The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-31


the usurpation of extv,ordinort kad a..
gsfous powers not granted 81 ~ Cossti
tuition, the subvsrsion Of civil III nilitar,
law in States not IN insurroe1io1 tSe q
bitrary military arrest. iapsi@senssH,
trial and sentenss of Amesiean| c1tfaon.
in States whore civil lsw exists q fnll
force, the suppression Of freedom of speech
snd Of she press, the denial Of ~ nh,
Of asylum, the open and downright dis.
regard Of State rights, The emplojnsss d
aoususl test. oaths, and inte erfere1ce VIII
and denial Of the right Of the people U
bear arms in seIf-defense, ~ esleulated a
prevent the restoration of the Uoion md
the perpetuation OF Government deriv.
Jog its powers from the consent Of the
governed.
5th. That the shameful disregard oi
the Administrs'ion to its duty 10 respect
to our fellow citizens who now and long
have bsen prisoners Of war in suffering
condition, deserves the severest reprobs.
ton on the score alike of pubic polio,
and common humanity.
9Th. That the sympathy of the Demo.
cratic party is heartily and earnestly ex.
tended to the soldiery Of our army Who
are and have been 10 the Geld under the
dag Of their country. and in the event Of
attaining power, they will receive ell the
care, protection and regard that the brave
soldiers Of the Republic have 30 nobly
earned.
Long Of Ohio offered an amendment ,o
como 10 after the lst resolution -iirst.
the Kentucky resolution of ninety eight
Uoder the ruling Of the President this
resolution went to the Committee under
the operstion Of the previous question.
The resolutions reported from ,He Com.
mittse we're adopted with bat few dis
senting votes.
1t vac then moved to proceed to the
nomination Of candidate for the Pfesi
dency.
Stockton Of N Y nominated Geo. B.
Mcclellan. Seconded BY Cox.
Salisbury Of Delaware nominated Gov.
Powell Of Ky.
Mr.. Powell returned thanks, but firm
ly believed that the crisis dem anded that
the candidate should not come from .
slaveholding State. and believing 90, de-
sired TO wiihdra~ bis name.
StAnnard of Ohio nominated Thos. H
Seymour.
Wickliffe nominated Franklin Pierce
Harris, of Mary land, seconded the nom
inaticn Of Seymour and proceeded 10
euiog'se his party services and abilities
and denounced Mcclellan as tyr1 mt. He
twas who hrst initis'ed the policy BY
which our rights aud liberties were
stricken down. His remarks created some
excitement, for the remaindet scs
sion and considerable confusion rr9 vsiied
lie read AcCleiian's order for The arrest
I, Of the Marylsrd Legislature and . Foceed
cd to comment on the same, but the con
fusion was 30 great the speakers 4 emark.
could not b. heard for sone time.
The President insisted the Conteo tior
should coae tho ord,r.
Harris proceeded to say Gen. NcClel
Ian Vas the asssiIant of State rights. ths
usurper Of civil liberties.
/ Carrigan. Of Pennsylvania, r4 ised ,
poiut Of order that gentlemen who hay,
said they wouldn't support Mcclellan ha.
10 right 70 take part in the proceecings
The President, decided this point pf orde
well taken. and. amidst the widest con
fusion, Harris retired from the STA hd.
| General Morgan, Of Cumberland Ga
fame, as feliow-scldier of Mcclellan
couldr't rvmaio silent when the M mo an
fame Of that distinguished General vas .
sha amefully impugned, and explai ped th
Generals course in arresting the Mary
land Legislature. That conspiracy Va
formed between certain members of th
Legislature to furnish aid to Joe Job,
ston, then threatening an invasion ,
Maryland. and Mcclellan would bav
been untrue to the country had he dor
less.
Eaton Of Connections paid . big
eulogy to Thos. H. Seymour, but adie
bis name without his consent. Ho'd
Of New York in debate on CO ibid 4
. moved the previous question. Mr.. Ne
, Of Illinois on behalf as he believed,
. the N j,rity Of the delegates Of the mort
west, nominated Horatio Seymour, Pr
loaged cheers.
II The President said the motion was o,
!. Of order.
A motion to adjourn was now mad
and declared out Of order.
!. Long, of Ohio. took the stand in 0
! position to Mcclellan and declared
: wasas guilty - Lincoln, AMI made arb
traay arrests. suspendiog tAs writ Of b
). beas corpu', that he helped to eufor
|, the emancipation proclsma,ion Of Linco
! aud was . willing instrument of this
g ranical administration.
ri Carrigan replied, quoting from M
!. Cle:isn's letters to Burnside, Halleck n
: Buell., where be admitted that the on
!, object Of the war was he preservation
i h. integrity Of the Union: and said
!, nomiuated he would Be beaten eve
!, whore wouldn't himself vote for him.
4 The last two speakers were constan
|. interrupted BY motions to adjourn q
:. objections we're raised in al quarters
). the Convention, but - it Vas rapit
:, growing dark and gas not having been
:. troduoed into the Wigwam the oppone
i Of adjournment, who we're evidently
strongest. were compelled to concede
no;nt and the Conva, ,,ioo adiouroed