Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-09-07

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Union, but we lfhe Democratic aityt can.
,.There are ne hnierances in our palhway
TO Union and peace. We demand 10 con
ditions for ne restoration Of the Union. Wc
are shackled with no hates, no prejudice
no passions. s!,e irish Jor frGferaai reif-
tioRshIp 1gttt the pc0pie ot Hle &oUth We
dema,td for ftem what We demand for our
seIVes-fp.l recognition Of the rights of the
States. We mean that every State on our
nation banner shall shine with one and the
same lustre.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following, which were adopted =
ResoLUed. That in the future, as in the
past, we will adhere with unswerving fidell-
| ty to the Union under the Constitution as
| the onle solid foundation of our strength
security and happiness as people, and as
a framework Of government equally condu-
Give to the welfare and prosperity of all the
/ States, both Northern and Southern
Res0}rc9. That this Conven ion does eX-
! pticitly declare, as the sense of the Ameri-
! can people, that, after four years of failure
| to restore titn Union by the experiment OF
| war, during which, under the pretense
| of a military necessity or war power high
| er than the Constitution, the Constitu-
/ ton itself has been disregarded in every part,
and public liberty and private right alike
| trOdden down, ana the material prosperity
! of the country essentially impaired justice,
| humanity, liberty. aud the public welfare,
| demand that immediate efforts be made Tor
cessation of hostlities, with view to am
ultimate Convention of all the States, or
! other pea ccabe means to the end that at the
/ earliest practicable moment peace may be
restored Oh the basis OF the Federal Union
/ OF the States.
Resolcea That the direct interference of
| the military authority Of the United States
| in the recent elections held in Kentucky,
! Maryland, Missouri and Delaware, was
shameful violation Of the Constitution, and
the repetition of such acts in the approach
ing election will be held as revolutionary,
and resisted with all the means and power
under our control
ResoIred, That the aim and object Of the
/ Democratic party is to preserve the Federal
| Union and the rights Of the States unim-
| paired; and they hereby declare that they
consider the Administration usurpatiun Of
| extraordinary and dangerous powers not
| granted bv the Constitution, the subversion
| of the civil by military law in States not IN
insun ection the arbitrary military arrest,
! Imprisonment trial and sentence Of Ameri-
can citizens in States where civil law exists
| in full force. the suppression Of freedom OF
speech and of the press, the denial OF the
! right ofasylum, the open and avOwed dlsre-
! gard of State rights. the employment OF nm
usual test-oaths, and the interference with
and denial of the right of the people to bear
arms, as calculated TO prevent restoration
| of the Union and the perpetuatiOn of a gov
crnment deriving It's Just powers from the
consent of the governed
| Rc&0Iced, That the shameful disregard of
the Administration to its duty in respect to
our fellow-citizens who now and long have
| been prisoners Of war in a suffering condi-
ton, deserves the seyerest reprobatiOn on
! the score alike Of public interest and COM
mon humanity.
| ReSoired That the sympathy of the Dem
ocratic ,arty is heartily and earnestly extern
| ded to the soldiers Of cur army. who are and
! have been in the field under the flag Of our
country and, in the event Of our attaining
power, they will receive all the care and pro-
tectiJn, regard and kindness that the brave
| soldiers Of the Republic have so nobly earned.
After the adoption of the platform, the
| Convention proceeded to the nomination Of
candidates, the principal ones being Gen.
| Mcclellan and Thomas II. Seymour, of
| Connecticut.
Upon this spicy debate sprung up, in
the course of which Mr. Harris, Of Mary
lani, pitched into Gen Mcclellan iii fine
| style Mr. Harris said -
| Zone was nominated here to-day WHO'S ty
rant Cheers and hisses He it was who
! first initiated the policy by which our rights
and liberties were trodden down. That man
! is George b. Mcclellan. Confusion. Ma
| ryland which has suffered 50 much at the
| hands OF that man, will not submit to his
nominations in silence His offences shall
be made known This Convention is jury
appointed by the people to pass upon the
merits Of the public men whose names would
! be presented for the support OF the great
| Democratic party. General Mcclellan, |
| repeat Is a tyrant. Great confusion. l
stand here to lndIct him,
\ delegate | call him 10 order
| The President said he hoped there was
no man present who would deny the right
Of free speech. Certainly, no Democrat
wou d do so. At the same time, he hoped
no delegate would feel called upon to pur-
sue course OF remarks so offensive as to
interfere with the harmony OF the Conyen-
| ton.
Mr.. Harris read Mcclellan order of ar
rest against the legislature of Maryland
and proceeded to comment upon the same,
| but tn confusion was so great that the
speaker could not be heard. He was un-
derstood to say that all the charges OF usur-
patton and ty anay that can be brought "a
gainst Lincoln and Butler he could make
and substantiate against Mcclellan. Hiss
es, cheers, and cries for jeff. Davis.
Mr. Harri, proceeded to say that Gen.
| Mcclellan was an assassin of State rights,
an usurrer Of our liberties, and if nomlna-
ted he would be beaten everywhere, as he
was at Antietam. lie added that he could
not go home and ask the members OF the
Legislature OF his State to vote for such a
man. He would not himself vote for him.
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