THE COMPILER.
B. J. STLULX, YD310.! A D I' Rork /slog
AUTTPIIIIIICARG, Pali
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, IBC()
FOR GOVERNOR,
/lON. lIENIZY D. FOSTEIt,
or WEITACORFAAND
SESSTO4LEAL REACTORS
Poo. George M. Keim, lion. Richard Can:
Do:‘TRICT ELtC70.11,9:
J. Frederick .N.Serrer, 14 . Isaac Rockhow.
1. Win. C. Pattersoo, 'l5. Geo. 1). Jackson
3. Jos. - Crockett, Jr., Is.;. John A. Ahl.
ir9be O. If reuner, 17. Joel B. Danner.
I. G. W.Aptly, 18. J. R. Crawford.
de. Chas. K y, 19. H. N. Lee.
T. Oliver P. Japes, 20. Josh. B. 4owell.
AL David Schap, 21. N. B. Fetterman.
.9. Joel Lehner, 22. Samuel Marshall
10. S. S. Ba?bonr. '2.J. WM. Qook.
11. Thos. H. Walker, '24. B. 14 . ' 61111in.
.12. 8. 8. Winchester, 25. gailord Church
,13. Jos. Lou bath,
posnocratic National Convention.
BALTTMORE, June 19,1860
TheDemocr►tic National Convention,
the nomination of candidates for
President and Vice President of the
United States, adjourned from Charles
4oni re-assembled in this city to-day,
: and was called to order at 11 o'clock,
A. M., by Non. CALEB CUSHING, of
Mau, Preeidenf. The meeting place
54 the Front Str t Theatre, a spacious
:building, which b s undergone extensive
Alterationsfor tb s special purpose. A
temporary floor has been thrown over
the parquette, the stage arranged for
-the President, Secretaries and Repor
ters, whilst aditional windows have
been ir.sertcd in the side walls, for in-
Armed light and ventilation.
An immense crowd of persons from
.all parts of the Union is here, and there
is consequently no little excitement—
but it cannot ho said to be unusually
illbisterous.
,The session of the Convention was
.opened with a fervent prayer by Rev.
Dr.. McCain of the Third Lu th eran
Church, invo king the continued bless
ing of the Maker of the Universe upon
one compact of States, perpetuatin g it,
in all its Integrity and beauty. " May
the hatchet of strife be buried, and the
damps of its sepulchre destroy its tem
per and corrode its edge, and the anion et
- of paternal peace pass continually from
hand to' hand throughout the States
and Territories ,of oar beloved Confel
eraey."
As soon as the prayer was finished,
ten. Cushing arose and asked to be per
;Pitted to congratulate the Democratic
party of the United States on the re-
Assembling of the National Convention.
Ile would also take the occasion to in
.ribrm the body of the exact state of af
fairs it the time the Convention ad
journed at Charleston. Prior to that
Adjournment, the Convention was en
gaged in the discussion of but two sub
jects—one, the adoptlon of a platform
of principles, and the other the ballot
in f or a candidate for th e Presidency.
no couventen adopted a resolution
to receive the report of the mi.nority, or
At least a portion of it, instead of that
rot"tho majority. When this subject
.camo up the Ist, 3d, 4th and sth reso
lutions of the minority were addpted
And tho.2d rejected. After this there
Ay as a motion made to reconsider the
vote on each resolution and lay on the
lade, bat the vote was never taken,
beaaaaa other matters were brought
.forward and thus a vote prevented.—
Then there was a motion made by Mr.
McCook, of Ohio, and adopted, that the
.chair should declare no one the nominee
who did not receive a two-third vote.
Thus tho chair was instrucTod by the
.convention, and did not act of his own
Accord as had been stated in carious
quarters since the adjournment at
Charleston. Gett. Cushing then went
.on to detail the proceedings-at Charles-
top pp to the time the convention ad
joarned to Baltimore, and desired the
Secretary to read the resolution offered
And adopted for the adjournment.
The Secretary proceeded to read to
the Convention the resolution relating
to the adjournment of the Convention
to Baltimore, ono cl•iuse of which—that
portion suggesting the propriety of all
tba States supplying and tilling up
whatever vacancies there might be in
tbcirrespcctive delegations—in relation
4,43 this clause the chair stated that ho
- void(' not pretend to offer w the_vari
vusdelegations, having vacancies to fill,
any construction of the resolutionA, but
leave its entirely to the gentlemen cent
posing the delegations who were inter
-ogled in the matter. lie then referred
to the seceding States, and explained to
*he .gentlemen of the Convention his
-reasons for the action taken by him at
Charleston, in relation to the secession
ists, but he would again take occasion
to say that, the chair after a minute
and deliberate examination of the pow
ers with which ho was vested he bad
found that it was not in his power to
offer any order as Chairman of the
Convention, in relation to the. question
of right on their part, but would leave
it. entirely to the Convention for future
action and would hereafter give his sen
timents More fully in relation to the
matter.
„Ire referred briefly to the present
iolislition of our country and the dun-
*One position of our ea red constitia
- fiop , endeavor!ngtotrge aptip all Fes
' diatiorearxmlubdttyreblingupon them,
god asurin4 them that the safety of
ithe.eonstitution and the country were
moimly in their htinds, and it remained
gOir them to say a to what was to be
Alas result of the coming contest. nig
remarks were of a very eenciliaiory
eharaeter, and were loudly applauded
'sit their conclusion by the entire con
,
reoon•
Mr. John IL Howard, of Tennessee,
thee acre:* the following resolution :
' AN:dved, Thai the President of this
Convention authorize the Sergeant-at-
A t i.i:la to /sane at present tickets of ad
pdodort to au the iielegatze to the Na
-0960 Cony ... es:doe as they were origi
pay ossanzed Charka.ton.
40. - J. Cavanaugh, of jai I m es° t a,
omi that the reeplution be laid on the
table, and called for the promos sues
*Ml INWA a vote by Stow:,
Mr. Ilamscll, of Virginia, demised to
know' t he right ot the Sergeant-at-Arms
to discriminate, and not to isspo tickets
to all tho Iktiegrites,
The l'resident arose to make an ex-
Flanntion, but he had scarcely said two
!- h , •forc a hull dczen /Iwo:berm
the.:. wet.
Order being somewhat restore* the
President stated that so far as the regw•
iar delegates who remained in the body
at• Charleston were concerrifd, they
were as much entitled to their scats as
if they had been in session yesterday.
The Chair would make the first gees-
Con this--that. the Convention should
instruct the Chair what course could
be pursued by the Chair in refePlit co to
the admission of delegates other* than
those who stood by the Convention •at
Charleston. 4,
Mr. Church, of New York, offered
the following as a substitute for the
!resolution offered by Mr. Howard, of
Tennessee :
Re,Folred, That the credentials of all
persons efaiming seats in this conven
tion made vacant by the secession of
delegates at Charleston bo referred to
the Committee on Credentials, and said
Committee is hereby instructed, as soon
as practicable, to eicumine the same,
and report the mimes of persons entitled
to such Boats; with the distinct under
standing, however, that every person
accepting a seat in this convention is
bound, in honor and good faith, to abide
by the action of this convention epd
support its nominees.'
At, the conclusion of tfiesreading of
the substitute loud applause followed,
principally from the galleries, which
was promptly checked by the Presir
dent. He remarked that such proceed
ings could not bo tolerated, and he
would like the Convention to say once
for all whether it was desirable that
the President should sit in his chair
and hear such indecent ebulitiona of
fee:ing. could not permit such con:
duet unless ordered to do so. Almost
the first proceedings this morning was
a loud cheer from the galleries,
,and
these tumultuous outbursts must be
stopped.
The Convention soon after adjourned.
Afternoon Session.—Tho Convention
re-assemblod at 5 o'clock. The build
ing was crowded with delegates and
others. A goodly number of ladies
were present, who seemed to take a
!Jeep interest in the proceedings.
lion. Josiah Randall, of Pa., took
the floor, and mirde a thrilling speech
for conciliation and harmony. • no con
tended that this Convention had not
the right to prevent the delegates from
the seven seceding_ States the right of
entering into th is Convention.
As this was but a delegated power,
and neither the gentlemen present, the
Chairman nor any one else had the
right or power to fetter the minority
in iron bands, jam; prevent, them from
enjoying and exercising the r;glits that
had been conferred upon them as dole.
gates proper tp this Convention.
They had 'a perfect, right here and
the majority, no /natter how large, had
not the right nor the power to prevent
them entering into the Convention, but
at the same time he would vote against
the amendment, as . he considered it
useless to pass any such amen:latent or
resolution.
.At this sia , m in the delivery of the
remarks of Mr. Randall, there were
several hisses from the galleries. Mr.
J. B. loge, of Virginia, at once sprung
to his feet and demanded to ho livard
on a privileged question. Ire said that
if the members were to be hooted and
hissed by the outalde premium the soon
er they knew it the better. No out
siders could drive Virginians from their
Pemocracy, and it. wars in exceeding
bad taste. .
The President remarked that he had
distinctly stated this morning that, any
disorders in tho galleries would not be
tolerated. .110 would now say once for
all that if such disgraceful scenes wore
renewed ho would order the galleries
to be cleared.
Mr. Uandall rearmed. He said that
the remarks of the gentleman from
Virginia, was the first intimation ho
had that he bad been hissed. The
cheers were so vociferous that if ther:
was a serpentine hiss he certainly d'
not hear it. He then went on to re
view the course pursued by the gentle
men who left the Convention at
Charleston.
He remarked that ho did not depend
upon a mutter of right, but appealed
to the patriotism of the represent&
tives, especially from the Empire State.
Ho hoped they would not cause a dis
memberraent of this body.
They were closely allied to both
North and South. lie would also pass
from them and appeal to the Northern
and ific'stern States, and ask them not
to jeopardise the sacredness of the'
Ur.ion. Since ho had grown into man-1
hood and taken upon his shoulders al
musket to defend the houor of his ,
country, his motto and his only motto
had been Union North, ,South, East and
West, and nu divorce.
Let no man put asunder what has•
been so sacredly bound together. The
gentleman continued bis remarks at'
considerable length, in a most concilia
tory strain, and concluding by thank
ing the gentlemen of the convention
and the chair for their kindness in lis
tening, to him so quietly vvhilet he ex
pressed his objection to the second
amendment, and hoped that the first
amendment of Mr. Church, of New
York, would he adopted.
Messrs. Richardson, of Ill. ' Cochrane,
of .New York, Russell, of Va., Mont
gomery, of Pa., Ewing , of Tenn., Lur
ing, of Mass.; and others, addressed the
Convention, 601310 fur adniitting the se,
ceding delegates and others against.—
The discussion was continued until
about 9 o'clock, when the previous ques
tion was ordered by a vote of 2334 yeas
to 18 na),•a, the negative votes being
Illinois 11, Michigan 6, Maine 1. The
Convention then adjourned.
Tuesday Morning.—Rev. Dr. Fuller,
of the Baptist Church, offered a most
impressive prayer, the entire audience
standing daring its deliveratioe.
A better feeling prevails in the Con.
vontion this morning—fair prospect of
harmony.
Mr. Gilmor, of Pa., had nitrated a
substitute fur Mr. Church's resolution
in regard to the admitionan of the dele
gates seceding from the Charleston
Convention. Mr. Church, (of Now
York,) asked the unanimous consent of
the t;v0VCD0011 to snake a liotion for
the purposoof harni6nizing The action
at U.O cutivent,itni. 11 gr.int
,et:, he prvec,p4.,
I -
npon • conellifal:•)11 with Mr. Ciitmor 'o a Delegnti.ns from - the States of lita.assehm , - !6. Revolved, That the detention of which 1
cianc to an on angement which lie ; setts and Mismuri. John Tarleton is chairman are entitled to goats
thocglit would produce harmony. lie
Aside fro m the above, no question touching in this convention as delegates from the State
said : •
,
i
;the seats of d
el egotee aita brought to the no- of Lonitiana.
tie. of your Committee. I 7. Resolved, That the delegation of which
Mr Gilmnr, of Pennsylvania, has con-1 After patient and full investigation, your L. P. Walker in chairman are entitled to imats
[tented to withdraw entirely his amend- Committee are of opinion that the persons ,in this conventionas
delegates from the State
meat, to my amendment to Mr. Ifow- hereinafter named in the resolutions which of Alabama.
t original rcsolittion, and I am pre
pared to do away Ivith the latter por
tion of my amendment nef offered yes
terday, and make it only a reference to
the Committee on Credentials.
Mr. Gilmor, of Pa., arose and an
nounced in parson that ho would . with
draw his amendment.
Mr. Church again arose and with
drew the latter portion .of his amend
ment, asking that it be read by the sec
retary as modified.
The. Convention by unanimous con
sent allowed thu withdrawal of the
propositions, Mr. Church modifying
his resolution by striking out the latter
clause.
After some further debate, the vote
was taken; the substst ate accepted, and
the resolution adopted by acclamation.
The amended resolution, sus udoptcd, is
as follows :
Resolved, That the credentials of all
persons claiming seats in the Conven
tion, made- vomit by the secession of i
Delegates at Charleston, be referred to
I the Committee on Credentials, and
I said Committee are hereby instructed,l
las soon as practicable, to examine the
same, and report the named of persons
entitled to such seats.
ppon the action 011ie Committee on ,
Credentials, the union of the Democrat-1
ie party may largely depend.
The Convention adjourned to so'clock.
Afternoon Session.—Tile Conindttee
,on Credentials wart not prepared to 1
i report, and nothing of consequence was
done in the Convention. Adjourned to
10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
Wednesday Morning. —The Conven- 1
, tion assembled at 10 o'clock. Prayer
Iby Rev. Nit. Bowen, of the .31....8.
Church. lie invoked peace and liar
, monv among the States,---their mutual
igaott will and prosperity, And their in
l dissoluble union.
The President then had read the fol
lowing paper from the Florida delega
tion :
Itoomsof Florida Delegation to the Dem
ocratic Convention at Richmond, 4.
BALTIMORE, June 19, 1860. )
Can. Caleb Cushing, President Balti- ,
more Convention z Sir c—ln yesterday's
proceedings of tho Convention over
which you preside, you arc reported as!
stating that credentials of gentlemen. l
1111 claiming seats in the Convention from
Florida had been placed in your hands.
In this you have—unintentionally,
doubtless—done the State of Florida
great %justice.
By reference to the proceedings of,
the recent Democratic Convention of
that Suite, a newspaper copy of which
was placed in your hands by 'one of our
i delegation, as we learn from him, for
, your private information only, and not 1
las "credentials." You will perceive!
that Florida accredited her delegates to
Richmond only. It is true licr dole
' gates to Richmond arc entrusted with a ,
large discretion for the purpose of liar- ,
1 monizing the Democracy, if possible, np- '
' on the principks rejected al Charleston.
• In the exercise of that discretion the
I Florida delegates, duriug the recess of,
the Richmond Convention, are in :it-,
1 - tendanee at, Baltimore, observant spec
tators of your proceedings, and prepar-
I ed to avail themselves of the first lion
()ruble opening for a reunion with their
Democratic brethren; but as yet they
have seen nothing to induce them to
suppose that such opening w ill occur,
and until it does they have unaiiimons
ly determined not to participate in your
proceedings in any manner whatever.
They have therefore to request that
Florida may be . oruitted from the list
of those Staters represented, or seeking
to be represented, in the Convention
over which you preside, until they shall
themselves notify you of their.desfre to
participate in your proceedi n gs.
N. Barn, CDRITIII9,II.
Goo. W. CALL, .
JA$. B. Owl:ma, •
- W. D. BARNES, j ..
Jo. Jour; WILLIAMS,
_ B. F. WARDLAW,
Florida Delegation, Rchmond.
The president explained that ho had
been misunderittood on yesterday in
what he had stated relative to the Flori
da delegation.
Mr. Ludlow atatdB that be under
stood that the Committee onCreden
tials could not report till 5 o'clock,
k im
\ see.
and as no businesicould be tra`asacted
till they did report, ho moved that the
Convention take a recess till 5 o'clock,
which was adopted, and the Conven
tion adjourned.
Afternoon Session.—The .Committee
on Credentials not being ready to re
port, the Convention adjourned until
to-morrow morning ; at 10 o'clock.
Thursday Morminy.—The Convention met
this morning at 10 o'clock. Suon after a part
of the Boor gave way, creating great confu
sion, but injuring nu ono. A recess of on,
hour was taken.
Mr. John M. Crum, of Missouri, Chairman
of the Committee on Credentials, made the
following report, in behalf of a minority of
the Committee—that majority consisting of;
the friends of Mr. Douglas. The CocumittCrer
was not full, because e.even of the tSouttiern)
States were not represented thereon
To the President of The National Democratic
Convention, &c.
The Committee upon Credentials respect
fully report . _
That prior to the adjouiemtnt of this Con
ventiun at Charleston, on The ld of .M.iy last,
the fulluwing Resolution was adopted :
Respired, That when the convention ad
journs to day, it be adjourned to re -assemble
at Baltimore, .Nld., on Monday, the 18th day
of June next, and that it be respectfully re
commended to the Democratic Party ut the
several States to make pros isiun fur supplying
all vacauoies in their respective delegations
to this convention when it shall re-assemble.
JOn the riasectnbling of this convention at
Boltimgre, the following resolution was
adopted:
liesolsed, That the credentials of all per,
eons claiming mate in this convention, made
THCallt by the secession or delegates .t
tog, he referred to the Committee on Crer
dantiels ; and said committee is hereby in
structed. as soon as practicable, to examine
the same And report the names o f persons en
titled to such seats. By the further order of
the convention the claims of all other persons
claiming setae were also referred toyour Coro.
Your eowwittee thus instructed hare pro
ceeded to esti:nine the claims of all persons
setae' h hare heart brought before thew.
Your ownatittao found that the delegations
of the severst.l3tateeof .&liseiseippi.
I,ouisiana, Taus, awl Florida, had beootne
wholly mutat hy sewn of the secession of
the entire original delegations from this Con.
volition. Time delegations of the States of
Georgia. Arkansas awl Walrus had Leconte
vacant in pars only from the saws pate.
Li no other State had there been;any sews
but itidi‘ict4al seats wore col:Lusted in
ar e herewith submitted an a part of this re- 8. Rowlrcd, That the delegation of which
port, are severally entitled to seats as dole- Henry L. Benning is chairman, are entitled
gates in this convention ; and they respect- to seata in this convention as delegates front
fully rectommend that they be au received by , the Stnte of Georgia, •
t his convention. ; 9. I 7 soloed. That the delegation from the
From the State of Florida no credential.' of State of Florida accredited to the Charles,t•ot
any delegates acre presented to your COM- convention are invited to take seats in this
•:ittee. I convention and cast the vote of the State of
Froin the States of 3lississippi and Texas Florida.
no contesting claimants appeared. la The principleyinvolred in these resolutions
from .Alnlnsina, Louisiana, Georgia, and and the facts on which they rest are of such
Arkansas,there appeared centestiag claimants !gravity and moment, that we deem it due to
fur all the vacant seats. ; the convention and to ourse:ves to set them
Of the four votes to which the State of forth with care and particularity. We differ
Arkansas in entitled the now sitting delegate ; radically from the majority of the committee,
' represents one vote. The seats representing both in much of the action we rezommended
the remaining three votes had become vacant to the convention and the principles which
!by the secession of the original delegates. I should control such action. It is a question
jThese seats were all contested ; tine Bet of !not simpily of the integrit y , but the existence
c contestants consisting of six persons, and the of the Democrati- - Scat-
miitee
-
_ether set consisting 4if three per.oos.
Your Committee are of opinion that all of
these contestants Plwulti Le admitted to seats
as Delegates, with the power of ♦otin; as
hereinafter declared in the resolution herein•
alter reported in that behalf.
In the Fifth Congressional District of Mare
sachasetts it appeared that B. F. Hallettatid
ano ther person were appointed Delegates to
this Convention,and It. T. Chaffee and another
person appointed substitutes; that Mr. Hal
lett, not baling able to awed at Charleston.
notified Mr. Chaffee of that fact, who there
upon proceeded to Charleston, preeente4 his
oredentials, and was duly admitted to
,his
seat, which he oontinued to MI at the time of
the adjonrument'of this CoLvention to Balti
more.
At the re-assembling of this convention at
Baltimore, Mr. Hallett r ppeared, claimed the
seat which had been awarded to Mr. Chaffee,
and receiving the entrance ticket from the
eimirman of the Ilitionuiliusetts delegation,
actually took potsession of this seat.
Your committee are. of opinion that when
Mr. Hullett had notified Mr. Chaffee that he
could nut fulfil his duties its delegate, and Mr.
Chaffee, repairing to Charleston. had been
duly accredited to this convention, his rights
to his seat became abaolute, were not subject
to be superseded at the pleasure of Mr. Hal
lett, and that Mr. Chaffee is now the rightful
delegate to this convention.
In the Eighth Electoral District of Missouri
the facts are precisely Ntrullel to , the above
as
Msachusette case. The only difference is
in terms. Johnson B. Curdy having been
elected " delegate," and John I)'Fallyw. Jr.,
having been electeil" alternate." Y6ur Com
mittee, for the reasons above stated, are of
opinion that Mr. O'Fallow is now the right
ful delegate.
In regard to the contesting claimants from
Georgia, your Cuw,nittce hare to report that
the evidence adduced before your committee
by the respectiie parties presenti3d a great
variety of navel as well as complex facts and
questions touching the right tit either party
to scats.
Your committee, in attempting to solve
there difficulties, encountered embarrassments
on every hand. Atter a most patient consid
eration of the whole matter .it seemed to your
committee that the only May of reaching a
satisfactory adjustment is to admit to seats
both delegatiois, with power to each of said
delegations to cast anediell of the vote of the
State in the manner espressed in 'the resolu
tions herewith submitted.
All of which is respectfully subMitted.
Joux M. Kans. Chairman.
The following are the resolutions:
Ist. Re:viral, That George 11. !Gordon, E.
Barksdale, W. F. Barry, IL C. Chambers,
Juseph It. Davis, Beverly Matthews, Courles
Clarke, W. L. Fcatlier-torh P. F, Slidell, C.
G. A'ratistcail, W. F. A% au and T. J. Iluct
son are entitled to seats in this Con% entiou O.S
delegates from the State of
2d. Renderd, That P.ere S.ulei F. Co'ter
mica, It. Wiidtliffe, Michael P. 3 an, Maunt ell
White. Charles Ilienvenaiit, Custur
J. C. Morse, A. S. Hemp, N. D. C..larti, J.
Richard-on rind J. 1.. Wollier c are en.
titled to sea;s in thi, C .nt eation as delegates
from (lie State of Lou t.iatt.i.
31. 1ec. , 1r,(1. I'll.it R. W. Johnson, T. C.
Iliciduian, J. Johnson, Item y 'Carroll, J.
Gould and John A. Jordan, be' entitled to
seats as delegates from the State of Arkansas,
with power to cast /leo sites, andtliat Thos.
H. Bradley, M. Hooper and D. C. Cross be
also admitted to seats as delegates from the
same State, with power to cast one vote, and,
in case either portion of said delegates shall
refuse or neglect to take their said seats and
to east their said votes, the other portion of
said delegates taking seats in this;Conventiou
shall be entitled to cast the entire three votes
of said District.
4th. Resolved, That J. M. Bryann, F. R.
Lubbock, F. S. Stockdale, E. Green, 11. R.
Runnels, Wm. P. ochiltree, M. W. Carey,
11 m. 11. Perron's, It. Ward, J. F: Crosby, B.
Burrows and V. H. Manning are entitled to
seats from Texas.
sth. flexolved, That James A. Bayard and
Wm. 0. Whitely are entitled to seats !ruin
the county of New Castle, Doh
6th. Resolved, That. K. S. Chaffee. who
was duly admitted at Charleston as a delegate
from the sth Congressional district of Massa
chusetts. is ,still entitled to said seat in this
nonreader', and that B. F. Hallett, who has
assumed said seat, is not e n titl e d th ereto .
7th. Resoled, Thai Juba C. Fall
ion, who
was duly admitted at Charleston tea dale• ls ee
from the Bth Electoral district of Missouri, is
still entitled to said seat in this Convention,
and that Johnson 11. Gerdy, who has ussuwed
said seat, is not entitled thereto.
Bth. Bunked, That It. A. Baker, D. C.
Humphrey, Juhn Forsyth. Wm. Jewett, I. I.
Scibles, S. C. Posey, L. E. Parsons, Joseph
C. Bradley, Thomas B. Cooper. James Wil
liams, C. 11. Bryann, Daniel W. Weaklev,
L M. B. Matter, Julio W. Howard, W. It. ft.
Wyatt., B. Hanson, Thus. M. Matthews and
Norvert M. Lord, are entitled to seats in the
Convention as Delegates from the State of
Alabama.
Oth. Resolced, That the delegates from the
State of Georgia, of w hich 11. L. penning is
Chairman, be admitted to seats in the Con
,:verition, with power to cast one-half of the
vote of said State, and that the delegation
from said Suite, of which Col. Gardner is
Chairman, be also admitted to the Cuevas
tion, with power to cast one-half of the vote
of said State, nod if either of said de:egtdion
refuse nr neglect to cast the rote as abovein
dicated, that in said case the delegates present
in the Couventiou be authorized to mut the
full vote of each State/
Mr. Stevens, of Oriegon, arose to report of
a minority of the Committee on Credeutials,
and would proceed to read them, which he
did us follow :
MINORITY RRPORY.
To the President of the honoerattc National
Cormenton :
Sir : We, the undersigned, members of ... the
Ciummittee on Credentials, feel constrained to
dissept from many of the views and a large
'kjl rt i. o f t he action of the majority of the
mtnittee in respect to the rights of dele
tat to seats referred to them by the•Conven
two, and to respectfully recummend the adop
tion of the following resolutiops :
1. Resolved, B. k', Linnet is entitled to a
sent in this Ponce:mot, as a delegate !rum the
15th Congressional District of the State of
MassachoNetta.
2. Ve.rotreci, That Johnson B. Lardy is en
titled to ft seat in this cunvention as a dele
gate from the Bth Congressional District of the
state of Missouri.
3. Relayed, That James A. Bayard. arid
William G. Whitely, are entitled to seats in
this convention as dalegwas from the fkate of
Delaware.
4. Reaotoed, Theta's§ delegation beaded by
R. W. jobpeon nre entitles* to seats in this
extvetaion vi delegates from the Suite of Ar-
WWI,
5. Bee°lped, That the delegation of which
U oozy W. Bryan is chairnsan are entitled to
seats in this convention bon) the State of
Ti as.
of xtratic party in serera ,tates of
this Union. It is a que+.tion whether the
Democratic party in said States shall he ostra
cised and branded wit unworthy of affiliation
with the national organization.
It is a question whether persons irregularly
called, or who withdrawing front the regular
Convention, shall have the sanction of the',
National Contention, to raise the flag of re
bellion against their respective State organi-!
salient.. It is question, whether the Coviven-
'
tion itself shall repudiate its own deliberate,
action at Charleston. We do not magnify,
the importance of these questions when we'
assert that upon their proper solution depends
the fact isir to whether dive shall be a Nat;on
al Democratic Party or not. The task will
not be difficult to show that the action recom
mended by the majority of the Committee, is
grusely inconsistent, and should be reprobated
and "condemned by this Convention. But to
the task, without further preamble.
Reserving to the closing portion of this re
port the cases of contested seats in the Massa
chusetts and Misetneri delegations, we come
at once to the eases of the delegates who with
drew from the Chatleeton Convention. This
I Convention, on the ere of its adjournment at
Charleston, and in the great cause of the re
sturation of harmony to our distracted party,
' "respectfully recommended to the Democratic
party of the several States to make provision
ins supplying all vacancies 'in their respective
delegations to this Convention when it shall
re-assemble." We call partienlar attention
to the wording of the • residetiec. Certain
delegates had withdrawn. They had placed
on the convention the reasons of their with
drawal.
They still, however, were the vepresentto
tives of the Democratic party of their several
States. 'their withdrawal was not a resigna-
I tbn. It was not so considered by the conven
tion. The vacancies referred to had reference
to the contingency of vacancies at time qire
assembling, and the resolution proposed to
provide fur supplying them. The conventieti
did nut presume to touch the question as to
o'...cater the withdrawal of t!e delegates con
stituted a resignatioe, nor ha?. it any rtlit . to
interfere in the matter. A resignation meat
be made to the appointing power, and to lie
complete and final must be accepted by the
appointing power. It was well known on
the adjoarnment of the convention at Charles
ton that the withdrawing delegates desired
the inatruction of their several constitueuciea
before deciding on their future course.
Snell wits the spirit and purpose Of their
deliberations at Charleston, They veeteultait
their respedtive constituencies. In every case
except the case of South enrollee, their con
stituencies directed and authorized them—
the vacancies being filled or contemplated in
the resolution of the Conventreeair
to Baltimore, and there in careest efforts 11111 h
their brethren of the COW entioe, to endeavor
once more to unite their party nod pr, mote
teormony and peace in the great cause of their
tountry. The resolution of the Con, Cation
did nut prejudge the question, since au sternn
utr,ly reload that their withdrawal was a rca.
ignatiun, Lott lift the whole question to the
said delegates, and their respective euttetitu
eneies to the mid, that every State of this
Union might be represented in B,ltimorc.
The Counittee bus passed resolutions, de
(urum by a vote of 16 to 9, that the delega
tion from Istuisiatta, beaded by Piere Soule,
be a vote of 14 to 11. that the delegation from
Alabama. beaded by Persons atel by a vote
of 13 to 10, that half of each delegation claim
ing seats from Ueorgia, aro entitled to seats in
the Convention. The resolutions recommen
ded by slip undersigned to the Convention,
declare the right of the delegations eleetcd to
Charleston, with vacancies supplied,-as con
templated in the resolution of the Convention
to which reference has been matte, and accre
dited to Baltinture, to said emits. The Com
mittee which thus recommended the irregular
delegates front these three States, have rejec
ted the irregular delegates from Delaware,
and admitted the Cliarlestou delegates.
It has admitted irregular delegates from
Arkansas, and rejected a portion of the Char
leston delegates, as nnelified, by she filling of
vacancies. It has adtuitted the (Charleston)
delegates frmu Mississippi by a rote of !3 to
2, a nd the (Charleston) delegates from Texas
by a vote of 19 to 6. The fact that delegations
are nut contested does not estatiliah the right
to seats in the Convention. There may be
irregular delegates without contest, and
there may be a contest between two seats of
irregular delegates. The right of personl to
semi as delegates Se to be deteriniiied by the
fact as to whether they were appointed by the
constituency which they claim to represent
and appointed according to the usages of said
constituency. Wanting these essential pre
requisites, they are not entitled to seats, oven
if there be nu contestants-; and having these
their right to seats is nut impaired ur affected
by contestants.
The cumniiVee in deciding by a vote of 23
to 2, that the Charleston delegates from \lie•
sissippi are entitled to seats in the Baltimore
Convention hevesdecided rightly, just because
they were duly accredited to Charleston, have
never since resigned, and have received in
structions from the State of Mississippi, thru'
a convention called of the Demoenotte Execu
tive Committee ut the State, to return to Bal
timore.
The Charleston delegates, both from Alaba
ma and Georgia, stand in precisely the same
position. They were also duly accredited to
Charleston. They withdrew and never re
signed. They returned to their respective
constituencies. The Executive Committees
in these Sates, as in the case of Mississippi,
called a cont.( labor , f the - rtv. The 0.
ut pa..., tie Con
ventions met. The dele,rites, as in the case
of Mississippi, submitted their action to the
conventions. and these conventions approved
their cuune, continued their pothers and **-
credited them to Baltimore. Their rights
stand on precisely the same basal, and is sus
tained by the stone authority as in 3lissisaip
pi. The contestants %ere appointed by tin
body authorised to meet according to the usa
ges of the party in these States and are nut
entitled to any consideration whatever.
In the ease of Alabama. the convention no
serubled on the call of the Democratic Erecu
'lye Committee (addressed to the Democracy
of the S.tata,) was very largely Wended, near
ly every county in the State having been rep
resented. A email number of persons, how
ever, issued a notice, which was published in
only three newspapers in the State—win two
papers the notice was without, signers, and in
the third paper (Mobile Register) it was sign
ed by John Forsyth and thirty-ktve others.—
The - notice in onipaper cidled - upon ail Demo
crats and all other persons-,-in the second pa
per upon Democrats and all conteroatioNr, and
in the third paper (Mubile Register) upon the
people of diabasia, • to hold county meetings
and send delegates to a State convention, to
I be held in Ition%omery or Selma, Cu. 4th day
of Jane, to appoint delegate," to Baltimore.—
Iweatt• eight counties only not of fifty-two
were represented.
It was the coming together of persona from
all partite; cretside of the repa s s organisation
to strike down the Democracy of the State.—
It was a call without any uncial authority
whatsoever. We thus Luc' tho Democracy of
the State assembling In convention according '
to the usages of the party, and we and that
the game time persona assembling et the call
of unauthorised individuals. In the former
case the whole State was represented. In the
latter alsott half of the State. Yet the ma-'
jority of the ctirrimitt-e have endorsed the se-
tion - of the latter as the action of the Democ
racy of Alabama and have repudiated. cons
trary to all precedent, usage, right and jos.
tice, the action of the former; not only this,
they hare repudiated the principles of their
ow.l action in the case of the NI it.siasippi dele
gation.
But the action of Ike majority of the Com
mittee in the case of Georgia lins i gone ono
step further in its disregard of the aeknow-'
'edged principles of the party. The Conven
tion which the Committee put on en equality
with the regularly authorized Convention,
consisted in great part of persons who just
participated in the regular Democratic Con
vention of the State. The regular called eon-'
vention consisted of ncnrl3 four hundred dele
gates, representing nearly all the counties Of'
the State. The resolutions of the Contention
haring been adopted by a vote of 29.9 to 41,
these latter withdrew from the Conretiion
and organized anew. nil, the majority of
I , your Committee bare exalted the pretensions
of less than one-eighth of the delegates of the
State Convention to an equality with the:
right& of seven -eighths of the Democracy of
the State.
iiihe case of Louisiana, the old Conven- I At this stage of the proceedings (11 o'clock
)
thin, which originally appointed the Dele- ) the Convention adjourned to 10 todasurrow
gates to Charleston was re-assembled, on the moruing. A gloomy hour, this.
call of the Executive Committee of the State, The Latest.
and by a decisive majority accredited the
verttien met at 10.25 o'clock. Prayer was Bite:move, June 'M. 1/, P. af.-e-Tbe C r eme
Charleston Del gates to Baltimore. The rea-
.feted be the licv.Dr.Cammings, of Baltimore.
ions for this action have their parallels in the
unt t i a n
at e n vening i e
of
case of Texas and Delaware, which have re-1
ceived the sanction of the Committee. In „ a M tia r t ; •C ha a d hi l r to ei d i ' a ef e K )e ) ;;; l s ta te c te ee d - th ' i t t his d . 0 .. 1 e -
Texas the Delegates came bnek accredit& by 5
I n a e n e d ie b e e: l re a p t. ort N ed in t e hei or r f te n terrai i
the Democratic Executive Committee simply )
remain in the convention-eaten of the delega-d
-it being a manifest impossibility, from want ; K entuck y d e legate s
t o assemble the party in a State Con• to. withdraw ;
of time,
sent, to suspend their action with the oonven
five others desire, for the pre
iention, and iu Delaware, under the usnaes;
tion. Ile was one of those five. They regret
and rules of the party, the old Cznvention I ;
tad separating from the convention. Llavinde
was re-assembled. In Louisiana there was
. had the honor to place before the convention
time to assemble the old Convention, but not
. the name of's distinguished soli of Kentucky,
to order an election of delegates in the sever
(Mr. Guthrie.) he would not withdraw the
n 1 parishes to meet a new Convention. ' The '
name of that gentleman as a candidate
Eeecutive Committee did everything it could
Presidency.
to got the expiessims of the views ache State. Iter the
n Mr. Clarke said he was requested to an-
It re-assembled the old Cotiveution, nearly )
Missouri delegation
h d o el bs egn ian tio ne n
withdreweil:iee t idiot
from two the o c f
convention.
every parish in the State being repremented,
and accredited the Charlestuu delegates to
Baltimore. 4 i en 3 t i i
But the Convention whose delegates tol of the delegation desire to remain in the wee
Bultimnie who have been endorsed by the velation fir the - present.
majority of your Committee, Was called at ,
, Mr. Ilia. of North Carolina, said a portion
the instance of two local ureenizatimie, and of the North Carolina delegation withdrewfrum the conveution last evening. lie re
tinned .Executive Committee of the ►arty.-
of Dr. Cuttman, a former member of the Net- ma
p ned tben, hut was now forced to take part
and lot e ith the remainder of his friends from
The calls were somewhat conflicting.
The that State.
notice did nut reach many rnrip.Les in the , The Prod-Went sail that he was deeply State. Only 2 parishes out of 30 are pretend- ' sea-
Sibiu of the honor
ed to he represented, and in seieral of these dente him ey the convention,
Delegations herd retired from this hall and
there is no reason to doubt the fact that the had ceased ha participate in its deliberations,
delegates did not leave behind them a single In the present itircumetnneee ho deetnal it a
constituentagreeina with them in se ;
iitanents.,
, duty of self respect, and to this oonverition, vo,
In not a single parish was this call revoien at present organized, to resign his seat as
ed to by a majority uf the Democratic voters. presidin;.; nt fi cer. Ile would take his celace on
The Coliventien only represented a verys ma-- II
i the
portion of the party-it was totally irregular, - themflour it ith Las - delegation, and act with .
beeidas• I As the president, (Mr. emitting) left the •
The usejoritv of the Committee object to the elar;:r the anti-Douglas delegates aroae, es eve.%
action of the old Convention en here- aesemle ; their bats and cheered, and ) were joined by it.
ling at theca') of the Executive 7eimutittee, on
luny;
and deafening diluent from the galleries,
theground that it was d.•':unct nod could not) The excitemout was intense everywhere in
ho Erought to life. Yet it endorsee the tic- • the building.
ti on tit the other Conveetien on the call in I Ca. Todd, of Ohio, vice piesident took thei,
part of the equally defunct member olden Na- ' I chair, and home] lie weelei be sustained by
Lionel Committee, Dr. Cowmene '' f. ''" - .-- rt ki
"• ' the Conventiun in theperforamuce of his du.
in}: the usa g e eif Delaware. by the Executive ! ties.
Committee of L misidum an
athough nillest a ly !
, The motion to proceed to a nomination was
am:essay fur the reasons stated, has no „e i g h t put and carried! ram Puce.
as a precetleut with this majority . e '" cej • i For Derights-Maine 51 ; New Ilammihire
ing theirgroand of its being irregblar, seats
5; 'Vermont 5 ; alaesachtisetts .10' Rhode hs,
as aeleweasaidnild be git en to the Ludy ca l l- , land 4; Connecticut 3z; New York 35; New
eel by the regular authority Aft- A
not tee the , .
l
. enity 23 : Pedineylvareia 10 ; Mervland 23;
Indy aseeniiiied by noreap, risible author ity Vie: aide II ; North Carolina 1; Alabama 91
whatever, and especially when the former i Loaiskalt 6; .
Arkan-as 1; Missouri 41 ; Ten
reereamited the peat hotly of the parry and tiesseo 3; Oki. 0 3 ; Indiana 13 ; Illinois 11 ;
the latter did not. All the-c considerations', alielianin 6 ; Witte...mein 5; lowa 4; 11inneso
however, have been disregarded by th e ma- ' tit e i. ... a p„ tat rial. _
jority of der Committee, who have persisted i For ~ o , ,
..orectionsteeee-erVilecticat. 1 : Penn
by a vote of 16 to 9 tee e.war d the teats ma deLes e eyitaaia 3 -;
31arylacid 1 ; Aeltansas a ; Min.
gates to the repreeentata 0 of the disor,;atip- " e .ota 1-5 . 1
ing minority convention. f 1 I For Wise-Merl-hind /.
In the ease of Arkansas, the majorityton F..r Beecock-Virainia 1.
the Conenittee prupu •e tee divide out , the 'vats e For Diekilleot.ool . irgiAli4 i;
to all applicants-in this State the Atueritt- For Gurthrie-Pennvalvania 3; Missouri
its party a ere about asseedding ill their cli--
14 : Kentucky 4.1-0.
trice cuureutious, coo:seal/le "l delegates trout ) - For 11. Sev meur-Penneylvania. 1.
the several aounties of the State our the mitni- , Nine of the delegates from Pennsylvania
nation of members of Congress, who, their ;declined to vote.
delegates returned fr, in Caarlesthe, as
_lel
Several members of other delegations do-
Texan, was nut tine for the aseeadeleg )
otili e. l
;to irite.
..I a State convention. In these district cue-
Mr. Seurat:in, of Arkansas, when his State
ventiune. delegates were selected to rept ascoti '
was „aka, said. in justice to himself, and
.
the party at Ilaltitutere-a call was however. ' w i t h sorrow, he parted with the ennvention
hotted in a Maltiphis paper witleput any Sig., he could not longer reuutiu after what ha d
nature whatever, calling upon the people tit
been done.
the northern district to us: epthle in mass , Douglas Nominated. . s ,
meeting, at Madison, to chart delegates to ILI- ,
)ALTI
r mom , , June 23, 31, I'. M.-Portions of
0/1S
we four or five hundred men from 10 to I 1.1"0.
six delegations retired front the Convention ;
e ,
tee
day. tStephenA.Douglas nominated by mum:-
la twenties thus assembled and appointed e ,
three delegates to B iltinime. The majority ) pious resolution after second ballot. a. J. if. -
-- - -
of the committee propose to allow these mien' Convention at Maryland Institute Nall,
to viati is the cu.itentiou, There are 2/ ,
Hatratous, June _3.-As early as It o 'clock .
counties and 25,04-0 voters in the district. I ;
throngs began to collect about the 3laryland
Cub 'Weds:san s a delegate elected by the die - •
e luetitute 'doll, and shortly after the galleries
trim, - contrast:en to Baltimore, wits eleeted to e were opened they were filled with anxi b o all
Congress in 1855 by 1600 teeleritaa "'ld W ill , sltectators. From the south end of the
unanimously re-nom in ate d by the convention ; w as suspended a large American flag. i a
which selected hint us a delegate to Bala:
,at 11 o'clock the conveaticet . wasarga to n organ ize d
more. These Pilate s how the significance of b y t h e calling of Mr. R ussell, o b i I irgt t et a s pozu h s.
the ectiup of the district convention in elect-, tapiir, who was rece ived wit h
ing delegates to lialtnuorc us representing' and proceeded to address the convention as
truly the sentiumet, of the Dennicratie party ; f o ll ows : .
of the district, and thou exhibit the utter iu-) -ea ion:
1 .! lawn of the ..Vational D•MOVllfit Conroe .
significance of the nn myuteduely culled eon-, Net aping conscious of guy peculiar merit
tiie Convention to peeler him
veletiuu, for it will be borne ill mind that it, which in duced olliec,nttribufed it to the respect for the
wee held tit the central point, at the western for the
ad loss! State of Virginia. lie was
terminus of the railroad from Jlein
Phis cud
an-cicni c ad
the Convention would be govern--
where Beveled stage and wapiti routes me et. ' assured
eyregard for the principle of States Bights,
They were elected as delegates . genera lly i ed I
That Coes-edition which has recently assem -
Irma the acute u, the Neel Cotiventmo I
bled in Baltimore, has loot all claim to the
with the hope that they nu g
1--ht et il4 without , . f Na tional Contention. It was now the
, t itle 0 a
any del:lune elatta. o f this body to perform the obligations
t, r dot . 7
In
pu ntsalaseachuee and Missouri, the contestic
which devolved upon a national elemeera
are between principals now holding their 'convention. lie was confident they woul d
..
Seats and alltselitutes who had their places a, maintain the constitution of the couatryageinst
Cliarlesum. In each case the principal was , ail enemies open or insidious.
lie mined at home be sickness in his family.
The remarks of Mr. Russell were repeete
o dily
lee ease case, the plincipal gave notice to his i
interrupted by rapturous ap
°a i l :t e ed Me. B. T.
substitute, that he should take his seat at : On motion, the c f h ‘ a i t e r
Crosby, apl) of Arkansas;
Baltimore. The inetiority bf the Committee Johnson, of 31d.
atit as • nititied.
bold that the prificipale, elected as such by! secretaries,
whichha t each w
delegate be allowed tq
the proper Coovelitieus, are nut entitled to' A motiont
to a seat upon the fl oor wee
their seats and have reported i,:curtiitigl).- invite a f ri en d
We hold that a substitute is appointed simply ma de.
to act iii the abeence of the principal. and i Objecti onwas o ff ered, on the ground that the
that his authority cease whenever the prieci- seutse•onof
the Union. The motion was
pal makes his appeurauce aced rakes Ins Beat.: the S tates Id
be wanted for delegates from all
with-
We emphatically declare that such has been I drawn.Til appoi nted
The following gentlemen were b y
the invariable usage in all Conientiots Leith . ° )
he dutir as the committee on organization :---,
party, whether Nat.
' weal or State, and that it t
~,l- - lo of Ala McHenry, of Pao
' messes. A a er, e
is based on reason anti the represeutaUve , of Xdiesd. "l'
Stevens, of Oregon, Williams,
principle.
All which is respectfully submitted. Fisher, of Ka%
On ruction the convention adjourned until 5
ISAAC 1. STey.ss, Oregon,
a o'clock this afternoon.
* A. R. SPICZR, New Jersey,
11. M. NoaTlf, Peonsylvaoin,
Jew. 11. Hew the, Delaware,
E. W. ALTBBARD, Virginia,
R. R Beiticses, North Carolina,
Wet. ,Li, Calmat., Tennessee,
(iiso• it. Moaeow, Kentucky,
D. S. tlimoseer, Calitotnia.
• In the paints of difference between the
ma
jority
IWO minority reports of the Coamittee ,
un Creden • I amour in the conclusionsuf
the minorlty , report in the cases of lieurgia, l
Alabama, slissoun and Massmi ; lausetts. i
AaltuN 1. LIUGLIES, :
• New kiiimpshired. '
preset a teepee. I
Mr. Gittinge, of eld., Pr,_
majority report ,
of his own, differing from nia, l44ina.
inregard VI the delegate s fr om 4 ' l
Atter the readliug of the repo rts, the .New •
consult, I
anted
York delegation for time to
t i ou sojourned until
and therefore the Leaven
h excitement.
43 oo 'clock . There
is muc h
New York dale
--, - Seeel:e a u sc i . deed as tu their course
g atil ' a not h aving ports of the Committee
in reference w t he reports
nment was asked,
en Credentials, an .:/ear 10
Adjourned to to-morrow
and granteo.
morning. The crowd in and about the Quo
vitnUou
' ' is immense, evincing the WATAIS
interest in the proceedings.
Friday Morstag.--Coneention melt iti 10
o'clock. The reports of the Qoamitieu on
Credentials came up for emmideration. Tbd
report at the minority was voted down, by
150 yeas to 1001 nays. The report of tbc
majority was then a dopted, all Dot the Net
resolution, having reference to Georgia. Prom
this State the regular delegation, which sat
in the Charleston Conran:ion, was admitted.
Although there was comparatively little vent
given to the excitement which members evi
dently sit, the state of things looked very
orunititts. Adjourned to 7P. M.
Evening Session.—Convention ro-assembled
at 7. The motions to lay on the table she
motions to reconsider the several resolutions
.3f the majority, having been one after anoth
er adopted, the aspect of affairs assumed the
gravest possible It must have pro
duced the profounde,t regret in the heart of
every true Democrat present.
All but two Of the Virginia delegates went
out, declaring that they could no longer par
ticipate in the deliher4tions of the Conven
tion. Sixteen of the twenty from North
Carolina followed. Nineteen of the twenty
four from Tennessee then took the same step.
Eighteen of the twenty-four from Kentuek'
asked leave to retire for consultation, wit
little hope of coming hack. Oae half of the
M.tryLand delegation.then went out, as dr"
both the entire delegations from California
and Oregon. Delaware in ;part retired,
whilst sixteen to ten from M4pissehusetts, and
one-half the Missouri delegation, Indicated a
purpose to do so also.
- --- -
The Richmond Convention.-e—Rich
mond, Juno 21.--The convention of
se
ceding deleg,atos from the Charleston
Democratic Convention met here to
day, pursuant to adjournment, but there
not being a quorum prevent, the eon
ventton utijourned over till to-morrow.
lia - Evora the "Now York Tribune"
and Evening Post" deem Kr.Charleu A,
Stltnritni luto Abolition harangue un
fortunate, and regret its delivery
•
I@-The wheat harvest bas been in
progress for several days in Southern
Illinois. The yield of grain is not
heavy, but the quality is excellent•
goo
foreign tea by the Asia
contain nothing actually new from " the
seat of war."
pirop o owner o f the patchen hone
si it is said, refused $26;00,0 ini.
sir Tito greatest gluttons Are those
wit.° food upon launder.. ,
The Editor is absent.