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2>3ro. 3.
PROCEEDiisras of the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
consr^T-Eisrarioisr,
Held at Chicago, May 16th, 17th & 18th, I860.'
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
HANNIBAL HAMLIN, OF MAINE.
I I EST DA Y.
At 12:10 P. II., Wednesday, May 16, 1S60 the
Delegates ha*ig assembled, the Convention
was called to order by Hon. Edwin D. Morgan
of New York.
OrEKINQ ADDRESS BY MB. MORGAN.
Hon. EDWIN D. MORGAN of New York, in
calling the Convention to order, said :
On the twenty second of December last, the
Republican National Committee, at a meeting
convened for the purpose in the City of New
Yotk, issued a call for a National Convention,
which 1 will now read :
"A National Republican Convention'will meet
at Chicago on Wednesday, the IG'h day of May
next, at twelve o'clock noon, for the nomination
of candidates to be supported for President and
Vice President at the next election,
"The Republican electors of the several states,
the members of the people's party of Pennsyl-
vania and of the opposition party of New Jer-
sey, and all others who are willing to co-operate
with them in support of the candidates which
efaatl there be nooiinated, and who are opposed
to the policy of the present administration, to
federal corruption and usurpation, to the ex-
tension of slavery into the territories, to the
new and dangerous political doctrine that the
Cocstitution of its own force carries slaverf
into all the territories of the United States, to
the opening of the African slave trade, to any
Chicago, May 21, 1860, ]
Prtss d' Tr'dmne Office, 51 Clark Street, [
inequality of rights among citizens; and
who are in favor of the immediate admis-
sion of Kansas into the Union, under the Con-
stitution recently adopted by its people,
of restoring the federal administration to
a system of rigid economy and to the
principles of Washington and Jefferson,
of maintaining inviolate the rights of the States
and defending the soil of every State and Terri-
tory from lawless invasion, and of preserving
the integrity of this Union and the supremacy
of the Constitution and laws passed in pursu-
ance thereof against the conspiracy of the lead-
ers of a sectional partv, to resist the majority
principle as established in this government even
at the expense of its existence — are invited to
send from each State two delegates from each
Congressional district, and four delegates at
large to the Convention."
EDWIN D. SIORQAN, New Tnrk. Chairman.
.TosirH Babtlett, Ma'.ce
Geo. O. Fogg, N.H.
LnWaiNCE Kbaiwarp, Vt.
JoHX Z. GooDBiCH, Mass.
nrDEON Wklles, Conn.
Tbomab <*'illiam8, Penn.
UxoBOE Hahris, Md.
Altrso Caldwell, Va.
iHOMAS ^poo^^:B, Ohio.
' ASSiiTS M. Clay, Ky.
Jamcs Suekman, N . J. '
CoBKiLriTS Cole, Cal.
James Ritchet, lorl.
JJotMAM B. Juno Illinois.
ZACHABIAUCBAKI>L£B,M;Ch.
John H. Ttteept, Wis.
Alee. H. Ramset, Minn.
ANDBEW J. ^TEVEN8, lOWA.
Aba S. JoNia, Missouri. •
Martin K.CoswAT.Kacsas.
Lewis ClephaNe, D. ot C.
"WiLLIAM M. Chacz, B. I.
0. F, SCHOOLFrEiJ>. Tenn.
E D. Williams. Del.
In compliance therewith, the people hare
sent representatives here to deliberate npon
measures for carrying into effect the objects o
the calL
Usage has made it my duty to take the pre-
liminary step towards organiziag the Conven
tion — a convention upon the proceedings of
which, peimit me to say, the most momentous
results "are dependlDg. No body of men of
equal number was ever clothed with greater
responsibility than those now fpithin the hear-
ing of my voice. You do not need me to tell
you, gentlemen, what this responsibility is.
While one portion of the adherents of the Na-
tional Administration are endeavoring to insert
a slave code into the party platform, another
portion exhibits its readiness to swicomplish
the same result through the action of the Su-
preme Court of the Uoited States [applause] ;
willing by indirection to do that which, if done
directlv, would bring a blush even to the cheek
of modern Democracy. [Cheers and laughter.]
While these and other stupendous wrongs,
absolutely shocking to the moral sentiment of
the country, are to be fastened upon the people
by the party in power, if its leaders are able to
bring the factious elements that compose it into
any degree of unanimity, there seems left no
ray of hope except in the good sense of this
Convention. [Great applause.]
Let me then invoke you to act in a spirit of
harmony, that by the dignity, the wisdom and
the patriotism displayed here you may be en-
abled to enlist the hearts of the people, and to
strengthen them in the faith that yours is the
constitutional party of the country, and the
only constitutional party ; that you are actu-
ated by principle, and that you will be guided
by the light aud by the example of the fathers
of the Republic. [Renewed cheers.]
Fortunately you are not required to enun-
ciate new and untried principles of government.
This has been well and wisely done by the
statesmen of the Revolution. [Applause.]
Stand where they stood, avowing and main-
taining the like objects and doctrines; then
will the end sougat be accomplished; the
Constitution and the Union be preserved, and
the government be administered by patriots
and statesmen.
For Temporary President I now nominate
Hon. David Wilmot, of Pennsylvania. [Great
and prolonged applause.] Those that are in
favor of the nomination of Mr. Wilmot for tem-
porary presiding officer will say aye.
The nomination being confirmed by the
unanimous voice of the Convention amid great
applause, the Cbair nominated Judge Wm. L.
Marshall, of Maryland, and Gov. C. F. Cleve-
land, of Connecticut, to wait upon the presiding
officer and conduct him to his seat.
The temporary Chairman was then conducted
to the chair by the commitfee, amid loud cheer-
ing, Gov. Cass Cleveland introducing him as
follows :
Permit me to introduce to this Convention a
gentleman whose name is known to every lover
of liberty throughout this land — the Hon. David
Wilmot, the man who dares to do the right, re-
gardless of consequences. With such men for
our leaders, there is no such word as fail. [Vo-
ciferous cheering.]
, THE chairman's INAUGURAL.
Hon. DAVID WILMOT, on taking the chair,
spoke as follows: I have no words in which
properly to express my sense of the honor — and
the undeserved honor, I think it is — of being
called upon to preside temporarily over the de-
liberations of this Convention.
I shall not attempt a ta^k which I feel inade-
quate to perform. Be sure, gentlemen, that I
am not insensible to this high and undeserved
honor. I shall carry the recollection of it, and
of your manifestation of partiality with me un-
til the day of my death.
It is not necessary for me, fellow citizens,
gentlemen, delegates, to remind you of the im-
portance of the occasion ttiat has called this as-
semblage together ; nor of the high duties which
devolve upon you. A great sectional and aris-
tocratic party, or interest, has for years domin-
ated with a high hand over the political affairs
of this country. That interest has wrested,
and is row wresting, all the great powers of
this government to the one object of the exten-
sion of slavery. It is our purpose, gentlemen —
it is the mission of the Republican party and
the basis of its organization, to resist this policy
of a sectional interest. It is our mission to
restore th's government to its original policy,
and place it again in that rank upon which our
fathers organized and brought it into existence.
It is our purpose and our policy to resist these
new Constitutional dogmas, that slavery exilsts
by virtue ot the Constitution wherever the ban-
ner of this Union floats.
It is our purpose to restore the Constitution to
its original meaning; to give to it its true inter-
pretation; to read that instrument as our fa-
thers read it. [Applause] That instrument
was not ordained and established for the pur-
pose of extending slavery within the limits of
this country; it was not ordained and estab-
lished for the purpose of giving guarantees
and securities to that institution. Our fathers
regarded slavery as a blot upon this country.
They went down into their graves with the
earnest hope and confident belief, that but afew
more years and that blot would be extinguished
from our land. [Much applause.] This was the
faith in which they died. [Applause.] Had the
proposition been presented to them in the early
conflicts of the revolution, or outside of that
grand movement, that they were cabled upon to
endure the hazards, trials and sacrifices of that
long and perilous contest for the purpose of es-
tablishing on this continent a great slave empire,
not one of them would have drawn his sword in
such a cause. [Great applause.]
No citizens ! This republic was established
for the purpose of securing the guarantees of
liberty, of justice and of righteousness to the
people and to their posterity. That was the
great object with which the revolution was
fought; these were the purposes for which the
Union and the Constitution were formed.
Slavery is sectional. Liberty national. [Im-
mense applause.]
Fellow citizens: Need I remind this intelli»
gent and vast audience ; need I call to mind to
the intelligent gentlemen who represent the
various States represented upon this floor, mani-
festitions of lawless violence, of tyranny such
as the world never saw in acivilized and Christ-
ian land that is manifested by this spirit of
slavery. Whose rights are sate where slavery
has the power to trample them under foot?
Who to-day is not more free to utter his opin-
ions within the empire of Russia, or under the
shadow of the despotism of Austria than he is
within the limits of the slave States of this
republic?
Will their tyranny be confined to those States
where they have the power to enforce it upon
us? [Voices — "No! never!"] We owe Uje
liberty which to-day we enjoy in the (Ke
States to the absence of slavery. And, fellow
citizens, shall we, in building up this great Em-
pire of ours, in fulfilling that high and sacred
trust imposed upon us by our fathers — shall we
support this blighting, this demoralizing insti-
tution thronghout the vast extent nf our bor-
ders? [Voiccg, loudly— " No!"] Or shall we
preserve this land as a free land to our posterity
forevpr? These are the principles for which
the Republicnn party is strugt?liiiK.
Fellow citizens, the safety of out liberty, the
security of all we hold valuable, demands that
We should take possession of this government
and administer it upon those broad Constitu-
tional doctrines that were recognized for the
first sixty years of the existence of our govern
ment— that were recoainized by Washinjiton, by
JeffersoD, by Adams, by Madison, bv Monroe,
by Adams the youngar, by Jackson, by Van
IJuren, even down to the time of Polk, when
this new dogma was started, that the Constitu-
tion was established to guarantee to slavery
perpetual existence and unlimited empire.
Hoping, fellow citizens, that a spirit of patri-
otism and harmrny will guide us to a fortunate
result in our deliberations, I am now ready to
ec'ter upon ihe duties which have been assigned
to me. [Great Applause. J
TEMPORARY SECRETARIES.
Mr. THOMAS SPOONER, of 0.— I move, sir,
that Nfr. Frederick Hassarreck of Ohio, Mr.l'heo-
dore Pomeroy of New York, and Mr. Eenry T.
Blow of St. Louis, be elected to act as Tempo-
rary Secretaries.
The nominations being confirmed by, the
unanimous voice of the Convention, those gen
tlemen took the posts assigned them.
The CHAIR— I will now introduce the Rev.
Mr. Humphrey, of this city, who will make a
prayer,
PRAYEB:
By Rev. Z. IIujfpnEET, of the First Presbyterian Church.
Oh, Lord, our Father, Thou art great and greatly to be
praised. We come before Thv Thr"re to worship and also
to learn Thy will. We invoke Thy presence and Thy b'ess-
jng, as we fratlicr beneath th's roof to-day. We praise Thee
for what 'Ihou art. and for what Thou hast done for us.
Terl'y, the line' have fallen to us in p easant places, atd we
have a goodly heiitage. Thou hast strengthened the bars
of our gates, anc placed our children within them. Tliouhas
made peace in our borders, and filled us with the finest of
the wheat. Tcou hast not dealt so by any nation. A s for
Thy judgments, we liave not known them ; and yet we con-
fess that we have deserved to suff r, for we have s'nned
against Tlioe. We entreat Thy f. rgiveness for all our trans-
jtre.'Sions, and Thy protection from all consequences of sin.
We pray for our common country. We astt that Thcu wilt
deliver us fiom al! the evil to which we are exposed, aid
and that TIiou will make u$ to shake off and put awaya'i
those e»il3 which we are too apt to chtrish. Wilt
Tbou b;e?s our ru'ei-s, and leach them tj govern
in the fear of Gd an^l in the love of man.
Wilt thou deliver m from corruption, fiom cppress.on
from violence, and from sclfljh ambition. Show us the w.iy
of rescuing the oppreste i from the hcuic of bonf'age, a- d
of making this ccuntry truly and cJiis.steatly free. We
crave thy blessing up' n this Ccnvtnf.on, and pray that
thou wilt en:ib!e all those wbo are lere gathered, to act,
amid the excitements of the day, a; feeling their responsl
bllity to tlicir fellow men, and as knowing that they will
oceday ftat.dbef. re thee. Wilt Thcu bless ua In all that
we do. Wilt Thcu rule amid all the conflicts of opinion
and the strifes of p.inies ; and may the issue be for Thy
gtoiy, end lor our go d. May th. re be no strife, but that
of brethren loving, while yet in opinion disagreeing. Let
not the p'oughshire of division drive through our fair bnd.
May we live *3 a Christian country ; and though we put
cot our trust in princes, miy wa be that happy 1 .nd where
God is the Lord— which we ask through Jesus Chri3\ our
£«vi«ur: Auea.
COMMITTEE OK PERMANENT ORaAKIZATION.
Mr. JUDD, of Illinois. — I desire to clTer a res-
olution, which I will read as I stand in my
place. I move you sir, that a rommiltee, con-
sisting of one delegate from each Stale and Ter-
ritory represented in this Convention, be elected
by the delegates thereof, who shall report offi-
cers to this Convention for a permanent organ-
ization.
Motion submitted and adopted.
Mr. JUDD— I move you that the States be
called in their order.
Motion adopted.
The several States were then called, and the
committee was made up as follows :
traine LKONARD ANPriEWS.
Vermo^i' HUGH L. HENRY.
N. Himpfhire. AAKON tf. CliAQIN^.
Mcui'dchiuselts LINUS K. (;OMINS.
CcrnnectinU A KTHi ill H. CA LtF.
Rhode hland. SIMO.V H. GRKKnE.
i^noyork HENRY H. VaNDYCK.
NewJersey EPHRAIM MAI^SH.
Pemisiilcuiiia T. .J. COFFEY.
Delaroare .JOSHUA T. HETL.
Maryland .JAME.S .JEFFKIES.
Virffinia EUWdRO M. KUi\TON.
Ohio V. B. HORTDN
Indiana P. A. HACKLEMAN.
lUinoU WILLIAM KOSS.
yichitjan WALl'ER W MURPHY.
Wisconsin .JOHN P. McGRi-G'tR.
Tn,ra JAMES F. WILSON.
Minnesota SIMEON SMITH.
Minsouri ALLEN HAwER.
J\ansas 4. C. WXLIiEK.
California SAMUEL UELL.
Oregon GRANT JOHNftOK.
KfintueJcy ALLK^ J. BRTSTOW.
Tt^as M. T, E. CHANDLER.
JVeh-„.,ka 0. H IRISH.
D.Cijlumbiz GEO. A. tllLL.
A DELEGATE from Kentucky— Mr. Presi-
dent— I would suggest that the names of all
the States be ca'lp.d. [Applause ]
The CHAIR— Tennessee, Arkansas, Missis-
sisippi, [great laughter,] Lousiana, Ala-
bama, [laughter and hissing,] Georgia,
South Carolina. [Laughter.] North Carolina.
Florida (Feeble hisses and much laughter.) I
believe that includes the names of all the Slates.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Mr.BENTON of New Hampshire — I move you
sir, that a Committee, consisting of ore dele-
gate from each State and Territory represented
in this Convention, seleited by the delegates
thereof, be appointed who shall be a committee
to act on credentials, rules and appointment^;,
and be instructed to make report ot the number,
name and post otEce address of each delegate,
toge her with rules for the government ot this
Convention.
A DELEGATE from Indiana— Divide that.Let
us have a committee on credentials and one on
order of bu.«iness.
Mr. SPOONLRof Ohio— If I understand.it is
intended that we should have two committees,
or it was so suggested by the Esecuiive Com-
mittee, and we have acted in accordance with
that suggestion. I would suggest that ihere be
simply a Committee on Credeutials.
The CHAIR — Will the gentleman from New
Hampshire accept the amendment?
Mr. DENTON— I accept it.
Motion to appoint a Committee oa Credentials
was carried.
The Chair — Shall the Chair call the States
again ?
MANY VOICES— Call the States.
The several States were then called and the
Committee was made up as follows :
ifoTTie KtiNsSELAEKCKi.if.
A. Bimp-hffc JA?OB BtXTON.
rrrmon>U.. ED WAR" > C, UKOIKOTON,
Musich'ii'fi.' TIMOrUYDAVIs.
Connc-ctfnit E.K. FOSTER.
hhode hland BBNEDIOT L&PHAM.
A'eui York P&LMER V. KELLOGG.
Sew Jersey MOSK^ F. VKBB
^ennsyhdaia J N. ±'UflVIA^CE.
Delairarr LEWKS THOMPSON.
Maryland Wia. E. COALE.
Virf/inia JACOB HOKNBkOHK.
Kentucky CHARLES PENI>L> V.
Ohio... SAMUEL S'OKELIiY.
Indiana JOHN K.<iRaVENS.
lUinais STEPHEN T. LOGAN.
Michigan FBAN<U QUINN.
Wiecomin H.L. RANN.
Jovm V,.F. CLAUKSON.
Minnesota JOHN Mo .UIS'CK.
Missouri , JAMES B. GaRUEN'HIRE.
Kansas i, WM A. PHILLIES.
Nebraska JOHN R. MK"EDITH.
California GKAS. '<^ATROTJS.
Oregon JOEL toURLINGAME.
Texas D. HEMJEKgON.
IHat. Columbia JAMil-S A. WISE.
COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS.
Mr. noble of Iowa — I move you sir that
there be one delegate from each delegation, se-
lected by the delcates themselves, to act as a
committee to prepare the order of business for
this convention.
Motion adopted.
The States were the called and the committee
made up as follows :
Maine JOHN L. STEPHENS.
New Hampshire B. F. MARTIN
Vennont EDWIN D. MASON.
Massacli nuetts SaML. HOOPEti.
Connectirut GKO. H NOBLE.
Shade Island NATH. B. DURFEE.
Ifew York A. B. JAMES.
JHew Jersey H.N. CONGAR.
Pennsylvania WM. D. KELLY.
Delaware JOHN 0. CLARK.
Maryland WM. P. EWING.
Virginia JOHN G. JACOB.
Ohio R. M. CORWINE.
Kentucky LOUIS M DEMBITZ.
Indiana WALTER MARCH.
Michigan AXJsTIN BLAlR.
Jllinoi- THOs A. MARSHALU
tfiseonsin ELISHA MORROW.
Minnesota S. P. JONES.
.Iowa REUBEN vqbLE
.Missouri THoS. FLET<;HER.
California J. 0. HlNCKLtY.
Oregon ELI THA5(ER.
Kansas A. G. PROCTOR.
Ifebraslia ^AMUEL H. ELBERT.
D. Coumbia JOSKPH GERHARD.
Texas G. MOYERS.
A DELEGATE from Pennsylvania. I move
that the rules of the House of Representatives
be adopted for the government of this Conven-
tion until otherwise ordered.
The motion was carried.
Mr. MARSH of New Jersey. I move Ihat
the Secretary call the names of the delegates, in
order, as they are called in the Congress of the
United States; as they are called, the delegates
from each State to present their credentials.
Mr. CARTTER of Ohio. I supposed that we
had just constituted a Committee on Creden
tials, and my purpose for voting for that Com-
mittee was to get rid of all the labor of doing
their work. Now, it, is proposed to take the
work out of their hands and do it here in the
Convention. Having voted it once to be done
by the Committee, I do not want it brought
back here, and I shall vote against any such
proceeding. I move to lay the motion on the
table.
Mr. MARSH. I withdraw the resolution.
Mr. GREELEY of Oregon. I would like to
move an amendment to that resolution. In
place of it I move that the roll of the States be
DOW called over, and as each is called, the chair-
man of that defegation present the creden-
tials of that delegation and if any question
arises as to the credentials or right ot any to
sit here, let it be referred to the Committee on
Credentials.
Mr.CARTTER— I move an amendment; I move
to amend the proposition of the gentleman
from Oregon or New York, Mr. Greetey, I am
not sure which, [laughter], that instead of each
delegation presenting their credentials here,
they present them to the Committee on Cre-
dentials.
Mr. GREELEY — I accept the amendment of
the gentleman from Maryland or Rhode Island,
I am not particular which. [Laughter and ap-
plause ]
TheCHAl R— The motion is that the roll of the
States be called, and that the delegates of each
State present the credentials of the dele-
gates of that State to the Chairman of the
Committee on Credentials. Resolution car-
ried.
Mr. CARTTER— Did I understand the gentle-
man to ailopt the amendment ?
Mr. GREELEY— Certainly.
A DELEGATE at the south end of tl»e platform
— I desire to know who the Chairman of tUe
Committee on Credentials is.
The CHAlR-:-The Secretary will in a moment
announce the committee.
The CHAIR announced that the Committee on
Permanent Organization would nceet immedi-
ately after the adjournment at the Head Quar-
ters of the National Committee, Room 24 Tre-
mont House ; also that the Committee on Cre-
dentials would meet at the Head Quarters of the
Nev^ Jersey Delegation at the Richmond
HoHse.
Mr. EVARTS of New York— Upon this Com-
mittee of Credentials each State and Territory
has a member; why should not, then, each
State and Territory commit its credentials to its
member of that Committee, to be presented to
it?
A VOICE — "That's the way," and several
voices " agreed."
Mr. EVaRTS — I move accordingly, that the
credentials of each delegation be handed to its
member of the Committee on Credentials, to be
presented to that body.
A DELEGATE of Ohio— A resolution has al-
ready passed requiring that the credentials be
committed to the Chairman of the Committee
on Credentials, and I rose to suggest that what
is done by an agent is done by the party, and
without this motion at all they can pass them
through their member to the Chairman of
the Committee.
The CHAIR — Is the gentleman from New
York satisfied that his resolution is covered by
the one passed?
Mr. EVARIS— Undoubtedly, if it is under-
stood that no call of the States is necessary.
The CHAIR — No call is necessary under any
resolution jet passed.
AN INVITATION.
The CHAIR — I have received a letter, which
I will read.
Chicago, May 16, 1860,
To the President of the RapnbrciQ Conventioo :
The Board of Trade of this city hereby invite
the delegates to your Convention, and other vis-
itors to our city, to a short excursion on Lake
Michigan ; the excursion to leave the dock
at Bush street bridge, near the Richmond
House, at five o'clock this afternoon. [Ap-
plause.]
JUDGE GOODRICH, of Minnesota— I have
been requested, in behalf of the Board of Trade
of this city, to elicit, so far as may be by a mere
remark and not a speech, what shall be the sen-
timent of this Convention touching that propo-
sition from the Board of Trade.
A VOfCE— Mr. Cha*-man !
MR. GOODRICH— When I cast my eye about
this vast tabernacle, that has t<een reared by
the taste and muoiGcence of the ladies and
gentlemen of Chicago, and which has been ten-
aered to the great Republican cause, without
money and without price, [great applause] I ap-
prehend that every delegate in this Convention
will respond aye to the invitation. I have noth-
ing more to sav. [Great applause.]
Mr. DUDLEY, of N.Jersey— I move you that
the invita'.ion be accepted, and that a committee
be appointed to notify the Board of Trade of
the acceptance.
Mr. GOODRICH— Sir!
Mr. DUDLEY, of New Jersey— I move, Sir,
that there be a committee of five appointed to
inform the Board of Trade that we accept the
invitation for five o'clock, and that the commit-
tee be appointed by the Chair.
DELEGATE from Iowa— I move you that it
be embraced in that resolution that the thanks
of this Convention be tendered to the Board of
Trade for their very liberal otier. Amendment
accepted and resolution as .Tmended adopted.
A VOICE— Three cheers for the ladies of
Chicago. Cheers given.
Mr. HORACE GREELEY, of Oregon— Have
we provided for a Committee on Platform?
The PRESIDENT— We have not.
Mr. GREELEY— Then I move we have a call
of the States for the purpose of appointing a
Committee on Platform.
The PRESIDENT— Will that be in order un-
til after the permanent organization?
Mr. CARTThR, of Ohio— 1 move the appoint-
ment of a Commiitee of one from each State by
the respective delegations from the several
States, to report resolutions and a Platform,
and that the Committee be made up in the ordi-
nary manner by calling the roll of the States.
The PRESIDENT— The gentleman from Ore-
gon has already moved that —
Mr. GREELEY — I withdraw mice.
Mr. S. P. OYLER, of Indiana— I move to lay
the motion on the table until after the perma-
nent organization.
Gov. "REEDER, of Pennsylvania— Will the
Chair inform the Conven.ion what motion is be-
fore it ?
The President stated the motion of Mr. Cart-
ter.
Gov. REEDER— I rise to oppose the motion.
It is the business of this Convention now to per-
fect its organization. You have appointed
a Committee on Credentials, in the order of
business, and on Permanent Organization, and
because we are not orgaaised it eeems to me
improper.
A VOICE (On the opposite side of the house.)
— Spesk louder — we cannot hear you.
GOV. REEDER— All I have to say is not
worth talking to those at the other end of the
platform. 1 merely desire to say that I think
this motion at this "lime is out of place. It will
be time enough to provide for a platform and
resoiutinns when we shall have organized this
Convention, and we are appointing committees
now simply because we are not organized. T*iis
matter of a platform and resolutions is not a
preliminary affair. It is not at all necessary to
our organization, and therefore it is upon the
same footing with the nomination of a candi-
date and shouid wait until the permanent and
perfect organization of the Convention before
It should be entered upon.
Mr. CAkTTER —I made that motion with the
view of putting the Convention at work ; whe-
ther the resolution is passed to day or to-mor-
row, it will be passed by the same body of men
and with the view to tbe declaration of their
sentiments. It is a laborious work and ought
to be performed while the Convention is in its
vigor. The Chairman cannot fail to have re-
marked tbe indisposition to labor, when wilhin 15
minutes after getting together, a pleasure excur-
rsion is voted here. I hope it will be a pleasant
one, but I think before we take it we had better
designate those who will enter upon the per
formances of the sphere of labor in this Conven-
tion, aniH we can do it as well now as any time.
Mr. ELI THAYER, of Oregon.— I am oppos-
ed to the amendment which has been ofl'ered by
the gentleman from Pennsylvania. I do not
consider that the mere appointment of this Con-
mittee is at all inconsistent with the prelimina-
ry business of this Convention. It is not pro-
posed and it is not expected that this commit-
i tee will report to day. It is important, as the
gentleman who preceded me has said, that this
committee should have ample time to consider
what shall be tbe platform of the Republican
party in the coming campaign. Thif>, sir, is the
great bm°den of the work of this Convention,
and I f ope there will be no time lost in appoin-
ting this committee, and that they themselves
will lose no time in the labor that is entrusted
to their hands I am, therefore, opposed to
this amendment which proposes delay. The
the States and Territories are ready to name the
man who shall constitute ft>r each a member of
this committee. The State of Oregon is ready
now.
[Cries of " Question."]
Mr. HAZARD, of Rhode Island— The gen-
tlemen who advocate the postponement are
right in theory, but it is obvious that the prac-
tical operation of this Convention would be re-
tarded by a postponement. I hope, therefore,
the motion to postpone will be withdrawn.
GOV. REEDER — Ihe gentleman says we are
right. It' we are right why should we be voted
down. It seems to me that when gentlemen
concede that we are right, there is generally
nothing remaining to do but to carry out the
right. We are transgressing the right here,
and for the purpo?.e of what? For the purpose
of convenience and because it can make no dif-
ference. It may make no difference now, but
the time may come, and will come, when it will
make a difference, and then this action will be
cited as a precedent. I am opposed to making
bad precedems. I believe that the only way to
pursue is, to do it right and injorder. If you ap-
point a Committee, what is to prevent that Com-
mittee from reporting to this Convention before
you have made a permanent organization ? And
if they do so report, what is to prevent a ma-
jority of this Convention passing upon the reso-
lutions and platform before you are organized ?
Do the gentlemen desire to see that ? Do they
desire to establish a precedent such as that,
which may be used at some great crises in the
future for purposes of evil? It is admitted that
we are right and it seems to me that there the
question ends.
Mr. CARTTER— The gentleman from Penn-
sylvania is begging a little more than I am will-
ing to grant. 1 do not feel that the first move-
ment is right. There is no such concession in
this quarter of the hall. [Loud cries of " ques-
tion, which interrupting the speaker, he took
his seat.]
The motion of Mr. Oyler of Indiana to lay
over the motion to appoint a Committee on
Platform and Resolutions until after the perma-
nent organization of the Convention, was then
i put to vote and lost.
JUDGE HOGEBOOM (of New York)— I move
to amend the Enotion to appoint a Committee
on Platform and Resolutions, by adding, " that
tbe Committee report as soon as convenient
after the permanent organization of the Con-
vention."
Mr. CARTTER — I accept the amendment.
Mr. OYLER (of Indiana)— We have al-
ready appointed a Committee on Cre-
dentials,' and for what? To know
authoritatively and legally who have a right to
a seat upon this floor. Now, Sir, we are going
on to provide for the most important thing that
this Convention will do, except the designation
of the man who shall bear our standard. I
shall not attempt to say that there is one man
on this floor not legally entitled to his seat, but
we have no evidence of the fact. It is true, we
have entered upon this floor and hava arranged
ourselves at the difi'erent points which we de-
signated by the i ames of the States, and the
fair presumption is that the men who fill these
seats are honestly entitled to ihem ; but that is
no proof of the fact, and I undertake to say
that this proceeding is against all precedent,
and a bad precedent to be set by a Republican
Gonveniion. Why tbis haste? We will "work
in haste and repent at leisure." What ham
can be done by deferring this unfil after the
Committee on Permanent Organization report-,
and the Convention organizes itself as a Re-
publican National Conveation? We are not
that yet. I hope that delegates will consider ;
that they will stop. Let us be organized before
we do or undertake to do the most important
work we have got to accomplish.
Mr. GREELEY — If there is any question here
as to the right ;.f any delegation on this floor,
I am willing that this matter should not be
urged. But if there is none, then let us have
this Committee appointed. It will take thirty-
six hours for the Committee to prepare their re
port, and the Committee should be appointed
now so thgy can have full opportunity. If
there is any question as to the right of any
delegates, we will waive it.
Gov. BOUTWELL (of Massachusetts)— The
first thiog tor us is to be right. We are assem
bled not for deliberation, but for organization.
Let us organize and then deliberate, and until
we have perfected our organization, it will be a
dangerous precedent to set up here with refer-
ence to a new party that is organized
for tbe government of this country,
through a generation to establish a precedent
■which, wheu eontestants come here from the
Pacific and the south, will lead to difficulties on
the fljor. We have time enough. Better devote
it to the organization of this convention rather
than to au excursion ; thankful as we are for
the hospitality of the city, we have a greater du-
ty to perform to this country. I move to lay
this (Mr. Carter's) resolution on the table.
The motion of Governor Boutwell to lay on
the table was carried. [Loud cheers,]
Mr. SWEETSER, (of Mass.)— I move that
■when this con veution adjourn, it adjourn to meet
at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The reason why I
move this is, that it seems to me desirable that
we should somet.me proceed with the business
of the convention. If we are going to take up
the time in excursions on the lake I do not
know when we will have time for business. I
am willing to change the time if any body can
tell us that we cat return from the excursion in
time for a meeting of business this evening.
Mr. BEN. EGGLESTON of Ohio.— I move to
amend by making the time ten o'clock to mor-
row morning. Now, Mr, President, I am very
well satisfied that the motion just voted down
in reference to the resolution, will make the
Conveation one day longer, and we delegates
from Ohio, some of us, are running out of
funds. It will take a day or two longer. It
takes an hour and a half to seat the delegates
and to seat outsiders from two to four hours'
[Laughter.] I want it understood that I came
here to work and am not going on the lake; nor
is any delegate who came here to work. But I
am willing to amend my motion by making it
5 o'clock if desired.
Judge JA.MES, (of New York )— If we had ap-
pointed tbe committee on platform and resolu-
tions, Ihen we could have with safety adjourn-
ed until to morrow morning; but we have vot-
ed that down. We want to make a permanent
organization in order that the committee may
be appointed, so that it may have the resolu-
tions ready to present to us to-morrow morn-
ing.
Mr. JDDD, (of Del.) — It seems to me, sir, if yon
undertake to assemble this Convention at three
o'clock, the business for which the Committee on
Credentials and the Committee on Permanent
Organization have been appointed will not be
accomplished.
A DELEGATE from Minnesota— Make it four,
five, or pix.
Mr. JUDD — My reason for making the sug-
gestion is, I believe every man here wants his
dinner, and they are scattered over the entire
city of Chicago, and if they are as hungry as I
think they are, before they can get their din-
ners and meet at the Committee room, the time
will have expired, and the duties will not be
performed by the Committees, unless some gen-
tleman has in his pocket a programme to be fol-
lowed without consulting anybody in regard to
what is to be done by the Committee. I say,
sir, you must give them time if you expect
them to act understandingly ; and there is no
time now between'^two and three o'clock to ac-
complish the purposes for which these Commit-
tees have bpen appointed.
Mr. GOODRICH, of Minnesota-I would ask
the gentleman to name the hour of seven this
evening.
Mr. JUDD — I accept the amendment.
MR. KELLEY, of Pennsylvania—This hall is
engaged for to-night, as I observe by a notice
in the city papers this morning, for an exhibi-
tion of the Zouave drill.
MR JUDD— I beg leave to say that this ball
is under the control of this Convention, when-
ever they want h, day or night. [Applause.]
MR. EGGLESION— I accept the amendment
to meet at seven o'clock this evening.
MR. KELLEY, of Pennsylvania — There are
a large portion of the members of this Conven-
tion who cannot get together and have a night
session. There are too many of them to call
tbis vast Convention together for a night ses-
sion. I hope the night session will go down.
MR. JAMES, of New York — Mr. Chairman,
if any gentleman who voted for the resolution
that has passed, against appointing the Com-
mittee on Resolutions, will move a recon.«idera-
tion, there will be no ditliculty in making an
adjournment until to-morrow morning, unless-
this is voted down. We will lose less time by
this course. I cmnot make the motion.
A DELEGATE— Yes, you can. You voted
with the majority.
Mr. JAMES — Then I move a reconsideration.
The CHAIR— Did the gentleman from New
York vote in favor of the motion?
Mr. JAMES— I did not. .
Mr. HOGEBOOM, of N. Y, Mr. Chairman—
The CIIAIEl— I uuderstand the motion to be
to reconsider the vote by which the resolution
was just la'd upon the table.
A. DELEGATE ff<im Michi^^an. I rise to
make that moiioD. I move that the motion to
lay on the table be reconsidered, and the ap-
pointment of the Committee on Resolutions be
now taken from the table, or reconsidered.
A DELEGATE from Indiana [amid cries of
" Question !" Question !"J I rise to a point of
order. I m;ike ibis point of order, viz: A
motion to reconsider tae last, while there is a
motion pending for our adjournment that has
not beeu withdrawn.
Mr. CARTTER— I want to make a motion if
it is in order to make a motion.
The CHAIR— It is the opinion of the Chair
that the motion to reconsider is not in order, for
this reason : That there was pendingbefore this
Convention at the time a resolution to adjourn
until 7 o'clock th's evening, and to that there
was an amendment that the hour be fixed at 9
o'clock to-morrow morning.
A VOICE — That motion ia now withdrawn.
The CHAIR— Then the other is in order.
A DELEGATE— I renew the motion.
The CHAIR— The question ia, shall the vote
to lay on the table be reconsidered.
Mr. PRESTON KING (of New York)— I am
satisfied that one of the d'fiiculties in tbe pro
eress of our business is this excursion on the
Lake — a very pleasant one, and one for which I
feel, and I have no doubt the entire Convention
feels indebted to the hospitality and generosity
cf the citizens of Chicago. But our object here
is business, and not pleasure. I trust, there-
fore, that we may make an adjournment which
will conform to the convenience of all. If we
have old gentlemen here, or others, who, from
any cause, do not desire to have an evening
session, let us adjourn to meet again at five
o'clock, and we can, between that time and
dark, perform the acts necessary to a complete
organieatiou, and thus save at least a day's
time of the Couventioi. If we adjourn until
to-morrow, we lose certainly an entire day.
There is no doubt about that. This Committee
on Platlorm and Resolutions ought to have this
evenin ' to sit; and while I did cot regard it as
material whether that Committee was appointed
before or after organization, I am willing to
concede that it is more regular and more in ac-
cordance with parliamentary usage that we
should tiike tbe course that was sug-
gested here. Let us now act wiih a
spirit of conciliation and unanimity if we can.
I think if we arljourn to 5 o'clock we may get
together and then organize and appoint our
committees and be prepared to-morrow morn-
ing to go to work. That will makeit, of course,
impossible or inconvenient to go on this excur-
sion, but it is better that we should attend to
our labors, even at a little sacrifice than dltfer
in Convention.
A DELEGATE from Missouri— I hope the
members of this Convention will not stu'.tify
themselves in acceptin-i the invitation so kind-
ly tendered to us and then immediately rescind-
ing it.
MR. KING — I am going to move that the
proposition iu relation to this excursion be re-
ferred to our Business Committee, between
whom and the Board of Trade some arrange-
ment can be made. Imove that the communi-
cation frcm the Board of Trade be referred to
the Business Committee of this Convention.
The CHAIR- The gentlemen from New York
vrill please understand there is still pending a
' motion to take from the table the resolution
I heretofore laid upon the table.
I MR. PRESTOX KING— If that is insisted
upon, we must take the voice of tbe Convention
upon it. My object ih making ffcis motion was
to see if we could not come to some understand-
ing, or reach some conclusion, with unanimity.
[Cries of '* question, question."]
The CHAIR— The qu'-stion is, shall the reso-
lution laid upon the table, respecting the plat-
form, be now taken from the table.
MR. SWEETSER, of Massachusetts— Does
not that require a two-thirds vote ^to do it,
under the rules of the House of Representa-
tive!!? I moved to adjourn until five o'clock ;
somebody else moved to amend, and adjourn
until nine or ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
My original motion has never been withdrawn.
The CHAIR — I so understood it to be.
MR. SWEETSER— The gentleman withdrew
his motion. I still ask to have my motion
put.
The CHAIR— The question is, shall ibis Con-
vention when it adjourns, adj )urn to meet at
five o'clock this afternoon ; and the amendment
is, to nine o'clock tomorrow morning.
Mr. CLEVELAND, of Connecticut— I am
sure, gentlemen, that you are all disposed to
act as you look — like gentlemen. I desire to
say to you that we have a very polite and gen-
tlemanly communication from the Board of
Trade, and we have by a vote accepted it.
Ncv I agree with my friend from New York,
that we had better not do it, but to get out of
it and treat them fairly, we have only to make
amotion to reconsider, and then we can dis-
pose of it in such a manner as the Convention
shall see fit, and in such a manner as is consist-
ent with the gentlemanly character of those
who made the invitation. In passing a motion
to accept it, and then voting to adjourn till .5
o'clock, we seem to throw contempt upon their
very civil invitation. If the gentleman will
withdraw his motion, for the purpose of making
a motion to reconsider, I will make that motion,
and then we can get out of the trouble.
I Mr. SWEETSER— I withdraw the motion
j simply for that purpose.
I The CHAIR— The difiiculty is here : If yon
I withdraw your motion touching the hour of ad-
I journment, then comes before the Convention,
' as I understand it, the motion to take from the
table the resolution concerning the Platform.
t The motion before the Convention is that we
j adjourn, when we do adjourn, until to-morrow
morning at 9 o'clock.
! Motion put and lost. [Applause.]
' The CHaIR— Now the proposition before the
I Convention is that when this Convention ad-
journs, it adjourn to meet at 5 o'clock this after-
noon.
i Jlotion put and carried. [Applause.]
i Mr. GIDDINGS— (Loud cheers.) 1 rise for
the purpose of alluding to the invitation
which has been accepted by this Con-
vention, received from the Board of
Trade to meet there at 5 o'clock for a pleasure
excursion. I do this, sir, from a sincere con-
viction that every gentleman who has come
here has come impressed with the solemnity of
the business before us— knowing that we are
here to perform high and solemn duties to our
country and ourselves, and in justice to the
cause in which we are employed, we should be
zealously engaged in the business before us ;
and here I will take leave to say we have had a
precedent recently set before us. far south of
this, which should caution us about spending
our time here to the wearying of the public
mind in witnessing our discussions. If we can
close up our business to-morrow by two orthree
o'clock, it will tell upon the community with a
moral force that is incalculable, [Loud and
prolonged applause.] Now, Mr. Chairman, I
will labor from this time until three o'clock to-
morrow in order to attain the object of a final
adjournment at that time. [Renewed cheering.]
Then sir, I am willing to accept the kind invi-
tation of the Board of Trade here, and enjoy
the pleasure of going upon the proposed excur-
sion. For the purpose of reconsidering this
vote, and then referring it to a Committe that
they shall make the arrangements with the
Board of Trade, so that at our adjournment we
will meet them and cordially accept the invi-
ta*ion and take this excursion. I now move
that we reconsider the vote by which that mo-
tion was carried, accepting the pleasure excur
sion. Motion put and carried.
Mr. LOWRY, of Penn. — I move you sir that
a committee of one from each State be appoint-
ed by the Chair to confer with the Board of
Trade,
VOICES — Make it a committee of five.
Mr, LUVVRY — I will modify my resolution
and make it a committee of five.
A DELEGATE from Mass.— We have already
a committee appointed upon the order of busi-
ness, and I sut'gest that this matter of the invi-
tation of tLe Board of Trade, of Chicago, can be
referred to it. I make the motion, that that
reference be made.
A DELEGATE from Vermont— I hope that
the committee will give the Board of Trade notice
for they are probably now making their prepara-
tions for the trip, and certainly we should give
them notice.
Motion to appoint a committee of five to con-
fer adopted.
The Chair then appointed the following coia-
mittee :
MOKRO''^ B. LOWRY, of Pennsylvania.
AABOV GOODRIOH, of Minnesota.
JOSHUA. R. GIf>DI^GS. of Ohio
F. P. BLAIR, of Maryland.
C. F. Ci.EVELa.KD, of Connecticut,
The convention then adjourned until 5 o'clock
P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order at S-.15
p. M , by the temporary President.
THE INVITATION.
Mr. LOWRY, of Pennsylvania. — I would ask
leave to make a report. The committee have
called upon our friends, the Board of Trade,
who invited us to the excursion. They exten-
ded to us an invitattion and we accepted it.
They left immediately and prepared themselves
to carry out the arrangement that they had
proposed for our enjoyment. They have a per-
fect fleet down there now in readiness. Before
I could get there— before I could find the parties
who have invited us, they had their fleet ready
to .carry ns, and largs enough to carry us all.
They say that if we are so pressed with busi-
ness we can hold the Convention on the decks
of their vessels if we desire it, and we can, so
they say, have tbeir cabins for rooms to caucus
in. They are disposed very much to press us
and will wait one hour : that will make it six
o'clock. Now, inasmuch ns the people of Chi
cago extend to us this invitation, I hope it will
be unanimouslv accepted for 6 o'clock.
Mr. CARTTER of Ohio— I rise to a question
of order. There is one question already before
the house.
Mr. GOODRICH of Minnesota- Say"as soon
thereafter as possible." We may perhaps have
to wait fifteen or twenty minutes thereafter. I
hope that we shall go on and perfect our organ-
ization, and I believe that can be done within
the time named, I hope the Convention will
at get readv at once to take th-at excursion and
go in an hour.
Mr. HAZARD of R. I.— The proposition now
made, as I understand it, diffors only from that
of the morning in this: it is now said that it
will not interfere with the progress of business.
[Cries of "Never mind," and much confusion.]
but it does not meet the case. I suppose that
we are here on important business. We are
here, believing as was said this morning [much
confusion] believing that the government is
pressed on both sides, one half of the Demo-
cratic party threatening us with annihilation —
So much confusion was here made that the
speaker's words could not be heard at the re-
porter's desk.
Loud calls for the "question.".
The question to adjourn to six o'clock being
submitted was lost amid much apsplause.
The PRESIDENT announced that the reports
of the Committees were in order, and asked for
the report of the Committee on Permanent Or-
ganizi'ion. [Cries of "Good."]
Mr. HINCKLEY of California— I ask if it is
not in accordance with usage that the Commit-
tee on Credentials to first report?
The PRESIDENT— I do not know that there
is any special order in which Committees should
report.
Mr KELLY of Pennsylvania — I move that
the report of the Committee on Credentials be
called, so that we may know who are members
of the Convention.
The motion of Mr. Kelly was carried.
Mr. COMINS ot Massachusetts stated that the
Committee on Permanent Organisation had
agreed upon a report, and that its Chairman
would be present very soon to present the re-
port to the Convention.
The PRESIDENT called for the report of th©
Committee on Credentials, if the Chairman was
present.
Judge TRACY, of California — I understand
that the Committee on the Order of Business
is ready to report in part, and inasmuch as no
other committee seems to be ready to report I
propose that the Chair call for the report of
that Committee.
The PRESIDENT— I think that if the Com-
mittee on Permanent Organization is ready to
report, it would be best to receive that.
Judge TRACY — Certainly, if they are in a
state of crvstalization. [Laughter.]
The PRESIDENT— I understand ftiat thej
are ready.
Mr. IIORTON, of the Committee on Perma-
nent Organization, made a report in part that
they have agreed upon Mr. Ashmuu of Massa-
chusetts.
A VOICE -Georse?
Ihe PRESIDENT— Hon. George Ashmun
[A Voice, "Good boy"— laughter,] of Massa-
chusetts for President of the Convention. ]Pro-
lont;ed cheers.
The report in reference to the selection of
permanent President was unanimously adopted.
A VOICE— Nary a " no." [Laughter.]
The temporary President appointed Hon.
Preston King of New York, and Carl Schurz
Esq., a committee to conduct the President to
the Chair. The appearance of Mr. Schurz was
the signal for loud cheers.
The President was conducted to the Chair-
amid enthusiastic applause. 'When this had
subsided he addressed the Conventioo.
SPEECH OF HON. GEORGE ASHMCX.
Gentkmen of tke Conveniv&n, Bepuhltcanf,
Americans — My first duty is to express to you
the deep sense which I feel of this distinguished
mark of your confidence. In the spirit iu which
it has been oflrred I accept it, sensible of
the difficulties which surround the position, but
cheered and sustained by tbe faith that the
same generosity that has brought me here
will carry me through tbe discharge of the du-
ties. I will not shrink from this position, at
the same time the post of danger as well as the
post of honor, [Applause.] Gentlemen, we
have come here to day at the call of our coun-
try from widely separated tomes, to fulfill a
great and important duty. No ordinary call
has brought us together. Nothing but a mo-
mentous question would have called this vast
multitude here to-day — nothing but a deep
sense of the danger into which our government
is fa^t running could have rallied the people
thus iK. this city to-day, for the purpose of res-
cuing tbe government from the deep degrada
tion into which it has fallen. [Loud applause.]
"We have come here at the call of our country
for the purpose of prepaiiog for the most
solemn duty that freemen have to perform.
We are here in the ordinary capacity as del-
egates of tbe people, to prepare for the forma
tion and carrying on of a new administration,
and with the help of the people we will do it.
(Applause.) No mere controversy about mis
erable abstractions has brought us hereto-day ;
we hav'j not come here on any idle question.
The sacrifice which most of us have made in the
extended journey, and in tbe time devoted to
it.could ouly have been madeupon somegolemn
call ; and tbe stern look which 1 see, the solemn
look wh ch I see on every face, and the earnest
behavior which has been manifested in all the
preliminary discussions, shows full well that
we all have a true and deep sense of tbe solemn
obligation which is resting upon us. Gentlemen,
it does not belong to me to make an extended
address; it is for me rather to ussist in the de-
tails of th>^ business that belong to this Con-
vention. Cut allow me to say that I
think we have a light here today,
in the name of the American people to say that
we impeach the Administration of our General
Government of the highest crimes which can
be committed against a Constitutional govern-
ment, against a free people, and against human-
ity. [Prolonged chears.] The catalogue of its
crimes it is not for me to recite. It is written
upon every page of the history of the present
Administration, and I care not how many paper
protests the President may sead into the House
of Representatives [lauguter and applause], we
here, the grand inquest of the nation, will find
out lor him and his confederates not merely
punishment terrible and sure, but a
remedy which shall be satisfactory.
(Prolonged cheers.) Gentl men, before pio-
ceeding to the duties of the Convention, allow
me to congratulate you and the people upon
thestriking feature which, I thick, must have
been noticed by everybody who has mixed in
the preliminary discussions of the people who
have gathered in this beautiful city. It is that
brotherly kindness and generous emulation
which has marked every conversation and eve-
ry discussion, showing a desire for nothing else
but their country's good. Earnest, warm and
generous oreferences are expressed, ardent
hopes and Fond purposes are declared, but not
wilhin the three days I have spent among
you all, have I heard one unkind word,
uttered by one man towards another. I hail it
as an augury of success, and if during the' pro-
ceedings of this convention you will unite to
perpetuate that feeling and allow it to pervade
all your proceedings, I declare to jou, that i
think it is the surest and brighest promise
of our success, whoever may be tbe standard
bearer in tbe contest that is pending. [Ap-
plause.! In that spirit gentlemen let us now
proceed to the business — to the great work,
which the American people have given in-
to our hands to do. [Applause.]
THE OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION.
MR. MARSH, of New Jersey— The Commit-
tee on Permanent Organization having reported
in part, desires to complete its report.
The (Committee appointed to recommend ofiB-
cers for the permane >t organization of this Con-
vention, have attended to that duty, and report
that the officers shall consist of a President,
twenty-seven Vice Presidents, and twenty-six
Secretaries ; and the following gentlemen are
recommended to fill the offices respectively
named :
PRESIDENT :
Hon. GEORGE ASHMUN, of Massach«s»tta.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
rnUfornia A. A. SAROENT.
Connedicvt C. F. CLEVELaNIJ,
D'laicare JuHW C. CLARK.
/nwa H. P. SCHOLTB.
jiiiywh DAVID Davis.
Indiana JOHN BEARD.
Kmlucki/ W. D. GALLAGHER.
Maint ' SAMUEL F. HERSCT.
Man/land WM. L. MAR HALL.
ifa.iiathtisett/', ENSIGN H. K.ELL0Q6.
MirMgan J. W. FRRRv,
Mini.eiota aAROM GOO RICH.
Missouri HFISKY T. BLOW.
i\ew York "WM. OHRTIS NOTES.
^e^DJ<^rs^y G. E. ROQF.KS.
New Hampshire \YM. H AILE.
Ohio GFO. D. Hi.iRG'RSS.
Oe'ion JOE t. HURLING AMB.
Pmnn/hania 1 HADDEUS ?TEVtKS.
Rhode Hand ROWLAND G. HAZ\RD.
Texas M. S. <;. OHANDLEct.
Vermont "WM. HEBORD.
Virginia R . C R A W F 0 R D .
Wiscomin HAN-< CRO KER.
A ehrasha — FADDOCK.
Kansas W. W. ROS^S.
Ditt. Col GEO. HAKRINGTOIT.
SECRETARIES.
California D. J. STAPLES,
■ mnectiml H. H. STA KKWEATHEK.
Pelaicare B J.HOPKINS.
Jo'a WILLIAM M. STONE.
lIHnnis O. L. DAVlS.
Indiana DaNILL D. PRATT.
Kennicky TEPWN J. HOWES.
Miinr f'. A. "WING.
Maryland WILLIAM E. COALE.
Mi--^sachu«eUs V. O. ROGERS.
"irhiian W. 8. ^TO^G^TON.
Minnesota P. A. PECOMBE.
Missouri J. K. KIDD.
Aew rork GEO. "W. C'RTIS.
A-ic Jersey ED"WA -D B ' ETTLE-.
Aeie Bampshire NATHAN HUBBARD.
(hio H. J. BEEBE.
Oregon ELI THATER.
renwylvania .1. E. HELL.
RhodeMand R. R. HAZARD.
■jej-tu iiONALD HKND^TOOir.
Vermont JOHN VT. STEW/tRT.
Virfi'nia A. W. rA"MPB0Li":
Wv,omMn L. F. FRISBII.
KanMiut JOHN fl. MAJlTWr.
Nebraska H. P. HIiCHR.oJK.
On motion, the report was received and
adopted nem. con.
Mr. TRACY of California— I nove that a
committee of one from each State a«d Territo-
ry be appointed, to be nominated bv the dele-
gates of the respective States, on Resolutions
and Platform.
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Mr. CARTTEE,— And I move that all the res- j
olutions submitted to this Convention be refer-
red to that committee without debate.
Mr. TRACY — I accept the amendment.
PRESENTATION OP A GAVEL.
Mr. JUDD— Task the gentlemen to suspend
for one moment, while I make a presentation to
the President of this Convention. I am directed,
Mr. President, on behalf of one of the working
mechanic Republicans of Chicago, to present
to you, sir, this emblem of your authority. [Ex-
hibiting a beautifully wrought, oak gavel, fin-
ished and ornamented with ivory and silver]
It is not, sir, the wood and the ivory and the
silver —
Air. HINCKLEY of California— [Interrupt-
ing.] I rise to a point of order. [" Sit down,"
" Go on with the prcentation," and great con
fusion.] The Committee on Order of Business
has not yet been reported from ; when that
committee reports perhaps the Convention will
find the adoption or rejection of that report will
settle the controversy in reference to the ap-
pointment of the Committee on Platforms and
Resolutions.
The CHAIR— The Chair holds that that is
not a poict of order. [Applause ] The ques-
tion is upon the resolution of the gentleman
from CaHTornia (Mr. Tracy.)
Mr. JUDD— I would not. Sir, have attempted
to have made this presentation if I had not sup-
posed that 1 h id the unanimous consent at this
time of the Convention, [Applause and cries
of "Go on," "go on,"] I was sg-jing to you,
Sir, that it was not the wood or the ivory or
the silver, of which that little instruorent is
composed, that renders it va uable. It has,
like the Republican party, a history. It is a
piece of oak taken from Commopore Perry's
flag ship — the Lawrence. [Applause,] It is
not from i's size that its power is to be es-
timated. It is, like the Republican rule, strong
but not noisy. [Great enthusiasm.] It
is not, that the Republicans require a noisy
and violent government, or they require
riotously to put down the sham Democracy ;
but they require, and intend to apply to them
and to all those persons who seek disunion and
keep up a cry about destroying our Govern-
ment, the little force necessary to control and
restrain them, like the little force which will be
necessary for you, Mr. President, to use in pre-
siding over the deliberations of this Conven
tion [Great cheers.]
There is a motto, too, adopted by that me-
chanic, which should be a motto for every Re-
publican in this Convention — the motto borne
upon tht flag of the gallant Perry, "Don't
give up the ship." [Great applause] Mr. Presi-
dent, in presenting this to you, in addition to
the motto furnished by the mechanic who man-
ufactured this, as an evidence of his warmth
and zeal in the Republican cause, I would re-
commend to this Convention to believe that
the person who will be nominated here, can,
when the election is over in November, send a
despatch to Washington in the language of the
gallant Perry, " We have met the enemy, and
they are ours." [Terrific cheering. Voices,
" Name, name."] Mr. President, in the begin-
ning I should have named, Mr. C. G. Thomas,
of Cbicago, [Hearty applause.]
The PRESIDENt-In bebalf of the Con-
ven'.ion I accept from the hands of the gentle
man trom Illinois the present made by the
Chicago mechanic ; and I have only to say to-
day that all the auguries are that we shall meet
the enemy and they shall be ours. [Cheere,]
Mr. DEMBITZ, of Ky., annou»eed that
the Committe on Rules and Order of f^usiness
had matured a partial report, defining the man-
ner in which votes should be taken in the Con-
vention. He moved that that report be now
called up.
The PRESIDENT announced that the ques-
tion on the apnoiutment of a Committee on Reso-
lutions and Platform was pending.
Mr. DEMBirZ moved that the question on
the appoiotment of a Committee on Platform
and Resolutions be postponed until the reoort
of the Committee on Rules and Order of Busi-
ness had been received.
The motion of Mr. Dembitz was lost.
The PRESIDENT— The question is now on
the aopointment of a Committee on Resolutions
and Platform to whom to refer without debate
all resolutions or propositions.
Gov. REEDER— Mr. President—
VOICES—" Name."
The PRESIDENT— Gov. Reeder of Pennsyl-
vania. [Prolonged cheers.]
Gov. REEDER— I understand the resolution
before the Convention to be that a Committee
of one from each State be appointed for the pur-
pose of drafting a Platform and Resolutions.
Am I right?
The PRESIDENT— You are, substantially.
Gov. REEDER— Then I move to amend so
that it may include the Territories.
Judge TRACY— That is the language of the
motion.
The motion to appoint a Committee on Plat-
form and Besolutions was then carried.
The PRESIDENT suggested to the Convention
the propriety of having a roll of the Convention
arranged under the heads of the different States
made out by the Secretaries and to be printed
for the use of the Convention. He then pro-
posed to call the States for the appointment of
a Committee on Resolutions and Platform.
MR. JAMES, of New York— Before that is
put, I would suggest that the Committee on
Credentials report. We refused to adopt this
very res'^lutinn before dinner,
"The CHAIR— The Chair is about to call the
roll of the States, for the purpose oi receiving
the names of gentlemen to constitute a Commit-
tee on Resolutions,
THE COMMITTEE OX RESOLUTIONS,
The roll was then called and the Committee
constituted as follows :
JUnne GEOflGEF. TALBOTT.
N. Hamiukire AMO^ TU'K.
VermorU EBENEZERM. BRIGQS.
Massachusetts GEORuE S. hOIT I'W ELL,
Rhode Island BENJAMIN T.EAMES,
Vonneclicut S. W. KE^ LO iG.
New York H R. SELDEM.
NewJ^'Tsey THOS. H. DUDLET.
Pennsylvania,.... wiLLtftM .TE?SUP.
D-laxoare N. B.SMIxHKRS.
Maryland F. f. BL-ilR.
Virginia..: ALFRED OALT)WELL.
Ohw JOSEPH H BARKETT.
Kentucky GEORGE r>. BLAKElf.
Tndiand WM. T.OTTO.
Michigan AUSTIN hLAIR.
Illinois GUST-^VUS KCERNER.
Wis'onsin CARL SOHOKZ.
Minnesota STELniEN MILLER.
Itioa. J. A. K.ASSON.
Missouri CHA'^. L. BRRNAYS.
Oaiifornia F. P. TR4. Y.
Oimon HORACE G REELEY.
Te^as H. A S'JAW.
D.Co'umbia 'J. A. HILL.
i-ebraska A.SM-)NE? GARDNER.
Kansas JOHN P. HAITEKSCHIEDT.
OTHER REPORTS.
MR CORWINE, of Ohio— The Committee on
Business have a report prepared In part, but
they are detained somewhat by the want of the
report of the Committee on Credentials.
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MR. nOPKINS, of Massachusetts— Tn re-
sponse to tbe suggestion from the Chair, T move
you that tbeSfcretaries of this Convention be di-
rected to prepare a full list of the deleg;ites to
this Con veu lion.
MR. , of Missouri — I would move as
an amendment, that it contain their post office
addresses.
The CtlATR— That, I suppose, will be aitend-
ed to. li will all be done under the direction of
the Secretaries.
Motion to print adcpted.
AK OTHER INVITATION.
The CHATR. I have received a communica
tion fri)m the Z :)uave Guard directed to this
Couvention, which Capt. Rogers of Mass. will
read.
CHARLES 0. ROGERS read as follows :
Armobt of the Zouave Tadet Gcard, I
May 16, ISt'U. 5
To the Uonordhle memhers of the National Re-
fublican Convention — Gentlemen : lu comoli-
ance with the wi.-hes of the citizens, we are,
through the courtesy of tbe Committee, permit-
ted to occupy the " \Yigwam" this evening lor
an exhibition drill, to which we beg tD return
an invitation to tbe members of your honorable
body. We shall feel highly honored by the
presence of all who can find leisure to atteud.
Tickets of admission will be found at the head-
quarters of the different delegations.
I have the honor to be your obed't serv't,
E. E Ellswouth,
Commander U. S. Zouave Cadets.
On motion the invitation to be present, was
accepted with thanks.
MORE PRINTING.
Mr. KAUFMANN of Pennsylvania. I would
sugi;est to ihe Committee on Plitform before
they present to tbe Convention their report,
that they have a large number of copies printed
and distributed to all members so that they can
see it. It will be impossible to have it read
here so that we can understand it clearly, and
members will not know if they are in favor of
it or against it. I will make a motion to that
eflect.
Motion to print carried.
ABOUT ADJOURNMENT.
Mr. VORHIES of Indiana. I move that
when this Convention adjo rns, it do adjourn
until to morrow morning at nine o'clock.
M41SY VOICES. "Make it ten."
The CHAIR. It is moved to amend by sub-
stituting '"ten."
Mr. TRACY of California, — Nine o'clock is 1
too early. I have come a long way, meny i
thousand miles, to attend this convention and ;
am tired and I can't get up so early. I
Mr. KELLEY of Pennsylvania. — There are
several committees who have business to attend '
to; one of whicb I know meets at eight and j
another at halfpaet eight, and it wil be im-
Eossible for them to get through their business j
y nine o'clock. In endeavorini; to save an ^
hour, I think the convention will waste much i
more time. I think that it would be morejudi- j
cious to meet at ten o'clock, when the com-
mittees can come in with their reports.
The Bioiion to adjourn to ten o'clock pre- '
vailed. j
Mr. ROLLINS, of New Hampshire offered i
the following resolution :
Btsolvid, That the delegations from each ;
State and Territory represented in this Conven-
tion be requested to designate and report the '
name of one individual to serve as a member '
of the National R^^publican Committe for the
enduing four yeats.
Mr. NOUIISE, of Iowa, moved to amend the
resolution so that the Delegations should be
left to select members of the National Commit-
tte who were not members of the Convention.
The am> ndment was accepted and the resolu-
tion adopted.
Tbe Convention then, on motioo, adjourned
to Thu sday morning at 10 o'clock.
SECOND DAY.
The Convention assembled in the Repub-
lican Wigwam at ten o'clock pursuant to ad-
journment, and was called to order by the Presi-
dent.
The CHAIR, [Amid great confusion.] It is
quite apparent that the delegates are incom-
moded by the gentlemen on the pla'tbrm, who
are not members of this Convention; they are
respectfully invited not to occupy seats devoted
to the members of the Convention. (Applaute. )
I will suggest that each delegation through its
chairman, puree 'tself.
Mr. CARTTER of Ohio. I will set tbe exam-
ple. Those gentlemen who do not belong to
the Ohio delegation, will be ikind enough to re-
tire. (Applause.)
PRAYER
"Was then offered up by Rev. W. W. Patten,
of the Second Congregational Church, Chicago,
as follows :
Let us unite in tirayer. Great God, Tliou art the blessed
and the only potentate, King of Kings and Lord of Lords
Thouonly hastimnnrtaiily. Thou dwe.lest in light that
no man can approach unto Thee, whom no man hath seen
nor mortal vision can see. We are Thy weak atd
Tnine erring creatures, and we draw nigh to Thee in all our
dep°ndence, that wc may avail ourselves of thine al
mighty s'rength and boundless wisdom. We thank Thee
that Thou hist given us the greiitboon of existence; that
'1 hou hast sent us into thi? world to work out cur dectiiy
and to do Thy wi)l ; privileging us with the opportunty of
being workers with Thee in Thy benevolent and wise plan.
We thank Thee that we have had our birth and residence in
this land ; and that we have ccme into the world to act rur
pait in these latter ("ays of its h' story. We pray Thee to
qualify us to act that part aright, as men should act who
live Im this nine'eenth century. And we pray Thee, Oh
G d, that Thy blessing mi/ reat upon our country. We
thark Thee that our fathers came over here and laid the
fi uudations of our country in prayer and In fa th, declring
hereto serve God and their fellow men. Acd we pray
Thee, that that same spirit may dwell in their children ; and
may leid them to bring forth the fruts of righteousness
Ilelpthi.s great people to I ememberlhat it is righteousness
that esilt'th a nation, while s'jiisashame unto any peo-
ple. Wethaik Thee that Thou hast permit ed us to wit-
ness this greit convocation of the friends of freedom and
humanity. We pray for Thy blessing to rest upon all in
this Convention who have come hither to tepre e it the
fi lends of freedom in this nation. We bescrch of The? that
Thou wilt give them the wisdom which is from above
which begins in the fearof Gjd. Grant that they may be
sived from that fear of m.an which Thy word dec'eres
br ngelh a snare ; and we pray Thee that they may be en-
abled to act in a manner worthy of theresponsi 'ility com-
itlttcd to them. Grant that in their deliberations they may
be aided by the spirit, and may be broaght to such conclu-
sions as shall be for the furtherance of the caus • of liberty
and of humani'y in this great nation, so that they sha 1 not
only receive the commendation of their fe'Iow men, but
shall be prepared to meet God, and that .^^lave, whose friend
God is, at the great day of account. All tliis we ask in the
name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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INVITATIONS.
The PRESIDENT— The Chair begs leave to
lay before the Convention the following letter:
Chicago. Mav 17, '860.
Hon. Geobge Ashmun, President of the Republican Con-
Tention, (Jh cago :
Dear Sib — The members of the Convention
are invited to an excursion over the C. & R I.
Railroad, to the city of Rock Island, crossing
the Mississippi river bridge to the city ot Daven-
port, Iowa, any day during their stay in Chica-
go which the Convention may designate. The
hour of leaving Chicago and returning, subject
to the wishes of the Convention,
I am respectfully yours,
Henrt Farnum, President.
The PRESIDENT— It will be laid on the ta-
ble for the present. The Chair has another
communication :
To the Honorable President of the National Republican
Convention :
Sin — Can you not arrange to send out some
effective speakers, to entertain twenty thousand
Republicans and their wives, outside the build-
ing ? [Great applause, and cries for " Corwin"
and others.]
THE RULES.
The PRESIDENT— The tirst business in or- ■
der will be to hear the report of the Committee
on the Order of Business. Is that Committee
readv to report?
Mr. COR WINE, of Ohio— Mr. President, I
am instructed by the Committee on Order of
Business and Rules to make the following re-
port :
Rule 1. Upon all subjects before the Con-
vention, the States and Territories shall be
called in the following order:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, Concecticut. New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana,
Missouri, I'exas, Wisconsin, Iowa, California,
Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, Nebraska, Dist.
Columbia.
Rule 2. Four votes shall be cast by the
delegates at large of each State, and each Con-
gressional District shall be entitled to two
votes. The votes of each delegation shall be
reported by its chairman.
Rule 3. The report of the Committee on
Platform and Resolutions shall be acted upon
before the Convention proceeds to ballot for
candidates for President and Vice President.
Role 4. 304 votes, being a majority of the
whole number of votes when all the States of
the Union are represented in this Convention,
according to the rates of representation pre-
sented in Rule 2, shall be required to nominate
the candidates of this Convention for the
offices of President and Vice President. [Ap-
plause and cries of "No! No!'']
ituLB 5. The rules of the House of Repre-
sentatives shall continue to be the rules of this
Convention in so far as they are applicable and
not incon.sis*ent with the foregoing rules.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
A MINORITY REPORT.
Mr. JAMES, of New York. — Before we pro-
ceed to act upon those rules, I wish to say that
when this committee met there were but 17 out
of 25 members present. That the 4lh rule which
has been adopted was only adopted by one ma-
jority, and as a memberof that committee I pro-
pose to offer a substitute, which I will read as
follo'.vg :
The PRESIDENT— Will the gentleman waive
it until the 4th rule comes before the meeting ?
Ma. JAMES — I suppose the amentment should
be submitted before we enter upon the duty of
considering the report.
The PRESIDENT— It will be much more con-
venient for the gentleman to present his amend-
ment when it comes up.
Mr. James - it is a minority report.
The PRESIDENT— It is in order then.
Mr. JAMES — The minority of the Committee
on Business and Rules, propose the following
amendment to the 4th rule, aa a minority re-
port:
4th. That a majority of the whole number of
votes represented in this convention, according
to the votes prescribed by the second rule, shall
be required to nominate a candidate for presi-
dent and vice president. [Applause, and cries
of no ! no ! !]
The PRESIDENT— The first question is upon
the first rule.
Mr. REEDER of Pennsylvania — I desire to
ask this House a question.
ThePRESlDENT— Mr. Cartterof Ohio has
the floor.
Mr. REEDER — I beg the gentleman's par-
don; I had not seen him.
Mr. CARTTER of Ohio— We are approaching
a labor that is going to involve our constituen-
cies in this Convention, and there is no report
from the Committee on Credentials. [Voices —
" We can't hear you."] Before entering upon
the consideration of this report, which I per-
ceive is to be litigated, I propose to go into the
battle with the army organized. [Voices-
" That's correct," " Good." and so on.] There-
fore I ask the postponement of the considera-
tion of the report of the Committee, until we
have a report from the Committee on Creden-
tials.
Mr. REEDER -That is precisely the sugges-
tion I was going to make.
Mr. CARTTER — I knew you were thinking
just about right. [Laughter.]
Motion to postpone adopted unanimously.
REPORT ON credentials.
Mr. BENTON of New Hampshire— On behalf
of the Committee on Credential?, I am instructed
to make the following report :
The Committee on Credentials report here-
with the names and numbers of delegates from
the several States as being elected, and deem it
proper to say that the States of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey have appointed four delegates
from each Congressional district and.eight Sen-
atorial delegates, instead of appointing dele-
gates and alternates; and Iowa has appointed
eight delegates from each Congressional dis-
tricts and sixteen Senatorial delegates. [Laugh-
ter.] The Committee also present the names
of the delegates present and duly elected from
the District of Columbia and the Territories of
Kansas and Nebraska, leaving it for the Con-
vention to decide whether they shall be per-
mitted to vote in this Convention.
All of which is respectfully presented in be
half of the committee.
The Slates and Territories are specified, and
I can read them if the Convention desire it, al-
though the Chairman did not deem it necessary^
as they are in the specification accompanying
the report.
Mr. READER- 1 desire to know if this Com-
mittee has reported what States are represented
and entitled to a vote in this Convention. Have
they so reported?
Mr. BENTON— They have so reported.
Mr. DAVIS, of Massachusetts— I desire to
have that portion of the report read stating
which States are represented and entitled to a
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vote in this Convention, with the number of
votes to each.
Mr. BENTON — In accordance wiih thesugges
tion, I will read :
THE VOTES OP THB STATES.
California 8 New Jersey 23
Connecticut 12 New Hauipsliiru lO
Delaware « O In 4.
Iowa 3i Oregon 5
1111.1013 , 23 PfnnBylvania 54
Jnolana 26 KhodelslaDd 8
K'nuo:>y 24 Texas 8
Malie IS Termont In
Maiyland 10 Virgnl' CO
Massachusetts 2n Wl cnsin 10
Mlciiigan 12 Kansas 6
Minnesota 8 Mehiaka. 6
Ml-soiirl 18 Dlat, Columbia 4
Hkw Vork ■ 70
Mr. DAVIS, of Jfass.— I move that so much
of the report as relates to the delegation from
Texas he referred back to the committee.
Mr. WILMOT, of Penn. — I move to amend
the motion so as to include the States of Mary-
land, Kentucky and Virginia. I had foreseen
belore I came to this Convention, that the ques
tion would very properly arise as to the pro-
priety of allowing these States to have a full
vote in this Convention. We are a Convention
of delegates representing a party, having con-
stituencies at home. This is cot a mass con-
vention, in which a mere numerical majority of
all who choose to attend control the result, but
this is a Convention of delegates reprtesenting
a constituency, and havingconstituents at home
to represent. [Great applause.] Now, sir, can it
be possible tbat those gentlemen who come
hero from States in which there is no organized
party, or from States in which they cannot
maintain an organized party — is it possible that
tbey are to come here and by their votes control
the action ot the Convention? I can see nothing
better calculated to demoralize a party, and to
break it up, than just such a proceeding. Why,
sir, this nomination is to be the nomination of
the Republican party in the Union, not the
nomination of respectable gentlemen who may
belong to the Republican party m Vir-
ginia, Maryland or Kentucky. What are
the facts in Maryland? In Maryland, thirty
gentlemen assembled in Baltimore for the pur-
pose of sending a delegation to this Convention,
bid I hey assemble as the representatives of a
party ? Not at all. They have never had a Re-
publican party in Maryland, and, in my judg-
ment, there will be no such party there until the
people of the tree States shaU [place this gov-
ernment in different hands, and relieve them
from the tyranny which now weighs them down.
There are respectable gentlemen in Maryland,
many of them, who sympathize with us and our
cause ; and so there are in every other South-
ern State; but thej" are not formed nor forming
into a party organization. These gentlemen are
not here as the representativesof any organized
party at all. If this thing is to be done, the re-
sult of the deliberations of this Convention re-
specting its nominee maybe another thing; it
may be other than such a result as would be
produced by the voices of those only who are
properly represented upon this floor. Admit
this precedent, sir, and hereafter some
candidate, or rather the friends of the
candidate may, in their anxiety to procure a
result favorable to their wishes, at the next
convention we shall have, sir, carrv this thing
still further ; and there will be delegates, not
representing any party — but there will be gen-
tlemen, excellent men, no doubt, coming in here
from every State of the Union, brought here by
influences from the North, but not sent here by
a party at home. That will be the result. [Ap-
plause."] Sir, they may possibly cme here in
this manner, in a situation of this kind. I cast
no imputation upon the gentlemen who come
here to this Convention. I have ful confidence
in their iotpgrity and in the earnestness and
zeal with which they are enlisted in the cause;
but, sir, in another Convention that may as-
semble here, gentlemen may come from South
Carolina, from Arkansas, and from Mississippi,
for the express purpose of controlling, de-
moralizing and breaking up the Republican
party. [Loud cheering,] Now, sir, if this la
not stopped, there is no help for us. The true
policy of the Republican party is to aliow all
its members a voice, but in proportion to
their numbers. The Committee have
reported here that 304 votes shall be necessary
to a choice — a majoiity of the votes of all the
States, when a large portion of those States
are not represented here. Why have they
done that? Why have they broken down the
plain old Republican rule, that the majority —
the real majority— snail control? Because
they know it is necessary for the accomplish-
ment of some object. That rule, if adopted,
would establish one precedent in the admis-
sion of men here to vote who are not represent-
atives of a party ; and then they adopt another
mischievous rulejfor the purpose ot rectifying
the first. What we want is, that the representa-
tives of the Republican party here should vote
for a candidate for President, and that a majori-
ty should control. (Tremendous cheering.)
That is what we desire. This rule that is pro-
posed, would introduce upon us SO or 40
votes that do not represent any party whatever.
They are gentlemen of character, gentlemen of
worth, gentlemen who sympathize in this move-
ment beartily : but they represent no organ'zed
party — they have no constituency at home. —
You admit them here, and then to avoid the
consequences of your first wrongful act, you
require 304 votes for the nomination of a candi-
date. I therefore move that this question re-
specting Texas, embraced in the hrst motion,
embrace also, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucny,
j the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas, and
j the District of Columbia, and all be referred
back to this Committee.
Mr. EWING, of Pa.— I drprecate the senti-
ment ot my friend from Pennsylvania [voice,
" That's the talk." Applause.] We all come
here as Republicans, and those men who came
here from the States named deserve ten times
more credit than tho^e who come here from the
tree States. Why, sir, disfranchise our friends
from Virgicia, a bordtr State — a free Slate so
far as concerns Western Virginia? Sir, shall
they be disfranchised in this Convention of Re-
publicans [voices, " No, no !"] by Penns.vlva-
nia New\ork, or New England, beciuse they
have the courage to stand up in a slave State
for Republicanism and for free thought? [Ap-
plause ] While, sir, we may not be willing to
give those Slates the full power of the wuole
delegation of the whole State, yet in td<i name
of God shall they not represent their imaitdi-
ate districts ? It cannot be that a convention of
Republicans assembled here from these WDole
United States will ever adopt such an outrage
as to disfranchise our friends thit
come from the Southern States. Why sir, I
was mortified at such a sentiment coming from
my distinguished friend from Pinnsjlvania,
that these gentlemen who have come here in de-
fiance of the sentiment which prerai.s in their
own States; that come here as bold and inde-
pendent Republicans, and vfho are as good Re-
publicans at home as here, should be voted out.
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They are representatives of the partj so far as
the party in these States extends, and we wish
to build up the party in those States. I hope
that this Convention nevtr will adopt the prin-
ciple to exclude these gentlemen who come here
from the Southern States, because we may yet
take a candidate from one of those Southern
States. I know not what may be the result.
Mr. ARMOUR, of Maryland— Mr. Chair-
man, I stand before this Conveniion and
this assembled host of freemen, a rep-
resentative from the State of Maryland.
[Applause, and three cheers for Mary-
land.] I claim to be as true a Republican as
the distinguished member of the People's party
from Pennsjlvania. [Lau£?hter and much ap-
plause.] I have dared more tban he has ever
dared. [Applause] I have periled more than
he has ever periled. He lives in a free State;
he breathes the pure air ot the grand old Key-
stone State, and ye t they have not arrived at
a condition in which they are willing to avow
themselves Republicans. [Great applause.] I
faced the mob in Baltimore; I faced the mob
urged on by the aristocracy of the custom house,
menial hirelings of this corrupt Administration.
I went to my home and found that I bad been
burned in f-fB jy and suspended by the neck,
because I dared avow myself the friend of free-
dom. We met in Baltimore, in obedience to
the call of the National Committee. We have
a party in Maryland, and we can poll from three
to four thousand votes, [a voice, "good for
you," and applause,] and if ever we expect Re-
publican principles to prevail all over tnis land,
we must organize, aud you who live in the
northern States must fraternize with us, and
not despise the day of our small things. [Ap-
plause.] There is the coat of arms of my grand
little commonwealth, " Crescite et Multi/plicami-
ni." And that shall be the motto of the Republi
cans of Maryland. We will grow and we will in-
crease, until Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and
&11 the States of the Northwest, will welcome
our grand little commonwealth to the band of
States which have eyer been unshrinking in their
devotion and their loyalty to the cause of hu-
man freedom. I scorn ihe idea. I am proud to
despise the sentiment which says that northern
influence has been brought to bear upon us.
We are unpurchased, and unpurchaseable.
[Loud applause ] And we tell Pecnsylvania to
put that in her pine and smoke it. [Laughter
and applause.] E.^clude us from the Conven-
tion if you will — turn us out of these doors;
[cries of " no," and "we won't"] we will go
home, notwithstanding, and nominate an elect-
oral ticket, and under the bles.sing of Heaven
•we will do all that we can to advance the cause
of humanity. I beg not for northtrn votes to
sustain us here. I am sure there will be a spon-
taneous outburst for freedom, of the true sym-
pathy of the people here. And if this conven-
tioQ attempts to exclude us, that lartje assem-
blage of people will frown it down. [Applause.]
I have vindicated myself. I have vindicated my
co-deU gates. I have vindicated my State.
Your applause assures me of that fact, and I
will give wav. [Three cheers for Maryland.]
Mr. .JAMES WYSE (of D. C.)--Mr. Presi-
dent : I come from the Capitol of this great and
mighty Republic, and like my friend, I am de-
scended trom old Maryland. [Applause.] I
stand in this migh'y Convention congregated in
the Queen City ot the Great West, a represen
tativti from the District of Columbia of the great
Repub ican party. jLoud cheers.] I stand
here the representative of the persi'CU'ed aud
down-trodden, and disfranchised people, that
have no vote for President,' no voice in Cos-
gress, and no voice anywhere to legislate for us,
and yet our Territory contains a bundled thous.
and freemen. I came to this city as a repre-
sentaliveof the Republican party fur no sinister
purpose,' but for the people of that disfran-
chised District. We claim from the people of
this country the right of franchise; we claim
the right of citizenship, we claim to be heard
in this discussion, and not be silent longer in
this Republic. We have no Legislature. We
ask of Congress a Legislature, and we iniend
that they shall give us a Terriiorial Legislature
and a representation in Congress — that we shall
have our own laws, and that Congress wiU coa-
lirm them — that we will be a people and hare a
word in this great Republic. I come here to
tell this people that tbey have trodden down
the Republican party with the iron heel of desi-
potism, worse and more tyrannical than that oj
Russia or the Austrian empire. What has not
Buchanan Administration done? W by^ gir,
they have gone into the workshops of the gov-
ernment to seek out a Republican and then
turn him out to grass, taking the bread
from his family, if he did not bow down to tie
slave power. But thanks be te God, v?e comei
here like the gemleman from Maryland, daring
to be Republicans; and we wiil baptize that
District of Columbia over again ; and, by ths
help of God, we will exclude slavery from it in
less than two years, (Applause.)
Mr. ELAKEY, of Kentucky — Having just
arrived from a meeting of the Committee on
Platform, I understand that a proposition haa
been maae that this Convention [-hall exclude
the delegates from the State which in part I re-
present. I should not have been more sur-
Ensed had I been told that a proposition had
een gravely made that the ashes o. vyashing-
ton should have been phced without the paio
of this continent. [Cheers] I should not have
been more surprised had I been told that a pro-
position had been gravely made that the r»-
mains. the precious remains, now silently rest-
ing under the shade of Ashland, should be re-
moved from the precious soil of Kentucky; nor
should I have been more surprised had I been
informed that it has been gravely propo.->ed that
Cassius M. Clay [applause] s-hould be buried.
Who dare propose, I say, to institute a proposi-
tion here that that the free born sons of Ken-
tucky and of Virginia, and of Marjlaod, and of
the District of Columbia, or even of Georgia, or
any Southern State, have not just as good a
right to be Republicans and breathe free air,
and be free men upon American soil as the old
Key Stone State. [Applause.] Gentlemen, I
have but one word more to say, and I want it
to be beard, and I wish it could be heard frora
one end of the continent to the other, I had
the hoQor of a situation, a prominent position,
it was a position of which my chilJren and
grand-children will be proud, in the Repoblicaa
Convention of 1856. [Applause.] When the vote
of Kentucky was called tor candidate for the
Vice Presidency, I bad the honor then and there
to announce that Kentucky had bfeu experi-
menting; that we had held up the Declaration
of Independence before the mirror, and so re-
flected the platform of the ITth of June, 1868,;
that we bad held up the precious Ordinance of
1787, and so reflected the Wilmot Proviso ; [ap-
plause] that our votes were cast for David Wu-
mot. [Laughter and applause.] Thus stood
Kentucky in 1856 1 Can I be forgiven for that
sin? [Applause and lauffhter.]
Mr. PHILLIPS, of Kansas— Mr. President
and gentlemen of the Repubiicaa ConveaUon -..
I stand here with m_r fellow cofleaapes to rep-
resent the people of Kansas. The Kepublicans
of Kansas, whom we have the honor to repre-
sent upon t>.i3 floor, sent ua here, expecting
that we would have several grave issues to
mee>, but they did not expect that the repre-
senta'ivps of Kansas would have to appear up-
on this fl or with proof that Kansas is an inte-
gral part of the Republican party. Kansas and
the Republican party were born together. —
[Hearty applause.] Its first impulses were
stirred by the wrongs of her people ; the party
was baptized in her blood. [Rapturous ap
p]au.-;e.J
The people of Kansas in lSo6 appeared in the
National Republican Convention, and threw a
vote for the then Republican nominee. T; e
people of Kansas threuohout the whole of their
struggle have vindicated in Kansas the Repub
lican party, their cause and their principles.
It may be said to day that Kansas is not a
State — Kansas is scarcely a Territory; but
the cause of liberty is identiQed with
her history. She has a history and a
glorious one. This Administration, whose duty
it was to foster this infant State, has dealt with
Kansas with a harsh rule. The hand of the
Administration, that she has felt so often, has
been a hard stern hand ; and all has been done
to keep her back, »nd prevent her from rising
and bearing aloft the banner of Republican lib-
erty. She has been not only persecuted, but
tempted. If Kansas had accepted the Lecomp-
tou bribe, she would have been a State to day.
If Kansas had not been one of the strongest
and best united organizations in the Republican
party, she would have been received into the
Union years ago, by the Democrats at Wash-
ington. [Applause] But Kansas scorned the
Lpcompton bribe, and stands there today, and
will stand forever, a Republican State. [Great
cheers ]
LIr. Chairman — Kansas does not expect to
come into this Convention and be alienated
from the Republican party. She stands now a
Territory, because she would not share, or as-
cept, the spoils of the Democratic party. She
has alienated herself, from every thing, to iden-
ti'y her people and destiny with the cause of the
Nationul Republican party; and now I don't
think the time has come when the Republicans
can alienate Kansas from the National Republi-
can party. [Loud Cheers ] 1 do not wish to
consume the time of this Conveation by urging
this point, Idonotth^.k the gentlemen of this
Convention will demand tdat Kansas shall be
excluded. She has come iiere to say if she have
preferenct'S, she will exercise those preferences,
or leave this hall. Kansas believes in the right,
which has carried her through many a dark
hour; and she believes that it is principle alone
which will carry the Republican cause through
in triumph.
Mr. WILMOT, of Pennsylvania — I regret ex
•ceedingly that I was misunderstood by the gen-
tlemen who have respondtd to me in behalf of
the States of Maryland, Virginia, and^eniucky.
I made no proposition to exclude those gentla-
meu from a fair representation upon this floor —
[appVause]— none at all. I proposed that cer-
tam States be referred back to the Committee
for the purpose of an investigation, to see what
vote thev are entitled to upon this floor.
Jlr. 13LAKt.Y — I was not present ^^hentbe
proposi'ion was made.
Mr. WILMOT — In the course of my argu-
ment I presented certain considerations that
seemed to me to be entitled to weight, to wit. :
that gentlemen vsha come up here lepresenting
no party — having no constituencies— were not
entitled to vote tor their States upon this floors
That was the simple proposition that I mada.
Now, I desire that the facts be inquired into.
Will it be pretended that thirty gentleman,
meeting at the city of Baltimore, not delf ga'es
from the Counties of the State, but gentlemen
assembling together — have a ri^ht to represent
and select twenty delegates?
Mr. ARMOUR— Will you allow me to correct
you f
Mr. WILMOT— Certainlv.
Mr. ARMOUR— There tas existed in Balti-
more City, for a number of years, a Republican
Association. That Association, in obedience to
the call of the National Executive Committee,
issued calls for the Republicans of Maryland to
meet in Baltimore, at such a time specified in
the call, for the purpose of nominating an elec-
toral ticket and sending delegates to this Con-
vention. When that Convention met, every
Congressional district in the State of Maty land
was represented. [Applause] There were
gentlemen from the Eastern Shore and the
Western Shore — from the extreme East to the
extieme West. There were perhaps only thirty-
five or forty delegates ; but there were at least
150 or 200 Republicans in the Convention. Bal-
timore Ci'y sent only eleven delegates, and
therefore she was entitled to only eleven votes,
yet the hall was full of Republicans. My town
is full of Republicans; and I wish to say, in re-
ply to the remark of the Judge that we have no
party in Maryland, I have the assurance of a
geptleman, and know it to be true, that in my
town — which polls only about 900 votes — we
can poll 400 votes at the next election, nearly
half the votes of the town — not of the district.
This is all I have to say.
Mu. WILMOT— The explanation that the gen-
tleman has made, if it does anything, would en-
force the propriety of my motion. What I bave
desired is, that the committee should investigate
this subject, and should report the facts in re-
spect to these States. That is what I have de-
sired. If Maryland be properly represented
here ; if there be a party in Maryland, whether
great, large or small, that stands as an organ-
ized party in the field, that is the point; not
that there m^iy be Republicans scattered over
the State. There may be a majority in the town
in which the gentleman lives. There may be
individual Republicans scattered over that State
in every county, but have they combined to-
gether in apolitical organization, and do they
come here representing an organized party ?
That is the question I Qesiie this committee to
enquire into, and that is the very object of the
motion. The committee might report that Ma-
ryland was entitled to her senatorial votes on
this floor, and that she was ectitled to a vote
from such and such a district. If they so re-
ported upon the facts before them I shall
be willing to accept that report. So too
as to Virginia, if the committee repDrted
that certain districts in Virginia tock
regular action as an organized party and
elected their delegates, and were entitled to so
many votes, I should be will-ng to accapt that
report, and in addition, ^should stand ready to
give tbem the tivo electflral votes of their State.
So in respect to Texas. But what are the facts
about her, gentlemen. I speak of it upon no-
tbiog but rumor and as a rumor — I don't assert
the fact for I know nothing about it — but I am
told that the gentlemen who are here from
Texas, or a majority of them are not residents
of the State at all, and that they bave no Re-
publican orgarization ia that State. It may be
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asked of me why I do not speak of Oregon,
But we know that Oregon has a formidable
party ; we know that they held a regular State
Convention and that they elected their dele-
gates directly, and that these gentlemen are
entitled to their seats ; so if Texas has held a
regular convention and elected her delegates
and they find it inconvenient to attend as dele-
gates, then gentlemen they are entitled to seats
on this floor. But if there has been no conven-
tion— no movement in Texas, if nothing having
the semblance of a party has taken action in
the State of Texas, and certain gentlemen are
here for the purpose of controlling this result,
then I say it is mischievous, it is demoralizing;
it will break up any party under God's heaven.
Will the distinguished gentleman from New
York, a candidate before this Convention, or
rather his friends, consent that they shall be
overslaughed or defeated by the votes of
gentleman representing no party, by gentlemen
having no constituents? Will the friecds of the
candidate which Pennsylvania will present sub-
mit to such a procedure"? If Ihey do, it would
be extremely hard — it would be difficult to en-
force submission. This was the object of my
proposition. 1 wish gentlemen instead of in-
dulging' in declamation and rhetorical flourishes,
in appeals to the ashes of Washington, had
consented to leave the question fairly to ar-
gument I raised no question with the " gude
man " from Maryland as to who has dared more
or suftdred more in this cause. I concede to
him and his associates the palm of victory in
that. But if every Republican who has suffer-
ed in the cause of freedom is to come in to set-
tle this question, then the little Territory of
Kansas can control this convention — under that
rule fihe has the right to control it. She has
poured out her blood freely in this cause. Tbe
graves of our murdered sons are scattered all
ovar her territory. If the question is as to
those who have suffered in the cause of Repub
licanism, who have been mobbed, and those
are to come here and control this Convention,
then let us adjourn and invite Kansas to come
here in a body, man, woman and child, and let
them say whom the Republican party shall nom-
inate as candidate for President. The simple
question is, are all the " gude men " here from
Virginia, Maryland, Texas and certain other
districts as representatives, or all being
hers a* individual Republicans ? I don't
question their Republicanism. I have no doubt
upon that point. I cast no imputations upon
their integrity ; but this I do assert, that if this
precedent be adopted, that at the next Con-
vention the sympathies or the anxiety of friends
to' secure their candidate may impel them to
secure delegates hers from every State of
the Union, not because there is a party there to
represent, but because the anxiety of the friends
01 candidates will bring men here. Would it
be difficult to find twelve men in the State of
Tannessee who are Republicans? I doubt not
if inducements were held out to them they could
come here from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
and all the Southern States. Then what would
b« the result? Instead of requiring 304 votes,
you would have to require that there should be
100 votes. Why require 400, or why require
304, except that you have already virtually de-
moralized the Convention? If you have men
here who do not represent an organized party
at home, they should not cast votes for their
States for a Republican President. It was for
the purpose of inquiry, not to proscribe or dis-
franchise anybody, that my motion was made.
Wr. MONIGOMERY BLAIR, of Maryland-
Will yoa permit a delegate from Maryland to
say one word. I wish merely to say to the Con-
vention— [Voices — " Louder !"J I can only
make myself heard over a small space. But
I must say one word, and that is, so far as my
feelings are concerned, and of a large ma-
joiiiy of tkose with whom I am associated on
this floor, the sentiments uttered by the
honorable gentleman from Pennsjlvan'a meet
our entire accord. [Applause.] We wish no
larger voice in this deliberation than the gentle-
men of the Convention with whom we are
associated shall deem our members and those
whom we represent entitled to have on this
floor. [Cheers.] We do not come here (and I
speak for myself and. I believe, a large portion
of those representing the slave States on this
floor), we do not wish to stand here as
dictating to those who have to eleci the candi-
dateg. We are willing; we ask only to be heard
and if permitted we will give our voten in the
direction which we think ought to be taken by
the Convention ; but we do not wish, and we
will endeavor so to act — and I am sure I repre-
sent the sentiments of those who are associated
with me — upon this point as not to give any
controlling voice in the Convention. [Ap-
plause.] That is all I have to say upon the
subject. I would be glad to have some action,
if the Convention deem it necessary, taken up-
on the point which the honorable gentleman
from Pennsylvania has, I think, timely made
before this body, and I therefore second his
motion. [Applause.]
Mr CLEVELAND, (of Conn). I respect ex-
ceedingly the remarks of the gentleman from
Maryland, Mr. Montgomery Blair; lean see
imminent danger in this movement now made,
and I look upon it as unfortunate. We are
here to day with high hopes of victory — with
almost the assurances of victory. We should
remember that in consequence of the action of
one solitary man as a representative in Con-
gress, for the State of Maryland — to Henry
W. Davis — we have a Speaker by whom we have
been able to expose the corrupt frauds of the
Administration and give us the assurance of
victory inevitable. (Loud cheers). And yet
we are not willing to give her a full votel In
the name of God and humanity what are we do-
ing? I heard a Maryland delegate say he was
willing to take a half loaf of bread. I want to
give her all ; she has given us all. (Cheers).
This is allon that point. We have been charged
fo'" years with being a sectional party. The lie
does not stick in their throats, but we can make
it stick in ours and theirs by our folly; we are not
a sectional party ! (Cheers.) We want the
slave States to come here and be represented.
I say in this very connection, that knowingly or
not the understanding of the slave States is
that the power is to be changed from the hands
of the slave oligarchy and placed in the hands
of the friends of freedom, in the free States as
well as the slave States, and hence they deserve
to share in this great and glorious work. If we
succeed next fall, as I believe we shall, with
men compfetep.t to take charge of the govern-
ment, and put secession and disunion where it
belongs, (and God grant we may all live to see
it,) we will probably have the entire slave States
represented in our next ^ational Conventi.)n.
(Loud cheers.) I believe it. Why should we
not? The disunionista are in a small minority
in the slave States, and they keep down the ma-
jority by just such unwise operations as was at-
tempted here this morning. If we treat them
kindly and hold our hand out to them, as men
competent to fill the high offices ef
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the United States, we sball have
the majority out from under the heel of the
slave oligarchy. We shall unite the voice of
the American people in favor of the Ivf publican
organization. I say, sir, and I wish it to be un-
derstood everywhere, I am not here for the
purpose of m ikiuj; war on the slave States,
nor do 1 believe that there is a man in this house
who is. We have been charged with that. It
is false and they know it. We are here for the
purpose of satisfying the American people that
we are willing to give the slave States their en-
t.re rights. We say to those gentlemen, with
ttiat you will be content — beyond that you shall
Bot go. A large majority of the voters So;ith,
if tLey dare express it, in the South, would be
with us. Their hearts are with us now. For
God's sake, and humanity's sake, let us not es-
tablish the fact, by our folly, that we are a sec-
tional party, and hate the slave States. [Cheers.]
Air. OVl.Ell, of Indiana — I merely desire,
geoAlemen, to call the attention of this Conven-
tion to the call inviting delegates to this Con-
vention, Read and reflect for one minute
what that call contains and it settles this ques-
tion. What is it:
" The Kepublican electors of the several
states, the members of tho people's party of
renusylvania and of the opposition party of
New Jersey, and all others who are willing to
co-operate with them in support of the candi-
dates which shall there be nominated, and who
are opposed to the policy of the present admin-
istration, to federal corruption and usurpation,
to the extension of slavery into the territories,
to the new and dangerous political doctrine that
the Coustilutionof its own force ca ries slavery
into all tho territories of the United States,
to the opening of the African slave trade, to
any inequality of rights among cilizens; and
who are in favor of the imn.ediate admisaion of
Kansas into the Union, under the Constitution
recently adopted by its people, of restoring the
federal administration to a system of rigid
economv and to the principles of Washington
and Jefi'ersoD, of maintaining inviolate the
rights of the States and defending the soil of
every State and Territory trom lawless inva-
sion, and of preserving the integrity of this
Union and the supremacy of the Constitution
and lasvs passed in pursuance thereof against
the conspiracv of the leaders of a sectional
party, to re,sist the majority principle as estab-
lished in this government even at the expense
of its existence — are invited to send from each
State two delegates from each Congressional
district, and four delegates at large to the Con-
vention."
Why, when we have issued a call to tho.«e
men, called them from the sunny shores of the
South to the bleak regions of the North, to meet
us, why sho'ild be mooted the right of these
gentlemen to vote to select a cancidate and
with us go home to help us elect the man that
we may nominate, and carry forward the prtn-
•iples that we proclaim here. [Cheers.] I say,
gentlemen, you can't di.scass this question. The
question is settled by the call. If we are hon-
est, if we are not the veriest hypocrites in the
world, we have no right to question the rijht
of the slave States to be represented here upon
this floor. [Applause.]
1 have a word to say about the Territories. I
don't think that they stand upon the same
ground. The call is not to them. They have
no vote for our candidates after we have nomi
Dated them, and I am in favor of following out
the rule of the feder tion — I am in favor of the
delegates from the Territories holding seats up-
on this floor, being heard, and attentively heard,
on our part; I am in favor of their counselling
with us, but when it comes to the vote, as they
have no vote lor the ticket, they ought not to
vote formally. Toe District of Columbia is in
the same fix.
Gov. REHDER. of Pennsylvana [in his seat]
— Mr. Chairman, [cries of " take the stand,"] l
can be heard here if I can get started. I have
not much to say, but what I have to say, I shall
endeavor to say to the point. It seems to me
that a great deal has bjeu said altogether out-
side of this que.stion now before the Conven-
j tion. The proposition before us, if I under-
j stand it, is to refer this report back to the Com-
mittee for the purpose of ascertaining whether
I these gentlemen now here upon the floor of the
! Convention from the States designated, repre-
i sent the entire, or less than the entire Sta'e.
I Now, sir, all the eloquence, and all the fire of
I many of the gentlemen upon the other side, is
I lost, when we make the avowal that we have not
the most remote idea of dis'ranchising the del-
egates who come here from the southern States.
[Loud applause.] Sir, we humbly ask from our
southern brethren upon this floor, the poor
privilege of being put upon an equality wit'a
them. [Renewed applause.] When Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa come here,
sir, with a delegation from one, two, or three
congressional districts, do you allow them to
vote for the entire State? No, sir; they would
not ask it. They could not get it ifihey did
ask. If there is a delegation here from the
State of Maryland from one, two, or three con-
gressional districts, we want them to vote for
one, two, or three congressional districts. [Ap-
plause.] But, when they vote the entire vote
of the State of Maryland, and the yote of the
electors at large, thev have a great advantage
over us. What I wish to avoid, sir, is that, in
any state, whether north or south, east or west,
a tew men should come from a single county, or
a single congressional district, representing on-
ly that county, or that congressional di.-itrict,
and then come upon the floor of this convention
and ask to cast the entire vote of the Sta'e.
Now, sir, I ask these gentlemen who have de-
claimed so loudly and so eloquently in favor of
our brethren of the South to listen to us ; and
DO man on this floor or away from this floor
can go farther than I in my admiration for
those gentlemen who stand up in the face of
the despotism exercised by the oligarchy that
surrounds them, and contend for the rights of
free speech, free labor, and free men. [Ap-
plause.] Sir, I know what the despotism of that
oligarchy is. [Great applause.] I know, sir,
that it hunts men like hounds who have the
spirit of freemen. [Renewed applause.] I re-
spect and I admire every man to whom God
has given the nerve and the back-hone to stand
up and face that despotism. [Continued ap-
pfause.] I am ready to extend the right hand
of fellowship to all the gentlemen who have
come " tried out of the fire" to meet
us in this National conclave. Wh.at
I ask of them is the poor privilege of
being on an equal footing with them in this Con-
vaotion. I am sure they ought not and would
not ask any more ; but if gentlemen are here
representing a single district from the State of
Texas, or a single district from the State of
Maryland, or from the State of Kentucky, wUl
they, sir, be unjust and unfair enough to stand
up here, being the representatives of a single
district, and ask to cast the vote of the entire
State? Assuredly not sir; and assuredly those
gentlem.eD, when they come to reflect upon this
la
subjeot, will see the propriety of ascertaining
how. much of their State is represented, and
haviiig found that, to apportion their rote ac-
cording to what thej really represent, giving to
them suoh a rote as they represent; and I
would b« "willing to have them then throw the
true vote to which they are entitled. [Pro-
longed applause, and cries of "question,"
"au98tio»."l
JIR. BUCKLAND, of Michigan— I cannot dis
cover what object is to be gained by referring
back that report to the Committee, but that the
fentleman may have the benefit of his motion,
wish to make an amendment. I propose t»
iflelude, also, Oregon.
The CHAIK— I will put the question first, on
the original recommitment.
MR. BUCKLANO— I propose to make an
amendment, and I believe the vote should first
be taken upon my motion to amend.
MR. MgCRILLIS, of Maine— I have a single
word to say, in reply to the gentleman from In-
diana. I agree with the gentleman in the doc-
trines he announces, as to the Territories ; all
of them, sir, except Kansas. Why, I say Kan-
sas is in the Union now. It is a rule of equity
that when a thing ought to be done, it is to be
considered as done. [Applause and laughter.]
I say, sir, that Kansas, if she is out of the
Union, is out of the Union on account of the
corrupt and despotic Senate ot the United
States; and in this Convention she should be
treated as a sovereign State. While I am up, I
will make a remark in reply to the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, Mr. Wilmot, who told the
Convention that the time would come, although
he qualified it some, when South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, aad all the Southern States,
would be represented in this Convention. On
behalf of the most far ofl New England State in
the Union, I say that we from that wild region
will welcome them — aye, thrice welcome them
[Applause.]
Mr. HACKLEMAN, of Indiana— I have no
doubt about the propriety of admitting Kansas
to a vote in this Convention, but I have great
doubts in regard to the propriety of admitting
the State of Texas. So far as Virginia, so far
as Maryland, or Missouri, or Kentucky, are
concerned, it is a matter of public notoriety
that they have held Republican conventions to
appoint delegates to this Convention ; but
where is the notoriety of the convention of the
State of Texas. I want to hear from the Dele-
gates from the State of Texas, to know wao ap-
pointed him to come here. All the others I
shall welcome wiih open hands. We are no
sectional party. [Applause.] We are the party
to control this government, and we want ail
these States here. But let us know in regard
to Texas. I understand that was the original
proposition; the other was added by way of
amendment. I do want an investigation, so far
as Texas is concerned.
Mr. M. S. C. CRAWFORDof Texas— Gentle-
men of the Convention, I cannot believe that you
are prepared to stifle the voice ot Texas, be-
cause there the Republican party is in its infan-
cy ; for Jihough it is in its infancy, it is
nevertheless a hopeful child. [Loud cheers.]
GeQtlemen, the Jforeign population— the Ger-
mans— are with us. [Loud cheers.] And there
will by an electoral ticket in the field there.
We come here with no axes to grind. We
have our preferences to be sure, and wb en the
time comes, if we are permitted, we shall ex-
press that preference. I am sorry that this
motion should come from the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, where there is not
suflJcient pluck,? where there is not the
moral courage to come out and take a manly
stand in favor of the right as a Republican par-
ty. [Applause, cheers and a few hisses ] Or-
ganize yourselves and train under the Republi-
can oanner before you accuse us in Texas of
not having a Republican organization. It is
unbecoming, it is unmanly, it is anti-Republi-
can. [Cheers.] I hail from Galveston. There
is free soil — ttere is an ti slavery sentiment
there, and it will be expressed next fall at the
polls depend upon it. [Loud applause and
cheers.] We ask a hearing on the floor of this
Convention, and we believe you will grant it to
us. [Cheers.]^
Mr. EGGLESTON, of Ohio— I understand
now that we are about to go into the business
for which we were convened, and that no part
of that business is the making of sympathy
speeches as to the right to admit this Territory,
or that section of country, as delegates into this
Convention. Now, sir, the gentleman from In-
diana has well said that this investigation only
had to be made so far as rela'es to Texas. If
the Committee, which has reported, or attemp-
ted to report on credentials, has not the nerve
to go out, and come in and say to this Conven-
tion what th-y believe right, and who should
vote, let them go out again, and let them come
in with a definite report and we will say whether
we will support them or no. For gentlemen to
come here and make speeches about Kansas is
entirely out of order I have spent my money,
and I have worked for Kansas, lut I am not here
now to talk about it. I am here now to nom-
inate the men who shall be President and Vice
President of the United States.
Mr. GOODRICH, of Minnesota— I simply de-
sire to say that I am in favor of less talk and
more work. ["Good," "good," "no more
speeches now."] I am not going to make a
speech. I hope the discussion on this ques-
tion for the present, will here terminate, and
that the question will now be put. [Cries of
"Question, question."]
Mr. CARTTER— I wonld like to have the
District of Columbia, Kansas, and Nebraska
included.
The question being on the adoption of the
amendment of Mr. Buckland of Michigan, re-
committing so much of the report as relates to
the State of Oregon, the vote was taken and
the amendment was voted down.
The question then being on the adoption of
the artendment of Mr. Wilmot, recommitting
such portion as referred to Kentucky, Virginia,
and Maryland, the vote was taken, and this
amendment was also voted down.
The question then recurring on the motion
of Mr. Davis of Massachusetts, to recommit
such portion as referred to Texas, the vote
was taken and the motion lost. [Applause ]
Mr. LOWRY of Pennsylvania — I now move
that the whole report be recommitted to the
Committee, and that we take the vote by States.
Mr. EGGLESTON of Ohio— And I second
that motion.
Mr. LOWRY — That Committee has not given
us anything to act upon. It h is given us
nothing. I am not going to inflict a speech
upon this Convention, but I ask that the Com-
mittee have it back, that they may give us
something.
Mr. BENTON of New Hampshire— I desire to
state that the Committee appointed a sub-Com-
mittee, who considered the case of Maryland
particularly, and they were unanimously of the
opinion that the delegates reported from that
State were entitled to represent the State in this-
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Convention. They had not the time to make
that investigation in regard to Texas that was
desirable, but it was understoed that the Con-
vention was in session, waiting to receive the
report of the Committee; therefore it was
thought desirable, it being the opinion of a
majority of that Committee that they were en-
titled to their seats, so to report. I think the
Committee was entirely satis6ed with the evi-
dence furnished th«m as to all the delegates
who have been reported here as being entitled
to represent the several States from which they
come. I state this at the request of the mem-
bers of that Committee.
Mr. LOWRY— I call for a vote by States.
The PRESIDENT— The Chair will inform the
gentleman that there is no rule by which that
can be arrived at.
Motion to recommit lost on a viva voce vote.
A division beioa: loudly called for,
The PRESIDENT— A division is called for.
With the consent of the Convention the roll of
the States will be called for, and the delegations
will then announce their votes.
Mr. BENTOX, (of N. II., and Chairman of
the Committee on Credentials,) I will say here
that the Committee are not satisfied that the
delegates claiming seats from Texas were en-
titled to them as a whole. The Chairman of
the Committee thought it ought to have inves-
tigation.
The roll of the States was then called on the
motion of Mr. Lowry, of Pennsylvania, to re-
commit the report to the Committee on Creden-
tials.
No. of
Ko.of
No. of No. of
STATES.
Dele-
El 't'l
STATES.
Dele-
Elec'i'l
gate?.
votes.
gates
VCtPS.
Maine
. 16
8
Indtana
. 26
13
N Himpshlre
. 10
5
Missouri
.. 18
9
Vermont
.. 10
6
MichigaD
.. 12
6
.. 28
.. 8
13
4
.. 2-2
. 10
11
Khorte I-<!and.
Wisconsin
6
<^onn (ticut..
. 13
6
Inwa
.. 8
4
. . TO
35
7
California...
Minnesota
.. 8
.. 8
New Jersjv..
.. 14
4
.. 54
. 11
27
8
.. 6
3
Marvland ..
TEEEITOBIEg
Delaware....
.. 6
8
Kan 88
.. 6
VirgiuU.'.....
.. 23
15
>chr.i3ka
.. 6
Kentucky. . . .
. 23
12
Dib't Columbia. 2
Ohio
. 46
2<
States.
Ye^ No. States.
Maine 3 13 Kentucky 24
Mew Hampshire.... 9 1 Ohio 48
Vermont 9 1 Indiina 26
Massachuaett" 13 9 Missouri 4
Rhode Island 8 .. Michigan
Connecticut 10 2 Illinois 22
New York 1 69 Wisconsin
New Jerev 14 Iowa 8
Pennsylvania 53K X (■sliforria 4
Maryland 4 6 Minnesota
Delaware 1 5 Oregon
Virginia SO ..
Total 275K
10
'2
8
6
Mr GOODRICH, of Minnesota. I would add
instructions to accompany this amendment.
(M any voices " no.")
Mr BURGESS, of Ohio. I move, sir, that we
now adjourn until 3 o'clock.
Mr. CARTTER, ofOhio. I now move that
this convention adjourn to meet again at 3 o'-
clock.
The convention adjourned.
AtTERKOON SESSION.
The Convention re assembled at 3:15 P. M.,
and was called to order by the President.
The CHAIR— The Chair begs leave to suggest
that there are outside of this building, vast as
it is, twice as many honest hearts and wise
heads as there are here. They have requested me
to suggest that Gov. Randall will go out and
favor them with his views. [Applause, and
cries of " Corwin, Corwin."]
Mr. TRACY, of Cal— I think Mr. Corwin had
better go out with Gov. Randall. [Laughter.]
The Chair announced the report of the Com-
mittee on Credentials.
Mr. BENTON, of New Hampshire, Chairman
of the Committee— Mr. President : the Commit-
tee on Credentials have instructed me to report
that, having exa-rinedthe credentials, &c., of
the several gentlemen claiming seats in this
Convention, they find gentlemen entitled to
seats in the following States, and each State to
the following nuuber of delegates :
[Cries of " Texas." " Texas."] The committee
have considered the question in regard to the
representation from the State of Texas ; they
have given to the examination all that care
which they were able to, and which the time
from the adjournment of the Convention this
forenoon would allow, and they have instructed
me almost unanimously, with a solitary vote as
an exception, to report that Texas be allowed
six votes in this Convention. [Tremendous ap-
plause and cries of " good," "good."] It was
proved before the committee that the Conven-
tion which elected the delegates from Texas —
resident delegates who are here in attendance,
was a mass Convention ; that it was called upon
a petition signed by some three hundred of the
legal voters of Texas. [Applause.] That that
call was published in some two of the German
papers published in the State; that written no-
tices and advertisements were posted up in va
rious parts of Texas, where there is any num-
ber of people in favor of the principles of the
Republican party, and the committee were al-
most unanimously of the opinion that these del-
egates, elected under these circumstances, were
fairly entitled to act as the representatives of
the Republican party of the State of Texas.
[Prolonged applause.]
The question being on the adoption of the
report, it was adopted unanimously amid great
cheering.
Mr. CORWINE (of Ohio, and Chairman
of the Committee on Rules and the Order of
Business) moved to take from the table the re-
port of that Committee.
The motion was carried.
Mr. CORWINE proceeded to read the rules re-
ported by the Committee, as follows :
1st. That upon all subjects before the Con-
vention, the Htntes and Territories shall be
called in the following order :
Ma'ne NewHampshIre, Vermont, Massachtisetts. Rhode
Island, Conreoiicut, New York, New Jer.ey, Pennsvlvania,
Maryland, Delaware, Vlrfrlnia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana!
Mis ouri.-M ehigan, Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Iowa Cal-
ilomia, M.nnesota, Oregon. '
TKnKTTtnrEB.— Kansas, Nebraska. Dist. of Columbia.
On motion the first rul" was adopted.
2. Four votes shall be cast by the delegates
at large of each State, and each Congressional
District shall be entitled to two votes, and the
vote of each delegation shall be reportad by its
chairman.
Mr. GOODRICH, of Minnesota, m»ved as ax
amendment, that no dalegation should cast a
greater number of vetes than there w«re dele-
gates in attendance.
Mr. SARGENT, of California.— It seems to
me that the report of the Committee on Creden-
tials just adopted, and which prescribes the ba-
sis ot representation in this Convention, is in
conflict with the rule now proposed to be adopt-
ed. This rule provides that two votes shall be
east from each Congressional district. Now,
with reference to Texas and certain other
States, the rule has been changed. We have
adopted the report of the Committee on Creden-
20
tials, which provides tLat Tesas shall have less
votes than are accorded to I er by this rule.
Mr. CORWINE— I think the gentleman is
mistaken in regard to the character of the re-
port of the Committee on Credentials. They
fcimply report, I think, the number of represent-
atives in attendance.
Mr. SARGENT— The report fixes the num-
ber of votes to be cast by each Congressional
District in the Convention. I move, a further
amendment by adding these vvords, "provided
that this rule shall not conflict with any rule
reporteU by the Committee on Credentials and
adopted bv the Convention."
Mr. GOODRICH accepted the amepdmect of
Mr. Sargent, and the amendment ol Mr. Good
rich was adopted.
The rule as amended was then adopted.
3. The report of the Committee on Platform
and Resolutions shall be acted upon before the
Convention proceeds to ballot tor candidates
for President and Vice President.
On motion the rule was adopted.
4: Three hundred and four votes being a
majority of the whole nunber of votes when all
the States in the Union are represented in con-
vention according to the rates of representa-
tion prescribed in Rule 2. shall be required to
nominate the candidates of this convention for
the offices of President and Vice President |3
VOICES— Nn, no!
The PRESIDENT— The Secretary will now
read the minority rule proposed as a substi-
tute for that reported by the majority of the
Committee.
4. That the majority of the whole number of
votes representea in this Convention, acoordine;
to the ratio prescribed by the Indiana rule,
shall be required to nomina'e candidates for
President and Vice Presidert.
The PRESIDENT assigntd the floor to Mr.
Kelly.
Mr. KELLY, of Pennsylvania — [Taking the
stand].
Mr. JMIES, of New York- Am I not entitled
to the floor, having oifered the minority report ?
The CHAIR — The Chair thinks the majority
have a right to the floor first ; but it is a ques-
tion of courtesy.
Mr. KELLY — As I appear, Mr. Chairman, at
the request of a majority of the Commiitee, sim-
ply to state the views which governed that Com-
mittee in arriving at the conclusion they pre-
sent, I will cheerfully yield the floor to the gen-
tleman, and will present those views after we
shall have heard him. fLoud cries of "Go on,"
" go on."]
The CHAIR — It is entirely a question of
coartesy.
Mr. KELLY — The subject which now en-
gages the attention of the Convention, was one
of deep consideration to the Commitee. It
seemed to them to be the most important ques-
tion that came within the range of Iheir duties.
It is an important question for this Conven-
tion to decide, what vote shall nominate the
candidates to be supported for President and
Vice President ? In the first place, Mr. Chair-
man, the comu.ittee asked what oody had ap-
pointed them to report vpon that question?
and the answer was that the National Republi-
can Convention had appointed them, and that
the the candidates were ti be the candidates of
the National Republican party. [Great cheers] ;
and, consequently, that the number of votes
upon which a man should be nominated should
be a majority of the electoral college — no mor^e
and no less [applause] ; so that, if the charge
were made against the party or its cantiiuate
that they were the candidates of a section, or a
sectional party, they had been nominated by
delegates representing a majority of the elect-
oral college ; by the tame vote that, in a Con-
vention where the majority rule, and where tbe
section sat in person through its representa-
tives, would have nominated a candidate. It is
simply a majority rule as applied to the electo-
ral college.
We looked at the call of the Convention, and
we found that it invited not only the people of
the Northern States — not only the people of the
border slave Htates— but the people cf the
United States; and if any State is not repre-
sented, whether it be by accident or design, we
count her as here. We do not cast her vote,
but we count her as present. She is here in
spirit, she is here in contemplation of the call
of the Convention ; and we can say she had
her rights here, if we can say that our candi-
dates were nominated by a vote they woula have
had hadshe and her sisters been here looking
to their duties. This was the first view that
controlled a majority of the Committee — that a
precedent might be set here, and now, that to
nominate a Republican candidate, should re-
quire a delegate for every elector that it would
take to give him a bare majority in the electoral
college.
Having passed that cardinal point, minor, but
very weiijhty and important considerations add-
ed themselves to these. A question was raised
before the Committee, whea we came to fix the
order inwhich States should be called. When they
had named the States, Kansas was not among
them. A deleiiate from Nebraska was present,
and a list of members banded us by the Secre-
tary of the Convention contained not only the
names of the States, but Kansas and Nebraska
and the District of Columbia. So far as sending
that list was concerned, this Convention had
told us that the States were to be represented —
that Kansas was to be representea — that ive-
braska and the District of Columbia were to be
represented — as they were constituted States,
and had an electoral power behind them. We
knew, Mr. Chairman, that there were a lew gal-
lant men — brave spirits — honored throughout
our couQtry — honored wherever courage com-
mands honor — here from Maryland, from
Virginia, and from Kentucky. We knew that
these men were here to testify to their man-
hood, their appreciation of their rights under
the Constitution, and to proclaim to the men of
the North that they were Americans, who, un-
der a despotism more dreadful, and grasping
and audacious than that of Naples, Austria or
Russia — Americans, who, under such a despot-
ism— [A Voice — "Time!"] — would take their
lives in their hands and would go forth to
say " We are freemen, and will unite with
the freemen cf this 'country in restoring the
the Government to the line of the fathers."
And we supposed that these men would all be
admitted to this Convention as though thej
carried with them the full electoral vote of their
States respectively at their back
Now, Mr. Chairman, it occurred to your Com-
mitte that it might so fall out, in view of the
admission of Kansas here, and permit me to
say that the humble individual who now ad-
dresses you as t.ie organ of that Committee,
when it was proposed to exclude from our list
that Territory and the District of Columbia.took
the ground that Kansas was a State on the very
ground taken by the eloquent gentleman from
Maine, that equity holds that to have been
which ought to have been. For three years she
has been in power and in right a State, and if
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these delegates are not representing a Sfate it
is by no reason of theirs or their constituents,
but by reason of tiie oppression and lawlessness
of the United States Senate. Thfrefore
we hohi it right that she should be
here. But there was not the same ground
for Nebraska, [a voice, "How about Oregou?"]
Now we saw that unless this rule was adopted
it might so happen that our candidate would be
nominated by less than a majority of this Cod-
vention. [Cries of " Question."] I am draw-
ing to a close. Mr. Chairman, I am not herein
defence of the rule proposed, persorally. lam
here at the request of the Committee to pre-
sent the rules they instructed me to present.
When I have done that as briefly as I o^n, I
will retire. [Voices — " All right, go on."] Per-
ceiving that it was possible under the list of
delegates to be admitted, that a candi-
data might be nominated who should not have
a majorrty of the electors who represent the
States and Congressional Districts, there
seemed to be additional reason why the rule, in
itself so equitable, that a majority of the whole
electoral college should fix the number of votes
required and they determined to submit it; to
the Convention. [A. Voice—" What about
Oregon ?] Oregon is a constituted State and
there was no question about Oregon. I am
holding no dispute about her. The matter is
now before the Convention with the reasons
that governed the Committee; and having done
my dutv I will give way, as I was ready to do
before I began. [.Applause.]
Mr. J.\MES, of New York — As the Chairman
of the minority of the Committee which pre-
sented the minority report, I arise for the pur-
pose of giving the reasons why we saw fit to
present a minority report against that present-
ed by the majority and I don't propose to enter-
tain you with any particular eloquence, bat to
state simply the reason. By the vote which
has already passed this Convention, as to the
number of delegates represented upon this
floor, if I understoi d the Committee aright
there are 44G voting delegates upon the floor —
SECRErARY— The number if 4 GO.
^Ir. JAMES — Then there is a mistake. One
of the Secretaries informs me that it is 466. I
took the list from a reporter wbo took It from
the calling oft" of the Chairman of the Conven-
tion, and we made it diflerent. We will call it
the largest number, then, 466. That was tho't
to be the number when this question arose in
the Committee, the report of which is now pre-
sented. There were but 17 members of that
Committee present, 10 being absent, and upon!
the sense of that body being called, they stood
nine to eight — nine for the majority and eight
against it. You will thus see the difference be- '
tween the two reports. Ore is substantially j
the "two thirds rule." If there are 469 votes, '
311, I believe, is tivo-thirds of that vote, and I
this ru'e requires 304. Therefore it is only j
seven short of the two-tbirds rule which has
been adopted by the Democra'ic party in the '
management of their Conventions. I am not |
aware that any such rule was ever adopted by [
any party in opposition to that party, and I was '
not aware that that party ever adopted that '
rule until 1S3C, and again iu 1844, when it be- i
came necessary for the interest and purposes of I
Slavery that the minority should rule the ma- |
jorit\-. For that reason I am opposed to that
rule." [A Voice— "That is right."] I have
sufficient confidence in the integrity and judg-
ment of t is Convention to trust the nomination
of its candidate to the majority of the delegates
here. If the minority report is adopted, instead
i of a two thirds rule, the result will be left to
the wisdom and patriotism of a majority of the
Convention.
[Ci'ies of ■' Question."
I Mr. MANN ofjjPfnnsylvaia — Mr. President.
The PRESIDENT— I will read.
Mr. MANN — I should like to understand if I
am out of order ia addressing the chair as other
men do?
The PRESIDENT— I was about to read the
rule reported by the majority and then that re-
ported by the minority, and straighten the Con-
vention as to the question upon which a vote is
to be had. But I will heir the gentleman be-
fore I do so if he insists upon it.
Mr. MANN — I desire to call the attention of
this Convention to this new rule introduced
here I come here from a land where we acqui-
esce in the will of the majority [applause] on
all questions whenever men are invi'ed to jether
to deliberate. I know nowhere in a Republican
Convention where tnen are entitled to vote by
proxy. I do conceive that to adopt any such
rule here would be distinctive of its character;
it would be considered s to be aimed at the as-
pirations of an individual, and if an individual
cannot be struck down in this broad country
without doing a wrong, I should be the last on
God's earth to do it. These are my sentioients,
and the sentiments of the true, loyal hearts
around me iu Pennsylvania, [applause,] and
when I barely announce them I shall trouble
this Convention no further.
The CHAIR (Cleveland) stated the motion.
The roll was called, with the following result:
States Yes.
Maine 16
New Hampshire 10
Vermont 10
Mas>acbuf etts. . .53
Rhode Island... 4
Couaecticut 8
Ne \' tork 70
New Jersey 12
Pennsylvania.. .33}^
Maryland 5
Pet. ware 6
Virginia .13
Kentucky 10
Ohio 3.!
Total 368K 94)^
So the majority report was amended by the
substitution of the minority report.
While the vote was taking, Peanslyvanii
having been called three times^
Mr. GOODRICH, of Minnesota— I move that
the representatives of the People's party of
Pennsylvania be excused from voting upon
their own proposition. [Hisses and confu-
sion.]
Mr. REEDER-Is it in order for the State of
Penusvl^ania to vote?
ThePRESIDENT— Ifshehasnotvoted, itis.
Mr. REEDER — Pennsylvania couKl not vote
without retiring to another roci to consult her
large delegation. Did I understand a gentle-
man just now to intimate that Pennsylvania
was not entitled to a vote upon this floor? If
he did, I should be glad to know who he is,
and where he c^mes from. [Immense applause
and cries of" Goodrich. "J
Mr. GOODRICH. I rise Mr. Presldent-Lcries -
of " sit down," and hisses]. I will.
The PRESI D 'iNT. Gentlemen do not forget
yourselves. You must keep order.
Mr. GOODRICH. Mr. Pre?ident-(cries of
" sit down" and hisses.) I will not sit down,
(confusion.)
The PRESIDENT, The gentleman upon my
right is desirous of explaining to the gentle-
man from Pennsylvania so that there may be
No.
States.
Yes.
Kr
. . .25
1
Missouri
IS
Wichigao....;
...12
K
Jllnois
... 7
4
Texas
... >i
4
Wisconsin
..10
... 5
3
1
(Jalifornla
... 8
20 K
Minnesota....
.. 8
0
Oregon
Territories.
... 3
1
H ^.ebra'ka, 6
9 Dist. Columbia.. 2
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no ill blood in the Convention, even for a mo-
ment. Will you allow him to do it. Let us act,
gentlemen, in a friendly spirit, and if men make
remarks that are not exactly correct, let them
be forgotten on the moment. I would say to
the gentleman from Pennsylvania that the ex-
pression was promptly rebuked by the chair.
Mr. GOODRICH— I wish to state to the gen-
tleman who desired to know who it was that
had suggested that Pennsylvania had not a
right to vote here, I propose to respond to that
interrogatory. I made no such remark.
[Cheers, and cries of '' order."] When the
roll was called, Pennsylvania was called for a
third time, when a gentleman answered, who I
supposed was speakmg authoritatively for Fenn-
sjlvania, that she abandoned her proposition,
the majority report, and then, as an act of hu-
manity, I moved that she be excused from ex
pressing her opinion. | Laughter, and cries of
" sit down."]
The report as amended was then adopted
Bern. con.
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
The PRESIDENT— The Chair is informed
that the Committee on Resolutions and Platform
is ready to report. [Immense Applause.]
Mr. JESSUP, of Pennsylvania. The Com-
mittee on Platform and Resolutions have di-
rected me to say to the Convention that these
resolutions have been adopted with great unan
imity, there being upon one or two of the reso-
lutions some dissenting voices on the Commit-
tee. The greater portion of the resolutions
were adopted with entire unanimity in the Com-
mittee.
The Platform.
[as amended and adopted.]
Besolved, That we, the delegated representa-
tives of the Republican electors of the United
States, in Convention assembled, in discharge
of the duty we owe to our constituents and our
country, unite in the following declarations :
1. That the history of the nation during the
last four years, has fully established the pro-
priety and necessity of the organization and
perpetuation of the Republican party, and
that the causes which called it into existence
are permanent in their nature, and now, more
than ever before, demand its peaceful and con-
stitutional triumph.
2. That the maintenance of the principles
promulgated in the Declaration of Independ-
ence and embodied in the Federal Constitution,
" That all men are created equal ; that they are
endowedby Iheir Creator with certain malhena-
ble rights ; that among these are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness; that to
secure these rights, governments are
instituted among men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed"^
is essential to the preservation of our Republi-
can institutions; and that the Federal Constitu-
tion, the Rights of the States, and the Union
of the States must and shall be preserved.
3. That to the Union of the States this nation
owes its unprecedented increase in population,
its surpriamg development of material re-
sources, its rapid augmentation of wealth, its
happiness at home and its honor abroad; and
we hold in abhorrence all schemes for Disunion,
come from whatever source they mav : And we
congratulate the country that no Republican
member of Congress has uttered or counte-
nanced the threats of Disunion so often made
by Democratic members, without rebuke and
with applause from their political associates ;
and we denounce those threats of disunion, in
case of a popular overthrow of their ascend-
ancy as denying the vital principles of a free
government, and as an avowal of conte-rplated
treason, which it is the imperative d'uty of an
indignant People sternly to rebuke and forever
silence.
4. That the maintenance inviolate of the
rights of the States, and especially the right of
each State to order and control its own domes-
tic institutions according to its own judgment
exclusively, is essential to that balance of
powers on which the perfection and endurance
of our political fabric depends ; and we de-
nounce the lawless invasion by armed force of
the soil of any State or Territory, no matter
under what pretext, as among the gravest of
crimes.
5. That the present Democratic Adminis-
tration has far exceeded our worst apprehen-
sions, in its measureless subserviency to the
exactions of a sectional interest, as especially
evinced in its desperate exertions to force the
infamous Lecompton Constitution upon (he pro-
testing people of Kansas ; in construing the
personal relation between master and servant
to involve an unqualified property in persons ;
in its attempted enforcement, everywhere, on
land and sea, through the intervention of Con-
gress and of the Federal Courts of the extreme
pretensions of a purely local interest; and in
its general and unvarying abuse of the power
entrusted to it by a confiding people.
6. That the people justly view with alarm
the reckless extravagance which pervades every
department of the Federal Government; that a
return to rigid economy and accountability is
indispensable to arrest the systematic plunder
of the public treaury by favored partisans;
while the recent startling developments of
frauds and corruptions at the Federal metropo-
lis, show that an entire change of administra-
tion is imperatively demanded.
7. That the new dogma that the Constitu-
tion, of its own force, carries Slavery into any
or all of the Territories of the United States, is
a dangerous political -heresy, at variance with
the explicit provisions of that instrument itself,
with cotemporaneous exposition, and with leg-
islative and judicial precedent; isrevolutionary
in its tendency, and subversive of the peace and
harmony of the country.
8. That the normal condition of all the terri-
tory of the United States is that of freedom :
That as our Republican fathers, when they had
abolished slavery in all our national territory,
ordained that " no person should be deprived of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of
law," it becomes cur duty, by legislation, when-
ever such legislation is necessary, to maintain
this provision of the Constitution against all at-
tempts to violate it; and we deny the authority
of Congress, of a territorial legislature, or of
any individuals, to give legal existence to slave-
ry in any Territory of the United States.
9. That we brand the recent re-opening of
the African slave trade, under tho cover of our
national flag, aided by perversions of judicial
power, as a ciime against humanity and a burn-
ing shame to our country and age; and we call
upon Congress to fake prompt and efEcient
measures lor the total and final suppression of
that execrable traffic.
10. That in the recent vetoes, by their Fede-
ral Governors, of the acts ot the Legislatures of
Kansas and Nebraska, prohibiting Slavery^ in
those Territories, we find a practical illustration
of the boasted Democratic principle ot Non In-
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tervenfion aud Popular Sovereignty embodied
in the Kansas-Nebraska bill, and a demonstra-
tion of the deception and fraud involved
therein.
11. That Kansas should, of right, be immed
lately admitted as a State under the Constitu-
tion recently formed and adopted by her people,
and accepted by the House of Representative-'.
12. That, while providing revenue for the
support of the general government by duties
upon imports, sound policy requires such an
adjustment of these imposts as to encourage the
development of the industrial interests of the
whole couitry; and we commend that policy
of national exchanges, which secures to the
working men liberal wages, to agriculture re-
munerating prices, to mechanics and manufac-
turers an adequate reward for their skill, labor,
aud enterprise, and to the nation commercial
prosperity and independence.
13. That we protest against any sale or alien-
ation to others of the I'ublic Lands held by
actual settlers, and against any view of the
Free Homestead policy which regards the set-
tlers as paupers or suppliants for public bounty;
and we demand the passage by Congress of the
complete and satisfactory Homestead measure
which has ;;Iready passed the House.
14. That the Republican party is' op-
posed to any change in our Naturalization Laws
or any State legislation by which the rights of
citizenship hitherto accorded to immigrants
from foreign lands shall 'je abridged or impair
ed; and iu favor of giving a full and efficient
protection to the rights of all classes of citizens,
whether native or naturalized, both at home
and abroad.
15. That appropriations by Congress for River
and Harbor improvements of a National char-
acter, required for the accommodation and se-
curity of an existing commerce, are authorized
by the Constitution, and justified by the obli-
gation of Government to protect the lives and
property of its citizens.
16. That a Railroad to the Pacific Ocean is
imperatively demanded by the interests of the
whole country ; that the Federal Government
ought to render immediate and efficient aid in
its construction ; and that, as preliminary
thereto, a daily Overland Mail should be prompt-
ly established.
17. Finally, having thus set forth our dis-
tinctive principles and views, we invite the co
operation of all citizens, however differing on
other questions, who substantially agree with
us in their affirmance and support.
The reading of the sections was interrupted
by tremendous bursts of applause — the most
enthusiastic and long continued being given to
the tarifl" and homestead clauses.
Mr. CARTTER— Mr Chairman : That report
is so eminently unquestionable from beginning
to end, and so eloquently carries through with
it its own vindication, that I do not believe the
Convention will desire discussion upon it, and
I therefore call the previous question upon it.
[Applause, and mingled ciies of " good, good,"
and " no, no. "J
Mr. GIDDINGS — I arise, sir, solemnly to ap-
peal to my friend — [great confusion ; cries of
" withdraw thg previous question." A voice —
" Nobody wants to speak, but we don't want to
be choked off." &c.]
Mr. CARTTER— I insist upon the previous
question.
• The senten»s In brackets is the amendix.ent cfToied by
lIr.Gidd,ng3.
Mr. GIDDINGS— I arise, and I believe I have
the right, with the leave of my colleague, to of-
fer a short amendment before the previous
que-tion is called.
Mr. CARTTER— I did it to cut you off, and
all other amendments, and all discussion.
[Great confusion, and cries of " Giddings" by
the audience.]
A DELEGATE at the south end of tk« plat-
form—The resolutions have not been distrib-
uted among the mambers yet, and will the geu'
tleman ask us to vote upon a party platform wa
have not seen ?
MR. CARTTER— I insist npcn the previous
question. They ean read it by copy. It's
printed.
MR. GlDDINGS^Would it be ia order for
me to say that I request my friend to withdraw
the previous quegiion, that I may offer an
amendment?
A DELEGATE from Maine— I rise to a point
of ordtr. Is the motion of the gentleman from
Ohio seconded?!"" Yes," -'yes," " ye?."]
MR. ANDREW, of Massachusetts— I rise to
a point of order. The motion of the gentle-
man from Ohio is not in order, for the reason
that this Convention have already passed a rule
that the Committee on Platform and Resolu-
tions shall make their report in print, and that
printed report has not been received by this
Convention.
The PRESIDENT— We will have that resolu-
tion read.
Mr. CARTTER— There is no such rule.
Tbe PRESIDENT— Will gentlemen give their
attention ? The Chair will state the position of
the question. The Committee on Platform and
Resolutions have presented a report which has
been read by the Chairman. Upon the question
of acceptance ot that report, Mr. Caitterof
Ohio, demands the previous question. Pending
that demand, Mr. Andrew, of Massachusetts,
raises a question of order, that it is not in order
to demand the previous question, because the
Convention has adopted a standing rule that
before acting upon that report, the report
should be printed and presented to the Con-
vention. Upon examining the record, the
Chair rules that there is no such thing.—
It was an independent resolution, made by Mr.
Kauffmann, of Pennsylvania.
[Much confusion was here caused by the anx-
iety of delegates and the crowd in the wigwam
to obtain copies of the platform, which by this
time had been brought into the Hall and was
being distributed.]
The PRESIDENT— The question is on the de-
mand of Mr. Cartter for the previous question.
Mr. TRACY of California— I hope, as a
member of the Committee on Resolutions and
Platform, and as one of the sub-committee that
drafted these resolutions, that the previous
question will not be sustained.
The PRESIDENT— It is not a debateable
question. •, , , , ,
Mr. TRACY— I know it is not debateable.
I only expressed a hope.
Mr. GIDDINGS— I desire my colleague to
withdraw the call for the previous question.
Mr. CARTTER— It has got to be voted down
or it has to be voted up.
The PRESIDENT— The question is, is there a
second for thi? call of the previous question?
VOICES-Yes. v i ^
Motion submitted and declared to be lost.
Mr. CARTTER- 1 call for a division on that
question and a vote by States.
The PRESIDENT— It was voted down three
to one.
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Mr. CARTTER— I don't understand it so. I
call for a division.
A DELEGATE— I rise to a point of order. It
is too late t-^ call for a diriiion after the ques-
tion is decided.
Mr. CARTTER— It is not. You can't call for
it before.
The PRESIDENT then submitted the ques-
tion. The roll ot States was called with the fol-
lowing result:
States. Tes.
Maine 1
J^Jew Hampshire ..
Vermont
Massachusetts.. 4
Bho(ie Island
Comiedicut 1
NewYo.k 55
New Jersey 12^
Penney h'ania,... i
Maryland
Delaware 4
Virginia 17
Kentucky 10
Ohio 28
Total
No.
14
10
10
21
Indiana 20
Missouri
Jlichigin 8
Illinois 14
Texas —
Wisconsin 8
Iowa 2
California
Minnesota
Oregon 2
Territorits.
Kansas
Ntb;a3lja 2
Dist. Columba.. ..
155
4
2
301
California being called —
Mr. TRA.CY — California believes in free
speech and free men, and votes eight against
the previous question.
Ohio being called —
Mr. CARTTER— Coming from Ohio, a State
where free speech is not allowed, she votes 2S
ayes and 18 nays.
The PRESIDENT announced the previous
question not sustained. [Great applause.]
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED.
Mr. GTDDINGS of Ohio took tne floor.
Mr. REEDER— I ask tbe gentleman if he
will give way while we take up these resolu-
tions singly?
VOICES— No. no.
Mr. GID DINGS— Mr. President, I propose to
offer, after the first resolution as it stands here,
as a declaration of principles, tbe following:
"That we solemnly reassert the self-evident
truths that all men are endowed by their Creator
with certain inalienable rights, among which
are those of life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness [cheers]; that governments are in-
stituted among men to secure the enjoyment of
these rights."
Mr. CARTTER, of Ohio, interrupting-Mr.
President, I —
Mr. GIDDINGS— Mjcollegue will ask no fa-
vors of me, I take it. [Applause.] I .vill de-
tain the Convention but a moment. Two hun-
dred yeai s ago the philosophers of Europe de-
clared to the world that human governments
were based npon human rights, and all Chris
tian writers have sustained that doctrine until
the members of this Cnnveation. Our Fathers,
impressed with this all permeating truth, —
the right of every human being to
live and enjoy that liberty, which
enables him to obtain knowledge and pursue
liappioess, and no man has the power to wiih-
hold it from him. (Prolonged cheers.) Our
fathers embraced this solemn truth, laid it down
as the cbiel corner stone, the basis upon which
this Federal Government was founded. By
consent ot all parties, the Supreme Court in-
cluded, these were the primitive, life-giving
vitalizing principles of the Constitution. It is
because these principles have been overturned,
uprooted and destroyed by our opponents, that
we now exist as a party(cheer8) At Philadelphia,
we prepared and propounded this isaue to
• our opponents. We called on them to meet it.
They have not met it. They put forward the
Supreme Court to meet it. That court denied
those principles, but the Democratic party to ]
this day dare not deny them ; and through tbe
campaign, and for four years, no Democrat has
stood before the world denying that truth, nor
will they deny them. Now, I propose to main-
tain the doctrines of our fathers. I propose to
maintain the fundamental and primal issues up-
on which the government was founded. I wilt
detain this Convention no longer, I offer this
because our party was formed upon it. It grew
upon it. It has existed upon it— and when you
leave out this truth jou leave out the party.
[Loud cheers ]
Mr. CARTTER— I call for the reading of clause
No. 2 in the report of the Committee.
Me. LOWRY of Pennsylvania— I rise to a
question of order. We have upon our journal
a resolution that all questions that come up by
resolution, should be referred to the Committee
appointed for that purpose, without debate. I
therefore call upon the President of this Con-
vention now to enforce the rule.
The PRESIDENT— The Chair is of the opin-
ion that this proposition does not come within
the principle of the rule that the gentleman
alludes to.
Me. LOWRY— Then Mr. President •
Mr. CARTTER— I wish simply to read in
reply to this
Mr. LOWRY— Well, Mr. President, I move
that the report of the Committee as prepared
and presented be adopted.
The PRESIDENT— The gentleman is out of
order. He has not got the floor.
Mr. CARTTER— 1 he only reply I wish to
make on this amendment and the gas expended
on it, is in clause 2 of the report, which reads
as follows :—" that the maintenance of the prin-
ciples promulgated in the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and embodied in the Federal Consti-
tution, is essential to the preservation of our
republican institutions ; and that the Federal
Constitution, the rights of the States, and the
union of the States, must and shall be pre-
served,
Mr. THAYER, of Oregon— I agree with the
venerable delegate from Ohio (Giddiugs) in all
that he has affirmed to this Convention concern-
ing the privileges of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. There are also many oiler truths
than are enunciated in that Declaration of Inde-
pendence— truths of science, truths of physical
science, truths of government, and great reli-
gious truths ; but it is not the business, I think,
of this Convention, at least it is not the pur-
pose of this party, to embrace in its platform
all the truths that the world in all its past his-
tory has recognized. [Applause.] Mr. Presi-
dent, I believe in the ten commandments, but I
do not want them in a political platform.
Mr. TRACY — I move that the resolution be
referred to the Committee on Resolutions and
Platform.
The PRESIDENT— The motion is out of
order.
A DELEGATE from Connecticut— I wove
that the amendment oifered by the gentleman
from Ohio be laid upon the table.
Tbe PRESIDENT— That is out of order. It
will take the whole with it. The question must
be on the adoption of the amendment.
Amendment submitted and lost.
ANOTHER AMENDMENT.
Mr. WILMOT of Pennsylvania — I move that
the resolutions be adopted separately. [Cries
of " No," and " Take them in a lot," &c.] I
have an amendment to offer which I believe
will commend itself to the good sense of every
gentleman here. The amendment is this : in
the 14th resolution we say " that the Republican
party is opposed to any change in our NaUirali-
zation L;i\vs, or any iSt'ate Ltgidation by which
the rights of citizenship hith rto accorded to
immigrants from foreign lands shall be abridged
or impaired ; and in favor of giving a full and
efficient protection to the rights of all
classes ,of citizens, whether native or
naturalized, both at home and abroad."
Jly amendment is to strike out the words
" State legislation," because it conflicts directly
with the "doctrine in the 4th resolution, which
reads thus :
" Tbat the maintenance inviolate of the Rights
of the States, and especially the right of each
State to order and control its own domestic in-
stitutions according to its own judgment exclu-
sively, is essential to that balance of powers on
which the perfection and endurance of our po-
litiijal fabric depends; and we denounce the
lawless invasion, by armed force, of the soil of
any State or Territory, no matter under what
pretext, as among the gravest of crimes."
The resolution would then read, "That the
Republican party is opposed to any change in
our natura'ization laws, by which the rights of
citizsnsbip hitherto accorded to immigrants
from foieign lands shall be abridged or im-
paired."
Judge JESSUP, (of Pennsylvania, and Chair-
man of the Committee on Platform ) — The rea-
son why these words were inserted in that res
olution'l will state. I desire briefly to state
to the convention that the naturalization laws
are producing a sad state of feeling among a large
number of the Republican party. A great
many Republicans are of foreign birth, and
they have felt that it was due to them tbat the
Republicans should afi5rm first that they do not
desire to interfere with the present existing
naturalization laws; secondly, that they as a
party do not approve of the change of the na-
turalization laws by the several States, and
that they do not approve of that legislation
which went to impair the rights which
the naturalization laws of the Union
give to naturalized citizens. That, Mr.
President, was what was intended
by the words which are now proposed to be
stricken out. I state, therefore, that it is not
proposed to interfere with State rights. It is
not proposed, nor does it in the least conflict
with any principle, if it be looked at properly,
before established in these resolutions. It sim-
ply affirms that the Republican party is " op-
posed to any change in the naturalization laws,
or any legislation — State legislation — by which
the rights of citizens hitherto conferred upon
emigrants from foreign lands shall be abridged
or impaired." Now, I wish to know if my
colleague from Pennsylvania affirms that he is
ready to permit, with his consent, the State leg-
islatures to impair the rights that are guaran-
teed, under our laws, to emigrants becoming
citizens. I think it is a misapprehen.-ion on
the part of my colleague, of the true intent and
import of this resolution. I trust if he looks at
it again, he will withdraw his amendment.
MR. WILMOT, of Pennsylvania— I do not
know but I misapprehend this clause. The
declaration here reads thus :
"That the Republican party is opposed to any
change in ournaturalizationlaws, or any State
legislation, by which the rights of citizenship
hitherto aflforded to emigrants from foreign
lands, shall be abridged or impaired."
Now my amendment was, to striiie out " or
any State legislation." My idea was this, (and
you may judge whether I was correct or not,)
that it conflicted with the fourth resolution,
which declares :
" Tbat the maintaining inviolate of the rights
of the States, especially of each State, to order
and control its o^n domestic institutions ac-
cording to its own judgment exclusively is es-
sential to that balance of power," &c.
This is a broad declaration of State rights — a
just declaration of State rights; and under that
any State in this— every State in this Union
has a perfect power to prescribe qualification of
voters. Pennsylvania, ilassachusetts or any
other State may to morrow, if its sees fit,
by a change of her Constitution, not only
impair the right of foreiain citizens, but may
modify and impair the rights vested in native
born citizens. She may change her Constitution
and provide that a residence of two years shall
be required to entitle a man to vote. That was
the old Constitution of Pennsylvania. Pennsyl-
vania rray go back ; she may require that any
person coming from a foreign laud or from an-
other State shall not vote until he
has been a resident two years, and
on the doctrine of State rights has she
not a r:ght to do it ! and who has a right to
complain ! But as there seems to be a doubt or
misunderstanding; and it has been exclained to
me here that they not controvert the right of
the State thus to modify the rights of foreign
or native citizens, but merely wish to make the
declaration that the Republican party, as a party,
is opposed to it. If that be the object, I agree
to it, and in that view I am willing to withdraw
mv amendment. [Loud cheers.]
Mr. CARL SCHURZ, of Wisconsin— As the
amendment is withdrawn by the gentleman
from Pennsylvania I find it hardly necessary to
address the Convention upon this subject. I
wish that this resolution might be passed with-
out opposition. The German Republicans of
the Northern States have given you 300,000
vote's [applause], and I wish that they should
find it consistent with their honor and their
safety to give you 300,000 more. [Increased
applause.] That paragraph, I think, could
never have been asked for by the German rep-
resentatives if one occurrence had not
taken place. The year 185G was the year of
good feeling; we all joined together in a com-
mon cause, and we all fought the common
enemy. We did so with honor to ourselves and
with confidence in each other. There was no
German Republican, I believe, who would have
asked for anything more in the Philadelphia
platform feut the resolution which is there. —
But, since it has been found that that
resolution is not suSicient to protect
them from intfenchment upon their rights in
the States, I will show you how tliey reason.
They said our rights may be guaranteed to us
in a national platform by a general sentence,
and nevertheless the Legislatures of the diflfer-
ent States may defeat the very purpose for
which that national platform was enacted, Of
what use, then, is a plank in a platform if its
purpose thus can be frustrated by an act of
a State Legislature ? It h as been very well said
that it was not the purpose of this resolu-
tion to declare that no State has the right to
regulate the sufi'rage of its citizens by legisla-
tive enactment, but it was the purpose to de-
clare that the Republican party, in its national
capacity, is opposed to any such thing in prin-
ciple. [Renewed applause.] Gentlemen, the
question is simply this, on one side there stands
prejudice, on the other side there stands right.
You please calculate, will prejudice give us more
votes or will right give us more votes! [Ap-
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plause continued.] Let me tell ycu one thinfr,
that the votes you get by truckling to the prej
udices of people will never be safe ; while those
votes which you get by recognizing consti-
stitutional rights may every time be
counted upon. [Immense applause ] Why
gentlemen, tlie German Republicans of
the Northern States have been not only among
the most faithful, but we have been among the
most uQselfish members of the Republican par-
ty. We never come to you asking for any fa-
vor; we never come to you with any preten-
sions; the only thing we ask of you is this :
that we shall be permitted to figbt for our com-
mon cause ; that we shall be permitted to find
in your ranks with confidence in your
principles and with honor to ourselves. [Great
cheering.]
Mr. HA.S3AURECK, of Ohio— [Applause]—
Gentlemen of the Convention : 1 am not going
to detain you for any length of time in support
of the motion now before the Convention, but I
am in favor, gentlemen, of the adoption of this
resolution, not because I am an adopted citi-
zen, but because I claim to be a true American.
[Cheers.] Gentlemen, I claim to be an Ameri-
can, although I happened to be born on the oth-
er side of the Atlantic Ocean. [Renewed ap-
plause.] I breathed true Americanism before my
foot had ever stepped on American soil. [Ap-
plause ] I loved this country before my eyes
had ever beheld its hospitable sm], I had sworn
allegiance to the spirit of its free institutions
years before I made the formal declaration of
loyalty. [Enthusiastic cheers.] Gentlemen,
I felt the spirit of true Americanism thrill my
heart when, as a boy in school, I first read of
the heroic deeds of the immortal Washington.
[Great and prolonged applause.] I hailed true
Americanism when I first heard of the great
Thomas Jeflerson, who, upon the i.ltar of God,
had sworn eternal hostility to tyranny in every
form. [Renewed applause.] Gentlemen, as one
who has sulfsred the stings and oppressions of
despotism, I claim to be doubly capable of ap-
preciating the blessings of liberty. [Loud
cheers.] Gentlemen, I have seen the nations
of Europe smarting under the arbitrary rule of
despots, and I know what an inestioaable treas-
ure, what an incalculable boon freedom is to
man. It is, therefore, one of the proudest mo-
ments of m^ life, to avail myself of this oppor-
tunity as oBe of the liberty loving Germans of
the free West, before this vast assembly of so
many of the best and true men of the nation,
loudly to proclaim my undying and unfaltering
love and adherence to the principles of true
Americanism. [Great applause.] Gentlemen,
if it is Americanism to believe, religiously to
believe in those eternal truths announced in
the Declaration of Independence, that all men
are born equal and free, and endowed by th«ir
Creator with certain inalienable rights, among
which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happi-
ness, I am proud to be an American. [Applause]
If it is Americanism firmly to believe and warm-
ly to cherish the memory of the fathers of the
Republic, to maintain the faith and perpetuate
the glorious inheritance which they have left to
an admiring posterity, I shall ever be an Amer-
ican. [Loud cheers.] If it is Americanism,
gentlemen, to believe that governments are in-
stituted for the benefit of the governed, and not
for the benefit of the privileged few — if it is
Americanism to believe that this glorious Fed-
eration of sovereign States has a higher object
and a nobler purpose than to be the mere means
of fortifying, protecting and propagating the
institution of human servitude — if it is Ameri-
canism to believe that these vast fertile Terri-
tories of the West are forever to remain sacred,
to remain as free homes for free labor and free
men, I shall live and die an Ameracan. [Tu-
multuous cheering.! Gentlemen, if it is Amer-
icanism to believe tnat the American Constitu-
tion as framed by the Fathei s was designed as
a bulwark of freedom, and intended to secure
the blessings of liberty to ourselves and to our
posterity, and that it does not of its own force
carry slavery into the Territories of the Uniied
States, but, on the contrary, means freedom
and justice wberever it g«i§3j I shall ever claim
to be an American, [Gre^S aipplause.]
And, Mr. President, for this reason I am in
favor of the adoption of the resolution — not be-
CikUse I claim to be an adopted citizen ; but be-
cause I claim, and shall claim to the end, that I
am an American — an American by choice ; not
an American by birth, it is true, but an Ameri-
can from sentiment and from principle. Gen-
tlemen, I hop J this resolution will pass without
objection from any side. There are more than
20,000 Republican German votes in the State of
Ohio alone ; and they shall ever be cast in a
solid phalanx for the candidate who is to be
nominated by this Convention. [Renewed ap-
plause.]
Jlr. CURTIS of New Toik— What is the
question before the House ?
The CHAIR— It is upon the adoption of the
report.
Mr. CURTIS — I then offer as an amendment
to the report, as presented by the committee,
the following : That the second clause oi the re-
port shall read, " That the maintenance of the
principles promulgated in the Declaration of
Independence and embodied in the Federal
Constitution" — and then, sir, I propose to
amend by adding these words, " That all men
are created equal; that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable rights ;
that among these are life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness; that to secure these rights,
governments are instituted among men, deriv-
ing their just powers from the consent of the
governed" — then proceed — " is essential to the
preservation of our Republican institutions;
and that the Federal Constitution, the Rights
of the States, and the Union of the States, must
and shall be preserved." [Great applause, and
many gentlemen struggling for the floor.]
Mr. THAYER— Has not that amendment been
once voted down?
Mr. CARTTER— I rise to a question of order.
The CH AIR. There is one question of order
already. The gentleman from New York, Mr.
Curtis, moves to amend this second resolution
in the words which he has read. The gentle-
man from Oregon, Mr. Thayer, raises the ques-
tion of oroer that this is substantially the same
proposition already voted upon ; and the Chaip
sustains the question of order, and the question
recurs on the adoption of the Report.
Mr. BLAIR, of Missouri. If it is necessary,
I shall appeal from the decision of the Chair.
The amendment which was first offered was to
the first clause or section, and the amendment
offered now by the gentleman from New York
is to the second section, and it is an entirely
different question. I think, if it is necessary,
I am ready to take an appeal from the decision
of the Chair
The CHAIR. I took it from the statement
of the gentleman from New York, that he
offered the same amendment offerred before
by Mr. Gidings, and voted on.
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MB. BLAIR— It 13 oflered now as an »merid-
ment to the second ; then it was to the fiirst
resolution.
The CHAIR— Then the amendment iB ni
order.
Mr CURTIS— Have I the floor?
TheCHAIR— Yes,Sir.
Mr. CURTlS (from his chair)— Mr. President ,
I have a word to say on +hat amendment— [cries
of " take the stand."] I can speak as weM, gen-
tlemen, from this seat. I have to ask this Uon-
ventiou — the second National Convention the
Republican party has ever held — I have to ask
this Convention whtther they are prepared to
go upon the record and before the country as
voting down the words of the Declaration ot In-
dependence? [Cries of "No," "no," and ap
plause.l I have, sir, in the amendment wliioh
I have introduced, quoted simply and only from
the Declaration of Independence. Bear in mind
that in Philadelphia in 1856, the Convention of
this same great party were not afraid to an-
nounce those by which alone the Republican
party lives, and upon which alone the luture of
this country in the hands of the Republican
party is passing. [Tremendous cheering.]
Now, sir, I ask gentlemen gravely to consider
that in the amendment which I have proposed,
I have done nothing that the soundest and
safest man in all the land might not do ; and I
rise simply — lor 1 am now sitting down — I rise
simply to ask gentlemen to think well before,
upon the free prairies of the West, in the sum-
mer of 1860, they dare to wince and quail before
the men who in Philadelphia in 1776— in Phila-
delphia, in th Arch-Keystone State, so amply,
so nobly represented upon this platform to-
day— before they dare to shrink from repeating
the words that these great men enunciated.
[Terrific applause.]
Mr. OYLER, of Indiana — I presume that all
the Republicans here are in favorof the Declara-
tion of Independence. Does it necessarily fol-
low that we must publish it in our platform?
[The crowd— "Yes."] I want to talk to the
delegates here. I ask the question, if it is ne-
cessary to put it in? They answer me it is.
Well, then, it is there now. (Voices — " No.")
Read for yourselves the second resolution. At
voice — " Put it in twice.") I will read it o)
yeu :
" That the maintenance of the principles pro-
mulgated in the Declaration of Independence
and embodied in the Federal Constitution is es-
sential to the preservation of our Republican
institutions, and that the Federal Constitution,
the Rights of the States, and the Union of the
States must and shall be preserved."
Does not that endorse it? We believe in the
Bible ; shall we put it in from the first chapter
of Genesis to the 1 st chapter of Revelations?
We believe in the Constitution of the United
States ; shall we put it in from first to last ? I
say no. I say it is enough for us to assert a
belief in, and our confidence in, and firm re-
liance in, the Declaration of Independence and
the Constitution.
Mr. NYE, of New York— I want, sir, some-
thing done in this Convention. [Cries of
" vote."] I am only anxious, sir, that some-
thing should be done in this Convention to
mark with great distincness and in unmistaka-
ble terms, that we endorse the language and
that portioti of the language of the Declaration
of Independence that is moved as an amend-
ment to the 2d resolution. [Cheers and voices,
"You shall have it," "we will," "you shall
have it if you say no more about it."] That,
sir, is all I want. I am exceedingly glad that
simply the fear of a speech from me should in-
duce gentlemen to vote in that way. [Laugh-
ter and applause.)
The question being on the amendment offered
by Mr. Curtis of New York, the vote was taken
and the amendment adopted.
The question now recurring on the adoption
of the report of the committee, the Platform
was adopted unanimously with a shout of ap-
plause.
Upon the adoption of the Platform, the dele-
gates and the whole of the vast audience rose
to their feet in a transport of enthusiasm, the
ladies waving their handkerchiefs and the gen-
tlemen their hats, while for many minutes the
tremendous cheers and shouts of applause con-
tinued, and again and again were renewed and
repeated.
The Chair, as soon as order was partially re-
stored, announced that several gentlemen would
speukin the Wigwam at night.
Mr. GOODRICH— I move that we adjourn.
[Cries of " No," "No." " Ballot," " Ballot."]
I withdraw the motion, and move that we now
proceed to ballot for a candidate for the Pre^-
dency. [Applause.]
Mr. EGGLESTON— I renew the motion to
adjourn.
The motion to adjourn was put and lost.
Mr. R. M. CORWINE— I move that we now
proceed to ballot for President. [Great disor-
der, and cries of " Ballot," " Ballot."]
Mr. CARTTER— I call for a division by ayes
and nays, to see if gentlemen want to go with-
out their supper. [Derisive laughter, and cries
of "Call the roll."]
The CHAIR— I am requested by the Secretary
to inform the gentlemen of the Convention that
the papers necessary for the purpose of keeping
the tally are prepared, but are not yet at hand,
but will be in a few minutes.
A VOICE— I move that this Convention ad-
journ until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
The motion prevailed, and the Convention ad-
journed until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
THIRD DAT.
The Convention re-assembled at ten o'clock
agreeably to adjournment. After the delegate
had seated themselves, the proceedings were
opened by the following prayer, by Rev. M.
Green, of Chicago.
Our Lord, our God, we adore thee as the Etemil, Im-
mortal, invisible, and only true God. Every excellence ad-
orns thy nature ; every attribute of majesty supports thy
throne. Thou ait our God, and we will praise thee ; our
father's God, and we will exalt thee. We thank thee, O
Lord, far thy numberless kindnesses which thou hast mani-
rested towards this people, in their origin, in their deliver-
ance from subsequent evils which have threit>ned them,
and for the high degree of nrosperlty which we t,till enjoy.
O God, forbid that we, their dsscendants, should be un-
worthy of our sires, who acknowledge thee In their -ways,
and invoke thy benediction upon their efforts to establish a
free Government. Lord, we entreat thee who hast deliv-
ered us from external enemies, to protect us from intestine
evil. Oh ! do thou, Infinite disposer of everts, perpetuate
our liberties. And now, we thank thee that thou hast per-
mitted those delegates of the people to assemble and so far
to pursue their object with such harm ny and mut'ial re-
respect. We pray th'-e still to clothe thy servant, the Presi-
dent of this body, with the authority rtquis.te lor his ex-
alted post, and we entre.it thee to bring to a happy result
the labors of this bnriy of rei resentalivf-s of ti e people, of
we entreat thee, that at some future bi t no no di: tant day
the evils which now invests the body politic shall not only
have been arrested in i;s progress but wholly eiadicated
from the system. And may the pen of the h storian trace
an intimate connection between that glorious consummation.
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an-l the transac*ion of this Convention. O Lord, our Ood,
thou a t in Heaven and on earth, th°re''ore should our
wodsbefew. Our prayer is uow i efore thee. Wilt thou
he r, accept and answer it, for the sake of our Redeemer.
Amea,
COMMUNICATIONS.
' The PRESIDENT— Gentlemen cf the Conven-
tion : The Chair feels it his first duty this morn-
ing to appeal, not merely to the gentlemen of
the Convention, but to every individual of this
vast audience, to remember the utmost import-
ance of keeping and preserving order during
the entire session — as much silence as possible;
and he asks gentlemen who are not members of
this Convention, in the name of this Conven-
tion, that they will, to their utmost ability, re-
frain from any demonstrations that may dis-
turb the proceedings of the Convention. I
should suggest to the delegates that they them-
selves set the example to their friends who are
not members of ihis Convention; that each will to
tie utmost of his individual capacity, co'Operate
with the Chair in keeping entire order.
The Cbair has received some communications,
which be will lay before the Convention.
The Secretary read the communications, as
follows :
Chicago, May 18, 1860.
Hon. George Ashmun, President of the National
Convention, Chicago :
Bear Sir — The delegates of the Convention
are invited to an excursion, on Monday next,
over the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad to
Dubuque, thence down the Mississippi River to
Fulton or Clinton, from which place they can
return to Chicago on Tuesday evening, or ex-
tend their excursion to Cedar Rapids, over the
Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska Railroad, and re-
turn on Wednesday evening in time to connect
with Eastern trains.
Very respectfully, vours,
'E. B. Talcott, Supt.
A DELEGATE-I move that it lie on the
table for the present.
The PRESIDENT— The Chair has received
another communication, which will be read.
The Secretary read :
New Yoek, May 17.
To the RipubUc-m National Convention:
At a meeting of the representatives of the
Working men of the diffdreut wards of this city,
Brooklyn, Williamsburgh,and Greenpoint, held
on the evening of the 16th inst., at Union Hall,
195 Bowery, it was —
Besolved, That the officers of the meeting be
instraced to address the Republican National
Convention, to assemble at Chicago, and re-
spectfully request the Convention to declare
itself opposed to all further traflic in the public
lands of the U. S., and in favor of laying them
out in farms and lots for the exclusive use of
actual settlers.
We see this singular condition of affairs, that
■while wealth in our own country is accumula-
ting; while internal improvements of every de-
scription are fast increasing, yet with all these
advantages, the compensation tor useful labor
is getting less and less. We seek the cause of
this anomaly, and we trace it to the monopoly of
the land, with labor at the mercy of capitalists.
We therefore desire to abolish the monopoly,
not by inter'^ering with the conventional rights
of persona now in possession, but, by arresting
the further sale of hH land not yet appropriated
as private property, and by allowing those
lands hereafter to be freely occupied by those
who may choose to settle on them. We propose
that the public land hereafter shall not be own-
ed, but occupied only. The occupant having
the right to the sale of his or her improvements
to any one not in possession of other lands, so
that by preventing individuals from becoming
possessed of more than a limited quantity, any
one may enjoy the right.
EespectfuUy yours,
Hexrt Benning, Ch'n.
The PRESIDENT— The Chair would suggest
that the Committee on Platform and Resolutions
having reported, and their report covering the
the subject-matter of this resolution, that the
communication lie upon the table. Assented to.
The CHAIR- At :he adjournment a motion was
pending, made by Mr. Goodrich of Minnesota,
that the Convention do now proceed to ballot
for a candidate for President of the United
States. [Applause ] That motion is the busi-
ness now in order. [Cries of " question,"
" question."]
THE MARYLAND DELEGATION.
Mr. BLAIR of Maryland. Before the vote is
taken upon that question I wish to ask leave to
file the credentials of additional delegates to fill
up the delegation from the State of Maryland.
This is made necessary by the resolution or rule
adopted yesterday by the Convention, which
provided that the votes of the delegation from
each State should be confined to the number of
delegates present. The delegation from Mary-
land, not being full, it became necessary, under
that rule, in order to cast the full vote of the
State, that the delegation should be filled. At
a meeting held last evening, the delegation was
filled, in pursuance of the authority given us
by the State Convention of Maryland, which we
represent on this flo:r, I therefore offer the
credentials of five additional delegates now
present in their seats completing the delegation.
[Cries of "leave," "leave."]
The CHAIR — No objection being made they
will be received. What do you say ?
Mr, SARGENT, of California.— The ratio of
representation, as at present constituted, gives
to Maryland eleven votes. I wish to inquire if
the effect of receiving these credentials is to
increase the number of votes to sixteen, or
twice the number of her electoral vote, or if
that vote is still simply eleven? If it is merely
to receiving these gentlemen upon this floor to
advise with the Maryland delegation, there can
be no objection to the increase — letting the
Maryland delegation stand on the same footing
as now; but if it is proposed to increase their
vote in this convention, I shall certainly oppose
it. If it is proposed now to increase the vote
cast by that or any other State, I object. It
seems to me that this matter was fully consid-
ered by the committee on credentials, voted on
by the conventicn when they received the re-
port of that committee ; their report is before
the Convention, having been received, and be-
fore the vote of any State is increased, it
seems to me that the matter ought to go back
to the Committee, and they should investigate
the matter, and understand by what authority
this increase 's made. I therefore ask for in-
lormation whether this proposition is to in-
crease the vote of Maryland, pr to increase the
number of persons who will cast the vote
already determined upon? If I am right in
supposing that it is to increase their vote I
shall oppose it.
Mr. COALE, of Maryland. I will answer the
gentleman. We had to come some distance to
get here ; and we found when we met that
there were only eleven gentlemen present. And
so I,as a member of the Committee on elections,
handed in eleven names.because there were on-
ly eleven of us present. I stated, at the same
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lime, tliat there was a full delegation elected,
and that we bad full power from our constitu-
ents to fill up a'l vacancies. We had the power
and we had the rignt, but we deemed it improp-
er and immodest in us to ceme forward at first
and claim to cast the vote of the whole conven-
tion until we found Marylanders enough were
present, ready and willing to take their places
with us. Our delegation then held a meeting,
and according to the right that has been exer-
cised by every other delegation, and the au-
thority Jiiven to us by our coQstituents, we
tilled the vacancies ; and the gentlemen are
here present. Shall we be thrown <.ut now ?
Shall we be told that we are not to have the
priveleges of other delegations? That weave
forbidden to do that which has been done by
others? I have no idea that such illiberality
will be extended to us.
Mr. SARGENT, of California-By the report
of tbe Committee, Maryland is entit'ed to cast
eleven votes. The question is now, whether
Maryland proposes to cast any beyond the eleven
votes?
Mr. CO ALE, of Maryland— No, sir. We have
six Congressional Districts, and we have six
votes in virtue of these districts, and we have
two Senators, making eight, and to cast the
full vote we double that number, making six-
teen. In that way we would vote according to
the same ratio with the other delegations. —
["That's right," " that's right."]
The CHAIR — The chair understands that on
yesterday the Convention adopted a report of
"the Committee on Credentials, declaring Mary-
land entitled to eleven delegates, to cast eight
vo es; and understood, also, that proposition
made this morning, if adopted and ratified by
the Convention, will give ihe power to sixteen
gentlemen to cast eight votes — the same num-
ber, precisely, as before.
Mr. M. BLAIR, (of Maryland.) The Commit-
tee on Credentials reported tbat the delegates
rii-esecit should cast the vote of the State. Our
Sta'e is entitled, on this floor, to IG delegates.
While that report was before the Convention,
and before the vote was taken on it, the gentle-
man from Minnesota (Mr. Goodrich) ofiered an
amendment which limited the vote of the State
to the delegates present, and that made it in-
cumbent upon us, in order to cast the vote of
the State, to till up the delegation. That is the
explanation, gentlemen, why we did not fill it
up when we first came here. The body has be-
fore allowed the delegates to cnst the vote of
the State, whether more or less were present.
We expected to cast tbe whole IG votesof Mary-
land. Now, we ask, in pursuance of the author-
ity given us by the State Convention of Mary-
land, to till up our delegation, and be able to
cast the whole vote of the State of Maryland. I
have not heard any gentleman object to our pro-
position to cast the full vote.
Mr. BENTON, of New Hampshise, and Chair-
man ot the Committee on Credentials — It was
proposed to limit the number of votes to the
number of delegates actually present. This
was agreed to not only in reference to the State
of ilaryland, but Virginia, Oregon and Texas.
It was discussed in Committee, and it was finally
agreed that this State should be allowed to cast
11 votes. After the Committee adjourned one
gentleman appeared and asked to be allowed to
appear on the floor and vote. I told him it was
too late. It was generally understood, and it
was acted upon by almost unanimous consent,
that the States which were not fully represented
should claim n(T more votes in the Convention
than those here actually present either real or
suostituted delegates.
Mr. ARMOUR, of Maryland. — As one of the
delegates from the State of Maryland, I object
to the credentials being received. [" Louder."]
This is a matter of business and is not for out-
siders. [A voice — " We ain't outsiders."] I say
then that there are only eleven of us here, of the
sixteen appointed by our State Convention.
The Committee on Credentials reported that
fact. Since the adjournment of the Conven-
tion—[A voice — " If you will take your seat on
this side of the house, the Convention can hear
ycu. We cannot hear you now."] Ihavearea-
son, as one of the eleven delegates from the
State of Maryland, to enter my solemn protest
against the reception of the credentials as tilled
up. We met in the city of Baltimore and ap-
pointed eight delegates and eight alternates.
But eleven of us are here. Eleven names were
yesterday presented to the Committee on Cre-
dentials, and the Committee on Credentials
made their report, and reported us eleven pres-
ent and entitled to eight votes. Since the ad-
journment of the Convention on yesterday a
portion of my co-delegates — I am not here to
impugn their motives, nor do I intend to do so
— a portion of them met without my knowledge,
without the knowledge of at least one more,
and perhaps two more of the delegates, and
have tilled up our delegation from gentltmen,
God almighty only knows where they live. [Ap-
plause and laughter,]
1 do not wisb to place myself in an attitude
hostile to a majority of my delegation. I do
not wish to throw any embarrassment in the
way of the peaceful settlement of all the busi-
ness that has brought us togpther, but I wish
to say that there is a gentleman here from
Maryland who has been knocking at the
door of this convention, but who has not been
received; my co delegates have refused to fill up
the delegation with his name, and have, tor pur-
poses known only to themselves, tilled it up
with outsiders. For this reason, lor the reason
that the delegation has been made full by placing
upon it the names of men unknown to me; by
placing upon it the names of non-residents of
the State of Maryland; and because I bad no
knowledge that this meeting was coming to-
gether; because I have not co-operated in this
movement; because I do not know the purpose
for which this delegation has been filled up,
knd because I think we should not pretend to
present in this convention, a stronger front
than that which we possess. We have eleven
men here, and we [should only vote our eleven
votes, I hope gentlemen of the convention,
you will vote this thing down. [Applause and
cries for the question.]
Mr. CARTTER of Ohio— I call for the previ-
ous question.
Previous question sustained, and motion to
receive the delegates lost.
THE NOMINATIOX.
Mr. .-VARTS of New York— Mr. Chairman :
As the Convention has by its vote decided to
proceed to a ballot, you may be assured that I
do not 1 ise for the purpose of making a speech.
I rise si Lply to ask, sir, whether it is in order
to piesciit names in nomination?
The PRESIDENT— The Chair is of the opin-
ion that under the execution of the order
adopted, it may be in order to put in nomina-
tion such persons as you may desire, without
debate.
Mr. EVARTS— I rise—
A VOICE— The Pennsylvania delegation is
not provided with seats. [Voices — " Get them
quick."]
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The PRESIDENT— I will lake this opportu-
nity to present a communicatioa received by
the Chair.
The SECRETARY read :—
Chicaoo, May 18, 18C0.
We feel it our duty to inform yo'i that memb'^rs of vonr
Convention pas3 their ticliets over the raMirgs and throngh
the windows to thtir friends who are not entitled to peats.
If thet'onvention find inconvenience.it is the fault of the
mem'^ers and not th'ough our in'erferenre. Any instruc-
tions you think proper to give wi'l ho s'rictly carried out.
PETER PAGE.
GUK.UON S. HUBBARD,
CHAS. N. HOLDEN.
The CHAIR requested the delegates to avoid
the inconvenience spoken of by purging their
own seats of outsiders.
Mr. EVARTS, of New York— In the order
of business before the Convention, Sir, I lake
the liberty to name as a candidate to be nom-
inated by this Convention for the office of
President of the United States, William H.
Seward, [Prolonged applause ]
Mr. JUDD, of Illinois— I desire, on bebalf of
the delegation from Illinois, to put in nomiDa-
tion, as a candidate for President of the United
States, Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. [Immense
applause, long continued.]
Mr. DUDLEY, of New Jersey — Mr. Presi-
dent, New Jersey presents the name of William
L. Dayion. [Applause.]
Mr. REEDER, of Pennsylvania — Pennsyl-
vania nominates as her candidate fnr the Presi-
dency General Simeon Cameron. [Cheers.]
Mr. CARTTER, of Ohio— Ohia presents to
the consideration of this Convention as a can-
didate for President, the name of Salmon P.
Chase. [Applause.]
Mr. C. B. SMirH, of Indiana— I desire, on
behalf of the delegation from Indiana, to second
the nomination of Abraham Lincoln, of UUnois.
[Tremendous applause]
Mr, BLAIR, of Aiissouri — I am commissioned
by the representatives of the State of Missouri
to present to this Convention the name of
Edward Bates as a candidate for the Presidency.
[Applause.]
Mr. BL A.IR of Michigan — In behalf of the del-
egation from Michigan I second the nomination
for President of the United States, of William
H. Seward. [Loud Applause.]
Mr. CORWIN of Ohio— I rise, Mr. President,
at the request of many gentlemen, part of them
members of this CoQveniion, and many of them
of the most respectable gentlemen known to
the history of this country and its politics, to
present the name of John McLean. [Applause.]
MR. SCHURZ, of Wisconsin — I am commis-
sioned by the delegation from the State of Wis-
consin, to second the nomination of William H.
Seward, of New York. [Warm applause.]
MR. NORTH, of Minnesota — I am commis-
sioned, on behalf of the delegation from Minne-
sota, to second the nomination of William H.
Seward. [Applause.]
MR. PHiLLlPS, of Kansas— I am commis-
sioned, not only by the delegation from Kansas,
but by the people of Kansas, to present the
name of William H. Seward, of New York.
MR. DELANO, of Ohio— I rise on behalf of
a portion of the delegation from Ohio, to put in
nomination the man who can split rails and
maul Democrats — Abraham Lincoln. [Great
applaufc]
MR. LOGAN, of Illinois— Mr. President: In
order or out of order, I desire to move that this
Convention, for itself and this vast audience,
to give three cheers for all the candidates pre-
sented by the Republican party.
The PRESIDENT— The gentleman is out of
order.
MR. Stone, of Iowa— Mr. President, I rise in
the name of two thirds of the delegation of
Iowa, to second the nomination of Abra-
ham Lincoln. [Great Applause.]
MR. ANDREW, of Massachusetts— I move
you that we proceed to vote.
The Convention then balloted, with the fol-
lowing result :
FIRST BALLOT.
BTATE3. P'om^SfbO-rgj^SSP
S. p- : 3 : g i : § § g |
Maine 10 6
M.Hampshire. I T 1 .'. '.'. i .'.
Termont ; .. io
Mas?aehns'ts.21 4 : ...
Khodelsland 15 1 1 .. '.". "'. \',
Connpcticut., . 2 1 .. 7 .. .. 2
Tvew York....70 ', ,[ ['
New Jerfey 14 .. .* ,',
Pennsylvania, li 4 .. 47} .. 1
Maryland.... S 8
Delaware 6
Viirginia 8 14 .. 1 V. '.'.
Kpntucky..., 5 6 2.... 1.. 8.. 1...
Ohio 8 4 . 34
Indiana 26 : .. ;
Missouri 18 !. .'. ,'.
Micbij^an 12
Illinois 22
T'xas 4 3
■Wisconsin.... 10 '. ..
Iowa 2 2 .. 1 1 1 .. 1
California.... 8
Minnesota.... S
Oregon b
TERBITORIE .
KansiB 6
Nebraska 2 1 .. 1 2
Dist Col'mbia 2 "
EXPLANATION, &C.
Mr. TRACY, of California— I wish to say,
aa there has been one vote cast for Mr. Fremont,
that he. is not a candidate before this Conven-
tion.
When the Stpte of Maryland was called, du-
ring the vote, Mr. COCHRANE, Chairman of
the delegation said :
The Republican State Convention of Mary-
land baving requested that the delegation should
vote as a unit, I therefore, in accordance with
the wishes of a majority of the delegation, cast
11 votes for Edward Bates. [Applause.]
Mr. COALE, of Md.— I o'lject to that. I am
a freeman in Maryland, although surrounded by
slavery. If I were going to look for a place to
be immolated upon the altar of slavery I should
not come to Chicago — [great confusion and cries
of "order,"] Well, hear my point then. We
are not instructed to vote for Edward Bates.
Such a resolution was presented there and was
instantly voted down. [A Voice — You are not
in order.] Well, my point is that we were not
instructed, and that we will not act according
to the recommendation except so far as we
please.
Mr. ARMOUR, of Maryland— I will present
the point of protestation a little clearer than my
aged friend ha? done. (Cries of " Call the
Roll.")
The PRESIDENT— It is not a subject of de-
bate. The question is, shall the Convention re-
ceive the eleven votes from the State of Mary-
land for Mr. Bates? and this must be decided
without debate. (Voices — "Call the roll,"
"hear him," and great confusion.)
Mr. ARMOUR.— I do not wish to debate the
point. I wish to state succinctly and clearly
the point of our protest. Have I leave? (Cries
of "Yes" and "No.") At the Convention
which assembled at Maryland, a resolution was
offered instructing the delegates of the State of
Maryland to vote as a unit. There was a gen-
eral feeling against that resolution, and a num-
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ber of gentlemen spoke agrainst it, and I had
risen to protest against it when some gentleman
in my rear moved ibat we be simply " recom-
mended " Not one man in that Convention con-
sidered that "recommend" and "instruct"
were synonymous terms. Not one of us con&'id-
cred that the recommendation was equivalent to
an instruction. Therefore, we let it pass, be-
lieving then and now that we were free to cast
our votes for the man of our choice, and we
now claim that right on the floor of the Conven-
tion. (Cries of" Good," and applause )
Mr. E. M. CORWINE, of Ohio— One of the
rules adopted yesterday declares that the Chair-
man of each delegation shall cast the vote of his
delegation.
A VOICE— No, no! it says he shall " an-
nounc(:" it.
Mr. COALE — We will vote as we please and
we will not vote any other way.
The Chair then stated the question,
Mr. FRANK P. BLAIR, of Missouri— I rise
to a point of order. I desire to know whether
this Convention ia to be governed by its rules
or not? I call the attention of the President tn
the rule which we have adopted, and under
which we must act, unless it is intended now to
violate it.
The CHAIR— The Chair is aware of the rule.
The rule adopted was that the vote of each State
should be announced by its chairman.
A VOICE— He must, but announce it and an-
nounce it truly.
The CHAIR— And the Chair rules that he is
bound to receive the report made by the Chair-
man of the delegation, and announces it to the
Convention as their vote, unless it is rejected by
the Convention ; and the Chair, not wishing to
take the responsibility of settling this question,
may refer it to the Convention, and the Chair
now puts the quest'on to the Convention : Shall
the vote announced by the Chairman be receiv-
ed by the Convention as the vote of the State of
Maryland?
The question was decided in the negative.
At the conclusion of the voting, which occu-
pied considerable time, the result was announced
by the Secretary of the Convention as follows:
For William H. Seward, of New York, 173i
For Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, i02
For Edward Bates, of Missouri, 48
For Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania,. . . SOi
For .ToHN McLean, of Ohio 12
For Salmon I . Chase, of Ohio, 49
For Benjamin F. Wade, of Ohio, 3
For William L. Dayton, of New Jersey, 14
For.IoHN M. Reed, of Pennsylvania, .... 1
For Jacob Collamer, of Vermont, 10
For Charles Summer, of Massachusetts,. 1
For John C. Fremont, of California, 1
Whole number of votes cast, 465; necessary
to a choice, 2-33.
The Chair announced, that no candidate hav-
ing received a majority of the whole number of
votes cast, the Convention would proceed to a
second ballot.
SECOND BALLOT.
Mr. Caleb B. Smith in the Chair, the ballot
proceeded as follows :
5 cr l" » " tr p •
BTATES. SSSg|Sggj?
Tfew Jars'y 4 ig
Pennsylvania SJi 48 .. 1 2K ".'
Maryland 3 ,. 8 .'
Delaware 6 ,.
Virginia g 14 .. x .." !
Kentucky 7 9 fj
Otiio 14 .. ;.' 3 29
Indiara 26
M ssouri 18 .. .. [[
Michisan 12
Illinois 21 .. ,. .. ,'.
Texas 6 .. ", ., .'. " ][
Wisconsin 10
I'«'a 2 6 .. .. M "k !]
California 8 .
Minnesota 8 ',[
Oregon g , [[ |'
TEEEITOEIE8.
Kansas 6
Nebraska 3 1 '2 ,[ ,'
U.ftrict of Cclumbii. 2 .. .'. .', .'.
Maine 10 6 ..
New Hampsliire 1 9
Vermont 10
Massachusetts 22 4
Khodelslaod 3 ..
Connecticut 4 4
New Yorit 70 .. ..
After the vote was taken, and before it was
announced —
Gov. REEDER, of Penn.— I desire to state,
that while the vote was going on, and after that
vote was given, the name of uen. Cameron was
withdrawn. I now formally withdraw the name
of Gen Cameron from this convention as a can-
didate for nomination.
(Great confusion while the ballot was being
counted.)
The SECRETARY announced the result of
the second ballot as follows :
For William H. Seward, of New York,, 1841
votes. (Applause.)
For Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, 181 votes.
(Tremendous applause, checked by the Speak-
er.)
For Edward Bates, of Missouri, So votes.
For Simon Cameron, ofPennsylvania, 2 votes.
For John McLean, of Ohio, 8 votes.
For Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio, 42i votes.
For William L. Dayton, of New Jersey, 10
votes.
For Casstos M. Clay, of Kentucky, 2 votes.
Whole number of votes cast 465; necessary
to a choice, 233.
The CHAIR announced that no candidate
having received a majority of all the votes
cast, there was no nommation, and the Conven-
tion would proceed to a third ballot, which was
then taken, as follows :
THIRD BALLOT,
»= W O M g o Q
i o g g t-> '<i g
Maine 10
New Hampshire 1
Vermont
Massachusetts 18
Khode Island I
Connecticut 1
New York 70
New Jersey 5
Pennsylvania
Maryland 2
Delaware
Vir-inia 8
Kentucky 6
Ohio
Indiana
Mi^^ouri
Mhhigan 12
Illi'jois
Texas fi
■Wisconsin.... 10-
Iowa 2
California 8
Minnesota 8
Oregon 1
TEBBiTOEIES.
K-JD'as 6
Nebraski 3
Dist. of Columbia 2
1 5
2 4
8
52
2
9
6
.. 14
4 13
IS S9
2
.. 26
.,
K 5i
Total ISO 22 24K 231K 6 11
The progress of the ballot was watched with
most intense interest, especially toward the
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last, the crowd becoming silent as the conteBt
narrowed down, when, before the result was
aanounced,
MR. CARTTER. of Ohio, said— T arise, Mr.
Chairman, to announce the cbange of four votes
of Ohio from Mr. Chase to Abraham Lincoln.
This announcement, giving Mr. Lincoln a ma-
jority, was greeted by the audience with the
most enthusiastic and thundering applause.
The en' ire crowd rose to their feet, applauding
rapturously, the ladies waving their handker-
chiefs, the men waving and throwing up their
hats by thousands, cheering again and again*
The applause was renewed and repeated for
many minutes. At last, partial silence having
been restored, with many gentlemen striving to
get the floor,
MR. EVARTS, of New York— Mr. Chairman,
has the vote been declared?
The CHAIR— No, sir.
MR. AN DREW, of Massachusetts— Mr. Chair-
man, I sought an opportunity some time since,
and beforelinishing the roll call of the States,
at the direction of many of my associates of the
Massachusetts delegation, to correct their vote.
I am in.'itructed to report that the vote irom
Massachusetts stands : for Abraham Lincoln,
18; for William H. Seward, 3. [Applause.]
MR. McCRlLLIS of Maine.— Mr. Chairman,
the young giant of the west has become of age.
He is 21 years old. [Loud crirs of "order. "J.
Maine gives her vote unanimously in favor o"
Lincoln. [Renewed applause.]
MR. REEOER, of Pennsjlvania.— I desire to
correct the vote of Pennsjlvania. lathe haste
of taking so large a number of delegates, it
was not taken as they desire, and they wish me
to announce it as, for Abraham Lincoln 53; for
John McLean i; for Wm. H. Seward i.
MR. ROLLINS, of New Hampshire.— I desire
to correct the vote of New Hampshire. New
Hampshire votes for Abraham Lincoln 10 votes.
[Applause.]
MR. EAMES, of Rhode Island.— Mr. Chair-
man, I desire now to announce that Rhode
Island casts S votes for Abraham Lincoln.
MR. WELLES, of Connecticut.— Mr. Chair-
man,! am requested to state that the vote of Con-
necticut IS 8 tor Abraham Lincolo, 2 for Salmon
P. Chase — the rest as before given.
MR CARTTER, of Ohio.— I am requested by
the delegation from Ohio to new present their
■unanimous vote for Abraham Lincoln; 46 votes.
[Great applause.]
At this time there was great confusion. A
salute was fired without, and responded to
within the wigwam by vociferous cheers. A
life size photograph of Mr. Lincoln was then
brought upon the platform, and the audience
greeted the sight with rapturous and long con-
tinued cheering.
MR. BROWN, of Missouri.— I am instructed
to cast the entire vote of Missruri— 18 votes—
for that gallant son of the West, Abraham
Lincoln. Great enthusiasm.
A DELEGATE from Iowa,— I &m authorized
by the delegation from Iowa, to change their
vote, and make it unanimous for Lincoln. [Ap-
plause.] . ,, .„ .
Mr. Gx^LLAGHER, of Kentucky. Mr. Presi-
dent, Kentucky came here, not to obtrude, but
to sanction the expression that is now indicated,
and casts a full vote for Abraham Liaccln.
[Loud cheer?.]
Mr. NORTH, of Minnesota— I am author-
ized by the delegation from Minnesota, to make
it unanimous for Abraham Lincoln.
A DELEGATE from Virginia— The delegation
from Virginia ask to have their full vote re-
corded for Abraham Lincoln. [Applause ]
Mr. TRACY, of California — 1 am directed by
the delegation of California to change five votes
in favor of Abraham Lincoln, making her vote
5 to 3.
Mr. FITCH, of Texas— I am authorized by
the delei;atioa of Texas to have her vote record-
ed for Abra'iam Lincoln.
Mr. W YSE, of the District of Columbia — I am
authorized to change the vote of the District of
Columbia from Wm. H. Seward to Abraham
Lincoln, of Illinois.
Mr. WILDER, of Kansas— lam authorized by
the delegation from Kansas to change her vote
to the gallant disciple of the " irrepressible con-
flict,' Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.WEBSTEtt, of Nebraska— Nebraska casts
her unanimous vote for Abraham Lincoln.
A DELEGATE from Oregon— Oregon also
casts her unanimous vote for Abraham Lincoln.
The vote was then announced by the Secre-
tary as follows: Whole number of votes cast
46f) ; necessary to a choice 234.
For Abraham Lincoln, ot Illinois, 864 votes.
The CHAIR— Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois,
is selected as your candidate for President of
the United States. [Thunders of applause and
great confusion ]
Mr. EVARTS, Chairman of the New York
delegation, then took the stand and said —
Mr. President, and gent'emen of the National
Republican Convention: The State of New York,
by a full delegation, with complete unanimity
of purpose at home, came to this Convention
and presented to its choice one of its cit'zens,
who had served the State from boyhood up,
who had labored for and loved it. We came
from a great State, with, as vre thought, a
great Statesman (prolonged cheers), and our
love of the great Republic irom which we are
all delegates, the great American Union, and
our lovs of the great Republican party of the
Union, and our love of our Statesman' and can-
didate, made us think that we did onr duty to
the country and the whole country, in express-
ing our preference and love for him. (Loud
cheers ) For, gentlemen, it was from Gov. Sew-
ard that most of U8 learned to love Republican
princ pies and the Republican party. (Renew-
ed cheers.) His fidelity to the country, the
constitution and the laws, his fidelity to the
party and the principle that the majority gov-
ern,his interest in the advancement of our par-
ty to its victory, that our country may rise to
its true glory, induces me to assu ; e to speak
his sentiments as I do indeed the opinions of
our delegation, when I move you, as I do now,
that the nomination of Abraham Lincoln, of
Illinois, as the Republican candidate for the
suflTrages of the whole country for the ofiice of
Chief Magistrate of the American Union, be
made unanimous. [Enthusiastic cheers.]
Several speakers then attempted to set the
floor, which was accorded to Mr. ANDREW,
Chairman of the Massachusetts delegation, fie
said :
Mr. President, Gentlkmen of the National
Republican Convention and Fellow Citizens
OF THE United States of America : —
I am deputed by the united ^oice of the Mas-
sachuseits delegation to second the motion just
proposed by the distinguished citizen of Nevs'
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York, who represents the delegation of that no-
ble State. I second that motion, therefore, in
the name of Massachusetts, that the nomination
of Abraham Lincoln be made unanimous. [Loud
Cheers] Gentlemen, the people of Massachu-
setts hold in their heart of hear*?, next to their
reverence and love for the (Jhristiau faith, their
reverence and love for tr e doctrine of equal and
impartial liberty. [Renewed cheers.] We are
Kepublicans by a hundred thousand majority of
the old stamp of the Revolution. [Cheers.] We
have come up here— the delegation from Massa-
chusetts—from the ground where on Bunker's
Hill the Yankees of New England met the deadly
fire ol Britain. We have come from Concord,
where was spilled the first blood of the Kevolu
tion; ffom Lexington, where its embattled
farmers fired a shot that was tieard around the
world. We have come from Faneuil Hall, where
spoke thefpatriots and sages, and soldiers of the
earliest and best days of American history,
where our fathers heard propounded those
doctrines and principles ot liberty and human
equality which found their enunciation and ex-
position in the Constitution of Massachusetts,
and by which, under judicial decision, human
slavery was banished from the venerable soil of
that ancient Commonwealth, before the Colo-
nies were a united people. [Cheers.] We have
come Irom the shadows of the old South Church,
where Americau liberty was baptized m the wa-
ters of religion. (Loud applause.) We hold the
purpose firm and strong, as we have through
the tedious struggle of years now gone by, to
rescue, before we die, the holy ark of American
liberty from the grasp of the Philistines who
hold it. Yes, sir, whether in the majority,
or without the majority of the American people,
there we stand. (Enthusiastic cheers ) Wheth-
er in victory, or in defeat, there we stand, and,
as said the apostle, "having done all, still
there we will stand, and because of our love
and of our faith." The affection of our hearts
and the judgment of our intellects bound our
political fortunes to William Henry Seward, of
New York ; (cheers,) him, who is the bright-
est and most shining light of this political gen-
eration ; (applause and cheers,) him, who, by
the unanimous selection of the foes of our
cause and our men, has for years been the de-
termined standard-bearer of liberty, William H.
Seward [Loud cheers j Whether in the Legis-
lature of his native State of New York, whether
as Grovernor of that young and growing impe-
rial commonwealth, whether aSi.Senator of the
United States, or as a Tribune of the people,
ever faithful, ever true. [Cheers ] In the
thickest and the hottest of every battle there
waved the white plume of the gallant leader of
New York. [Cheers.] And, gentlemen, by no
hand of Messachusetts was it (or him to be
stricken down. Dearly as we love triumph we
are used to momentary defeat, because we are
right ; and whatever storms assail our ship be
fore; in whatevergalesshemay reel|and quake,
we know that if the bark sinks it is but to an-
other sea. We know that this cause of ours is
bound to triumph, and that the American peo-
ple will, one day, be convinced, if not in 1S60,
that the path of duty and patriotism leads in
the direction of the Republican cause.
It was not for us to strike dovrn
William Henry Seward of New York. But
Mr. President and gontlemen, as we love the
cause, and as we respect our own convictions,
and as we mean to he faithful to the only or-
ganization on earth which is in the van of the
cause of freedom, so do we, with entire fidelity
of heart, wiih entire concurrence of judgment
with the firmest and most fixed purpose of our
will, adopt the opinion of the majority of the
convention of delegates, to which the Ameri-
can people have assigned the duty of selection;
and as Abraham Lincoln of Illinois is the
choice of the National Republican Convention,
Abraham Lincoln is at this moment the choice
of the Republicans of Massachusetts [enthusi-
astic cheers.] We wheel into line as one man,
and we will roll up our 100,000 majority, and
we will give you our 13 electoral votes, and we
will show you that the " irrepressible conflict "
is the " manifest destiny " of the Democracy.
[Cheers.] The Republican party is to-day,
gentlemen, the only united national party in
America. It is the cause of liberty. By uni-
versal concession, it is the cause of the Union,
as it is the only party in the nation which
stands by the Union and holds no secessionist
in its ranks. Now, since the result, (if it may
be called a result) is known of the Conven-
tion at Charleston, the Democratic party is the
only secession party in existence. That
Democracy, which with proud defiance, has
arrogated constant title of " National," exists
only to-day in two sections, one of which is
absolutely devoted to slavery, and the other
of which is opposed to liberty. [Loud cheers
and laughter.] Against that party, Mr. Presi-
dent and gentlemen, and against all those who
hold its dogmas, or p'-each its heresies, with
waatever associates, and under whatever lead,
Massachusetts comes into the line, and under
Abraham Lincoln of Illinois, we are bound
to march with you to victory. [Tremendous
CDGGrS 1
Mr. CARL SCHURZ. Mr. President. I am
commissioned by the delegasion of Wisconsin
to second the motion made by the distinguished
gentleman from New York. The delegates of
Wisconsin were instructed to cast their votes
unanimously for Wm. H. Seward, and it is un-
necessary to say that the instructions we re-
ceived added but solemn obligations to the
spontaneous impulses of our hearts. [Great
applause] It would be needless to say any-
thing of Mr. Seward His claims stand recorded
in the annals of the country, and thev are re-
ported in the hearts of the people. He needs
no eulogy here, and my voice can add no<hing
to so powerful a testimony. We, gentlemen,
went for him because we considered him fore-
most among tbejbest and to whatever may be said
in his praise 1 will add but one thing. I know I am
speaking in the spirit of Mr. Seward, when I say
that this ambition will be satisfied with the suc-
cess of the cause which was the dream of his
youth, and to which he has devoted all the days .
of his manhood, even if the name of Wm. H.
Seward should remain in history, an instance of
the highest merit, uncrowned with with the
highest honor. [Loud Cheers.] We stood by Mi.
Seward to the last and I tell you we stand by him
yet. In support of Abraham Lincoln of Illin-
ois. (Applause.) With the platform we adopt-
ed yesterday, and with the caadidate who so
fairly represents it, as Mr. Lincoln does, we defy
all the passion and prejudica that may be in-
voked against us by our opponents. We defy
the whole slave power and the whole vassalage
of hell. (Cheers universally prevailing.) Aye,
and let Ihtm bring on their "Little Giant," him*.
S:lf. (Applause.)
Again, do we stand by Mr. Seward as we did
before, for we know that he will be at the head
of our column, joining in the battle cry that
unites us now, " Lincoln and Victory." (Great
applause.)
Mr. AUSTIN BLAIR, of MichJgan- Gentle-
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men of the Convention ; Like my friend who
has just taken his seat, the State of Michigan,
from first to last, has cast her vote for the great
Statesman of New York. She has nothing to
take back. She has not sent me forward to
worship the rising sun, but she has put me for-
ward to say that, at your behests here to-day,
she lays down her first, best loved candidate to
take up yours, wiih some beating of the
heart, with some quivering in the vei'isj (much
applause) but she does not fear that the fame of
Seward will suSer, for she knows that his name
is a portion of the history of the American
Union ; it will be written, and read, and
beloved long after the temporary excitement of
this day has passed away, and w'hen Presidents
themselves are forgotten in the oblivion which
comes over a'l temporal things. We stand by
him still. We have followed liim with a single
eye and with unwavering faith in times past.
We marshal now behind liim in the grand col-
umn which shall go out to battle for Abraham
Lincoln of Illinois.
Mark you, what has obtained to-day will ob-
tain in November next. Lincoln will be elected
by the people. We s&y of our candidate, God
bless his magnanimous soul. [Tremendous ap-
plause.] I promise yon that in the State of
Michigan, which I have the honor to represent,
where the Republican party from the days of
its organization to this hour, never suffered a
single defeat, we will give you for the gallant
son of Illinois, and glorious standard bearer of
the West, a round twenty-five shousand ma-
jority.
Mr. EVARTS — I haye no desire to cut short
any speeches of a general character that are de-
sired to be made, iiut I would suggest to the
convention that we have perhaps given a liber-
al share of our time to this enthusiasm at this
stage of our duty. I rise, sir, merely to make
a suggestion and a motion in regard to the sub-
ject of Vice President and the adjournment of
the Convention. Will the Convention allow me
to do so?
Mr. JUDD — Illinois desires to respond by
Mr. Browning for a few moments.
Mr. EVARTS— I did not exactly understand
the nature ol my friend's suggestion, but I
suppose from what has passed between him
and me that I gather his purpose, and if he pro-
poses to do it now before I make my business
motions, it is all the same to me. [Voices — "go
on."] If I go on, he can have an opportunity
to say what he wishes to say afterwards.
Now, Mr. Chairman, it is half past one
o'clock, and I think we require as much time
as from now till five o'clock, on the rise of
this Convention. I would suggest, if to more
desirable or rapid plan can be suggested, that
the Chairman of each delegation. States and
Territories, here present, meet at some hour in
the interval, at the head quarters of the New
York delegation at the Richmond House. Is
that agreeable and convenient? [Voices —
*' agreed."] I would suggest then that they
should meet at that place as early as three
o'clock. Is that suitable ? [Voices — " Yes,"
and " All right."]
Then allow me to say to my own delegation
that I wish they would meet at the same place,
the head quarters of our delegation, at the
Richmond House, immediately after the ad-
journment of the Convention.
I shall move, sii, now, that this Convention
adjourn to meet at five o'clock, and that the bal-
lotmg for Vice President be laid over during
recess.
Carried nem. con.
Mr. EVAETS— Wow.'Mr. Chairman, allow me
to say that I have been in error or out of order
all the while, and >ou with me also. The mo-
tion that I made that the nomination be made
unanimous has not yet been put. I suppose
the observations of my friend from Illinois are
in order.
The PRESIDENT— The Chair begs leave ta
state that the gentleman has not been out of
order, Mr. Browning, of Illinois, wilinow take
the floor.
ILLINOIS EESPO-KDS.
Mr. BROWNING, of Illinois— Mr. President
and Gentlemen of the Convention: On behalf
or the Illinois delegation I have been requested
to make some proper response to the speeches
that we have heard from our friends of the oth-
er States. Illinois ought hardly on this occasion
to be expected to make a speech, or ba called up-
on to do so. We are so much elated at present
that we are scarcely in a condition to collect
our own thoughts, or to espress them- intelli-
gently to those who may listen to us.
I desire to say, gentlemen of th^ Convention,
that in tha contest through which we have just
passed, we have been actuated by no feeling of
hostility to the illustrious statesman from New
York, who was in competition with our own
loved and gallant son. We were actuated sole-
ly by a desire for the certain advancement of
Republicanism. The Republicans of Illinois,
believing that the principles of the Republicau
party are the same principles which em-
balmed the hearts and nerved the arms
of our patriot sires of the Revolution •
that they are the same principles- which were
vindicated upon every battle field of American
freedom, were actuated solely by the conviction
that the triumph of these priaeiples was nec-
essary not only to the salvation of our party,
but to the perpetuation of the free institutions
whose blessings we now enjoy, an-d we have
struggled against the nomination of the illus-
trioiis Statesman of New York, solely because
we believed here that we could go into battle
on the prairies of Illinois with more hope and
more prospect of success under the leadership
of our own noble son. No Republican who
has a love of freedom in his heart, and who has
marked the course of Governor Reward of New
York, in the councils of our nation, who has
witnessed the many occasions upon which he
has risen to the very height of moral sublimity
in his conflicts with the enemies of free institu-
tions, no heart that has the loye of freedom in it
and has witnessed these great conflicts of his, can
do otherwise than venerate his name on this occa
sion.Idesire to say only,that the hearts of Illinois
are to-day filled wiih emotions of gjatification,
for which they have no utterance. We are not
more overcome by the triumph ©four noble Lin-
coln, loving him as we do, knowing the purity of
his past life, the integrity of his character, and"
devotion to the principles of our party, and the
gallantry with which we will be conducted
through this contest, than we are by the mag-
namity of our Iriends of the great and glorious-
State of New York in moving to make this nom-
ination unanimous. On behalf of the delega-
tion from Illinois, for the Republican party ofi
this great and growing prairie State, I return to
all our friends, New York included, our heart'
felt thanks and gratitude for the nomination of
this Convention. [Applause.]
The Convention then adjourned until -> o'clock
p. m.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention re-assembled and was called
to order by the President at 5 o'clock.
The CHAIR announced that the first business
in order was to proceed to ballot for a candi-
date for Vice PTesident of the United Slates.
Mr. WILDER, of Kansas— Mr. Chairman, in
behalf of the Kansas delegation, I am commis-
sioned to nominate John Ilickman, o* Pennsyi-
•vania, as the candidate of the Republican party
for the ofSce of Vice President of the United
States. [Loud and prolonged applause.!
Mr. CARTTER, of Ohio— I will present the
• name of Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine.
[Great cheering.]
Mr. LEWIS, of Pe insylvania— I second the
nomination of John Hickman of Pennsylvania.
Mr. BOUTWELL, of Mass. Mr. President,
In behalf of a large majority of the delegation
from Massachusetts, and in behalf, I believe, of
a great majority of the people of that Common-
wealth, and New England, I present the name
of the iron man of Massachusetts, Nathaniel P.
Banks. (Loud applause).
Mr. CALEB B. SMITH, of Indiana. In be
half of a large number of the Indiana delega-
tion, I present the name of the gallant son of
Kentucky, Casius M. Clay. (Enthusiastic
ch€6rs 1
A DELEGATE atthe north end of the plat-
form. With all my heart I second the nomina-
tion of Cash. Clay.
Mr. LOWRT, of Penn. Mr. Chairman. I
nominate Andrew H. Reeder of Pennsylvania,
Governor of Kansas [loud applause.]
The Convention then proceeded to ballot as
follows ,
finST BALLOT FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Maine.
15
New Hampshire 10
Vermont 10
Massacbufetts 20 1 1 1
Pvhode Isknd 8
Connecticut 2 1 .. 2 5
Mew York 9 4 2 U 35
New Jersev 1 .. ^ .. 6
Pcnnsylvatia 414 2>^ 24 7 U
Maryland 2 .. .. 1 S
PeUware J .. .. 1 2
Virginia 23
Kentucky 28
Ohio 46
Indiana 18 8
Missouri 9 .. 9
M'chigan 4 8
Illinois 2 .. 1« 3 2
Tfxas .
"Wisconsin 6 ., .. .. 6
Iowa i 1 .. 6
California 8
M nnesota 1 .. .. 1 6
Oreaon 1 .. SI
'J erritoties,
Kansas 6
Nebraska 1 .. .. 5
Dis. Columbia.... 2
Total 101}^ 38K 51 63 194 1 8 3 6
The CHAIR (the result having been an-
nounced)— No one having received a majority,
the roll will be called again for a second ballot.
THB SECOND BALLOT.
The Convention then proceeded to a second
ballot, which resulted as follows :
HaTT tin. Cliy. Hiekmin.
Main» 16
New Haw psbire 10
Vernnoni ♦■'O
M assachus.'.i ts 26
Rhode Island 8
< 'onnecticut 10
New Sot k 70
IN ew JerF ey 14
P nnavlvania 64
MaryHni 10
J 'elb ware 6
Virgin'a
Ketitucky
Ohio 46
Itidiana 12
MUsovirl i^.
Mich gati 8
Illinois 20
^ exas
Wisconsin 5
Iowa 8
Caliornla 7
Minnesota. 7
Oregon 3 .. 2
TER8II0E1ES.
K'Jiisas 2 13
T«ebraba .. 6
Dist. Columbia 2
Total 357 Ho "l3
WITHDRAWALS, ETC.
Mr. ANDREW, of Massachusetts— The State
of Alassachusetts withdraws her vote for Mr.
Nathaniel P. Banks, and casts her vote for Mr.
Hamlin.
Mr. KELLY, of Pennsylvania — I rise for the
purpose of withdrawing the name of A. H.
Reeder ot Pennsylvania.
GREETINGS.
The CHAIR— We have a dispatch from De-
troit, which I wish to read :
To the Stpublican Convention assembled in the
Republican Wigwam at Chicago, greeting :
One hundred guns are now being fired in
h-Mior of the nomination of Lincoln. [Immense
a [I'ause.]
THE RESULT.
The PRESIDENT— The result of the last
ballot, gentlemen, I will now announce. There
were cast 466 votes ; 234 are necessary for a
choice. Hannibal Hamlin of Maine has received
367 votes, and is nominated as the candidate of
the Republican party for Vice President.
Mr. BLAKEY of Kentucky— In behalf of the
friends of that gallant son of freedom, Cassi«s
M. Clar, I move that the nomination of Hanni-
bal Hamlin of Maine, be made unanimous, and
in retiring from this Convention at its close,
allow me to return to those who have honored
him with their votes, an assurance of his re-
gards ; assuring them at the same time that in
casting their votes for that gallant son,they have
voted for a raan whose only crime has been that
he has rolled freedom as a sweet morsel under
his tongue, while on his lips liberty has loved
to linger. [Great applause.]
Mr. CURTIS of New York— Three cheers for
Cassius M. Clay.
The call was promptly responded to.
The CHAIR— It has been moved and second-
ed that the nomination of Mr. Hamlin be made
unaniiiious.
Mr. SMITH of Indiana— As I had the honor
of presenting to this Convention the name of
Cassius M.Clay of Kentucky, as a candidate for
Vice President ot the United States, I deem it
proper that I should second the motimmade
by the gentleman from Kentucky, to make the
nomination of Mr. Hamlin unanimous.
In seconding this motion I beg leave to state
that in the opinion of the republicans of the
State which I in part represent, there is no one
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of the many distinguished adrocates of the Re-
publican party, no one of that illustrious band
who are contending for the principle of free-
dom, who is more endeared to tbe great heart
of the Republicans of this country, than is
Cassius M. Clay.
It is a very easy matter for us who live upon
soil unstained by slavery; whobrea'he the free
air ot States where the manacles of the slave are
never seen, and their wailings are never heard,
to advocate the principles of the Republican
party ; but, gentlemen, to advocate those prin-
ciples upon the soil of slavery itself, ia the very
face and shadows of their altars and false gods,
requires a degree of moral heroism of which
but few of us can boast.
I have an assurance that this cause will tri-
umph, and that tbe flag of freedom will wave
in triumph over the land. [Loud applause.]—
Let me assure you, gentlemen, when that cause
shall be borne aloft ia triumph, and its glorious
folds shall be expanded to the wings of heaven,
you will see inscribed upon its brightest folds
in characters of living light, the name of Cassius
M. Clay. [Great applause.]
We have now completed the great work for
which we assembled here. We have presented
to this country a ticket which will command the
love and admiration of Republicans everywhere,
and the respect and esteem of the entire coun-
try. (Applause.) In leaving this fair State,
and this large and enthusiastic assembly, I
shall leave it with an abiding confidence that
that ticket will be triumphant ; for let me assure
you that, with the gallant son of Illinois as our
standard-bearer; with the platform which we
have adopted ; with the distinguished Senator
from Maine as the second in command, I feel
that we stand upon a rock, and the gates of hell
shall not prevail against it.
In behalf of my friends of Indiana, I would
say that any efforts which we have made to se-
cure the nomination of Abraham Lincoln, of Il-
linois, we have been animated by no feeling of
animosity toward the distinguished son of New
York, for in no single State of the Union is the
name of William H. Seward more highly honor-
ed than in Indiana. (Applause.) We would
not, if we could, pluck one leaf from the laurel
that adorns his brow ; we would not tarnish
one letter in the history which will render
his name illustrious in all coming time.
It is not that we have loved Seward less, but
because we have loved the great Republican
cause more.
Thirty years ago on the Southern frontier of
Indiana might have been seen a humble, rag-
ged boy, bare footed, driving his oxen through
the hills, and he has elevated himself to
the pinnacle which has now presented him as
the candidate of this convention. It is an
illustration of that spirit of enterprise which
characterizes the west, and every western heart
will throb with joy when the name of Lincoln
shall be presented to them as the candidate of
the Republican party. [Great and long con-
tinued applause.]
In conclusion I assure you that the Repub-
lican flag will wave in triumph upon the soil
of Indiana.
Mr. McCRILLIS, of Maine— Mr. President
and Gentlemen of the Convention : I will de-
tain you but a single moment. I wish in the
first place to make an acknowledgment in be-
half ot the people of Maine, for the honor that
this Convention has conferred upon them by
selecting one of her distinguished sons '
for the candidate for the office of Vice j
President of the United States. Mr. Presi- '
dent, the people of Maine were tbe ardent
admirers and friends of William H. Seward,
[applause and cheers.] They believed that the
candidate which this Convention would nomi-
nate would surely b^ the next President of these
United States, and they charged their delega-
tion that above all things they should select a
man loyal to the spirit of human liberty — loyal
to the spirit of free government, loyal to the
principles upon which our fathers laid deep the
foundations of this great empire — loyal to the
Constitution and loyal to the Union of these
States. And Mr. Chairman, they believe that
in the person of Wm. H. Seward, the great
Senator of New York, all these great qualities
were combined in addition to his eminent and
distinguished services to the Republican cause,
and his exalted statesmanship. [Loud cheers.]
Mr President, and gentlemen of tie Conven-
tion, however earnest we may have been in
pressing the claimsof our particular candidates,
when the President of the Convention an-
nounced the result, all partizan feelings and
differences subsided and we stood together as a
band of brethren, as a united phalanx. And
when the electric spark shall convey the intel-
ligence ofthe nomination to the remotest por-
tions of this Republic, every Republican will
stand by his fellow, forming a united phalanx
and elect the nominee. Illinois and Maine are
not only sisters in the great family of States,
they are not only sisters under the Constitu-
tion— sisters in law, but they are by kindred
and by blood. Of the people of New England
thousands upon thousands are our brethren
and sisters who have emigrated to Illinois
and are scattered throughout the great
West. And here, sir, they are among
the living, and here their bones repose among
the dead. In 1856, the man who is now your
candidate for the Vice Presidency ot the United
States, resigned his seat as Chairman of the
Committee on Commerce in the United States
Senate, and was nominated for Governor ofthe
State of Maine. Maine led the van in the con-
flict. In September of that year, Maine electri-
fied the nation by a vote of 20,000 majority.
She led the van in that great fight. She was
the Star in the East — the bright Star that illumi-
nated the whole Northern horizon ; she was the
Star of Hope — like the Star of Bethlehem. She
came over and stood by the cause of freedom
with her joung and gallant leader. Mr. Chair-
man, I know the people of Maine well. 1 know
that they will give a cordial and united sup-
port of this ticket. I know that from every
hill, from every valley, and every mountain —
along her rivers— along her rock bound coast,
the nomination of Abraham Lincoln will be
hailed with one spontaneous, loud, long and
continued shout of enthusiasm and applause;
and that the people will inscribe on her banner,
" Lincoln and Hamlin — Union and Victory."
[Tumultuous applause."]
The motion to make the nomination of Mr.
Hamlin unanimous was then put to vote, and
carried with the greatest enthusiasm.
(Loud cries of " Corwin," " Corwin."
Mr. CARTTERof Ohio. I desire to make an
apology for my collegue. Mr. Corwin has been
very frequently called for in this assembly,
with the view of dieting a response from him.
He is nowhing indisposed upon his back at a
private residence in tkis town, and he requested
me to make this apology if he should be called
upon ; and at the same time to give the Repub-
licans here assembled the assurance of his full
approbation of what has transpired here ; and
the further assurance of his labor throughout
3t
ftis campaign. (Applanse md cries of " good,"
'■• good," ''Corwin forever.")
Mr. TUCK, of New Hampshire. Mr. Presi-
dent. I offer the following resolution :
Resolved, That the President of this Conven-
tion, and the Chairmen of the respective dele
gations, be appointed a Committee to notify \
Abraham Lincoln of lUinois.and Hannibal Ham j
lin, of Maine of their nomination by this Con-
ventian as the candidates of the Republican
Party, for the offices, respectively, of President I
and Vice President of the United States, j
A DELEGATE, I move to amend by in I
serting the word "unanimous," before " nomi-
nation."
The amendment was accepted and the resolu-
tion adopted unanimously.
A RESOLUTION.
MR. OlDDINGS, of Ohio— I offer the follow,
ins resolution :
Resolved, That we desply sympathize with
those men who have been driven, some from
their native States and others from the States
of their adoption, and are now exiled from their
homes on account of their opinions ; and we
hold the Democratic party responsible for this
gross violation of that clause of the Constitu-
tion which declares that the citizens of each
State shall be entitled to eH the privileges and
immunities of citizens in the several States.
Resolution adopted.
MR. LANE, of Indiana — (Was received with
many cheers) — Freemen of the United States,
you have to-day inaugurated a grand work.
No event la the history of the United States,
subsequent to the Declaration of Independence,
is more sublime and impressive than the event
which has this day been inaugurated in this
vast presence of the freemen of the United
States of America. Into your hands this day
is placed the grand responsibility of bearing
the torch of civilization in the vanguard of
freedom. I ask you to bear italoft and npward
"jntil the whole world shall glow with the light
of our illumination. My fellow citizens, the
Work commenced to day shall go on, until com-
plete victory shall await our efforts in Novem-
ber.
The position of many of the States ef the
west may hav^ been misunderstood. We re-
regard to-day William H. Seward as the
grandest reprfsentatrve of the liberty-loving
instincts of the human heart who exists in the
'United States. In our heart of hearts we love
him, and would make him President to-day if
we had the power so to do; but we regard
Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, as an equally
orthodox representative of republican princi-
ples, and a most beautiful illustration of the
power of free institn' ions and the doctrines of
free labor in the United States.
My fellow-citizens, itisnot my purpose at this
late hour further to detain you. In the present
contest is involved not only the well-being, but
the very existence of the government under
which we live. I ask you by your action to
sternly rebuke tbe disunion spirit which now
disgraces the politics of the United States, and
to burn hissing hot into the brajen front of
southern democracy the brand of disunion, as
God marked Cain, the first murderer. [Great
Kpplkuse.l
My Fellow Citizens, I find myself unable af-
ter the eloquent responses to which you have
listened this day, to express to you the senti-
ments which are in my heart. Massachusetts
has responded to this nomination ; old Faneuil
H^l, where the Revolution was born, and
where the power of British supremacy was
made to rock and reel in 1769 has responded ;
New York, the Empire State ; the noble com-
monwealth of Kentucky; the grand Prairie
State of Illinois; and Virginia, the Mother of
States, have; responded. We shake hands and
pledge ourselves to labor until a complete tri-
umph STiall await our efforts in November.
My Fellow Citizens, some doubts have been
expressed in reference to Indiana. I pledge
Indiana by ten thousand majority. (Great and
enthiastic applause.) I pledge my personal
honor for the redemption of that State. (Re-
newed applause.)
rHE NATIONAL COMMITTBB.
Mr. Smith, of Indiana — I move that tbe
roll be called, and that each delegation appoint
a member of the National Committee.
The roll was then called and the fellowicg
gentlemen selected :
Maine — Charles J. Gilman.
New Hampshire — George D. Frogg.
Vermont — Lawrence Brainerd.
Massachusetts — John Z.Goodrich.
Rhode Island — Thomas G. Turner.
Connecticut — Gideon Weles.
New York — Edwin D. Morgan.
New Jersey— Denning Duer.
Pennsylvania — Edward McPherron,
Maryland — James F. Wagner,
Delaware— N. B. Smithers.
Virginia — Alfred Caldwell.
Kentucky — Cassius M. Cluy.
Ohio — Thomas Spooner.
Indiana— Solomon Meredith.
Missouri— Asa S. Jo es.
Michigan — Austin Blair.
I'linois — Norman B. Judd.
Texas — D. Henderson.
Wisconsin — Carl Schurz.
Iowa — Andrew J. Stevens.
California — D. W. Cbeesman,
Minnesota — John McKusiek,
Oregon — W. E. Johnson.
Kansas — Wm. A. Phillips.
Nebraska — O. H. Irish.
Dis. Columbia— John Gerhard.
Mr. GOODRICH, of Minn.— I am requested
to state to this Convention, and to the citizens
and strangers, ladies and gentlemen in atten-
dance, that a triumphal procession will form at
the head of Washington street, on Michigan
avenue, at 8 o'clock this evening; and will
march thence to Lake street, thence down to
Dearborn street, down Dearborn street to Ran-
dolph, up Randolph to Franklin, thence to Lake
street, and thence to this Wigwam, or Taber-
nacle, where delegations, citizens, and strangers
are invited to join in one grand ratification of
the nominations made to-day. [Applause.]
A DELEGATE -Mr. President
Mr. GOODRICH— I am yet charged with other
matters. Be yet patient. I desire now to of-
fer a resolution that I doubt not will meet the
cordial amen- [great confusion, and mani-
festations of impatience by the audience]-;-I
don't like to speak against the noise — that will
meet the cordial approbation of every gentle-
man in this Convention:
R'eolvid, That the hospitality, tast*, zeal, and
munificence displayed by the ladies and gen-
tlemen of the city of Chicago, in ai d of the
the great Republican cause, challenges the ad-
miration, and deserves the hearty thanks of
this Convention, and of the party throughout
the United States. (Great applause.)
Tha resolution was adopted unanimously.
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Mr. GOODRICH, proceeding without having
resumed his seat — One word more, Mr. Presi-
dent—
SEVERA.L DELEGATES -Mr. President—
(The audience here became impatient, and
the speakers voice was lost in the tumult.
Ciies of, "No speech," " Read your resolution,
and sit down," &c.)
Mr. GOODRICH— A little more silence. (Up-
rorious and derisive laughter.) I have been
desired to say that, inasmuch as Minnesota has
not yet responded to the nominations that have
been made to-day, and inasmuch as she stood
up to the last moment for New York's favorite
son as her first choice, and in doing that she
believed she was dointr that which was right;
yet, she bows to the will of the majority ; and I
am prepared to say that, however much she re-
grets the defeat of her favorite candidate, the
vote of Minnesota at the polls will be oast for
Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois; (applause; "good,
good,"( ''and cheers;") and that, though the del-
egates here labored for their first choice, yat
tliey will be found ls4)oring with equal zeal and
energy for the nominee of this Convention*
©ne word more. ("No, no," " dry up.") lam
not in the habit of being holloed down, even by
opponents, and certainly not by friends, and
the friends of the cause that I claica to be an
humble advocate of,
A VOICE — If you are our friend let us ad-
journ. [Laughter.]
MR. GOODRICH— The representatives from
Minnesota feel thai a seat in the Presidential
chair would not add one jot to the stature of
William H. Seward. Of all earthly fame has he
seen the vanity. Lasting, exalted is his fame.
Whenever lofty deeds —
[The audience here became impatient and vo-
ciferous in their calls to proceed to business and
the speaker could proceed no further.]
The CHAIR — At an early hour in the session
of the Convention, two communications were
received — respectful communications from two
railroad corporations offering to the Conven-
tion an opportunity for a visit to the Mississippi
on the Chicago and Rock Island and Chicago
and Galena Railroads, and laid on the table.
EXCDRSIONS ACCEPTBD.
Mr. MURPHY of Michigan — I have a resolu
tion of acceptance :
Resolved, That the invitation of the officers of
the Chicago and Rock Island and Chicago and
Galena Union Railroads, for an excursion over
the same by the members of the Convention,
be accepted, and that a committee of three be
appointed to notify Mr. Talcott and Mr. Farnum
of the same.
Resolution adopted and the following com-
mittee appointed : Murphy of Michigan, Judd
of Illinois^ and Smith of Indiana.
RATIO or TOTINO.
Mr. ASHLEY of Ohio— I propose for adop-
tion the following resolution, in order to avoid
in future either two setts tf delegates or the in-
equality of representation in the Convention.
R'.soived, That the Republican National Com-
mittee, appointed by this Convention, be and
they are hereby instructed to prescribe a uni-
form rule that shall operate equally in all the
States and Territories, whereby in future the
wishes and preferences of the electors in the
Republican organization in the choice of dele
gates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency
may be fully and fairly ascertained, and that
the basis of the nominating vote be fixed as
near as may be in proportion to the number of
Republican electors found to reside, at the last
general State_election preceding the nomioation,
in each Congressional District throughout the
Union.
Mr. BENTON, of New Hampshire— I move
that the resolution be laid on the table.
Mr. COGSWELL, of Massachusetts— I move
that the resolution be referred to the National
Committee.
Mr, BENTON — My resolution has precedence.
I moved to lav it on the table.
Mr. COGSWELL— I withdraw my motion.
Resolution laid on the table.
Mr. BRIGG3 of Vermont moved that the
thanks of this Convention be tendered to the
Hon. George Ashmun of Massachusetts for the
admirable manner in which he had presided
over the deliberations of the Convention.
The motion was carried unanimously.
A DELEGATE moved that the thanks of the
Convention be tendered to the Vice Presidents
and Secretaries for the able manner in which
they had discharged their daties.
Col PINCKNEY of New York— I move to
amend by inserting the words " especially the
Reading Secretary," (Mr. Pratt of Indiana.)
The motion was unanimously carried.
Mr. SARGENT of California moved that the
Convention do now adjourn sine die, with nine
cheers for the platform and the ticket. Given.]
THE VALEDICTORT.
The PRESIDENT— <7m«6«ien of the Conven-
tion— It becomes now my duty to put to you the
last motion which, in the order of parliamen-
tary law, the President has the power to pro-
pose. It will probably be the last proposition
which he caa ever make to moat of you in any
Convention. But before doing it, and before
making a single other remark, I beg to tender
you each and all my cordial thanks for the kind
manner in whicli you have sustained me in the
performance of the duties of this station. I
confess to you, when I assumed it, I did it with
some apprehension that I might not be able to
come up to the expectations which had been
formed. It was a bold uodertaking, in every
respect, and I know that I could not have ac-
complished it half so well as I have done, but
for the extreme generosity manifested on all
sides of the house; There was a solemn pur-
pose here in the minds and in the hearts of not
merely the Convention, but of the vast assem-
blage which has surrounded us, that before we
separated we would accomplish the high duty.
That duty, gentlemen, we have accomplished.
Your sober judgments, your calm deliberations,
after a comparison and discussion, free, frank,
brotherly and patriotic, have arrived at a con-
clusion at which the American people will ar-
rive. Every symptom, every sign, every indi-
cation accompanying the Cocvention in all its
stages are a high assurance of success, and I
will not doubt, and none of us do doubt, that it
will be a glorious success.
Allow me to say of the nominee that, al-
though it may be of no consequense to the
American people or to you, they are both per-
sonally known to me. It was my good fortune
to have served with Mr. Lincoln in theOongresa
of the United States, and I rejoice in the op-
portunity to sav that there was never elected
to the House of Representatives a purer, nor a
more intelligent and loyal Representative than
Abraham Lincoln. [Great applause.] The con-
test through which he passea during the last
two years has tried him as by fire, and in
that contest in which we are about to go for him
now I am sure that there is not one man in
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this country that will be compelled to hang his
head for anything in the life of Abraham Lin-
coln. You have a candidate worthy of the
cause; you are pledged to his success; hu-
manity is pledged to his success ; the cause of
free government is pledged to his success. The
decree has gone forth that he shall succeed.
[Tremendous applause.]
1 have served' also in public life with Hanni-
bal Hamlin. In the House of Representatives
we were ranged on different sides. He was a
firm democrat of the old school, while I was as
firmly, and perhaps too much so, a copy of the
Webster school. (Applause.) But as is known
to many of the gentlemen who sit here before
me to-day, there was always a sympathetic
chord between him and me upou the question
that has brought us herei,to day. (Great ap-
plause.) And while the old divisions of party
have crumbled away, and the force of circum-
stances have given rise to new issues, it is not
strange tnat we are found battling together in
the common cause. I say then, gentlemen, that
you have got a ticket worthy of the cause, and
worthy of the country.
Now, gentlemen, that we have completed so
well, so thoroughly, the great work which the
people sent us here to do, let us adjourn to our
several constituencies ; and, thanks be to God
who giveth the victory, we will triumph. [Ap-
plause ]
A DELEGATE— Mr. President, may I sug-
gest that when we adjourn, we adjourn to meet
at the White House on the Uh of March nextT .
Mr. ASHMUN— No other motion is now in
order, but that solemn one which must come
to us all. Is it your pleasure that we now sep-
arate? As many as are in favor of the motion
that this Convention do now adjourn sine die
say aye.
The motion prevailed, and the Convention
was declared by the President adjourned sine
die.
OFFICIAL
The following is the Official Roll of the Delegates admitted to seats in the Convention,
We do not vouch for its entire accuracy, but we believe it very nearly, if not quite correct :
PRESIDENT :
Hon. GEO. ASHMUN, of Massachusetts.
VICE PRESIDENTS :
Ccdifornia,
Conncctit-ui,
Delaware)
Iowa,
niinois,
Indiana^
KentxickU)
Maine,
Maryland,
MassachusseiSy
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
New York,
Nero Jersey,
New Hampshire^
Ohio,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Texas,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Wiscomm,
Nebraska,
Kansas,
Dist. Col.,
California,
Connecticut,)
Delaware,
A. A. Sargent.
C. F. Cleveland.
John C. Clark.
H. P. Scholte.
David Davisi
John Beard.
W. D. Gallagher.
Samuel F. Hersey.
Wm. L. MarshnU.
Ensign H. Kellogg.
Thomas White Ferry.
Aaron Goodrich.
Henry T. Blow.
Wm. Curtis Noyes.
E. Y. Rogers.
Wm. Haile.
Geo. D. Burgess.
Joel Burlingame.
Thad. Stevens.
Rowland G. Hazard.
Wm. T. Chandler.
^Wm. Hebord.
R. Crawford.
Hans Crocker.
A. S. Paddock.
W. W. Ross.
Geo. Hariington,
SECRETARIES.
D. J. Staples.
H. H. Starkweather.
B, J. Hopkins.
foiva^
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kentxtcky,
MainS)
Maryland,
Massachusetts )
Michigan,
Minnesota^
Missouri,
New York.
New Jersey:^
New Hampshire^
Ohio,
Oregon )
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Texas,
Vermont,
Wisconsin,
Ka7isas,
Nebraska,
William B. Allison
0. L. Davis.
Daniel D. Pratt.
Stephen J. Howes.
C. A. Wing.
William E. Coale.
Charles 0. Rogers.
W. S. Stoughton.
D. A. Secombe.
J. K. Kidd.
Geo. W. Curtis.
Edward Brettle.
Kathan Hubbard.
N. J. Beebe,
Eli Thayer,
J. B. SerrilL
R. R. Hazard, Jr.
Dunbar Henderson.
John W. Stewart.
L. F. Frisby.
John A. Martin.
H. P. Hitchcock,
DEtEOATES.
MAINE— EIGHT VOTES.
AT LARGE.
George F. Talbot, of Machias,
Wm. H. McCrillis, of Bangor,
John L. Stevens, of Augusta,
Rensellaer Cram, of Portland.
DISTRICTS.
1 Mark F. Wentworth, of Kittery,
Leonard Andrews, of Biddefordj
2 Charles J. Gilman, of Brunswick,
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Seward Dill, of Phillips-,
B Nathan G. Hichborn, of Stockton,
George W. Lawrence, of Warien,
4 C. A. Wing, of Winthrop,
J. S. Baker, of Bath.
0 Samuel F. Hersey, of Bangor,
Going Hathorn, of Pittsfieki
6 John West, of Franklin,
Washington Long, of Fort Fail-field.
• NEW HAMPSHIRE— FIVE TOTES.
AT LARGE.
Hon. Edward H. Rollins.
Hon. Aaron H. Cragin.
Hon. AVilliam Haile.
Hon. Amos Tuck.
DELEGATES.
1 Natbnniel Hubbard.
George Matthewson.
2 B. F. Martin.
F. H. Morgan.
5 Jacob Benton.
Jacob C. Bean.
VERMONT— FIVE VOTES.
AT LARGE.
E. N. Briggs, Brandon.
Peter T. Washburn, Woodstock.
E. D. Mason, Richmond.
E. C. Redington, St. Johnsbury.
DISTRICTS.
1 John W. Stewart, Middlebury.
E. B. Burton, Manchester.
2 Hugh H. Henry, Chester*
Wm. Hebord, Chelsea.
3 Wm. Ckpp, St. Albans.
E. B. Sawyer, Hyde Park.
MASSACHUSETTS— THIRTEEN VOTES.
John A. Andrew, Boston,
Ensign H Kellogg, Pittsfield,
George S. Boutwell, Groton,
Linus B. Comiiis, Boston.
DISTRICTS.
1 Joseph M. Day, Barnstable,
Jonathan Bourne, Jr., New Bedford.
2 Robert T. Davis, Fall River,
Seth Webb, Jr., Scituate.
5 Edward L Pierce, Milton,
William Claflin, Newton.
4 Charles 0. Rogers, Boston,
Josiah Dunham, Boston.
6 Samuel Hooper, Boston,
George William McLellan, Cambridge
C Timothy Davis, Gloucester,
Eben F. Stone, Newburyport.
7 George Cogswell, Bradford,
Timothy Winn, Woburn.
8 Theodore H. Sweetser, Lowell,
John S. Keyes, Concord.
0 John D. Baldwin, Worcester,
Edward E. Bigelow, Grafton.
10 John Wells, ChicopBG.
Era?tus Hopkins, Northampton.
11 John H. Coffin, Great Barrington,
Matthew D. Field, Southwiek.
RHODE ISLAND— FOUR VOTES.
AT LARGE.
James F. Simmons, U. S. Senate.
Nathaniel B. Durfee, Tiverton.
Benedict Lapham, Centreville.
W. H. S. Bayley, Bristol.
DISTRICTS.
1 Benjamin T. Fames, Providence.
Rowland R. Hazard, Jr., Newport.
2 Rowland G. Hazard, Peacedale.
Simon Henry Greene, Phenix.
CONNECTICUT— SIX VOTES.
AT LARGE.
Gideon Welles, Hartford.
Eleazer K. Foster, New Haven.
Chauncey F. Cleveland, Hampton.
Alexander H. HoUey, Salisbury.
DISTRICTS.
1 Samuel Q. Porter, Unionville P. 0.
Leverett E. Pease, Somers.
2 Stephen W. Kellogg, Waterburv.
Arthur B. Calef, Middletown.
3 David Gallup, Plain field.
Henry H. Starkweather, Norwich.
4 Edgar S. Tweedy, Danbury.
George H. Noble, New Milford.
NEW YORK— THIRTY'FIVE VOTES.
AT LARGte.
William M. Evarts, New York.
Preston King, Ogdensburgh.
John L. Schoolcraft, Albany.
Henry R. Selden, Rochester.
DISTRICTS.
1 George W. Curtis, New York.
Robert L. Meeks, Jamaica, L. I.
2 James S. T. Stranahan, Brooklyn,
Henry A. Kent, Brooklyn.
3 John A. Kennedy, New 'York.
John A. King, Jamaica.
4 Owen W. Brcnnan, New York.
Robert T. Haws, New York.
5 Thomas Murphy, 50 Dey St., New York.
Charles M. Briggs, Williamsburg.
6 Joseph C. Pinckney, New York.
Marshall B. Blake, do.
7 Daniel D. Conover, do.
John Keyser, do.
8 Wm. Curtis Noyes, do.
James W. Nye, do.
9 Edmund J. Porter, New Rochelle.
John G. Miller, Carmel, Putnam Co.
10 Ambrose S. Murray, Goshen, Orange Co.
C. V. R. Luddington, Monticello, Sullivan
Co.
11 Peter Crispell, Jr.,
Henry Green.
12 Albert VanK.leeck,Poughkeepsie,Dutchesa
Co.
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John T. Ho^eboom, Ghent.
Jonathan W. Fi'eeman.
Gideon Reynolds, Troy.
H. H. Van Dyck, Albany.
Henry A. Brigham, "West Troy.
Edward Dodd, Argjle, Washington Co.
Jas. W. Schenck, Glensfalls, Warren Co.
Orlando Kellogg,
AVm. Hedding.
John H. Wooster, Newport, Herk Co.
A. B. James, Ogdensburgh.
Henry Churchill, Gloversville, Fulton Co.
Thomas R. Horton, Fultonville, Montgom-
ery Co.
Horatio N. Buckley, Delhi, Del Co.
Samuel J Cooke.
Palmer V. Kellogg, Utica.
Henry H. Fish, Utica.
Giles W. Hotchkiss, Binghamton.
Benj S. Rexford, Norwich.
Samuel F. Case, Fulton, Oswego Co.
Robt. Stewart, Chittenango, Madison Co.
Isaac H. Fiske, Watertowu, Jefferson Co.
Hiram Porter, Louisville, Lewis Co.
Vivus W. Smith, Syracuse.
D. C. Greenfield, Baldwinsville.
Alex. B. Williams, Lyons.
Theodore M. Pomeroy, Auburn.
Obadiah B. Latham, Seneca Falls.
Charles C. Shepard, Penn Yan, Yates Co.
Wm. W. Shepard, Waverly, Tiogo Co.
Geo. W. Schuyler, Ithaca, Tompkins Co.
Wm. Scott, Geneseo, Livingston Co.
Stephen T. Hayt, Corning, Steuben Co.
D. D. S. Browne, Rochester.
Alexander Babcock, Rochester.
Joshua H. Darling, Warsaw, Wyoming Co
John H. Kimberly, Batavia.
Wm. Keep, Lockport.
Noah Davis, Jr., Albion.
Alexander W. Harvey, Buffalo.
Joseph Candee, do.
Alonzo Kent, Ellicottville.
Dolos E. Sill, do.
NEW JERSEY— SEVEN VOTES.
AT LARGE.
James T. Sherman, Trenton.
Thomas H. Dudley, Camden.
Edward Y. Rogers, Rahway.
Ephraim Marsh, Jersey City.
F. T. Frelinghuysen, Newark.
Jonathan Cook, Trenton.
Dudley S. Gregory, Jersey City.
John J. Blair, Blairtown.
DISTRICTS.
1 Providence Ludlam, Bridgeton,
Robert K. Mattock, Woodbury,
Edward Brettle, Camdon,
Jonathan D. Ingham, Salem.
2 Archibald R. Pharo, Tuckerton,
Stephen B. Smith, Pennington,
Amzi C. McLean, Freehold,
Bernard Connolly, do.
3 A, P. Bethonde, Washington, Warren Co.
A. N. Voorhees, Clinton,
Wm. D. Waterman, Janesville,
Moses F. Webb, New Brunswick.
4 Henry M. Low, Paterson,
Wm. G. Lathrop, Boonton,
Thomas Gumming, Hackensack,
Henry B. Crosby, Paterson,
5 Hugh H. Bowne, Rahway,
H. N. Congar, Newark,
Marcus L. Ward, Newark,
Denning Duer, Weehawken.
PENNSYLVANIA— TWENTY-SEVEN
VOTES.
AT LARGE.
David Wilinot, Towanda.
Samuel A. Purviance, Pittsburg.
Thaddeus Stevens, Lancaster.
John H. Ewing, Washington.
Henry D. Moore, Philadelphia.
Andrew H. Reeder, Easton.
Titian J. Coffey, Pittsburg,
Morrow B. Lowry, Erie.
DISTRICTS.
1 John M. Butler, Philadelphia,
Elias Ward, do;
J. Money, do.
Wm. Elliott, do.
2 Geo. A. Coffey, do.
Richard Ellis, do,
Francis Blackburn, do,
John M. Pomroy, do.
S Wm. B. Mann, do.
James M'Manus, do.
Benj. H. Brown, do.
George Read, do,
4 A. C. Roberts, do.
Mm. H. Kern, do.
Wm. D. Kelly, do.
M. S. Buckley, Richmond.
5 James Hooven, Norristown.
Dr. C. M. Jackson, Philadephia.
William B. Thomas, Philadelphia.
George W. Pumroy, Philadelphia.
6 John M. Broomal, Chester.
Washington Townsend, West Chester.
Joseph J. Lewis, West Chester.
Jacob S. Serrill, Darby.
1 Caleb N. Taylor, Bristol.
Joseph Young, Allen Town.
George Beisel, Allen Town.
Henry J. Saeger, Allen Town.
8 Isaac Eckert, Redding.
David E. Stout, Redding.
J. Knabb, Redding.
J. Bowman Bell, Redding.
9 0. J. Dickey, Lancaster.
C. S. Kauffman, Columbia.
Samuel Schoch, Columbia.
Jos. D. Pownall, Christiana.
10 G. Dawson Coleman, Lebanon.
Levi Kline, Lebanon.
Jos. Casey, Harrisburg.
Wm. Cameron, Louisburg.
11 Robert M. Palmer, Pottsville.
Jacob G. Frick, Pottsville.
S. A. Bergstresser, Elysburg.
Wm. C. Lawson, Milton.
12 W. W. Ketchum, Wilkesbarre.
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p. M. Osterhout, Junkhannock.
Frank Stewart, Berwick.
Davis Alton, Carbondale.
13 Chas. Albright, Mauch Chunk.
Wm. Davis, Stroudsburg.
W. H. Armstrong, Easton.
Sam. E. Dimmick, Honesdale.
14 H. W. Tracy, Standing Stone, Bradford Co
Hon. Wm. Jessup, Montrose, Susquehana
Co.
F. E. Smith, Tioga Point.
Dr. Abel Humphreys, Tioga Point.
15 Wm. Butler, Lewiston.
B. Rush Peterkin, Lockhaven.
Lindsay Mehaffey, Newberry.
G. B. Overton, Coudersport.
16 Kirk Haines, Millerstown.
W. B. Irvin, Mechanicsburg.
Alex. J. Frey, York.
Jacob S. Haldeman, New Cumberland.
17 Wm. M'Clellan, Chambersburg.
D. M'Caunaghy, Gettysburg.
John J. Patterson, Academin.
Francis Jordan, Bedford.
18 A. A. Barker, Ebensburg.
S. M. Green, Bailey's Forge, Huntington
Co.
L. W. Hall, Altoona.
Wm. H. Koons, Sumerset.
19 W M Stewart, Indiana.
Darwin E Phelps, Kittaning.
Addison Leech, Leechburg.
D W Shryok, Greersburg.
20 Andrew Stewart, Uniontown.
Smith Fuller, Uniontown.
Alex Murdoch, Washington.
Wm E Gapen, Waynesburg.
21 Wm H Mersh, Pittsburgh
Col James A Ekin, Elizabeth
John F Dravo, McKeesport
J J Siebeneck, Pittsburgh
22 D N White, Sewickley
Stephen H Guyer, Alleghany City
John N Purviance, Butler Co
W L Graham, Butler Co
23 L L McGuffin, New Castle
David Craig, New Castle
Wm G Brown, Mercer
John Allison, New Brighton
24 Henry Souther, Ridgway.
S P Johnston, Warren.
Jas S Meyers, Franklin.
D. C. Gillaspie, Brooklyn.
25 B B Vincent, Erie.
Thomas J Devore, Erie.
J C Hays, Meadville.
S Newton Pettis, Meadville.
DELAWARE— THREE VOTES.
Nathaniel B. Smithers, Dover.
John C. Clark, Delaware City.
Benjamin C. Hopkins, Vernon.
Lewes Thompson, Pleasant Hill.
Joshua T. Heald, Wilmington.
Alfred Short, Milford.
MARYLAND— EIGHT VOTES.
AT LARGE.
Francis P. Blair, Washington, D. C.
Wm. L. Marshall, Baltimore.
niSTRICTS.
1 James Bryan, Cambridge.
2 James Jefifery, Churchville.
Wm. P. Ewing, Elkton.
3 Francis S. Corkran, Baltimore,
James F. Wagner, Baltimore.
4 Wm. E. Coale, Baltimore.
5 Chas. Lee Armour, Frederick.
6 Montgomery Blair, Washington, D. C.
D. S. Oram," Church Creek.
VIRGINIA— FIFTEEN VOTES.
Alfred Caldwell, Wheeling.
E. M. Norton, do.
W. W. Gitt, Montgomery Co. Court House.
J. C. Underwood, Clark Co. "
Jacob Hornbrook, Wheeling.
1 J. G. Jacob, Wellsburg.
Joseph Applegate, Wellsbiirgh.
2 A. G. Robinson, Wheeling.
R. Crawford, do.
3 Thos. Hornbrook, do.
J. M. Pumphrey, do.
4 R. H. Gray, Lynchburg.
F. D. Norton, Wheeling.
5 John Underwood, Prince William Court H
J. B. Brown, Alexandria.
6 W. J. Blackwood, Clark Co. Court House.
J. T. Freeman, Hancock Court House.
7 A. W. Campbell, Wheeling.
D. W. Roberts, Morgantown.
8 W. E. Stevenson, Parkersburg.
S. M. Peterson, do.
S. H. Woodward, Wheeling.
9 James Wilson, do.
OHIO— TWENTY-THREE VOTES.
Hon. D. K. Cartter, Cleveland.
Hon. V. B. Horton, Pomeroy, Meigs.
Hon. Thomas Spooner, Redding, Hamilton.
Hon. Conrad Broadbeck, Dayton.
1 Benj. Eggleston, Cincinnati.
Fred Hassaureck, do
2 R. M. Corwine, do
Joseph H. Barrett, do
3 Wm. Beckett, Hamilton.
P. P. Lowe, Davton.
4 G. D. Burgess, Troy.
John E. Cummings, Sidney.
5 David Taylor, Defiance.
E. Graham, Perryburg.
6 John M. Barrere, New Market.
Reeder W. Clarke, Batavia.
7 Hon. Thos. Corwin, Lebanon.
A. Hivling, Xenia.
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8 W. H. West, Bellefoiitaine.
Levi Geiger. Urbana.
9 Earl Bill, Tiffin.
D. W. Swigart, Bucyrus.
10 J. V. Robinson, jr., Portsmouth.
Milton L. Clark, Chillicothe.
11 N. H. Van Yoihces, Athens.
A. C. Sands, Zelaski.
12 Willard Warner, Newark.
Jonathan Renick, Circleville.
13 John J. Gurley, Mt. Gilead.
P. N. Schuyler, Norwalk.
14 James Monroe, Oberlin.
G. U. Earn, Wooster.
15 Hon. Columbus Delano, Mt. Vernon.
R. K. Enos, Millersburg.
16 Daniel Applegate, Zanesville.
Caleb A. Williams, Chesterfield.
17 C. J. Allbright, Cambridge.
Wm. Wallace, Martins' Ferry.
18 H. Y. Beebe, Ravenna.
Isaac Steese, Massilon.
19 Robt. F. Paine, Cleveland.
R. Hitchcock, Painesville.
21 Joshua R. Giddings, Jefferson.
Milton Sutliffe, Warren.
20 Samuel Stokely, Steubenville.
D. Arter, Carrollton.
KENTUCKY— TWELVE VOTES.
AT LAKGE.
Geo. D. Blakej, Russellville.
A. A. Burton, Lancaster, Girard Co.
Wra. D. Gallagher, Pewee Valley.
Charles Hendley, Newport.
1 Abner Williams, Covington.
H. G. Otis, Louisville.
2 Fred Frische, Louisville.
E. H. Harrison, McKee, Jackson Co.
S Joseph Glazebrook, Glasgow.
Jos. W. Calvert, Bowling Green.
4 John J. Hawes, Louisville.
5 H. D. Hawes, Louisville.
Lewis N. Dembitz, Louisville.
6 Curtis Knight, Kingston.
Joseph Rawlings, White Hall, Madison'Co
7 A. H. Merriweiher, Loui-ville.
Henrv D. Hawes, Louisville
8 H. B." Broaddus, Ashland, Boyd Co.
L. Marston, Millersburg, Madison Co.
9 Edgar Needham, Louisville.
J. S. D^vis. ,
10 Jas. R. Whittcraore, Newport.
Hamilton Cumming-s, Covington.
INDIANA— THIRTEEN VOTES.
AT largj:.
William T. Ott, New Albany.
Daniel D. Pratt, Logansport.
Caleb B. Smith, Indianapolis.
P. A Hackelman, Rushville.
DISTRICTS.
1 James C. Veatch, Eockport.
C. M. Allen, Vincennes.
2 Thos. C. Slaughter, Corvdon.
J. H. Butler, Saleir.
3 John R. Cravens, Madison.
A. C. Vorhies, Bedfo'-d.
4 Geo. HoJIand, BrookyiUe.
J. L. Yater, Versailes.
5 Miles Murphj', Newcastle.
Walter March, Muncie.
6 S. P. Oyler, Franklin.
John S. Bobbs, Indianapolis.
1 Geo. K. Steele, Rockvillc.
D. C. Donohue, Green Castle.
8 John Beard, Crawfordsville.
J. N. Simms, Frankfort.
9 Chas H. Test, Mudges Station.
D. H. Hopkins, Crown Point.
10 Geo. Moon, Warsaw.
Geo. Emmerson, Angola.
11 Wm. W. Connor, Noblesville.
John M. Wallace, Marion.
MICHIGAN— SIX VOTES.
at large.
Austin Blair, Jackson.
Walton W. Murphy' Jonesville.
Thos. White Ferry, Grand Haven.
J. J. St. Clair, Marquette.
districts.
1 J. G. Peterson, Detroit.
Alex D. Crane, Dexter.
2 Jesse G. Beeson, Dowagiac.
William L. Stoughton, Sturgis.
3 Francis Quinn, Niles.
Erastus Hussey, Battle Creek.
4 D. C. Buckland, Pontiac.
Michael T. C. Plessner, Saginaw City.
ILLINOIS— ELEVEN VOTES.
at large.
N. B. Judd, Chicago,
Gustavus Koerner, Belleville,
David Davis, Bloomington,
0. H. Browning, Quincy.
districts.
1 Jason Marsh, Rockford,
Solon Cummings, Grand de Tour.
2 George Schneider, Chicago,
George T. Smith, Fulton, Whiteside Co.
3 B. C. Cook, Ottawa,
0. L. Davis, Danville.
4 Henry Grove, Peoria,
E. W. Hazard, Galesburg,
5 Wm. Ross, Piitsfield,
James S. Erwin, Mt. Sterling.
6 S. T. Logan, Springfield,
N. M. Knapp, Winchester.
1 Thos. A. Marshall, Charleston,
Wm. P. Dole, Paris.
8 F. S. Rutherford, Alton,
D. K. Green, SjJem.
9 James C. Sloo, Shawneetown,
D. L. Phillips, Anna.
WISCONSIN— FIVE VOTES,
AT LARGE.
Carl Schurz, Milwaukfe
Haus Crocker, Milwaukee.
T. B. Stoddard, La Cicsse.
John P. McGregor, Milwaukee,
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DISTRICTS.
1 H. L. Riinn, Whitewater.
C. C. Sholes, Kenosha.
2 M. S. Gibson, Hudson.
J. R. Bennett, Janesville.
3 Elisha Morrow, Green Bay.
L. F. Frisbcy, West Bend, Wash. Co.
MINNESOTA— FOUR VOTES.
AT LARGK.
John W. North, NorthfieM
D. A. Secombe, St. Anthony.
Stephen Miller, St. Cloud.
S. P. Jones, Rochester.
DISTRICTS.
A. n. Wagerner, New TJlm.
Aaron Goodrich, S(. Paul.
John McCus'ck, Stillwater.
Simeon Smith, Chatfield.
IOWA— EIGHT VOTES.
AT LARGE.
Wm. Penr Clark, Iowa City.
L. C. Noble, West Union.
John A. Kasson, Des Moines.
Henrv O'Conner, Muscatine.
J. F. "Wilson, Fairfield. .
J. W. Rankin, Keokuk.
M. L. McPherson, Wintersett.
. C. F. Clarkson, Metropolis.
N. J. Rusch, Davenport.
H. P. Scholte, Pella.
John Johns, Fort Dodge.
DISTRICTS.
1 Alvin Saunder?, Mount Pleasant.
J. C. Walker, Fort Madison.
2 Jos. Caldweil, Ottumwa.
M. Baker, Congdon.
3 Benj. Rector, Sidney.
Geo. A. Hawley, Leon.
4 H. M. Hoxie, D.s Moines.
Jacob Butler, Muscatine.
5 Thos. Seeley, Guthrie Centre.
C. C. Nourse, Dos Moines.
6 Wm. M. Stone, Knoxville.
J. B. Grinnell, Grinnell.
7 Wm. A. Warren, Bellevue.
John W. Thompson, Davenport.
8 John Shane, Vinton.
Wm. Smyth, Marion.
9 Wm. B. Allison, Dubuque.
A. F. Brown, Cedar Falls.
10 Reuben Noble, McGregor.
E. G. Bowdoin, Rockford.
11 W. P. Hepburn, Marshalltown.
J. J. Brown, Eldora.
MISSOURI— NINE VOTES.
AT LARGE.
Francis P. Blair, Jr., St. Louis.
B. Gratz Brown, St. Louis.
F. Muench, Marthasville.
J. 0. Sitton, Hermann.
DISTRICTS.
1 P. L. Foy, St. Louis.
0. L. Bernays, St. Louis.
2 A. Krekle, St. Charles.
A. Hammer, St. Louis.
3 N. T. Doane, Tren'on.
Asa S. Jones, St. Louis.
4 H. B. Branch, St. Joseph.
G. W. H. Landon, St. Joseph.
5 Jas. B. Gardenhire, Jefferson City.
B. Bruns, Jefferson City.
6 J. K. Kidd, Linn.
J. M. Richardson, Springfield.
7 Jas Lindsay, Iron ton.
Thos. Fletcher, DeSoto.
CALIFORNIA— FOUR VOTES.
F. P. Tracy, San Francisco.
A. A. Sargent, Nevada.
D. W. Cheeseman, Orville.
J. C. Hinckley, Shasta.
Chas. Watrous, San Francisco.
Sam. Bell, Mariposa.
D. J. Staples, Staples Branch.
J. R. McDonald, Haywards.
OREGON— FIVE VOTES.
Joel Burlingame, Scio, Linn Co., Oregon,
Horace Greeley, New York City,
Henry Buckingham, Salem, Oregon,
Eli Thayer, House Kep's., Washington,
D. C,
Frank Johnson, Oregon City.
TEXAS— SIX VOTES.
AT LARGE.
D. C. Hecderson, Austin.
G. A. Fitch, Austin.
James P. Scott, San Antonio,
H. A. Shaw, Little Elm, Dentcn Co.
^ DISTRICTS.
1 Gilbert Moyers, Galveston.
2 M S. C. Chandler, Galveston.
KANSAS.
A. C. Wilder, Leavenworth,
John A. Martin, Atchison,
Wm. A. Phillips Lawrence,
W. W, Ross, Topeka,
A. G. Proctor, Emporia,
John P. Hatterschiedt, Leavenworth.
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NEBRASKA.— SIX VOTES.
0, W. Irish, Nebraska City,
S. W. Elbert, Plattsmouth.
E. D. Webster, Omaha.
John R. Meredith, do.
A. S. Paddock, Fort Calhoun,
P. W. Witchcock, Omaha.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
1 Geo. Harrington, Washington,
Joseph Geihardt, Washington,
0. A. Hall, Washington,
J. A. Wyse, Washington.