Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-09-15
COUNCIL BLUFFs IOWA, THURSDAY, sEPTEl6BER l5 1864

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IL. M snuxsaaeg 10 GsoxYs u. MsClslIsa
and oAst oar vsts fof hin. kskkasaAsti
aad proiongsd spplAsaw
II. WeiIsr of OalifoxnS&s Gsifk6snaG
sdssirss 10 shssgs hsx slesseFal vuss, ~
sasas Il for Gsorgs B. Mcclellan. lAr-
Ii, 1llsa, a l,Ais; Have III sAs sssss
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The Sesressry: Yss.
Mr. Allan, og Ohio: Then | desire shal
tho dslsgssss will afford an opportunity
20 fas - thsy choose 20 do sos Tor %
delegates 10 uunforfn thaix votes by a.
revision Of that yoss 10 khe voss whica
seems 10 indicats ths will snd purpose i
the democracy. u the Unitsd stAtas. =
And FOR that purpose | desire that esd
man shoald rise pp In bis plaas and nszn'
bis candidate IL he chooses % sias; whiil
thass who do not choose need nok answer
The Secretary: Mf. Allsns
MFR. Allen: | vosa for McClallaas Tap
plgass.1
The President: UndeT tbs rules Of Ia.
eoassnsaon tho rssolnsinn Ia inadmissi bio
Tha resolution adopted was thsS thss
should yoss By States, and thai The ysss
should be snnoanesd by the 0hairman.
hfr. AIlsa: ask fox. the iaaalgsaee d
the eenyentica 6vemsnusss.
/ Time being allowed By sonssns.
The Prssidens Soms gsusIemsn hass
dons me tho honor TO nsEas nyseh is
connection with the oiiee Of President oi
these United States. Is woaid be meys
aasstation on nay part 20 SAY that to-
nominatioa did not give me great pleas
aras but, while that u 10, owe 70 my.
self 10 make singIs remark. Many
months sinee | annonneed 70 ny frieada
Of sha State OF New York, THAI | could
nes, for geasoas both public and pEivase,
BE- q candidate for thas high 0ikass Aaa,
having advised Of my purposes iifs Ieng
friends, to whom have been aser usasE
90 many great and enduring obligasioass
ID would mot be fair or honogabla In ms
10 allow my name % be bs0aght forward
hare under circumstances OF even appar-
snE antagoaism to them, when their own
aasy seemed 10 Lead them I'm smother d.
rsssion. (Chssrs.I Bas, gsaslsmsa,
rise also for aaosher purpose, and l will
only ask yoaf asssnti0n for single mo-
mens. AZ o member Of che New York
delegation, is is we'll known and under
sssod that thought il woald DO well 20
plaza In nominasaon for che Presadeuey
an eminent jurist Of that Ssata, and | 80
expressed myself. Bus allow me nov 90
sag that reached that eonelnsio1, not
from any doaht or distrast Of shs pakgi-
otiam sf Gen. MsOleliaa- shai any-
thing had for moment led me into con.
fics With him. And / may add that
know the truth Of what / say when ] de-
clare TO yoa that George b. Mcclellan
has not been one who haa soaghk shis
aominatiou. [Gheers.l know @oFa
than that, from his declaration 10 mysali
and Others, shas had the verdict Oh the
people been otherwise IL woald be aors
agreeable to himself 10 Fasame his pasi~
tion In eoansatioR with the army Of bis
country. The strong. the earnest wish
OF the people however, has wills3 that ID
should BE- otherwise.
And now ALLOW me to say one or two
words in regard to the quessions which
have agitased shs minds of ths conyen.
tion; in which connection / would ass1rs
10 address mysalf xnSnawhak mora paxtzs-
ulgyiy TO the delegation from Maryland.
| did 10 one of It's msnheFs yesterday an
act OF injustice, because | did not under
stand the full parpogt of his remarks. -
Is 10 bus right I shoura say naw "a. q
member Of she Maryland delegation that
an paraaaded he never mszas TO take
part in the proceedings Of tbs aouyeaaioa
without subEitting la proper way to It's
dseisions. lOheeFs.I With respect to
tho relationship which Gsa. MoClsllan
haa borne Ia public affairs, ALLOW me 10
ear thias / am nes one Of thcsa who may
approve Of all the orders which havs hssn
made. But las my friends look back for
. moment to the events Of the past thvee
years. LIST every one fesaegaher how the
public mind has been torn and agisated.
and be viii noe wonder thas, from sims
10 time, Que on whom such gress reapon-
sihility vas plsosd may hare been lsd
somswhss assrsy amid the rnosnensoaz
aaestioas which kays sgisasad shs ssan-
sry, Wha cannes ssy for himself laod
knows cannot, Ia locking ovsr nay own
aesious In my Official capacity, wish ths
earnest, careful prayer 70 do whas i
righs--I eannot say fer myself shas all
my efkeial acsiea has hesa such as woala
commend itself aven to my swn approval.
[Cbsegs.I it Ia not fds the AmsrieAf
people as shis time, bat they viii be con-
tens with those who hold Views aaa pvinr
eipies incalcated by the fathers Of thea
eouusry. In appsaliRg 10 the Anssieas
people. Ne appeal also TO those who have
been opposed TO as heretofore % uniss
together 10 save aHR esansFys lCheazssI
The question nov is--nes what hare hask
4 snsf9s views, bat what asa his yisws;
COS whas have been has what are And
il 10 unkind and unjust TO thas vast nuI.
situds of mea who voted 10 pas Abs~hzsE
Lincoln into the Prasideatsal eaair, and
whosmean nov 10 ycts 10 put hlm oas4.
10 make thair votss OF no sfset- IohesFs.
God grant that We were aLls 10 draw Obi
vcil ovsr the past three ysasss hlssofy VI
this country. Bat ~ 20 sAis easdidats
IN Gods namss let "a nnw forget the pasl
and dsvoss ourselves to tho salvation a1
ths counsry Ia the future. lChesrs. II
! Thus mach tssl boznd 10 Say in gsgass
to the distingaiahsd man who hss lin alfss
been already plssed In nominAssen. Aaz
Thus much know, that there il nc MAJ
living whose heart fsals more than hia
does the ssn ana wsungs that raay has,
been brought upon the gipriess 0sats 81
Maxyland-i idsntided % thai Ssaks hai
been from The beginnIn9 with the gxsak.
ness of The eounExys uhssrs.I As on,
oil those Who did n6s, In the delegates
OK whioh l nm d meuRbsE, vote for plass
Ing hisa ia neminatlon, fesl hodnd "a o,
| lhux mach on behalf oE the GansraI whs
will BE- chosen ~ your nunanes. Tshaal
ron, gsnslsmsn, Tor hssing 90 pssisasl,
hsafd ne, thus oct of ordsEs bss soall
nos rafrain from sxpxsssiag, o. behalf D
Gsnssal MoCisslan, what I know 10 De th
fant khnx w&psa IA II AIzsafzkf n chs pxrae