Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-31

Mr.. B. g. Harris, Of Maryland, seconded the
nomination Of Thomas II. Seymour, and pro-
ties Mr. Harris contin ued as follows:
One man named here to-day Is tyrant-
lcneers and hisses5He who first initiated the
poncy by which our rights and liberties were
stricken down; that man is George b. McClel-
Ian. (Confusion.l Maryland, which has suf-
fered so much at the hand Of that man, will not
submit to his nomination in silence. His Of
fences shall be made known. This con vention
is jury appointed by the people to pass upon
the merits Of public men whose names may be
cratic party. General Mcclellan, repeat, is a.
tyrant (Great confusion He stood here to in
dieate him A deleEate-"I call him to erder."l
man present who would deny the right of tree
speech; certainly no Democrat will At the
same time he hoped no delegate would feel
called upon to pursue course OF remarks SO
offensive as to interfere with the harmony OF
the con nvention. r.
Mr.. Harris read M McClellan's order of arrest
against the Maryland Legislature, and pro-
fusion was SO great that the Speaker could not
be heard, except to say all the charges Of usur-
patton and tyranny that can be brought against
Lincoln and Butler he can make and substan-
tiate against Mcclellan. [Hisses, cheers, and
cries Of" Vote for JET. Davisr'l
The President wished the convention would
come to order; there is no attack made here,
he said, but what can be made elsewhere, and
the gentleman against whom these charges are
being made desires they shall be made now and
ucTcs kO LudL NE Gun meet duQ cXplhlu tu6ln
These Interruptions do injustice to ourselves, to
the speaker, and to the distinguished gentleman
against whom they are made. Let the gentle
man from Maryland have full hearing, and
afterwards hear the other side from gentlemen
who are ready and able to make full expla-
nation.
Mr. Harris proceeded to say that Mcclellan
was an assassin OF State rights, usurper
OF liberties, and, if nominated, he would be
beaten everywhere, as he was at Antietam.
He added, he could not 60 home and ask the
members Of that Legislature to vote for such
man. He would not himself vote for him.
Misses
Mr.. Carrigan. of Penn, raised to point of
order, that the gentleman having said he would
not vote tor Mcclellan If nominated, he had
no right to take part In the proceedings OF the
The President decided the point Of order we'll
takeDs and, amid the widest confusion, Mr..
Harris retired from the stand.
Mr.. Carrigan SAID that for many years the
relations between that gentleman and himself
had been of most intimate and friendly char
acter; but, in view OF the absolute necessity
for the preservation OF the morale of the Con-
yention, he felt bound to raise the point of
order. He now moved that he be allowed to
proceed in order.
General Morgan, Of Ohio, as a fellow soldier
of Mcclellan, could not remain silent when
the name and fame of that distinguished Gene
raj were so shamefully impugned. The charges
were untrue. The Maryland Legislature was
in session at Annapolis. Gen. Joe Johnston,
OF the rebel army, was at Annapolis. A con-
spiracy was formed, and cerIain members Of
the Legislature were the conspirators They
intended that the State should secede, and an
ordiRance OF secession was framed. MARYLAND
was to belnyaded, overwhelmed by the enemy,
and taken out OF the Union. What did Gen.
Mcclellan do! He simply took the best pre-
caution in his power to tn wart the reasonable
scheme; and, had he not done SO, he would
have been guilty of the vilest treason. The
man who says Gen. Mcclellan is tyrant does
not know him. A thorough soldier, with the
gentlenesS of a woman, and the courage of a
lion. no braver, no more amiable, and kind,
generous hearted gentleman exists on the tace
of the earth; and no greater libel was ever
uttered than when such man is called a trai.
tor. tApplause.
Mr.. Eaton, Of Connecticut, passed a high
eulogy upon Thomas II. Seymour, but added
his name was used here without his wish and
without the request of the Connecticut delega-
ton.
MIR. Harris, of Maryland, explained that
what he said was that he could not 20 be fore
the people OF Maryland and ask them or the
members OF the Legislature TO vote for Nc
for him, but felt himself bound to vote for
the candidate Of the convention.
The name of Governor Powell was then
Mr.. Wickllfe withdrew the name of Frank
lin Pierce.
MT Jones, of Maryland, regretted that the
gentleman who took a stand in defence Of
Mcclellan assumed the ground that he was
justified because Of the colIusion between the
members OF the Legislature and any rebel gen.
Had he put it upon the ground that he acted
upon credible evidence, he might have re-
m aimed silent, but he could not permit the LIE.
gislature to remain under such falsehood
Gen. Morgan explained that he intended TO
say that Mcclellan acted upon testimony re-.
g8Tded as credible.
Mr. Jones said, so far from being credible, it
has been pronounced by the victims Of that
action an utter falsehood.
The Legislature had no power to pass an or
dinance of secession. These arrests demanded
immediate trial, even by drum head court.
IN r giving
law guarantees to the poorest citizen, they
were told they could have their liberty by Civ.
ing their parole. Some, worn out by the
fatigues OF fmpriso onment, did finally give their
parole; but others preferred to yield their lives
rather than submit to the hnmihating test that
was required OF them. They suffered long,
end yet sS this dsy they EnsW not their
much OF gentleman and christian to act as
he did, except upon what he deemed credible
MIR. Holman, OF New Jersey, moved that the
debate on the candidates be closed, and also
moved the previous question.
MT. Mcneil, OF Illinois, on behalf OF q por-
tion OF the Illinois delegation, and, as he be-
lieved, of majority of the delegates Of the
great Northwest, nominated Horatio Seymour.
relonged cheers.] asa
oroer. ...-------
Motions to adjoura were made. but declared
out of order
Mr.. Long, Of Ohio, took the stand In oppoei.
ton to Mcclellan. He said Lincoln had been
guilty ofinterfering with the freedom of speech,
the freedom OF elections, and Of arbitrary ar
rests. He continued In your resolutions You
have arraigned him before the people of the |
country for these tyrannfes and usurpations;
and yet you propose to nominate q man who |
has gone even farther than Lincoln in perpe- |
trating similar tyrannical measures upon the |
sacred privileges and rights Of the people, |
Mcclellan is guilty Of the arrest Of the Legisla-
ture OF sovereign State. He has suspended |
the writ OF hdbeds corpus, and helped toenforce /
an odious emancipation proclamation OF Lin. |
coin; the willing instrument Of a corrupt and |
ty rannical Administration, aiding, while pos |
sessiDg military power, all its efforts to strip
American freemen OF their dearest liberties |
Will you so far stultify yourselves as to make
him the standard-bearer of the Democracy2 |
w lth all his heart he hoped not He had never
done otherwise, and as between Lincoln and
Ere mont, and any man calling himself even
half Democrat, he would have choice, and |
would be found voting with his friends; but he |
begged the Convention not to nominate McClel-
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Almost any other man who claims to be
Democrat would satisfy him, and would sat. |
sfy the Northwest. Weak as is your platform |
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