Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-31

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McClellan's order of arrest against tbe
Maryland Legislature, and proceeded
to comment on the same, but the confusion
was so great that the speaker could not be
heard, except to say, that the charges o.
usurpation and tyranny that can be
brought against Lincoln and Butler, he
can make and substantiate against Nc.
Clellan[ Kisses Cheers with voice or @Vot
for JEFF. Davis ...-.-.
ThePresident wished that the Conven-
ton should come to order
| 5There Is no attack made herethatcannotb be
made elsewhere, and the gentleman against
whom these charges are made, desires that
they should be made now and here SO that
he can meet and explain them. These in
terruptiOns do injustice, also, to the
/ speaker and to the distinguished gentle
man against whom they are made Let
the gentleman from Maryland have a full
| hearing,and afterwards hear the other side,
from gentleman who is ready and able
to make full explanation.
Mr.. Harris proceeded to say that Nc
Clellan was the assassin of State rights,
the usurper Of liberties, and that if aomi..
mated, he would be beaten everywhere. as
nc Woo O. AAAAbAGbuhAs AAb duuGu ElHL
ne could not go home and ask
the members of that Legislature to
vote for such man. He would not
himself vote for him. Kisses
Mr.. Carrigsn, of Pennsylvania, raised
the point of order. The gentleman having
said that he would not vote for Mcclellan
if nominated, he had no right to take part
in the proceedings of the Convention.
The President decided that the point of
order was well taken, rnd amid the widest
confusion, Mr.. Harris retired from the
stand.
Mr.. Carrigan said that for many years
the gentleman and himself had been the
most intimate friends; but in view of the
absolute necessity of preserving the morale
of the Convention, he felt bound to raise
the point of order which he had. Henow
moved that he be allowed to proceed in
order
General Morgan, of Ohio, as fellow
soldier Of McClellan's, could not remain
silent when the name and fame Of that
General was so shamefully impugaed-
The charges were untrue. The Maryland
Legislature was in session at Annapolis
General Joe johnson, of the rebel army,
was at Annapolis. A conspiracy was form
ed, and certain members of the Legislature
were the conspirstors. They intended
that the State should secede, and an ordi-
nance of secession was formed. Maryland
was TO be invaded and overwhelmed by
the enemy, and taken out of the Union.
What did General Mcclellan do2 He
simply took the best precautions in his
power to thwart the reasonable scheme,
and had he not so done, he would have
been guilty Of the vilest treason. The
man who says General Mcclellan is a
tyrant does not know him. A thorough
soldier, with the gentleness of a woman
and the courage of lion, no braver, more
amiable, and kind and generous-hearted
gentleman exists on the face of the EARTH
and no greater libel was ever uttered when
such a man is called traitor. TApplause.
Mr.. Eaton, Of Connecticut passed high
ulogy upon Thos. II. Seymour, but add
ed that his name was used here with
out his wish, and without the request of the
Conneetieut delegates. Mr.. Harris OF
Maryland explained that what no SAID
was that he could go before the people Of
Maryland asking them to vote for McClel-
Ian. BE did not say that he would not
vote for him. He held himself bound for
the candidate Of the convention.
The name of Governor Powell was
withdrawn.
Mr. Wickliffe withdrew the name oi
| Franklin Pierce
Mr. Jones, of Maryland, regretted that
| the gentleman who took the stand of de,
fence assumed the ground that he was jus.
titled because of collusion between mem
bers Of the Legislature and any rebel Gen
eral. Had he put it upon the grounC
that he acted on creditable evidence
oe might have remained silent but h,
could not permit the Legislature to remain
under such a stigma.
Mr.. Morgan explained, that he intendeC
to say that Mcclellan acted upon testimo
ny regarded as creditable.
Mr.. Jones said that so far as ever having
been pronounced by the victims of tina
action are utter falsehoods. The Legisla
ture had no power to pass an ordinanc
Of secession. Those ARRESTED
demanded an immediate trial, even b.
drum-head Court Martial. But instead o
giving them that which the law guarantee
to the poorest they were told they coul'
have their liberty by giving their pa
role. Some, worn out by fatigue am
imprisonment, did finally give their pa
role, but others preferred to stay in prisol
rather than to submit TO the humihatini
test that was required of them. They sui
fered long, and yet to this day they kno'
not their accusers still he be
lieved that Mcclellan was to
much of a gentleman and a Ohristia
TO act as be did except upon what h
deemed creditable evidence.
Mr.. Holman, of New Jersey, move
that debates on candidates be closed, an
moved the previous question.
Mr. Mcneil of Illinois, on behalf Of
portion of the Illinois delegation, and, {
he believed, of majority OF the delegate
of the great Northwest would nominal
Horatio Seymour. Prolonged cheering
The President-The motion IS out
l order.
, Motions to adjourn were now made, bI
declared out of order.
, SPEECH OF Mr.. LONG, OF OHIO.
, Mr.. Long, of Ohio took the stand
}. opoosition to Mcclellan. He said tn
: Lincoln had been guilty of interferir
: with freedom of speech, freedom of ele
: tions, and with arbitrary arrests: and IN yol
) resolutions you have arraigned him befo
the people Of the country for these tyra
e nies and usurpations. And yetyou propo
g to nominate a man for the support OF t
Democracy-a man who has gone eve
= farther than Lincoln has gone in the pc
| petration of similar tyrannical measures u
# on sacred privileges and rights Of the pc
pie. Mcclellan is guilty Of the arre
, Of the Legislature Of sovereil
State. He has suspended the W
is of habeas corpus, and helped the Odio
: Emancipation Proclamation of Lincoln ;
willing instrument of corrupt and tyra
e uical Adminiitration, aiding, while posse
; ing military power, all its efforts to str
d | American freemen of their dearest lib
ties. VIII you so far stultify yourselves
to make him the standard bearer of L
r, rnocracv. With all his heart, he hoped n