The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-01

Sam j. Randall then was presented
to the audience to second the nomina
ton, Mr.. Randall said he was here to
secsnd the nom4fTti5n of PennsyIva-
MAS sou, General Hancock. The action
had been unanimous. The nomiuation
was strong, would bring v%ictorN, and
would add the keystone of the Frderal
arch to the Democratic States. He
closed by promising his untirin9 efforts
for the election of the nominee. Ham
cocks nomination means that If elected
he will be ina%ugurated.
Mr.. Wallace, of Pennsylvania. follow
ed, rendering the thanks of the delega>
ton and of his State for t o days action.
He said history repeats itself in this
goodIy city. Twenty years ago the
Democracy named its last President,
and here now it names its next. The
duty OF the Democracy 0 is agrees
sion, aggression.
Senator Wade Hampton, OF South
Carolina, on his crutches. came to the
platform aud was greeted with loud APP
plause. He said that on behalf Of the
solid South that once was arrayed
against General Hancock, he pledged
the solid vote of the South to the gals
LIANT nominee of the Convention. Re
coguizing General Hancock's gallantry
in the war, and his true observance of
the rights pertaining to civil life, he
pledged to him the earnest. true and
energetic support of all the South, and
for his State of South Carolina, so late-
ly redeemed from misrule, he promised
a decisive Democratic majority.
Judge HoadIey followed, promising
the support of Ohio. and that by the
aid of the siiver-tongued orators of 9th
er States it's electoral vote would be
cast for HaOcock.
The Chair theu put the motion, and
it was unanimously adopted.
. Immediately the band struck up 1.-The
Star Spangled Banner." The great ore
gan added the overlooking volume of
its tone in an accompaniment, and the
effect was thrilling,
SENATOR VOORHEES, SECONDS II NOM
NATION.
DIV Voorhees, took the platform. and
said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-this is no
time for words For for speech making
aud I arise simply to say that, though
somewhat sore hearted, the Democrats
CIV of Indiana knows its duty. and that
duty will be performed in the coming
contest under the gallant leadership of
the nominee which has been given us.
IApplause We had hoped tn follow
our own gifted and distinguished states.
man, but we will with none the less
a%lacrity and cheerfulness send forth a
victory in October. followed by another
in November under the leadership of
General Hancock. Applause. This
is a great spectacle here to-day. 1t is
full of bright and glorious omeas for
the future. 1t is a solid ratification
and reconciliation between the two
great sections of this country. ZAP
plause. You have heard much of the
Confederate Brigadier. I know him
and | know his honor AMI his chivalry
General Hancock knows him. too. aud
knows that in this charge and this great
battle for constitutional liberty he can
relv upon the Confederate Brigadier
with as much confidence as he ever re-
lied upon the Union soldier during the
| war of the Il AbellInn. Applause. Il
is not because of General Hnncock's
flashing career as Il military man mere
ly that he has won the heart of thus
~conntrv. | venture to say tlpra never
was n nOminrtiHn made which wa 50
utterly dalfitute Df prep ration. pre-
! liminarv arrangement as this which has
! been made today, and why? The spec
tacle OF a military suborl'natng
the military mower to the civil au'hori
ties is one of the most pleasant specta-
cles of history: this General
Hancock has won NOON the heart nf h is
country: Washington was a soldier. nut
a greater achievement was when he
said that the laws OF his country were
| above the sword and military power
rGreat Applause. Hancock won re-
! nown uuon many battle>felds. shed his
, blood upon many battle>ields, role
down the line as proud a figure in mills
tarv history Ms Marshal Ney or any 9th
er marsha! that ever commanded. men.
but his prouiest act was when planed
in command of what was thought by
Radical opponents crushed. broken and
ruined States. He had tho sagaeitv, he
had the patriotism to lift Mp down -trod-
ien civil authorities. to say: "Soldier
thai I am. the laws that protect freedom
of speech. trial by duty, habeas corpus
shall be- upheld by me-, by the sword
that is in nv hand" Lond cheers
| He spike for civil liberty when it was
oyarstrnwn throughout one half of this
country. He declared in that act he
made a second declaration of indepan>
denca for the Southern States. Tap
plausA, He made a second declaras
| ton of constitutional liberty, and set an
example for his own and for onr fntnre
generations of obedience 10 that great
framework devised by our fathers. pro.
tected by their failure. enjoyed bv MS
| He is worthy of your confidence. He ia
a bright leader in war. aud u still
brighter leader in paaee:and on the wis
dom. fnrtitnde. cansciencs AMI patience
oil a man like that we can trust the in :
stitutions of this beloved land nf ours
MI. Falcener, Of New York. followed.
Then came W. @. P. Breckenridge, of
Kentucky. who began by saving: owe
have this day beaten our swords into
pruning hooks, with which we shall
reap in November the autumnal harvest
which we shalt reap in November the
autnmnal harvest of success" He had
loved the South; he had been willing to
lay down his life for her. but to.day he
stood on a higher plane-that OF Amer
eau citizenship. Fo-day the banner
~unfarled is the starsspangled of the Na>
ton. made sacred by the blood OF the
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