East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-09-07


fully ventilated and that further dis
cussion cannot do any good, renew
my motion to close the nominations
and call tho States. Cries of "Ques-
tony
Mr.. Long: 1 appeal to my friend
from Now Jersey TO permit me for a
few moments to address the conven-
ton. CA voice, Stree specify /
ask the courtesy of the gentleman for
a brief permit to say few words in
relation to the candidates. Cries Of
"No, no." "Free speech"
Mr.. Holsman l came here opposed
to the nomination of Gen. Mcclellan,
because did not considerit one which
ought to DO made, but in Difference to
the wishes Of my thirteen associates, /
yielded. This question has been
thoroughly discussed on both sidos,
and further discussion will not change
a single vote, SO must insist on my
motion.
Mr.. Long: i have before been pre-
vented from expressing myself upon
the resolutions. i now appeal to my
friend from New Jersey not to strike
down the freedom of speech in dem
ocratic convention.
Mr.. Holsman / myself to some
little extent, though not as much as
many gentlemen here, have suffered
for free speech. 1t is two years ago
that l was the first to propose in any
assemblage an armistice and conven-
ton.
Mr.. Long: believe having the
floor, have right to proceed.
Mr.. Holsman called for the previous
question.
Mr.. O'Brien, Of Illinois: / desire
to IIraho nomination, a,.d tor tlIat
purpose l ask, as favor, that the
gentleman from New Jersey will with
draw his motion.
Mr.. Holsmqn declined to do so.
Mr.. OBrien l move that the con-
vention do now adjourn. Series OF
no, no." / do not desire to interrupt
the proceedings of this convention OF
to make any argument. desire sim
ply to place in nomination a gentle
man whose name would be rock and
n tower of strength to the democratic
party. And, in behalf of a portion OF
the delegates Of Illinois and majority
of the people Of the Northwest, / now
place in nomination his Excellency
Horatio Seymour, of New York
"Immense cheering, renewed over and
over again, followed this announce
ment."
The President The gentleman is
not in order. daughter and APP
plause." The question is upon the
motion of the gentleman from New
Jersey for the previous question.
J Mr.. Odds, Of Ohio: | move that
when this convention adjourn it adj
journ until tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock.
Mr.. Long called for the vote by
States.
} Mr.. Powell, of Kentucky / APP
peal to the gentleman from New Jer.
: soy to Withdraw his motion. never
was i'll deliberative body whore the
previous question was used to prevent
nomination for candidate, and
hope that illiberal principle will never
, prevail in a democratic convention.
Mr.. Holsman said he had no such
intention in offering the motion, which
he then withdrew.
Mr.. Odds: wish to state to the
J gentlemen Of the convention that in
fifteen minutes it will be entirely dark
} and there is no way to light this build.
, ing, and, therefore, L renew my mo-
ton TO adjourn until tomorrow morn
: ing at 10 o'clock.
The motion was put and lost.
Mr.. Long, of Ohio: L have but q
very few words to say, and / propose
TO say them; and / am not afraid to
speak what think, oven in the face
i Of gentlemen who don't want TO hear
L have faced the music before, and
am willing to do it here. Although
{ had the honor, with the gentleman
, from Maryland, (Mr Harris) of being
, put down by points of order, that he
: and L are both familiar with, in re.
, publican Congress, yet L propose tc
give my views briefly of the qualifica-
tons of candidate proposes for the
Presidency in this campaign.
Now, gentlemen of tho convention
: what have we complained of for the
last three or four years ? What has
, been the burden of our complaint
; against Mr.. Lincoln and his admins.
, tration? Ho has abridged the free.
, dom OF speech; no has arbitrarily ar
rested citizens and confined them in
Bastiles, and he has interforod with
} the freedom of elections. What have
you proposed on these resolutions p
You have TO n certain extent vindicat.
| ed the freedom of speech; you have
! condemned arbitrary arrests and de.
nouncod interference with the freedom
of elections; and yet you propose in
, Geo. Is. Mcclellan to place upon the
platform one who has gone further in
J all three of these measures than has
Abraham Lincoln himself. "Hisses
and applause" Geo. d. Mcclellan
has not contended himself with the ar
rest OF citizen here and there and
incarcerating him in Bastile, but has
arrested an entire Legislature at one
order. lie has also suspended the
writ Of ha6eas corpus of which you have
complained "Voices, never" He
has acquiesced in the emancipation
proclamation of which you have COM
planned cloud cries of mo-" of Mr..
Lincoln; and yet you propose, in the
very face of the denunciations you
have heapod upon the head of Mr..
Lincoln, to stultify yourselves by tax
ing up man who has been supple
instrument of Abraham Lincoln for
carrying out tho very acts you de-
nounce. tHf