Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-10-21
WHAT LONG, OF OHIO, THE GREAT APOSTLE OF
PEACE, THINKS OF LITTLE MAC.

Here are The Hon. Alexis views, given
at the Chicago Convention. Pass them 10
your neighbOr:
What has been the burden of our COM
plant against MIR. Lincoln aud his Admins
tratioh He has abridged the freedom OF
speech he has arbitrarily arrested citizens
and confined them to bastiles, and he has in
terlered with the freedom of elections. What
have you proposed in these resolutions You
have, to certain extent, indicated the free
dom of speech you have condemned arbitra-
ry arrests, and denounced interference with the
freedom of elections; and yet you propose in
Geo. b. Mcclellan, to place upon that plat
form one who has gone further in all three of
these measures than has Abraham Lincoln
himself. Geo. 3. Mcclellan has not content
ed himself with the arrest OF citizen here
aud there and iucarcerating him in bastie
but has arrested an entire Legislature at one
order. He has also suspended the writ OF
habeaS corpus, OF which you have complained
He has acquiesced in the Emancipation Proc
lamaiion, OF which you have complained Of
Mr. Lincoln; and yet you propose, in the
very face of the denunciatiOns you have heap
ed upon the head Of Mr.. Lincoln, to stutify
yourselves by taking up man who has been
a simple instrument of Air. Lincoln for carry
ing out the very acts you denounce"
While be said this, he stood by the Presi-
dents chair, elOcutioUizing in spirit OF ear
nest zeal, which will not soon be forgotten by
those VINO witnessed it There Uere- those in
the audience who doubted Alexis allegiance
TO the Democratic party, and asked him If he
tlo n Z bo
to which he replied: 81 expect to vote for the
candidate nominated here. | have never done
otherwise" Did he mean BY This, as his words
imply, that he had always voted for the man
nominated at Chicago, AID if so, did he help
to elect Mr. Lincoln?
But the member from the Second district
went on Give US a candidate fer President
any Que except Geo. B. McClelan-any
man, care not who he is-aDy man whose
hands are clean, whose skirts are clear-any
one who has not been instrumental in making
arbitrary arrests 10 violating the freedom of
elections and the rights of citizens. in every
possible manner in which he could carry out
tie wishes of Abraham Lincoln. Although
he is not from the Northwest, now suffering
with taxation, although not in our interests in
the Northwest; although it may be for the
benefit of eastern capitalisfs-if be be Dem
ocrat free from stains-we shall vote for him !;
we shall support him We shall rally the
masses to support him. Any man else, saw
and except George B. Mcclellan. l beg of
you not to nominate that man. beg of you
to give US another candidate. Any man-any
man.
In conclusion, beg of you not to nomi.
nate Mcclellan. Having laid upon the table
the time hOnored principles OF Democratic
parties, as expressed in the resolution OF
1798-99-having ignored them by laying the
resolution on the Iable-and weak as your
platform is, looking in some degree to peace.
as it does, in Gods name dom! place upon ii
a man who is pledged to every act against
which your platform declares"