Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-02

Is, Kansas 8, California 5, Oregon g.
total 2O22.
For Seymour-Delaware 8, Maryland
!, Ohio 6, Indiana 81, Missouri Etotal
234.
Several delegations having cast some
votes for Horatio Seymour, when called
off Lieut.. Gov. Seymour remarked that
some gentlemen had done him the hon.
or to name him for the nomination. and
it would be affectation to say that their
expressions of preference did not give
him pleasure, but he owed it to himself
to say that many months ago he advised
his friends in New York that for various
reasons, both private and public, he
could not be a candidate and after hav-
ing made that announcement he would
90 great injustice to those friends to al
low his name to be used now. After
some further remarks he announced the
vote, which was received with tremen-
dous applause, the delegates and au-
dience rising to their feet, the cheering
continuing for several minutes.
Mr.. Vallandigham, getting the floor,
said from the first moment he had been
animated by but one sentiment-"Peace
to the end that there may be peace in
the land" He then moved that the
nomination be declared to be the unan-
imous sense of the convention.
Mr.. McKeon, of New York, seconded
the motion, and remarked: awe are
in the midst of q bloody revolution, and
If the present Administration should be
continued, no man of note here would
be safe in his liberties and life, and I
eXhOrt all to join with one heart and as
one man in efforts to overthrow it,
Mr.. Powell also briefly addressed the
convention, pledging his most earnest
efforts for the success of the ticket, eX-
pressing firm conviction that the tick
ct will be triumphant, the liberties of
the people restored, and the prosperity
and happiness of the country secured.
Other prominent gentlemen followed
in brief speeches, reviewing the history
of the country under Democratic rule
in comparison with the acts of the pres
ent administration, and promising the
return of a lasting peace and national
happiness, with the success of McClel-
Ian.
The question was then taken on MAX
ing the nomination unanimous, and it
was declared carried The shouts from
the delegates and the audience that res
pended was deafening.
Nic'liffe offered resolutions that Ken
lucky expects the first act of Mcclellan
when elected to be to open Lincoln's
prison doors and set the captives free
Carried unanimously.
Wickliffe said many of the best and
most loyal citizens of Kentucky, among
them 20 or 80 ladies, are now imprison-
ed in Louisville, in damp, dirty cells,
with only straw to lay upon and the
commonest prison fare, and the news
papers of Louisville are forbidden to
make the slightest allusion to this terri
bic state of affairs, which he now pro-
claimed, at the risk of his liberty, and
perhaps of his life.
Cox OF Ohio, moved to proceed to the
nomination of a candidate for Vice
President, Carried.
PendletOn, Voorhees,, Geo. w. Cass.
James Guthrie, Augustus Dodge of Iowa,
John J. Phelps of Mo-, and j. y. Cation
of Ill.,, Were put in nomination.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
Guthrie 652, Pendleton 54I, Voorhees,
IL, Cass rs, Dodge 9, Cation Is, Powell
324, Phelps 8, blank
On the second ballot, when New York
was called, Judge Parker said that hav-
ing cast SO votes for Powell against his
wishes New York now cheerfully gave
them to PendletOn.
Inc Otilef candidates We're then with
drawn and Pendleton received the unan-
imous vote OF the convention.
On motion a committee of one from
each State was appointed to inform the
candidates of their nomination and re-
quest their acceptance.
Tilden of New York, moved that the
same ratio of representation that pre-
vailed in this convention be the ratio for
the next convention. Adopted.
On motion it was resolved that the
Democrats of the country be requested
to meet in different cities and hold mass
| ratification meetings on the 18th of Sep
TENDER, the anniversary of the Federal
Constitution.
After vote of thanks to the officers
and nine cheers for the ticket the con-
vention adjourned, subject to call of
the National Committee.