The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-25

When the State OF South Carolina called on the
Mr. HALLETT, of Massachusetts, rose to point O.
order. There was but one delegate from the State O.
South Carolina representing one congressional distric
TO be regarded entitled to cast the entire vote of the
State' [Cries OF proceed with the call of the States
The CHAIR. The call cannot proceed until the poin
Mr. HALLETT If this convention be ready to as
sumo the sovereignty of South Carolina, upon the repre-
sensations of the distinguished individual present here
from that State and TO force her into this convention
against her will, must take that responsibility trust
that we shall bestow upon question OF the representa-
ton OF State entertaining so nice and delicate notions
Stae-righs, that full elaboration which it demands
South Carolina applies with but delegate here from
single district without any organization or any au-
h M s aTNsed sss By T hs eas q s ss
ton under which the member from South Carolina had
been admitted to a seat.
The resolution read.
MIR. H. about to proceed to address the conven.
The CHAIR. Let us first get the proposition of the
gentleman from Massachusetts,
Mr.. HALLETT then moved that the delegate from
South Carolina be allowed the privilege of casting only
one nv vote ha ,psiSIa o S'ne an ,,,
first place. by the solemn and deliberate action of the
for the
y reported that the member from South Carolina
entitled to his seat By your calm and deliberate action
thus morning, you have put in his hands-as | think
Propery-the power of casting the nine votes to which
adopted the report OF the committee it stands upon your
record; and now allow me to say to my friend from
Massachusetts that South Carolina will, as soon as
November comes, cast her vote for the nomination.
Will Massachusetts do SO Let history answer Zap
plause For long, long time, to grief, South Caro-
lima has been lost sister now however, she returns
to and with open and beating hearts let well
come her back again. Loud applause
MT HALLETT, 1 only wish to be understood in this
from wod b hs am re
question in this body When the committee made that
report to which he has referred they simply reported the
tact TACT nat Soa1h Gahona was entitled to nine votes and
Indiana cannot welcome more warmly than l do) was
present, and was entitled to seat. then rose and
reported that South Carolina was entitled to more
than one vote in the hands of that individual 1t
was the then decided that i was an open question
quy the effect of the vote upon the adoption OF the
report OF the committee and that the understanding
pressy was that the number of votes to be cast BY the
decision. know that Massachusetts cannot give vote
Tor the nominee OF this conventions yet, standing in the
very fortress of federalism there has been body
guard of the democracy in the good old State of Massa
chusetts. Why my friend from Indiana has made some
OF MS pest shots with ammunition obtained from the
democracy OF Massachusetts, desire the of South
Carolina but she is not to be forced The great body
OF her democracy have resolved to come here Do
not gentlemen ecoect how she stood in 1874? Her dele
gates came here to act or not TO act, as they fit
They did not come in till the name of James Polk was
presented, and then every gentleman will remember the
thrill which went through every heart when these eIo
quent men gave in the adhesion of South Carolina to
that nomination How do we know that other gentle
men from that State may not now be awaiting our ac-
ton The gentleman himself says that he is the repre-.
sentative OF the 4th congressional district of South Caro-
lima, but that he was nominated by meeting to which
all the democrats in the State had been invited But who
had authority to make such call! II he will show me
any authority delegated to him by the democracy Of that
State may then judge of his right to carry in his hand
the vote OF South Carolina All say is be wary how
you treat South Carolina She delicate in her notions
OF State rights. Let avoid any action which nav by
possibility. endanger the harmony and unity on which
test
Mr. HAMLIN insisted that the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts was out of order There were several States
not fully represented whilst others had larger deIega
uon man me number Of electoral votes to which they
were entitled Virginia, il she did not bring her tenth
appeared f WIN Larger number Of her gallant
and other States not fully represented It would be
invdious to single out South Carolina
A MEMBER from Missouri begged to inform the ren
tleman that that State was fully represented.
Mr.. HAMLIN. 1t was Mississippi, then which had
not its full number Of delegates present However thai
not material His point of order was, first that the
question had been decided de6ntvey by the convention
and secondly that if It had not the gentleman could
not be in order in raising his objection whilst the call
OF the vote was in progress.
The CHAIR ovenuled the point of order.
Mr.. HANNEGAN said that he would read from the
report Of the proceedings of the convention, in order to
show that the question had been already settled The
report from which he would read, that given in the
Baltimore SUM-, whose general accuracy all matters OF
public intelligence was not exceeded by any paper in the
country 1.-THE honorable gentleman read from the re-
port Of the proceedings had yesterday evening in rela
non to the appointment OF the Committee on Credentials
AND contnued II will thus be perceived that the
vennon has already decided that each State to be
that i was entitled in the electoral college, without re-
gard TO the number of delegates present shall not