Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-06-07
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RAVENNA, 0HIO WEDNESDAY, JUNE I, 1848

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NY. Barnburners asked longer time for i
the consideration 6f their case. Before this|
request wns acted on the Secretary rend1he.1
ionrnul. .sss
Doolittle fBarnburner raised nointE
concerning the iourne 5, explaining that il
was the understanding thasAaEe time allow.
ed each party may be divided between its
speakers according fo its discretion.
Meade. of Va.. moved 10 admit demo-
CRITIC members pf Congress now in The
city, to seats on the floor. This gave rise 10
a multitude of propositions 10 admit special
persons, The public {asess as speetators. E6its
was ended 81 the unaniassns passage 81 q
to admit revolutionary soldiers.
A. S. Biggs from N. C. offered q reso.
luton bearing on the N. N. affair and
closing withsa proposition to admit BOTH
This, according to the suggestion Of the
mover was postponed for time; and then
the Hon Senator Dickinson took the stand
on the part Of the Syracuse delegation.
He went. on to show that organization is
one of the great principles of the Democra-
cy, proving the efficiency in the contests
against the party of privilege, and arguing
to prove that if not adhered to, the result
must be the admission of men not Demo.
Gratis to destroy the creed Of the republican
party. He conceived it to be impossible to
20 on with the business here until this ques-
ton is settled, the Importance of which he
urged most eloouently. He explained that
his side had nothing to do with the action of
the committee and that its pledge was but
in accordance with democratic usage. In
doing this, he made an elaborate and,
think. conclusive argument. He newt oava
a detailed history Of the difficulty, the Sy.
racuse Convention, its action, and the sub
sequent action ofthe Syracuse wing out of
oil which the proceedings resulting in the
attendance of this delegation here. He then
went on to detail the action Of the Herki.
ner party from their bolt after the Syra-
cuse Convention on account of its refusal
to enact the Wilmot Proviso down to the
appearance of its delegation at Baltimore.
MaMr Tilden (burner) next took the stand
for five minutes, contesting the authority
Of the committee appointed byt Syracuse
Convention.
Mr.. Smith, Of Wavfle, fsame side) went
on next sustaining the side of the burners.
At the conclusion of this speech, Senator
Foster, Syracuse delegate, took the stand.
He declined replying to the nick-names
and flash appeals of Mr. Smith, and went
on 70 show that the course of the burners
from the syracuse conSHill1oIa Q. DOWN, aesi
oeen iact'ous. lie proved that the address
OF mat convention a0as introduced at the
proper time, and that no breath OF suspicion
OF Its authority or regularity was heard of
until the lnclplent step was taken at Herki-
mel.
Fres!on Ming next spoke declaring the
oetermlnatlon OF the burners to support no
nominee but Provlsolst.
MT Dooilttle next went on to address the
commistee IN favor OF the burners, and after
MIN NJ; came Mr Cambrelmg OF the same side'
Wnen Mr Cambrefllng had concluded,
mr 1 1ancey oHered a resolution which call
eo ior the ADMISSION OF the Syracuse dele.
CATION.
n Io'its OF oroer were here raised, and the
rresloent decided his resolution out of Or
oer. Mr Yancey then moved to take up
which was carried. A motion to adjourn
was negatlvedMr Yancey then commenced
q speech, arguing to show that the barn
burner delegates were abolitionists, not
democrats. He defined democracy to be
political equality. Preston King rose to q
point OF order, denying that he had deman-
lded that the question Shall be decided on
principle. Mr.. Yancey then continued,
showing that the burners came here stand
ing on their corner stone"-striving at
political equality-demanding for the non.
slave holding States all the territory that
may be acquired. He was interrupted with
a.question whether he held that Congress
SHOULD establish slavery in such territory.
This ne denied, maintaining that the terri
tory being common property, it was open
TO- emigration from every State in the I'm
ion. After addressing the convention for
some time in support Of these views, he
moved the previous question, and pending
this question, the convention took o recess