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

OFFICIAL PROCEE DILVGS OF THE
Decided as carried by 1891 to 901, New York and Maine not vot
in.
A delegate from California moved that the Convention do now adjourn until to-morrow morning at ten o'clock. Lost.
Mr. BELMONT, of New York,offered the following, Resolved That the thanks of the Convention be given to the Sachems and
members of thie Tammany Society for having provided and surrendered their
magnificent edifice for the accommnodation of the Convention, and for their
courteous and efficient assistance given to the National Committee in their
preparations for the Convention. (Applause.)
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
A delegate from Pennsylvania offered the following, Resolved, That it is the sense of this Convention, that in all future Democratic Conventions the candidate who shall receive a majority of all the votes
of the Electoral College shall be declared the nominee of the Convention.
Clies of " No! no!"
The delegate asked that it be referred to the Committee on Resolutions.
The P.RESIDENT. -The resolution will be so referred if there be no objection.
Mr. J. A. SPAULDINCG, of Kentucky, offered the following, -
Resolved, That the persons whose names may be presented to this Convention as candidates for the nomination for President and Vice-President be
pledged to support the nominees. (Applause.)
The resolution was adopted.
A number of delegates here tried to obtain the floor.
The PRESIDENT. - The Convention will be in order. If delegates will allow
us to dispose of.the resolutions already sent up, we shall get along with our
business much more rapidly. The Chair will try and recognize members in
their order. But these resolutions are entitled to precedence. In no other
way can the records of this Convention be preserved in order.
Mr. MAIATTINGLY, of Kentuicky, offered the following, Resolved by this Convention, That the President of the United States be
requested to issue a proclamation of universal amnesty. (Applause.)
Mr. DAwSON, of Pennsylvania. - Mr. Chairman, I hope that that resolution
will be put to a direct vote. I regard it as the most important resolution
yet presented to this Convention, and I trust it will meet with unanimous
support.
The resolution was then again read and adopted.
Mr. BERNARD SCHWARTZ, of Missouri, offered the following,
Resolved, That the Radical party in establishlling two different currencies -
one a depreciated paper currency for the masses of the people, the other a
gold currency to pay the bondholders' interest - acted in direct violation of
the best interests of the people; that honesty requires the speedy payment
of the public debt, which can only be done by an economical administration
of the government, and a judicious system of equalized taxation, so as to
bring the country gradually back to specie payments, and that all efforts to
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