The State guard., 1848-06-13
Rcrorted for the Washington Union. Proceedings of the Democratic National COnv emtiOn.
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friend from Alabama m not adopting tht two-thirds rule. But if this body, cleo ted in some instances with great inlorma lity-in some cases the election having been made by five or six persons calling themselves a convention-shall consti tute itself body to make Presidents o the United States, irrespective of the wishes of the people, the people will be very careful to trust in future any power to your hands. 1 ask if there be demo crat from maine to Texas, who has no expressed preference for the choice 0 four or five gentlemen as their first choice and larger number for their secont choice If then, you do in 1s45 wha you did in l944, those gentlemen, any 0 whom will be acceptable to the democra cy of the country, will be thrown over board, and some tout sider"-some lert from Mexico, perhaps--some other demo crat, highly worthy, perhaps, but who hat not been indicated by the people-will be nominated, and the people of the United State will regard you with distrust, and democratic conventions will be made odious in the eyes of the people of the United States. This two-thirds rule is anti-democratc. The majority governs in all other cases, and has right to govern. There is hut one precedent for the adoption of this rule. But let it be adopted second time, and it will then be regarded as fixed and settled. 1 do hope that this question will now be deliberate. y examined, and that it will be decided that in this, as in all other cases, the ror poruli is the Dei; in plain English, that it means majority of the people.
 Mir. Bowdon, of Alabama. l take is- sue with my honorable friend in what he claims 10 be democratic precedent in this case, and the effect of this rule. Especi- ally do differ from him in regard to an expression which he has used here, which will be interpreted in the country perhaps, differently from what he has intended. My ear was struck with surprise, and my understanding astounded, by tie declara- ton of the gentlemen from Louisiana, that the adoption of the two-thilds rule brought up "ou,siders" before inc country I [Applause.] If Mr. Polk is an "outsider,' D who, ask, is an insiderl Applause. l
 Sir, when millions of men who have figured in history may have been forgot. ton, and even their names no longer re. collected, you will hear the democrats fiomthe lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, and rom the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, shouting, as the watc word of victory. he names of Jefferson, and Polk. Loud applause. Is Mir. Dallas an ''outsider p lie was a gentlemen we'll known in the county; an eminent lawyer in Philadel- phia an ex-foreign minister; member of the. Senate Of the United States a most accomplished gentleman whose house has been almost pulled down over the heads of his wife and daughter on &C., count of his adherence to democratic prin- ciples. Loud Applause. l know the gentlemen did not use the term in an of fensive sense, but such will be its effect upon the country. Sir, do not fear that the adoption of the two-thilds rule will bring up another outsider, even should it bring up one who waded-up to his knees in blood uion the Canada frontier in de- fence of his country. Great applause. If it should do so, the democratic party will sustain the outsider. Applause. l mean to stand by old party usages. Let us first adopt proper rules for the govern ment of this body, and then, after the nominations have been made, let all go into the contest with the same burning zeal which was manifested in ls44. l can at least speak foi myself when say that shall do so, and think can say that Alabama will not be found wanting.
 Mir. Hamlin. of Main, and Mir. Thomp- son, of New Jersey, strongly advocated the two.thirds rule.
 Mir. Morse took occasion to explain that the term ''outsider" had been used by him in no offensive sense, especially in its ap- plication to the present Executive, to whose administration he had universally given most cordial support, in and out of Congress.
 Mir. Humphreys of Maryland moved to amend the resolution before the House as follows:
 Strike out all after ''Resolred," and insert--e
 That majority of all the votes of this convention, cast in accordance with the electoral vote of each State here repre- sented. shall be sufficient to nominate a candidate for the Presidency and Vice Presidency and the individuals receiv. ing such majority shall be declared unani- mously nominated for the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United States.
 After some debate, almost wholly on points of order.
 Mr. Humphreys was proceeding to sup port his proposition, when he gave way to.
 MT. Howerd, who asked permission to present report from the Committee on Credentials. f
 It was objected that the reception of the report was not then in order, by unani- nous consent.
 A debate upon tbis point was proceed ing, when crash was heard in one of the galleries, which produced some confusion individuals retreatipg from beneath the r. l..l- .I