Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-07-02

pie was sot aside under a throat Of military
violence, struck deadly blow AZ our system
Of representative government The Demo
cratic party, 10 preserve the country from tho
hOrrOrB Of n civil war, submitted Tor the Time,
IN the firm and patriotic faith that the people
would punish this crime In 1851. This Issue
pteCodcs ana dwnrfs every other. II Inspires
= more gncred duty upon the people Of the
Union Than ever addressed the oonscienccs Oi
s The rcsoiuto on Of samuel J. Tilden not
again tp be a candidate for the exalted place
~ which no WIS elected ~ majority Of his
cOuntrymen, Hnd from which he was excluded
by the leaders Of the Republican party iB re-
| cSite9 ~ INC DSmocrhls Or tuc uhll9a SihiSs ~
With dccp eensibllity, snd they declare their
confidence IN his wisdom, patriotism and In
tegrity unshaken by tho assaults OF the com
mon enemy; and they further aHsure him that
no Is followed into the rel ement he hha
chosen for himself by tho sympathy and re-
spoct Of his fellow-ctizens, who regard him 90
ono who, by eleyntinR the standard OF public
morality, and adOrninR and purifying the pub
lie service, merits the lasting gratitude Of his
10. Free ships and living chance for Amer
| lean CONNER Ce upon the seas; aud on the land
| no discrimination In favor Of transportation
| lines, corporations or mOnOpOllCs; the amend
ment Of the Burngame Treaty so NJ to per-
init no more immigration except for travel,
| education and foreign commerce and therein
| carefully guarded; the public money and the
| public credit for public purposes only, and the
public lands for actual settlers. Ihe Demo
| cratic party Is the friend Of labor and the
! labOring man, aud pledge, Itself TO protect
him alike against the cormorants and the
| Commune.
| II. We congratulate the country upon the hon
! esty and thrift Of a Democratic Congress-
| which hiss reduced the public expenditure
! StO,OOO0OO year; upon the continuation Of
| prosperity at home and National honor abroad
and, above all, upon the promise OF such a
change I'm tho administration Of the Govern
| ment rs shall Insure us genuine and lasting
! reform IN every department OF the public sery-
ice.
The call Of States for the nomination Of
candidates for Nice-President being declared
in order Mr. Pettis (Ala.) nominated W. H.
| English, OF Indiana, aud Mr.. lrtsh (loWal
nominated Ex-Governor II. NJ Bishop, Of
! Ohio. The last nomination was subsequently
| withdrawn, and Mr. English was nominated,
on motion Of Mr.. Villas (Wis.), BY acclama-
| tiOn.
Mr. Breckenridge (Ky.) moved the ap-
pontment of a committee of one from each
State TO notify the nominees Of their nomina-
tlon and request their acceptance. The mo-
tiOn was ndopted, and the various delegations
were instructed 10 send up to the Chair the
names OF the committee.
The following were announced as members
Of the National Executive Committee:
Alabama, Levi W. Lawler; Arkansas, John
]. Sumter; California, j. T. Farley; Colorado,
II. NJ. Patterson; Connecticut William II. Bss.
mum; Delaware, J. G. Grubb; Florida, samuel
Pasco; Georgia, George T. Barnes; Illinois,
William c. GOudy; Indiana, Austin II. Brown;
Iowa, NJ. NJ. Ham, Kansas, Charles w.
Blair; Kentucky, Henry ID. McHenryi
Louisiana, y; r. Jonas; blaine, EDWARD w
chusetts, Fred d. Prince; Michigan. Edward
Kanter Minnesota. =. II. Keyi Mississippi
W. ID. Martin: Missouri, John g. Prather; Ne
braskn, j. Sterling Morton; Nevada, j. o.
HngeTmnn; New Hampshire A. W. subway;
New Jersey, OrCstes Jlevelnnd New York
Abram S. Hewitt; North Carolina, NJ. W.
Ransom; Ohio ito be named hereafterl;
Oregon ito be named hereafter; Pennsylvania
Ito be named hereaiterl; Rhode Island, AbneI
S. BRrnaby; South Carolina, +. w. Dawson
Tennessee, Thomas O'COnnor; Texas, +. s.
Stockdale Vermont ID. p. Smalley; Virginia
| Robert A. Coghil; West Virginia, Alexander
Campbell; Wisconsin, VIM. 4. Villas
Mr.. Irish (Iowa) moved that the basis oi
representation In the next National Con
venton be the same as at the present, and
that the National Comm ttee be authorized tC
determine the place and time Of holding The
Convention. Adopted.
The presiding officer was, by resolution
thanked Tor his courtesy and ability, and or
motion Of Mr. Preston (Ky.) the Convention
adjourned without date.