M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-06-18

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morrow, General Burnside shall have
me arrested for violating Order No.
3S, will you act ["We will" by
thousands Of voices.
Mr.. Pugh continued - Then our
liberties are safe, and at the cost oil
life | intend to maintain my rights
When his fellow-citizen, Mr.. Vallan.
digham, for expressing his opinion,
was siezed and dragged in secrecy to
Cincinnati and imprisoned, his irdig.
nation against the military authorities
knew no bounds, but when a judicial
officer, knowing his duty under his
oath, failed to perform that duty from
personal cowardics, and trampled
under foot the constitutional rights OF
d citizen, the question then passed to
that Of impeaching a Federal officer
and making an example Of Noah Fl.
Swayne and Humphrey Ii. LeaVitt
Nothing less than a sense of my own
personal liberty and that of my child
rsG brought me 20 this Convention.
| have served the Democracy of Ohio
twelve years, and the contract has
been dissolved. Idesire no office, and
want no other position than that Of a
private citizen but life is no longer
tolerable under this despOtism, and |
would rather be led to the scaffold than
submit to Burnside's order No. 3S.
And ths question now for you to de.
eide is, will you Submitl [Cries of
|"No, no, no."] If the people, in Oc-
Itober, by their sufrages, sustain that
order, he would advise his Democratic
friends to sell their chattles and prop.
erty and emigrate to some. other
country, where they can DO free citi.
gems. He was in favor Of this Con.
ven.ion not adjourning until these
rights were granted to them ; and, in
tho language Of Patrick Henry, "lf
this be treason, make the most Of it."
Turning to Governor Medill, he said:
"Now my friend Governor, | think /
have violated order No. 3S enough"
Mr.. Pugh then said that he had
sought an opportunity on the gunboat
to converse with Mr.. Vallandigham,
and there put the question to him
"Has President Lincoln given you
any choice between going to Fort
Warren or to 90 South 2" Mr.. Val
landigham replied, "No, but would
rather 60 to Fort Warren a thousand
times than 90 South" Mr.. Pugh
replied, "When you are gone, the
Abolition liars in charge Of the tele
graph will say that you chose to 60
South" Mr.. Vallandigham said, 81
authorize you, Mr.. Pugh, to say that
such is hot the fact that l prefer
going to Fort Warren than to those
who are rebels against the United
States. Ihave given you my opinion.
II you are freeman, you will follow
it, and you are not entitled to be a
freeman if you don't" Tie then called
upon the Convention, In the name Of
10000 Democratic freemen il Ohio,
not tV disperse or 60 home lntil they
have demanded Of the President the
restoration of that person whom they
have named for Governor, and talk Of
nothing else until he shall be restored
to uS. Mr.. Pugh retired amid the
most deafening applause. ..s.
The next business was that of nomi.
mating a candidate for Lieutenant
Governor. Hon. George E. Pugh
was put in nomination, and immedi.
atsiy the excitement became very
great. A motion was made to confirm
the nomination by acclamation. MIR.
Pugh undertook to decline, but the
delegates took him from the stand and
passed him over the shoulders of the
great mass Of people there assembled,
while in this position his nomination
was made unanimous, amid The most
deafsni5g and prolonged cheering
Mr.. Pugh finally consented to accept
the nomination. The Convention
tIen took recess of half an hour.
At five O'Clock the Convention re.
assembled, and proceeded to ballot for
Auditor Of State. William D Nor.
|gau, Of Licking; William Hubbard,
of Logan, and Jonah Smith, oil Rich,
land, were put in nomination. Mr..
Smiths pams was withdrawn on tue
first ballot; Mr.. Hubbard was then
nominated.
Next came tie nomination ;, for
Treasurer of State: George W. Spen.
Ger, Of Clarke; II. S. Knapp, of Ash.
land James Norton, Of Jefferson /:
g. W. Stokes, Of Warren, and Daniel
Warner, of Geauga, were put in nomi.
nation. Ill.,. i.
q. s. Knapp was declared the nomi.
nee Of the Convention.
Next came the nominations for
Supreme Judge. G. W. Belden, Of
Starke: 7. Van Trump, of Fairfield .
Ivan X. Humphries, Of Summit: John
W nL,.y of n,o., ny