Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-06-01

Ithc CuuNtHluili uuu ildHy DlllcT re-
marks. The Eastern members were so much
offended at the tenor of his remarks that they
Threatened TO leave the Convention unless they
were stopped.
member from New York pledged his State
to the support OF the nominees of the Conven-
| ton.
committee was appointed to prepare resolu-
tons for the adoption Of the Convention.
| FIFTH DAY-THE CLOSING SCENES.
BALTIMORE, May %.
The end has come. The great Democratic
National Convention has adjourned and become
one of the things that were. The Convention
met this morning a. the usual hours nearly one
half Of the members had left the city, and those
who were present did not fill more than half the
Seats
1t was cold cherries body-no enthusiasm
no mark Of confidence either in the strength
of their candidate, the justice of their prnci-
pies exhibited. The northern Democracy.
who had sat through the four preceding DAYS
without murnur or the utterance of a single
manly, northern sentiment, at the overbearing
and dlctaon OF the south, at last made feeble
effort to exhibit some resistance, by introducing
a resolution that hereafter no State should be en-
Titled to more delegates on the floor Of the Con-
vention than it entitled to votes IN makinr
the nomination This was a thrust at Virginia,
which had come to the Convention with upwards
OF sixty delegates, though entitled to only seven
hcCH NOtCS3 uuu CNtIy OliS Ol t1e Sixty were al
mtted to the Convention, and took part in the
proceedings, and on every occasion voted in a
body, except when the vote was given by States,
and the names Of the States were called Mr.
Wells of n H.. offered the resolution referred
to above, and took occasion to say that be did
not consider 80 unfair representation as demo.
cratic. a member from Kentucky expressed his
surprise that member should present such
resolution. lie thought the course of Virginia
right and proper. The democracy of that State
had a night to send IS maRy delegates as they
thought proper. Isaac Davis, Of Massachusetts,
advocated the adoption Of the resolution, and
said he could not understand such democracy,
which gaze to one State great preponder-
once OF power. Sam Houston also smoke in ia
vor, and then branched off into defence of Text
as and her vote Oh the Barnburners case reply
in, to the speech Of Senator Dickinson Of New
York, yesterday, The revolution was, Of course,
laid on The table.
Mr.. HALLET Of Mass. from the Committee ap-
pointed 10 draft Resolutions, submitted resolu-
tons embodying the following principles: That
Democracy places ITS trust in the intelligence,
patriotism, and dispassionate Justice of the Amer
can masses. That the Democratic Convention
assembled anew assert general principles main
tanned by them on former occasions of nominal.
ing candidates for the highest offices in the gift
oi the people. They renew their declaration
against the power o. the Government, to carry
out general Internal improvements. Against
the assumption of the public debts of the States
by Congress. Congress has no power to control
the internal affairs OF the States neither to inter-
tere with the domestic institutions of the States.
The efforts Of the Abolitonists endanger the
pubic safety. Other resolutions declare in favor
OF the Subj reasury ana the Tariff Of 1876; and
against the division of the proceeds of the Pub
lie Lands among the States and in favor of the
7 Veto power Of The Executive, The war with
Mexico is commended as just and necessary,
, and creditable to the Army which had achieved
so many glorious victories.
Mr.. Yancey, OF Alabama, made a minority re-
port. His report proceeded TO show that Mr..
Cass ought 10 20 one step further on the slavery
question: before he could receive his support, Or
the support of the South. He had admitted that
!, Congress had nothing to do with the question:
that it had no right 10 interfere with slavery in
. the States and that the Wil.not Proyiso was IN.
. constitutional but Mr.. Yancey wanted the Con-
venlon to take one step further, and declare hat
!, the people of the territories had no power over
, the question Of slavery. Mr. Cass had not said
, so in his letter, and II was of vital importance
that it should be said by the Convention. He
agreed to all that was contained in the majority
report; but he required something more. He
then went on to show that unless this was done,
, South Carolina aud Florida would not vote for
Cass, and that Alabama was doubtful. He said
that New York against them-that the Hunk
ers could no more carry that State for Cass than
they could carry him to the moon. II @ was thus
going on 10 prove that Cass could not be elected
when he was called to order by Mr.. Henley, of
Indiana, who said that it was not in order, in a
. Democratic Convention to make speech sho,r-
. ing that The nominees c0uld not be elected Yam
1 cey, however, maintained his ground, and went
on speaking. He acceded to the Wings l4O
. electoral votes sure. motion was made for
G the previous question: which was sustained, and
Yancey's amendment was rejected. The report
G Of Mr.. Yancey signed by himself and by
, the delegates from Florida and South Carolina.
t Among other things Yanccy said it was due to
the South Carolina delegate that his amendment
t should prevail to him from The erecration of
= The Democracy OF thai State, he having come here
4 alone, and at great hazard. Mr. Moses, of Flor
e ida, made speech in the same vein.
Little other business transacted, and the
n convention adjourned without day. Thus has
passed away convention, the like of which we
!. have never before seen
d Whatever may be the result at the polls, of
one thing am certain, that the Convention which
has just separated has no confidence that they
}. will succeed The nominations have fallen still
oorn not only on the Convention, but upon the
people Of this city. Very little is said in relation
e TO them. Several of the members have told me
that if the Wings nominate Mr.. Clay they think
!. they can carry them; Otherwise, their case, il
s not hopeless, is, TO say the least, doubtful. Alias
GEN. CASS FOR PRESIDENT.
# We know no other candidate except Polk
d himself whom we could have welcomed to the
arena more heartily. We mean not to underrate
It the strength Of our opponents, but we conf
;. dent that if they can elect Gen. Cass they could
elect anybody, James X. Polk always excepted
o He has not the good fortune enjoyed by his i'm
v mediate predecessor Of being very imperfectY
known. His administration of our Indian Affairs
in the Northwest for many years is remembered
k and will be shown to have been far more profta-
e Bile to himself than advantageous or honorable
It to The country. His negligence or incapucty
e while Secretary of War was ono of the potential
e though secondary causes of the disgraceful, un-
i Just and most prodigal war which was prosecuted
e for years against the Seminoes of Florida Iii.
sycophancy to Louis Philippe, while Minister tc
TT France, will not soo1 be forgotten, and happily
If the evidence of that sycophancy, IN the shape OF
l. his published "France, its King, Court and Gov
ernment," has taken an enduring shape, and car
10 neither be- denied nor perverted. His atrocous
3. caumnies on the crushed but still struggling adj
yocates of European Liberation will rise in udg