The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-24

and trRnamlt TO distant posteriiy the price
less heritage Of liberty, This 1t Is thai
has called Us together. We are intensified
In eur purpose to accomplish the ends
have suggested, because we are justified
! IN believing that the policy OF the Rspub'
llcan party will, Il continued, ultimately
Eubvert the principles upon which our'r
was founded, under which II has grown
great aud prosperous, aud by the main
IenAnce Of which 1t can alone continue
Its career Of liberty and advancement 10
achieve these resultk We must continue
10 the pathway Of the fathers who found.
ed the Republic. We want IN lndestFuct'
ible Union, composed Of indestructibie
States; We want the general government
to exercise only the plwerB that have hesu
expressly delegated 10 II, and such Olhen
As by lair construction VI the constitution
and necessarily incident TO those expressly
delegated within Its sphere; We want l.
honestly administered. We shall never
again suaer the legislative oi u sovereign
State TO b. Invaded and It's members ar
rested by military despotism; We would
not have our Congressman implicated In
corrupt schemes, nor would We wish tO
elevate men To high positions Who have
been removed from public Office for tht
ret0rm aud punHcAtiUn OF the c vii
service; we want purity, judicial purify 10
the executive department VI the ,nntry
II has been said that westward the
star Of Empire takes its course, and now,
from beyond the far West comes thar
great country that lies between the sum
init OF the Rocky Mountains the calm
waters ot the PACidc; . country that u
democratic administration added " tn
Union, presents one OF her sous to
ttlis convention as 4 candidate for tht
highest office on earth. New Elgland
nurtured his infancy and California de
Vuloped his manhood. Delegates Of Con.
nFctIGnt, he u tile son ri your own soil
CAliior labels your Justin n;Wi ginians
Tor sOme VI the UId DamlniUu
gentlemen Of the suffering South,
he threw around the protecting
shield Of your cUuntry's Constitution
Removing 10 CaliiOrniA Ut q time when
tnat great State was in jtS early infancy,
he gave TO her salutary and OenefCeui
laws. To him the poor mau of the Pacific |
slope owes tie projection from forced sale |
OF the roof that sheltered hts family, anu
the miner the protection Of his pick FROM
the raparity Oi his creditors. He has
shaped the laws ol those great TerritOrie,
in the West that are yet to be.
come radiant stars In the galaxy Of
States. He Is not only the founder
Ut States, but also the preseryer oI STATES
Appointed 10 the Supreme Court Of thr
United States as u Democrat, at tlme
when the country was In the desperate
throes oi civil war, he hold commission
from President LinOIln 10 an evidence Ol
his devotion to the Union. On that bond
be has been IS pure aud upright As Lord
Hale; he has exp0unded tile law with the
logic Of Marshall aud With 4 style super
or to that Of BrougbAm; he has protected
the lawyer in his profession, and the min
lister OF religion In his calling
Finally Dir. PreSident-He imbibed his
principles from the teachings Of that great
apostleot Democracy who sieeps at Monte
chello, and be promulgate1 them with the
energy and ireshness ot the hero, the
partner and the sage Of the hermitage. II
by this convention h8 will
sweep over California ike tho Irresistible
that come from The snow IN u -
taius. / lhavethe honor to nominate for
President OF the United States the Hon.
Stephen ]. Field, OF California. He Is a
man without fear and without reproauh;
4 COrnthian column In the temple OF De.
one who, Il elected, will wipe
Jut the only stain on the banner Of De.
noCracy.