East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-09-07
Ial. wlcn Ahmham Isucoln tola bin,

\ Ian, when Abraham lsncoln told hinl
70 arrest the Legislature Of Maryland,
had said TO him: II have received a.
commission as commander at your
hands--you can take it back before /
become tyrant," ne would have
stood before the world as man; but
as much as he received and acted on
instructions which struck blow at
civil liberty, he became the nero tool
of Abraham Lincoln. Cheers and
Kisses. / recolloct this story of mil
itary man in the time of Louis XIII.
The>King Louis, bore much hatred
to the great Conde, and, resolving to
get rid of him, sent a commission to
the Marshal Of his army to procure
him somc one who would dispatch
him. The marshall replied. "Sire,
we have many brave and gallant SOL
diers in our army, but we have not
one assassin" But Abraham Lincoln
was able to find an assassin of State
rights in George B. Mcclellan.
| [Cheers for Mcclellan, and Misses. l.
You ask me to go home to Maryland,
bound and prosecuted Maryland
which has suffered evcy injury since
the tyrant put his iron heels upon it
You ask mo to return there, and
go forward to tho polls and vote for
George B. Mcclellan, the very man
who destroyed her liberties. (Cheers)
You ask me to go home and SEQ my
friends in the Maryland Legislature
men who were put in prison, whose
property was destroyed, and whose
families were left beggars upon the
world, and by the orders of this man
and yet, remembering their imprison-
ment and suffering, L am asked to-
walk up TO the polls and vote for him.
| (Cheers) / cannot do it. l never
will do it. loud cheers, Kisses, and
much excitement, number of the
delegates rising to their feet, making
GESTURES denoting much feeling.)
Mr.. Carrigan of Pennsylvania: Mr..
President, l rise to a point Of order
The gentleman from Aa-,i".a L"~
declared, in the presence of this con-
vention that he will not vote for the
gentleman who may be nominated by
this convention. Having made such
statement, submit, Mr.. President,
that he is not fit member Of the con-
vention. Cheers, mingled with cries,
eyes, yes" ''No, no.") / repeat, that
the man who publicly declares within
the walls of the democratic convention
of the United States, that he will not
vote for its nominee is not fit to be Il
member of the convention. loud
cheers and much confusion.)
The President: The gentleman
from Pennsylvania rises to point OF
order-whether member of the con-
vention, having declared that he will
not vote for the nominee Of the con-
vention, should be allowed to retain
his seat in the convention? series OF
'|No, no" "Yes, yes"
Mr.. Harris / am free to say that
l will not do it,
Tho President The decision Of
the Chair upon the point Of order
raised by the gentleman from Penn
sylvania is, that those who will not
submit to the decision Of tho conven-
ton have no right to take part in its
proceedings. ''Great cheering"
Mr.. Harris then left the platform
resumed his seat in the body Of the
hall. There Immediately followed u
scene Of considerable excitemont.-
The members of the convention nearly
oil sprang to their feet, some of them
looking menacingly towards the mem
Der from Maryland, around whom
there was some slight connection
The excitement however, abated al
most as soon as il was aroused, upon
the President calling the convention
to order.
Mr. Carrigan: The personal rela-
tons existing between myself and tho
gentleman rom Maryland have, ever
since L have known him, been of the
most friendly character; but in view
sir, qf the morality of this convention
its political morality of which you
spoke,-I felt myself compelled, at
the moment he made tho declaration
he did to rise to the point Of ORDER
Now, sir, / respect the gentleman,
and, as l said before, our relations
have always been friendly; and /
now move that the gentlemen have
tho privilege of proceeding %ith his
remarks in order. ''Loud applause"
The President put the motion,
which was carried by q nearly unan-
imous vote, and amid loud cheering.
Mr.. Underwood, of kentucky Mr..
President, 1 regret exceedingly that
the condition of my voice is such that
l am hardly able to DO heard by this
vast assemblage but 1 rise with u
view toattemptto poura little oil upon
the troubled waters. l trust, sir, that
we shall have harmony--harmony in
onr councils, harmony in our actions,
harmony in everything we do; and l
trust the results of our asseInblage
here will be carried out by the united
voice of the people when we return
home. "Cheers." Allow me to say,
sir, that i camo hero having before L
left home somewhat considered the oh
iections that could be made to tho.
prominent individual whose name is
now before tho convention and tho
country, and who is likely to bo the
candidate Of this convention for the
Presidency. suppose other gentle
men came in the same way; and, If
we are to take up all the objections
which can be urged-to every individ-
ual who has been named here, | ask
| this bodv "A hon we are to adjourn p
''Cheers." 1t is perfectly impractical
bic TO follow this course. L presume
from the fact Of the American people
sending their representatives here CIV
4 ing instructions in some instances, and
/ from the conferences which have ta-