Ipns, fellow. .Dcnuctals, io.day shall
be wlsc; yuur perception pf Tho necvesitlus VI uar
tli''e, our country, cur iultlcs. shu!l bu Just and
tuu hcAIis of great pcnplc, tlrh huyond all pur.
adventure VIZ VIZ transmit u suF elnIdrcn and
ss.as ss[ ss ss4's9 Y Sts e. III,
the 1eAowa most prixo4 by Itoa'Ans, ,-eonaitor<s
tWpkrt0rum. .-fUF greater ltIuA The loundora
sts of Empires ate ths ptesarsers of
lepub,trs. 'rhgIu aee lii enemies OF the Union to-
day on thls rnhtlncnt rxeUpt Tint administrative
centrllia which ~ con.cAtiHg al the vita! currents
which uu9ht To How uat Through eyrry patt giving
t,tu 10 tue laTthcht a1tTenties VI EAe Dudy loli.
tit aud cutEHy to all Its ulcnhess except Stats cor
ruptioH. which IL thu CURSE that cenltn1sM has
never failed IN aNy agt land t1 entail upuA any
Government. Cehttai1snI and corruption hAYe
Imposed upon ten s.ates the rapaciou' sytanniss OF
:cAtfKf~DAQ HuiN+
and since the iteAcu t,afu cdlcd 500, 600 GOO to
the!r 1ehls Tllrs i!t,e infected tho Goycsnu,cnta
OF our Surthetn slaten 1n4 Eurlhctn ciiiea With
the aamt dihcaao Of cIirayasanca and fraud. They
have l4bauchcd ths Federal tiusernlcni Itself nA4
made tLc naAes Ut seotes Of its high Dficcrs aud
public iuen out public scandal and our open shame
The record n [Iufrte IN senaty, wAste, aud fraud
and the purity which hAs bgrA puMsIess ~ bear
down anu tFampiu undes foot ita corruption IL
with stupendous el1roulery plr14ng ttauit ~ ~.
foru. VI which i has DccoIu incapable. Tlsal par-
" pledged !htlf ~ Itstote sPecIt pAylcnta every
year taking w. farther from spee4e. .psyMcHlsi ~
piedg~t itsui! 10 r,yit nefyicu Isfurh, ahd trn
lIupIe4 aud iauekc ts rctUtsntra; hoii plrusu1 II.
sS1I ~ protect American futus, aud with lit ntuA.
stIuu4 lnstuni IluusG taxatlun Oil or. buD art3'
ciea It has ilupoytStshea Asutsican labor. a fu~
scufu. .Eluuupoisls, few 1honranu culrMv1fonlsls.
hare hssu ta1ls4s44 lll cAllial IL tlv 44u4s VI