The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-28

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Hancock. loud cheers.] One word more
il nominated, he will take his seat. Lout
cheers.l
After Mr.. Dougherty left the platform ht
turned and came back. &" ALLOW me TO say
one word MORE" he said to the Chair. Per
mission was accorded, when Mr.. Dougherty
corrected his speech as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Convention. pray your
pardon for one word. said that " If NOM
mated" should have said II elected Gene
raj Hancock ,oiH take his seat. [Cheers.l
The Chair: The name of Winfield Scott
Hancock is nominated for President OF the
United States. !cheerrs'l
Charles =. Stringfeliow.
The Chair The Chair has the honor OF
presenting to the Convention the Hon. Mr.
Stringfellow, OF Virginia. Appause.l
Mr.. Stringfellow: Mr.. President and
Gentlemen OF the Conventional would
not venture at my own instance to
trespass upon your time and atten-
ton, and | come to the discharge OF the
duty which has been imposed upon me, to
some extent strengthened by the reflection
that in this council hall OF the great Demo
cratic party speak TO men who, although
for four years fought while wore the gray,
will listen 10 one who has with them so
many elements OF common sympathy, COM
mon interest, common language, and CON-
mon blood, OF men who are bound together
by so many glorious recollecti0nS OF the
past and so many bright anticipations OF the
future, that 1 can crave your indul-
gence when ] ask for single moment 10
come ia behalf Of large proportion OF the
delegation OF Old Virginia to second
the nomination OF CALIFORNIA; distinguished
son. who has been in peace and IN war a
friend and defender OF that Constitution
which Old Virginia contributed so greatly
to form, and which she means so honestly
to defend forever. [Applause.l
Gentlemen, the Constitution, the liberty,
and the laws of the people have enemies in
peace as bitter, as deadly, and as dangerous
as the armed battaions that marched against
them when the bad passions and the inter.
ests and the Iawless ambition Of men made
enemies of nations who had else like kin
dred drops been mingled into one. We no
longer adhere to the right OF secession.
That right is no longer debated or debata-
bic. That question whether this Union Is
a compact between sovereign States, with
no arbiter between them 10 determine
when the compact is broken, or to enforce
its observance is no longer an open ques-
ton. These issues were practically settled
by the stern arbtramert Of the sword; and
in that decision the people OF the South
right royalty acQuiesced. When, therefore,
the Republicans charge that we are still
| fighting for the doctrine OF secession or
| State rights, and when timid men within
the Democratic party tell us that the nomi-
nation OF Stephen j. Field would commit
us to the doctrines OF that party, l reply
that to this extent the charge is true. 1t is
| true that we are for the rights OF the States
| to preserve their own autonomy as guaran-
teed by the Constitution against every as
sault that would seek TO subvert our repub.
| lican government and convert il into con-
sOlidated despotism. 1t is true that we are
| for the rights Of the States by peaceable
appeal, to drive from power the men who
have dishonored them by corrupt, dishon-
est, and fraudulent practices. II is true we
are for the right OF the State to preserve the
| liberties OF the people against the assault OF
| senatorial triumvirates, or the action OF in
dividual men. 1t is true we are for the
| rights OF the State, not TO secede from, nor
| to impair, but to protect and defend an
| indissoluble Union, and indissoluble States
founded upon the Constitution and the
laws, and cemented by the laws and the
affections Of the people. On these points
the South Is indeed solid. The South
Is indeed solid in the belief that this great
nation is trust that ought to be adj
ministered for the public good. The South
Is solid In believing that the highest Offices
should be filed by men Of ability and intel.
ligence. would not, gentlemen, depreci.
ate from the good name or the fair fame OF
any one Of the illustrious citizens whose
names have been presented before you, and
yet may say that sometimes Nature seems
to brush aside her apprentice hand, and,
taking her place at the workshop, begins tc
forge The workshop of time characte,
80 grand In its conception that Nature viii
stand up and say to all the world, "Tbis 4
MANI; and such man is represented In
the person Of Judge Stephen j. Field, o,
California. lCbeers.l
John w. Daniel.
The Chair: The Chair has the honor tt
present to the Convention the Hon. John
w. Daniel, Of Virginia.
MIR. Daniel: Mr.. President and brother
Democrats OF tie National Convention, It /,
not the weakness, but 1t Is the eessentia
strength, OF true Democracy that its con
sfnuenfS should possess varied and differ
| emf opinions as TO who II The man to receive
public Donors, 10 maintain correct pripci