Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-09-15

peacable means, TO the end that at the
earliest practicable moment peace may
be restored on the basis of the Federal
States.
But the next resolution. what shall /, and
what can / say of thai? The reception
of the other was grand. This was sub
lime, and even more, and could a word
Of larger sense than sublime" be found
in our language. would nse II and even
then be al a loss for sufficient power of
description. One reading did not suf-
fce for the excited thousands present
An other, and still another was deman-
ded and accorded, and again and again
The tumult of twice ten thousand voices,
Joined as one N great and Godlike
chorus. rolled like restless storm DER
the broad lake and lhronged city. The
judgement and the doom Of abolilionism
were sounded N that awful chorus, say
ing in tones that Lincoln must heaFken
lowell have eshenceforth free fighr
or a free election" Here is the resolu-
lion:
ResoIved, That the direct interference
of the military authorities of the United
States IN The recent election held in
Kentucky. Maryland, Missouri. and Del
aware, was a shameful violation of the
Constitution; and a repetition of such
acts in the approaching election will be
held as revolutionary, and resisted with
All lhe means and power under our COLI
troll
Ex. senator Weller, of California. is
said 70 have offered his most suggestive
item Of the resolutions while they were
being prepared in Committee.
Most impressive applause and marked
manifestations of assent attended the
reading of the three remaining resolu-
tions, Perrin reciting each one twice, in
order that the audience could applaud to
their hearts content. They have already
been given in full to your readers, who
have learned by this time to accept them
as Tie Mag = Cnarta OF CONSERVATIVE
and Democratic principles for the pres
ent campaign for the Presidency. Only
TWO noes were heard when the resolu-
tions were put to vole in the Convention.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The next act of the Convention was to
proceed to nominations for the Presiden-
cy. Mr.. Stockton, of New Jersey, a
nephew of ex-senator Stockton. and
tail, fne-lOoklng gentleman with a burly
voice, pronounced the nomination Of GeU.
B. Mcclellan. Ex. Governor WIckllf1i.
nominated Franklin Pierce, whom be
afterwards withdrew. w. w. 'Brlen,
of Illinois, named Horatio Seymour
Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, nomi-
mated Senator Powell, who al once with
drew; and Mr.. Stewart, of Ohio, put
forth The name of Thos. H. Seymour
Before the Convention could get to bal
lot, those who opposed the first named
nominee succeeded in getting up dis
cussiOn which prevented ballot until il
grew so dark that an adjournment be-
came necessary until next day. The OBJ
ject was to gam time for caucus to as
certain the praclicability of getting over
one-lhird for some other candidate, SO as
TO exclude Mcclellan from The nomina-
uIJn uuder the lwo-third rule.
lp this discussion, Hon. Ben. Harris.
uf Maryland, had the most conspicuous
part, aud underwent frequent inlerrup-
tIons, many of whi-h were quite trying
10 his temper. He did no! say while
recOuHung his objections to Mcclellan.
that be would halt in case of his nOml-
uaGeu, bal many of The delegates and
audience thought he did, and thsIe was
considerable kissing. While walking
back to his seat, he encountered a man
who had intruded himself into a seat
among the New York delegates, whose
ind ignanI state of mind moved him to
call the Marylander a 'hoary-headed
tIaltor." As quick as thought the latter
launched his fist at the head of the fel-
low with such precision as to bring him
down sPrawIing. He then moved on to
his seat as cOolly as if nothing of the
kind bad happened. Order was soon
restored to hear Hon. Alex. Long, of
Ohio, on a resolution he had offered to
appoint a committee of one from each
Safe to proceed TO Washington and ask
the President to suspend the draft which
had been ordered for September. A re-
solution introduced next day By another
(Senator Powell, ] belIeve) to
demand the release of citizen prisoners
called out an exclamation from a white
haired old gentleman from Pennsylvania,
Let's ask nothing whatever from Abra-
ham Lincoln" This was heartily ap-
plauded, and the resolutions referred TO
we're not acted upon.