Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-05-31

Il ;xned him by his constituents ana Oh the heeeesJ
S performance Delegates had been sent mere 10 sc.'
no ,d mi like legislative body, lay aside or post
nnne the subject before them; they must perform ."e
o,k they were sent 10 do, otherwise the CohVeh''o"
would be nulhty-u felo de set would be 10 USE
vnpar though significant and appropriate pn,Isc, o",
ewn tbrcat-put the pistol 10 It's head and oo" our
-, own brains-plungc the dagger INTO lis heart w
II Ru,ler had spoken TO an amendment "h'ch ne NV
introduced for the purpose of remark providing 'o 'ne
cen,ion Of the twohird rule, and closed with lis
withdrawal.
The chairman of the Committee on the organization
om s,n,ed that the committee was ready 10 report
!, This not being in order, however, hol'"' 10 ''
, tad that the committee have leave TO report
! gentleman, whose name we did not learn, moved
nosooneme Mt which, il carried the whole question
h i was lost The committee were then, on mo
ton permitted 10 report The following lust oil genie
men were presented by the committee IN Their respec
tive capacities as the officers OF Inc permanent oga"'
ration of the Convention
. rcc Presidents-Stephen Emory, of Name; Henry
Hubbard, of n. H.. Henry II. Cbllds, OF Mass LI'
thor b Hunt, of Va; Olney Balon, OF ! II y
Inasrsoll. of Conn Sam Young, of N Y, Joseph
RedseII. Of N. j.; j. l. Dawson, of Pa VIM. Frck,
of Md James N Sutton, of Del VIM H. Roane,
Of Va r. M. Saunders, of N. C.; John II. Howaio'
Of Ga. Benz &. Shields, Of Ala T: Ll''s' OF MISS
Thomas Nj Williams, OF La; Cave Johnson OF len
nes.ee LYNN Boyd, of Kentucky WIN 5. Fulton, oil
Ak Nicholas Schumacher of Ohio f; Ether A. Brown
If Indiana James Snow, fill. Kaufman, OF Mo. ;
i r. s. Wilson, of Michigan
secretaries-Wm. Richie, of Va; Thomas u
M,cb.U. of n. Y George A. Vroom, of n. J.. T.
A B,adsord of Miss Henry H. Carroll, of N H.;
Wm ID. Morgan. Of Ohio.
This organization being submitted TO The Conven-
ZION. il was unanimously adopted The Convention
then adjourned until . o'clock next morning
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
PRocEEpISGs-SKcosD DAY.
Trrsn,y MoRsIsG Nav 2Sih.-The Convention
met This morning 9 o'clock, and was called to order
bv IFS able and energetic presiding officer who then rose
I'D addressed the members IN acknowledgment
of The unexpected honor which had been conferred
unon him. the highest that had been and possibly
,ha, avar would be- in his lie lie then proceeded to
remark upon the necessity for unanlmily oil action,
Cancellation and harmony. Urging upon the conven
ton the cardinal principle protested by The party, OF
Gma,.rres moi men," he commended for its peculiar
applicability 10 the proceedings oil this convention,
gentlemen should willingly surrender their individual
preferences and sacrifice their preJudcIes upon 'e aat
Of their common country, and redeem the pledges OF
their democratic faith lie spoke al some length TO the
above effect and was heard with great attention. and sal
down under the applause OF hrs auditors.
Mr. Tbbas OF Kentucky, who had obtained the moor
last evening" then TO respond 10 The remarks OF
Mr. Butler of ~ Y. He had understood mat geht!e-
man 10 express his determination TO adhere to his
preference for particular individual in any event tie
regretted if he had understood The gentleman aright
lie had come here with preference for distinguished
! son of Ky The Hon. Richard M. Johnson With re-
gard TO precedent he thought the gentleman from New
York while denying its influence on one hand SEEM
ed respect the other by referring to presidents
IN favor of the rule of the majority Mr. l. then bfiel-
y advocated the principle OF the two-third rule; and
further remarked that II his avore candidate Tor The
nom na,ion failed 10 obtain the unanimous vote OF the
Convention the Kentucky delegation would sacrifice
him with ready wall. Great applause, IN which We
observed The brother of Col Johnson heartily unite.
1t was said that Mr. Van Buren, could not obtain
vote of two.lhirds Of this Convention; and II the same
fac, was true with reference 10 Col Johnson, and his
friends should adhere TO him with the same tcnaoty as
that manifested for Mr.. Van Buren, by his friends, the
slaughter Of Teeuniseh and the common enemy, IN the
hattie in which he fell would not be half great as
that which would fall upon the Democracy of the coun
try He could not believe that the gentleman from n.
York would continue his adherence 10 The determine
ton he had avowed lie believedMr Van Buren, was
the last whs would desire his friends TO sacrifice
the party to the hope of his individual advancement.
/ The Hon Marcus Morton oil Massachusetts, then
obtained The floor and asked for explanation of the
motion.
|, was presented by The Chair before The Conven
tion on the amendment suggested by MIR. Saunders OF
n c. for the adoption Of the rules oil the Conventions
Of 80 and 30
| Mr. Morton then proceeded to discussion Of the
question before The House. He spoke chiefly to the
subject OF precedens, and advocated the doctrine oil
the majority equally sustained by precedent with the
two third rule He thought concession and sacrifice
were necessary the harmony and success OF the par
iy, and continued his argument on these.
| He was followed by MIR. Walker, Of Miss, who re-
ferrpd 10 the speech OF Mr. Butler, OF New iofk lie
had heard that gentleman with camness, altho some
of hs remarks directed with severity against him.
self and others advocating the same side OF the ques
ton Mr. b. had welded against him the sabre OF
Suadn hand, and the brood sword OF Richard
in The other but he had not wounded him. for he knew
there was no gall aud bitterness his heart lie knew
The long, intimate friendship, personal and pol teal,
which had existed between the gentleman from Dew
York and The Of his choice, and he was confident
that it had blinded his judgment on the question before
the House The delegation from N. York. he under
stood had here with instructions 10 vote Tor the
RECESSION of the twoihird rule not 10 secure the sue
cess-that is impossble-but the empty honor OF
nomination of a particular individual Thus, &C
cordlng his argument, if the nomination
of Mr. Van Buren, could only be accomplished by
the adoption Of the twothrd rule, we should find him
the advocate for that principle Thus appears,
that rules to be taken up or put down. twisted and
turned, 10 secure the empty glory OF nomination oy
mere majority. IL New York has sent her delegates
here with such Instructions she has not done II ~
spirit of Democratic brotherhood and good faith New
York. il has been shown, voted for the wo-thrds rule
in the Conventions Of 1882 and lca5, and is this
time to abandon such principle? Is this the hour,
when darkness and gloom overhung our heads, to re-
from principles which have been adopted as vita
to success, When the flag of the enemy has been
thrown vaonngly 10 the winds, in all the pride OF an
icipated victory And when a campaign has been pro-
ected which by the TO be used IN their applica-
ton 10 the passions Of the people, threatens DIS
asrous result to the Democratic party than that OF
1910, with lis log cabin, hard bider and coon skins
And in referring to which, said MIR. w., 1 thought the
gentleman from New York had been touched in the
sympathetic cord, when | him give three or four
jumps from the floor, Qaughter) and The finest spec
men Of still vaulting ever saw. Roars of laughter
Really | never him such prank before
| daughter Mr.. Walker continued has remarks d.
recting them chiefly to The Democratic character OF the
,wothd rule, and referred 10 the success OF the veto
OF Gen. Jackson the Bank, which the two-hird rule
successfully established
Mr. Rantou of Massachusetts, rose and spoke at
some length, dspassonaely and argumentanVeiy IN
favor OF the Iment. lie urged upon the coneen-
ton the necessity of conc'lIaion the Importance OF
measures in preference men, for the success OF the
Democratic party lie saw how essential i, was, that
the nominee of his convention should have the largest
possible vote il could beslow, to effect that unanmlty
and harmony of the party which only could ensure The
defeat Of those of consolidation which would
be en,aed upon the country b. the success of their