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A THE UNION & RECORDER. Old “Southern Recorder” and “Federal Union” [consolidated.] mKZLX.ZSDCrKiriZ.ZiZl, OA-. Tuesday, July fi, 1876. National Democratic Ticket. FOR PRESIDENT : SAMUEL J. TILDEN. OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT: T. A. HENDRICKS, OF INDIANA. DEMOCRATIC MEETING. The Democratic Party of Baldwin county will meet a! tbo State House at 12 o'clock, on the 8tli of July next, (second Saturday,) for the purpose of appointing delegates to represent the county in the Gubernatorial Con vention, which convenes in Atlanta on the 2d day of August next. By order Executive Committee. M. GRIEVE, Ch’n. F. C. Furman, Sec’y. June 17th, 1876. TtyE DEMOCRATIC NONJI NATIONS. The action of the convention at St. Isolds as far as heard from through the public prints, is favorably receiv ed witli very few exceptions. Not withstanding tin* persistant and pow- ful opposition to Governor Tilden which was manifested to the last moment there seems to he an acqui- eseuce and a determination to sup port the nominees with activity and zeal. The New York Express (Dcm) does not think the democratic senti ment of that state was fairly repre sented, but it says : “We shall follow the Democratic Flag with a Demo cratic Platform and Democratic nomination.” “We shall hope for the best and work for the best not permitting disappointment to move us a hair’s breadth in the discharge a great public duty.” The NatimI Democratic tcbUoh. Cob- HON. H. V. JOHNSON AND THE AUGUS TS CONSTITUTIONALIST. The Editor of the Augusta Con stitutionalist must be hard pressed to find an objection to the election of the Hon. H. V. Johnson to the office — „ . , of Governor, when he bunts up and . handsomely decorated. The “ e | e ‘ publishes an extract from Governor ! gates were promptly seated and the Johnson's veto message of over 22 j convention called to order at 1 years ago, showing that the Govern- j by Augustus Schell, who submitted or, at that time while all convict* ' a few brief remarks upon the pur- were white men, was opposed to the I poses of tuis convention to noimna leasing of the Penitentiary convicts j candidates whose e ee ion 6 a to individuals or companies, &c. change the Governmcn , an °^r- Now were this matter of leasing the j throw corruption an P 1 convicts an “open question,”—were ; administration o re orm there no law or laws already in force 1 by the peop e. (- PP a ? s . ,. relative to the matter, and there was the corruption now existing m the a likelihood of the passage of an Act Government must be buried. This or Acts, for the purpose of leasing duty must bo confided to the hands, tbe couvictH daring Gov. Johnson p St. Louis, June 27.—The Conven tion assembled in the Hall of the Chamber of Commerce, which was administration, there might have been some sense in the advocate of such a system bringing up tbe mat ter for discussion. But when tbe Editor of the Constitutionalist and the whole country well knew that that matter has already been sottled, that there are already sufficient laws in force upon the subject, aud that Gov. Smith, under these laws, has gone forward and leased out the State convicts for the next twenty years—that the contracts have aK ready been signed and sealed—and when the Consti f utionalist knows not of those who now hold the Government, but to the Democratic party. The thing to be reformed can’t be reformed by itself. The peo ple are intelligent and sagacious. They understand their rights and will not again trust their interests to the Republican party. He referred to tbe Democratic as tbe hard money party, from the beginning. He said it was a trick to try and saddle on it the existing policy, inconsistent with hard money principles. All tbe facts authorizing : per money as a legal tender an I tl o opinion of the Supreme Corn fc sustaining it. all that there is not a more honest man 1 were done during Republican adixfin- Thc Nashville American does not disguise or deny regret at the defeat of Hendricks. Yet regarding the platform ami protest against further contraction, sav s it will cordially sup port Tilden in opposition to the con traction is Is and corruptionists.” The Cincinnati Enquirer prefers Tilden to Hav es. The World says Cincinnati gave the nation a candi date without a purpose and a plat form without meaning. St. Louis responds with a candidate whose name is a symbol of reform, upon a platform which means a peaceful revolution in the conduct of the government. Dispatches from the Pacific States, uud from all sections of the country, contain congratulations and promises of enthusiastic support. The Demo cratic opponents, of Governor Til- dcn’s nomination, nio exhibiting the right spirit. It, was impossible for all to secure nominations in accord with all t’ueir views, or a platform to suit them in every particular. If Governor Hendricks will accept his nomination for the Vice Presidency, it will go far to reconcile the West to the nomination oi Governor Til- - den. A) e hope he will exhibit, for the good of his party and the coun try, the same patriotic readiness that has characterized cur Johnson for the good of his party and state. We cannot doubt that he will lay aside j in all Georgia, and one more oppos ed to a violation of contracts, than Gov. Johnson, this objection to Gov. Johnson, it will be seen, is not only far-fetched and ridiculous, but it is even childish ! And, by-the-bye, that our readers may seo wbat a JIM CROW the Augusta Constitutionalist is, not only in relation to Gov. Johnson, but also in relation to our grand old State, we here copy au editorial article that appeared in that paper in April last, not three mouths ago : “the model democratic state.” “Elsewhere we print a curious ar ticle from the New York Times anent Georgia politics. The Times is deceived by the hurly-burly of Gubernatorial aspirauts, and betray ed into an error when it supposes for an instant that the Democratic party is at all disorganized, and the Republican faction correspondingly strengthened or elated. In spite of the rivalry existing between Smith, Colquitt. Hardeman, Gartrefl and James, they will not fail to submit to tbo choice of a Convention, and each and all of them will work, heart and soul, for the favored candidate. The State of Georgia will be per fectly safe in the hands of either of the gentlemen named; and if some other person should lie nominated, the voice of the people would be ac- quiesed in fully anil unreservedly. Ex-Gov. Johusou’s position, as we understand it, is this : A total disin clination to enter the field for the position of Georgia’s Chief Magis trate, but a willingness to serve his beloved commonwealth, even against his personal predilections, in any manner. It would be a grand day for Georgia if a man so honored, so reverenced, so renowned, so incor ruptible, so gifted as Herschel Y. Johnson should be again seated iu tbe chair of State. Nor ; s lie indif ferent to “the history of the past fif teen years,” as his noble conduct, during the insurrectionary trials, plainly proved. Jt is true that he clings to the landmarks of the Con stitution and the faith of the Fathers of tho Republic—to those muni ments of free government that made ns a great, wise, prosperous and hap py people—but he is a lover cf the law, as well as an upright dispenser of it. Would to God the countrv istration. He then referred k: .fly to tho evil results. The ren is not rapid contraction or increase of currency but the one remedy at this time is the repeal of the resumption act. Do that and give the Demo cratic party tho reins of Government and then policy of the one money and sound finance will bring specie payments speedily. (Applause.) This Centennial of National Independence we have met to adopt means to res store the country to prosperity. May we not hope that after sixteen years I of Republicanism, that the Demo cratic party may resume its supreme acy in the Government. The rules that will govern the convention will ensure good nominations. Ho ex horted the convention to wisdom in making the platform. At the conclusion of his remarks, he nominated Henry Watterson of Kentucky as temporary chairman. [Applause.] This was unanimously adopted, Barnum, of Conn., and Ransom, of N. C., being appointed a committee for the purpose of conducting Wat terson to tho chair. Watterson being presented was received with applause, and said: Gentlemen of the Convention: We are called together to determine by our wisdom whether honest gov ernment, administered by honest men shall 1 >e restored to the American people, or to decide by our folly that it is the destiny of this country to pursue an endless ever-revolving circle of partisan passion and cor ruption, until with the loss of our material well being, wo lose the poor man’s last hope—civil liberty it self. Every citizen of tbe Republic, be he of one party or the other, feels, and has felt for many a day, the de pressing influence of what are called harsh terms. We look about us and see neglected fields and vacant houses, the factories closed, and furnace doors shut. There are myriads of idle hands. The happy activity of prosperous life is nowhere to be found. Loyalists fatten whilst honest men starve. Empty the mart, and shipless the bay. What is it that lias wrought so groat a change in a land that under the rule of an intelligent, progressive, constitution al party advanced within half a can tury from a condition of a huddle of petty and squalid provincial sover [Voices, “yes, yes,’ ] If so, all right [Applause]. The Chair answered “It does.” The resolution was adopted. Smalley, of Vermont, moved a reso lution to call tbe States in order for the presentation of credentials. Adopted. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, in order to have Democratic precedence ob served, moved to reconsider the reso lution just adopted. He urged that the States shonld name their mem bers of tbe committee on credentials and permanent organization, before any other business was done, and hoped there would be no innovation on past precedents. Weed, of New York, insisted that the resolution adopted is in accor dance with precedents. Under it credentials are received only in re ference to tho Credentials Commit tee. Wallace read from the official pro ceedings of the Convection of 1868 to show that the first business was to name committees. Some little discussion took place on the appointment of temporary secretaries, roll call of States, ap pointment of committees, &c. It was decided to call the roll and name committees and this was accordingly done. A motion was made that the convention adjourn to meet at 3 o’clock. Smith of Illinois, moved a resolution that a committee of one from each State be appointed on resolutions, and all resolutions re lating to the platform be referred to said committee without debate.— Adopted. Weed, of New York, moved that the Chairman of each delegation send to the Chair the name of its member of the Platform Committea No ob jection and it was ordered. The Chairman said the delegates from the National Woman’s Suffrage Association were present asking a hearing. (Ones of “hear them.”) There being no objection the Chair announced they would be heard. Weed, of New York, and Smelley, of Vermont, were appointed a com mittee to escort the ladies to tho platform The chair announced that a lady had the floor and refused to hear any propositions. Miss Phoebe Cozzens, of St. Louis, took the platform and addressed the Convention with self possession, but in a voice too weak to bo heard many feet distant. Birdsall made a point of order that there could be no committee on resolutions until after tbe permanent organization. The chair said the Convention had tho power to decide this qnes tion for itself. The roll was called and the committee was named. Va rious resolutions were sent np and referred under the rule without read ing. At eight minutes before two the Convention took a recess. We learn from a special to the Chronicle & Sentinel that the Geor gia Delegation who were entitled to name certain officers, selected as a member of the National Executive Committee, Barnes of Richmond: Vice-President of the Convention, It. E. Lester of Chatham ; member of tho Committee on Resolutions, E. P. Howell, of Fulton; member of the Committee on Organization, J. J. Jones, of Burke; member of the Committee on Credentials, P. M. B. Young, of Bartow Secretary, II. II. Carlton, of Clarke. The delegation is divided in its preferences of a can didate, buta majority of the delegates will vote for Tilden on the first bal lot. The delegation will vote accord ing to his own convictions. P. W. The organization of the Conven tion is entirely satisfactory, and the proceedings so far have be* n perfect- Government itself with incapacity, waste and fraud, infected States and municipalities with the contagion of misrule, and locked fast the property of an industrious people. In the paralysis of hard times reform is necessary to establish a sound cur rency, restore the public credit and maintain the National honor. We denounce the failure for all these eleven years to make good the pro mise of the legal tender notes which are a changing standard of value in the hands of the people, and the non-payment of which is a disregard of the plighted faith of the nation. We denounce the improvidence which in eleven years of peace has taken from the people in Federal taxes thirteen times the whole amount of Compiled for the Union St Recorder. FROM WASHINGTON. June 26.—The Senate considered tho army appropriation bill reor ganizing tho army, reducing tho pay, Ac. In the House.—Tho conference committee reported they would agree on the legislative appropria tion bill. Its proceedings lack gen eral interest. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. June 26.—Tho different delcga- w m tions are perfecting their organiza- counts, a late Attorney-General mis- tions. Most of the Southern dele- all others in authority are the peo ple’s servants. Their offices are not a private perquisite. They are a public trust When the annals of this Republic show the disgrace and censure of a Vice-President, a lato Speaker of the House of Represen tatives marketing his rulings as a presiding officer, throo Senators profiting secretly by their votes as law makers, five Chairmen of the leading committees of tho late House of Representatives exposed in job bory, a late Secretary of the Treaeury forcing balances in the public ac- the legal notes, and squandered four ; Department, times this in seless expenses England cens appropriating public funds, a Secre tary of the Navy enriched or enrich ing friends by per centages levied off the profits of contractors with his censured in a dishonorable uni without accumulating any reserve for their redemption. We denounce | Secretary barely escaping conviction tho financial imbecility and immor- | on trial for gnilty complicity in frauds ality of that party which during elev- ' on the Revenue, a Secretary of War en years of peace has made no ad- i impeached for high crimes and con- vance toward resumption ; that in fessed misdemeanors, the demonstra- gates say they went to St. Louis to follow and not to lead and will sup port the man who seems best able to carry the party to victory. The New York independents, throngli Cornell Jewett, published an ad- had millions of patriots of the same ! eignties to a foremost place among ly harmonious. The friends of Sen- J character and mould!” And does the course of tho j stitutionalist first above alluded I show any disposition to see that | “Grand day for Georgia,” he above speaks of ? Is it not “turning its upon that “Grand Day for his personal pride and in the triumph which wo believe will follow ho will come in for no small part of the vic tor's glory. Onr columns are so filled that wo must deny ourselves the proud pleasure of more extended Urrlif^lr >1 le,, l that j aj^nd by “My Maryland,” under sim- hght already dawns upon tho conn. ! circumstances; all that Georgia /’’ Is such the course the | Editor would pursue towards “My j Maryland,” were she in Georgia’s position and had such a fair chance as Georgia really has for a “Grand Day, Ac.” If the Editor would thu try, and nothing but a great earnest and unrelaxing effort, is wanting to cloth our land in tho sunshine of a victorious blbssiuer. say is, avo can What kind of love is this 1 In onr last issue our correspon dent, “W. G. M.” referred to a vin, THE GUBERNATORIAL CONTEST | dication of the State Agricultural rru „ , ,, , 1 Department against a suggestion in . h v.r 'V u 1S *i° r t ° / ffk his former communication adverse to h«™ been HIM w,U. founts oftbe j the policy of maintaining tlmt lie. disgraceful scenes that occurred in ! , mr t‘„ent He has placed in onr hands this vindication Atlanta on the 24th ult, in the con test between Gen. Colquitt and John H. Jami s for delegates to the Guber natorial convention. Free carriages, free drinks, and all the means known to electioneering were used freely by the friends of each, and the contest was the hottest ever known in At lanta—a city with a large floating The first fruits resulting from with request | that we present it to our readers; | but its length renders this impracti- i cable. We think our correspon dent's remarks in his letter in onr last number, stating the fact that ■ his positions in his previous letter ! were vigorously controverted, are all that is necessary on the part of our | journal and of our correspondent to tills candidacy for the high office of ; do proper j Mlice . H o had express 1 ? ?r f ° pinion8 a. .if , uenmeu out by ideas of economy in the State that the means emmoved for his sue- c . , . , J . Government, which were not uew; take nh amii > f . . mn ' f e j and he has stated in general terms, . P ” ‘ 1 Linsemug to our tRat these opinions are controverted mid from Gen. Colquitt by a ] en gthened statement of details were , the mcans , U8ed j tending to show the great value of We also publishes au act o'f^justice ' D " Department. This is ± ^ A . ...’ . . j a uce enough. Ve have no room for more, ratify mu- a8 we Jq nc q p r0 p 0ge t Q hatch con troversy or enter into details on the columns in whicl to Gen. Colquitt, and to tual friends, a communication sign ed “Baldwin.” As for ourselves, we can but rejoice at the result, for if Gen. Colquitt is to be our Governor, we would not have him indebted in tho least to Atlanta for his nomina tion or election. Our chief objec tion to him is that his home is among that people--that he is a member of what is known as the “xvirkwood Mutual Admiration So ciety. e doubt, if his failure to carry to Atlanta is a sufficient reason for the people of Baldwin to rally to his support, as “Baldwin” seems to intimate. After all, these things are the le gitimate results of the long and warm candidacy for nomination, and confirms us in the position “that the office should seek the man," and show r s plainly to the people of Geor gia that the man who does not seek the office, but will serve only be*, cause it is the wish of his country men, is the right man for the office. We believe the “overruling Provis dence” to which Herschel V. John son cheerfully submits himself, will “pour oil on the troubled waters” by again calling him to fill the Execu tive chair. He is the man for the times. subject. From llie Atlanta paper*. To the Public.—Certain publica tions in the newspapers of this city, in reference to the use of liquor in the late canvass, are thought by my friends to require notice from* me. I have only this to state, that I never contributed one cent for the purpose or any other electioneering purpose, either directly or indirectly. What ever may have been done in the mat ter. was without my knowledge and contrary to my well-known wishes. A. II. Colquitt. Tilden and Hendricks aud Reform! Now, for victory! No time for loi tering ! Fall into line ! We are indebted to the lion. Phil ip Cook of Georgia, for a copy of his speech the on sundry civil appropri ation bill, delivered iu the House of Representatives on the 21st of June. It is stated that within a radius of fifty miles around Augusta, the crops arc finer than they have been for fif teen years. 4th of July in Chattanooga.— Extensive preparations are being made for the East Tennessee Centen nial celebration at Chattanooga, which takes place to-day. Hon.’ r ... Tomlinson Tort, Mayor of the city of j for Atlanta. Chattanooga will read the Declara tion of Independence; the History of Chattanooga by Capt. John P. Long; Qration by Col. Gustavus A. Wood.' Rev. C. A. Kendrick of Columbus was found guilty of adnltery, and fined $500 00 and cost of the court ($64). The Enquirer learns that tho fine was paid and Kendrick will leave We nine to oik mast-head thin Centennial 4tli of Ju uly, the banner of Reform with tbe earned hope that a brighter day is dawning upon onr country. j the nations of the earth? The rea- Con- ' 8on men m, ist answer, partisan , ; misrule and sectional misdirection. °’ The Republicans, my friends, are not alone responsible. With them rest the disgraces—with us the fol lies. These twin agents of National mischance, working under the miser able rule of contraries, have kept the people of the North and South aside, and ha va supplied sustenance to cor ruption. They have disturbed val ues; they have unsettled prices; they have made our ‘whole financial sys tern a cheat and snare; they have sent tho host el. nents of political society into exile, and have organized charlatanism into a sort of a imidic polity, enabling the rogue to e. a cheap advantage of his dupe jd sacrificing every popular interest to the lust of that oligarchy, which has become so encrusted with power as to believe itself entitled to rule by the sheer force of its own wrong do ing. So much to the long account of damages between the North and South. It is for you to say whether the same conflict, with consequences multiplied and magnified, shall by any act of yours be inaugurated be tween the East and West. I shall not undertake on an occasion of this kind and in presence so imposing, to enforce the familiar lesson of mutual forbearance. Nobody doubts our capacity to make battle among our selves. Entreating you to direct your energies to the common enemy. I ask indulgence only on my own behalf. You have called me to a place of not mere distinction, but of difficulty—a place which requires the best training of a better mau than I am. In taking it I trust to your confidence and good nature and heart, incapable of an unmanly or unfair act. The work before* us should relate to ideas rather than individuals. It is the issue, not the man, that should engage us. We have come here to make the people’s, not ours, for free, no less than for honest government, for the reform of the public service, and the regen eration of public morals, relief from administrative nihilation, embraced in the simple creed of homo rule, re duced taxes and a living chance for the South as well as North; for both the East and West. If anything comes of one proceeding it must spring from the association and fel lowship when warned. The follow ers of Andrew Jackson and Silas Wiight, of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, meet together on common ground at last to wrest the govern ment of their affairs from the clutch of rings, robbers, Federal, State and municipal and who mean to extirpate these whenever they are found and whether they be Republican or Dem ocratic. The points of the speeeh were em phasised by frequent applause. At the conclusion he introduced Rev. Mr. Marvin, who offered prayer. The chair announced temporary Secretaries as F. O. Prince, of Mass., and T. O. Walker, Iowa; and S. K. Donovan, of Ohio, as Assistant Se- cretary. He also announced Dan Abel, of Missouri, Sergeantsat-arme. Abbot, of Massachnsetts, moved a resolution adopting the rales of the last National Convention, until other wise ordered. Littlejohn, of New York, enquired if this includes the two-thirds rule. ator Bayard have determined to press his name for the nomination. I am informed that he will get sixteen votes from the Georgia delegation on the first ballot, and if he develops strength others of the delegates will come to him. It is believed by many that Tilden will receive tho nomina tion on the first ballot, but tho West ern men arc bitterly hostile, and the speeches of Cox and Voorhees against him to-night were received with great enthusiasm. P. W. Governor Samuel J, Tilden of New York Nominated for Prtsident.—Hon. Thoma§ A. Hendricks for Yiee President. St. Louis, June 28, 1876. The Convention was called to or der at 2:15. Judge Meredith, of Virginia, Chairman of the Commit tee on Resolutions, presented a re port, stating that a great many reso lutions were presented, all of which had been carefully examined and dis cussed before coming to an agree ment. He then requested Gov. Dor sheimer, of New York, to read the report to the committee. It was read as follows : THE PLATFORM. We, the delegates of tho Demo cratic party of the United States, in National Convention assembled, do here declare the administration of the Federal Government to be iu ur«. gent need of immediate reform. We do hereby enjoin upon tbe nominees of this Convention and of the Demo cratic party in each State a zealous effort and co-operation to this end, and do hereby appeal to our fellow- citizens of every former political Convention to undertake with us this first and most pressing patriotic duty. For the Democracy of tho whole country we do hereby reaffirm our faith in the permanency of the Fedet, *?uion, our devotion to the Constitution of the United States, with its i.nendment- universally ac cepted as a final settlement of the controversies that engendered civil war, and do here record our stead fast confidence in the perpetuity of Republican self government; in ab solute acqniesenee in tbe will of tbe majority the vital principle of the Republic; in tbe supremacy of the civil over tbe military authority; in the total separation of Church and State, for tbe sake alike of civil and religious freedom; in the equality of all citizens before the just laws of their own enactment; in tbe liberty of individual conduct, unvexed by sumptuary laws ; in the faithful edu cation of the rising generation, that they may preserve, enjoy and trans mit these best conditions of hnman happiness and hope. We behold the noblest products of a hundred years of changeful history, but while unholding the bond of onr Union and tbe great charter of these our rights, it behooves a free people to practice also that eternal vigilance which is the price of liberty. Reform is necessary to rebuild and estab lish in tbe hearts of the whole peo ple the Union eleven years ago hap pily rescued from the danger of a corrupt centralism, which, after in-» dieting upon ten States the rapacity of carpet-bag tyrannies has honey combed tbe offices of tbe Federal stead has obstructed resumption by wasting our resources and exhausting all our surplus income, and while an Dually professing to intend a speedy return to specie payments, has an» nually enacted fresh hindrances thereto. As such a hindrance we de nounce the resumption clause of the act of 1875, and we here demand its repeal. We demand a judicious sys tem of preparation by public econo mists by official retrenchments and by wise finance, which shall enable the nation to assure the whole world of its perfect ability and its perfect readiness to meet any of its promises at the call of the creditor entitled to payment. We believe such a system well dveised, and, above all, entrusts ed to competent hands for execution, creating at no time an artificial scarci ty of currency and at no time alarm ing the public mind into a withdraw al of that vast machinery of credit by which ninety-five per cent, of all business transactions are performed. A system open, public and inspiring general confidence would, from the day of its adoption, bring healing in its wings to all our harassed indus try, and set in motion the wheels of commerce, manufactures and the me chanical arts, restoro employment to labor and renew in all its national source the prosperity of the people. Reform is necessity in the sum and mode of Federal taxation to the end that capital be set free from distrust and labor lightly burdened* We de nounce the present tariff, levied up~ on nearly 4,000 articles, as a master piece of injustice in equality and false pretence. It yields a dwindling, not a yearly rising revenue. It has impoverished many industries to sub sidize a few. It prohibits imports that might purchase the products of American labor. It Las degraded American commerce from the first to an inferior rank upon the high seas. It has cut down the sales of American manufactures at homo and abroad and depleted tho returns of ! American agriculture or industry fol ! lowed by half our people. It costs j the people five times more than it , produces to the Treasury. It ob ' structs the processes of production and wastes the fruits of labor. It promotes fraud and fosters smug gling; enriches dishonest officers and bankrupts honest merchants. We demand that all Custom'House taxa tion shall be only for revenue. Re form is necessary in tbe scale of pub lic expense, Federal, State and muni cipal. Federal taxation has swollen from $60,000,000 gold in 1860 to $450,000,000 currency in 1870; our aggregate taxation from $184,000,- 000 gold in 1860 to $730,000,000 cur rency iu 1870, or in one decade from lees than five dollars per bead to raoro than eighteen lollars per head. Since the peace, the people have paid to their tax gatherers more than thrice the sum of th national debt and more than twice that sum for the Federal Government alone. We demand a vigorous frugality in eve ry department, and from evciy offi cer of the Government reform is nec essnry to put a stop to the profligate waste of public lands and their di version from actual settlors by the party in power, which has squander ed two hundred millions of acres up on railroads alone, and out of more than thrice that aggregate has dis posed of less than a sixth directly to tillers of the soil. Reform is necessary to correct the omissions of a Republican Congress and tbe errors of our treaties and our diplomacy which have stripped our fellow-citizens of foreign birth and kindred race recrossing the At lantic of the shield of American citi zenship and have exposed our breth ren of the Pacific coast to the incur sion of a race not sprung from the same great parent stock, and in fact now by law denied citizenship through naturalization, as being neither accustomed to the traditions of a progressive civilization nor ex ercised in liberty under equal laws. We denounce the policy which thua discards tho liberty loving German, and tolerates the revival of the Coolie trade in Mongolian women, imported for immoral purposes and Mongolian men hired to perform servile labor contracts, and demand such modification of the treaty with the Chinese empire or such legisla tion by Congress within a consti- tntional limitation as shall prevent the further importation or immigra tion of the Mongolian race, lie form is necessary, and can never be effected but by making the control- ing issue of the elections, lifting it above the false issues with which the office holding class and the party iu power seek to smother it. The false issuo with which they would enkindle sectarian strife in ro-< spect to the public schools, of which the establishment to support be longing exclusively to the several States ftnd which the Democratic party has cherished from their foundation and resolved to main tain, without partiality or pro ferepce for any class, sect or creed, and without contributing from the Treasury to any of the false issues by which they seek to light anew tho dy ing embers of sectional hate between kindred people once unnaturally es tranged, but now reunited in ono indivisible Republic and a common destiny. Reform is necessary in the civil service. Experience proves that efficient economical conduct of the governmental business is not possible if its civil service be sub ject to change at every election, be a prize fought for at the ballot box, be a brief reward of party zeal in stead of posts of honor asssigned for proved competency had held for fidelity in the public employ; that tbe dispensing of patronage should neither be a tax upon the time of all our public men nor tho instrument of their ambition. Hero again pro.- fessions falsified in the performance attest that the party in power can work out no poetical or salntary ro- form. Reform is necessary even more in the bigtier grades of public service—in President. Vice-Presi dent, Judges, Senators, Representa tives, Cabinet officers. These and peculation, the President’s private dress in tho Evening Dispatch ad vocating a compromise on the Finan cial Question. They favor a South ern man for Vice President and the postponement of tho financial plank, until after a nomination. They state, the Peter Cooper Ticket will bo withdrawn if the Democrats favor greenbacks. Tho soft money men, representing 21 statos, ask the Convention to pass a resolution call ing for the repeal of the resumption act. It is believed the two-thirds rule will stand. The Greenback delega tion from New York claim an equal tion is complete that the first step in reform must be the people’s choice of honest men from another party, lest the disease of one political or ganization infect the body politic, and thereby making no change of men or party we can get no change of measure and no reform. All these abases, wrongs and crimes, the pro duct of sixteen years’ ascendancy of i footing with the Utica delegation in the Republican party, create a ne cessity for reform confessed by Re publicans themselves. But their re formers are voted down in Conven tion and displaced from the Cabinet. Tho parties and mass of honest votes is powerless to resist the eighty thousand office holders, its leaders and guides. Reform can only be had by a peaceful, civil revolution. We demand a change of system, a change of administration, a change of parties, that we may have a change of measures and of men. The reading was frequently inter rupted by applause. The denunci ation of the resumption act and de mand for its repeal was received with especial favor. At the conclusion, Mr. Dorsheimer said the Committee had adopted and endorsed, though not as a part of the platform, a reso lution—which he read—endorsing the action of the House of Represen tatives in cutting down appropria tions. He exhorted them to firm ness. Also a resolution as to the just claims of soldiers, snilors and widows and orphans- On the adoption of tbe platform the Chair announced the vote—yeas, 651; nays, 83; so the report of the Platform Committee was adopted. Nominations were then in order, and the roll of the States was called. Col. Williams nominated Mr. Hen dricks; Mr. Whitely, of Delaware, nominated Mr. Bayard; Mr. Leon Abbott, of New Jersey, nominated Mr. Parker; Mr. Francis Kernan, of New York, nominated Mr. Tilden. The first ballot stood: Alien, 56; Tilden, 40.3£; Parker, 18; Hancock, 75: Bayard, 27; Hendricks, 133£. The second ballot stood: AlleD, •74; Tilden, 467; Parker, 18; Hancock, 71; Hendricks, 108; Thnrman, 2. Iowa changed 20 for Tilden. £lli nois changed 24 for Tilden and 18 for Hendricks. Missonri changed 20 for Tilden and 10 for Hendricks. At the close of the second ballot, without waiting for the announce ment from the Chair, the Convention arose and gave long and tumultuous cheers for ten minutes. The excite ment and noise almost drowned the music by the band. Various other States announced changes amid great confusion, including Delaware, who went solid for Tilden. Pennsylvan ia moved to make it unanimous. In diana seconded Pennsylvania’s motion to make the nomination unanimous and it was adopted. A motion to adjourn till 10 o’clock to-morrow was carried at 8:20 o’clock. the contests for seats, and request that neither be admitted until the Convention can act on their claims. At the Tilden headquarters his friends claim 442 votes on the first ballot. Tbe opponents of Tilden deny the j correctness of this estimate in many states. They claim 266 votes. The full vote is 738; necessary to a choice 492. Hendrick's vote is put dowu at 255. The friends, of Tilden, say he will get the two thirds vote and tho noin ination on the 2d ballot. Gen. Hancock is spoken of as a compromise candidate; also Heury B. Payne, of Ohio. Wo copy the following facts in substance from the special Telegram The proceedings of the St. Louis Convention so fill up our columns that we must defer a full notice until next week. Pres. MacMahon has pardoned 87 communists. A few special cases, involving attempts upon life or liber ty, will be referred to tbe council of of Ministers before being prosecut ed. In case of a war between Turkey and Servia, Austria and Prussia will mass a considerable force on tho Turkish frontier. FROM WASHINGTON. June 29.—Tho conference commit tee on Naval appropriations made a report, which was adopted and goes to the President. The conference committee on the Post Office appro priation bill reported that they were unable to agree. Senate adjourned. In the House a now conference committee was appointed on tho Post Office appropriation bill. Tho conference report on tho Naval ap propriation bill was adopted. Washington, June 29.—Tho South ern States on the 1st ballot voted : Arkansas, Tilden 12 ; Alabama, Til den 13: Hendricks, 5; Hancock 2; Geor gia; Tilden 5; Hancock, 1; Bayard, 16; Virginia, Tilden, 17; Hendricks, 1; Bayard, 4; Wost Virginia, Allen, 10 ; Texas, Tilden, 10 ; Hendricks, 10 ; Hancock, 2 ; Bayard, 1 ; South Carolina, Tilden, 14 ; Mo bile, Tilden, 2; Hendricks, 7 ; A 1 - len, 2; Broadhead, 19; Tennessee, Hendricks, 24; Mississippi, Tilden, 16; Louisiana, Tilden, 9; Hendricks, 5; Bayard, 2; Maryland, Tilden, 11; Hendricks, 3; Hancock, 2; Florida, Tilden, 8 : North Carolina, Tilden, 9 ; Hendricks, 4 ; Hancock, 5 ; Bayard, 2. On tho 2d ballot North Carolina changed to Tilden, 19; Hancock 1; Maryland changed to Tilden 16;Hondricks, 14. Tho oth er States voted as follows: Texas, Til den, 16; Louisiana, Tilden, 16; Mary land, Tilden, 14: Hendricks, 6; Geor gia, Tilden, 15. Bayard, 7. Tho re- mainiuglSouthern States voted as in the first ballot. FOREIGN NEWS. A launch from Jamaica was re cently surprised and captured. It to the Chronicle <£;'Sentinel. The ! contained amunition, carbines, cloth- Georgia delegation held a meeting j ing provisions Ac. Nino insurgents this morning (26th) to perfect their i were killed, among thorn a Colonel organization. Gov. James M. Smith j Duran. was elected Clntirman and Patrick 1 Yellow fever is raging at Havan- Walsh, of tho Chronicle <fc Senti ; na, many cases proving fatal. nel, Secretary ' Prince Milan left Belgrade for tho All of the Southern delegations ! army amid tho cheers of tho popu- St. Louis, June 29.—Tho Conven tion was called to order at 10:20 o'clock. Interest has evidently great ly abated. Many delegates left, leav ing their alternates in their places. Tho galleries contain but few specta tors. After prayer by Episcopal Bishop Robertson, tbe Chair an nounced several telegrams, which were read. HeDdricks was nominated by ac clamation on the first ballot. After the proclamation of Hen dricks’ nomination Kelly, of New York, rose to address the chair. [Ap plause]- Loud calls were made for “Kelley,” “Kelley.” He proceeded to the platform amid cheers. Kelly said there was no man here who worked more strenuously than him self against the nomination of Tilden, but it was his earnest belief that we e®hld not carry the election with an Eastern candidate. The Convention has decided otherwise and he bowed to tho decision and' none would la bor harder than be for his election. Ho expressed his great admiration for Hendricks and confidence in his pure character and counselled the burial of all personal opinions and coneentrato for an effort for a com mon victory. He proceeded with some comment on the necessity for a change of the national administra- f ion through Democratic success and was frequently greeted with applause. The following are tho members of tho National Committee for the Southern States: Alabama, Bragg; Florida, Call; Kentucky, McHenry; Maryland, Horsey; Louisiana, Johns; Missouri. Priest; Tennessee, Bates, South Carolina, Rion; Mississippi, Barkesdale; Virginia, Campbell; Tex as, Stockdale; Georgia, Barnes; North Carolina, West. After the usual resolutions tho Convention adjourned sine tlie- were waited on Sunday Jby the friends of Governor Tilden and plied with arguments going to show that he is the strongest and the most available candidate in the field. The indications now arc that he will re ceive a large vote from the South, and it is among Southern represen tatives that tho strongest work is being done. The-plan of the Tilden men is to make Southern delegates believe that he is the only candi date who can be elected. Tammany Hall is represented here in forca They are led by August Bellmout, Augustus Schell, John Kelly, Roger A. Pryor and Sunset Cox. They declare that the nomination of Til den means the defeat of tho Demo cratic party next November, and they assert positively that he is not able to carry his own State. The Tammany . men, however do not seem to be effecting mnch by their opposition. Tilden certainly has a majority of the delegates, and it the majority rule should bo adopted he would probably be nominated on the first ballot. There is little hopo of this. The two-thirds rule will be adhered to, and in it lies Tilden’s chief dangev. The Western Demo cratic influence is being thrown heavily against him on acconnt of tho part he took in defeating Gov. Allen last year, and it may be strong enough to bring about his defeat. (Signed) P. W. Blaine's Failing Health.—He has been closely confined to his bed for days with symptoms of extreme physical prostration. He ho has a low fever, resulting from malaria, which, his physicians apprehend, is assuming typhoid form. A change of climate is regarded as absolutely necessary. Among tho Senators who have gone to St. Louis, to attend the Democratic Convention, are Messrs. Barnum, Saulsbury, Davis, Keman, Ransom, Dennis, Gordon and Wal lace. FOREIGN NEWS. The Powers arc again exercising a pressure at Belgrade to induce Ser via to abandon its warlike attitude. In case of a war between Servia and Turkey Austria will be neut ral. FROM WASHINGTON. June 27.—Tho proceedings in neither House of Congress to day were of general interest. In secret session the Senate confirmed A. S. Taylor as Postmaster of Athens, Georgia. GENERAL lace and salutes from the batteries. The Metropolitan and all tho bishops have gono to the frontier to bless the troops. Athens, Juno 20.—Severe earths quake shocks occurred at jCornith to day. Several houses were destroy ed and the remainder threatened to collapse. Tho inhabitants havo fled. TAKE Simmons' Liver Regulator, For all iHaoases of tbo Liver, Stomach nn 1 Spleen. 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