New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-05
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE NETWORK TRIBUNE.
Nashville Convention.

NASHVILLE, (renn) Tuesday, June
The Convention met this morning In the McKen
dres Methodist Church, and was opened with
prayer by Rev. J. b. McFERREs.
Mr. WINSTON ALA moved that as much Of the
report of the Committee of Organization presented
yesterday, as referred to the manner of voting in
the Convention, be recommitted, and he supported
his motion with few remarks.
Mr.. CRAWFORD, (Ga.) said that it would be bet
ter first to entertain who were members OF the
Convention He would be better satisfied If he
was certain of being member.
Judge SMITH, Miss said, that the Committee
on Elections were ready to report and after few
remarks from him. the question was taken on the
motion of Mr. Winston, and it was reported that
Gen Pillow, Chairman of the Committee on Elec-
tons, would report the list Of delegates elected TO
seats in the Convention
Mr. MosELEY, OF Tenn. offered the folio wing res
oution, hich was adopted:
Re.ored That the cereymen of HE city are esrectfuy
invited TO sssis 10 The body
Hon. A. V. BROWN offered the following resolu-
ton:
Rssored, That the Committee appointed consist OF two
bers from each State where there only
from State, 10 be appointed by the delegation from each
State, TO whom all resolutions relsng business sub
ecs to be acted on BY his Convention shall be referred
WtthOutdeDae,
been reported onlby said Commrtee.
Mr.. RHETT OF s. q. moved that the Parliamentary
law, as contained in Jeffersons Manual, be adopt
ed for the government of the Convention.
The motion was carried.
Mr.. BRows's resolution coming up, was op.
posed by
Mr.. ERWIN Of Ala. on the ground that the re-
port of the Committee on Organization should be
disposed Of
Mr. BROWN withdrew his resolution, and there
upon
B. Mr. PIcKESs moved the adoption of the report of
the Committee of Organization.
Mr. ERWIN opposed the motion, and said he
could not support the report If it adopted. He
might acquiesce, but il is subversve OF the au-
thority OF the people. He contended that Con-
gress was the model OF conventions, and hence
il was that delegates had been appointed by
the people to represent the State at large,
and other delegates to represent Congression-
al districts in this Convention He referred
TO the appointment Of distinguished gentlemen
to represent the State Of Alabama at large, and
others to represent Congressional Districts. He
was one of the latter aud had no Authority TO
represent the State. Each Congressional District
was entitled be commended, to a separate vote.
Unless this vote was allowed them, he asked,
were the people of the districts who appointed
them to know whether they had been properly
represented He denied, also, that the repre-
sentatives of the State at large had any au-
thority to represent his district By way OF ilas
tration OF the injustice OF the method OF voting
recommended in the report, he referred to
the fact that Arkansas had but one Delegate in the
Convention, and he was but the representative OF
Congressional District. He denied that this dele
gate had any authority TO represent the sovereign
ty Of the State, and could not exercise an equal
power with those States who had sent full deega-
tons here, He referred also 10 Virginia, which
had but small delegations, some Of whom were IN
vu IN vofa fnr tba tat at lara fha mi,
ciple recommended was adopted, where, he asked
would it be stoppedf II the Convention was per-
mitted to exercise the stretch Of power appoint
Delegates for Arkansas and Virginia, why should
1t not also appoint Delegates for Missouri and Ken
lucky. which had no Deega tes herei In coaclu-
sion, be said the Convention was no ordinary body
the occasion no ordinary one. No steps should
be taken without mature deiberation.
Mr.. HEsDERsos of louisiana said he was the
only delegate from that State but in recommend
ing as one of the committee, their report, be DID
not assume TO represent the whole oil Texas ne
claimed the privilege Of representing those win
whose opinions he was familar-thosc VINO were
with the South; and they could approve or reject
bis action, ss they thought proper lie was IN Ia
yor Of the report of the committee.
Mr. Nc RAE (of Miss said he concure1 WIN
the gentleman from Alabama on the importance OF
settling this question but he did not think II should
he nermitted TO excite the Convention. IL was
mater on which there might have been difference
Of oninion He offered amendment, by way OF
a substitute for the report Of the Committee, a.
follows:
Re,oI,ed Thai the Of voting in this Convention
he by safes and each State shall be entitled 10 20 In
his COM enop 10 The rato ass representation Is In
Congress locucing Senators and Representatives allow
Ia Al 10 each only the numbef Of votes which
hes ssssODsl Districts represented snd shall cast me
vote Of Corgr. DsUets " which hey are part
JUDGE SMITH. Mss after referring TO the difficult
~, If not confusion, 10 which they were involved,
said be wanted 10 know how they were TO vote on
esolutions-whe neither per capita, or otherwise. He
referred to the manner OF his appointment; and his
duty, according to his instructions, was to devise
N, To resist Northern aggression Was Misss-
sippi TO be overlapped by any other STATED He
repl ed % the objections that Arkansas, with one
representative OF a district, was not entitled to
quail righs with those States having more repre-
and denied that the Convention bad any
rig hi to 20 behind the fact Of delegates appear
sIce here, and inquire az TO whom be represents.
The discussion was continued by Messsa IF
zen, Bald and Godthwait, Of Alabams, Ptckens,
q 5 Csrolins, COqgilt Of Ga. and Brown. OF Tenn
W ben AIR Brown c1nc aded,
Mr.. BEows, OF Ala. called fDr The previous 1es-
Jon, and baViDg refused to withdraw has call,
Mr. AcRAE Withdrew bis aJnendmeht