New-York Democratic. cuse; that it prosecuted its partisan pur-mercial supremacy of the State. We look to poses by revolutionary methods; that it per the inquiry now in progress under the direc sistently obstructed Resumption, and sill tion of the Legislature to develop the facts constantly presses disturbing measures; which will guide to ali needed action. that it reopens sectional questions closed by the National triumph, and threatens to repeal the war legislation that its Southern element answers conciliat on only with vio, lence that its hope of success rests alone on a Solid South, and that its triumph would The Democratic party of the State of New. make the Solid South the ruling force of the York, in convention a sembled, profoundly Nation. We recognize that the free body of sensible of the important consequences de. the people wno defended the Union, of what-pending on the immediate result of their ever party name, are equally patriotic and deliberations, do declare and reassert the equally interested in good government, and principles of popular liberty and rights laid we earnestly invoke them to unite in resist- down by Washington, Jefferson, and the ing the dangerous designs of a party organi- other founders of the Republic. We hold to zation, under the sway of those who were the Constitution with all its amendments lately in rebellion, and seek to regain in the sacredly maintained and enforced, and to the halls of legislation what they lost on the field rights of the Stats under the Constitution. The tendencies of the Republican party to centralization and consolidation are con trary to the principles of our institutions. The United States form a Nation in the sense, the extent and for the purposes defined in the Federal Constitution, and we resist every attempt to transform it into an empire. We insist on unity, fraternity and concord, and that the issues settled by the war shall not be revived. We deprecate the efforts of the Republican managers to revive sectional feuds and to rekindle the passions of the past. We demand honest elections and an honest count of votes. Never again by fraud or force shall the popular will be set aside to gratify unscrupulous partisans. of battle. 6. The successful_resumption of specie payments, despite Democratic prediction and hostility, is the crowning element of the Republican financial po.icy. Followed by returning National prosperity, improved credit, a refunded debt and reduced interest, it adds another to the triumphs which prove that the Kepublican party is equal to the highest demand. Our whole currency should be kept at par with the monetary standard of the commercial world, and any attempt to debase the standard, to depreciate the paper or deteriorate the coin should be firmly re sisted. 7. The claims of the living and the memories of the dead defenders of the Nation conJure us to protest against the partisan and unpatriotic greed which expels old Union soldiers from their well-deserved rewards and advances Confederate soldiers to their places. The Democracy oppose all favorit:sm. No single interest or class of persons should be protected at the expense of others. Democ racy means the government of the whole people, for the whole people and by the whole people; but if any class is to receive 8. As the pledge and proof of its economy special consideration it should be the work. in State administration, the Republican ing people, whom all other governments opparty, in spite of prolonged Democratic re-press and crush. The rights of the people sistance, proposed and passed the Constitu- should be scrupulously protected from the tional amendments which restrict the ex-encroachments of capital and the despotic penses of the canals to their receipts. and greed of corporations. reform the whole system of canal and prison management, and by extinguishing the public indebtedness and relieving the people from any farther tax, therefore it effected a great saving in State taxation. These fruits of Republican measures the Democra s have brazenly attempted to appropriate as their own. Appealing to the records in support of our declaration, we pronounce their claims unfounded, and hold up their authors as public impostors. 9. The irregularities of taxation which press most upon those least able to bear then should be remedied. To this end the Republican Legislature created a commis. sion to revise the assessment and tax law, and to reach a class of property which now largely escapes, and we remind the people that this salutary reform was unwarrant ably defeated by the present Democratic executive. The Democracy believo now, as they have always believed, in gold and silver as the Constitutional money of the country. We condemn the speculative methods of the present Secretary of the Treasury, the ques ionable favoritism he has shown to particu. lar monetary institut ons or so-called "syndicates" and the extravagance he has permitted in his departme. tin connection with his refunding s hemes. We look with shame and sorrow on the disgraceful repudiation of all their professions of civil service reform by the Executive and his supporters. Federal offices have been freely given for despicable partisan services: leading offi. cers of the Government are making partisan speeches, managing political camp igns and requiring their subordinates to contr bute to campaign funds in derogation of every principle and promise of an honest civil service. The hundred and four thousand Federal 10. Moneyed and transportation corpora- officers constitute an army moving un er a tions are not alone the works of private en- single direction to keep the Republican terprise, but are created for public use, and party in power, and this vast patronage is with due regard to vested rights, it is the now used as a corruption fund against the clear province and the plain duty of the people. We congratulate the people of NewState to supervise and regulate such cor- York on the results of Democratic adminis. porations as to secure the just and impartial tration, in the payment of the State debt, treatment of all interested, to foster the in- the reduction of expenses and the dimin dustrial and agricultural welfare of the ished burden of taxation. We condemn the people, and with a liberal policy favor the efforts of demagogues to create jealousy and public water ways, and maintain the com-antagonism between the City of New-York and the rest of the State, when their inter-withdrawn, and that all money that may be ests are identical, and the growth of the one used by the people-whether gold, silver or is the prosperity of the other. The people of paper-shall be issued by the general Gov. New-York-fariners, manufacturers and ernment, and be made a full legal-tender for merchants alike-demand that they shall all debts and dues, public and private, the have all the advantages which accrue 10 volume of such money to be about $50 per them from their favorable position, and that capita, or sufficient to meet all the require the railroads they have chartered and en- ments of trade. That the established volume dowed with vast and profitable privileges of the currency shall be increased from time shall be operated for their benefit and not to time in a direct ratio with the increase in for their rain. We therefore indorse as our the business and population of the country, expression of the foregoing principles the so as to maintain for the dollars as nearly as possible a uniform purchasing power. That following: all the new issues of paper money shall be used to cancel the interest-bearing debt of the Nation, to promote needed public improvements, and to pay current expenses. That the surplus money now in the Treasury of the Nation shall be used to cancel the interest-bearing debt. That the National Government shall issue no more interest-bearing obligations, and that outstanding bonds shall be paid and cancelled at once. That the postal savings banks shall be established. The equal taxation of all property. That the salaries paid public officers shall be reduced to the basis of just compensation for services 2. All property should bear its just propor-rendered, and all unnecessary offices aboltion or taxation, and we pledge the Demo-ished. That there shall be proper legislation cratic party to reform the laws of assess The Democratic officers of the State of New-York, by the ability and fidelity in which they have discharged their duty during the past three years, by their conscientious application of Constitutional tests to the acts of every department of the State Government, by their successful resistance to private and partial legislation, and by their economic conduct of the finances and reduction of expenses of the State Government, have entitled themselves to the gratitude of their fellow-citizens of all parties. 1. Honesty, efficiency and economy in every department of the Government. ments to that end. 3. Lessening the burdens and increasing the advantages of the working people. 4. The equal protection of the rights of labor and capital under tust laws. 5. The railroads prohibited by law from unjust discrimination, and from favoring localities or individuals. 6. The tolls upon the canals to be kept at the lowest rates possible consistent with economical and efficient management. 7. The maintenance of the public schools, the pride and hope of a free State. for the purpose of collecting and preserving reliable statistics, to form the basis of intel ligent action on all labor questions, to the end that labor may be fully and constantly employed and justly compensated. The es tablishment of just and equitable rates for railroad fare and transportation. That the Leg slature, at the earliest moment possible, shall pass a law giving to mortgagees of real estate the right of redemption for five years after sales. That reasonable limitation laws shall be enacted to prevent land monopolies. The abolition of the State Prison contract system. That no political assessments on candidates for office or office-holders shall be permitted in this party. A reduction of the legal rates of interest. That a debt due for labor performed shall take precedence of all af-other claims. That no more public lands "shall be voted to corporations. but that they shall be held for actual settlers. That we faver a tariff which shall protect American industry and manufacturers. That the Government shall faithfully perform its pledge made to the Union soldier at the time of enlistment. to wit: That they receive 160 acres of land on being discharged, and an equitable payment per month to each soldier, according to the value of the full legal tender dollar. 8. Prisons for the punishment and reformation of criminals, and not for the injury of honest labor, which should be protected as tar as possible from such competition. 9. Municipal self-government in local fairs. 10. That the successful efforts of our Democratic Representatives in Congress in re. storing a fair and intelligent jury system. and in protecting the freedom of the ballot and preventing the unconstitutional interterence of the Federal Administration with the State elections, are approved, and the action of the Executive in vetoing the legis lation designed to prevent the presence of armed soldiers and the employment of paid Federal supervisors and marshals at the polls, and the use of the public funds for this purpose is denounced by the Democracy of the State of New-York. 11. And as the foundation of all liberty and prosperity, privileges and rights, under our Government, we shall continue to uphold a system of untrammeled suffrage absolutely free from Federal force or supervision. It is the duty of the State, alike in the interest of taxation, temperance, and equal and exact Justice to the community, to make such revision of the Excise laws as will better secure the rights of the citizens to life, liberty, property and public order. Obio Republican. [Adopted May 28.] That the Republican party of Ohio, reaffirming the cardinal doctrines of its adopted faith, as heretofore proclaimed, especially pledges itself anew to the maintenauce of free suffrage, equal rights, the unity of the Nation, and the supremacy of the National Government in all matters placed by the Constitution under its control. the of That the financial administration of the Republican party, Government by the work of great in accomplishing the resumption specie payments, in restoring our currency to a par value, in greatly reducing the burden of the National debt, in refunding a large proportion of the samé at a rate of interest one-third less than That the National bank currency shall be the former rate, thereby alone saving to the New-York Greenback-Labor. [Adopted August 29.] Treasury $13,000,000 a year, and in enhancing the National credit to a standing never before attained, is a source of just pride to the Republicans of Ohio, and deserves the warm approbation of the American people. Ohio Democratic. [Adopted June 4.] That we reaffirm the financial principles heretofore advocated by the Democratic party of Ohio; that the issue of money in any form, and the regulation thereof be. long to the General Government alone, and ought not to be delegated or intrusted to individuals or corporations; that we there fore oppose the perpetuation of the present National banking system as a means of control over the currency of the country. and demand the gradual substitution of Treasury notes for National bank currency, to be made receivable for all dues and a legal tender equally with coin, such Gov. ernment issues to be regulated upon principles established by legislation or organic law so as to secure the greatest possible staoility of value. * **Demanding the full restoration of silver to its original place as a money metal, the same as gold. * Ohio Greenback. [Adopted at Columbus, June 4.] That the General Government should issue an ample volume of full legal-tender currency to meet the business needs of the country, and to promptly pay all of its debts. **Inflexibly opposed to the issue by the Government of interest bearing bonds of any description, for any purpose whatever. The National banking system should be immediately abolished. * **A tariff amply sufficient for protecting American industries should be maintained till a free financial sys. tem may have shown it to be unnecessary to tax labor for the support of capital. All internal revenues should be dispensed with, and a graduated income-tax substituted. We demand the immediate calling in and payment of all United States bonds in full legal. tender money. Pennsylvania Republican. [Adopted July 23.] * * In favor of the discharge of the National debt in coin, according to the understanding between the Government and the lender; of a paper currency redeemable in coin, and of the existing National banking system. * * Demand that our present financial system remain undis. turbed. * That to the policy and prac tice of protection to home industry and home production inaugurated and sustained by the Republican party, we are indebted for the growth and development of our demestic and foreign commerce, and for the prosperous condition and strength of the National finances, and that to the continuance of that policy must we look in the future for assured prosperity peace throughout our whole country. In fostering the same we desire to insure constant labor employment to at remunerative wages. * * *That the United States of America is a Nation, not a league. Its Constitution, and all laws made in pursu ance thereof, are the supreme law of the land, anything in the constitution or laws of a State to the contrary notwithstanding. and Pennsylvania Democratic. That the Democratic party, as of old. favors a Constitutional currency of gold and silver, and of paper convertib.e into coin. Pennsylvania Greenback. [Adopted July 15.] In favor of the payment of the National debt strictly in accordance with the stipulations of the contract under which it was created, and that no more interestbearing bonds or the Federal Government be issued. * * That the Federal Gov. ernment only shall issue money; that such money shall be full legal tender, and that full legal-tender green backs shall be substi tuted for National bank notes. mand, for the sake of economy and convenience, that the trade dollar and frac tional silver coin be replaced by tractional paper currency. " * Demand the enactment of an income tax law. * ** De Population of the chief Citics and Towns of the State of New-York in 1875 and 1870. 1875. 1870. 1875. 1870. 1875. 1870. Flushing.... 15,367 14,650 Hempstead. 14,802 13,999 Fishkill...... 13,471 11,752 Oswegatchie 13,204 13,094 Schenectady 12,748 11,026 Lockport.... 12,624 12,426 Cortlandt.... 11,970 11,694 Rome... 11,922 11,000 Oyster Bay.. 11,462 10,595 Brookhaven 11,451 10.159 N. York.1,046,037 942,292 Elmira...... 20.538 15,863 IN THE STATES. CALIFORNIA.-A new Constitution, making complete changes in the government of the State, was adopted at the September election. CONNECTICUT.-An amendment providing that elections for the General Assembly shall be biennial, the members to hold their offices for two years, and that if this be adodted there should be no election on the Tuesday after the first Monday of Novem. ber, 1879, was submitted to the people at a special election in September; also, an amendment providing that the Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts shall remain upon the bench until seventy-five, instead of until seventy years of age. Both amend ments were rejected by the following vote: For biennial sessions amendment, 21,430: against. 46,019. For the judiciary amend ment, 18,002; against, 49,221. INDIANA.-At the election on the first Monday in April, 1880, the following amendments will be voted upon by the peo ple: First-Requiring every voter to be registered, and to have resided in the State six months, in the township sixty days, and in the ward or precinct thirty days immediately preceding election, before being enti tled to vote. Second-Striking out the words "No ne. gro or mulatto shall have the right of suf. frage" from Section 5, Art. 2, of the Consti tution. Third-Providing that all general elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, township elections to be held at such times as may be provided by law, and the General Assembly to fix the time for electing all Judges of the Courts. Fourth-Striking the word "white" from the Constitution. MAINE.-An amendment providing that the Governor and members of the Legisla ture shall be elected biennially, and hold office two years succeeding their election, was submitted to and adopted by the people on September 8. The nrst election under the amendment will be held on the second Monday of September. 1880, and the first meeting of the Legislature under the same will be on the first Wednesday of January, 1881. MISSISSIPPI.-The following amendment was rejected at the November election: "The political year shall begin on the first Monday in January; the Legislature shall meet at the seat of government on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, A. D. 1882; also on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, 1883, and biennially thereafter, unless sooner convened by the Governor. The time and place of meeting may be altered by law. "A general election, by ballot, shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, A. D. 1880, and biennially thereafter. All officers who go into office on the first Monday in January, 1882, shall be elected at the general election in 1880. All officers who go into office on the first Monday in January, 1880, and all offcers who go into office on the first Monday in January, 1882, shall hold their respective offices for three years, but the constitutional terms of their successors shall not be hereby affected. Electors, in all cases, except in cases of treason, felony and breach of the peace, shall be privileged from arrest during their attendance at elections, and the going to and returning therefrom." NEVADA. The following constitutional amendments have been adopted: That no public funds of any character whatever shall be used for sectarian purposes. Striking the word "white" from section 1 aiticle 2 of the constitution. Fifth-Regulating the fees and salaries of county officers on the basis of population. Sixth-Substituting the words "such other Courts for the words "such inferior Courts," in the 7th Article, so as to enable the Legislature to establish other courts not inferior in jurisdiction to the Circuit Court. Seventh-Providing that no political or municipal corporation in the State shall ever become indebted, in any manner or for any purpose, to an amount in the aggregate exceeding 2 per centum on the value of the taxable property within said corporation, and all bonds or obligations in excess of such amount given by such corporations shall be void: except that in time of war, WEST VIRGINIA.-A Constitutional Amend. foreign invasion or other great public cal. amity, upon a petition of a majority of prop.ment, proposing an increase of the number OHIO.-Amendments were submitted, October 14. relating to the Judiciary, to the election of Senators and Representatives, to the election of State officers and to the election of township officers, extending the term of township trustees from one to three years. All were rejected, because of their failure to receive a majority of the votes cast. The vote was as follows: For the Judiciary Amendment, 159.630; against, 163,639; for the General Assembly Amend. ments, 166,258; against, 158,642; for the 1:5,257; for the township officers amend State officers Amendment, 162.728; against, ment, 197,223; against, 130,445. erty owners, obligations may be incurred to the amount petitioned for. of Circuit Courts, will be submitted to a vote of the people in 1880. Names. 2 3 4 H. Berry, R. C. Newton, H. M. Rector and 1879, January 14-Hon. N. P. Hill was elected to succeed Hon. Jerome B. Chaffee, from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1885. CONNECTICUT. 1879, January 21-Hon. Orville H. Platt was elected to succeed Hon. W. H. Barnum, from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1885. The vote was: Senate-Platt, 13; Barnum, 6. House-Platt, 139; Barnum, 94: Alexander Troup. Greenback, 1. The following ballots were taken in the Republican caucus, January 16: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Marshall Jewell. 35 39 43 43 46 49 47 50 50 46 51 53 52 48 46 41 39 36 Josh R. Hawley 19 55 59 62 63 61 67 65 67 71 71 64 65 6 64 59 59 59 Hy. B. Harrison 14 13 14 18 22 25 21 2 28 28 23 22 16 18 14 20 18 18 Orville H. Platt. 24 25 20 19 17 15 13 9 5 5 5 10 16 23 26 29 25 28 Wm. T. Minor... 14 9 Б 41 P. T. Barnum. C. B. Andrews.. S. W. Kellogg. 10 7 7 4 1 1 ... 192 Whole number.. 148 148 148 150 149 150 148 148 150 150 150 149 149 150 150 150 149 149 Necess'y to maj. 75 75 75 76 75 76 75 75 76 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 75 75 * Informal. + Douglas 1. Names. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 M. Jewell.. 33 42 45 47 47 46 47 43 41 41 40 40 37 34 26 18 3 3 J.R. Hawley 58 60 60 58 61 60 67 65 62 62 57 63 63 64 64 66 72 71 72 HBHarris n 16 16 14 17 14 12 11 12 17 16 12 12 9 8 9 7 2 2 O. H. Platt.. 29 25 26 28 28 24 25 29 31 31 33 36 39 43 51 61 74 75 76 W. T. Minor] J 1 1 Whole num. 148 150 152 152 150 142 150 149 151 150 142 151 148 149 150 152 151 151 149 Nec, to maj. 75 76 77 77 76 73 76 75 76 76 72 76 75 75 76 77 76 76 75 On the 17th the Democratic caucus nominated Hon. W. H. Barnum by acclamation. FLORIDA. 1879, January 21-Hon. Wilkinson Call was elected to succeed Hon. Simon B. Conover, from March 4. 1879, to March 3, 1885. The vote was: Senate-Call, 23; scatter ing, 8. House-Call, 48; Conover and others, 25. ILLINOIS. 1879, January 21-Hon. John A. Logan was elected to succeed Hon. Richard J. Oglesby, from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1885. The vote was: Senate-Logan, 26; J. C. Black, 24: J. McAuliffe (Socialist), 1. House-Logan. 80: Black. 60; Alexander Campbell (Nat.), 10; McAuliffe, 3. In the Republican caucus Logan received 80 votes and Oglesby 26 votes. In the Democratic caucus, on first ballot, Black_had_37 votes. John R. Eden, 20; Melville W. Fuller, 18; W. R. Morrison, 4: James C. Robinson, 1. Black was unanimously nominated on second ballot. INDIANA. 1879, January 21-Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees was elected to fill the vacancy occa sioned by the death of Hon. Oliver P.Morton. by the following vote: Senate-Voorhees, 26; Godlove S. Orth, 22; James Buchanan, 1. House-Voorhees, 57; ; Orth, 37; Buchanan, 2; Shackelford, 1. Mr. Voorhees was also elected same day for the full term from March 4, 1879, to March 3, 1885. The vote was: Senate-Voorhees, 26; Benjamin Harrison, 22; Buchanan. 1. House-Voor hees, 57; Harrison, 38; Buchanan, 2. KANSAS. 1879, January 31-Hon. John J. Ingalls was elected to be his own successor from March 4, 1879, to March, 1885. The vote was: Senate-Ingalls, 22: Albert H. Horton, 18. House-Ingalls, 64: Horton. 62; John R. Goodwin, 2; D. P. Mitchell, Greenback, 1. The following ballots were taken in the Senate and House of Representatives |