Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-09-29
WHOLE NO. 412.

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not only doing injustice to him, but to
themselves and Gen. Mcclellan. There is
no charge that can be made here that can
not be made elsewhere, and any charges
that can be made against him should bs
made here. To endeavor to interfere is
not only unbecoming to this convention.
but it is unjust to the distinguished msu
who is placed in nomination. When the
gentleman has concluded his remarks, I
trust he will be so fair as to allow an
| opportunity for those who wish to defend
the man he assailed.
MIR. Harris then attempted TO read the
letter referred TO. but it was of no use, aud
again the interference Of the President was
needed. He said: 1 implore this con-
vention not to do this wrong. The demo-
crat is gentleman as well as democrat.
If he is allowed to say what he has to say
in the briefest possible time. when 1t is
said there will be some one to reply to is
in better way than merely by interrup-
tion
Mr.. Harris for the last time. resumed.
[ wish not to allude to any Interruptions
that have been made, but. gentlemen, you
cannot take advantage Of your own wrong.
| have been interrupted frequently-I was
reading one coant Of the indictment-you
interrupted me shall now 60 on with
it? The speaker here read the balance of
the letter. He then said: Where, in the
name of God. can any one say that there
would be anything to justify the interfsr-
ence of the military power in our State!
Let us have no complaints again Abra-
ham Lincoln; this man was guilty of it
himself What have you got in him to
induce you to vote for him? You have to
make these arguments on the stump.
What have you to say in his favor? As .
military man, he has been defeated every
where. Applause, earnest and ironicsl.
The battles of the seven days, near Rich
mond, was not success-it was q re-
treat. Groans and cheers Antistam
was not success. |Hisses. And here is
what you have to consider, land it is
abominable. J what have you to say in de-
tense of him? How will you meet thesa
things? Yoa say he was ordered to do
these things. George B. Mcclellan ought
to have said, "Sir. | have got your order,
and you can take it back, for will never
act as tyrant before the world" I
rccOllect the story of great man in tbs
time of Louis 18th. This monarch hated
the great Conle, and he applied to mar
shal to procure man to assassinate him.
The marshal replied, "Sire. we have
many great and gallant soldiers in cur
army, but we cannot find one single
assassin" Could not Abraham Lincoln
find in George B. Mcclellan an assassin of
State rights? [Great uprosr.l You have
these things to answer. Do you ask me
to go home to Maryland? [Cries OF
'show up all the tyrants," ''go right
away" cheers and jeers, Do you ask US
to go home to Maryland and come forward
and fight for Mcclellan, who has destroy
ed our liberties? Do You ask me to 60
home and see my friends of the Maryland
Legislature in prison? Do you ask me to
go home and request them to support
George B. Mcclellan? will not do it.
CHEERS. No never will do it. Great
applause. amidst which the gentleman
concluded his 6rebaud speech.
Mr.. Long, have but few words to
say. and | propose to say them. / am
not afraid to say what think. although L
may share the fate that the distinguished
gentlemen from Mary (Mr. Harris
and myself met in a Republican Congress.
Now. Gentlemen of the Convention, I
want man for President for the next four
years whose record is right on the great
points for which we are contending. Lin
coin has abridged freedom Of speech. and
has been guilty of making arbitrary arrests
and imprisoning in military bsstiles. and
he has interfered with freedom of elections
These are prominent among the evils of
which We complain. You have given us
weak platform. and you propose to place
George B. Mcclellan upon that platform.
A man that has gone farther in all three of
these measures than has Abe. Lincoln
himself. Loud cheerss] You propose
to put upon your platform George s.
Mcclellan. who has contended for the
arbitrary and unlawful arrest of q whole
Legislative body. Cheers. Ho has also
suspended the writ of habeas corpus. Of
which you so much complain. And he
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lamation Of which you also complain.
And still you propose, in the very face of
your complaints at these things to stultify
yourselves by taking up the man who has
been the supple instrument in his hands: of
carrying the very acts oe which you com.
plain. speak especially to those of the
Northwest who are for peace. The peopls
are for peace. and their eyes are tnrned to
this convention. Millions of asxious
hearts are waiting and beating with ann-
ious pnlsations for platform and can
didate that shall give them hope that the
war with its relentless cruelty and wrongs
is to cease. And you propose to give
them candidate that says the war must
proceed.