The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-09-07
CHAS. 2. FLORENCE.
CuAIRMAN.

w NJ. LINN, L. a. AIN IN S0t o.
The President then stated tho question
before the Convention to De on ordering
the previeu. question, nominating can
didatc Tor the Presidency, and 1t Was or
dered without dissent.
The vote was then tlken by States,
Connecticut and Ohio having bsen passed
Tor the moment. Thc vote stood as fol-
lows Mcclellan l62; scatfcriLg G, Oh.
The u.ilofent deies atoms now began to
change their votes, and the hial result Was
announced as follows:
New Hampshire, for Mcclellan; Yer
mont, 5 do, Msssae n osetts, II DO; Rhode
Island, / do; Connecticut, 6 do; New York
50 do; New Jersey, Z do; Pennsylvania,
z6 do;. Delaware, } for I. IL. Seymour;
Maryland Z do; Kentucky, II for Nc
Glolian; Ohio, Is Tor Mcclellan, 6 for
Seymour; Indiana, % fer Mcclellan, 81
for Seymour Illinois, l6 Tor Mcclellan, .
fer Seymour; Missouri, for Mcclellan, 4
for Seymour; minnesota. 4 for MeCiel-
Ian; Wisconsin, do; Oregon, 3 do. To
Mcclellan, 20244i Thos. Il. seymour,
-281.
In announcing the vote Of New York,
Mr.. Sanford q. Church said that New
York regretted to pass by her fayorite
son, but she stands now, as she has ever
stood, ready to sacrifice her dearest per-
sonal preferences for the public good,
holding it her duty, above all others, to
do all in her power to rescue the country
from the tyranny that oppresses it. Hay
inc full confidence in the democracy and
patriotism of Gen u. B. Mcclellan, New
York gives him her entire electoral vote
several delegations having cast their votes
for Horatio Seymour.
When the call of the States had been
gone through with. Gov. Seymour remark
ed that some gentlemen had done him the
honor to name him for the nomination
Itwould be adectation to say that thi:
expression Of preference did not give hin
pleasure. But he owed it to himself tt
himself to say that many months ago h,
advised his friends in New York, that fot
various reasons, private and public, HI
could not be candidate for the Chicago
nomination. Having made that announce
ment he would lack the honor of a man
he would do great injustice to his friends
member Of the New York delegation
He personally thought it advisable t.
support an eminent jurist of that State
Ter the nomination, but he was not actu
ated in this by any doubt Of ability o.
patriotism of the distinguished gentlemen
who. has been placed in nomination. HI
knew that Gen Mcclellan did not seel
the nomination. de know that able off
Ger had declared that ii would be more
agreea BILE to him to resume his position
in the army But he will not honor any
the less the high position assigned hin
| by the great majority of the country, be
cause he had not sought it.
| He desired to add few words in ref
erencc to Maryland and her houored del
egates here. Yesterday he did an act o
Injustice to distinguished member o
that delegation, Mr. Harris, because h
did not understand the purpert of his re
marks, and he now desired to say that b.
was fully satisfied that that high tone,
/ gsntleplan was incapable of taking d po
sitien In the Convention, participating il
it's deliberations and refusing to abide b.
its decisions. We are appealing to th
American people to unite and save GU
country, let US not look back. 1t is will
the present that We have to deal, andle
bygones be bygones. / should say TO
our gallant nominee that no man here viii
! denounce more than he will the wrong
4 done Maryland. He felt bound to dc hin
1 this justice. $3.50 t
! He Gov. Seymour wsuld pledge hi