people, and as a framework of government equally conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all the States, both Northern and Southern. Resolved, that this convention does explicitly declare, as the sense of the American people, that after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretence of military necessity, or war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and public liberty and private right alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the country essentially impaired, justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities, with a view to an ultimate convention of the States or other peaceable means, to the end that at the earliest practicable moment peace may be restored on the basis of the federal Union of the States. Resolved, that the direct interference of the military authorities of the United States in the recent elections held in Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and Delaware, was a shameful violation of the Constitution, and a repetition of such acts in the approaching election will be held as revolutionary, and resisted with all the means and power under our control. Resolved, that the aim and object of the Democratic party are to preserve the federal Union and the rights of the States unimpaired; and they hereby declare that they consider the administrative usurpation of extraordinary and dangerous powers not granted by the Constitution; the subversion of the civil by the military laws in States not in insurrection; the arbitrary military arrest, imprisonment, trial, and sentence of American citizens in States where civil law exists in full force; the suppression of freedom of speech and of the press; the denial of the right of asylum; the open and avowed disregard of State rights; the employment of unusual test oaths, and the interference with and denial of the right of the people to bear arms in their defence,,as calculated to prcvent a restoration of the Union and the perpetuation of a government deriving its just powers from the consent of the gov erned. gard by the administration of its duty in respect to our fellow-citizens who are now and have long been prisoners of war in a suffering condition, deserves the severest reprobation on the score alike of public policy and common humanity. Resolved, that the sympathy of the Democratic party is heartily and earnestly extended to the soldiers of our army and the seamen of our navy, who are and have been in the field under the flag of their country; and, in the event of its attaining power, they will receive all the care, protection, and regard that the brave soldiers and sailors of the republic have so nobly earned. His letter of acceptance was lows: as fol"ORANGE, N. J., Sept. 8. "To Hon. Horatio Seymour and others, committee, etc.: edge the receipt of your letter informing me of my nomination by the Democratic National Convention, recently held at Chicago, as their candidate at the next election for President of the United States. "GENTLEMEN,-I have the honor to acknowl "It is unnecessary for me to say to you that this nomination comes to me unsought. I am happy to know that, when the nomination was made, the record of my public life was kept in view. The effect of long and varied service in the army, during war and peace, has been to strengthen and make indelible in my mind and heart the tion, laws, and flag of love and reverence for the Union, Constituour country impressed upon me in early youth. These feelings have thus far guided the course of my life, and must continue to do so until its end. The existence of more than one government over the region which once owned our flag is incompatible with the peace, the power, and the happiness of the people. The preservation of was the sole our Union vowed object for which the war was commenced. It should have been conducted for that object only, and in accordance with those principles which I took occasion to declare when in active service. Thus conducted the work of reconciliation would have been easy, and we might have reaped the benefits of our many victories on land and sea. "The Union was originally formed by the exercise of a spirit of conciliation and compromise. To restore and preserve it, the same spirit must prevail in our councils and in the hearts of the people. The re-establishment of the Union, in all its integrity, is and must continue to be the indispensable condition in any settlement. So soon as it is clear, or even probable, that our present adversaries are ready for peace upon the basis of the Union, we should exhaust all the resources of statesmanship practised by honor and interests of the country, to secure civilized nations, and taught by the traditions 1886, became a journalist in New York of the American people, consistent with the City; treasurer of the New York and such peace, re-establish the Union, and Brooklyn Bridge in 1889; admitted to the guarantee for the future the constitutional bar in 1892; president of the New York rights of every State. The Union is the one board of aldermen in 1893-94; elected condition of peace. We ask no more. to Congress as a Democrat in 1895, 1897, and 1899, and mayor of New York in 1903. "Let me add what I doubt not was, although unexpressed, the sentiment of the convention, as it is of the people they represent, that when any one State is willing to return to the Union it should be received at once with a full guarantee of all its constitutional rights. If a frank, earnest, and persistent effort to obtain these objects should fail, the responsibility for ulterior consequences will fall upon those who remain in arms against the Union, but the Union must be preserved at all hazards. I could not look in the face my gallant comrades of the army and navy who have survived so many bloody battles, and tell them that their labors, and the sacrifices of so many of our slain and wounded brethren, had been in vain, that we had abandoned that Union for which we have so often perilled our lives. A vast majority of our people, whether in the army and navy or at home, would, as I would, hail with unbounded joy the permanent restoration of peace on the basis of the Union under the Constitution, without the effusion of another drop of blood, but no peace can be permanent without Union. As to the other subjects presented in the resolutions of the convention, I need only say that I should seek in the Constitution of the United States, and the laws framed in accordance therewith, the rule of my duty and the limitation of executive power; endeavor to restore economy in public expenditures, re-establish the supremacy of the law, and by the operation of a more vigorous nationality resume our commanding position among the nations of the earth. The condition of our finances, the depreciation of the paper money, and the burdens thereby imposed on labor and capital, show the necessity of a return to a sound financial system, while the rights of citizens and the rights of States, and the binding authority of law over the President, army, and people, are subjects of no less vital importance in war than in peace. McClellan, Henry Brainerd, educator; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 17, 1840; graduated at Williams College in 1858; joined the Confederate army in 1862; was made assistant adjutant-general of cavalry in the Army of Northern Virginia in 1863; was also chief of staff to Gens. Wade Hampton and James E. B. Stuart. He became principal of the Sayre Female Institute in Lexington, Ky., in 1870. He published Life and Campaigns of Maj.-Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, Commander of the Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia, etc. McClelland, ROBERT, statesman; born in Greencastle, Pa., Aug. 1, 1807; graduated at Dickinson College in 1829; admitted to the bar in 1831; removed to Michigan in 1833; elected to the State legislature in 1838; to Democrat in 1843; and governor in 1852. Congress as a He resigned the last office to become Secretary of the Department of the Interior under President Pierce. He died in Detroit, Mich., Aug. 27, 1880. McClernand, JOHN ALEXANDER, military officer; born in Breckenridge county, Ky., May 30, 1812. His family removed to Illinois while he was a small child. He was admitted to the bar in 1832; served in the Black Hawk War; engaged in trade and journalism; and was in the Illinois legislature at different times between 1836 and 1842. He was in Congress in 1843-51 and 1859-61, when, the war breaking out, he resigned and, with others, raised a brigade of volunteers. He distinguished himself at BELMONT (q. v.), and was made brigadier-general. After the battle of FORT DONELSON (q. v.) he was promoted major-general; commanded a division at the battle of Shiloh; succeeded General Sherman in command of "Very respectfully, the army engaged in the Vicksburg ex"GEO. B. MCCLELLAN." pedition in January, 1863; distinguished McClellan, GEORGE BRINTON, lawyer; himself in the battles that followed; comborn in Dresden, Saxony, Nov. 23, 1865; manded the 13th Army Corps till July, son of Gen. George B. McClellan; 1863; and resigned his commission Nov. graduated at Princeton University in 30, 1864. Subsequently he engaged in law "Believing that the views here expressed are those of the convention, and the people you represent, I accept the nomination. I realize the weight of the responsibility to be borne should the people ratify your choice. Conscious of my own weakness, I can only seek fervently the guidance of the Ruler of the Universe, and, relying on His all-power ful aid, do my best to restore Union and peace to a suffering people, and to establish and guard their liberties and rights. practice in Springfield, Ill., till his death, South; Lincoln and Men of War-Times; Sept. 20, 1900. Our Presidents and How We Make Them, etc. McCloskey, JOHN, cardinal; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., March 20, 1810; graduated at St. Mary's College, in Maryland, in 1827; prepared for the priesthood, and was ordained in 1834. He was chosen the first president of St. John's College, at Fordham, and at the age of thirty-four was consecrated coadjutor to Bishop Hughes, whom he succeeded at the latter's death in 1864. On March 15, 1875, Archbishop McCloskey was elevated to the cardinalate, being the first American priest CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY. ever so honored. He exercised the office with great dignity, and died in New York City, Oct. 10, 1885. McClure, JAMES GORE KING, educator; born in Albany, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1848; graduated at Yale University in 1870, and at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1873; and in the following year was ordained a Presbyterian minister. In 187479 he held a pastorate in New Scotland, N. Y.; in 1881-97 in Lake Forest, Ill.; and in 1897 was elected president of the Lake Forest University. He is author of History of New Scotland, N. Y.; Presbyterian Church; Possibilities; and The Man Who Wanted Help. McClure, SIR ROBERT JOHN LE MESURIER, arctic explorer; born in Wexford, Ireland, Jan. 28, 1807. In 1850-54 he explored the polar seas north of America in the ship Investigator, and was the first to discover the long-sought northwest ocean passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific waters. For this discovery he was knighted and presented with $20,000. He died in London, England, Oct. 14, 1873. McConnell, SAMUEL D., clergyman; born in Westmoreland county, Pa., in 1846; graduated at Washington and Jefferson College in 1868; was ordained in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1873. After serving churches in several cities he became rector of Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1896. His publications include History of the American Episcopal Church; The Next Step in Christianity, etc. McClure, ALEXANDER KELLY, journalist; born in Sherman's Valley, Pa., Jan. McCook, ALEXANDER MCDOWELL, mili9, 1828; was educated at home; and in tary officer; born in Columbiana county, 1842 was apprenticed to the tanner's O., April 22, 1831; a son of MAJ. DANtrade. In 1846-50 he edited the Mifflin IEL McCook (q. v.); graduated at West Sentinel, and in 1850-56 the Chambers- Point in 1852; served against the Indians burg Repository. In the latter year he in New Mexico in 1857; was assistant inwas admitted to the bar. In 1857-59 he structor of tactics at West Point in 1858was a member of the Pennsylvania legislat- 61; and was colonel of the 1st Ohio Regiure; in 1862-64 he again edited the Cham- ment at the battle of Bull Run. In Sepbersburg Repository; and in 1868-73 prae- tember, 1861, he was commissioned brigatised law in Philadelphia. In 1872 he was dier-general of volunteers, and in July, a State Senator and in 1873 an unsuc- 1862, having distinguished himself at Shicessful independent candidate for mayor loh and Corinth, he was promoted majorof Philadelphia, being defeated by a small general. He fought in the battle of Perryplurality only. In 1875 he became editor- ville in command of the 1st Corps of the in-chief of the Philadelphia Times, and Army of the Ohio, and commanded the in March, 1901, retired therefrom. His right wing in the battle at STONE RIVER publications include Three Thousand Miles (q. v.). He was afterwards in command Through the Rocky Mountains; The of the 20th Army Corps, and fought in the ALEXANDER MCDOWELL MCCOOK. battle of CHICKAMAUGA (q. v.). In 1890 he was promoted to brigadier-general; and in 1894 to major-general; and was retired April 22, 1895. He died in Dayton, Ohio, June 12, 1903. McCook, ANSON GEORGE, military officer; born in Steubenville, O., Oct. 10, 1835; another son of Major McCook; was educated in the common schools of New Lisbon, O.; spent several years in California; and was admitted to the bar in 1861. When the Civil War broke out he entered the Union army as a captain in the 2d Ohio Infantry; was in the first battle of Bull Run; and on the reorganization of his regiment for three years' service became colonel, and served with the Army of the Cumberland, and later in the Atlanta campaign, becoming a brigadiergeneral. After the war he was United States assessor of internal revenues at Steubenville, O., till 1873; then removed to New York City. He was a Republican Representative in Congress in 1877-83; secretary of the United States Senate in 1887-93; and chamberlain of the city of New York in 1893-97. McCook, DANIEL, military officer; born in Canonsburg, Pa., June 20, 1798; was educated at Jefferson College, and subsequently settled in Carrollton, O. He was sixty-three years old at the beginning of the Civil War, but offered his services to the government, and entered the army as a major. He was mortally wounded while trying to intercept Gen. John Mor gan, in his raid, and died near Buffington's Island, O., July 21, 1863. Ten of his sons served in the Union army. McCook, DANIEL, military officer; born in Carrollton, O., July 22, 1834; another son of Major McCook; graduated at the Alabama University in 1858; studied law, and after being admitted to the bar in Steubenville, O., settled in Leavenworth, Kan. At the beginning of the Civil War he entered the Union army as captain of a local company. Later he was chief of staff of the 1st division of the Army of the Ohio in the campaign of Shiloh. He became colonel of the 52d Ohio Infantry in 1862, and was assigned to command a brigade under General Sherman. In July, 1864, he was selected by General Sherman to lead the assault against the Confederates at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., and, while doing so, was mortally wounded, dying July 21, 1864. Five days before his death he was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers. McCook, EDWARD MOODY, military officer; born at Steubenville, O., June 15, 1833; a nephew of Major McCook. He was an active politician in Kansas, and was a member of its legislature in 1860. the principal battles in Kentucky, Tennessee, and northern Georgia, and in the Atlanta campaign commanded a division and was distinguished for skill and bravery in quick movements. and Outline Teachings; Ecclesiastical Emblems; The Latimers, a Scotch-Irish Historic Romance of the Western Insurrection, etc. In before his wound had healed, he was murdered by guerillas while lying in an ambulance near Salem, Ala., Aug. 6, 1862. McCook, ROBERT LATIMER, military offiDuring the siege of Atlanta he was or- cer; born in New Lisbon, O., Dec. 28, dered to move out to Fayetteville and, 1827; another son of Major McCook; studsweeping round, join Stoneman-leading ied law and practised in Cincinnati. another cavalry raid- at Lovejoy's Sta- 1861 he was commissioned colonel of the tion on the night of July 28. He and 9th Ohio Regiment, which he had organStoneman moved simultaneously. McCook ized. He first served in the West Virginia went down the west side of the Chatta- campaign under McClellan; later was hoochee; crossed it on a pontoon bridge transferred with his brigade to the Army at Rivertown; tore up the track between of the Ohio, fought in the battle of Mill Atlanta and West Point, near Palmetto Spring, Ky., Jan. 19, 1862, where he Station; and pushed on to Fayetteville, was severely wounded; and in March, where he captured 500 of Hood's wagons 1862, was promoted brigadier-general of and 250 men, and killed or carried away volunteers. Having rejoined his brigade about 1,000 mules. Pressing on, he struck and destroyed the Macon Railway at Lovejoy's at the appointed time; but Stoneman did not join him. Being hard pressed by Wheeler's cavalry, McCook turned to the southward and struck the West Point road again at Newman's Station. There he was met by a force of Mississippi infantry moving on Atlanta, and, at the same time, his rear was closely pressed by Confederate cavalry. He fought at great odds, but escaped with a loss of his prisoners and 500 of his own men. In 1865 he was brevetted major-general of volunteers; in 1866-69 was American minister to the Hawaiian Islands; and in 1870 was appointed governor of Colorado Territory. McCormick, CYRUS HALL, inventor; born in Walnut Grove, Va., Feb. 15, 1809. As early as his fifteenth year he had constructed a "cradle," used in harvesting grain in the field. His father, in 1816, had invented an improved reaper, and in 1831 Cyrus invented another, for which he first obtained a patent in 1834. In 1845, 1847, and 1858 he patented valuable improvements. He moved to Cincinnati in 1845, and to Chicago in 1847. The gold medal of the American Institute was awarded to him for his invention in 1845, and he received the Commercial Medal at the World's Fair in London in 1851. In 1855 he was awarded the grand gold medal of the Paris Exposition; also the highest prizes of subsequent international and other exhibitions. In the Paris Exposition of 1867 he received the grand gold medal of honor, and the order of the the French. In 1859 Mr. McCormick founded and endowed the Theological Seminary of the Northwest, at Chicago, and afterwards endowed a professorship in Washington and Lee University, Va. He died in Chicago, Ill., May 13, 1884. McCook, HENRY CHRISTOPHER, clergyman and entomologist; born in New Lisbon, O., July 3, 1837; nephew of Major McCook; graduated at Jefferson College in 1859. At the beginning of the Civil War he entered the Union army as a first lieutenant in the 41st Illinois Legion of Honor from the Emperor of Regiment, of which he afterwards became chaplain. In 1869 he was called to the pastorate of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. On the declaration of war against Spain (1898) he was appointed chaplain of the 2d Pennsylvania Regiment. Dr. McCook is widely known McCormick, LEANDER J., benefactor; as an entomologist. His publications in- born in Walnut Grove, Va., Feb. 8, 1819; clude Agricultural Ants of Texas; Honey brother of Cyrus Hall McCormick. He and Occident Ants; American Spiders and was connected with the first reaper manuTheir Spinning-work; Tenants of an Old facturing industry with his father and Farm; Old Farm Fairies; Women Friends brother. In 1871 he gave the McCormick of Jesus; The Gospel in Nature; Object Observatory and a 24-inch refracting |