Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-02

than the Constitution, the Constitution
itself has been disregarded in every part
and public liberty and private right.
alike trodden down and the materia
prosperity of the country essentially inn
paired, Justice, humanity, liberty and
the public welfare demand that imme
diate efforts be made for cessation OF
hostilities with a view to an ultimate
convention of the States or other peace.
able means to the end that at the earli.
est practicable moment peace may be re.
stored on the basis of Federal Union OF
the States. < ~
ResOtved, That the direct interference
of the military authorities of the United
in the recent elections held in Kentucky
Maryland, Missouri and Delaware was
IA shameful violation of the Constitution
and repetition of such acts in the ap-
preaching elections will be held as revo.
iutiOnary, and resisted with all the
means and power under our control.
Resotred, That the aim and object OF
the Democratic party is to preserve the
Federal Union and rights of the States
unimpaired, and they hereby declare
that they consider the administrative
usurpatiOn of extraordinary and dan
gerOus powers not granted by the Con
stitutiOn, the subversion of the civil by
military law in States not in insured
ton, the arbitrary military arrest, i'm
prisonment, trial and sentence of Amer.
lean citizens in States where civil law
exists in full force, the suppression OF
the freedom of speech and of the press,
the denial Of the right of asylum, the
open and avOwed disregard OF State
rights, the employment of universal
test oaths and interference with and de-
NAL of the right of the people to bear
arms in their defense as calculated to
prevent the restoration of the Union
and the perpetuation of the government
deriving its just powers from the gov
erned.
Resolred, That the shameful disregard
of the administration to its duty in res
pect to our fellow citizens who now and
long have been prisoners of war in a
suffering condition, deserves the severe
est reprobation, on the score alike OF
public policy and common humanity.
Resolved, That the sympathies of the
Democratic party are heartily and earn.
estly extended to the soldiers of oul
army who now are and have been in the
field under the flag of their country, and
in the event of attaining power they
will receive the care and protection and
regard that brave soldiers of the repub.
lie have SO nobly earned.
Mr.. Long, of Ohio, offered an amend.
ment to come in after the first resolu'
ton, the first Kentucky resolution d
'9S. Under the ruling of the President
this resolution went to the Committee
under operation of the previous question
The resolutions reported from the
Committee were adopted with but few
dissenting votes.
1t was then moved to proceed to the
nomination of a candidate for President
Mr.. Stocton, of New Jersey, nomina.
ted George B. Mcclellan, which was
seconded by Mr.. Cox. Mr. Salisbury
of Delaware, nominated Gov. Powell, OF
Kentucky. Mr.. Powell returned his
sincere thanks, but firmly believed that
the crisis demanded that a candidate
should come from non-slayeholdine
State, and, believing so, desired to with.
draw his name. Mr.. Stewart, Of Ohio
nominated Thomas II. Seymour. Mr.
Wickliffe nominated Franklin Pierce
Mr.. Harris seconded the nomination OF
Mr.. Seymour and proceeded to eulogize
his party services and abilities, and de.
nounccd Mcclellan as a tyrant. He il
was who first initiated the policy by
which our rights and liberties Were
stricken down. His remarks created
some excitement, and for the remainder
of the session considerable confusion,
prevailed. He read McClellan's order
for the arrest of the Maryland Legisla.
ture and proceeded to comment on the
same, but the confusion was 50 great
that the speakers remarks could not be
heard. For some time the President in.
CiStnH that tho tnnxontio,, chn,1I III
to order.
Mr.. Harris proceeded to say that Me
Clellan was an assassin of State rights
usurper Of civil liberties, and that il
nominated he would be beaten every.
where. He said, further, that he would
not vote for him.
Amidst the widest confusion, Mr.
Harris retired from the stand.
General Morgan, of Cumberland Gal
fame, as a fellOW-soldier of Mcclellan
could not remain silent when the name
and fame of that distinguished General
was so shametully impugned, and eX.
planned the Generals course in arresting
the Maryland Legislature, that a con.
spiracy was formed between certain
members of the Legislature to furnish
aid to Joe Johnston, then threatening
an invasion of Maryland, and McClel-
Ian would have been traitor to his
country had he done less.
Mr.. Eaton, of Connecticut, paida high
eulogy to Thos. H. Seymour, but added
that his name was used without bis con-
sent. .t.
Mr.. Wiclliffe also withdrew the name
of Franklin Pierce.
Mr.. Holman, of New Jersey, moved
that the debate on candidates be closed
and moved that the previous question OF
Mr.. Mcneil, OF Illinois, on behalf, as
he believed, of a majority Of the dele
gates OF the Northwest, to nominate
Horatio Seymour. Prolonged cheers.
The President said the motion was
out OF order.
A motion to adjourn was now made,
but was decided out of order.
Mr.. Long, OF Ohio, now took the stand
in opposition to Mcclellan. He declared
he was as guilty as Lincoln in making
arbitrary arrests and suspending the
writ of h06ods corpus, that he helped
nation of Lincoln, and was the willing
instrument of corrupt, tyrannical Adj
miniStratiOn.
Corrigan replied, quoting from Nc
Clellan's letters to Burnside, Halleck
and Buell., where he admonished them
that the only object of the war was to
preserve the integrity of the Union.
The two last speakers were constantly
interrupted by motions to adjourn, and
objections We're raised in all quarters Of
the convention, but as it was rapidly
growing dark and gas not having been
introduced into the wigwam, the OppOs-
ers Of adjournment, who were evidently
the strongest, were compelled to concede
the point, and the convention adjourned
until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31.--The Democratic
wigwam was again densely packed to-
day and the crowd outside was even
greater than before. The convention
was called to order at ten o'clock. The
proceedings We're opened with prayer.
Wicklife, Of Md, said the delegates
of the Northwest were Of the opinion
that circumstances may occur between
now and tho 18th of March for tho neno