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COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
LEVI L. TATE, Editor.
3Mootnsljurg:
SATURDAY MOHNINO, JUNE 21, 1630.
TOR PRESIDENT IN 1860.
John 0. Breckinridge,
OF KENTUCKY.
TOR VICE PRESIDENT!
Charles R. Buckalew,
OP PENNSYLVANIA.
Subject Is 1 DauxruU Aatlonal CVmmMm.
DEMOCRATIC STATU NOMINATIONS.
roR OOVERNOR:
HENRY D. FOSTER,
OP WESTMORELAND.
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has Just been issued by A. M. Bpangler, editor of " The
Farmer and Gardener." It is a neat volume, in which
the Important question whether the present system of
cultivation, pruning and general management, is bitter
adapted to promote health, vigor, lonjevity and product
Ivenesslnthe grape vine, than a closer proximation to
nature's system, is ably discussed.
The article on the classification of the species and a
rietiesof the grape vine, is not only new, but of the high'
est importance. Every grape grower, if he bas but a
single vine, shouldjliavc a copy, particularly as it can
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United states Conrt.
The District and Circuit Courts of the United States for
the Western District of rcnns)lvania, were held the
post week at Williamsport. Hon. Kodirt C. Grieb., and
the Hon. Wilson McCf.Di.Esi, ("residing, respectively.
Marshal Campbell, was on duty, nnd as usual, disharged
his official functions with thut degree of politeness and
fidelity which has etercbaractentcd the true gentleman
and efficient officer.
True Hills were found against the following named
persons for misdemeanors w itli the United States Mails,
viz. Isaac Keller, of Columbia county ; Hartley Ihomu.
sen, of Huntingdon county, and Oictn Ftnlin, ofihadfurd
county. The case of the last named defendant wastticd
and he was acquitted. The trial of the two first named
defendeuts rv is deferred until the third Monday of usxt
September, when another session of the Court will con
vensin Williaiusputt.
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hopo it may continue to deserve the best
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mercial world.
43? Wo aro indebted to our old friend
John F. Ohl, A. B., for a "Catalogue of
the Theological Seminary of tho diocese of
Ohio, and Kenyon College, 1650-00;"
and are happy to find those two united in.
stitutions in a most fiourishirg condition
With an ablo faculty, and tho whole under
tho direction of the Bight Rev. Bishop
Mcllvaioc, it is not possible, but that sue
ctss must attend their efforts. The num
ber of students in attendance is 228.
tor Gen. Rufus K. Campbell, of j
Greene county, baa been
nominated for
tho State Senate by tho Democrats of the
TlnQfilnrrSnn nml f$ rnnn il 1 ct ri nf . tn fllippf.nil
Washington and Grcon district, to succeed
Geoiioe W. Miller, Esq. Gen. Camp-
urm. sprved in tho House durinr- tho sea.
- r ,an ten iT : . 1.
. , . , , , . . ,,.
Democrat and most estimable and intelh-
gout gantleraas.
BALTIMORE NATIONAL llBaiOCRATlC
CONVENTION.
TIRST BAY.
Baltimore. Slav 18. Tho Democratic
National Convention assembled at tho Front
Street Theatre, at 10 o'clock this morning,
in pursnancd of tho resolution of adjourn
ment adopted at Charleston.
I At 11 o'clock Iho President called tho
, Convention lo ordor.
I Tho proceedings wcro opened with prayer
by tho Rev. John McCron, an Episcopal
A'AI.UOIVI Ul XllllklillUlU.
On calling the Convention to order,
Mr. Cusblng, tho President, stated that
tho hour of meeting agreed upon at this ad
journment had passed, but as it was bo
Ucvcd that a misunderstanding had occur
red as to tho hour of mcctinc soino sup
posing it to bo at noon to-day, instead of
10 o'clock ho would direct tho roll of
States to bo called, in order to ascertain if
all wcro present.
'Ihe roll' was tlicn called.
All tho dclciratcs entitled to seats worn
fouud to be present except a portion of tho
delegation from Pennsylvania, Connecticut
nnd Delaware.
Tho roll call being completed and tho
absent delegates having appeared and ta-
ken their seats, tho Convention was for
mally, called to order and an opening
prayer delivered.
Mr. Gushing then addressed the Con
vention as follows :
bpeeoii of president cusiiinci.
Gcntltmtn of the Convention : Permit
mc in tho first place to congratulate you
upon your being reassembled hero for the
disehargo of your important duties in tho
interest of tho Democratic party of the
United States : and I bee leave, in the
second placo, to communicate to the Con
ventiou tho state of tho various branches
of its business, as they now conic up for
consideration before you. Prior to tho
adjournment of the Convention, two priii
cipal subjects of action wejo beforo it.
One was tho adoption of tho doctrinal
resolutions constituting the platform of tho
Convention, and tho other voting upon the
question of tho nomination of a candidate
tor tho Presidency. In tho course of n
discussion of tho question of a platform
the Convention adopted a vote the effect of
which was to amend the report of the ma
jority of the Committee on the platform
by substuting tho report of the minority of
that Committee ; and after tho adoption
of that motion, and the substitution ot the
minority for tho majority report, a division
was called for upon tho several resolutions
constituting that plattorm, being live in
number. The first, third, fourth and fifth,
of those resolutions wcro adopted by the
Convention, and tho second was rejected.
After a vote ou the adoption of tho first
and third and fourth and fifth of those
resolutions, a motion was made in each
case to reconsider tho vote and to lay that
motion,for the reconsideration, upon the
table ; but neither of these motions to re
consider or to lay on tho table was put,
the putting of those motions having been
prevented by the intervention of a question
of privilege, and tho ultimate voto compe
tent in such case, to wit : of the adoption
of tho report of tho majority as amended,
by the report of the minority, and tho ul
timate question had not been acted upon
by the Convention, so that at the time
when tho Convention adjourned there re
mained pending before it these motions, to
wit: to reconsider, to adopt the resolutions
constituting the platform aud tho ulterior
question of adopting tho majority, as a
mended by tho substitution ot the minority
report. Those quastions and those only,
as tho Chair understood the motions before
the Convention, were not acted upon prior
to the adjournment. After the disposition
of the intervening question of privilege, a
motion was made by 31 r. JUcCook,ot Ohio,
to proceed to tho vote for candidates for
President and Vico President. Upon that
motion tho Convention instructed tho Chair
not as had been erroneously supposed in
tho recess of tho Convention, the Chair de
termining tor tho Convention, hut tho Con
veution instructing tho Chair to make no
declaration of a nomination except upon a
voto equivalent to two thirds in the Elec
toral Collcgo of tho United States, and
upon that balloting no such voto being
given, that order was, upon motion of the
gentleman trom Virginia,!, .Mr. Itussel,) laid
on tho table for tho purpose of enabling
him to propose a motion, which he subse
quently did, that tho Convention adjourn
irom tho city of Charleston to tho city of
Jialtimorc, and with a provision concern
ing the filling of vacancies embraced in the
same resolution, which resolution tho Sec
retary will please to read.
Tho Secretary read tho resolution, as
follows :
Ilewlvstl, That when this Convention
adjourns to-day, it adjourns to reassemble
at Baltimore, Maryland, on Monday, the
eighteenth day of Juno, and that it bo re
spectfully recommended to tho Democratic
party of the several States to take provis
ion for supplying all vacancies in their re
spective delegations to this Convention,
when it shall reassemble.
Tho Convention will thus perceive that
tho order adopted by it provided, among
other things, that it is rcspectlully recoiu
mended to tho Democratic party of tho
several States, to make provision for sup
plying all vacancies in their respective dele
gations for this Convention, when it shall
re-assemble. What is the construction is
a question not for the Chair to determine
or to suggest to tho Convention, but for
the convention itscli to determine. How
over that may be, in tho preparatory ar
rangement for tho present assembling of
this convention there wcro addressed to
tho Chair the credentials of members elec
ted, or purporting to bo affirmed, and con
firmed, by tho original Conventions, and
accredited, to this Convention. In threo
of those cases, or perhaps four, tho ere
dentials were authentic aud complete, pre
tenting no question of controverting dele
gates. In four others, to wit the States
of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana aud Dela-
ware, thcro were contesting applications.
Upon those applications tho Chair was call
fA tn ilntnrmliin leliftflinr. it nnoananl nrtir
1 ,,v.v .v
' Jhip of tbi3 Convention.
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t punur iu uetenuiuu jinim jucie inemuer-
, shin Ot this Convention. That nuestton
'was presented in its most absoluto and
complete form. In the case of Mississippi,
I where thero was no contest cither brought
through irregularity of form or of comne
ting delegations, and so also in tho cases
of Florida, Texas and Arkansas. In those
four States, thcto bing an apparent au
Identic
itic, naked, abstract question whether
lad power, and preliminarily to deter-
o the prima Jack membership of tho
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lin ha
mine the vnma luck membership of tho
ollcrrml members of this Convention, tho
(linir -nnlil trlaillr lmvn Rntistiod himself
lnt 1,n lidfl thia nfiwrr. lint uiinn iYmiin
it,n cnni-nn n I, la hmtnr In Kit! tlin
.1 it T. . 1-.! t.-
rules oi mo iiousc ox itoprescmauvus, uu
was unablo to diseern that ho had any
authority even prima Jack to scrutinize.
and canvass the credentials, although they
were such as
from contest
or sub
his duty
that question
ventiou
present
to this
And
scnted
tion rciiditi)' or
tho Convention when it adjourned, tho
Chair begs leave only to add a single ob
servation of a moro general nature. Wo
assemble hero now at a timo when the ene
mies of the Democratic party, when, let
me say, tho enemies of the Constitution of
tho United States, aro in tho field ap
plause with their selected leader, with
their banners displayed, nuvaucing to a
combat with tho Constitution, tho interests
of tho Democratic party of tho United
Slates ; and upon you, gentlemen, upon
your action, upon your spirit of harmony,
upon your devotion to the Constitution,
upon your solicitude to maintain tho in
terests, tho honor, and tho integrity ot the
Democratic party, as the guardians of the
Constitution. Upon you, ccntlcmcu, it
depends whether tile issue of that combat
is to bo victory or detcat, tor tho Constitu
tion of the United States. fKi'iiewcd ap
plauso. It docs not become tho Chair to
discuss any of tho questions or the elements
ot tho questions. It may bo permuted,
however, to exhort you in tho spirit of our
community, of paity interests, in the faith
of our common respect for tho Constitution,
in tho sense ot our common devotion to the
interests and the honor of our country
say to exhort you to leel that wo come
here this day not to determine any mere
technical question of form, not merely to
gain personal or party triumphs, but that
wo aro como hero 111 the cxcreiso ot a sol
emu duty, in a crisis of tho condition of
attairs ot our country such as has never
yet befallen tho United States. Shall wo
not all enter upon tho responsibilities thus
devolved upon us with a sense of our high
duty to our country, to our.-clves, and to
tho ctiitea 01 this Union (Applause.)
(Jentlemeu, tho Convention is nowin order
lor tho transaction ot business,
Mr. Howard, of Tennessee, moved to
admit all tho delegates to tho Charleston
Convention.
Mr. Church asked that the motion might
be withdrawn, so that he might be ena
bled to offer air amendment.
Tho amendment was read for informa
tion, and was to refer all tho claims of
new delegates to tho Committee on Cre
dentials, with instructions to report as spec
dily( as possible Iho nauiei of those who
aro entitled to seats, but with the pro-
vision that all who accept seats in tho
Convention arc bound in honor to abide by
tho action ot tho Convention, anu support
its nominees.
Immense applause followed tho reading
of the amendment, but was checked
per-
cmptorily by the President.
Mr. Kaviinaugh withdrew the motion to
lay on the table, aud moved the previous
question.
After a long debate on points of order
tho amendment of Mr. Church was enter
taincd, and the previous question demand
cd.
A long discussion ensued on points of or
ucr, wucn .ur. oauisuury, 01 Delaware,
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xuemc-uou was iieguuveu jeas u, s,
nays irsj. ...
Un tho vote being taken, a long discus-
siou uroso on tho question between tuo
Minnesota delegates, as to the right of a
substitute to cast a vote.
. Mr. Howard, of Tennessee, on a ques -
uon 01 privilege, uesircu 10 pteseuv to euU
1 irum .1 sm
now represented on the
Mississippi
(Cries of "No-no-not in
order.")
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-The communication can
Tho President-
only be received by unanimous consent,
mr. ivuvauaugn-x object.
inc ciucstion was tnen nut nv states on
tho second to the motion for the previous
wi"-"' vw w .v.. ... i , .... i i i i : n iw.,. im imH m i tnntidi wnrn iior naiPiiiaipn tr,
.nt iitiiir tfinsi unvn iron mini nn iinininnrnri ni'iiii. i nnvi'iuinii. iil' , iriuiu ui .uc vunicuuwn jiiiiji;-t-.
or controversy, cither of form cording to the Uiagcs of the National Dcm- discussion had an,en, However ua ues.reu acnica uik any u. . - ---- . nnl "
tanco, and therefore ho deemed it ocratio party. . . . . to say that the pleclgo now require. ,n xe,.,, anu u. r - " , so ro114rk! w "
to reserve the determination of I The resolution was received with ap- proper one. LAppiauscj jus cone, guu ..ccre.mcu to t...s - tl.. South it. abodvf
to be bubmitted to tho Con-' plauso and some biscs. ' hai Hated that no man coma no no uu oy revieweu no protes m u.u r, T ' ii ,, lV0 won d sav no porso
. 1 ' !P . I. ..1.,i:,, ttn inl.l l.ij r1 nfiiMIn linn wlinil llii.l. vcllllllrHW. nllll del!I lated tllO U 1110)1. JJllt 110 WOHIU S.l , HO IJCrsOtl
, and in duo time tne cnair win .ur. cocurano oi cw xorn, mquireu n , .u.j '"" "-o-- . : n'.:" .1 ai:,. i...,i .1.. ,lr!v,, t, m fmm ilm '.
that queUionasonoofthe privilege tl.at.proposition was now beforo tho Con- that every man who was a s an nsuii, " , r Tocc Conveution. Ho allu-
no?,' gentlemen, having thin pro- The President Tho resolution was read I tho Convention. If he refu-ed to be so without contestants lie was wi ling to ded to he fonucr ae ,0.. of 1 mocratie
to you tho exact statu of tho ques- for information only and would not now bound ho was no Democrat. Apphur-e. submit her claims o the committee, but Umt i Iiom, w hero J""
. 1 , . - .1 f i nnii iirtrtiiri tpA if 1 'miiidf vnnii rntii4 it if u-nu mint timi. 1 or iinicfr:iL"i nniu i uiui titu iw " -vu .
ijumuuu uu luciuiiiiiiuuitimi ..i.u..uii,!1S4Uro tllG uouvcntion that .now lork
of New York, to the motion of Mr. How- -n-ouii always bo found as she hitherto had
ard, of Tennessee. ; been found, on tho sido of liberality and
Tho Convention refused to second tho I justice.
previous question by a voto of 107J yeas,
to 1-lOj nays New York casting t!5 votes
in tho negative.
Mr. Gi mer, of lenusylvama, moved
to amend tho amendment ot Mr. Church,
instructing tho President to admit the
delegation, where there were no contest-
ants, as from tho States of lexas, Honda,
and Mississippi.
Mr. Randall moved to adjourn till 10
o'clock to morrow. Lost.
A motion to take a recess till o o clock
P. M., was then adopted.
KVKNINO SESSION.
The theatio was tolerably well filled
wheu tho Convention re-asscuibled at five
o'clock.
Tho question pending was tho amend
ment of .Mr. Gilmer, of Pennsylvania, to
tho amendment offered by Mr. Church, of
rcw lork
-tir. uuuier, 01 rcunsyivama, poncctcu Convention and had yet roiuainol present,
his amendment by makiug it read as fol-1 Could sho give any better proof of her do
lows i ! votion to tho Democracy of the North ?
lesolvetl, That tho President of the , hut sho desired to say now that sho was
Convention be authorized to issue tickets equally devoted to tho Democracy of tho
to tho delegates to this Convention from South. If true to the North, should sho
lexas, Mississippi, Arkansas and hlonda, not also bo true to tho sunny South.united
in which States thcro are no contesting - ns si,n w.,s ,.:ti, .1,., soutt,rl, ,. u.
delegates; and that in thoso States to
witt Delaward, Georgia, Alabama, and
Louisiana where thero aro contesting
delegations, a Committee on Credentials bo
appointed by tho several delegations to
report upon tho said States.
Mr. Clark, of Maine, asked the consent
of Mr. Gilmer to modify tho last amend-1 to press this upon tho Conveution. At
ment. j least, however, tho delegations not contest-
Tho proposition of Mr. Clark was rcad,cd at all should bo admitted at onco with
as follows : ! out any delay, and the contested delcga-
Resolved, That tho citizens of the scvo- tions should then bo referred to a commit
ral States of tho Union havo an equal teo. no called tho attention of tho gen
right to settle and remain in tho Tcrrito-' tleman from Illinois, who had made tho
ries of the United States and to hold there-1 objection to tho admission of tho delegates
in unmolested by any legislation whatev- whoso seats wore contested, to tho fact that
or, their slave aud other property, and that at Charleston tho Illinois delegates them
this Convention recognizes tho opinion of reives were admitted although tjsir feats
tho Supremo Court of tho United States in
tho Dred Scott case as a trno exposition of
tho Constitution in regard to tho rights of
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the Constitution in regard to tho rights of
tho citizensof tho several States in thoTor-
ritorioM of tho United States, anduuon all
ilm Ktiliinptft rnnniirni tiff ivlnrdi it treats ! anil
llint Hin tnolllhltri nf thia (intlWIltiotl tllfidfO
.1 1 . --.1 . ll -.1 1. ..... i
iuuiiisijivch anu rcquiru hii utuvin
bo authorized as delegates to mako tho I
same pledge to support tho Democratic
candidates who tiiayfaifly and in good
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Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania,
with-
drew from tho floor in order to allow
Mr.
manucr proposed.
ll tlicn 100K tuo uoor aim ar-
cued ill favor of the amendment proposed
P , . .. r 4 ,
by ilt. UUmer, anu against tne amciiu-
' ..r 11. ni'...i. ?r. .1. !..!. t.
of the Convention, which was Mmplv a del-1
cgaUid body, to impose nny conditions at !
nil upon the seven seceding Fin ten. Ap-
plauso and biscs.l He al-o denied the
ot1 which it would be necessary to unite all
sections agaiust the opposing party. Ap
plause und hisses from tho galleries.
Jlr. Hoge, ot lrguua, demanded to
know whether tho delegate!) wcro to tit
hero and submit to the insult of hi-scss
from the galleries when sentiments favora
ble to the South, and in which they them
selves coincided, were expressed by a gen
tlemen otsucli respectability as .Mr. Kau
dall, of Pennsylvania. If this out-idc
pressure was to be brought here to crush
out fairness in discussion, Virginia had
better know it at once and retire from a
field in which she was prevented from dp
fending her rights. Loud applause.
The President announced that if tho gal
lories gave utterance again to such signs
ot disapprobation, they would be cleared.
Mr. Richardson, ot Illiuois, was oppoi
eu to tho resolution, because, it sought to
let into the Convention delegates from
Florida, who were not delegated to this
Convention lit all. Their constituents had
refu-ed to send them here to seek scats
and although a gentleman from Florida
had informed htm that the delegation
would take scats in the Convention if the
olive branch was extended to them, yet ho
for cno was not willing to sit betide gens
tlomjn who represented no constituency,
and weio bound by nothing that is done
by tno Convention, wtiuu ho himsclt was
bound by everything,
He was further opposed to the amend
ment because it proposed to admit the del
eghtes lrom Arkansas when a contesting
i delegation was announced to be here from
j that State. Was the Convention by this
ru-olutiou to pri judge this case 1 Mis-is
ippi came here accredited and without op-
position and sho was niacvd in tho same
list with those other States. When aeon-
test aiiscs it should be investigated by
committee.
Uhe proposed investigation could not
consume much time, anil he rencuted. it
should be made in justice to all panics.
I Hoshould not be drawn into a nonce of any
, issho.s not directly pel t uning to tho que;
tion immediately beforo them.
1 Mr. Cochrane of New York, said this
! question was not one of the admis-ion of
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. A ,ioition of the seat.s ou thb floor
! wcro vacant, and the question arises, Why
, ar(J (b cy tliuvacaiit ? The question also
1 arises, was tlterc a justification, or. if not
sujficatioli was "thcro an cxutls0 for tIlfl
secession that had left a portion of the scats
here unoccupied? However this might be
: ,l:,in,l l. .i...,l ;( n fnr il, n
1 tQ sock fo cM b.,ck tbc.ir urri b-riill
, Ua faVorablo to cither of the
n-Boiutions as they stood. Ho was utiT,il
. d0,l eM
1 ling to placo any obligation on tho return
a hwh to
their cheeks or causo a pain to their heart.
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; ..uu . l Dauum UU iuiiilUk'i..uv( in.ib CUeil
terms were placed npon the
delegates
from Now onMt occa;ion
.
11, r,. ,;,.i,i i,n Un,.,n fo
.being offered by New York, Yet he could
,),., 0f Virginia said that ho had
at it former period of the scs-ion, felt anx-
ious to address tho Contention. Ho felt
jutS anxious now, because tho voto taken 1
at tho mornin,' session gavo promiso of a'
desiro on tho pait of tho majority tosccuro
( harmony of action that could not fail to
eai to a happy union ou principle and on1
candidates. Rut as a proposition had been I
made to impose theso terms on the seceding I
! delegations, he might say a few words on 1
tho nuestion. Virginia was hero einnhnti. '
1 ,. , , , V ,., . 1
, cally as she had been at Charleston, to1
policy ol any such terms to tho seceding 1 vanemg onomy, cousianuy growing more nere, anu 10 uo an in tueir puui m u3- j.i ju .......w .............. b.
States, for they would not accept an en- foruiidajjlo, uutill they are- now almost re- credit this Convention and to put up some you ought not to trust them with 01.0.
trance into tho Convention on such terms Mrtlcss. And yet we hear sentiments cal- candidates who had not heads and bottom Our Northern friends aro 111 a majority
The party was tolichta battle at the polls culated to excite feelings of animosity 011 enough to got a Democratic nomination, and tluy wish to overthrow us both 011 the
harmonize tho action of tho Dsmocraey. .Charleston had withdrawn because, as would not give his voto for tho admission
Sho had seen a rulo adopted empowering! they say, their honor demanded it. Ho ' of the South to tho Convention. Ho ask
tho votes to bo cast in a manner sho con- could recognize no right by which they , cd him how lon- it was sincj ho east hi
sideied unfair to the delegations. Sho had ( could now claim seats in the Convention last Democratic0 voto, and he reviewed
teen a platform voted down wh'ich her , H' Mississippi had no contestants, they . w hat ho represented to have been the no-
wnoio peoplo desired, and one adopted to
which they were opposed. They had yoen
eight States of the South go out of tho
unity of interests and sentiments. Sho
meant to see fair play between tho Domoc-
r.mu lmlli nf Ilm Vnrlli iml Kntitt. ami
I what was fair play? In tho opinion of
( Virginia it was that all tho State delegation
accredited to Charleston should bo admit-
ted to this floor. But ho did not desiro
were contested. Ho was in favor of ad-
wens oo
milling
and the
nn.i.inill
aud then
oommittou.
lion or p
Cd that 11
boboUtldbvall
nna mhaii ,w f A mil AIWR. I
e-
u.v j.,..-.-
Mr. Montgomery, of 1 ennsylvania, re
grcttcd hat tho previous quoHion nat not ,
,len m, sted on .when j
' ' . . i i .
cd to bo so bound why the booner ho left
ilm iiartvlho bettor for t. ILoud an-
tho better for it. L1'0"'1 al-
He was for 0110 unwilling toal.
low theso delegates to return to tins hall
... 1- .. "i.i .1 1. .....i.. !.. .i!(T.
in uruur 10 euauiu iiieui iu wteuo in a um-
ereut form. Applause and chccrs.J
-tr V rp .1
mt i-itung, ui xeimesseu, uriuuu i
H.n !n..n..i!nn tiionnt. Unvn
they no enemy in front! Have they any
States to spare! Any State to give up to
the enemy X If so, ho did not know of it.
He thought they were pressed by an ad-
both sides of tho House and to widen
the
breach. Ho desired earnestly to sco
tli
Democracy presenting a united front and
lighting, not their own friunds, but the
llepublicau party, lie would, tlicrcloro,
all uncontested delegates at once, Convention decided otnorwiso no hiouiu u inuui . a. u. r....u..,.i ...
reforr ue the contested soatn to a bow to its decision. Thcro nau occn sinco iumous, uuv uU ,, w s..u Us.uu.aU
o . . . . e . ... i 4-.... l)n.,at'lt.n,n'i lMt 111 nlirrmmrift.l
As to imposing any rcstno- tho Cliaiicsion tjonvcmion no inceuug m l eu j. ...-. - 1 "vi
lcdgo upon tho delegatc3,ho deem- any State convention in icxns. i,ura uiam uu . .o-,
ill wcro hero as men of honor, to any one s ly that there had I icai on o. iiiobjni. u :'7"";
such plenties as iiouor pi
, . , , . . , sr.. T.i r ....i -...nil.., i itii or-iia nun Anmnii n I in coiiiiirv. iiu wan r!
use 110 words of bitterness. It had been said prepared to treat them as gent'emen. Ho niojracy needs no jilcdgi'i and no tests,
that there were no contisting delegations next reviewed the action of Florida, tho Nominate your candidate tairly and lion
from Mississippi, Florida and Arkansas, delegates from which Stato h d not Lxcn or.ibly, and I will swim every river and
and nothing olhcial was known ot any eon-
test.
Mr. Claiborne, of Missouri, stated that
there was a contest in Arkansas, and that
information of the fact had been sent to
1 1'icsideiit ot tlio Couvt'iition.
Mr K!ii,( r..nin...l. II.. ilM unt il,..
sire to pause and inquire what were the
tacts in regard to Arkansas, lint it there
is any real coutest there, then strike that
State out, and admit Florida, Mississippi Convention to Do a stuniuuiig moci; 111 me . menr. uu leureu tuiiv 1 i...s iuvw
and Texas. Tlierowasuoconte.stiutlie.se path of a dissolution of the Union. Mr. thai there would he no difficulty in lw
States, and no reason why they should be King then alluded to tho orders that h id j moniing it it were not for tho devotion ti
left out These States are wanted. While ' gone forth from Washington, signed by , tho personal int 'rests o. some 0110 man.
they aro left out questions of moment in
which they are interested arc being acted
on. Why should they bo harshly spoken , ceucrs to come uacK, ami leiung ineiu uioy ciuios. mi couenuieu u in imiju me jne
of and driven further and further away. j would probably get their platform, and 1 f vious que.dion, declaring that it wa liis
Xlio geiitlcmau lrom I'eunsylvania .'ir.
Montgomery),
, spoke ot these seceding del-
cgations as though they wcro traitors
llut he would say, tho South does not re
gard them as such.
The South believes that if the majority
of tho North adopt principles which the
Southern States cannot with honor endorse
it is competent and honorable for tnoe
States to withdraw and say to tho Conven
tion : Select your candidates, and we
will see what wo can do. Ho was not in
favor of seocs-ion, and had earnestly pro
tected against it and exhoited tho Southern
States nut to secede. His con-titucnts
would not justify him in such action, and
as a life-long Democrat he believed that
thu safety ot the lives and property of tho
South depended upon tho preservation of
tho National Deinoeiatie party. He con
cluded by exhorting the Convention to
strike out the Statu of Arkansas and ad
mit at least all tho States whose seats are
uncontested at once.
Mr. Loring, of Massachusetts, rose for
tho fir.-t tluiu in the Convention, having
been prevented by a soverj domestic afflic
tion from attending at Charleston. He
was surprised to hear any allu-ion made
hostile to the so-called seceding delegations
and to find au opposition made to tho ad
mi-sioll of certain States, standing upon
what thoy bolieved to bj their constitution-
al rights, and retired from the Couvt ntioii.
He repudiated the idea of thtfir being
therefore deprived of the right to return,
Iho Convcniion should gladly wdcomo
them back. He heard with surprise, for
the first timo in a Democratic Convention
the talk of sections of tho country and the
party. He thought such talk and such
1 sentiments wore confined to another organ
;,,: ir,. ,i;,i .1... f
t ."....v.... i . ..v.t.u .i.u iit.b u. ,iiu
veution to unposo a pledge on any ol tho
'.1 .1 . 11- . -i.i . , ..
; delegates
s. 11 ouiu mosc who propo.scu 11
iik. t m
doctrine to be applied to them
. selves ! Loud
of Yes
yes! he
w-ouui ;j
Mr. Coring Then he could only add,
that if the proposition mado to day to cx-
' elude Florida because she had not attain
accredited her delegates here, was carried
out, ho would himself withdraw from the
I ouvention.und not bo seen in it nrain.
Loud applau-e.
Mr. Merrick, of Illinois, said that tho !
Stato of Illinois was prepared to abide by '
tho action of the Convention, and recog-1
uized the right that every man should be'
similarly bound iu honor. Ho could only
say to thu geiitleman from Massachusetts
(Mr. Loring,) that if his threat was ear-
ricd out there would bo but one sceednr
mm 11 . 1 , ,
more. 1 lie delegates who seceded at
' were accreuiieu also to another 1 unven-
tion, and that was not a good commission
here. He argued against the right of any ! was disregarding the? wishes of his con"
delegates, owing a double ullugience and stituents in his present action,
acting with a rival Convention, to tako Mr. King 1 deny it
teaUupoii the floor nnd act with this
Convention iu its deliberations. If the
contest must come, ho was willing that it
suouiu tie mei now.
Mr. Kin. nf Mi..nrl nl.l,i,l .!,'.. I... ' .... " "um
......... . .... lu
Boor. Ho desired to know if theso seco-
ding delegates, as was reported in the'
newspapers, had a roving commission to
w u.w,,, au io go 10 uie
luiuuiuuu uuuii;iiiiuii iu piay iasi anu
KOso with this Convention I This he knew
was tho bupicion, and ho wished to ascer-
mm 11 11 v,a- iruu. jio argucu mat under
any circumstances the seeding delegations
should bo subject to tho scrutiny of a
he did not believe that thoy were entitled
to MU at al Tho gentleman from
Massachusetts (Mr. Loring), had stated
that bo would himself withdraw from tho
Convention if its action did not suit. He only oast ono'v noV ZnZ ,'tlo In Li,
i .Vng) W3,!,"01 P'ei"Cd t0,Say th,akl ' f8 LlaughterJ and that one wa the ve 0
but he thought tho seceders, who owed a that turned Ool. Bentou out of fl o Son
double allegiance, were not entitled to tc,
scat? in the Convention, although, if tho
tho action of the Texas delegation had
been endorsed by tho people of tho State, '
Lil uiugii(,u J "V f w w . - - -
ou. lung nau ' -
VlrtTLm
1.1 hfi,l
been acsredited to a rival and opposing
Convention, that they have been tnero ami
organized, that they have not adjourned
Convent 011. that thev have been there ana
but had taken a recess only, he would not
... ....! tl (n ni'il.n .L.Wnti.a
lUw w .imiui. unui. w. . v. .....
had said that they came Hero as uiey worn
.1.... !., l.n.l n
10 .1 cuiiii-iiiuuihik, "' .-.. "
fiM.lfn.lnen lint in bcliovud that thev
came for mischief. There certainly win
ground for supposing that they meant ta
go back to their own adjourned Conven- 1
tion if they cannot hac their own way
If the
esc delegates are elet ted to Richmond
tho right to conic here for these pur-
with 1
poses, so help him, God 1 they never would
get his vote, although if the Convention
tjoucht lit t) admit them lie would uo
aecroditcil to this Convcntio 1 at nil, und
vet tho Convention was asked to clo-e it) '
eves to tho f.ttt and admit tliuui. Ho dj-,
clarcd that South Carolina alone had ,
preserved its consi-teney and dignity, fir
l,vr delegates did not come here at all.
S he was a disiinioinst iiiJack-oiu time,
and was a diiunioiiist now. The Clnirle-
ton iirtuiu. which was the orgau of tlu .
Rhetts and of the delegation, declares this
' gentlemen who had better have been at-
tending to their duties, directing'the so
; not iiiey count again sec-'uu ami 1 uguna
would go witn tiiom. les, tirginu ,
liod bloss uer : nau been tout tnai biie
too must secede, and hi r elde-t daughter,
Kentucky, was to go with Iter. Then, by
tho programme, North Carolina and Ten-
ne.-sce, another mother and daughter,
were to go forth, and even Missouii, it
was said, was to follow.
The object and meaning of thes" Wash-
ington oiders was simply tliif : ' If
Douglas must be nominated, we will 1'r.iw
forth these States from tho Convention and
j tt) bo able
to turn round upon him and
siy, " )ou are a sectional candidate, like
Lineoliil" It was laid, too, that the
highe t legal authoiity in Washington
he supposed that mut be the Attorney
General laught rj hal declared that
this was a bogus Convention and that it
was not regularly in session. And .-0 ho
suppo-ed tho Richmond Convention was
to lay claim to regularity and term this
Convention bogus I He oxhoited the Con-
.cntion to Hold on hrmly to tho .National
Democratic organization and to yield it Committee on Credentials, and to nqin-t
principles to the demands of no section. I ilium to leport, as soon as practicable, llu
Mr. West, of Connection', said the I names ot tlie pursoni entitled to admission ;
Democrats of his State had been attacked j with the proviso that all tho delegates ne
at Charleston as little better than Black ; eipting seats in thu Convention are bound
Republicans, and had boon unable to de -
fetid themselves because they h id not been
recognized and awaitl d tie lloor. He
denounced tho man who nould denouiu'e
I the State of Conneelieut. It had been
said that Virginia had sat in tho Conven
tion and lientd things thnt had gr.it"d on
I her ears. Wo have been compelled to
near tilings that have grated har.hly on
our ears, and one of thesa things was the1
assertion that tho seceders had been driven I
from tho Convention. He read from the I
protest of the Misjis-ipiii delegation to
prove inai 1110 withdrawal ot the seceders
....... !.: 1 . .....,.i . ., . .
""s men luumiury act aim mat tney nail
- 1 not been driven from the Convention.
lie reviewed the po ition of the Northern
Democracy, and asserted their right to
demand the snmo platform that had been
forced upon them four years ago. They
wanted nothing but right, and, so help
them God ! they would not submit to any
thing that was wrong. Tho North has
its m-lit n ,.-..11 i, t 1
maintain them as well. He continued to
argue forcibly in support of the position ol
tho majority of the Convention and against
the admission of any unaccreditL'ddcle.
gates, or of auy tklcatos who would not
pledge themselves toabide by the action
of tho Convention,
Mr. Hunter, of Missouri, was astonish-
,.,1 in I FiU ,n.n..i. !.:. ..11
.-..v... ...v .uiLiuu ui ins ei;iieaguu
, lrom Missouri, who Imd nirl di i,
luteal action of his collea-nio in the rccen
elections. Hn rlmrm.,l fl... fin,. i.-:
Mr. Hunter said ho was not
' and ho did not desire to argue
to state a few facts. '
a lawyer
but only
: Mr. Rvmim-sl'.n n,
1. f
.... uuuesnnau is uctwr than ono from a
lawyer. Laughter
Mr. Hunter liad 'heard with heartfelt
pleasure the remarks of the gentleman from
.uassaciiusetts, and when ho had asked
wuo it was and
1
i,onug ; he is a doctor "1
LorlUg: he s .1 clnnlnr "1
Mr. Hunt.r-Well, Ids name is Lor-'
lie. and hn i fm r...-t ;
let in tho and he gC thev
wcro prepared to come hiro nn,&
edge the' error of their Tavs ' Y,"0," ,
livSd for si,.,- ' . Ho,
Mr. Avery, of North Carolina, desired
not himself entertain such a sentiment to
bo made l'residout of the United States.
. .1 . A . .
n tvntl i OtlV ii A !n t n (T(li L IPIllIi Jl Irnm
" v " " " centl0ma.i fro
than tnai mate sucui 1 .1 ..u ..em-n.
t.uion, no m-u m...
all the right under the crigmal coiimiu.
utioii. 110 iicu umi m "ui
sion to reclaim uieir scan, .uiu 11 um
Knrltiwistcrn delcpatfls had been the se
- .
ceuers instc. . u .u .. ..v
,vn nvtnnilml tlmlll lllt fIS COrtlial U Wfl.
r
C0IH0 back. If It H the purpose to till-
Irauclme these fct.ites, rignt or wrong, lie
had nothing to say, lie was opposed ,
the New lork reso ution prescribing thj
terms for receiving the s ceding delegate.
platform and candidate
Mr. Atkins, of Tenii
nncssic, said lie wat
from the t
South but he had a high regard
for his Northern tiiends. leiinesiee w.ts
a sounu areiuoei.iui; tuie, .in uei i-c.
lord ecry cree. 10 sieuiu mu nueujsi 10
our banner. For tho sake of our banner,
for the sake cf our Union, tor Ood v sake,
harmonize. Is there any n.au Ii'iro who
is willing tn sac. 1 ice the Democratic p.ir-
ty at tne altar m ii.-r.-oiiai aniumuu : uu
would eoiiM'ii tlie mo.', eii'risiieu irieuu
he had in the woild to ol liviou before lie
would einlan.er tho permanency of tin
JJomocrt tic party to secure Ms advance-
lie would to dod that Wu had a .laeksou
among us tabling harmony out of this
piupa-o, wucn ipmuu ui..i.wu.
to move an aiijuuruuiuiii until iiiuriiing.
rending 1110 question a monoii w.n
, made to adjourn. Negatived.
Mr. Stewart, of Michigan, demanded a
1 vi te by St iU.t on seconding the call lor
the prc,iuu qii ution.
j Amid much c.eitcnicnt, tho delegates
b ing till on their feet, the roll was called
1 mid the vote re ulted as follows : Yc;u
' -y:,i "ays H.
So the previous quetion was seeondei .
1 Un motion ot .Mr. Itichard-on, 01 UU-
nois, the Convention adjourned till Id
o clock to-morrow.
tit.'KsTioNS lti.r'oiu; run i iuvkm ion.
The qiiu-tions befoie the Cuuvi utiuii
now stand u lollow.s :
.Mr. Howard, of Tennessee, made the
original motion directing the Sergeant at
An.is to admit to the Convention all tli"
delegates accredited to the Clurh-tou
Coiiiciition. Mr. Church, of Nuw Yon.,
mated to mend by relerring all the Uutm
lor admission to the Convi ntion to tl
1 111 honor and good faith to abide by tli '
action of the Convention and to stippurt
Us nominee-.
Mr. Gilmer, of l'cnn.-jlvania, moved to
amend the amendment by lesolving lh.it
the delegations lrom Atl.an.sas, Missis-
sippt. Florida and Texas, be
mi ted to the Convention, and
at once :n!-
that the ton-
1 tested cents of the other seceding Stat, s I e
relet red to a Committee on Credentials w
be s leeted by each State,
'1 he previous question is called on tin
last amendment. 1111.I the call lots been
secondc
Tho question at the meeting of the Con
vention to-morrow will be, "Shall the pre
vious question be now put!"
There is a probability that the previous
question will be ordered; that Mr. Gil
mer's amendment will be voted down ; tint
a divis.on will bo called on Mr. Churches
amendment, and that the first part of it
will be adopted without the pioviso re
specting a pledge.
It looks now as though tho vote of New
York would decide iu favor of the admis
sion of the Southern delegations generally
where there is no contest, aud of both dele
gations where a contest exists.
Tho chnnces still seem to favor a har
monious termination of tho Conveution, in
New York evidently holds tho entire bal
anco of power and seems to favor somo
sort ot a compromise.
SI COM) HAY.
1alti.M('U ', June 10, The Conven
tion was called to order soon after U'
o'clock. The theatre was well filled, but
not crowded. Tho day is dark and gloJ
my, and tho appearaueo of tho inside of
the theatre is improved by tho brilliant il
lumination with gas.
On motion of Mr. Ludlow, of New Yotk
tho roading of tho journal was dispensed
with.
Tho question pending being ou ordering
the previous question on the bevcral nw
t'ons respecting tho admission of dele gutv
Mr. t hutch, of Now York, asked the con
sint of the Convention to mako a proposi
tion which was calculated to harmonize
! . .M"-' -
Cries of "hcarbim," and tlio nnaniuiou
consent was given,
Mr. ( hurch coutiuue-d 011 consultation
f n RC" le",an frm
'f'"
( Yd,Tn H0"0"110 to bot1' Pjrt"'
which he hoped would meet tho concur--
nronos-
od that Mr. Gilmoro should withdraw hi
amendment, and that ho. Mr. Church
shoild withdraw the latter portion of b
amendment, leaving before tho Convention