The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-26
THE DEMO NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
THE RESULT OF FOUR DAYS. LABOR.
NOMINATION OF GEN. LEWIS CASS,
OF MICHIGAN,
As the Democratic Candidate for
the Presidency.
&c. &c. &c.
BALTIMORE, May "a, 184S.

BALTIMORE, May "a, 184s
Full ate enhance. No persons in the galleries,
Mr.. TILDEN, (Barnburner) arose amid cries of .go up
to the standn" we can't hear" He stood on the seat
of pew and said in u loud tone, that he wished to
make application the part of the delegation from
New York, for short extension of time:
The gentleman requested to take his seat until
the journal should be read.
EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr. MEADE inquired whether or not under the rules
adopted yesterday Members ofCongress in the city are
entitled to seats on the floor
Mr. FLounNoy, Of Georgia. hope there will be no
distinction of that sort They can take their seats in
The PRESIDENT rules 10 not so provide.
Mr. MEADE move, then that members of Congress
and aternates in attendance be admitted to the floor
Mr. KrrrLEwELl.-I move to include the delegates to
the Maryland State Convention
Mr.. CAMERoN-I move that Mr.. Dunwoodie, of Fran
kiln county Pennsylvania, revolutionary soldier, be
admitted ! think this is a privileged question A
seat should be provided for the old soldier.
Mr.. MEADE modified his resolution to suit the
views Of Messrs. Kettlowell and Cameron.
Mr.. FLoURNoy-I am opposed to it.
Mr.. KErTLEwELL, after q few words of explanation,
offered resolution that commissioners BIO appointed to
examine the gallery to ascertain whether would be
safe to admit persons to seats there. 1t will be recol
lected that the timbers started yesterday
The PRESIDENT advised Mr.. Meade to withdraw his
resolution.
The PREsIpnSr-I will permit member to proceed
until order BIO restored
Mr. FLouRNoy-l oppose any inyidious distinction
between members Of Congress and the people. APP
plause. would be glad if tho galleries were crowded.
deliberations Of this body
Mr. Observation-Disclosures Of the House of Representa-
tives admitted to the Senate and Senators to the
House.
Mr.. FLoURSoy-What is done in either branch, is
not always democratic. [Applause
The resolution was laid on the table
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS
MIR CAMERON now moved that the old revolutionary
soldier be admitted to q seat.
Mr. HuMpHEEys-I move that he be admitted by
reclamation. Agreed
gentleman suggested that all revolution soldiers
be admitted.
Mr.. WELLS of N. H. expressed his desire and hope
that this would be done
The motion of Mr.. Cameron agreed to-
Mr. BIcGs, of North Carolina offered resolution,
which was laid for the present, to admit both sets
of delegates from New York.
HEARING OF THE NEW YORK CASE.
Mr. DICKINSON, the part of the Hunkers, took his
stand; and, after few preliminary observations he
the true and which the spurious Delegates both
cannot be rght-both cannot be wrong. He proceeded
to show that they the Hunkers) the true repre-
sentativcs from the State Of New York. and remarked
that neither this nor any other convention, could go
on until the question be settled The democracy OF
New York had been torn long enough by conflicting
leaders; and time that the right DO declared
and the wrong repudiated. 1t is only the unnatural
mother who would consent that her child should be
severed in twc as he remarked yesterday in alludng
to the judgment of Solomon. He indicated the pledge
given by the bunker delegation to the Committee on
Credentials to support the nominees. Would to God
every democrat would submit to the same doctrine
Applause An electoral ticket is already in the field
In the Empire State, pledged to support the nomna-
tons of this convention The pledge is only assailed
principle Of ransce nde nalism, with which he
was not we'll versed Mr. Dickinson gave history the
convention called to revise the constitution and
account OF the squabbles between the Hunkers and
Barnburners The first breach in the democratic party
was evidenced the 10Th of September, 1917, ut Her
kimer, where gentlemen met to form their political
principles, and consult as to future action He was
proceeding with his remarks, when he was reminded
that his hoar had expired.
Mr.. KAurMAN-Mr. President the gentleman can go
on as two hours are allowed by resolution to each set
of delegates.
The PRESIDENT remarked that he aware of this,
but arrangement existed between the two parties.
Mr. TILpEN desired simply to say on the part Of the
delegates of the Utica Convention that they not only
consent, but wish the gentleman to proceed.
Mr. REED did not see what the convention had to do
with the matter.
Mr. TILDES made few remarks from the stand, with
regard to the New York city circular.
NICK NAMEs-ExPLANATIoN OF THE TERMS OF BARN
BURNERS AND RUNNERS.
Mr.. JAMES C.. SMITH, Barnburncr) alluded to the
opening part of Mr. DickinsOns address, in relation to
what the democracy had accomplished He might. said
MIR Smith, have adverted to the fact that the demo-
cracy of New York assisted in tho passage OF the sub
treasury law and the tariff act of 1916 He could not
tell why Mr. Dickinson did not refer to these unloss 1t
be that the measures opposed by the wings and
conservatives. (Laughtcr) As to the unfortunate
nick names called the Barnburners the others
the Hunkers. ! do not know in what manner, the
names orignated it is dflc ut to tell. ! have boon
told however. that they originated in this way. In
1872, had bill before the Legislature of New York
to lay taxes on the people to raise money to pay the
public debt, misunderstanding deprecated some twenty
two cent under par Many of the contractors saw
that if the bill passed the public works would be sus-
vative there, but Hunkers here and besought the
ideals not pass it, because the wings would get the
offices But the radicals, they called, were
determined that the credit of the State should be main
tanned. So one of the contractors, humorous gem
teman, said These men incend they are
mad they are like the farmer who to get the rats out
of his granary, set fire to his barn" Laughter
Well, we burnt the barn, and the rats did leave the
grauary Hence the of Barnburncrs. We have
nothing to do with the anti-ronters, any dsor-
ganzers, but we are the friends Of order. We have
fought against patronage and place for the
| lp nptEn nov hath fbprp ia nv uish
attached to the term Hunkers but believe it is cha
racterstic of them to get all they and to keep all
they can get. lLaughterl SO much for the nick
names. ! wish they out Of the question. In our
State the Barnburners the democrats the Hunk
are the conservatives
Mr. SMITH spoke on the subject Of pledges. in reply
to Mr.. Dickinson The pledge proposed to the demo-
Gratis (Barnburner to support the nomination of
the Convention, which they refused. But this pledge
was not with regard to principles. but to men; and
to himself he was baptised in the democratic faith
before he became voter and in the language of Jefcr
SON he eternal hostility to every form of tyran
ny over the mind of man" (Applause)
sILas WRIGHT -svRAcusr.
Mr.. SMITH, in tone of veneraton, referred to the
lament Silas Wrghtto the means of Hunker disaf-
fiction. by which. he defeated in 1916, by con-
junction of whiggery and conservatism, and to the
consequent resurrection of old discarded politicians,
canal contractors; and forth, who came out into
life again He next spoke of the Syracuse Convention
how the IIunkers obtained majority there; how
they sat from twelve o'clock "Wednesday to two
o'clock on Sunday morning. working and plotting and
out; and how at twelve O'Clock Saturday night,
without quorum in the Convention, its resolutions
whipped through. He challenged any member to
say that these proceedings did not alter the organiza
ton of the party in the state, and overthrow its old
and long existing usages. The resolutions
sprung upon the Convention and whipped through
Resolutions adopted under such circumstances were Of
no force whatever. You cannot force upon
any adopted in violation of the principles of fair
dealing Nor you bind men to the proceedings of
aconyocaton the object of which IL not expressed in
the call Such organization, assuming powers not
delegated to them Is dcspotic and Of no binding effect
was tlc IA ct r.
venton should have been the permanent organization
of the State. The real object of the Convention
should have been tho permanent organization of the
party; but the ruthless hand of fcon overturned all
organization, and let in the vortex Of confusion and
defeat. 'fi
THE IERMINER CONVENTION.
The IIcrkinter Convention never professcdto be
gt!ar organization of the party II was called from
the necessities of tho time It's object was to restore