The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-09-08
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION,
The "Irrepressible Conflict" Be-
tween the "Peace" Men and
Conservatives"

SPEECHES ofHarris of Maryland, ana
Long Of Ohio, Denouncing McClel-
lana Double Faced TiclkeS nnd I
Platform--Geo. II. Pend etoh, for
Vice-President.
The "lopg agony" is over; the Chiea
20 Convention has met, done its work
and adjournod. And never, it may be
safely said, was such bold and bare
faced imposition-such downright fraud
and eception-attomptOd to be practis-
ed upon the people, as was attempted by |
that Convention.
1t is apparent to all who have read
the proceedings of the Convention, that
it was composed of two entirely distinct
factions ns-one holding the extreme doc,
trines of Fernando Wood, Alex Long,
| Harris & Co , that State has the right
TO secedr that the General Government
has no right to coerce a State to remain
in the Union, whenever it may feel in
clined to withdraw; and therefore that
the war for the suppression of the exist
ing rebellion is wrong, and ought to be
stopped, On the other hand was the
conservative" faction, who admit the
right of the Government to coerce re
bellious State and claim that they are
IN .fdUor Of prosecuting the war, to re
store "the Union as it was and the Con-
stitution as it is" Here, then, we have
one faction which says the war is en-
tirely ,crong, while the other says it is
righL provided only it be prosecuted
for "constitutional' purposesl
One says the General Government
has The right to coerce State-the 9th
er says it has not the right under any
cir, u instances. The difference between
the two is as great as that between light
and darkness. And yet, for the sake of
success, we see these opposing elements
attempting to unite in the support of the
same candidates and the same platform
of principles! A war candidate foi
President, and an anti-aUar candidate
for Vice President-and both standing
, on the same platform! Was there evol
a grosser piece Of deception and double
dealing? Was there ever more bare
faced attempt to "carry water on boil
= shoulders?"
To show moro clearly the discordan
: elements of which the Convention wa:
composed, aud the bitter and open hos
:, tility existing between them, we cop,
= the following account Of the speeches
of Harris of Maryland, and Long 0
Ohio, denouncing Mcclellan in the Sc
verest terms. 1t is from the graph
pen of "Agato," the well.known an
Z able correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga
20 zettc:
- Mr.. Harris rose to second the nom
. nation of Seymour on behalf of the de
: cgatos of his State After briefly II
= ferring to the difficulties in Maryan
10 and especially to the circumstances a
q tending the arrest of his fellow-citizer
= and their imprso mont he asked in tt
,d name of justice if the Democratic part
hv was to honor and reward the man VII
w. was chiefly engaged in that work,
~ TCries of "no, no." and Kisses. TT
nd indications he saw here to- day we
,s that the man who had played the t
- rant in arresting by military power
This was followed by cries of "ord2r
''freo speech" cheers, Kisses and tumu
its tuous confusion, which after repeat,
no Efforts were quictcd by the gaval of Il
me President, who adjurod the Convent
il and the thousands of freemen arour
on him not to violate the freedom Of spec,
rn The Chair decided Mr.. Harris in ord
ot. but he hoped he would in his remal
ex- not give offence to the Convention,
ole Harris continued by remarking tn
ion he was i n the habit of contending
sa free speesh; had been eensured for it
on the tyrannical Black R2publicln Gu
cry gress, and, Notwithstanding that CO
sure, he had the right to state the CHI
aoter Of the man proposed to be nor
Inat mated, and with much warmth and
en- ergy, said: "I have the right to st
ana that the man whom you have nomina
.a is tyrant; CA voice, "Bully for 20
10 andcries and hisses,) and, if sust
the indictment, shall expect the j,
that to convict him, instead of rewarding
ofwith an honorable position. You
NOT me to sustain and reward the man "
Tun stabbed my own mother. No, sir, {
uses l speak for the delegation of my Sta
.r you shall not have it, Cheers. |
.t, will not agree that Maryland shall ,
1T of honor herself"
Mr., Harris then charged McCo