"I read these letters to the committee. To the letter of Allen no comment was made, but Mr. Hancock's was objected to by Mr. Hurd on the ground that Hancock had been a Union man in Texas during the war. It was desired that either Mr. Cook or myself should be chairman of the committee. He declined on the ground of ill-health, and I foresaw that the tone of the resolutions was likely to be extreme. "A sub-committee, composed of White, Heisley, Ewing, Vance, and myself, was appointed to report resolutions for the action of the full committee. The first and fifth resolutions were mine. The third was drawn by Alex. Long or Hurd. Heisley moved to strike out of that resolution all after 'will be resisted by the people.' The vote stood: "Ayes--Heisley and Morgan. "Noes--Ewing, Vance, and White. "Ewing then moved to strike out all after the words 'last extremity.' The vote stood: "Ayes--Ewing, Heisley, and Morgan. "Noes--White and Vance. "When the sub-committee reported to the committee, Hurd moved to amend by adding after the words 'last extremity' the words, 'even to an appeal to arms.' In the mean time Ward had been called away to preside over the convention, and some one else withdrew. The vote was nine for the amendment, eight against it. The resolution as to the national convention would have been carried by the same vote, but after a declaration in favor of an appeal to arms it was allowed to go by default. All of the speeches but my own were written and in type before the convention met. The convention struck up the 'Marseillaise,' and I took step to the music. "I still have strong hopes of your inauguration, and if you are not our country will be in peril. "With great respect, Truly yours, "GEORGE W. MORGAN." GEORGE W. MORGAN TO HON. W. C. P. BRECKENRIDGE "MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, _Jan. 16th, 1877_. "DEAR SIR,--From some cause yours of the 13th instant has only this morning been received. My engagements are such as to prevent me from being with you to-morrow. All movements, political or otherwise, must have a recognized leader. Mr. Tilden is ours. I have reason to believe that the action of our convention went beyond his wishes. Mr. Pelton wrote to me just before our convention, and not long since I had a note from Mr. Hewitt. The tone of both indicate a policy less pronounced than that taken by Ohio. "The last clause of our third resolution was adopted by one majority, and would have been rejected had not two of the committee been absent when the vote was taken. I regret that I cannot have a full exchange of views with the gentlemen to be present. My judgment is that we should defer to the views of Messrs. Tilden and Hendricks. "Truly y'rs, "GEORGE W. MORGAN. "_Hon. W. C. P. Breckenridge._" CHARLES F. ADAMS TO TILDEN "31 PEMBERTON SQUARE, BOSTON, _16th Jan., 1877_.