M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-09-08
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Proceedings Of the Dem
cPralIc COnVen lion.

CnIoAGo August 20 AT the eide
Of Mr., Benont's remarks, he nomA
ated ex Governor Bigler of PennsJ-
vania for temporary President. whtlt
motion was carried unanimously "
When The cheers which greeted Gov
ernoI B., subsiGed, he sad.
Gentlemen of the Convention: -
am greatly houored in your selectioV
Of me to preside oyer the preliminary
deliberations Of thia body Acc,p
my acknowledgements for this higi
compliment, and far the kind gree
ting jnst extended to me- by this vas
"oncourse Of my fellow ciu2ans wi
I've best maNiI,sted by proper lis
charge ofthe dptiea Of tho position Il
which you hgye called me. It is moi
expected nor would-tt bp beftting il
ore. assuming the mere temporary
presidency OF a Convention, that he
should enter npon any general dis
cussion ~ the many topic3 suggested
by the unhappy condition uf our c0un.
try--a bricl allnsion to the occasion
aud pnrposcHoi cur aesemblage, ia
all thGt will he necessary.
N similar body ever assembled
in America with mighter objects be.
fore them, or to which such a vas
propoiion OF American people looked
with such profound solici'uda ior
measures to promote the welfare Ul
the country and advance their indivi.
dnal happiness. The termination OF
Democratic ru'e in this country WAS
the end Of p"aceh,, relations between
the States and people, the elevation
Ol src'ionai party to authority at
Washington, and the elimination OF
a long uGulg1d an ! acrimonious war,
Of crlmination aud recrimiua!ion bo-
tween cxI'rma men at the North anu
S,u;n VINO promptly followed by dis
solution and cjvjl war, and in pro-
gree- that Tlr ovah the bu'warks OF
civil !ihu'y hgya boon inporill, d
and Llp whn,e ;abr,G brought to the
very vcr&a %, destruction, and now at
the end Of more than three years OF
a war unparalleled in modern
times for its mag,itrda aud fer its
oall,arism and d.snir;Ions after more
than two million, pf men have 6aeu
called into the field, and on our side
alone; alter the land has been literal Iy
dreuchcl in lratnrnal blool, and wall
inss and lamentations are heard in
every corner Of our common country
hopes OF union, our cherished object,
are in no wise improved. Men in
authority, through iend which they
have long maintained with violent
and unw'se men at the South, because
Of a blind Innatcism ahouta an institu
ton in some Jf the States, in relation
To which they have ~ dut&s to per-
form, and 10 responsibilities to hear,
are utterly incapable oil adopting pro
per means to rescue our country,
our whole country, from its present
iamentable condition. Then, gentle.
man, it is apparent that the first in.
dispensabie step to the accomplish.
III III OF this great work is to over-
throw by ballot, the present Admins,
iration, and the Inauguration Of
another in It's stead which will wisely
and jealous|y, hut temporarily and
Justly weld all Influence AMI power
Of government 70 bring about spec.
dy settlement Of Natioaal troubles, on
principles ottho Constitution and on
termS honorable and just to all sec
tions, North and South; Elst and
West; one which will stand unla,ter-
ingly by civil and religions liberty;
one which, instead Of relying solely
Oh it peculiar dogmas and doctrines,
and the ravages ofthe sword, will re.
fer National troubles to the people,
the foundation of political authority,
aud to States unler hrms Of the Con.
stitution; one which will have no
conditions precedent to reconstruction
OF union, but which will diligently
seek that result, and the return Of
permanent peace amongst the people.
Gentleman. we have heen commits
stoned by the people to come here
AMI initiate steps to accomp'ih these
great objects; TO select an agent and
agencies in this good work. That
task will be we'll performed, | have
unialtering faith, and that the people
may sanction and God NAV bless
these means to a desired end, is my
srncers prayer. . ,r .H
The proceedings were then opened
prayer by Rev. r. H. Clarkson, o
the Protestant Episcopal Church.
On motion Messrs. E. o. Perrin
of New, York, G. NJ. Torver, Of New
Jersey. and Moses NJ. Strong, o
Wisconsin, we're appointed temporary
Secretaries.
Ala. Of delegates ww then called