Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 16, 1880, Page 2

THE CIMICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, APRIT, 16, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. party are to ba coerced tuto obrdlence to tho will of this sinall and turbulent faction, ‘Tho + Ropndlican party fe not thus to bo cocreed or. * Jectual clagacs se cul! frightened. So fon ns it is trio to ttxelf it nocd fear no enemies, aud such enemies are dangers ous only when thelr operations aro earried. on within ‘our own lines, Once outaide our tines ond within the ranks of the enomy, tho "inde- endent scritcher™ ceases to be dnnigerous, Tho must. go, we hid hint adie now, All tho Dighways ant avenurs leading to) our mansion Aro croinded with patriotic and disgusted eige ‘mite, who belleve that the nomination and eléc- tion of Gen. Grant will seu to the country Peace, quict, the execution uf the taws, and long Years of bustiess prosperity, Under his banners Thoy are rendy to enrol thomselyes, Uoot-hy t tho “Indepo ndent. seratuher"; welcome to the patriotic [remocrat, (Laughter.) gicome the coming, speod tle parting, wucst. Mn addition to the threat that the inde. Penitenta will bolt, we are also met with the ns- Berted precedents and traditions of the country As to tho so-eniled thi teri TO ANSWFI TO ALT TM, 80 fac as Gon, Grant's election for tho next four enrs is concerned, is, that tn all essentials ros lating to this patioutnr objection it will bo hig fest term, | ‘The obleotions Urged ayitiust a third term ure of the same churacter, and rest Upon precisely tho anise foundations as thors mado Hgalnst a second term. They grow out of tho faut that tho President in otiee may wield the Saat ate rene of his porition to perpetuate and continue himself in powor. When tho candl- dute ts not fn office, —when he has no patronage nt his disposal tu secure eithor bls nomlintion or election,—tho objections ure absolutely re- moved. Gen, Grant is to-day, and has been for tho past tures years, wv private vitizen, out of see. with no patronage At his disposal, with No ollicht! power or title of any character, rest- ine bie clalma purely upon his strength with the Seaplenasnman. tis tedlo to talk of the preee- ents of our history, for our history furnishes No precedent. There ip no Instanes “in our his- tory where n President, after holding the office for two successive terms, retires to tho ranks of private citizenship, and is afterward, when ont af office, culled pon to again fil the position, In all our history no Buch Instance enn de found, Washington rotlred after serving two terms, Joferson did also, and deolined a auc "o nomiintion fora third term after ft heeamo erfectly clear that IL was uttonly: impossible for Pinto secure it. Madison held. the nitice two tering, and no renomination was tendered kim, Grant held the oilice two terms, and in strict confarmity with the procelenlt of our history retired nt thy closo at ity second term, After an Interval of four yeors a nomination fs again: pndercd him, for whieh UN HISTORY FURNISIES NO PRECEDENT WITAT- TVR. ‘Why should the people of this country, after having had four years’ opportunity to calmly und justly judge the man and his. rervices, bo deprived by a hysterical and sentimental objec+ tlon of this character of his services, throngt another trying period In one history? “Who has anade such a faw?) With a wider experience and uw tiper Judgment than he ever hefare_pos- Semsed, with an emergency Upon us thrown Ny: which we know he could sufely nd honoral varry us, who Is ther to sy that tho majority of this penple, untntluenced by patganaga ar ulictal power, shall not again elevate the private ultizen of their cholee into the highest place which tho Intorests of the country Imiy require him to till?) The peepte of this country have nevor found any difticulty in ridding themselves of uw President whom thoy tld not like at tho end of his first terion. ‘Thoy Cound no difleulty in retiring both tho Adumses, Vian Buren, Polk, Vterco, Buchanan, and Johnson, after thoy had served one term. The people huye never yet made a mistake in electing an Inctimbent to the Fecond term. They avo mude severnl mistakes in electing a man to the first term; quick to discover such a qnistuke, howevor, thos never repent ft. The people of this country ure better Judges of the ‘Aitness aud character’ of thelr publio servan than amy little bund of philosophers who huy Yexed us with their theorles. [Laugher and applnuse.} Conceding that there Is ne constitu Wonut obiection to the nomination and. election of Gen, Grant, ft fs still uryod that it is unduly honoring one mnn at the expense of ull tho others. f ani in fevor of Gen, Grant's nominn~ tion—not tohonor him but to benelit the country; not because he wante It, but becuuse the in- terests of the piegete require it. his. erent office 1s to be filled, not for the neecgimodution of tho individunl, but to promote the pubtio inforcate. Js not, us Boe pcople seem to conceive, an office to. be passed around among certain inylted guests like refreshments nt a uenic, hut are t public office, to be filled fur the public [Cheers. Waile tho friends of Gon. Grant sincorely Deliove that thore {6 bofero ua such in emergenoy us can best be filled by bim,—whlle thoy sincerely belloyve that MIS ELECTION WILL DO HONG toinsure gaict anda finally entisfactory and just solation of our politien! troubles than that ofany other Republican {applause}, —while thoy beliove that ho poaseraea the contitence of the people North and South Ina larger measure than any other man in the nation—thoy do not felleyo, And they are very far from saying, that ho [ig tho only man whom the Republican purty cin cleat, But it novertholess ts true that the most serious: ‘problem fu our polities to-day and farthe future grows out af tho cunatnut menace of A SOLID BOUTII., Who can divide that. solid South, and thus solve the problom? Udo say thut Gon. Grant ts tho only man in all this country who can solve tho problem of tho solid South by dividing tho South, 80 that it shall not bo solld. Ido auy that: Ho ts tho only man in ull this country whom the Tepubtienn party can nominate for whom tho negro will risk histife and property to yate. £ do any thar he ean carry three und probably tive Bouthern States, and can divide tho yote ‘in all the others, aud that no other Ropublican can carry one, If Grant ia nominated, the negro will Vote, and will vote forhin, (“That’sso.""] If ho is not nominated, tho negro will not vote nt all, IfGrant Js nomtnited, the terrorized and outraged Bouthern white Republican will voto, and vote for him, If hoe ia not nominated, lio will not voto at all. [Appinuse,] The self-eiccted erent of tho intel- ed, who are uniformly op- posed towhat happens, have for years been dovising new pluttorms upon which the public havo refused to stand, and Issues whieh tho pullle have refused to accept. The spectacte of the solid Bouth~solld in nll its old heresies threatening and dangerous—n South solid for Binto Boverelgnty us against National Unlon—n South solid in lta present political orgunizntion indenying toitsown citizeus that equulity of political privileges which tho Constitudon ginr- antees thoy. abuil possoss—that solid South in terrorizing “the voter and driving fim from the pUllE—sceIs to tho average citizen taconstitute The roni solid Issue of the hour, and such vitizens: dcinand Its solution as tho proasing need of the hour, dtesolutely resolyed that the constitu. tlonul amendinenta shall uo longer rennin bi. operative, they demand i policy, which shall provide for thete oxecution and n leader who swilloarry out thot policy, Loving peace, they “Jove justice more, and prefer to entore the nwa zathor than to concilinte those who have atuadily violated thom, Tho averaye oftizen ‘PROTESTS AGAINST ANY FUITHEI TION jot tho old’ enemies of the Governmont by aur- entering to them tho rights and privilegus of its old fricnds. Ilo protests thut, if rights aro to. ‘be bartered away, the concillator shall; surron- Wer his own rights and privileges aa the consid aition for tho peaco and quict which ho so uuyer- Ay scoks, ruthor than the rights of other peo- plo who have not been consulted ns to the “transfer, ‘The averago oltizon bollovea that tho bust of ‘all possiblo romedics for violntions of the law 1a ‘the puniubment of tho offender; that the surcet tmethod of securing peace Ja by tho puntsbinent ‘of all those whu disturb it. ‘Tho tyerage citizen belioves that obedience to daw will not be secured by concilinting those who violate ite that the best thing to be dono swith a promise is to perform it; that the only: ‘practical way in which to testify our high aye ;Preclition of tho constitutional amentinenta ig to onforce thent; thut tho best of wll cures for Anjustice ty justicv, und the surest vorrection of sluvery ts treedar, ., Thus belleving, the country domanda ng its Jender a mith in fll accord and sympathy with: all these opinions, whe has the courage of his convictions and wilt not husttate te execute them, [Urent applause.) THE COUNTRY DEMANDS FOR 378 LEADER va fnnu whose very nume atunds for pence, whose ‘vory froscnce is 8 rextralnt upon the law-break= ur, Grunt incans pogeo, He emute ugeuaalot Alp and thigh in open warfare; It fears bhlm now as {t foured bim then; It respects hint now us it Sespocted him then, Fan doling no injustive to any living man when y that ‘for atl sitet emergencies Gen. Grant Alla thy secesaltles wid, Tequirementa of the ovension ina larger meus- Ure thin any othor living man. ft t# idle to alata tall our dangers are past, because during tho present session of Congress the Democrutio purty hus susponded fur the time the prosecution of its revolutionary. sehimes, ‘The very fact that Grant fs the probable candle dute of the Republoun purty, and that tho eom- eto develoument of thelr schemes would ren er bid nomination s certainty, bas awed them muta silences, and: thoy stund, oven in Be pauiny Prospective presence, tougue- an dumntt before tho worlds, Lappluuee, Jt fe impossible to set forth ‘the achlevoments of Gen. Grant without in a grout measmre reclt- ing tho history of tho country during ie. 0st tryiug periods, So prominenily duca he to-day ‘stand before tho world, that he may in trath ba galled tho fureinost eftfzen, Hla great my tad CONOINTAS is Rréat achioverents belong to history and to us, dud will ve utter the natnes of bis defuniers, and slanderers shall have passed tite obllylon, Jeter to rob our Treasury and plunder ovr rev> olucs than to take from our patrimony one Jot ofsoxreatataine, He who would do it tea goumnnon eneny, wid will he fupinded as such. ent eburncter stands forth ta-duy bright and shining, fas alii THE ADMIRATION OF THE WORLD, alsied by tho band which would strike it, and. Diistcred tho tongue which would defame i It is not to houor bit, but ourselves, that we 800k Wo ogain clevate bim to the high position whlch, he bag twicoso worthily dilled. Ibis not merely Because he | 80 Wwoll worthy of this great honor, t because wo sincerely belleve that more thu ny otbor nan can he serve his couutry und pro- note its best intervsta in. that position. Frou divet ty Inst he has never knowndereat [Ape plause.) His record from Balmont to Ap: Pomuttox {6 one unbruken chulu OL Victotics,—victor les which honored bil te woud secured for himecit thy. udzsiration oY his fod. He nover tert. a duty anperformed, He never mare a promise whith he dit not, keen. Heo never turned his back wpon a friend. Ho preimiees prudently, bit portnems abundantly, ‘hore fx more wisdom In his allence than in tha apetch of most icen. ‘Thero is not a boast inal his Jong and splendid career. Bitterly aud mullgnantiy as he has been assalled, no word of alander or detractlon ever escaped his dips. Prudent and cautions in counsel, he never falls tonet when a conclusion bas heen reaeked, and 18.8 prompt in nctiog as he fs peucent tn prepare ration. fn hle frat fuaugural he met the clamor for nv inluted curreney. by a demand for the purmene of our Nationil dept In col, aud by his vote struck n blow ut ALA RCHEMES FOR A DEPREOIATRD CURTENUY froin which they nover recovered, (dentine, Ho Inaugurated and “successfully carrie throtgh # plun of peaceful arbitration by: whieh grave international diaputes were suttl to tho credit and honor of the Nation, and nade our fing and our country respected throughout the world, As moitest 2s he was grent, ho never sot his individual judgment against the clearly expre a putts will, Dut renounclyg his desire: to secure the Island of San Domlngo, which he belleyved our fihire interests required that wo should poseasm, ho dealured that he had na polloy: opnoned totho willof the people. Leaving hia bizh office, he has made the cireust of tho globe, and has boon roceived under every ing with such honors as no man evor received before, Unatlected by them, he never for one moment. Jost that wonderful pose which hs earricd tit through so rainy erate oyents. Ho never forgot his country ner himself, Hoturm{ug honte, thus honored and thus luureled, tho braye, the hon- eat, tho patriotic, the modest soldier, etatesnan, and cltizen, places all those honors in the hands of his countrymen, {Chevrs,) ‘Thore 13 no cluvation so high that ho ts dizxied by it. There is ne place so low and humble whieh hy may QU? that he docs nut uncompliaine ingly and faithfully perform all ita duties, “ Draw him strictly so ‘That all who view the plece muy know Ne needs no trappings of Hetitions famo,'* TINS 1k OUR TRUE KNIGHT, “without fenr, without reproach,” and without aplume. Here, in his own State-hers in the chiet city of 'thit State, have tho. thot sands who ro nstemblod hore to aight met, not to plico trea lnivtels upon his brow, not to ndd an additional honor te his long roll of honors, by uttering the voice of bisown State in hls behalf in Nutional Con- vention, but to gnye the State from such vn dis- honor as avy halting upon our part would surely reflect upon it. [Appluuse.) Ho his cheimies ht as had Lincoln and Douglas bofore him, ‘hoy ean be silenced, and they ‘will bo silenced, and Joining hands with tho mailitons of patriotic Republicans in other stutes, Hlnols shall stand In the line and shall utter her: yoice for hor honuved oltizen. Who ehall sn: hom nay? Assniling no competitor, the rani sand tle, the Old Gunrd, declare that they are for Grant, beeauso agaln and ugnin haye tho inurebed under his bumers, but never to defen! and every battlettel over which bis tag ovor Mouted was a ticld of vlotory, The erent purty hus # grit mission yet before It—u grent work not yet completed. “Tho work of our grent leader 1s not Mnished, and will not. ‘be untit ho has led the hosts of freemen to that future, when there shall be within nll the oundirics of the Hepublig not. one foot of ground over which tho ting’ flonta and upon which a citizen stands who may not speak, and think, and yote us he pleases, ‘[Cheers.] PROSTATE TO-DAY are millions of our faellow-citizons, our equala before tho law, but shorn of that equnlity. Un- der the banners of our cvhoson leater shall they ho Ufted up? Wherever the enemies of tho pul Ne pence ara intrenghed, thore will the assault, ‘De tnude, and under Grant we propose to move Inicedintely Upon their works, and from. the violators of the law he will accept no torms leas: than “unconditional. surronder.” After this, when justice reigns throughout alt our borders, and every vitizen, white and black, stands equil before ‘the Taw, when North aud South, and Enat and Weat, no privileged classs thon, « thore shall be found fet us have penco ""; hat Peace whieh ‘shall come to us with her al banners floating iu overy breeze, with Justice und Merey bearing bor triln. Justice to all, friend and ‘foe. Such ma pence loaves no traces of bitterness behind it, and amiling flelds. and tho ronr of thriving cities, and the fun of busy machinery, anc happy homes, and 1 pros- yerous and prospertog people mark ita pathway, and better than all, and grandor than ull cise, there shall bein all ite march neltber ehackled, wrists nor fettered tongues. (Grent cheuring.] Miss Minnio Wright, an elocutionest of consitterably sitll and power, recited a very: dramatic poem, descriptive of the battles of the Wilderness, “0H tight it out-on this Nov if it takes wil summer.” ‘Tho band followed with a medley of Na- tlonal airs. STEPNEN A. DOUGLAS, TIE URGES THE BROKEN NING OF THE SOUTH, Ald loud bursts of applause and frequent calls, the Chair then Introduced Mr. Stephen A. Douglas, who sald thot it would be «dim- cult to add anything to the oulogies that had heen passed to the credit of Gen. Grant. His isa pecullar character, Apparently uncon- scious of fs abilities, he has always risun to the sccasion, and has abyays done the right thing at the right thie, ‘Thera fs- nothing impossible for hin to do, except make a fool of himself. Te has n maximum amount of cotton sense—more 80 than any other Iy- Ingman. Ife hus a certificate of character signed by oyery crowned -head abroad and every loyal cttizen at home. ‘The speaker could not understand hdw any man could so far forizet, inself as to traduce a man of stich grandeur as Gen, Grant, No one could do itexeept a man with the qualifleations of 9 Louisiana witness before Congresa, (Laughter) It Is said that Grant does not need the Presidency, The Republican party, however, does wnt Gen, Grant for an ovcupant ot the Prisi- deney, It Is adinitted on all sides that Gen, Grant is the only mun who can break the dine of the Solld South, Opponents of Gon, Grant say that the SOUTIERN LINR CANNOT NE WROKEN, but they forget that, had not threa Southern States gone Republican four years ago, Sec- retary Schurz would nog now be engaged in elvilizing the Indians. « [Laughter, Gen, Grant Js poptinr In the South, because he was raised up 28 the right arm of the great emanelpator, Abrabun Lincoln, To the negrovy theroare but two numes,—Lincotn ahd Grant,—the former a tentlor memory, the Intter i ving presence. The negrovs fo will die that 1. Grant bo elected, They know that in his. elvetion they will find protection. ‘Thoy know. thut f€ Gen, Grant were elected by 4,000 ma- jority, and Col. Jones for Governor’ 8,000, the nutter would take his sent, If Gen, Sheridan ind to be sent to New Orleans, [Langhtor md applause} ‘The Southern whites regard Gen, Grant ay the man of destiny, whoin tt ts folly to eom- bat. ‘They respect him for his Kind treat- mnent of Leo's unny, the gollors of which he told to fe home snd take thelr horses with thom. Gon, Grant whipped the South; he Never cursed it, With the Southern man oan Insult is remombered longer than an, injury, Ho whtpped the South, but he never fnsulted it, ‘There are anny who insulted it ant never wiiipped ft, (Laughter) = No plumed knight or finanelul Secretar could now go. throwsh the South and bo received with — such open arma os hay marked Gen. Gmnvs jouritoy Trom New Orleans to Memphis, ‘To the ne Bro'a mind there are but OH) Presidents, One ts Grant and the other does not cone Into this discussion, (iaughtor Grant will recelve the negro yota; they will fight In ore dor to east thelr ballots for hin, Itds frequently sald that New York ean bo Gaslly carried, “Iistory showa that It his been earried by only to Itepublican Presi denti—Grant aud Liticoln, Indian ts just always golty to be a Republica State, and ust ain't. (aughter,) Ha ro par: rejeots Grant and falls to break the Hn of the Soild South, tha Coroner's’ Jury will ye- turn the ‘Texas verdict, “Came to his denth y being an fnfernal foo).?) There ts but one nian in Americnn politics hvnored North and Suuth, East and West, home and abroad, That man is Ulysses 8. Grant, {Lowd and. PRIME LARRbARt kang “Ole Shadyy aun nt ‘Ole Shad ny wileh the audience jnnea in the Chori LEONARD SWETT, HE WEARS pel TO GIANT'S GREATS RRR e nt Mr, Leonnrd Swett, the noxt spenker, was Introduced, white many people took advan- tage of the lull ln the proceedtngs, on the re- trement of the Laimbard Clee Club, to retire, Mr, Swett, after apologlalng: for the lateness of the hour and promising not to detain his audience, sald: 1 Min Paes fy to consider and i ‘The objeck of this meuting rge the rensona why tho ux. Prvaldent of the United Stated and a citixen of IMivols should be revlocted to the olflee which, for two terms he his so Emory Aled, Th consideration of this quostion duce not involve altucké Upon ata Dorions whoa vanes hayo been mentioned tu connection with thid exalted position, for they are all honorable mon, and Whoever from (hat brillisut: faluay shall be elected, the country will be honored and ite Interests bu sate. Tho quesvou Is not ono of a selecHon between ovily, but which of tho bottor fy tho best. Itis thereforo nog within tho spirit of Flee meee or in tt abet: with my fale wtuto calumniled which buye been heaped upou candidates, but rating aconrd to ull the full measure of comtueddation wilel ut fuporabla. fu und bce great public services wave bo fully mn . a emt feutures, the quastion Gutaldo of ita uuder considerauion has a beuring upon tha charnotor of our people whioh 18 peeuiiar, Gen, Grant isa citizen of the State of Milnots, in humblo walks of life ha lived here prior to tha War; rendered, in tho War, bis first service ia. sisting Gay, Yates in organizing and amnin, troops; assumed his first command as Colonel 0 tho Nincteenth tinols Infantry; was tho Ger> oral first appointed from this Stato, and nt Catro wns tho first innn te command an army onan: ized and stationed fn Tilinols for the purpose of repelling an invasion of tho State. All tho honors he has slnee gequired, both at hohe ant abrond, reflect evedit upon our prove and our State, Far this service and this honor thus ro- flected, the Stato of Tinols HAS IN NO INATANCE RENDRRED WIM ANY SPRCIAT, REWAID. Mo has reecived the gratitude of hla countty. men and tho honor of all mankind. ‘This fs, however, for what he and nat for whnt we have done; and while the work! has honored him, ne especial or peeullur recognition hua he cver received ut our hands, ‘This la not mentioned as retlecting on tha State, for no. prproyriate oconslon hus ever hoen offered. Tt ty mentioned merely to give polnt to the question wo have inet to conside The geentt vites of New York and Pe yanla hive pliced Gen,.Grant fy nominatl the Prestdeney, In nddition to. these Sta enough of Grant delegates tinyo alrendy been selected In other States, it Is bolleved, tC (linois should xo for him, to give hin the nomination, ‘Tho question, thot ord, [3 whether, when other States shatl ive tha opportunity’ of selecting ouvof ftrown cltizens for the Jroaldagy and ho one moyt dlathugniahed eltizen, wall Wlnole -atand before the wortd aa UNWORTHY OF THAT WONOK? Tf stich course of netion 14 In serious contemplas tion, and Instead of ita own son, of all tho sons of enrth now liv must honored, oir own Btato, wholly without local cuuae, 18 about to prefer any stranger, thon Indeed are we the most une atiile of all’ peoples, and wholly umworthy of the honor which thy ume of Gon, Grant his ros, Hupon us, [Ap atin Tess thin alx months age Gen, Grant, from a tour around the world, returned to Chicago, All of Mlnols that was movuble turned out to mect: him. Three or four hundred thousand poople crowded tho streetsof this clty. ‘The stores were decorated with his portrait, triumphal arches: were erceted, banners aud Haga festooned tho Dulldings, very window waa n patchwork of faces, and tho ale wos rent with shouts of joy ag he pussedl tn ely tehumypta along, {Cheers} ‘Shice thon attenipts have heen nndo to show that our people have chi tion is the most appropri of tho charge, ff not a denial complete, fEproves ane, $f nny EX! hus tet reached tho imitgses, but is ouly tt surtiee ruttl that rest~ Yeas and unensy class loud ind pastritions: and always enger for a change. ore is aise working amonye all poaple tho netive and mils- ehicvous element of cuvy, aid this tuo bis mide {ta fntiuence felt. “Tho prophet fs not without honor sive In his own country.” fs 1 proverb not vd, isdeimonstrit= ahd emphntiy denial Our present condition, Aristides, the Athonian, for the honesty of his bie services, aequired the nppellation of Aristides tho Just.” He brought not a part but all the spoils of war into tho publletronsury, and served the Stato with singular Adellty. Ty nnd by Jeatousy murked him, und, without any fault, ho was banished from the country be had fo fultbfully served. As somo Athentin bum- mor was about to voto for his bunishinont he was asked Pine and ho replled, in substanco, that he waa slek und tlred of heating tin culled * Aristides the dust.” If souls, as xomo boliove, abitate the globe and [lve iuealn i human form, Tbave no doubt that man fs now pricing and publishing ligs on Grant, aud that the rev case of his aetion Is envy for or hatred on ive count of the splendid services ho hus rendered. {Langhter and apptanse.} ‘The frat coniment upon attacks now mado on Grunt Js that THEY AWM HEMEL AMMUNITION. Every fact distorted, every story and overy lic how revived and circulated, Domocrats ‘and Hebels huve “rolled as sweet morsela undce tholr tongues.” The Demoerats aud Rebels not having uso for this material ntl ufter tho homlnution, too nuiny of tho Blaine Republic- ons have borrowed this fdio thunder and aro using it us best they can on Grant. ‘Tho yaltte Of this sort of stuff thoy ought to know, bocauso thoy haye seen It used on thom Just before a nominittion, and have seen after the nomination how quickly the shunders passed away, Just before the Cincinnati Convention, and when inlno's nomination was tinminent, ho was most bively attacked by the Republicans, thoy also borrowing Rebel ummiutnition for that pur- pose. Charges were brought against i public man distinguished for tho aAlgual services ho rendered, whieh, if true, were lawful causes’ for hls iimpeachmunt ‘tn tho body where he hold an offictil seat; but tho very moment ho wis defeated thoso grave phurges fell to the ground, and nobody has ever heard of one of them since, Thos romatn Demvcratic proporty to bo used over again in tho cnse of bla nomiiation, and they do not, and onght not to, militate “in tho least iguinst the peanees of Blaine’s nomination. [Great chocr- ra) 1 Tho charycs ngainst Gen. Grant when anulyzed uro, us personal ohirges ure, ory pilin and Very thin, Neno invoiye his patriotism or integrity, ‘They ure in substunce that eortain Individuals uppolnted,—some by him personally, and sumo by his Secreturies,—proved imnworthy of the trust reposed In thon. No person pre- tends to bellove that he knew of thelr unworthi+ ness, but tho charge fn all its tonyth and breadth fa that Gen. Grant wis mistaken fn fis men, The charge, when anulyzed, therefore 18 nothing: amore for less than that ,. OWANT 18 A AD JUDGE OF MEN, It Is {mportunt thot tho Vrosiieut bon judge of men, and, thorefore, { would not under- rate the Jnparksinios of thig quatifiention, but rathor would muygnify it. Lanewor it uy. ade. imal, and say tht Gen. Grant, cousidering his curcer ns a wholu, ig tho best Judge of public mon American history ims produced, Let ws ealmly survey io faots: ‘Gon. Grant during tho War was fn tho main the ranking General, thst of tho Western army und then of tho whole army of tho United States, Evory- body wns untried, ana the army tirst and hist crowded on to tha numberof wmillion, Com- petontand honest oflivers even for overy com- pany were needed, Quartermnstera and coine tilssaries bandied, untold rmillions; and, while Gon. Grunt did not nppolut them or the ling vllicers, he selected and give positions of trust to the worthy, and back scutes to tho unworthy, All tho tillitury nbility which towards the close showed forth with such conspfcuoitd splendor was at the beginning from the Hoy and in the ranks, and in the main was brought to the front and devoloped by him, At Washing- ton, with all tho assembled wisdom of the Na- ton to direct, with the known skit in jnil(tar mattors of the editors of the country, ull stand- ing quill ond bat in hand shouliug, * Onward to Hichinend,” the army was without a grent leader, rarely acti asa ult, and for nearly four yours uccomplishad ttle, except porns the dopletion ot the Bouth and tho dofense of Washitgton. Itwas Graut, placed in general commmuuid, and hts wise and prompt selections: and removitls that mado that army 8 unit, and GAVE If FINAL VICTORY, AND THR NATION PEACH. (Cheers.] ‘ F Not vo in tho Weat, where overything wie equally crude, and where his judgment enorally from tho bexinning was supreme, hile the press of tho country, the Beerctury of War, and Gen, Halleck temporarily in com- mand wero pronouncing Shermin insany, Gen. Grant, by a wise preacienco which has churacterized his course, alnygied him, out when under n cloud and wholly untriod, and the two stood toxether as though bound by * hooks of stecl” until tha doy of tinal ylutory, Only a short time befero Gon, Grunt givo Sherman that iinportunt command in which ho rendered 1 servicus ut Bhiloh, pay self heard Gen, Hulteck in tho presence of David David and imysolf sny that Sherman was crazy, and was only to bo ‘kept busy and amused by sending hini to yarlous posts upen iuspection tty. Bitting by his campfire nt City Point in tho fall oF ie {uataftor Sheridan hind tukon that: wild tide, that rido which resulted In the grent victory, ofeotuulty and furover driving the Rebelarmy from “the Shenandoah, Gen e Grunt Old Jn ny prosenco yuye a history of HOW 11¥ GOT SIEILIDAN, and Twill givo tho narrative ag well asTean in ie Pauw Auli E Hh tven to browet don’t thitik £ nut inuch given to bragging," gad ho, but 1 Deng on Aheritan, fe win’ n Adentenant In tho West and i saw at a carly day whut thore was in hin, but 1 could not get for hin any aititubily rank for a tnrge command, J revommetided his promotion repeutodly, but 1 bad not mysele ined filiciont, position to get for him whut f wonlil lke, Whenever I gave hii & commintnd bo would soon be outranked, und thy command Thad designed would go from, bin. Finally,” wld he, “1 vitected my purpose inthis jaye 1 liad to dond truopa to tysecrats, J mado up a detached command of rept ate of truopa without fleld ollicery of high rank and sont it to Hoseenins under Sheridan and let it romitin there. Undor the regulations that com- mand belng detached from iny army, would re main intuee ws L hid mudd (t up until it ree tured, Th this way T gave Shorldin wy chance, aud tho result was his light at Stono Mver, Ith 7 Was enablod to gut for a" fApptnuse, Judgment in “this ro- spect, of cuurse, cannot bere be enumerated, but the result ‘ia known, ‘Tho Western army soon Levanie to be splendidly officered Hed dn feeling and purposy, mr alightost fneubordination appeared Gri forced unity by the prompt oxerelao of military power, ‘Thus from Coloncleiey and from the ranks, after Shoruiyn apd Rueridan, ho jpivo na Lomitn, and MePherson, and Hale, aud Schotield, und a galuxy of herocs whose numes Were Byte uyyina ot yfetory, ‘The tirst thiug upon assuming command of the Army of the Potomac was to exerulig there his Judginent of men, Old corps commanders Were removed aud new onca appolnted, Bultd= fog Span tho best materia! he bad, he weeded outa] discordant and ineiiciont elements, wovy Warren uno tho field if he fails you wid bls counnand to Bhoridan, und under euch pruinpt action and his wise dlaerialuation cume Unlon and victory, and at thu close of the War, 4a bo murchod therniiitury orguvtaation oltivurod god manved under bin and, rection, ha shove to his couutrymun the best ating in the The next Instunce in which. ha. pa Y mon was in the Teonmataon tat muted pen arny. und the recouimendations which bu wad requirtd to muke. A ewer body wus ty furmed out of tho grand urmy and of mbit worthy of: Positions, ang go well und wlsely: a Fevomumendations were made that ny tind, 1 ey : = originating with us, but admirably adapted to + b with tke bis sent. ns over heard or can romomber tho first word of complaint. ‘UPON TS RUECTION AR PRESIDENT nhout 40,000 Appoiytingnss wern to be made or revised. Tho times were not such os now, but tho demoralization of the War wits yet upon us. Homado thom or remave thom at his second tevin, and Taflirm that, considering tho question from tho beginning, no stuilar number: polutments wero ever nindo whers tho set tong have Deen aa wlee, ar whera tho wp- pulntess have given such general antts~ fnetlon, From the commencement of, tho War, including tho reorganization of th army, Gen. Grant haa appol He eo directly anid chused to ho appointed upon his written recommentition mora ollicers whore integrity: and pulley were damanied than one-hilt of all the Presidents before bim. Tbellove myself to bo within bounds whon I sny that ho and Mr, Lingo appointed more men to offtes than tave: ever befare been appolated by all the Peest denta and altho Generals before thom since the Unter niet wos forined, And yet, apoitks ing ndw for Grunts appointments, collaterally and diecetly made, although thoy) mist ran in number well up to 190,000, you cain count on tho flowers of your hands substantially all that have turned out Ladly. py hana.) Mut after a long perlod of service, 18.4 FAILURE TO JUNOY CORRECTLY In reference to a few en ty mar the briliiant record of Goorge Washington belleved Jn Benedlet Arnold, wis tho cause of hia np. pointment-and promotions, gave lily inmost tin Portant commands, and was tre to him jn ayine puny, and contidenca down to the moment when he nearly wrecked tho great cause by tho ite tempted surrender of the post he conimnnded, ‘Thoinas Jefferson niade inistukes, for he nt one mo was a trientof Agron Burr, In his rst Wenthal rico Burr was the candidate for Vico Presidqit, arid dein that canvass lent all tho pip fife own great namewwhen, afterwards, have hin tried for treasc duekwon Swartwout, and who do comphiints qyminst Lance hppointment appoint whole, but with iatan f count of the vast number to bo made? Who would think of holding Mr. Hayes or his Seere- tury, Mr. Schurz, responslbte and unit for pub- le office or trust beentse Hnyt, an Indinn Come tilssoner, wis found to he unworthy? 1 Concerning the question of Gen, Urant’a nome {nation In vonnection with tho attieks mute on hin, we must rememtbor that nothing is go cheap and common, and nothing passes with such per- fect inumunity, a8 personal abuse, Tho pre: Grent Hritain in an early day encountered oppression of tyranny by opposing it, Amer can idexs aro the antlpodes of tho Buropean, and, while in Rurope the press was the engine of liberty, here it is of the very essonce of fivense; and, however outrageous or falso ita productions, the nw furnishes no man, high or OW, oy res. ‘This evil hus existed from the bexinning, and has not diminished, but in- creased, ‘Think of It, WHAT A QEVELRY OF Lins the coming simmner will revent! Alrondy tho press pricks: up his cars, and with each other te alreaty, have bexutt to vie und to He, swughter, Prosidonta of tho United States are Fuppored to he mop of cimmon respectability, and yet, £ afirar that af:all the eltizens of the United States the Presidents bave been most out- Tageously stander nnd of all tho Presidents those have bee most slandered whn hive been the best, and of whom to-day the country fs most proud, Americn wilt always look With espeehil pride t9 the numes of Washington, Jot. ferson, Jncksonidnd Lincoln, but if you could Kuthor togethor wipe out Crom tho Iniguago, find ddstroy all tho eplthots huclod wt thon, the devil would not haye for his futuro use a single foul shot In bis locker, Washington did not retire In peacs. Io hat no walkuway for a third, tarm, Ho retired aoudst nw storm of nbusce, The following ex- tracts from u letter written by him to Jelterson in reference to his alloged favoritism of En- @land and *outragcous perfidy” to France tllis- trates the situations + i “io this Lindy ned that, until tho last yoar or bad his hot remember the HON account af his ents wiael of mistakes on nes tio, Ehnd no cenception that parties would, or wven could, yo the, ths Fhave been witness toy nordld £ believe until intely that it was hin tho bounds of preantities hardly within those of siDility—thut while Twas using my. utmost exertions to establish a National char deter of ourowa, independent, ns far ug our Ob- Mgations and ssstles wonld permit, of every nation of the earth, and wished, by steoring i steady course, to preserve this countey from the horrors of « desoluting war, 1 should be ite- cused of being the enemy of one nation and subject to tho Influcnes of another; nnd to prove It, that avery actot my Adiidistratton would be tortursd, aud the grosscat und most {nsldiaus Untavoprosontalions ‘of thom be mite by giving one sidoonty of n subject, and that, too, in Kuh oxnyxerated and indeeont terme ns gould scarcoly bu upplied toa Nero, to a noe torlous defaulter, or even to a common plok- pocket." In tho days of Jefferson and Jackson tho con- testa Incrended In violence, and In our own thmo ‘wo all remember how ft was with Lincotn. Who dues not know thatthe pubtie Judgment ought not to bo iitlucuced by what never ufects the inind the moment the occasion hag pussed? ‘Theso things nro slinply the gnats and ties of to- day,—the subject: of present monoyance, but nover even romembered when tho occasion of the annoyanee hus pasyed, THE THIRD-TERM OUspUTION BNOULD ALSO ne ens coxalDenen, x It in Inalste! thatita olect any cltizon to n third term of tho Pesidency is contrary to tho traditions of tho Reoublic. “2 reply, there aro no traditions on this si®ject, because, prior to this tho, the objection la never been presented or cousldered, Washiegton, as I have stated, did notideciine a third term; but, tinder clreum- atunces of persarint ittack, which he deseribed in tho lutter from whic! Jquoto,voluntarily retired, Asa rule, the Prestcents, at the expiration of the second term, have: becn too old for further service, and therefiro hnyo necessarily retired on necount of the Ifltation of age, Gon, Grant, Jain hiaGsth year. He his been outof tho Pres dency, out of tho cdintry, und out of all rela tions with polities ind politicians for the lust four years. ‘Tho iiestion of whothor 1 man havitig beon President stall, after being a citl- zen agaln, and afterall connoctions with politics huvo censed, ugaln be retiected, {8 wholly now. Tho framors of thd Constitution Intended to fenve und did Tenye Jhb question without Intiinn= tlon or limit upon the good sense of tho people, Jt, therefore, for th¢ first timo having arlion, Is anopenand new qiestion, and ought to be dls- posed of without prejuce and as the best inter- ests of the country Iequire. [Applutse.] Tho ‘Benuiple tnvdvod, ind ull the principle thore fs In it, fy to tho olfeet that n Prosidont #hall not by his enonnous patronage perpatuate hls power, and overs time any mun hus Noted, whilo a Pres{dout wes in power, to perpotnato that power, hu hug tlingelf deotied that there arg proper excepuons to thit principle, Wash- ington, Joerson, Midiyon, Jackson, and Lincoln have etch beon redivcted, "Itwoutd seem, thore- foro, a4 If nearly all the present voturs of inkddie ago ‘ahd upwards aro by thelr own avtion ostoppad from consistontly raising tho question of tradition or practice, ASIDE FROM PREOMDVUNON, CAN THERE DE ANY WELI-FOUNDED OWECTION to tho olection of Gon, Grant? His porsonal honesty wud ability no one can quoation or deny. “His experienve (8 beyond thut of any man lying, Ho saree tho Vigor of Ifo, with ‘all his fucuttica unfiapaired. Jo is trey froin all ollqaes and ¢lans, [Ho is firm and brave boyond queation. He dures under all ciroumstancos to jo righty and the thines polunt(ohim as a min who din being un honorablo harinony to all parts of tho country, [Cheers] . Wo wart Gon, Urant’ booauso ff nominated tio will bo cleatod, and beenuso when elected ho Uiveryboay knows ho will taku his sont, and, thorofure, ho wilt tate his sunt In peice, The greut War of tho Rebellion camo tipon this eoutitry beatuse of Irresolution in netion and doubt’ of its coming, dares Buchanan, corrupted at least In his convictions, and, Uke Jacob's shifticss son, wie" unstable 48 water,” allowed tho ship of State to drift ad to tho rock, when courage nud putriotic decision would have saved it. ‘fhe North belleved tha South would not secedo, util, Sercding, would not mako war, ‘Tho bout bettoved that the North would nob Aybt aud that xevoasion eld be Recompltehoit in peas, ‘Thus undecided and miegtlited, the great foreos drifted until thoy collided, Lvory storm waa once tho zopliyr, aud and element of thy otont wave that rushes the ship in ita arma was tho dewdrop reating on tho petal of the rose, ‘THK WAR-OLOUD ON THY HOMZON OF OUN FUT une {a the Prosidential election, Tho Inst timo wiso men were alarnied, and tho people saw by what frail touure thoy hold the public pegoe. ‘Chis summer with tenfold’ force the demons of passlun and friud nro to be tet loose. With any: twoor three Northern Btutes gutned, tho rains of powor will pags into bands that within our moniury gave the Gorornmens from tho can~ non’s mouth shot and shell, and to tho control of nen who now but poorly disguiso thelr pure pose to destroy, Fraud and violence have bee come too often the fccompantinonts of clvo- fiona, and whatever the degree of such force or fraud the ‘purty opposing ius evoin, ta ndone ro- eults bused upon hein, If, therefore, thore a doubt in tho next Presidential election, thoro will bo war—that thors may bo doubt, or cniigh of tho fruits of fraud thrown In to claim udoubt, ts greatly to be teurcd, Wo thorefore, us Lolatin, need Grant becuuse bis vory lenders ship gives sceurity und avoids reqults othorwiso Seurfut tu conteniptate, (Apuinugs.t In conchislon, lot us all remember that this ts before tho nomination’ and not after, Our dee Pherations should be charnoterized by kindness und courtosy, Lot us rogiember we iro cut viesiig tho musits of our own lenders and felonds, and, whatoyer my, do pur individual proforunces, {et us hope hut the coming Nu- tonal Convention, haying tho merits of all bo- fore thom, may give the mantle of leadership to tue wisest, tho bravest, and tho beat, [Choors,} NESOLUTIONS, VLEDGED UNANIMOUSLY, y GUA, Ploree, Chutrinay of the Committes oft Resolutions, then took possession of tho rostrum, and in a loud yolvo rapidly read the following platform, which was adopted inan- Antously, the audience being lu tuo much of 0 hurry to get out to utter nny dissent: ‘This muss-incoting of Iopublican citheens as: sembled (i tho Comaiunwoult that gave Abra ae Lnootn to tho Nad ou and in the city which Airat plicod his wmiine dt the hoad of tho party of liberty; guthered iu the State which oho Four Intor Curntshed p humblo soldice to tho Union eaure, nid in tho city which olght yours afte ward nominated that Roldicr ns tho worthy atte oessor Of tho martyrod Prealdent—hereby de- ulnre: 1, That wo are in favor of tho nominntton of Pivones 8 Grant for Proatlent of tho United Stntos. Wo believe hia nomination to be dictated by a renee of printonee, of polloy, of aafoty, and by at patrlotie regard for the sucoxnition andenforcos nent of tnt Jaw of the Republic which declares, in effuct, tht all eltizens shall be [iratpetod in tho enjoyment of tholr elvit and polltionl righta. It will bo tino cnoygh to dwell anxiously itpon alleged unweitten lows of tho Nation when tho senlitel atatutca aro enforced, respected, and abayed. . 2 that, overy principle of duty, of gratitudto, nnd of Weal pride requlras that tho Stato of Til- nal, whieh Gen. Grant tis honored by his cit- Izenship, dignified by his ataintess charactor exaltod by his nehlovementa, and rendoreil fi mons by hig valor, aball eponk heartily, poaltiye ie and as for him in tho Nation ‘onvention. 4, ‘The present condition of affairs demands that personal preferences shoukl give way.to publle necessity, senttiontal prejudices to pute ty went, individual ambition to tho common welfare, Grane la tha wut of vietory, Ue entti- didate of -sucoces: Hin feta na platforms tis deeds ure a history; his triumphs the record of the Hopubtian party. Is election will ive stability, to the Govarnment, confidence to tho fiminolil and commmeselal interests, and trin- quility to the whols country. It will bea step forward In tho plan of universal peace among nutions which lis wise foreign polley hoa done sommich to strengthen and ae and it this especial respect tho oulightened Juogiment of tho ninotecuth contury 1s hla sponsor, bls spokesniun, and his advocate. 4. ‘Tho nominntion of Gen. Grant {6 the ono Doon whieh the dusky millions of the South, peering out from thalr semi-sorvitud: nt their bondage of body and mind lon fo for, pry for. ‘To thom the unio of Geant shibbolath of triumph, the hurbinger of ju the aymbol and the ginranty of pence,” 7 humble people who, defying persceution, suv nt tho peribat tholr lives, the Prusideney ta tho Kepublicnn party at the lust election, should not Plead to usin vali, G. This la the soldier's year, Not the year to icindic anew tho flames of efvilhate, but the yoar torceelyo tho fulliliment of the terms tipon which tho veteran army disbanded fifteen yoars ago. From every quarter comes tho untted des nuund for obedience to the laws, The promises of the vanquished muat he kept. Justice inust provutl, Liberty of mind and deed must be cn- throned, "Lhe hour, the necessity, and tho wt have met. ‘The turbulent element of the South wilt give way before that hero to whom it tins twice surcendered,—once to his invincible prow= oss. and again to his uhequalod miagnaniinity. With only for all, with mallee towird nono, spenking us Hepublican® to Republicans, av v culling hearty support to the nominees af the Natlonul Convéntion¢ put with an abiding confl- dence that Gen. Grant possesses those qualificas tlons of mind and treart, that bravery without, bonsting, that modesty without hypocrisy, that honosty without cant, that high senso of duty and honor without yaulting ambition or love of self-arerandizoment, which peoulinrly fit him to lend the people usa National candidate, on # Natlonal platform, to victory: and to peneo, this muss-meeting of Chlengo Republlenns Nedge fo him and to his friends throughout tho afon thelr hearty, slucere, and onthusinstio support. . Gen, IL, If Thomas then read a report on perminent organization, with headquarters at the Patiner JTousg, and the followtng ofll- urs President, Robert. 't, Lincoln; Viee- President, Jolin G, Beverltige; Secretary, C. I, Willetts Corresponding Seeretary, Ste phen A. Douglas; ‘Treasurer, A. M. Wright; Executive Cotmmnutter, Jatin L, Beveridge, Dan Shepard, RS. uth, Jotin Hoffmann, WL. Bradley, and A. ML Wright. ‘The Chairman, ufter wnnouneing that the meeting had accomplished the purpose for which Tt was called so conipletely and so atleesssfally, deefired ib adjourned, and in few minutes mere the economy of the Musie- Hall management asserted itself, and the tee, ‘HOS lights were turned out, A FBICTITIOUS “ARRAY? THAT IMPOSING CALL. To the Fiitor of ‘The Chicago Tribune, Citcaco, April 15.—Tfthe Inter-Occan hns no objection, L would eall attention to its Ust of eallers for the Grant meeting published toulny, Name afler name {3 published twice, and cyen three tines, ag, for instance, Willinm Vi. Reed, James G. Unmilton, Phil As Hoyne, William A. Reed, J. A. Sexton, and a farge numbor of othor names are noticed, nt welunce, a8 duplicated and oven triplicated, to make the array seem formidable; no doubt a large proportion of the names also are fictitlons. One of the paid and mii young gentlemen who passed the list nround was In the vieinity of the writer on Dearborn street, and was unnble to secure o handful of Tames on his list, ‘This ts the “ boom” for the * Peoplo’s Can- didate,? who has declired ‘to the country tint he would not consider for n momentthe {dea of a third, term, tintess by reason of some “spec emergency” and a unanimous demand from the people. But his partisans and hts partisan papers, like the Inter-Occun, aro daily filled with yeriom and Mtter personalities, denouncing as “sorehends” all who regard Gen. Grant's nomination as unwise, and carrying on the warfare 11 ninanner that reveals desperation and doubt. ‘Tho more evidence thor is that there Is 6 large opposition to Grant, and that he is not by any means the choice of, his party, the miore partisan and unreasonable they become, bullduzing, threatening, whining, pleading, and scolding, * Why does Grint consent to ran? Does ho not see Uhnag he isn’t wanted, and if we Ite- publicans vate for him it will only bo a9 a cholvo of evils? Should bo thus compel his own party in such larga numbers to “oat crow”? Has he not had honors enough? Is hg so selfish that he wants whatevor is of- fered, ANGI though thore Is an tmimense oy position to him by hundreds and thousands of friends? i Grant fs losing the estevin of Inrge numhors if his own countrymen, though they with- draw it not wilting ly, ut because his present conduct compels tt. ‘Truly yours, ? * ‘, U. Daynoyp, ELSEWHERE, MASSACIIUSETTS. ANTE-TINND-TERM DELEQATES CIIOSTN, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicagd Tribune, Woncester, Masa; April 1%—Tie Re- Publican Convention got through Its busl- ness In good humor, ‘and adjourned carly after noininating the delegates agreed upon by the Edmunds mon, with a pintform carefully avoldtiy any obnoxtous reference to Grant or Bisine, and commending Ed- munis ag the Republican statesman who possesses {n an emfnent degree the qualltica and requisits for nomination at Chicago, but not instructing dclegntes to yoto for hin ornny othercanildate, Thora wasacarcolyany friction during tho session, which lasted 6nly four hours, owing to the yarions snags from which more or legs troublo was apprehonied being deftly ayolded. by: good management. Sountor Dawes, as presiding officer, made an excatlont speech consiiering tho dutios In- volved by the present condition of affairs, Attention was called to the frauds that have been attempted and perpetrated by tho Dem- ocrats to frustrate the will of the people and to prevent honest elections, and thelr past acts and thelr present attitude were olted a3 evidence of thelr purposd in relation to the pening. election, Le urged the necessity of carrying the Sinte of Now York In No- yember, anil torsely dyfined the pend- ing issues to first, whether the Nation or. the Stato fs soverelan; whether the Natlon shall protest | ¥! {ts cltizend Inn fro and honest ballot; whather the United Stated shall afford pro- tection to ita citizens in all parte of tho Union, and whether the Supreme Court shall be stripped of Jurisdiction fur the vind!-. ention of the rights of eltizens, ind calling at- tention to the consoquerieds that would fol- low an adverse decision on thesy grave questions, Ha urged that It was most im- |: portant that Mnsanchusotis should exert a wise influence In tho cholce of 9 wise helma- man tn the gathering storm, THE EDMUNDS TICKET was proposed by Col, ILopkins, of Worcester, & récognizsd leader of the Yoting Ropub- licans, and Parker O. Ohandler, of Poston, In audohiding the nomination at the Tequest of Shermun’s frleuds, anid whoever the tor delogntes sulectcd were, they would be sup. ported by the friends of both Sherman and Edmunds, : - . . Get Lanka’ speech was a atroig ploa for Grgnt on account of the Southern questiun, and éx-Seuator Boulwell made -u strong bdlooly-ahirt apecoh; which was alikroly Te viied to by the oy, James ‘Freeman Claiko, who was enthusinalleally appinuddd. He outogized Hayes, la. enhdidgfe of fue yeats ago, ridiculed’ thé « Idea 0! au impending — revolution, - and claiined . thas Je Wiis tho . futluetive of Massachusetts which defeated Blnina at Gincinnatl, ‘ho hopes of tho Grant mon fell when thoy heard the gpeech. Thay be- eamo less biuatering, and Boutwell dtd tho fair thing by moying the adoption of thé plate form, ig THE MocenDINas, To the Western Associated free Wortcraten, Mass, April 16.—Tho Te publican State Convention met to-day, United Stutes Senator Dawes was chosen Permanent Chatrmans Tho usual committees were ap- pointed, 'Tho address of Senator Dawes presontad ing forcible manner the history of the ites publican party, and Ma arraigninent of the Democratic party clleited frequent applause, It was voted that all resolutions should be referred to the Committee on Resolutions without dabate, ” Three Inmdred and cightson cities and towns were represented by 1,116 dolegates, . Twenty-right towns were not represented, Samuel Hoar moved to batlot for four dete- Rates Nt lnege to Chicago, Adopted, - Col, We. Gd. Hopkins, of Worcester, salt he believed n great majority of the Conven- tlonts Ii favor of the nomination of George F, Edmunds, of Vermont. [Applause] It this ly so, the Convention would wish to havo delegates to Chicago who would rs REPRESENT ITS BENTIMENT. A cominittee recommended to 9 caucus of 800 men in favor of tho election of Edinunds niicket which he desired rend, na follows: For President, George EF, Edmunds, of Ver- mont; delogates, George F. Hour, Woreester; Juiius Hf, Seelye, Amherst; Charles 2. Coil- man, Boston; Jolin E, Sandford, ‘Taunton; alternates, Eben F, Sto Newburyport; mi Barker, Pittstletd: Chariés Allen, Boston; Robert K. Bishop, Nowton,, Parker C, Chandicr, of Boston, said he, at tho requost of the friends of the Hon, John Shar- min,of Ohlo, arose to second the nominn- Hort 3 these names, for whomsoever theso gentfeinen, with others, should nomingly nt Chicago, friends o€ both Sherman und Ede muunds would support him, GEN, NP, BANKS asked leaye to make nominations for dele gates to Chieago in accordance with tho re- auest of gentlemen with whom he had been in conference, Ife recommended the follow- Ing delemates at Intge: Alex. HH. Rives noch R, Mudge, of Swampscott; Charles A, Stott, Lowell: I. 1. Brown, of Adatns, Whoover should be nominated, the guntle- nen offering these names would give to htm thelr fullgupport. This tlekat-will vote, as T belleve, for the candidacy of Gen. U, 8, Grant. : . Mr, Bunks closed by saving that whitover end shall be reached “by the Republican Con- vention at Chicngo, it shall reveiye my enr- nest support. Ex-Goy, Boutwell seconded tho nomina- tlons male by Gen, Banks. Mr. Boutwell concluded his’ speech by au- logtalig, DBiaino and decliring in favor of rant. Tho Chairman announced that the Repub- leans of Lowa, In’ convention. assembled, telegraphed greeting to the Republicans of Massachusetts. The substance of the tele- rein Was that the State of Tawa hed Ine dorsed the candidacy of Senator Blaine & to 1. 'The Rey. Freeman Clarke spoke against tho nomination of Blaine or Grant, It wis voted to UALLOT FOR oun DELEGATES at Inrre, and to sa{fourn for din Tend- ing the yoto several resolutions were offered ond referred to the Committes on. Resolu- Ms was then. ions, A. ballot for delegates at Inge immediately taken and tho result aunouneed after tho recess, a4 follows, the dolegutes elected belng fot Edmuads: ‘Whole number of votes, 1,000; necessary for n. choice, 531; Georges, I iloar, 7093" Charles R, Codinan, a: John E sanford, 673; Jullus i. Seeiye 581. ‘Tho reniaining votes were distributed among the other candtdas e ‘The following wore undMmously chosen as alternates: Eben F, Stone, James AL Barker, Charles Allen, and Robert IR. Bishop. THE PLATFONS John E. Sanford, from the Commitice on Resolutions, read the following platform: Firat—Wo declaro our stendfast adhorence to tho ideas and principles of government and polley which have mado tho lopublican party: distinetly tho party of freedom and equal rights; of patriutle devotion to tho Union; of progress and reform, i‘ Sccond—Wo bellovo in an, honest curroncy, with ovory dollar equal in valug to avory othor dollar, and inn tiuaneial systom whiok shall sacrediy untd tho National fuith aud credit and ussiire the continuance of specte-payments, and we congratninto tho Administration and country upon the conspicuous success with which resumption has been accomplished, cam- Inerelal vonfidence restored, and the panne dobt rofunded and reduced under. tho able manage~ ment of tho presunt Sceretary of the ‘Tronsury. Thtrd—We hollevo in tho inviolable soveréign- ty of tho National Union ns established by the Constitution over all the States und nll thd peo- ple. und in the duty of tho National Govern- inent, by wise Iuws, eMotuntly executed, ta pro- tect.tho ballot in all National elections, and to maintaln and vindlente tho constitutional rights of all citizons of tho United States, whonever and under whatovor flotion of Stute-soverelgnty or othor pretonse stich rights may bo ussnilod. Fourth—We hold that fro and honost clec- lon wro ossentinl to tho atability nnd auccoss of the Govornment by the people, and that any nt- tompt to thwart tho will of the majority, wheth- er by preventing the Inwful exercise of tho right of au rngo by fraud in custing or in counting yotou, or by unseating for partisin purposes tho fulrly oleofed members of Coniross or of Stato Loglaiatures, ts 0 crinio whlvh will not bo toler- ated by a free copie. £YM—Grateful for what has been dane durjng the Administration of Proaldunt Hayos to {m- prove tho tone and methods of the Civil Service, wo agatn {nvoke Congress to completo the work by necessary legislative cnnctinents, in order tl thoro ‘may be adequate and pormanont security against tho misuso of the public servico og & machinery of purty influence, and so that, iu tho Innguasgo of haliatinguished Bonator,* tho holders of ollie may fevl thoy aro sorvants of tho law, and not poraonil tonants at will in tholr plices of olthorhonds of depirtmonts or Congresamon.” Stcth—Wo have ono country and common ine teresta ns Nation; we deplore the oxistence of scetlonil strifo nnd animosity, pirtios bounded hy’ territorial Hues. Wo enrnestly desire that tho resources of tho South as well as of tho North atid West may bo developer! under just and harmonious pullctes by the unitod onergios of our whole poopie, ‘To this end there must bo an netunl recogaltion of the equal rights of nll yall, is privileges of citizonship must every whore bo rospected. ‘Tho resulta and got- tloments of pnat {ssuog that favo Lown renohed At great cost, and once acoaptei, must not again bo brought tito question, and we hold that thoy ‘who acek to rovorso, or sat thom naldo, or to ru- vive Dust controversios for political offect, aro ‘unwise stutesmon and dangerous political load+ ora, Justly responsible for disturbing the poaco and obstruoting tho wolfaro of the country. Beventh—Tho duty of ail “Republicans ovally to support tho candidates of tho party, and tho duty of nominating conventions ta present cundidates who fra accoptable to nll Republic- fins, are reotprncal tutics of equal force and ob- ligation, Profounily sonalhlo of tho Impor- tance of the impending clection to the Nation's eatory honor, and well-being, the Ropublicuns of Wuasnohusetts “deniand of — tholt tele gates tos tho National! =~ Cotiventton that thoy use all propor vlfurts for tho nominne tlon of 6 candidate who, having the roquislt quullfleations for the high ollico af President, will alo have the oonildones and approval of all who have hitherto guted with the Hopublican purty, who will invite tho support of other patriotic oftizens dosiring good govorninont moro than party, success, Whose nominntion will bo most vxped font. becnuse most worthy and past objeationablo, an whoso triumphint oléce ton, to which wo pilec igo ollr hearty and united efforts, Will give the nssurance of n continiauce of sound and beneficent pollvles of administra- ton, and of uniitorrtipted and growin, Nutlonal prosperity, Whilo wodo not Instritct our delo- ules, wo rocnimmond to tholr consideration a epublicnn statcaman who possesses in att cir inont degree such quuliticy and requigits for nomination, tho Hou, George F, Edmunds, of ‘ermont, ‘Tho resolutions wore recelyed at times by gress appluuse, and, upon motion of Bir. ontwell, undiimousty ucopted. — Uy Adjourhed ANTI-THINDG TERM, ACTION OF THE: NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAQUE If PINLADELPINA, Spectal Dispateh to The Ohiedgo THbuite, Piibanstuita, Pa, April 16—An exclus slve session of the Coinniittes of the National Republtean League of thd United States was held in this city this evening for the. purpose of a general consultation of: matters con- nectod with the Nntlolinl Convention of Re spublicans who ara opposed. tos third term Which will bu held In St. Louls on the oth of May. ‘The proceedings were conduated with strict scorecy, and the resultof the confer ence was mady known throligh the Inten- tions and’ wishes of the porsons uMfiliuted with the’ moventent; which were —ob- tained from ex-Seustor. John 1. Hen- dersan, of Missouri, who, by ~“invita- “ton, had: visited Philadelphia to attend the meeting, mid by his advice aid experiince to assist the Conuniltée jn forming a! conclu- sion on which-to base thelt futuro efforts. Mr. Hehitorson bald} “The Committees nt St Louis have assurances from more than twenty Stutes of a large and respeotablo del- egation where there Is sufllvlout strebgth to orgatiize and conduct a party campaign, Tho German Republicans aro almost. sold 1n thelr opposition to Grant's retlection, and in enso of hls nomination the defection of Qorman strength alone tn Ohta, Wiscaustn, ItMnots, Michigan, and tndlana would almost certainly defeat hin in ench of thosa States, The some ‘is truco of New York, and the strong probability Is that If Pennsyte vanin fs carried ab all Jt wall be by a very small imnjority. It ts not atono the German voters who will opposo hits elaction, ‘Thess ara supplemented by a much larger bady of native-born Republicans who entertain a continued respect and reverence for the tradi. tions of the GOvernment. Thoy believe, and Thinve no doubt of the ‘correctness of thelr heffef, that if Ger. Grant ts clected to q third term ho will endeavor to perpetuats his tenure ‘of offcs during his ite time, It will efther result In a lfe-tentra or tho absolute overthrow of tho Republican party for.alt (ine to come. We hope, hows ever, through the influence of the St. Lonis Convention, to render these specntations al. together unnecessary, and wo shall dotnon. } strate by that Convention that the people of this country are so thoroughly opposed to thira-term enndidney as to render the nom. ination of Gen, Grant altogether imprac tleable, If the Chicago Coiypntion, after the favt bas Ven, uae Didi. shall persist In foreing him upon the country, wi e that the precedent set, by Was hin; mae ae followed by stthseqnent Prdsidents Will be so thoroughly star rtiustied In the next election asio deter any future candidacy for a third NEW Yor«K. THE IMPENDING CONFLICT, Speetat Diepatch ta The Chicago Tribune, . Synacust, N.Y, April 16.—Tilden seed Is peril, As district after district clects antl-THden delegates the old .man from Cipher Alley {3 reminded that he mnst beste Nhnself or suffer un ighomintous tlefeat on ‘Tuesdny next. ‘Ihe mnfority of the cauenses will pe held tho remalning two days of tho present week. A large numbor wore held toe day, but the results have not yet been an. notnced. ‘Tho first of the weok ‘Tilden sum- smoned his workers and sent them out to tail among tho Demeagrats unfavorable to hin, David C, Robinson, son of ex-Goy. Liclus Tobingon, has beon declaiming ‘Tilden's vir- tues, whatever those may be, about the cen. tral partof tho State tor tho past two or thrée days. Dayld Cotlwise, or, 15 the vulgar term him, David Codfish, is not popular among the Democrats, and his stumplag— more properly gollelling—excursion has not been attended with nny particular success, Mowoyer, ‘Tilden’s agents aro working Ike beavers, and will do all ini thelr power to “save the old: man’s bacon” In tho Cons ,Yontion ‘fuesday, Tilden {ts bound to use all means, foul or fair, to securo the organization, As nlrendy {ntl muted, Kelly will endonyor to capture Tit ) den’s Convention, but lf ho falls the antl ‘Tilden men nnd tho ‘Cammany-Ifall nen will unite and walk orm-inarm to the Grand. Opera-House and organize as: tho regular Democratic Convention. The contesting Til- den delegates who are not adinitted to the Irving-Ilnil Conyontion will, without doubt, join thom, Thts Democratic Donnybrook Falt will rival fts historical namesake, ace cording to Indications, The fight promises to bo tho biggest political row thnt it was over tho misfortune of this glorious Repub: Ne w experience,” “Pho proposition to admit tho delegatos,“froiy the Detnocratis Union to the exclusion of,'Tanimany and Irving Halls ineats with considerable favor, but,- under the circumstances, {¢ will be impossible to put theplan into practice. ‘Tho Democratic Union will send delegates who will apply for ad- mission to Tilden’s Convention. Delegates will bons thick as Jersey mosquitoos at 4 Rockawny clam-bake. A district fs of no importance, apparently, untess It sends two or threo suls of delegates, They cannot alt be admitted, and the. howl that will go up from those who aro excluded will be some. thing simply terrible. Barnum’s @reatest Show on Earth” will sink {nto insignificance when compared with the coming Democrtis clreus, If Barnum wishes to retain his rep. tation as the “sole proprictor” of tho most colossal humbug on the globe ho should at once secure the Tilden-Kelly Mippodrome, with its attendant side-shows, for exhibition ths approaching season, 4 To-night tie Kelly Committes appointed delogntes from the three Assombly Districts in this (Onondaga) county to the StAte Con-- Yention, which will assemble In Syracuse on Yhesday of noxt week, N, G. Moak as Chair man, ‘Tho number pf districts In the Stato sending deldga tho Kelly Convention will nol be Int, telly pill rely nlinost cu+ tirely on capti Anul-Tilden delegates. TILDEN, ' THAT WITHDRAWAL LETTER, Spectat Dispatch to Tha Chteago Tribune, Wasninatoy, D. OG, April 15,—Tho talk of tho day tn political circles fs concerning tho nlfeed fetter written by Mfr, Tilden withdrawing his tiame ns 9 Presidential can- dldate, the lotter having: beon written to tho Syracuse Convention, Any number of prominent politicians have been found who are willlng to say they not only believe, but, know, that Mr. Tildon will not permit his name to go before the Cincinnati Conver, tion, It would excite comment in more quiet times that Mr. ‘Tilden should: hive so many confldants, and especially among mon who aro willing to re venl his secrets to the newspapors. As. Sneaker Randall’s vamoe was conhected with the dispatch printed in yesterday's Philndelphig Bulletin and the Boston Trav. eller, your correspondent called on him this morning, and asked him how much truth thore was In the'story, Hosnld there was no truth at ally that to hisown knowledgé Mr, Tiiden hnd written no such letter, and ho did not think he Would write one. He satd fur-. thor that Mr, T'liden was carrying everything. before hin, notwithstanding the opposition that was finding expression amid members of Congress, Hardly halt a dozon Congressmen wore for him four years ago, and yot he had MONE THAN TWo-Tithps of the Convention. “The people,” he con tinued, “ate for Tilden. ‘It will be the sama now ns it was in 1876," Speaking of. the struggto In Ponndylyanin botweon Sane, ator Wallace and liimself, hoe sald Mr, Tilden would have from sixty to scvonty majority in the State Convention. “Still,” he sald, “Tam tn favor of sending an uninatructed delegation to Cinolunati, and I am opposed to the unit rule, Ido not want the Demo cratic party of Pannaylvania Cameronized, Wo aro In a position to dictate the Instrax tions to the delegation, but thereian pynel ple for which wo are contending which fs more to-me and to those who act with ine thad faving the preatizo of any Ingernetod ase Hon. “We want the Democratio party o State utterly opposed to and dilterent from the Hepubilenn part of.tho State, and there fore wo aliull tnstst that it shall not be: turnei over to the control of one man, oven, though that man be our own chosen leader, Jie thought that at least 200 of the 85 dole gutes would be opposed to the unit rule. THE EAGERNEBS, ' however, with which niany leading Dono crats nindo Inquiries as to the authenticity of the dispatch, and the expressiois accompany ing thoir tiquivies, showed how earnestly Uy hoped that it might, be true, nnd how, anne they atl fear balitten! Intrigues of ie ons whom they tuilformly call “tho ol man” A good many Ensterm Congressmen ats of oplulon that /Eilden docs. intend to- withdraw, and sone of them are known be intimate with ‘Silden, A Democrat says that while the report: may not be true. m to fact, that oo letter has been }repared to submit to the Syraouiae’ Convey: * ton, ne thinks that tho fact of Tilden's vithudrawal fs true, but that he possibly may oatpony tho announcement of until hoaret 9 thine for the meeting of the National Con- yontlon, Should Jt happen that the anit Tilden mon area majority In the New Yor! State Convention, he may chooso that tine for indleating nis pArpOse Not to bo gq candl- date. Chauncey Black, sult okgJere Black, & very active ten tan fet! ad to-day thas ‘Pennsylvania, , “Tilden would ‘not long be cs iar