Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-06

C1hACUSE, Ccpt f.
Hon. Francis Herman was elected temporary
Chairman. On taking the chair, he address,
ed the Convention, reviewing the state of the
country, and said it is our duty to meet the
present danger, and do all in our power to stay
the ruin that seems impending. To this end
it is our duty to oppose abolitionism at the
North and secession at the South, which are
equally mating the war on our government,
and l exhort you, from my heart, as men and
pa riots, to consign both to one common
grave The abotionists of the North,
through the ballot box, are seeking to retain
power which is destructive as death to the
institutions under which we live. Let us
take a position which shall enable us to put
abolitionists down at the ballot box. We care
not what men are in charge of the Government,
it is our duty to protect and preserve that
Government, and resist, with arms, if need be,
with our lives, the men who seek to overthrow
it. We will say to everybody, at home and
abroad, that this must be no war for the eman-
cipation of slaves, but war for the preserva-
ton of the Government and of the rights of
all sections of the Union. The time has come
when the position of great party must be
decislvely taken, for no negative policy can
preserve the country from destruction at this
crisis. 1t is true that, unhappily for the
country, we have not the power at this time
to administer the Government, but we can
clearly, boldly, and proudly mark out the de-
clsive course of action which We propose, in
order 10 rescue the country from the dangers
that surround it.
He further says the same party can give
tone to this war so that it may be said that
this was a war TO uphold the Constitution, to
preserve the government, to give to every sec
ton of the country their just rights under the
Constitution, and so that it may be known
that we have fought to put down this rebel
lion from love to our country and not from
hate of our brethren of the South and that
we are ready to proclaim that as soon as this
armed rebellion is over we are prepared to
meet the South again in a liberal spirit and
guarantee full constitutional rights to all.
AFT ERNOON.
The Democratic Convention was perma-
nently organized by the election of Theodore
j. Redfeld of New York, as President, and a
number of Vice Presidents.
"A resolution was off red that II representa-
tives of each organization, viz: Tammany and
Mozart, of New York City, be entitled seats
on this floor, the object being to reunite the
Democracy against the Republican Party.
VIM. Scuddington said he recognized true
democrat in every man who was in favor of
prosecuting the war within the limits of the
constitution, and of offering the most liberal
terms of peace. Scuddington offered an
amendment to the resolution, admitting the
entire ammany and Mozart delegations, and
allowing them to cast full votes.
Mr.. Leord moved an amendment which was
passed, allowing both delegations to cast "a
votes.
The President announced that both delega-
tons were admitted to the floor, with leave to
cast II votes each.
The 1ammany delegation then withdrew
from the hall for consultation
A committee on resolutions was a pponted.