The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-09-08

creditable evidences he (Mr. Jones
might have remained silent; but he coult
not permit the Legislature of Marylan,
to be SO falsely charged.
General Morgan explained that he in
tended to say that General Mcclellan ha'
acted upon testimony which he regarde'
as creditable.
Mr.. Jones said that so far from beins
creditable 1t has ever been pronounced b.
the victims OF that action an utter false
hood. The Legislature had no power Il
pass an ordnance of Secession.
Those who were arrested demanded an
immediate trial, even by drum head
urt-msrtial; but instead of giving them
that justice which the law guaranteed tc
the poorest among us, they were told that
they could have their liberty only by CIV
ing their parole Some of them, worn
out by the fatigues Of Imprisonment, did
finally give their parole, but others pre-
ferred to yield their lives rather than
submit to the humiliating test that was
required of them.
This day they knew not their accuser
Still, he believed Mcclellan was too much
of gentleman and Christian to act as
he did, except upon creditable evidence
Mr.. Holmes. IN. ]. moved that the
debate on the candidates be closed, and
moved the previous question.
Mr.. McNeill (Ill), on behalf Of a por.
ton of the Illinois delegation, and, as he
believed, of majority of the delegates Of
the great Northwest, nominated HoratiC
Seymour. prolonged cheers.)
The President said the motion was out
Of order
Motions to adjourn were made, but
were declared out of order.
Mr. Long (Ohio) took the stand in op-
position to Mcclellan. He said Lincoln
had been guilty of interfering with the
freedom of speech, freedom of elections
and of arbitrary arrests. In your resolu-
tons, Mr.. Long said, you have arraigned
him before the people of the country for
these tyrannies and usurpations, and yet
you propose to nominate man who has
gone even farther than Lincoln in the
perpetration of similar tyrannical meas
ures upon the sacred privileges and rights
Of the people.
Mcclellan is guilty of the arrest of the
Legislature of sovereign State. He has
suspended the writ Of hdJeas c0rpus and
helped to enforce the odious emancipa-
tion proclamation of Lincoln; the willing
instrument of corrupt and tyrannical
Administration, aiding while possessing
the military power, to strip American
freemen of their dearest liberties. VIII
you SO far stulify yourselves as to make
him the standard-be of the Democra-
cy? With all my heart l hope not. He
had never done otherwise, and as between
Lincoln and Fremont and any one call
inc himself even half a Democrat, he
would have choice and would be found
voting with his friends, but he begged
the Convention not to nominate McClel-
Ian.
Almost any other man who claims to
be Democrat would satisfy the North
west Weak as is your platform IN many
respects, We will stand up and do all IN
our power to maintain it, but in God Is
name don't add to its weakness by plac-
ing such a man in nomination.
Mr.. Carrigan (Pa.) followed in answer
to Mr. Harris, and quoted from McClel-
lan's letter to Burnside, to Halleck and
Buell., when these gentlemen were under
him, to show that he invariably admon-
ished them that the only object OF the
war was to preserve the integrity OF the
Union and the majesty of the laws, and
that he invariably cautioned them to
strictly guard against any infringement
upon the rights Of property and person
(Great applause)
The last two speakers were constantly
interrupted by motions to adjourn.
Objections to an adjournment were
raised in all quarters, but as it was rapid
ly growing dark, aud gas for lighting not
having been introduced into the Wig
wan, the opponents Of an adjourn
ment, who were evidently the strongest
had to concede the point, and the Con
yention adjourned