Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-09-06

views and opinions, however it may have beer
IN its fnai action The western and centra
states were largely represented outside of the
regular delegates, and New England had quite
lobby on the ground. The number in attend
ance as estimated as high as GO, 900. Every
shade OF opinion, from the War Democrat who
would make no terms with rebels and wanted
Gen Dix for President, to the traltorous peace
men who declared for eff Davis as the only
candidate who could restore the lost Liberties of
the people, was represented both in the conyen.
ton and among the outsiders Harris of.NIary.
land and Long Of Ohio were there with their
peace on any terms principles, denounc ing Nc
Clellan IS more despotc and arbitrary than
President Lincoln and on .be outside, rabid
peace men ca lied him the Great Hesltator. the
Idiot, and President Llncoln's Dog, /" who at
his masters bidding killed thousands Of as good
Democrats as the land ever made, meaning
rebel soldiers OF course The Sons of Liberty"
whose arms and ammunition the government
had just seized al indianapolis, and Whose homes
Tor more the government bad npped in the bud
by al order prohibiting the sale thereof in the
States of Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana. were
there In tull force, insisting on the constitution
al hght OF the people to bear arms and lorcbly
resist the draft. Fernando Wood and the shout
der hltters and roughs from New Yory civ
Horatio Seymour and the sleek and oiy and
polhbed men who would stab the government
under the fifth rib and reconstruct the Union
with " New England left out in the cold" Val.
lindigham and all the tribe Of MARTYRS insisting
that all prison doors which held white men
should DO opened, while fugitive criminals from
other lands should find sacred asylum under
our dag, Henry Gardner and the pro-sayery
debris Of the deiunct American order, with the
odds and ends, the dissatisfied and discounted
souls who are ever on the wing. and lowering
around wherever they smell the odor of p!ckings
and plumber, were assembled in the Wigwam on
the shores Of Lake Michigan, or paraded by
day and by night through the streets of Chca
go, sending up Babel of dscordant shouts.
and agreeing only in their admiration of jeff
Davis and their denuncation OF the administra-
ton.
August Belmont of New York called the con
Venton 10 order, and besought it to be barmon-
GUS and united for the sake of success, after
which Rev. DR.. CIarkson of Chicago made n
prayer, 1--WE have yet seen no report OF this ef-
iort) aud then the convention proceeded to bus.
ness AS was eminently fitting, Horatio Sey-
mour of New. York was chosen president. and
made speech fall Of bitterness and wrath
against the administration for endeayoring TO
put down treason, full Of peryersion Of history
and false and malicious statements respectino
The Republican party, full Of protestatops of
owe OF Union while denounclng every instru-
mentality that can bonorably secure Union, full
If expressions of regard for our soldiers wbile
'ondemnIng every march made and every blow |
truck by these soldiers for the old flag. full Of |
ondemnaton OF lighting aud declaring that the
mon cannot be restored by war, thus asserting
nat our noble soldiers are no match for the
ebel armies, tull OF kindness and love for rebel,
nd desire for " fraternal relations " with TRAIT.
rs,-and yet from first to last lie uttered not
ne word OF condemnation of the traitor re.
ollion, or expressed purpose or wish that it
hould be put down either by war or peace or
egouation or compromise, And the conyen-
ion choered him to the echo, and proceeded
Nth ils work.
For three days, MOndsy, Tuesday and Wed.
esday, theldelegates to the convention worked
t the rather difi,ult task Of paclfying and |
larmonlIng all wings Of the opposition, and
mounting Mcclellan, as candidate, on platform
which can be construed to mean union or dis.
lnion to please the 'lews of all who read. And
hey at last succeeded to the apparent satslao.
ion of the delegates in constructing double
aced platform but the nomination was not M |
happily harmonious. McClean's name having
'een presented by Mr.. Stockton Of New jersey.
Harris of Maryland SAID, Mcclellan ISM ~.
ant. lie 1t was who first initiated the policv
~ which our rights and Liberties were stricken
Town. That man is George b. Mcclellan
Maryland which has suffered so much at ,he
lands OF that man, will not submit to his nomi.
alion IN silence. His offences shall be made
'nown, Gen, Mcclellan is tyrant. stand
here to ndict him."
de added that "all the charges OF usurra-
ION and tyranny that can be brought acains,
lincoln aud Butler he could make and substan.
late against Mcclellan. uM,.
)lellsn was an assassin Of State rights, usur.
er oil our liberties, aud # nominated he would
o beaten everywhere as he was at Antietam."
Mr. Long of Ohio spoke in opposition to Nc
'lelan, lie said
Mr.. Lincoln bad been guilty of interGrin,
nth the freedom OF speech, of elections. and -
r0ilrary arrests, and continued la your resn.
it'ons you have arraisned him before the PEG.
10 OF tho country for these tyranues and usur.
atoms, and yet you propose to nominate u man
Tho has gone even farther than Mr.. Lincoln in
ne preparation OF similar tyrannIcal measures
pom the sacred rights and privileges of tho
eople' MeClellst is guilty OF the arrest of the
legislature OF sovereign State He suspended
he writ OF habeas corpus, aud helped enforce 8
nc odlous Emancipation Proclamation of LIN. ,
'ln-the willing instrument OF corrupt and
'Tannical administration, aiding, while Dos
'slng military power to strip American tree \
ZEN OF their dearest liberties. Will Won So IA, q
utility yourselves as to make him the standard
'ner OF the Democracy"
After this little family jar, during which liar.
knocked down some one who called him a '