The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-09-08

ture, and proceeded to read tho Geuer-
ais letter, giving directions to his sub
ordinate officers how to proceed to ar
rest them IN a body. l4a
A delegate from Pennsylvania In /
quircd whether a member, while nomi- q
nations we're pending, had a right tOA
discuss the merits CT candidate.
The Chair decided that Others hav-
ing spoken favorably of the nominee,
the other side must be heard.
Harris renewed his reading, when a
voice demanded, "from what paper he
was reading-tho Tribune2" Harris
replied he was reading McClellan's let
ter, and no intelligent man voaId dis
pute it. Before finishing the reading,
he was again interrupted by point Of
order whether the reading Of extracts
from newspapers was allowable. Har-
ris retorted as the gentleman afraid
to let the truth come out?" "No, no."
Then be silent and hear it." But
there was no silence and nobody listen
ed to the rea ling. As Harris finished
reading, three cheers were given for
Mcclellan, and he continued: "By this
letter it is seen that in 1861, Mcclellan
broke up the Legislature of Sovereign
State, while in session, "a voice, "by
order OF Lincoln, " and he placed them
in prison, where he kept them sixteen
months. Ask Maryland Democrats to
vote for such a man? All the charges
you make or can make against Lincoln;
or Butler, l can make and sustain
against this man Mcclellan" (Tumul-
tuous cheers and Kisses, long repeated,
followed by three cheers for Mcclellan,
from the lObby.) The President de-
mand,d order, saying that such disre-
spect toward the speaker injured their
candidate more than it did him. Har-
ris then read secord letter of McClel-
Ian, in which he orders certain military
officers to arrest and hold disloyal citi-
zens until after the election, and to sus-
nond tha writ Of 5,Le,, cor,,,. IN tbo;-
cases. "Wbot was this for?" demand. !,
ed Harris. at was to interfere with
elections in MARYLAND The very tbino.
Won charge against Lincoln in one of
r your resolutions.
Yon will bove n rooot tboso orost;ors
on the stumn and is wcII von cons;d.
, or thno now What boyo vor tosor;,
his defiance . Won s,v bo ala +boso
{ things by order of the President T
replv. he eonld have said uTbere is NV
comn,ission. toto i. u;II rot 10 a.
; dirty work of a tyrant." ["Good,"
: good" " and cheers.
+ Harris then told the story of the
70 Prince of Condo, who was asked by Lou
C is XIII, to send some soldiers to private
d ly put out Of the way an obnoxious in
!. dividual. Sire, said the officer, "we
have many brave and gallant soldiers,
i but in all the French army we have not
!. a single assassin" But Abraham Lin
G. ooln could find an assassin of liberty in
ID Maryland in George B. Mcclellan
t Cheers, and cries of Shame" and his
rs ses Do you ask me to 90 home to
,e Maryland Voices --"Yes! yesl"1 and
y ask Democrats there to vote for such a
10 man?-to ask those members of the
- Maryland Legislature to vote for him,
ne who were torn from their families, and
re deprived OF their Liberties for sixteer
j. months, Tor no crime! Folces--"No o
no. cannot DO 1t, and will not d(
e" IT, .....
H. This speech foll like a bomb. she'll il
ed the ranks of the Mcclellan men, and a
ne Harris was retiring to his seat, one o
on them greatly excited, called him Cd
ld traitor" whereupon Harris knocke,
,h, him out of his seat For few minute
cr, there was great confusion, and a gene
ks ralrow was only prevented by the timeIy