The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-09-07
eorrERHEAD NATIONAL eoNvEN-

oction ot winch they hOpeu 70 fcceiv0 ma
tcrial aid and comfort assembled at Chi.
cogo, on Monday August 30, and did all
they could, under the circumstances, in be-
half Of their rebel brethren in arms" a
permanent organization was Effected by
the seleclion of Gov. Seymour, of Now
York, FOR President, 4 Vice President from
each State, aud a undinbcr Of Secretaries
Tho following is tho "plat orm" adopted
Resoiped, That in the future, aa in Tie
past, wo adhere with unswefyibg fdel
/ ity 10 tue Union, and the C6nstitution, "a
tho only solid Foundation for our strength,
security and happiness as people, and as
a frame work OF Government equally condu
c.vo TO thtIweIfae and prosperity of all the
States both Northern aud Southern.
1 Resolced, That this Convention does
most explicitly declare as the sense Of the
! American people, that after four years OF
failure to restore the Union by tho oxper
ment Of war, during which time. Under The
! pretenco of military necessity or war
power higher than tho Constitution, tho
! Constitution itself has been disregardod in
every part aud public liberty and private
rights alike troddon down, and tho material
prosperity of the country essentially i'm
paired Juatice, Humanity, Liberty, and
! public welfare demand that immediate of,
orts loo made for cessation of hosilities
! with view to an ultimate Convention Of
all the States, or other poaceable means to
the end that at tho earliest practicable mo-
mont peace may be restored on tho basis OF
tho Federal Union of all tue States.
/ R8s0iOed That the direct Interference Of
the military authority of The United States
in the recent elections held in kentucky
Maryland, Missouri aud Delaware, was a
shameful vic alton of the ConJtitution, and
a repetition of such acts in the approaching
election will be held as revolutionary and
resisted with all the means and power uh-
der our control.
Resoiodd That the aim and object Of tho
Democratic party is TO preserve the Fed
eral Union and the rights of tho States
unimpaired, and they hereby declare that
they consider tho administrative usurpa.
tion oi extraordinary aud dangerous po W
ers not granted by tho Constitution the
subyersion of tho civil by military law in
States not in insurrection the arbitrary
military arrest imprisonment, trial aud sen.
tenco of American citizens in States where
civil law oxists in full foroo tho suppres.
| sion of the Freedom of speech and Of the
| press the denial of the right Of asylum;
| tho open and avowed disregard Of State
| rights, tho employment Of unusual test
oaths, and the interference with and denial
OF the right of tho people to bear arms, is
calculated TO prevent a restoration OF the
Union, and the preparation Of Government
drawing it's just powers from the consent
OF the governed.
Resolcsd, That the shameful disregard
Of the Administration to its duty in res.
pect to our fellow-ctizens who now and
long have been prisoners Of war in suf.
fering condition, deserves the scverost rep
rotation on the scoro alike of public aud
common humanity
Resolced That the sympathy Of the Dem
ocratic party is heartily and earnestly ex-
tended to the soldiery of our army who
are and have bcen in the field under the
flag of our country, and in tho event Of our
attaining power they will receive all tho care,
protection, regard ana kindness that brave
soldiers of the Republic have SO nobly
earned.
1t will no observed that thoy bring all
possible charges against the present Ad-
ministration, both for reckless and innu
merable violations of the Constitution, and
for the destruction of public and private
rights; yet they charge JEFF. Davis aud his
conspirators with mono of these outrages.
and by their silence on this subject, assume
that their armedrebel friends arc perfectly
innocent, While breathing tllreatenngs 8
and slaughter "toward the Union party
and the Administration they present to
armed traitors on aspect as peaceful as
lambs, and harmless az dovesN While de.
nouncing the Administration for disregard
ing its duty to our prisoners of war they
utter no protest against tho acts of their
rebel friends, who have murdered many Of
those prisoners in cold blood, buried others
alive, and starved to death thousands Of
others, with more than fendish barbarity
While, since the commencement OF the war,
it has been the openly avowod policy of
these Copperheads to furnish "not do
lar " in support of tho soldier, yet in the
above resolutions they promise that in the
event of their " obtaining power" the
members of our army will receive ull the
care, protection, regard and Kindness that
brave soldiers of the Republic have so
nobly earned"
Was ever before so great mass of hy-
pocrisy, Inconsistency, and in(amy served
up in DO few words
Geo, B. Mcclellan, Gov Powell, of Ken.
lucky, Thomas IL. Seymour OF Connecticut.
aud Franklin Pierce, were presented to the
Convention as cardi aes for nomination (, =
President. Nj, Powell Withdrew his
name.
Mr., Harris. of Maryland, seconded the
nomination Of 7. H. Seymour, aud proceed,
el to eulogize his party services and abil.
ity, and continued as follows:
Ono man nomipated hore ia a tyraut. 1t
was he who first instituted this policy
| rights and liberties wore stricken down..
| That man is Geo, d, Mcclellan. Confusion.
/ Maryland, which has suffered so much. on
! poses his nomination. His offences shall
/ be made known. This Convention ia a iurv
appointed by the people, to pass on the
merits OF the public men, whose namas
may be presented for tho support Of the
great Democratic party, Gem Mcclellan, |
I repeat, is tyrant lGreat confusion,l lie
stood hero TO indict him,
Mr. Harris proceeded to say that McClel
lau was the assassin Of State rights. the
usurper of liberties, and that il nominated
he would be beaten everywhere, as h,
was Mt Antietam. lIe added that h,
could not go homo and ask tho members o
that Legisla .ure TO vote for euch n man =