The New York herald., 1850-06-27
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in the chair. r
The roll being called ny persons answered to their
names
Captain RSsoEn. then arose and said he held in his
hand printed copy OF the address amended by strix-
ing the portion relating to the French petition
The resolutions also with the
Of one that he had sldsd without consulting the
mittee There were some objections to 1t on ths pars
OF Of the committee, and he not p.rticu-
lary tenacious about It. he left 1t out Ia would
end that each member procure . copy, and hs
wonid suspend hs till they had done 40
The Secretary then Distributed copies OF rns dcou-
meIts msmber
| Captain HvNpsxs then proceeded to say that h
wished they would get through business to night Ga
the lsst night msbsrs had ossu daliverei Of their
eloquent speeches and there therefore better
chance If gsttug at the pith OF the after On the
last aight they had been stopped for want ofa
and he had motion to make che subject rnsrs
were several namss the list of psrsoas wac nal
never attended and 1t was not fair theretors thas
their absence should interfere with "A quorum They
ought not tn be- considered members of this body at
all tor there evidence that they
He moved, Therefore. that a majority of the
who had attended on any night. do Constitute a
quorum
answered TO tnstr all the meetings ami there
fore thirty five constituted quorum.
| The resolution was adopted
| MIR. FtRsAspo WooD asked by what authority ths
address and resolutions were altered He th,agaI it
WAS very high handed proceeding and oif,nsiss To
members The address aud rss solutions we're tn, pro-
perty Of this body and the committee had nothing
| do with It
! Captain Ky NKDENs eaid no thought he had made him.
selt understood 10 every member. The committees did
substtute this for the original ad lress aul reso
tous- they had no authority 20 do 40 But for con-
venience they sented it to the convention in
| form, in the hope that it would be go adopted.
Mr.. Woop said he was satisfied.
! Mr. CochnAs said he perceived the printed docu-
ment headed with we, the committee, sc >,
! Now, he member Of the m,ttse AMI he WAS
we're present
| Capt RySDrRs-There are four present.
Mr.. CocHRAS-l now wish to kno~ whether that
N tAe
nded form, the address and sions sub
mitted TO the committee Ia conceived!
Capt R,SuERs declined to answer the question. and
moved that the printed address and resolutions be
substituted for the original Ones
This resolution as adopted
! MIR. J 8. AUSTEN then moved that each member be
limited to speech OF i've minutes upon each pending
This resolution after objections from ex Alder
man Purdy. was carried
1t was then decided that the address be taken up
! first.
Mr.. BRowxr, Of the Nineteenth ward moved that the
! printed address amended be adopted
Mr.. McGowAE, of the Sixth ward, seconded the
motion
| Mr. Cochran moved. as an amendment, that the fol-
lowing parsg raphs be stricken out Of tue address
In accordance with this principle. your Conventon
Of the opinion that would be the wsest policy
! one the most in harmony with the theory Of
government, most conducive TO the permanent union
Of the States the happiness Of people the peace
aud Of society the people of the
rtres to dispose of the question OF kfc an slavery
they may d, en- best for their Interest," and vel
safer best for all sections of the Union
1.-The conclusions then. toiwhich the Convs nou
arrived this ssbsorbns subject are to leave the
territories. They should be the sole judges whether
they will have il not aud to their will should all
submit Though the power Of Congress to legislate
for or against its admission into territories con-
trov.rt.d question, yet it exists sppossi to
calculated TO ALLEVIATE from Southern brethren,
weaken the bonds that bind In one common brother
hood thirty independent States and might ultimately
In the dissolution OF the L non and cndanger the
liberty OF both races"
lie also that the following paragraph from his
minority report be- substituted instead OF the latter
psragraph:-
The con itutional power OF Congress slavery
in the territories and the necessity for its exercise.
eoms srehend the extent of divisions. winle this
power has been ON the one hand affirmed aud denied
on the other common consent that tins diversity Of
opinion shall not affect the position of iudi yidusls in
their party has produced very general harmony OF
political action The fluctuations Of legislation alone
must decide the necessity OF the exercise OF this
power The proyiso, which at one period. enforces
this necessity becomes by the passage of subsequent
the people ef territory is then conaded the custo-
cy OF the principle of freedom. IL forbearance To
o. Congress over slavery ia the territori.. furnishes
basis Of union. folly alone would think OF clothing
s see .i'.ts~a-. m. sxnsasncy of the exercise Of
MI FrRn.sDo YOoD wished to say two words
vote for that proposition II there is any democratic
principle IL Is that contained in the paragra the gen.
temau wishes to strike out The other paragraph is
equally vital in the democratic party, and the
only basis which those who hold the Wilmot pro-
that these two paragraphs the beauties Of the
address. Cheers
would strike out would have the effect of striking
out the only principle in the address worth
for-the great foundation principle Of democracy
.nunested in another part sf the address 1t the
There is g srca, princpl prominent in the mind
of every democrat difcuit 10 repudiate that
lies at The very foundation OF republican govern ment
and speaks to ne In voice second only TO that of
ounipotcnec. which says To the people them
belong all legislative power subjects aIce ting them
anu them only whether In the States or In the terri
Mr. Cocps.s eontendcd that acontroverted doctrine
that was not already settled as democratic.
,hopd not be sent forth to the world the creed of
tbs party and IL was not binding the conscience
Of any democrat. IL ought not TO be sent forth a
test Of party or exposition Of the creed Of demo
eraey The address. as IT stood, was Inconsistent
MIR rILLou tsaid ne looked those passages aud
they certainly did involve the principle stated W Dr.
But IL contaned more-it Proposed what was the
vitcst course for the democracy (checrs). and the
whole question before them was one VI wisdom The
address tbould bo taken whole. IL they took
one paragraph and substituted another the harmony
aud balance might be lost ana he ss~ nothing In the
pafaraph proposed to BE- substituted that could
pcnae tor the loss of what the gentleman wanted to
strike cut.
Tb, question was then taken on the amendment, |
when ~ voted tor, and 81 against H. The amendment
therefore declared to be lost
The question was then taken upon the resolution.
when 4J voted for the address. aud 10 against 1t
Mr. D. Wooo then moved that the resolutions be /
taken UP separately.
Mr.. O'Bsus moved as an amendment that the reso-
lutiuns be taken In tn. bulk.
Mr. NcGowss seconded the notion
MIR Ks>Ssps suggested whether any member could I
NO, at any time eau for division Of the qu-stioa.
The Cs.fRAaS said this vas the privilege OF every
member It'll n different rule established IL was
tie ruls Of all dett. rstiv, bodies
Mr. hsLviLLs moved that instead Of the amendment \
PR posed the following be substituted That the parii
snentery ru'e Of dividing the question be saspended
this evening
The CuaSnaS decided that the amendment was out
Of order.
The question was then taken upon taking up the re-
solutions in hulk In detail. Tventy-hv. having
voteo tor and twenty nine against the amendment the
refcluton ~ss carri a
Tho resolutions were then taken mp seratirn.
III. fret was carried una animousy.
The second carried ~ith unimportant addi-
tiop proposed by Mr. Ronss-o,
The third carried unanimously
The fourth then read. follows
Resolved That the conrtit has not delegated
Congress the right to establish or prohibit slavery in
the territories Of the United Stat.sr