Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-05-30
[Reportsd for tie Baltimore SUM-
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
National Convention.
FOURTH DAY.
THURSDAY, May 25, 9, A.

THURSDAY, May IS, 3, A. M.
The journal OF yesterday was read.
The Chair said that an error had been made in
declaring the vote last evening on the amend.
uenl OF Mr.. Barley; and, though j, did not
change the result, il was proper that the journal
should be corrected. That vote, il appeared, al
Ter a careful denomination, was l26 10 l24-
not l26 TO I25
The question then recurring upon the amend
men, of Mr.. Yancey, as yesterday amended BY
the adoprion o. Mr. Banleys amendment
Mr.. Yancey and Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,,
each rose 10 uestinns of order which they stated
The Chair said The gentlemen had entirely
misappreheoded the order of the proceedings me-
cessary under the rules, which he explained to
the satisfaction OF the Convention, and proceed, d
10 pu. the question on the amendment as amend
ed, by States, as follows:
YEAs-Mane. New Hampshire g. Massa.
chuscus 9. Vermon,5 S, Rhode Island 2, Connec-
ticut 6, New Jersey 7, PENNSYLVANIA %, Della
ware l, Maryland 3, Texas4, Tennessee 8, Ken.
tucky 10, Ohio 10, Indiana 8, Illinois 8, Iowa 4,
Missouri l.-Tolal 100.
Observation-Disclosures 9, Vermont l, Rhode
Island @ Delaware 2, Maryland 5, Virginia II,
North Carolina Ii, South Carolna9, Georgia 10,
Florida 3, Alabama 9. Mississippi .. Louisiana
6 Arkansas 3, Tennessee 4, kenlncky2 0hi" IL,
Indiana 3, Michigan 5, Missouri S, Wisconsin A.
Total 100.
The question then REQUIRED on The original re-
soluliou OF Mr.. Toucey as amended by The adop-
lion OF The amendments just adopted. That re-
solution, which originally proposed 10 re- commit
the report Of the Committee on Credentials with
instructions to report the facts, reads, after The
amendments adopted, as follows
Resolved, That both dee9 cations from the Stale
OF New York be and they are hereby taken as
members OF this convention, entitled 10 cast the
namber OF votes to which hat Sale is legally en-
titled in the Electoral College.
The vote was again taken by States and the
resolution was adopted, al follows
AYEs-Maine g. New Hampshire 6, Massa-
chusetts 10, Vermont 6, Rhode Island 2, Connec-
lieut. 6, New Jersey T. Delaware |, Maryland 8
PENNSYLVANIA 26, Texas 4, Tennessee g. Ken.
lucky 10, Ohio 10, Indiana 8, Illinois 9, Iowa a.
Missouri 2-l33.
NIYs-Massachusetts 2, Rhode Island 2, Del
aware 2, Maryland 5, Virginia IL, North Carroll.
ma IL. South Carolina 8. Georgia 10, Florida 3
Alabama 9, Mississippi 6, Louisiana 6, Arkan
sas3 3, Tennessee 4, Indiana 2, Kentucky 2, Ohio
10, Michigan S, Missouri a. Wisconsin 4-ll8
So both delegations from New York were de.
sided to be entitled TO seats in the Convention
with the right to cast conformity number oil
votes equal to the electoral vote of that State,
and the President declared that they were SO
houssou, VAN GA hS privileges VI PoiitSai
brotherhood.
Mr.. Hannegau made few explanatory re.
marks, in the course of which he read the re.
solutions constructions by the State Of Indiana.
He then offered the following resolution,
which no read, sent to the Chair, and moved the
previous questi n:
Resolved, That the New York delegation,
known a. the Syracuse delegation, are rightfully
entitled to cast the electoral vote Of said State
in this Convention.
Mr. Hamlin insisted that the resolution was
not in order, as it violated an express rule of
the Convention, declaring that majority Of the
delegation Of each State shall have the right 10
cast the vote of that State in the Convention
as they may deem proper.
The Chair decided the resolution Of Mr..
Hannegan 10 be in order, and stated his reasons
at length.
Mr.. Turney moved to lay the resolution on
the table, but gave way temporarily for Mr..
Dickinson Of the New York (Hunker) dslsSa