Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-13

WAs not reepoOt1oie 'o' tu's """sfP! -
belIion, brought about ty ,ts sdversa.
.ies 10 power. They were warned and
implored not 10 launch this country into
,he miseries of a civil war. They did II,
and claimed tina, they could, by the
word, restore the Constitution and the
Union as it vas, and we hold them 10
that responsibility in tho face Of God,
the civilized world, and the judgment OF
ages. they demand and require un-
old millions OF treasures, and if they
fail, the judgment Of thei. country, God,
and history, will be against them. As
a citizen of tho Ulited States, he would
not submit one honr, SO help him God,
10 this arbitrary aud irresponsible pow
er. The democratic party had suffered
.lreaoy more ontrsges than ever could
have been conceived. II ! am TO hold
my lie, nv liberty, and personal prop
city subject 10 the arbitrary ~hlm Of
Gen. burnside, or any other General,
TINS convention should never adjourn
uniiI it has achieved the liberty Of the
people. lie said 1t in view of Order
Ne. ss. Cheers. ! trample under
ioo, the Crder OF any military officer
q, fning treason. They may inprison
me, put me to hard labor, take my
lite; but, come what will, dep se OR
der No. 30. Aud if you, my fellow
c,trzcns, are such alject slaves TO your
lives, liberties, and property, at the
dictatlon OF my man, Coionel or Cor
coral you deserve to be slaves, and
pos,eritv will despise you. lie MAN
lained that iis client, Mr.. Naliandigham
who bad dared 10 express he oplnien
upon tie momen,ous quest ons Of the
war, had that right under the consti,u.
ton 10 de liver them, ad he exhorted
the convention 10 postpone every other
question in favor OF the great question
If our own hbe ties. lie would exhort
Mr.. Lincoln on the question Of peace or
war when he had tie ii hit TO express
his opinion in public, and he intended to
express that opinion al the hazard OF his
lie. This question 81 ould Il / their
t, arts every hour aud day, and be their
exclusive business until the second Tues.
day of October. Mr. Pueh Then com
men,ed with much severity upon he acts
of military officers IN intradlng upon
tho houses OF private citizens, in the
presence of their wives and children, and
bringing their victims before mock ,ri-
bunal called amlitary commission. He
advised his democratic friends not to
hslloo to-day aud repent io-morro~.-
Say It aud mean it. Let each man take
council with bis Own heart, and come t.
The resolution that this usurpation and
tyranny shall be stopped, pesceabIy il
poss bic, but by force # necessary. The
best security of liberty is 10 maintain !,
at all hazards. Somebody must make
the issue. If it is me, God helping me,
| will meet the responsibility. II VT
had an honest man in the office of Gov-
ernor Instead OF Q creature who has
,old himself for the name of Office and
licked the dust for power. Affairs would
be d fierent, az when tie honorable
President OF this convention had poss-
e.,ion OF the Executive chair. Now VIZ
have less than the duet Of the balance
We now have no Governor. We have
! thing who had the audscity to say to
ny face tha, be would eventual craw
back into the democratic par and lis
convention. and would put snch men as
| alhngdlg am and Olds TO the wall. -
Gioaus II God spared bis (Mr Pngh's s.
lie, and Gov. Tod ever p esented hin-
| self IN any democratic convention, be
| would move TO suspend all business until
he WAS expelled from The convention
lie could pardon an honest man who
was ni,led and desiied 10 return to the
folds OF the democratic party, but he
could not man who sells himself for
office, aud becomes "a creature 80 infam
ous thar no worm can describe h's in
Gen Burnside should have mo arrested
Tor violating Order No. 3s, will YOU acll
! ave vii by thousands OF voice.
Mr.. Pugh continued Then our nber-
{ es are sac, and a, the ST OF life | in
tend 10 m.lntain my rights. When his
fellow cit zen, Mr.. NalIaodgham, ex-
pressing his opinion, was seized and
{ dragged IN secrecy to Cincinnati an /
imprisoned, his indignation against tn,
military authorities knew DO bouuds ;
bn', when q ndIclsl off :er, knowing ;
duty under his oath, failed to perform
that duty from personal cowardice, and
trsmplcd under foot the constitutional
nghis Of citizen, the question then
passed TO that OF mpeachlog +. deral
OH ger, aud making an example OF Noah
ii. Swayne and Humphrey II. Leavi,,
Nothing less than a sense Of my own
personal liberty, aud that of my chill
dfen, brought me To tins convent on. |
have served The democracy of Ohio
twelve years, ADD the contract has been
dissolved. | desire no Office, and want
N other position than that of a private
ci'zeo. But life is no longer tolerable
under this despoiism, and | would ra,b