Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-06-01

"A"so "'" 90 e"no'o ''cai 10 report on Tie
Qualifications Of those claiming to be delegates
from that State.
The clerk then proceeded to read the report,
which was merely "a list Of the District and
Safe delegates from all the States except New
York.
On closing the reading of the report, in par,
of the committee or credentials, the report
was taken up for the action of the Conyen-
ton.
Mr.. Edger'on. from Ohio. asked, before the
vote be taken on tina, report, that the creden-
tlals of the delegates from South Carolina be
read to the Convention. That the question
rose before the committee on credentials, and
, that II appeared that he was elected by the
Georgetown District, and it did not appear
further than by his own declaration, that he
was empowered to cast the electoral vote OF
South Carolina in this convention BY the Dem
ocratc party Of that State.
Mr.. Yancy, of Alabama, desired that the
Chair state the question now before the conven
ton.
Mr.. Mead, of Virginia. moved tina. the
whole subject be laid on the table.
Mr.. Edgeron. Of Ohio, for the purpose of
bringing the subject direct before the conven-
ton, moved that the State of South Carolina
he stricken out from the roll of delegates, and
that Mr.. Commander be entitled to cast but
one vote, that Of the Georgetown district Of
South Carolina, which alone he is elected to
represent.
Mr.. Mead. of Virginia. again moved tina,
the whole subject be- laid on the table.
| Gen. Howard, Of Maryland, stated
that the committee had reported the
subject to the Convention, and tina,
when the State of South Carolina was
called on to vote. the question would
come up before the Convention, as to
the number of votes, and not till then.
Senator Bright rose and desired
General Commander, of South Carroll
ma, would state to the convention the
real position in which he stood to the
body, and the circumstances under
which he was elected, in order that a
full understanding of the matter mi ght
be had before they were called upon to
act on the report Of the committee.
Gen. Commander then rose and sta
led that he belonged TO the Georgetown
district of South Carolina, the Fourth
Congressional District Of the Stale
That general meeting of the demo
Gratis Of the State had been called at
Georgetown. That members of the
party from all parts of the State were
invited to be present, and that he was
elected as delegate by that meeting
or convention to represent the State
in the National Democratic Conven-
ton, with the understanding that h.
should have full power 10 cast the nine
votes which the State was entitled
| to.
He cautioned the democracy how
they acted on this question. 1t was
his opinion, as well as that CT those
who had sent him here, that South
Carolina had gone somewhat estray
from the democratic fold, and it was
his desire TO bring her back to the old
land marks. He was here to use all
proper exertions for that purpose. He
was the peoples man and the man of
The people. He claimed one vote in
This convention as his undoub,ed right,
but he also believed that he was
entitled BY all precedent to the whole
nine. There was several Delegations
from other States that were not full but,
no one doubted the right of the dele,
gates presen, from those States to cast
the full electoral vote to which their
States were entitled.
He instanced North Carolina and
Mississippi, whose delegations were
not complete, wills: other States had
more delegates than they were entitled
to votes present. As member Of the
committee on credentials, he had neiih-
er seen nor heard any credentials read
that were more full and comprehensive
than his own, ard he had full conf
dence that the convention would ac-
knowledge the validity of them.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, called the
previous question on the report of the
committee on credentials.
Senator Bright then rose and claim
ed that he had not resigned the floor,
but had merely given way 20 the gen.
tleman from South Carolina, in order
that he might have an opportunity to
make statement to The convention.
He then proceeded, and stated that
the present position of affairs on the
part o}Sou,h Carolina was most oropi
'lous, and he was much gra,ifed to
see representative from that State in
the convention. He also hoped that
no nnkindness towards that gentleman
should be construed from the motion
he was about to make. He was un-
willing, however, that he should WELD
nine votes in this body, and moved as
an amendment 10 the report of the
committee on credentials that Mr.
Commander be allowed to cast but one
vote in this convention.
! Mr.. Reetler, of PENNSYLVANIA moved