The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-09-08
This Es what Came of 1t.


The Democratic National Convention
met at Chicago on the 29th ult. The at
attendance was large, and they had a gay
time of it for three days. Barring few
rough-and-tumble fights in the body of
the Convention, between men of one bias
OF mind and men of another, no serious
disturbance occurred As Gen. Hunter
was ingthe city say on the 10th, perhaps
he declared martial law and shut up all
the shops wherein "suthin -to-take" was
wont 10 be sold, prior to the assembling
of the Convention. IF SO, this will ac-
count for the unusual quietude reigning
in the wigwam. The "set-to' between
Mr. Delegate Harris and somebody else,
however, wherein the somebody else cal
led Harris traitor-Harris had just made
a speech denouncing General Mcclellan
as tyrant and rascalIy fellow,-and
wherein Harris retorted by knocking the
omebody else down, was worthy of the
palmiest days Of boomerang and border ruff
fsnism. Harris is evidently hunky boy,
and competent to travel By himself where
muscle is required to make the journey.
We hurrah for him. But for the man
who suffered himself to be knocked down,
and that, too, by one who dared denounce
the immaculate, the dear, the lovely
Micklennan as a tyrant, and so forth, We
entertain only feelings of the Hottest con-
tempt
Well, the Convention met on the 29th,
when Hon. William Bigler, of Pennsyl-
vania, ("who commenced life as prin-
ter, was elected temporary chairman
He was afterwards unceremoniously kicked
out, and Hon Horatio Seymour pat in as
permanent chairman. A string of Vice
Presidents and Secretaries as long as a
Connecticut pumpkin-vine was also ap-
pointed On the 30th, the Platform of
Resolutions was read and adopted. Those
who have curiosity in that direction will
fnd this production elsewhere in to days
paper 1t will not fail TO be noticed that
it utters no, one single word in condem-
nation of the shareholders rebellion. On
the 31st, Gen. George B. Mcclellan, who
is a warrior without laurel and a politi-
clan without name, was nominated for
the Presidency. The first ballot stood
NJ M'Clellan, 162; scattering, Ga. On the
second ballot, Mcclellan had 2023 TO
Seymour 233. At this jurcture, Seymour
magnanimously went under, and the nom
ination of George B. was made unani-
nous.
Eight candidates were nominated for
Vice President, who received on the first
ballot the following vote:
James Guthrie. 655 il D. Cation, Is
G. II. Pendleton, 543 Governor Powell, 324
d. w. Voorhees,, Is John S. Philips,
George W. Cass, 26 Blank, II
Augustus Dodge,
On the second ballot, New York cast
her entire vote for Pendleton whereupon
the other candidates were withdrawn, and
he unanimously nominated.
This is very brief but very cor
rect summary Of the doings of the Con
vention. We will not just now enlarge
thereupon further than to say that George
Is. NJ 'Clellan is man holding avowedly the
same political opinions embodied in the
person of George w. Woodward, who was
beaten for Governor Of this State last fal,
by trife of fifteen thousand votes, while
George II. Pendleton is the prototype in
deed of Vallandigham, They will both
be elected this fall-to stay at home!