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o ~ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: e WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1876. . “yopalstain helng honest. It meeds lmt {ihie obervation to seo that the tide of progress in ~ all couptries I rettlng tawarda the cmancipation A entranchisement of women, and this tlep in eivilization I8 Lo be taken In onr day and genoras tlun. Whethet the Democratic parfy will take the initintlvo in this reform and reap the ,f\my of rowning ffteen million women with the rietits of Americancitizenship, and thereby vindicate onr flicory of eelf-government, {s ‘the momentona fuestion. We sk you to declda In this eventfal Donur e we ronnd ol the firat céntuty of onr na- JErtzanerny Cany BTARTOX, President, Marinoa Josurs Gacs, Chalrmnn Exccutive Committeee, Susax B, ANTRONT. Correaponding ¥eeretary, NI PROPOSED PLANK. / Accompanying thia addrees was the following plank for the Democratic platform: Waorngas, The Demacratic amrly was the first to alolish the jroperty qualifention and eatend tho sight of e Hu:l:‘lu all white men in eowe of the fer States; and 4 ‘:f\:n‘ It was a Democratic Leglalature that rx!emlfd lhc‘rl;:h'l of sulrage to the women of Wyomings theretore, erolred, That we pledge oursclves to secnre Ihr“rl_ul\ln('u\\flm:e tothe women of tho Unfted States on equal terms with mexn. AT TO DO WITH IT. ‘Mhe Chale—The Convention has licard the me- morinl, and tf ih“" x‘\;m ?)‘\‘unu\nu wotlon an to wehat dlgpo=ition to make of it Mr, Mcll'll-ruamh of (iltnols—Tmove that the me- morial be reterred to the Comsmittee op - Keroli- long for thelr reapectful consideration, ¢ Chnfr—Without objection, he resolutlion will be refesred _ymiler the rulo as moved by the gentlenien from Ninols, tional Iife. THE PRESIDENTIAL TERM, » Mr. Miller, of Nebraska—Mr. President, T have the honor to intreduce a docwment hera in the na- tird of o petition frosny conatituents, which 1 ask be referted to the Committeg on fesolution The Chair—\Without ubjection tha potitlon will he su referred. i Petition fo the Natlonal Conventlon, Dated at Omaku, June 20, 1870, Yo {he Gure of e Ne- Vraeka Delogailon s The nncendmied citizens of Nebraska, being deeply Inprrgsed with the belief {hiat w ehahge In’ the” Constitution of the United States extending tine Iresidentin] term to six Jearm and nakins” the fnenmbent incfigiblo o re-clection, s Indlepensable to eftectunl cietl-norvice roform ard pure and lonorahle adminiatration of the General Government, respectiully nnd urzently request that thin proposis tion he phiced before the people as plank fn the patforn, and, furthermore, that the humerous utlices crtate on seconnt Of fhe eergoncy of the War be abulicicd, and all salarles be regulated W nccordance with The reduetfon fn_money or cf enlation, the ehrinkage in values, and the inevit: ble ftanclal distices that Is wporl the entire coun- try. (Sigoed) An MR, TATES SIESOLUTION, The following rexolution oitered by &, 8, Tlayes of Ilinofs, was referred to the Cotninlitee on | alutions, without heln fead to the Convention: With the fran sud candor to be expeeted of a great party coeval with the Kepuhlie, and fonnd- ed on (‘\IL‘ clernal principles of trothiand Justice, we decl 1Ll First— viber Increaec of the prblie debt, And of the demand-nates of the Government, which thunld Do restrained Dy constitutiona) anend- ment, ~The interferenco with the aperation of {he tawe of trade by leglxlntive favors 10 nny cisss or iy reckiows changes n the measures of value, Yabid—To the rerumption clanse of the actaf K753 whicl suliject the country to yeare af par- alysls nnd depression without” the hope of by | goud reruit, and threatens the destruction-of our Induptries and the ruin of people. §ts fimmediate repeal i depander by every eonslileration of gound Bilicy. " We ntvo deciate 1 favar of: First—Strict malntenance of the publie falthand the pagment of all our avlzutions accordlng to taw anid the pledees we have wade our creditord, Second—An early return to the specle standard by providioz for redomptlon In coin instead of re- sittmptlon in coln or coln bonds of our demand notes, with proper provision for their relsste, Shird—Continnance of our Jegal-tender lws, and of the volume of our natlonal currency with- out tittatlon or cantraction, leaving aur meeehante, manufacturers, and laboreis {reo 10 provecute their Ilawful enterprise without fear of Injury from the Government, and thereby 1o Lasten our recavery from the etffects of miarnde, and bad leglafation, rentore the general prosperity, ond eccnre to la- Vor its Jurt reward, ‘I'he Sverglary then npon request reannonnced the times und places of weeting of the varlous Committecs, und the Conventivn tovk a recees until 3 o'clock p. ‘m. i REASSEMBLED. CHEDENTIALS. St. Lovis, June 47.—The Convention reassem- tled at 5:20 o'cluck, Tho Chalrmun—The frat husiness beforo the Can- rantlon will be the report of the Committee on Cre. leutinls, The gentlewan from California, Mr. English, hts the floor, Mr. Engllah, of Californin—I will send the re- pott to the Kecretary’s desk. The Sceretary read ad follows: Your Committee on Credentlala would reapect. fully report that there are 1o contuested seata [op- plavieo), that the bintes aro fully represented {rencavead apploiko], and that the delegion repori- ed by the Chinfrmen of the respective delegations 1o thin Convention are entitled to seats froui tholr ru- spective States, chnjwnllully hmitied, A8, LAWRENCE EXOLIRH, Chairmnn of the Committe Mr. Finch, of Towa, offered a resvlution to givo the Territuries representation in the Conventlon ue States. A delegato from Maryland moved to amend the Teport no ok 10 give tho District of Columbla repe resentation In ‘the Cunveutiun, with the right to vote, This waa mado to Include the Terrltorles, and the repurt waa then adopted. OUUANIZED, Mr. Hnuna, of Missouri, from the Committes on Permuncnt Organization, made tho fullowlng re- port: ) Mt CrrAtstax: In belalf of the Commltice an Permanent Oreanizatlon, 1 have the honor to sub- mit tho following report of officcrs for this Cone ventivn: For Pormanont Presldent, Mr. John A, Mctlernand, of Hlinois; for Vice-Presidents and Sceretarles, ‘ane from each State, “The tomporary Sccretarlen, with Mr, Princa, of Burton, aa chief, were continned on the working Sceretaries, and Sorgeant-ut-Arus Able was uleo reappulnted, An effort was made by a delecate from Indiana to bave C, O, Yerrine, of New York, the well-kpowy rending Secrotary of five other Natlonal Convens tionm, adued (o the reading Socrotarice, § The questlon was put aud loet by a declded ma- orlty, TIIB WAB A TEST between the Tilden nnd anti-ilden men, Mr, Per- rine haytng been Jeit ot by the Commitice on Or rantzation’ because of T opposition to liden, he vote and the Jend of Indlalis was stronger than the opponition to Tilden tisd supposud would be ho case, PERMANENT PRESIDENT. M'CLERNAND'S MIEECH, The Chalrmapn—The Chuleman will sppoint the flon, Dinfel W. Voorhees, of Indinna [applauc]; Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginfa {applause]; aund Gov, Willlam Dorshieimer, of New York, to ess cort Gien, McClernand to the Chalr, After walting for a fow minutee, it appeared the gentlemen named were not prescnt, Tho Chatrman sald: Gen, Fltzhugh Leo belng out of 1hu hall, the Hon, Thumes 8. Bocuck will pleuse nct n hle place, ‘The Chalr would ask the Now York delegation If Gov. Dorshetmer Ju 1n his place, A delegate—** e fsnot here," The Chalrman~-Tho Chair will csk Mr, Manton Marble, of New York, 1o take the place of Gov. Dorehelmer, [Applausc.] Gen, McClernand was then escorted to the plate for safd loud appiause, und spoke us fulluw: UENTLEMEN 0P T2 NATIONAL DENOCHATIC CON- YENTION: I thank you for the distinguished honoe which you have dotw me lu dirccting ins to presido over your deBiberations, You are the delugates of the Dewvcrscy of the whole Unton of thirty-seven hiutes, once unnatirally cstrauged, but uow fur- ever unlted in oue tudivisible lepublic; brethron of une political family, with the same heritage uf (y, under cqual lawe, and beirs of one destiny, = Bhall we ‘m-u-nu and transnit that great berltage? Sl wo make that destin thae most glorious In the istory of (ree peoplowt [t nuurdl‘llhcmllm fellow-Denocrats, to-duy shall e wise; I your percuption of 1he neceesitlos of var tine, vur country, cur politics, shull by just and sapuciouss (f your syinpathy shull by quick with o hearta of b great’ people, then boyond all pars adventure we Wil trunsmit 1o our children and our children's children untapalred thls pricclces heritage, and yours will bou Luller renown than the renown mioat prized by Homwus,—conditores l 7 imperiorum, —for ~ geeater thun Al founders ers of Mres " are the presarvers of Ltepubiies, cre are nu enomies of tie Union to- day on thia continent excoph that adilolstrative centralfam which 1w congusting at the vital currents which ought to flow ouc through every part glving 11fu 10 the farthest extrenntica of the budy poli- ticand encrgy (o all e uiembere except Slats cor- ruption, Whicki ls thu curse that centralism hus never faflod 1 any sge or land Lo entall upon wny Government. Ceitraltam wnd corruption huve flupesed upon ten Slatea tho rapacious tyrannies of - CARPEF-DAG BULK, and sinco the peacs have sdded $200,000,000 ta Uiele debla, Fliey hisvo infecled the Governmenta of our Nurthern aten und Northern cities with e same discaso of cxtravayance and fraud, They sl Government itself, sy . of ita high oficera and Jublic uen wur public scandal and otir open sbanie, "o record {a horrible fn veuaiity, waste, and fraud, and the purty which bas beed poweriesa to bear Gown' and “Crimpie. unve Tout e corruption s with stupendous eilrontery pledging itscif to o ree fury of which 3t has becuiug ncapable, That par- ty pledged dtself 10 restoro specis payments, cvery var taklng us farther frow apecie-prywicils; so L pledgml 1LWIf (0 Cvil servica 1efurni, i upped and luucked ita reforme L yrotuct Anirican tabut, anil with 1t o Castome Houre taxation on over 3,000 arl clea it bas hupoverished Awmctican labor. scure-mupupLiists, & fow thoirsud corruptioniats, Rave buen susichod, bub cauiial o W buads W < whiich kas heex hela herewtare, Leat, Lm fr your flual chatgy wbon e civiny, those that earned §t by fudustey and maved it by frugality {8 crorywhere distrustfil and rosis nn- nred, while hoiiest Jahor goes about the sirvets Degging bread. 1n this, then, the final outeome ot a centnry of Hopublieah felf-government? Forblil i1, graclone But we have wandered far from the Tight pathe, We must RETURN TO TUE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES, the frignl espenditures, and tio sdwinfstrative purlty of thie foutdere of- the Hepublic, This k the firat, the mort Guperlous, necessity of our duy and natlon. Thin is the appeal we have (0 mke (o onr felfow-citirens of every formier political atfijta- tion, This is the one suprcme, commanding fsauc, to which all others are inférlor, ol uthers triviul. Heform, reform, reformi I 'vou sbufl tecopmitza this {mperions necesity: {6 you shall guarantee in yonr pintform the ruccessfofnchieves ment of ihls arduoss work of national regencratfon; i you shall eclect atamfard-bearers trie to your own high purpose, aml falthfal to your pledge, victory fu the November, victory fn iha Uctobur, contost s lveady yuure, fcorporate tha vital {ssuc of roform in candidate and platform, and the States that finve honored Pougios and Lint culn, the States (hat 1o-day honor Hendricks aud aucock and Parker, Bagard and Tilden, with all their vast popniations, will tita ke the ‘wouds and the winds that folluwed the fiuting Orplicus—wiil rise und fuilow you to victory, RULES. The Cammittee on Urganization alao recos monded that the rules ana regulations of the Na- tiunal Democratic Conventlon vf 1872 be adopted Ly thix Convention for the ernment of the pro- ceedings, This wus agrecd (o ond the report adopted, BELMONT. TE WAS A LERTLE ADUNESY TO OPFER AMr. Wilinms, of Indiana—I understand the Committee on Resolutions are bt ready to report; that they hnve onfy informally organized, and huve not taken any nction wpon thele dofnge. I theres foramova that we adjoarn untll to-morrow mom Ing ol 11 v'clock, At the request of my fHendy shout here, 1muke it 10 o'¢lock. Al the tequest or Alr. Belmont, 1 wiidraw the motion und yield the fluwr to i, g d August Belmont, af Few York—~Mr, Chalrman, ear in tny hatd @ respntlar tor Whlol 1 cl Cemsentlon, The eamy: npoa whith we gre abont to enter ts of o fnnurtance to the destines of the Amers Ple, more vl peo- 1 than any Presidential election Phe great suess et aside the cors tiou before us is whether wo wiil rupt administration which Iy leauing the country ot ta culi, vvery xection of &, atid givo to ude country un industry sud l;‘r.u!purll)' beyond what the cuuntry lits ever ecen belfore, |Applause, | THE QUESTION 13, whether the Iron ticet of miadumlndstration shall be put down upon this country, or whether the Uewocratic party iuay once wmore hold (e reing of Government una Testore the contry 16 Ui and prospecity, LApplagse.) The Republican len crm, scheming, unectupalous, ond. appressive ever, huve by their spoeches In Congue: s und © feachifngs ot o partiacn proes, and lnaily by their platforiad In therr Stute and National Cousentioiy, tried to divide and divert tho utlention of the Awerlcan people fram their misdceds, and iy appeal to the worst passions of the peopic, and endeavor (0 sow tue sceds of ddlecord between the Northund South, ‘This Centennlal year of national rejofeing and the hullowed memorjes of the past sdinonlsl us 10 draw clos togatlier fu he strosyg tonds of fealegnity wad hwion, We have sect the sullicrs of South Caiy- Lina arin An arm togother with the suidiers of Sisesachnsetts upon “Bunker 1L [Applause, | We have seen the veteraus of X L adoci with nowerd the graves of Cotlederaty evlaiced, ~u tribute fruuthe brave Lo the brave. [Cheed WIICH MEANS Thi, D) Tho politiclans ot thu Admianlsitation party, bent ouly upon their own sclish ctiws, wlciupt to otit up the worst possions In hman usture, and, not eatisfed with e miserics ol the duy, wre wiling to icave twoar cluluren an inher- itance of suspnclon, prejudice, sid hutood, They have played s satio nclutiots game botace, at, cutunctged by the tinoruss pulicy of our leaders in forumer Cotyentions, they iupe 1o actieve @y other victory through vur teavs which wade us re- #ort to expediencics und fujedicions nosinntions vutande o the Demubralic party, baperencs hay suown the fully of sucha polivy, kov every loe publiean yols which we guined ur hoped 1o galn, wo 103t tho voles of thulzauds of Lur oWn people. Let 1he lessons of the past recve a3 Warllegs at this Jaucture, This i a struggle belween bemucracy, Teurcavnting Ualun, progters, and prospenity, wik Republicaninn, represculing scotional abiie, re ligious intolurance, oud o cuntinustion of tinsncinl wid ndustrial prostration, 1u such n contest victory must bo ours If we adopt un unequivecal platforin en all the cardlual «questiuns which watate the veople, and place npon 108 National Democtal Whust privite character s puolie record infure tiat cothusiuem and thei conflde luty our ranks which atone can tusuco s o, The Repubticans luve ouey moiw tnfarled the blovdy shirl, that pimtical narg witB whicn ey hope W capture the tivectics o1 the people, Let us marchugainst them under 1he broad vanuer of tas Lulon, that tlag which hus never hunowit and whl uevee know deieat, eithier frum demestic or forelzn fues, Mz, Chasrmon, 3 oiler the tollowing resulutlons, wiich, with Lo ‘cousent uf tils Gonvention, 1 moye tu reler to tho Commitee on'siesolutions: ,, TUE ADURESS. We appeal to tae twner and manhood of the Awerltau peotie tu begin this sccond centuey of Amenigan umon und independencs by iune g under fout aud estisgumblug forover the Butouldering uehies of Wiebiuet, ruicor, und pui- 1oty petween tho two great sectious ot our come mon conntry. W denvinca with indignation the catculutod wulignty with which the leaders of the Lepublican pacey * kave labored to keep alive thrutgel cleven years of peacy the worst pusaio of civil war. *‘the Macniavelian totte of t Republicon party hus Uevw nid stifl 1s, ** Divide th pruple and we sguli rule tieu, * For tho Democratic Party we reply, **Lmte the people snd muke them areus™ We denounce the KRepublican party ou this great isaue ug a party of PALSE PRLTENSES. It is o false pretouse to ussumia the chnracter of n national purty und at the same thne to exint only by BecLonsl Lvinions, I8 D falrs pretense to use Bum the hawe of o Lilon party and ot the s thue to be un obstacls (o wational uaity, It g o fulsu protense to assume tie nume of a Wberal purty aea b the samo tine fo uppeal to the relizious prejudices uf the peopiv. 1t Iy o false pretense to clann thy Litlo Ut & progreswdvo party and at the aamo tine 1 turn the peoplo buck 1rvo puuce and the futuse 1y war und the puet, Mr. Wiliiaine, of Indlans~I suppose, ander tho order adopied thin morning, thess resolutions of Alr. clmunt will go to the Comwlites ou leevlus tionsy 2 ‘Lo Chair—Of course, ADJOURNMENT, Mr. Willlame—1 now renvw my motion that thle Convention sdjonrn until to-oseow morniug at 11 welock, |Criea *‘den, tenl") Mr, Williama—1 desire to eay, sir, thatit is very duubtful, from Informativn ihat hos come to my Euowledge from ous of the Conunitice on Kesolu- tlund stauding iers at my rlght, whether it will be possible for tho Committes on lesolutions to re- purt befory that hour, oud M we come hers it 10 w'cluck and the Commitice on kicralationsure N0t reudy (o report we shall be here fn our secats witlinotiing to do, 1 iuve received information that by 11 o'cluck the Cotumnittes o Kesolutions will be ready to report, aud § therefore think tiut it §8 much better fur us ty m.lmem w11 o'clock in- lead of L0, und I therefore {nsist upon ifly motion that wo adjuurs until 11 o'cloek, Mr. Willinma' motion was carrled, and the Con- \-ex;uulz adjourned until to-morrow worning ut 11 o'tiue DAN VOORUIEES., TUE TALL AYCAMOKE APPEAUS, After the sdfonrnmient of the Cunventlon there werw loud calls all over tho Lall for Yourhees, who in regponse Wthereto made the followlng remarke: My Frrrow-Citizkxn ov Tuis Coxvenrion: Iam overwhelmed with gratitude to vo many of my fellow-citizens of distingulshed charucter from uvery part of the CUnited States who lave don¢ e tho signal honor of calling for my prescnco on thly oecasion wud under thivse circomstances. 1 cannot sttribute it to anything In sy humble carcer, 1 know not what o attribite (6o, und L uay say tat, at least fur unce in my lte, Lan ut a loss o to GE manper in which 1 shall rerpond 10 such un overwhelming compliniont s hua becn natd to me. 1 fee! nbanhed In the preacnce of this inlghly congregation uf peos ple who expect to hunr iy humk )\ Lo Witk 'yu, feliow Deinucs: States, for the exalied und pof cudeavoring to reduem amd wrench our conntry from tho hands of the despoilers sud the public plunderers. [Applanse, § Lam bero with'you for the ‘:ur 8o of trydhy to belter wulle the ‘scultercd, roken Lunds of our unlon by gathering tsctier 0 onu mighty brotherhuod, looking In each others® Iuces, renswitg anclent fricndship, steadylug the coluniy, turning its head towirds victory andplory I tho Citure as we have dono it fu the gsat, [Ape Pluuso, | W are entering pon & new contiey, ‘ortions of the last century wero full of glory, “Flic cluning yeurs of out last contury, huwever, have had tears und blood, "The cypreas of mourn- Ing hos been in thousands of Loureholds; but with the comlug of this new century theru culnes o new alsprurution, the dawn of & rovelation of o glory which sbal] eclipse the part f“" of the ceutury that fiue guno by, (Applause, EVELYTUING LOVEI Standing os 1 du, oue of the bumblest reprey tives of tho great Vulloey of the Sisaissippi, 1 inw centrsl pofut tu fuvuke union, 1o i ok Burmany, to fuvehen couprotiae of conpictin, Opintuns in the Democrstle anks. (& .p\.m.u.i There ia nothing, my fricuds, n the d{llt'rl. LN and divergences of upinion fu the Dewocratls that cutuut Ly houurubly, cusily, muoutl ‘ut purty unid Larmoniously | adjusted, ' so that when | the lues of baule wr formed these shall no lieart-burnfug, o division, 10 cuis v Wslons of thought, [Applaust. ] There Is uo rea- sun why we should not thus adjuet our diiferences, 3 differences we bave; ond, stauding s | do une of the representutives of the great Mhtshny{d Valley, Tuppeal tu thy poopls of il far Eait, Lot ul aay tu thiem, What Ia tu youe prosperity 1 iikewlae for ours. * [Applauae. | © You ull reat upon Al prosperity of the sgriculiural intercats of the wmighty Sisstasippi Vuiley. {Applouse.| The foundatlon of cummercial glory wnd fi'wn\null [ the fariner's plaw, sid the cichle, and the rich hare veet. {Applnuse} We frelsht your ships; we wako yuur citles prosper. You L tacn benellt ug 0w (hbueand w W futerluce aad fnterchunge Loaeiher Whel We projierly al to o men Lo e e Cunyention, und in this 0l we will muke o glurivue roturn lufllulq. Loud ud SULBLLUGG - bhivis k. L aliud i XOur urussucy e nelther arrogant nor suppliant; tand for hwolute aetice, willlng to concede everything that In just 0 oversliody clre, only naking the same neto to outeclves, Tt un ot he extremo to each ather. Let s not ek Aiatastefnl. Man'a falent ~ to " bo disagreeablo to - hie fellow-nan i« quite auMcient withiont enitivating it atnil. JApplause. ] We should caltivate amiabil- ity and friendship rather, 1 make thers remarks thour Drethren of the Fast, We hare fought a thoasand hatties with you for the Demncracy, and sever one againat yous but sears of the political contifct arc upon our breasts aml none upon our backs, {Appluuec. | A WORD TO Tilz CONFEDERATES, To onr olil-time brethren of the South, & word or twotn yoi. 1 amoneof the men sarely that need 10 apolugy 10 look my Eouthern brother in the eve, und “expect him to beliove that I speak to to he him with vio forked tongne, [Cherrs,] No political buttle wne aver 8o hot. The clouds of obloquy, and storm, and danger never ever = jow or black over the heads of the Democracy withwhom | have worked andtolled foryears, 11y the cunstifutional righta ahd gunr- .antees of ont oppressed Southern brethron {lond cheera) T ask my Southern brethren who know me and whom I knuw, do ot In this hour of nationnl counsel,—thir hour of national preparation for the grenl conflict azainat the radical foo, lod as wan «nid by tho distinzulshed gentieman from New Yurk, by the pleates of the bloady shirt arrayed u 'nlxv-le’"\l. wien, ~do not in this our Jeave ue In thie Norfwest wounded, ficipless, to be scaiped and murdered npon the field of taftle, We have no peesonal aujmonttien to gratlty. —We lave no personaf afins to subrerve. If there fn one man who can ket more Voles than another. were my own hrother a candidate, I would be for that other man, “The tmes aro too seriaue, the iasues too mighty, fur & personn] thonght to intervene, — Thrae thuca in the last twelve years we ln the Narthwest havo chnrged the enemy's lnes under” the fead of the enliant Democracy of New Vork, If it hias to be so again we will drein in parade, and even If Itisa forlorn hope we will ‘fight [t lke men. (Loud cheers,} Teny there are no heart-burnings, there are na anfmositics 1o sratify, Mon of this Convention, §t wae no purpore of mina fo speak here, [ feet Iike apologizing for it, hut your 'voice sentme bore, 1 did not desire to speaki, but 1 belonz to that class of men who can- notapenk nnd kny nothing. 1 must suy somothing {npplaniec), and what | say I the uticrance of 4 Hicers heart n the conusel of old, tried, cherlshed, and Lelosed tricnda, ADVISES SELP-DURIPICATION, Let ne purlfy our hearts for this grent work that 19 Iefore na; Jot us Jook narrvwly 1o onr motives; let nw look narrowly o our duties, and when the s=un goes down upon the liniched work of the Comsention, I pray Almlx{hly God that it ay be so ordered, it in Sovember your eountry will stand redeemed, dlsenthralled, and se-enfeanchixed In all the tight of a frea peoplo from the tyrannical bond 1hal has crusbed and oppressed “us 8o Jong. That 8 my proyer, Chicers, My fellow citizena of the Conventlon,. thankin b with o grateful heart ovef and over again, Wil not detabn you uny Jobger. [Go on, go on, 1t wonld be unseemly und smproper for e to Il this hady of men any louger together, and thank- T2 you with a lieartielt gratituda for this demon- wtration, l}uku wy leave. |Loud snd continued :pplause, SUNSET COX. A VEW JOCULAR REMAKKS, Tond callv were made for Sunset Cox, and [n ree sponse {hat gentleman climbed to the rostrum, cre hils appearance was greeted with an enthuel- astlc cheer, Mr. Cox nddrossed the asscmblage as follows: GENTRENENS It 1y vory hard to Fillow Danlel W, Voorhcex 1n a speech wiiless you have his slzo_ and hisvoleo, [Laughter,} 1 come fresh from Wash- 1 have been sént here by iy constituents ew York City, to ropreaent tnem and their We to somo " extent fn this Conventlon. was urgent in many ways that I ehoutd o ol my post of duty, When I left Washinglon there wan an attempt on the part of the Sonats o bring the Honse iuto a colllufun, That coflfsfon covcernel the moncy Dilla of the Govermment. 1tisa matter that thiy Convention wust ieet, and £ desiro to speuk about that most emphatically. 1 T conuot beforu the Convention, at least "before some of the deleya- tlons. We Tiave pussed our (welve appropriation bille, Tlhey wore beforo the Senate last Snturday, o)} of thém. Wo have eut down the Re. publican estimates 04,000,000, {Cheers and cries of Stlek to §ui™) Aye, wo willstick to [t. _[Luughtor and applaiee.]” Letthe thnnder of this Conventlon follow the eloetrle tele- graph, und lot this Convention #ny_to Congrees, * B firn and standby i, " and the 364, 000, 600 of cxcess uf Hepublican ostimotes will be reduced £40, 000,000 celow the approprivtions of last year, to which we huve reduced (o twelve approprin- tign bills, und they will thus be cut down, and the yeoplo will aco wpy e I tat. profigacy, 'rabiicy, thy rake-belly viu It sozdom, _ond i) ebrood ot raggod ' ruscaldom has - leen' “let luoso i oGy countey Cwinco o War, Chieers.] They complatn of us that wo have made ventlgations, Woll, wa have [vestizated everys 1hing and everywhero, It Is a carcful. studlous, industrionn Congrees, but they say It ls an EX-CONPEDERATE CONGRESS [aughter], and thervfors it whould nut be hopest and ind out rogues, becausu, perchance, one of those gallaut mon foughi nt Chancellorsville, or soma other place, on the Confedernto um..durlnfi the fung trouble, They say that such woen shon) not proscenta tho bost-trader on our border, (Laughter and applunse, I They #ay that becauso of thiedr inordinute expendltures, we will cut dowi the afiy, Well, wo might do without the urmy until afior the Novemburelection, Wo might mako an uppropriation fur tho urmy in. the next Decoms bor weeston, ‘Fhey sny we will break atp the navy. V' what doed vur navy dot Protect uur comi- merce—n_eommerge rained by bad taxation und worse tarlls out®of exietence, LApplause,] L think the uavy might rest o it while Goodl] Dut wy would ktop the Indlan jureau, (Laughtor snd applause.] Epotied Tall und Crazy Horse, they “might bo lct loose ou the plaing. Let them, i they would wiop thoss taids, tarn the border tion foose, and k They would ond these contructors’ wars very soon [Appluuse,] Butwo mightstop the intornal r unue systen awhile. Well, 1would $ike to the crouked partfes strafght. [Laugbtor, ] 1t ere fn 5t Louis | (hink {tm huvo had wouo ox riency In crovked whisky at teast, [Langhter, ) Awd the word went out, ** Let no guilty man cscupe * (laughter and upplauso], and the result Iy o discurded ex-Sucrctary of the 'Freasury, and gulit ronms now all throughi that Department, 1 think it mizhl Lave u rest for a while. | Laughter aud cheers, | “There are thoso Washlngton, God knows I would like to have tho Washington ring, aud all of tho rlugs, estled as far us the rlnfin of Saturn Meelll [Chivers,§. No patin wosld Eo doo Ly such unest exile, What thu people in this Conventlon rhould vay to thelr Roprescutatives 13, **Be o to yous trunts: stand ta your bills; go on with your fnves- tigation; unearth ol the frands connected with Hw[.\dmlulnmllon In (b puat, und then wo ean cgin lo & rings in TUILD UP THE WIGN PLACES, und we can prepare for tho Centennial yoar, " “Iheve men that uro Now belhg proccated and tn- vestizated, how thiey bave leurned 10 Jovo thuyr country since Hayea and Whooler have germinsted, Lbaughter.] ‘Thev think to conceal under thelr rascality and hypocrisy the critncs of (he paat. They eanuot hide under such rospectable numen, ‘I'hiere ba un alian to i, and {t means Uranthan, and Uabeockistn, aud liclknapism, and Washington- law, and overy other ringisti, ande the }muplv arp tired o' deuth of this cverlasting malfearunce in otlico. [Cries, **Tout's 801"} 1t {8 the dominunt question of this country, and ‘it wlli override your duestlons of curcency with ‘hunest peaple, snd to the work of purification sud totho work of pacitica- twon let uysil unite, und let ua Invite all honeat men of all lh'lr(\ui 1o join. Let the colored man come, und let ull 1lberal and Indopendent wen Joln us in that work. HAM'S PINANCD TIIROUY. What we waut §8 1ot only purification, not mere~ 1y pacitication, North, South, Euet, and West, in our Convention and elsswhere, but we want credit o Ue established. Qur Goyernment can gel cash by huving eredit, Good mionoy willcomo with credit. Goud meney will come with economy. (Cheers.] 1am not so particular nbout this mwoney question as I unco was, and 1 wil) tell you the reason: I don't care so nuch what kiud uf clothes 1 inve got on, und what kind of pockets | have in them, or what kind of a pocket- ook 1 luve, or whethor the money 18 16 above or 15 beluw gold, whva 1 know that under those cluthies and arouud that inoney and pocket I have u vital, dungurous, corrupting discase, {Checrs, ] Cury the uiscane} cute tho budy politto from ull fts cancer, sud our credit will como 10 us from ubroud wod at home, and then/kpecis may be pace wore the staudurd of charges aud prices, and untik tat Wiwe comen, until wa are putiens with it, we cunuut have tno old chink of gold and silver, Choers, ! Now, one word more, I voted in the Committes 10 which 1 belong for shie repeal of the iesuwption faw.! jLoud applause an Hully,”) 1 voted fur it Lecause it did uot pravide fuor the resumption of puyments, It provided for sijver, and tey callod “on Congrean and we passed -silyer Wil for chungo, ‘They weru afraid to tako the ro- spomlbility, wid wo runoneileed silver: but it1a 4 ultferent thlng, Ae to gold and resumption, nu provision hus been made, no propositfon sccupis able clther to the Senste of Mouse for 1670, and 1 du not speak Idly or from a lack of cunfidencs when I ruy that tho Lcat baukers East and the Uuet buul avan it Wust join In thu general expresalon tuag the resminption of specie-puyment CANNOT LLE ACCOMPLISitED IN 1570 by any Buaucleclig, 1 think, - tasefors, this Convantton would b wise, sud I have no doubt they will bo wise, t repenl that act; for how can you buiid ou u xolid foundation until you clear out e rutbish und debrie, awung wnith 1 count the Heavuiirion net for 1870—a delusiun snd a suare, Ma ropeal may not be o panaces, but it way lead us in ll‘h\: fure to 8 better snd more truthiul decal policy, u nuch for that, Theso Itepublicans bave con. ducted thes gacul policy sud thelr patriotivm o good deal ws thul banker did, 1 think, down In Arkaness, A regort was made upon hls bank. Somebody edd, 'Why g fault with such 8 goud, pwue banker as het las by not dono wolly Uik ot L. 'irau it i that. Lis accounts wurv 8l bod. Yhey were not well kept. He was lacgaly in dufault, but ho bas & good heart, aud oh, bow his loved the Nars and Bttlpes of Lis country. * {Loud Isughter undupplauss, ] LUTS 1118 FOOT IN 1T, ut, my fellowscit zens, wo are to onter on a caugalin, We vupbt 10 honor the Centenniad year. 1t 18 not ou theae mera Bacal and tewporary (ucations Wint wo sre 16 win this contest altogeth- er. We bave fundamental priuciples of governivent a8 ald ua the Hovolutiun, whilch have wmarkud l partics frum b beginuing, “Fbu fdea s home rule, scllvguvernment, cxprens and granted powers, tand by thew sye, und Ly puctiication aad purle Ueution, und nuulausc Uaw who sball by yuur. atandanl-bearera? {Lond erics of **Tilden, “ Hendricke," and great contuslon.] Now, my fellow-clilzena, shen | asked thatquestion of you T intended to anxwor {6 myaclt, {trent langhtet.] € l-knay the distingnished satcsman of New York a4 n eformer tn tie S, ond 1 know him well. {Lond appluause,} 1 know the objectiond that are made, and well made, aud _well tuken, by my felend from Indiang, Mr. Voor- N L Y O New York s had (hin great honor conferrd \|,\(m Ners but T will not remark npon that, o ‘*flancock.”™) 1 know the pallant Gen. Hancock wha ‘has “alwnys leen the great Democratic doctrine, that of place fgz “the civil abave the milifary power, Lond applause.] 1 have known long and served {n the Nattonal Connefla with Thomus A. Hondrleks, of Tndiann. [Loud applanse.] No mnn could bear our hanner with a whiter “or a purer record. [Great applanse, continued for seve cral reconds, followed by a sinzle shout, | T wan about to sy before the chanticieer gave forth that clurfon sound [laughter],—1 was nboutto sy that I knew the Qreat Unknown Ehlugluur]; b’ 1 ila not intend to tell yon who he {s 8t this time. newed langhter, | Wall, aud (n s few daya wo will Jet yowknow, Iint one thing 1 will te}l yon, who- evor ha niny be, w! ‘may come from, East T or Weat, one Uilng muat be eald of Dim and ¥atd of Iim tn eceponte Lo the wreat, questlon of the reat 'ralmiat of Tarael: ©* Who aball stand in the oly placeaT” who sliail stand ns our great Chief Execu tiva in this great C nniniyeard (Crics of "ol den, " Vilancock,” ** Hendricks, " atc., followed by asolo of Uncle Sata. | It th Great Unknown will first make my specch [ wifl ylefd to him. T wna about to say Chie, with all ariiestness, that tha people thin yenr demand, above all ather {Bingn, i response to that question of the yreat Eralmist, for when he apoke of it ho had in vlew the prieat who would ‘stand betiween the stng of fhe pcorle and thefr God, would répresent tha wajesty, the greatnee, tho plary of that ancient privathond. Who shall stand ta offer the eacrl. ce? [Cricenf **Tilden," ** llancock. "] Waoll, my fellaw-citizens, 1 will give you the an. swer In the language of the Scripture. [Laughter, and n volee, **ln tha language of Democracy 1y ia Wiiden. "] The answer of the Pealmist is this, and it is my man for President: ~**He that latha pure hiart aud clean hands,” [Cries of S*Til. den,** **ltancock, " cte.] Now. ono word more, and Tam donv, §f we hasa much o man, and soch nIek are not Acarce In the Democratic party, whnt- ever thero may be in tho other:' If wo have the man to AN mich quatiicatlons we should name him in this Conventlon, {Crles of ‘*Tllden "' ¥ Hancock,™ **lendric cle, I want to tell you one thing, and I shall not detatn you but for une tiore kentence, It is not for this meeting pitogether to name a man, -~ Whatever you may ey it Iy not for ine, Individunily or otherwiso, fo name n man, for Lant In & minority, 1 am told In my delesation IL is for the gond aud iawn] heurt, the old mothorly gmnption of the Uonventlon, to be in no haste Lo inine him, For we have no ordi- nary name to contend willi aa against fiayca and Whecler, A volce, ** That's what's the wiatte None of your impulses, none of your passions, none of your acctional hotes or Aspirations; no party crioa. no sectlotal ehibholeths. " Stund by tio whole country, and then when the 4th of “duly ahall dawn in ' few days we can see theold Templo of Liberty, frefze, architrave, column, and dome all redound with the good old Democratic Govern- ment. [l'mlomfl applnuse, The meeting then disper: COMBMENTS, THE ANTISTILDEN BYUNT, 81 Lours, June 27.~The spcochus of Mcsars, Voorhees and Cox were the tmpurtant feature of a demonstration made by the anti-Tilden men toIm- press the Conventlon, 1t was shrewily planned, and, uo far os the rpeccl of Voorheos was cone cerned, was successtal. The reception of tho Indiana orator was enthusfastic and highly fatter- ing. The applouse of the lookers-on, a8 woll se fricndly delegutes, wad o hearty s to carry away the Tilden men for a time. Hls shuslon to the vain efforts of the Domocrntic party herolofore to clect New York candidatos, followed hy an appenl for falr recognition of the Westow nuuru\ll(v ‘made 85 ta cauro many delovates 0 waver I thefr aup- port of Tilden, ~ The tonching reference to his de- votlon to the South In the pact caused a sensation among the delegntes from that sectlon. Tha effect of Vourhees' yehiement oratory was 8 marked that thie autl-THden men dared nut venture furtber, CUX SIOILS THINGS. ‘Therg were loud culls for Ewing, and then for Cox, ‘Tl iatter wan escorted 10 tho stage, and in 8 few wunutes hwo succooded fn - undoinyg what ~ Voorhees —had built up, the Tlden men having recosered muMiclintly to interrupt blin and tarn hizowg rfuefi“und to the ad- vantage of 'Tllden. But upon tho,whole thero was ;{\llmprculun 1wade in favor of a Cotnpromise can- date, "Plio success of Mr, Honry Wattorson, temporary Chairninn, us presiding oflicees, was »0 inarked anil *atisfactory to the Conventlun and members of tho [[rous, thoto wus gonerlly un expresscd wisl for iim to be continued 03 permanent Chaleman, The Penneylvania and Indiuna delegations wery partic- ulatly conspicuous in_hly movement. M, Wat- terson, upou being advixed, doclined tha honor, and Gen, McClernaud wis choren. T TUE NECOND PLACE. Buinu UF the Ohio deleyutlun sro cnlenlating on the nowination of Lonry B, Payne for Vico-brest- dent In case ‘Cliden s tominated. 'Phis promise Lo been wade by the Now York delegntion. EVENING NOTES. WIHEWE THE PIOUT BXOAN. BSpectal Dispatch €0 The Tribune, 1. Loti1«,*Mo., June 7. —Tho fimt ontcropping of the Tilden ond anti-Tilden fght in the Conven- tlun occurred un thu motivn that the rules of the luat Democratic National Conventlion Do adupted for the government uf this, Litticfolin, of New York, promptly sprang to Lia feel and wanted to know if they ncluded the two-thirds rule, and tha rexponse that they (il was greetod with choors, Later, the Tildeniten retaliated by defeating cach tme his namo was presented E. O, Yerrin, of New Yourk, who, boih befora nnd af- tor the permanont organization, was nomi- nuted for reading clerk, which position he tias hield In the lust three Democratic National Con- ventlons. Terrin iy assucluted in tho Jaw business with Sanford E. Churel, and on that scoroe tho Til- den men went for him und defested bim on each ocenslon. Both nccurrences wero battles in them- selvas, ond they acryed to foleh out that the bar- mony in the New York delegation s not vxactly harnonioud, and that & barrel or two moro of Tl den’s money will have to bo distelbuted bofore b mouioud harmony can prevell, AL prosent, evie dently, the fuctlons ara still enger for the fray, ‘TG BAST TOO CONFIDENT. In Uhiese and uther of the prellmluaries, the tono uf the Tilden men was ovepbearing und sgyressive wward thcle opponcuts, 'su tmuch 80 4y to give caprcial poliit and cuphioss to the wppes] muds by Dan Vourheos, b his specchafter theadjournment, to the South 10 coms to the rellaf of the Westurn Democracy, Inatend of stauding by und selng thom scalped. e Westorn Deuiocrugy, the scalps of which Voorlicea uppenls to the South Lo save, ore th greenbackers, whu dot't propodu to he reaiped by tho blosted bondbolders' without making u stubborn Hght, Vourlicea' tofercucs ta bix own Tecurd us o Cupperhead during 1ho War provoked spplauag (rom Suuthern delegates, nud iy bring soig of thew over Lo euve the sealps of tha West- ern delegates, but Sun Tilien, already has plalnly taken Hendrdek's scalp. Vuorhees' demand for i Tiving chuneu fur the Westsrn Dowocracy, und his appual to the Dumocrucy of the East, thatls, to ! J\hm. not tocrowd the meurniers, was not somuch un appent na s worning and a threat, §was the service of notice upon the Tildenites that the greenbackers would subinit to be gagged no more, and that not evon 'llden's barrel of money could stleuce then, CUX PUTS ON SOME BOFT G0AP, Cox, fu his specel ufteetho adjuuruuient, which followed that of Voorhees, also, Jot mora’ potit- edly, appealed to the ex-Confederntes by lls re. buke o * ‘thows Who atigmatized as Confederates the present Congresainen why fought on the other side at Clancellocvilly, etc., dugug the lois traubic.™ Thin deficate reference to *the lang trouble,™ ns Sunset siyled it, will doubless bu apprectnted iy the loyal blates s well as Intho late Confedurucy. It wiucked wouderfully of L spirit of the untu- War Ilumucmt{. which wus wont to Hek tho buuts of tho sluve-drlvers, COX MAKES A NESS OF IT, Cox's apcech, liko Vourlices', was an appeal to Southern Democrats W deert "lden; but, when he aaked, ** Who, then, shunld Lo your stuiard- Lewrer 1 hefore he conld ntswor 1ho query, from ull over thy bull camy the zespouse, *S'§ilden? Tilden!" Dumbfounded atd taxen oback at the unexpectod manitestation of the Tildenttes, Cox woughit tu zecuver himacl! by referring w Hancuek, Heutrlcks, ond the Ureat Unkuown, but wheh ho returned to thequestion of who shoald bo the can- dluates, tha reupiouse came sgaln anid thunders of applause, **Wildent Tildent aud a wlckly smile ltulu over Sunset's vieugo, aud by basienod to close, o i cat of Tliden, While Mce Cleruand waa maklug bis speech, Col. Willlana says ho went to benater Kornan, of New York, aud askeld him W conweut Lo sn sdjourninent. hernan sald no, not urtll u ballot ‘was takon. Wiflfuins repiled that the West and Bouth, and Indiana would never coneent 1o u ballot uutil the platform waw reported. e thon went buck to is place and moved an sdjcurnment Gl 11 o'cluck Wednesduy, Pending diicussion on amcudonty ue betweeu 10 aud 31 o'duck, Kernan canvassod the New York delegution, and they sgrecd Lo o adjournment. Uuder ticss circumstances, thy sntl-Tijden and Hendricks cruwd clajn the ad. Jouruient us a triuwph, LAGEK LEER BUNDAYS.® Qen, Licb, of Chicagu, on bebalf of certaln Ger- mun editors wud politiciucs bore, bus bad by fol- lowlug rexolution scul to the Flatform Comusies by the Dinols delegation: **'Ihat we duprecate tho pasaago of sumpluary 18w tunding to cuver auy purtion of our people 19 regord tu Uictr Lubite, “tustows, snd bberty of cunscience a8 undewucratic sud’ contrary 10 the spinit of vur free [uatitutivus, NO LUUAL INTEREST, # As an evidence of the entire indifference of the peuple of B Louls ko lie Demoeratic Convention, L wea shown to-uight that neither the Hendricks nor Tilden factiun could draw a crowd. A civic demonsiration wound up by a disply of Areworks at the Court-ilouse. Furty-thousand people do- Louchied on that syuare, and not G0 cuuld be got wway Lo the Mendricke headiuarieny, uud leds thun 1,000 to the Tiiden headquarters, . BYKKYDODY NUMN HUT TILDEN, Vourhees caua up missiug se soon us Le got out ol tle Connutlon bull, {t'rien | t true to ' (e | ). uddress his position was pitlable. frionds conlil not find him, Baylesa W. Ifanne, the Teading Hendricks man from” Indinnn, becama thia evening and went off to his dinguated earl wife and famll Y. Wade ifsmpton, Willia Matchen, and other Bouthemn Tenders rofuse’ to make any x\';:. ures, Sodothe Hancock party and Hendrickn mey mere hraceadocio, Correspundenta niny speculate, hut no man cun approximate a showlug 41l after a balldt has been had. ¢ W The great moral ape oxhiblied when August Belmont, tho American LMONT, agent of the Rothschilis and roprcaeniative of the cent-per-cont spoculators in the Democeatic party managewment, rose in his seat and Ilrlnucfll){ e buked the corruption of the fanatlcal Republican lmmx “Fhe bosom of the Amorican agent of the tothiachilds swelted with Indignntion an he dilated upon 1t, and his keen hitle cyea twinkled In deliriona nnison, while all uver his face heamed the caay complacency of A money-maket who never touches anything that docen’t pay, and yot alwaya hins hifn hntids on tho great Democratic party. |, ONE OF THE NUISANCES WHICH WATTERSON AUTFRESIED, When Blue-Jean Williams, of Indiana, made hls Appeaennce upon the platforin hio waa greted with A Nttie rowmd of appianss from the ranksof the rag-lnflatlonists, whereon an enthusinstic Indiana dolegate, Interrapting the procucdings, and ln atenturian tones moved threa cheers for Hine- deann, anid an awful slience followed, and are the' fiest wilil_hooray hiad died out of his throat the mover incontinently wiited, and 'L'em“mrnr’! Chalr- man Watteraon, who hnd begun fo get nasd to that sortof ruling, promptly ruled thot the gentloman ‘was out of vrider. TIAT BAR'L, OF MONEY, The truth la that the Greenbackers ara not (n ex- actly enthuslastic spizite, and conldn't havo ralsed pronsing cheer for Willlams If thoy had tried, ‘Thut barrel of money of Sam Tilden i glving tien lots uf trouble fosnicht. They are mallylng for the final atrugls _asalust tie bartel uf moitey, which, in the Demacratle Conventlon hero asacmbled, michty hurd to beat, and Iy wore potent than Auy orator, TAR COMMITTER OR RESOLUTIONS is weestling with the cunnnc)‘fummdlum to-night. The scarion han been lorig and heated. Up tu thin hour thers {n no prospect of serecmont. The Til- den men will concedea plank demanding tho repeal of the fteaumption act, which tiey denounce ne n framl, but that docs not satisfy the rag-monoyites, represented_on the Commlites by” ten, Tom Lwlng, of Ohio, who danands thot there shall be nothiug in the platform that can leava it to be sald that the party fs in favor of forced resumption, us they wiylo fty at any time. What thoy want, in sutiie form, lu the ductring of walting to gruw uj to specie-payments, and a declaratfon for the In- stitution of greeabacks for Natlonal-Bank notes. Al thirhour there seéms no prospect of &n sgree- ment of the Commitiee to-night. A MIDNIONT EPITOME. At this hour it would bo as easy as falling off o log to send cstimntes without number, domon- rtrating that Tilden will be nominated wnd that he will be dofented. Tho fact (s, that all Ia as yet un- rettled, owing to the yascitation of certainof the Southern delegates, who dally arv convinced that ‘Fiiden I8 the man that can win, and nlghll{lnre' sutlsied that ho can't, or vico versa, The Tilden men Are moure sunguine than ovor, —aro ready fur anyslippery compromiae on the cirrency question that can be made to look 1lke anything but a com- promlse, —and have great contidence spparently ln the barrol ot money. POOR M CLERNAND. BING UM A THRENODY. Bpsetal Dispateh to The Tridune, S1. Lous, Mo., Juna 27,—1f the Canventlon In- tended to honor J1linoda by electing McClernand for Presldent, Nitnols made herself ridicnlous by per- mitting him to accept. Ho made a disinal faflure. Curiosity was sroused o8 the gentlemen deslgnated to cacort him to the platform arose and walked to the Iliinols delegation. McClernand was known to all, but hia face to fow, A8 ho ascended the atepa a murmur of disappointment was heard. A singly glance wne suflicicnt to read his thoughts, 1o is bullt upun the narrow, susp plan, and every lincoment of his face, as well &a oyery word of MWs month, vevesls a worped and contracted miud. The opening paragraphs of his uddress cunfirned tho bad fmprossion made by his forbidding sppearnnce. As ho proceeded, the disappointment turucd ta ridicule, and ho waa frequently jutercupted by dorlslve laughter, 1o commenced by utfering the wsusl Democratic charges sgalnst tho party in posver, and was flerce enough for a few sentences, and then began to lose confidence in himaelf, and H1S MAND SOUGHT TIB COAT-POCEET, from which protruded o masa of manuscript, Iiis memory took fllght upon tho fitst loms ot confidence, and ho explained, awmld the cheers of the reporters, that his remacks on this occaslon Wore extewmpornndous, or nearly so. “Tn (mflm\:lnpycn( to the morcy of the Conven- tlon gave hiw a little contidence, and e went on for 8 woment, but, in a stammeriug, disconnected and fncoherent stylo, was forcod to yicld Lo noces- #ity and go plamp into his pocket and bring out his manusceipt. TI8 AUDIENCH LAUGIIED AND ONBERID, A voluue of groans ascended from the reportors' gallery, From this time lo the end of the The manu. been hustily written, nnd was most llegible, Tho light” had becomo dim in tho ‘holl, sud tho poor man blundered along, nmmmnrlnf. halting, repeating, omitting #somo words and jumbling the remainder in the mont ludicroua nanner, Nat & word conld he hoard by thoso more than 10 fect diatunt. Ills wholu attentlon was given to l‘w\\lng the words l»lml trylng to correct them Into intelligent expres- alons, TUOSH WILO IEARD LI JEERAD AND ONOANED, ‘fhe muwss uf the peoplo present eat in diamnl sl~ leuce, Of conrse, the nddrcdy wos longthy., It wan made lengthy becauso there was no occasion for any address nt all, ‘he poor man of littlemind and luprdinote simbition bad the poor taste to keep tho vust assembiy waiting, liatenlog, but hearing not & word, uptil o bad read the Srcary monn- script through, At tlmes bls unher was ridiculous beyond discription, Thete was no gllnuner of forco or brilluncy from tiest ta last, 1t wos a long, dreary perlod, relieved only by the su/l;rumu udicrousnoss of his manner, (he adjournment came slmost fmmediotoly aftor the address, o that McClornund had no opportunity uf ravealing hla ?uumlwumu! 24 o pacllanontarian, hut be will hardly be able to recover from the jm- prossion ho made to- dny. It will be a vory charita- bloman who wiil vote for Lim for Vice Prestdent now, THOUBLE ATEAD, Judging by to-day's espericnce, the Conventlon has beea dod tuto a'very surloun blundet 1o musking him it pmnxdlntx utiicer, It Lus ulready buoh shown that it s lkely o prove an ungevarnable budy, 1f McClernand does not Improve, a rlot on tho N100r muy bu counted upon a8 awmong tha stund- mg probabillties. 1t is acarcoly punslhffl that sorl- ous delay sud vexation cun bo avoided, DESCRIPTIVE. OF THE STREETS, TUE JALY AND THE ABSEM- BLINO, Bpecial Dispaich to Tha Tridune, 5. Louts, Mo., dunw 27, —6t, Loufs nas arfsen Lo the oceuston, She is glorltied to-duy, and feels her honors well, All homelinosa und peaurlous. nuds are gone. The Future Great wears the garb of splandor, and ruceiyca Lier guesta with magniticont display shd patriotio cordiality, 4'he scens on the atrcels this morning wis & splendid one, tnaple- ing, The pavements wers thrunged wits moving tnuyses of exciied meu, aud the bulldings wora decoratod with great taste and profasion. Ianners and tlugs wero suspended over the thoronghfares, and windows snd comlces wero covered with the natlonsl buntlvg, It wss sn exaggeratod Fourth of July display, a deliiam of pa- triotiam, An unavolduble eatire on Democratic history, but 8t, Louls acquitted hersolf wol). Chi« cago I8 gunerous enough to congratulute hee, The syitation begun early, ‘Tho masses wero in motion at8o'clock, At 10 o'clock the sidewalks over- flowed, and the street absorlicd the surplus. There waore Do late breakfasts, cratod to wondur and cxcitement, and no man was lugiurd with bis shave. Tho exporlence Intoxicat- ed Bt. Lonts, and even tho Chicago man magnane imuualy pertaitted Nimaolf to be impreased, TUE GIAND HALL has beon fu the bLands of of Arrangements for noarly A week, and thele labure wore not concluded unti] thle morning, The work of decorsting has beon undor the direction of an architocs, and everything has been dono systematleally, wigh rare taste, The great windowd, 30 fuct ki havo boen draped with bicavy, darlt-rod curtains, tossolod and fes. touned, enbduing the glare of the sunlight, pud giving 8 fine cllect to the scyne lu the hall, The ratllog of the gutlery which runa around the room 1s decorated with the Btato acalw, each sutrounded with & wroath of evergreon: On the walls hung portralte of emivent citlzens, and ba- tween thoem are floral d e can- opy over the Presldent' stand urrounded by tho nationa) seal set on a beautiful serangewment of flags. Un clthier side of the platform are great »1ands of cal plants, undor which are thy telo- tuuph uiltl hut otl from the auditerium by houvy custalus, — Acrona the hall, at the helghth of the gullerics, wires have been stretched o order to break tho echos. TiH DELEGATES are scated In sowlcircle in front of tho platform, Around tho outer edge of 1his ¥pace are two rowe of chialrs reserved for ladies, 1rom thin polut the realy rise l,-mlunny, &0 that thoas ac the extromity of the hLall are elevated sbout 15 fcet. Tho passagos ao carpoted, ao that thesonnd ol wmoving fces le doadoned. Tha lacality of each State delegation fa deslguated by a blue siik gulder Learing an eaglo aud the nawe of the Buate in gilt, The platlori hias seat for about Afty invitad guests Deosidvs tho odicers of the Convention. THN PRUFLE fomalned about the hutels aud un the streats untll peurly noon, Then they poured inlo the Lall, Te processof Billng the portion saalgned (o guests occupled about teu winutes. 'The delegates caine tn mute slawly. Iudiaha was cue of the Lrst Slates on the tlour, This wae lu keeplug with tho style of the Hoveter gentlemen, Ever sinco they came bere thoy uswumu to have ‘tho misslon of nominating Headricke. Tlicy are here ruslly to see the shuw. The grave work of wanaging the cause of the can- seript hed the Committée 2 ~and bis wost itlwate | didaie uoy sseund du atrsugth duce Lob wosry s The fymrea glven ant by the Tilden nien aro ucle of the Convention wan Tha day had been conse- mach, They have plenty of lofetira for soctal calla, champagmo, and atory-telling. T“EK cnme in early 1his ntorning beeatsoy mfv lind nothing else to do and wanted to ree the hall, BY NAVE. Sachera Kelly, with a hait-dozen of the Tammahy followlng, camia i and look seats In the spaco na- signed ta the New York delegation. I'lie atately Kernan cnmo 'In soon after, snd, fnlting at Kelly's acat, shuok handa with the grin Sachem, and the two smiledd and ehatted plensantly for awhile, and Kernnn pansad on, 1y thix time Lwo.thirda of the detegates wera In their acats, ‘Thy Natlonal Committee, headed by Angustys Schell, who weara the face of n village watchi wnarchod dgwn the contro alslo, filed lo ety and ascanded the platforin, e usunt telmont cate in s ttond near the front rents In consuitution with Perrine, who nfterwards E-M presaed for Reading Secretary by the antle't'il- cu men, E Dan Voorheen Inomed nhove a gronp of, tall Hoo- slora who were laking in the scono. Perey 11, Smith atoud up In his ptace and marked the paint from which Hifnals ia to operate. 'hn fadr-laized Wallace, of Penneylvanin, car. ried reyeral volumes of records of past Democeatic Conventions, —an ominous sign that he was ready ulylmlu\w any puiut whure precedents were to be clted, ‘I'he magnificent Dorshielmer, etanding A fect 4,and wulghing 480 pounds, cautiously planted himeell upon the pina chnir alloted to hiin with the air of & man accustomed to red-morocoo loungea of the Aibany Stale chamber, SunsetCox, who might earlly he transtormed Into Emery A, Storrs, leaniod forward, lufpml Kelly on the shiotlder, antd gave him the latest reports from the upporition slirmiahers, Cerro Gordo Williams emiled Lenlgnantly over tis gold glnance, Bute, of Tenncs*es, who wan shot to pleces in the ltebol atmy, nnd led th gront Nenntorial fight sgnins Andy Johnron, and who ia nngainly enough to ho a real ficro, Hmped to his place, nma: ng on the vm{ to ahinke hania with Whitthorne, Chalrman of tho tonse Commitice on Naval Allalra, wha had srrived only the nizht hefore, Francls Bird, of Massuchietts, walked about un_e’uny. 68 though not at home in the Democratic ranka, Dr. Qeorgo Miller, of Nebraskn, arranged his white necktle and Iooked wire, while Tko Eaton, of Knnnat, looked over the Canventlon and cam- Jpred it with the others that have been hield sinco fierce was nominated, of every ono of which he lias bees o member, Wheh the (a}) ignre and anclent visoge of Augas- tun Schell Tooked tip bohind the Chalrman's desk, u,fl gavel sounded nnd the Convention was called to orders 0 JOIIN KELLY. BOME ORDS RIGAT OUT OF JIS MOUTIH. Spacial Dispatch to The Tribune, 8. Louts, Mo,, June 27, —~Thls aftcrnoon a re- port wae In circulation on the streot to the effect that a conferenca bad been had between the lmues dlate frionda of Mr. Tilden and the Tammany mal- contonts, which had rosulted in an amicable af rangement and & promlge or partlal agreomont on tho part of the Tammany men to.deslst from fur- thordowonstrationagainat Mr, Tilden, Astheroport found {ts way {nto the mouths of reputablo men, snd by chem was belng geaorally clreulated, yonr correxpondent called a3 the Tammsaoy head- quarters to sscortaln whether such a ¢on- ference lad really been Leld, and, It 80, what tho actunl reenlt bad been, commandor- The rooms of tho Hon. Jobn Kally, in-chie of tho Tammany forces, at thy Lindell, were Invaded br{ the Tniorviewer, There Kelly was founml seated and quietly discnssing the situn- tlon with Uov, licach and & dozen ur maro of the faltihful, After a half hour's wait, dr, Kelly nade his appuaranca, and beforo his fricnds could gater about o aud cut off communication, the Feport had been repested to him and the quention put. T I8 A e, mald Mr, Kelly, ‘*a very wenk Invontion of the onemy, and it strikes mo a8 coming with ruther poor prace from the friends of the * Great Roformer, ™ Why any (hink- ing man ought to know that it Ia falsa. finvu wo cumu out here, honest ns well sa carnest in our appusition to Mr. Wilden, to ba beguilod into & cuntorence, and there, without gaod resson, to bury out antagoniam? Such a report brands us as a el of fools. Can wo bo supposod to have come .t 5t Louls to bie canvinced of tho honesty of o thing to which honest conviction has been opposed for manthe, WE HAVE NEGEIVED NO OVERTURES, . far the reazon that we will Hston to none. Tho fairity of the foundation on.which ho buscs Lis clalul to the nomination is not a thing of yester- day with us, but cunes trom # long ond thorough knuwledgoe of tho facts and circumstances, 'i‘n %fivn you an {dea of the feeling in many portions of ew York State, 1 was in cunversation with s gentleman this foionvon who told me that the Demoeratie majority in his couuty wan ordinarily 5,000, but T11den carried It by oniy 500, und that, wereTio to run sgaln, thore” would bo a Repube lican majority, v biiler was the oppoaitiut 1o the * Great ieformer.’ Thero, Tilden muu would have the peoplo bellovo that {holr opposition comus rom MEN OF NO RRPUTE, from mnen who are of the Jowest typa of charactdr, who luve nothing to loso and evorything to gnju, and, In fact, wece utterly disroputablo, 1 ‘have not made any figures s to tho Arut or socond bile lot fn the Convention, T leave hot for the Tilden men to do, 1 heard ong of them auy thin morning that they had whittled down fine aud wero sare of 208 yotes on thu tret ballof. 'Tuat leaves four- scoro of yotes requisite, and, so far o 1 can learn, unprovided for, ‘I'hey pretend to feel perfectly secnro of tholr favorite's vomination, but £ iotieo oy imanifost groat ansisty fur tho welfare of unlhatructed delogates, Tholr akirmishors cumo in the marningand regortod & aplondid opportunity for nn exhorter at the hcnd?unlluu of the Texas delegation. hnmedlately u lireak was mude for TUE LONG-HOUNS, and if they Aro not soliil for Lilden nbw It 1y beo- causg huuest convictions ablile with them and they are avt open ta laducements, ¢ —— SBUMMING UP. UNFOUNDED IUMOKS. Spectut Dispatch fo The Tribunu. 81, Louis, Mo, June 27.—~Sam Cox created n panic at the Tilden heudquarters last night by his rald on the South, llenry Tilden admitted this fact to-night, but clagms that oil loat ground hss been rocoverod .and cunfidence restorcd all nlong the line, Thers was an faterraption n thy course of the intrizuo dnring tho seesfon of the Conven- tion to-day, Lut this evening the scenes and cxperlenco of lust evenlug wore re- peated, excepting that, on this occasion, the Tildon men were alert sud rosdy to guard evory throstoned point. Tho antl-Tilden mict fnunclicd an abundance of sensstional rumors to stimulate them to-night. 1t was reportud that QGeorgia had gono ovur to Uendrloks; thut Hancock hnd gotnod strungth In Virginla and Miesissippt, dov, Thruckmorton was given us authority for the statement that Toxas, heretofors solid tor Tilden, hod made & break for lisncock. Shmllar reports conceruing otber Southern Blates wore clrculoted freecry and ln great numbers. A oloss canvuss by n ‘Pisuse correspondont thls oveulng shows that moat of theaa roports wore not well founded, aud sowo of them had uo grouud at all to rest upun, . TIKY WERB WHLCOMED bfi tho crowds vagor fur excitonient, who are afrald Tidon will bo nominated without s fight. It ie now a battle of bradns, Thu power of Sonvincing and perauading is developed ot cither slde, and the contest s clesn and falr. On Tikdon's #ide urv such mon as Kernao, Lurshaimor, Manton Marblo and John lllll;uluw; bgatnstithese aro pitted sain_Cox, Wade Uampton, Liticjosn, Lelinont. ‘The Cox gang have the advantaze of sharper wit, Thu others have greatur tact, and the fusihor sd- vaulago of posscssion, While TUE APEAKING . waa golng ou from the hutel Lalgonies, tha head. quirivrs roums awd private parlors wors the ~scencs of quiet but caruest dehate on the flrcnt yuestion of tho uyailabillsy of ‘ilden, Al the Southern dolegutions are beact by buth pactivs, the one striving to creute a wavering, tho other nl!lurfln' tholir fricuds 1o sland fdrm, 'Fhe ndvantage fs claimed to-nlght by vach side, but it is not prubable that eny decided chonge hag taken placo, 'lden Lolde bls own ruwierkably well, “ilis line cxtends from Maine to Texas and Californis, Asssults Lave boon made fpon every oxposed point, but = NOTIING A8 DEEN oAINZD, : Some damarallzation has been produced, but con. Hldeuce Lias sooz beon restored. It scems aow that ‘lilden will go fnto the Cunvention with sbout {he sirength bo brought here. Tho etfect of the srgus menta by the opponition inay bo made spparent it Tilden ia not qmck{l uominated, 'The South can- not bo dupended upon for a laug That f8 the of woaknees {n his aupport, sad fho ono which I most likely to beat bim. ‘Tildon mwon elalin to-night that they huvo 248 votes aure, slthough they \vil? not bu dovejoped on the rab bulll. 'Fhls 3 two mory Lhan tho required two-thirds majority. TELEGNAMS DECHYING TILDEN, Antl-Tildea mon have zucelved a now batch of tolograms from prominent Now Yorkers confirmiug $ha representations made by them atfecting Tiiden's [opulasity i New York. 0no of them 1 as fole jows i ‘D, €, LiileJahn, St Louta—Any good Dema- crat can carry nmokllfix by 26,000 winjuclty, Tie den will Joso it by 5,000, RuAn Banxxs, Edlior Argue. These dlspatchcs aro repriuted snd clrculated fivqul::l:a. Dl:;lhh él‘:lu hnval 'lcou‘:;A url h“m““xi ocuments, each batch contradict! @ olhier, an ail on thy bost authority, e 4 Tt HANCOCK MEN are hopoful. Thcy claim 1o have guined ln saveral Bouthdrn States. Tha delogates recelved many tel- egrae frouy howme to slick L llancock, They prouiiao to carry Penusylvania if bo bs uowinated, and argus that, in 184 thoy careled tue luwer Huuese und gatned & majority on the julot ballot, by whick Wallaco was clycted Sousior, Thwy re- port that Hungock's pu\mllm{ has greatly (u- crvascd since the nontination of Hayes, Ti% UENDHICKS MBN are uot confident, Sigua of tat fight. clement ear. Judge ituberts exclalmu tHcn how theso Enstern 8tates staud together, ko DLlocks of marbly, snd 8ght the We T'hie Kepab- llcau party ghowa ita sonse fn slwaye taklug ite candlualea from the V ud gedtlug e wea on their ald ‘That is what hoa ‘made the Weat lu- publican N'CORMICK 1a looking up for Vice {'rcaldent. Ila friends sro blo Clalias ARBE Wha, 500 1Barp dalsgaton Rfturta are boing made (o fuduce Alafinma to vat for i, it in it on tho roll, 1o fa Virginian by beth, and, - while apending hia summers 8 White Buiphur Springa for many yenrs, hus tecamna senuafnted with numernus Honthern poll- tlciang wha nre anfd to be friondiy to bim, Soma nay hio will be patistled with n conplimentary vota thnt will halp hiay 1 that will hlp htas I goting (ho numiunsion for DAY fanot talked of excopt by John Fom: the b 0, who wanta (0 o Minftstor 1o Englond g GOV, CUNTIN XOT A CANDIDATH. A pil okts Pixpien o Cingtmmt Huguicre, veaia gentleninn hins slown tis tho fole lowlng letier from Gov, Curtln BroLEroNTs, Juno 94 1870, : o it o insnttontal (1 aimastion i G S Inatian ot candidates at tha Natiunal Do At Cone Yention to i lield af Bt. Louia hoxt Bhonid 14 be iregontod, you wiil nitare Immicatatily withirne iny e andstase that Ty not" o caviiaie, i)y do rly yoir friend, “A. ‘To'lue tiun. A, 1. DU S Louisr & bl Fisil o) IN GENERAL. e NATIONAL COMMITTER. WIt0 BINALL IR CHAIMANY The Natlonal Central Executive Committes ap- 1olnted by the Inte Clncinnatl Conventlun mects In Philadelphin July 8 tor organization. There are s number of aspizants for the Chatrmanahip and Sec- retaryship of the hody, as the influence of theso positions I vast throughout tha United Statos, Those most talked of for Chafrman Ate Zach Chaudler, of Mictlgan, snd A, B, Cor- nell, of New York. Tho former la beat Jinown In thla section af the country, bit Mr. Cornoll is & yery prominent and leading politiolan in New York, where o in also a candldate for Gavernor, The member of the National Commit- tee from this State fs Jomos P, Rtoot. Yeaterday 8 Twnuse reportor had a brief ik with him. Mr. Root {8 nat exactly opposed fo Mr. Cornoll, e iadecldedly In favac of Zach Chandier for Chaltman of the Committes, Suid tha reporter: m(“ llfl,l.lo you think will be Chalruan of the Coms ot 'I'hat? ean't sny. T wounld proter Zach Chan- dier, but [ am fn favor of a Chnirman swho will nub- scrve the best Interests of the National Republicun tlcl What do you think of Cornell 1 T am op'lmnml to organizing the Committeo witha view of elccting a (fovernor of a State at the expenao of the National ticket, takin T, I am opposed to in a Jocal candidate and thus holplug to care 14 focal fight, ™ Well, whot are yon In favor of then 1 ‘I ain infavor of hinvinga Chialrman and Sccrotary who have the good uf our National ticket ot hoart, and who ara not_actuated by a puraly local intar ot or welfish inotives, Tam not In favor, elthor, of lirtening to vome of the pleadings of Southern moinbers for_money, and giving It in undua :;nmu;!.q to States “which wu kuow wo camnot ey, VERMONT, REPUBLICAN STATE GONVERTION, Moxrrrien, Vi, Juno 27, ~The Republican State Conventlon organized to-day, with Luko Poland Prestient. In hlsaddreas Mr, Poland sald the Clncinnat! nominations wora the wiseat that could be made, If not the cholco of all Yermont, After a ballot, without result, for o candldate for GQovernor,’thd Convention taok a recees, Upon reaeseinbling, the Ilon. Horace Fairbanks was nominated for Governot, Col, Reddeld Proctor for Lieutenant-Governor, and tho Hon. John O. for State Treasurer, Jucob Eatey nnil Chiarles Dage lm g:fluuhlon wero chusen Presidential Klectors at. rge. ‘The Committco on Rasolntions roportod twoonly, —one adopting the Clacinnat! platform, the other the nominationa thero mnde, —promising that Ver- mont wlil roll off an old-fashioned mujority ngainst -any candidata that St. Louls unncrrnducu. 'ho Convention thon adjournu: REPUBLICAN. CONGRESBIONAT, Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribunw. Catro, 1., June 27.—The Iepublican Cone gressional Conventlon for this diatrlct was held here to-day, Col, Den L. Wiloy, the great fruit- grower of Makanda, 311, wos nominated for Con. grees, ana Capt. 8. Crang, of JoMerson County,: was nominated for the Btate Bonrd of, Equalizne tton. DBoth nominations arc zaod onca, Bpecial Dispalch to The Tribuna, CAnnoNpaL, I, Jung 27.~The nomination at Cafro to-day of Col.' Ben L. Wiley, of this county, - a8 Cangressmnn fram the Kighteenth Dlstrict, gives entlire satlsfaction to all classes of peoplo herc- abouts, The nominco was Licutenant-Colonel of the Lighty-efghth Cavalry, sud served falthfully durlug the War. fio is o gentleman of cnltura anil ung uf the Tatgest and boRe fmrmors in Southern T~ nois. 1is eloction 18 concodod by our luading Dem- ocrate over the Democratle nomince, who will probiibly he Mr. Hartzell, *Tho Sonatorfal Conven- J{un waa adjourned until Aug. 10, then 1o meet at ung, BALARY-GRABS, ANOTI{ER DEMOCRATIC HOOMERAXQ, Spectal Corvespondence ar The Tribung.. Wanttixatox, D, C., June 20, —~The numination of 1nyes has kind of taken tho wind out of tho Democratic salls. They had such a nlco little Job arranged to bombard Blaine with a mud voleano, that It required more than & moment's pause for thom ta regaln brenth, nnd even at this day they hovenot sullciently recovered to act falrly to work, Indecd, the surprise with which they re- celved **thonews '™ has faiely nonplusscd them, ond, ke fguorance in gencral, thoy affect u aiu« pldity not falcly deserved, and with a wondrous simplicity of alr inquire, **Who's Hayes? But they aro graduslly recovering; aund, after the -utmost sconting given tho record of tho Rupublican nomluce, they have at Inst been Tucernted in heart by the knowledgo thet he really did tako *‘Uack-pay* in 1508, whilo sebving us & Reprosentative in Congrews, This n- tenso agony ovor that partlcalar back-pay reminds e, bs Mr. Lincoln used to say, of thy negro boy who waa driving a mule, when the antmal suddenly stapped and refusod to budge, ** Won't go, hoyt' eald thoboy, **Heol grand, do you? I suppose you forgot your father was o jackass|* Tho Dem- veratd certainly forget thelr anceatry when they vent their virtuous~ Indignation_on "4 back-pay,** mwd to keop them fully posted, now that this 'fs 1o by f A PROMINENT CARD IX TIlIS CANVARS, y; Twil] tell them o fact or two, fully substantfotod by hietary und safe from potversibn in the records of thte Nuttanal Congrorn. 'Firat, howevor, 3 word ua fa thia single buck-pay at present so woll rotalled it provincial papurs nuw_ without editors on. nce comnt of the 51, Louls Conventiun, When Dick- G wrote his fumous doceription of the American Fos hn e Acrcan Nots ™ ho slaply Dide ' geosruphical milatakes . iy tad of landed In - mowe Southorn town of *‘asplrations holy” a&n well an spiritual, ho would hiave discovored his editorial personations :rnln lfi]lllu. Liut 84 w the history of the back-pay n 18016, During the last fow houra of the scsalon, In the swolterlng days of July, a rabid Uviwacratic Sen- ator named fiddle, from Dolawaro, woved au amendment to tie Sundry Clvll Apgropriation bill fnereasing the Congressional salary trom 84,000 to o supported it 1t a upeech whorein aome- thing was anfd abont the Isborer bulng worthy of Din. Birun aud thia la ko atl. Thogt Syu willu_tho laboree ia worthy of his iiro, Qocii't warraut him fn_golng down inlo his ewn- ployar's cush<box without pravious luave. ‘The onoral senthinent of the Sonate was In fayor of the K croaro, which had Jong beon discusedd, At pose aibly would have just come to this conciusion— hat thio pay should be rafsod $2,000, But DAVIS, Q¥ KENTUCKY, apothor Democratis Scnator, ond sn orator of almost Indoncefbuble propurtions, rose and sur. cated that, ae lo wus then almost as old us L1 ilxun. Cut' {f tho fncreass was ot made relru- uctive, or a alary-grab, possibly he wuuld uever w?uy it, and, in support of Prupusition, he offored to minke one of his short arguments, romising, however, not to detain thy Senate longer than n week or ten duys. As { have before stated, it was in the midst of July weather, and Lesides & final adjournment was anticlpated within twenty-four hours, ra.that the Scnate (ucontinentl; Bl bofore the altcady bursting forty-oight Incl saln of eloquence, and (u considertion of Kr, Davis turning tho wtreanm fu the direction of his Kentucky coustituents, thoy passed (he safary in crease, Lack-puy provision and all. It went 10 thc House for concarrence, and when the vote upon the questionof sustuiuing tha Nenato In thls Increase of pay was annoguced, ouly thoce men wete found {n the aflirmnifye~ony M. SAMURL 3. RANDALL, the present leader of tho Desmocratic House, and now slmost shrieking bitmaelt blind for reform ; tho other My, Rdmund Cooper, of Tonnerace, anuthor Democratio refurmer and at present a United Biat Scpator. Tho third was Mr, dJenckes, of {hude Tsland, noted civil service exponont, and who advocated the ductriug that the way to securo hunesty fn_the publfo seryice was fu give mmple salary 10 ull employes. With there execptious the Houss was unitvdly agatnst the Svnats provialon, and Mr, ilayes votad with this majority, 1n tho Houxe anothier amenduicnt had been innde E’\'(m( to aollicrs wnd satlors $100 adustious! unty, and when the bill went to 6 conferenco cammitice the Scnators pitted the salary [ncreuss sgalnst ihls allowance to our soldiers, = A report waa eventually wade fn whith bolk sections wera retained, lmflt pasacd the House by the closs voto ot 51 to 50, ~the Lon, UUTHEUKOLD B, UAYEA VOTING WITH THE Mi- NORITY. Had Mr. Randall, now laud in his protesslons of ccunoiny, changed his vote, tin malary increaso would have been defeatad. Mot tm ihls, whiio Mr, liayes was ol ail ho couli to defent i fi- thio preacnt Speaker of the Democrtle use, Mr. ‘(urr. of ludians, with other prom- fnent fi»mncnu, wasalding it wuccess by votln, {1 the aMicmative on ita dual passage, Promiuch Hepublicaus wero ranged on tlio othier aide, among whoii cau be ncluded the Kepublicau ciudidsta for the Prealdency aud the Hon. Uudlove 8, Otth, i Itepublican candidsto fur the Guvaruorahip ot uliaua, After the_support of Domocrats, both fn o Iouss and Senato, bad secured this croass, (he additlonal compensation was recalved vy all, und this relioves from suy staln the Llon. Thoumba A. Hendricks, of indlana, wio, se & Beoator of the Cuited Btultes, received 33,805 aa bia sbaro of ihe back-pay, aud whidy 1 Bousisng £oi poscnt fadk

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