Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-13
New York Democr:. tic Convention

SYRACUSE, Sept. I
Mr.. Redfeld, in his speech on taking the
chair, said he believed the country would
never be relieved from it's present difficulties
but by firmly maintaining regular organiza-
ton of the democratic party The party in
power under the name Of Republicans, after
voting down every measure Of compromise,
including that submitted by their own party
friends, as if to further exasperate the South
IN violation of good faith, again returned to the
policy of prescription. We have, therefore,
as in 1914, the battle to fight over again for
this purpose, and to restore the great and wise
measure OF the independent treasury plan. 1t
becomes necessary that the democratic party
should preserve its independent organization,
and thus insure the more speedy conclusion
OF this unnatural war. He further SAYS civil
war will never preserve but forever DESTROY
the Union of these States.
SYRACUSE Sept. 5.
Immediately after the convention assem-
bled, motion to reconsider the vote on the
resolution admitting the Mozart and ANNA
ny delegations yesterday, was made. A warm
and spirited debate ensued, when the chair
decided that the New York delegations had no
right to speak or vote on the question. An
appeal from the decision was taken and the
chair sustained by vote of 143 to g. Af-
ter long debate, the convention refused to
lay the subject on the table, by vote of 81
to 112.
The convention then refused to hear Mr..
McMasters Of the Freemon's JueuaaI speak,
and ordered the main question.
A strong debate ensued.
The convention then ordered the main
nIlpStlOD and tho t,l-o,, +I,o
stitute offered yesterday, admitting both del
egations from New York, when it was lost,
yeas IS, nays 100.
mitting Tammany, was then adopted without
calling the yeas and nays.
Upon the announcement of the result, Mr.
Fenck, on the part of the Mozart delegation,
rose and entered protest against the rejection
of the representatives Of 1890 Democratic
voters in the city of New York.
The delegation then withdrew
long series of resolutions was offered,
generally expressing love of the Union and a
determination of vigorously prosecuting the
war to an honorable peace for all sections, and
general detestation of The Republican party
and its principles. The following is among
the resolutions
Resoire,t, That the Democracy of this State
will sustain no war, nor countenancc any
peace, tending to the separation ofthese States,
and that they will regard any attempt TO per-
vert this conflict into a war for the emancpa-
ton Of the slaves as fatal to all the hopes of
the restoration f the Union
Resolved, That it is the duty of the Admin
istration, initiating the patriotic spirit of the
people, to abandon the narrow platform of the
{ hicago Convention, which stands condemned
by the sutfrages Of nearly two thirds Of the
people, and step forth on the broad platform
Of the Cincinnati, to expel corrupt men from
Office, to exclude from the councils the advo-
Gates of separation Or abolition, and to recon
struct its Cabinet so as to conform to the al
tered condition of the country and command
more largely the public spirit and confidence
Reso!eed, That while acknowledging the he.
cessity for the summary process of martial law
among insurgents, and within the lines OF
military operations, we protest against its
doctrines that any power except the represen-
tatiyes of the people, can suspend the priv-
leges of the writ Of h4be's co, pas for civil
offences. We protest against the assumption
Of the Executive power to establish a system
of passports f; against the power of the Excel
tive to organize u System of State police
against the right of;the Executive lsosrspress
the discussions of a free press by the refusal
Of mail facilities III any way except by the
decisions of the civil courts, and, finally, that,
we protest against the doctrine of President
Lincon's message that the States derive their
authority from the Federal GoveyDnlvnt, as
subversive of the Fundamental doctrines of
American liberty. .,sr .ys- - -..
-.-,,. .--- AFTERNOON -,. 5.55. -..-sie4 i
D. B. Ogden made patriotic appeal to the
Democracy to rally around the stars and
stripes in support nj the Union. He said the
rebellion must be put doSn, or the govern
ment under which we have lived for SO long
will be put down. He would haze this rebel.
lion crushed, and then would guarantee the
South all constitutional. rights. immense
applause and cheers; '-'.'' ,.l.le- -s.r.,- RI.
Q "A long discussion ensued on the resolutions
which were taken up separately and adopted.
J R..1Floyd Jones was nominated bS facc!anla-
ton for Secretary Of State, Geo. F.: Comstock