Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-09-08


they are made. Let the gentleman from
Maryland have full hearing, and alterward
hear the other side from a gentleman who
is ready and able to make full explanation.
Mr. Harris proceeded to say that McClel
Ian was the assassin of State rights, the
usurper of liberties and that if nominated,
he would be beaten everywhere as he was at
Antietam. He aided that he could not go
home and ask the members of that legisla-
ture to vote for su:h q man. He could not
himself vote for him. Kisses.
Mr.. Carragan OF Penn, raised point of
order that the gentleman having said that
he would not vote br Mcclellan if nomina-
ted, he had no right to take part in the pro-
ceedings of the Convention.
The President decided that the point of
order was well taker, and amid the widest
confusion Mr.. Harris retired from the
stand.
Mr.. Carrigan sad that for many years
the relations between that gentleman and
himself had been Of the most intimate and
friendly character, but in view of the abso-
Lutte necessity of preserving the morale of the
the Convention, he felt bound to raise the
point Of order which he had. He now NOV
ed that he be allowed to proceed in order.
Gen. Morgan, Of Ohio, as fellow soldier
of Mcclellan, coult not remain silent when
the name and fame Of that distinguished
General were so ihamefully impugned. -
| The charges were untrue. The Maryland
Legislature was strangely in session at Fred
erick instead Of Annapolis. General Joe
johnson, with rebel force, was on the OPP
posite side of tn, Potomac not far from
Frederick. A conspiracy was formed, and
certain members Of the Legislature were the
conspirators. They intended that the State
should secede, and an ordinance of secession
was framed. Maryland was to be invaded
and overwhelmed by the enemy and taken
ou, Of the Union. What did General Nc
| Clellan do? He simply took the best pre-
cautions in his power to thwart the treason
able scheme, and had he not so done he
would have been guilty of the vilest treason
The man who says that Gen. Mcclellan is a
tyrant does not know him. a thorough
soldier, with the gentleness ofa woman and
the courage of a lion, no braver, no more
amiable and kind, generous-hearted gentle
man exists on the face of the earth, and no
greater libel was ever uttered than when
such man is called tyrant.--[ Applause. |
Mr.. Jones, Maryland, regretted that the
gentleman who took the stand in Gen McCel.
lan's d, fence had chosen the ground that he
was justified because of collusion between
members of the Legislature and any rebel
General or army. Had he Mcclellan, |
acted upon creditable evidence, he might
have remained silent; but he could not per-
nit the Legislature to remain under such a
talsehood.
Gen. Morgan explained that he intended
to say that Mcclellan acted upon testimony
regarded as creditable.
Mr. Jones said that so far from being
creditablc it has ever been pronounced by
the victims of that action an utter talsehood.
The Legislature had no power to pass an
ordinance of secession. Those arrested de-
manded immediate trial, evan by drumhead
court martial, but instead of having that
which the law guaranteed to the poorest,
they were told they could have their liberty
by giving their parole. Some worn out by
the fatigue ofimprisonment, did finally give
parole, but others preferred to yield their
lives rather than to submit to the humii-
ating test that was required ofthem. They
suffered long, and yet to this day they know
not their accusers. Still he declared that
Mcclellan was too much of gentleman and
christian to act as he did, except upon what
he deemed creditable evidence.
Mr.. Harris of Maryland, explained that
what he said was that he could not go be-
fore the people of Maryland, aud ask them
or the members of the legislature to vote for
Mcclellan. He did not say that he would
not vote for him. He held himself bount
for the candidate of the Convention.
Mr. Eaton, Of Conn, passed high eulo
gy upon Thos. Fl Seymour, but added tina
his name was used here without his wisl
and without the request Of the Connecticu
delegation
The name of Gov. Powell was Withdrawn
Mr.. Wicklitfe withdrew the name of Mr.
Pierce.
Mr.. Holman, of New Jersey, moved tha
the debate on the candidates be closed, anC
moved the previous question.
Mr.. Mcneil, Of Illinois, on behalf of 6
portion of the illinois, delegation, and as he
believed of majority of the delegates TIL,
great northwest, nominated Horatio Sey
mour. Prolonged cheers.
The President. The motion is out o.
order
Motions to adjourn were now made, bu
declared out Of order.
Mr. Long, of Ohio, took tho stand in op
position to Mcclellan. He said that Lin
coin had been guilty of interfering with tn,
freedom of speech, the freedom ofelections
: and Of arbitrary arrests, and i'll your resou
tions you have arraigned him before uh
, people of the country for these tyrannie
and corruptions, and yet you propose Il
nominate a man for the support OF the Dem
ocracy who has gone evan further than Lin
coin has gone in the perpetration of simila
tyrannical measures upon the sacred privilc
ges and rights of the people. Mcclellan
guilty of the arrest of the Legislature of
sovereign State. He has suspended til
writ of habeas corpus and helped to entorc
the odious emancipation policy of Lincoln
! the fitting instrument of a corrupt and ty
rannical Administration, aiding, while pos
sessing military power all its efforts to stril
American trcemen of their dearest libcrtic,
Will you so far stultity yourselves as t
make him the standard bearer Of the Dem
ocracy? With all his heart he hoped not
He had never done otherwise, and as be
tween Lincoln and Fremont, and any ma
calling himself even half Democrat, h
would have a choice and would be toun
voting with his friends. But he begged tn
Convention not TO nominate Mcclellan. A
. most any other man who claims to be
Democrat would satisfy him, would satist
the Northwest. Weak as is your platform
in many respects, we will stand up TO do a
in our power to maintain it; but in God
name don't add to its weakness by placn
such man in nomination.
Mr.. Carrigan, of Pennsylvania, followe
in answer to MIR. Harris, and quoted fror
Mcclellan letter to Burnside, and ualleck
and Buell., when those gentlemen were unde
him, to show that he invariably admonShc
them that the only object of the war was +
preserve the integrity of the Union and tn
majesty of the laws and that he invariabl
cautioned them to strictly guard against an