East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-09-07

never voted anything but democrat
10 ticket from my first vote to this
hour. Although l am opposed to Nc
Clellan; although / think he is the
wort man you could put upon the
ticket having the name of democrat,
"applause and hisses." l would still
choose him before Lincoln or Fremont
and cast my vote with my friends. If
that DO my lot, / expect to do it,
"Cheers." Now, gentlemen, l say the
people are looking to this convention
to take some action-to give them a
candidate and a platform do some-
thing, at least whereby they will, af-
ter the coming election, see, or have
at least hope for tho early end of
this war. To that end on yesterday, j
submitted to this convention a resolu-
ton proposing to urge Mr.. Lincoln to
suspend the operation Of the draft.un-
til we could have an opportunity in
the election Of November next to let
the people say whether the war is to
be continued or not. "Applause."-
And, although it proposed immediate
action, by the man@uvering Of cer-
tain gentlemen who are versed in par
liamentary tactics, it had to go to the
Committee on Resolutions. The COM
mittee have made their report, and
my resolution and everything else in
reference to this draft, that affects the
people more than anything else, is pass
cd over in perfect silence. Then gen.
tlemon is this what the people are to
expect from democratic convention.
"Voices, no, no." / trust not. Give
us candidate for President--any one
except George B. McClellan--any
man, / care not who he is--"applause
and hissos"-any one whose hands are
| clean, whose skirts are clear-"hisses"
any one who has not been instrument
al in arbitrary arrests; in violating
the freedom reflections and the rights
of citizens in every possible manner in
which he could carry out the wishes
Of Abraham Lincoln. Althoukh he
does not come from .the Northwest
now suffering with taxation; although
not in our interests in the Northwest !;
although it may be for the benefit of
eastern capitalists---if he be demo-
crat, free from these stains--we will
vote for him; we will support him !;
we will rally the masses to his sup
port. Any man else save and except
George b. Mcclellan. "Hisses and
cheers" i beg of you not to nomi-
nate that man. 1 beg Of you to give
us another candidate. Any mana
voice-Seymour of New York"-any
man "Shouts for Seymour.
A delegate interrupting: 1 rise to a
point of order.
- Mr.. Long: 1 have but word or two
to say, and am down.
Mr.. Fries, of Ohio VIII the del
egate from Ohio yield to we for mo-
ment
Mr.. Long: will yield to colleague
Mr.. Fries: / move that we adjourn
till 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
On being informed that Mr.. Long
wished TO say but few words more,
Mr.. Fries Withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Long: In conclusion 1 beg
you not to nominate Mcclellan. Hav-
ing laid upon tho table the time hon
ored principles of the democratic par
ty, as expressed in tho resolutions of
179S-99-having ignored them by
laying the resolutions upon the table
and weak as your platform is, look
ing in some degree to peace, as it does,
in Gods name don't place upon it a
man who is pledged to every act
against which your platform declares
l am not satisfied with tho answer of
my colleague from Ohio, Gen. Morgan,
that George b. Mcclellan was acting
under orders of the President. He
was not obliged to make these arrests,
and thus give his sanction and APP
prevail to them, Was he acting under
the orders of Abraham Lincoln when,
on the 4th day of July, he delivered
an Grafton at West Point, in which
he announced the same doctrine p
Was no acting under tho orders of
Abraham Lincoln when at Lake
George he made speech in which he
also proposed continuance of the
war? If in one case, he was acting
under orders, in the other he was act
ing under his own impulses, and / ask
of this convention what it is to expect
of him after his speeches at West
Point and Lake George. They are
directly opposed to a peace platform,
and IL he accepts nomination upon
it, after what he has said, he stultiiies
himself, and in my judgment, is un-
worthy tho support of the democratic
party. 'Hissos and cries Of never"
MIR. Carrigan, of Pennsylvania 1
desire, in answer to the remarks of
the gentleman who has Just taken his
seat that Gen. Geo. Il. Mcclellan
should speak for himself. "Cheers.
In relation to the proclamation of
emancipation with which the honora-
BILE gentleman has charged collision,
between him and the President, ad-
dressing letter to Gen. A. Il. Burn
side in regard to tho North Carolina
expedition, what does Gen. Mcclellan
say? SIN no case would / go beyond
the general proclamation Of COM
mander which would say as little as
possible about politics or the negro
"Cheers." l would merely state the
true issue for which we are fighting as
the preservation of the Union of these
States, renewed cheering" and the
upholding of the laws of tho general
government; and that all who con-
duct themselves properly will, as far
as possible, BIO protected in their per-
sonal property" Then, sir, what docs
he write to Maj. Gen. Halleck in re-
gard to the military conduct of Off
GERS? "You will please impress upon
the inhabitants of Missouri and the
| adjacent States that wa arc f,pbtino