Official proceedings of the National Democratic convention, held at New York, July 4-9, 1868.: Reported by George Wakeman, official reporter of the Convention.

OFF1CIAL PROCEEDINGS OF TIlE
one-half, of the patriotic soldiers and sailors are for Horatio Seymour.
(Applause.) And now a word to my friends, against whom I was so lately
arrayed in battle. I say. to them, by-gones are by-gones. (Cries of Go)od!"
"good!" and cheers.) Let the dead bury the dead. I stretch to them the
hand of fellowship and say to them, let us co-operate to arrest disunion and
usurpation. We have a common interest in the country, we have a common
stock in it, and unless we do it the government will be overthrown; it is even
now a despotism. I have said much more, Mr. President, than I intended
to say when I arose. I am in earnest in what I have said, and I ask, I appeal
to my delegation to withdraw my name as a candidate before this Convention. (Cries of " No! no!") There are other gentlemen in this Convention
whom I had rather support than have my name presented.
Mr. SPARKs, of Illinois. - It is believed, by me at least, that when a gentleman declines a nomination, we ought to consult his wishes. At the request
of General McClernand, whom Illinois would take great pleasure in supporting, I now withdraw his name.
Indiana made no nomination.
Hon. Asa C. Dodge nominated.
The State of Iowa being called, Mr. O'NEIL said, Mr. President: I am instructed by fifteen of the sixteen members of the Iowa
delegation to put a name in nomination for the Vice-PrLesidency. Although he is
not here present in the Convention, I am instructed by my delegation to present
the name of a gentleman of irreproachable and stainless private character, of incorruptible integrity, of unswerving devotion to the principles of the Democratic party; a man whose patriotism and fidelity have never been questioned;
a man whose reputation is national.- I wish to say to this Convention that
he has represented the State of Iowa in four different Congresses; that he has
been for two terms the representative of that State in the Senate of the United
States; that he has been for four years, under the administrations of Mr. Pierce
and Buchanan, the American Minister to the Court of Spain. The Iowa
delegation puts in nomination for the office of Vice-President, before the
Convention, the name of the HonI. A. C. DODGE, of Iowa (Cheers.)
Thomas Ewing, Jr., nominated.
Kansas being called, Mr. Blair of Kansas said,
Mr. President: I hold in my hand a letter addressed to me by the Executive
Committee appointed by the Soldiers and Sailors' Convention recently assembled in this city, which i now forward to the Secretary, with a request that it be
read for the information of the delegates, and that it be spread upon the minutes of this Convention as a part of the proceedings thereof. Before it is read,
Mr. President, I desire, on behalf oX the people of Kansas, to present to the consideration of the Convention the name of one of her most honored citizens in
connection with the second office in the gift of the American people. I desire to
present to this Convention the name of a man who is celebrated as a judicial officer, and distinguished as a statesman, and whose military career was the very
impersonation of chivalric and knightly honor. I desire to present for the
consideration of this Convention a name honored alike in the sire and in the
son. I desire, sir, on behalf of Kansas, to present for the consideration of this
Convention tht name of General T'homas Ewing, Jr., of Kansas. (Cheers.)
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