The southern press., 1851-09-17

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OUTSIDERS KNEW SOMETHING.
Mr.. Grover said the people out of doors were
supposed 10 know something, and would under
stand that.
EXPRESSION OF oPINIos-BAD RESULTS, EcT.
Mr. Birdsal said the motion 10 lay on the
able, so far from being considered an effort TO
avoid an expire sion Of opinion was the strongest.
of measure which could be pro-
posed.
Mr. Wright denied any such inference.
Mr. Sickles warned the convention that in
l847, the carrying Of motion 10 lay a resolu-
ton on the table led to the defeat OF the Demo
cratic party.
Mr. Nye replied that in 1850, when the reso-
utions were not laid on the table, the Demo
cratic State ticket was defeated by the State of
New York, and also by the city Of New City.
ATTEMPT TO AVOID RESPONSIBILITY.
Mr. Wagu declared the motion to lay on the
table a cowardly attempt to avoid responsibility
EXCITEMENT AND CONFUSION
in the hall, and the utmost confusion and dis
order prevailed.
10 THE RESOLUTION TABLED.
The motion to lay on the table was carried
by ayes ~, nays 90.
QUESTION OF ADOPTING THE REroRT-THE FUGI-
TIVE LAW.
Mr. Wright moved the adoption Of the re-
port. ev
Mr.. Murphy desired that the resolutions
WHICH should pass, should be distinctly under
stood. There was some cavil about the interest
of the resolutions passed in lS5l--some hold
ing that, inasmuch as those resolutions were
passed prior to the signing of the Fugitive slave
law, they did not apply to that measure. In or
der to prevent any such misunderstanding here
after, he moved TO amend the report by striking
out the preliminary resolution, which declared
an approval of the resolutions of 1850. He de-
sired the resolutions reported to pass on their
own merits, and not be re-afhrmation OF what
was Gone in 1850. t
Mr.. Grover, in speech Of some length, op-
posed the motion. He WAS opposed to the
tenth section Of the Fugitive slave law, and
would never consent to endorse it. If the price
of the party was that he should endorse that
measure, he could not give it. The resolutions
in 1850 had afforded loophole by which those
who were opposed to real law were enabled
that year 10 come into the support of that ticket
Mr. Murphy wo Id be to close il up. He was
willing to be quiet now under the law, and whit
for better time to improve it, but he could
never sustain it. As to the cry Of disunion. it
was only the men of the city of New York who
were observed with their edgers and the price
Of cotton, who were alarmed at it. There never
was any danger of disuniOn.
When Mr. g. had concluded there was much
excitement in the convention.
The body then adjourned till half-past four
o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
THE FIFTH DISTRICT STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
When the convention re-assembled, the men,
bers of the State central committee, for the fifth
judicial district, were announced as follows -
Charles A. Mann, of Oneida, and Dennis aicCar-
thy, Of Onondaga.
THE RESOLUTIONS AGAIy-AMESDMEsTs, ETC.
Mr.. Murphy stated that, ON consultation with
several members of & e committee on resolu-
tons, he had determined to vary his motion, to
amend the FIRST resolution, so as to be saiisfac-
tory to them. and he hoped to the convention.
1t was TO make the resolution declare that the
approved of, and re-afiirmed, the
resolutions of 1850.
Mr.. Cochrane, chairman of the committee on
resolutions, accepted the motion. (Here there
was great applause.)
Mr.. Briggs wished il distinctly understood
that his support of the resolution did not commit
him against favoring any change in the Fugitive
slave law.
The amendment Of Mr.. Murphy was unani.
mously adopted.
The resolution as amended reads as fol-
lows
ResolpSd, That we approve of the views and
principles set forth in the resolutions adopted BY
the Democratic State convention, held at Syra-
cuse last year, and now re-athrm saio resolutions
as follows, &c.
The resolutions were also adopted by accla-
nation, and with great applause.
PROPOSITION RELATIVE TO DELEGATES TO THE
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Mr. Coehrane offered resolution, providing
that the central State committee should call
hereafter, TO decide how the dele
gates to the Baltimore convention should be
chosen, and, il they so decided, to choose them
Mr.. Sickles said he should offer an amend.
ment, providing for the choice of the Baltimore
delegates by Congressional districts, aud they
TO choose the two State delegates.
The matter was laid on the table for the pre-.
sent.
THE STATE TICKET, ETC.
The convention then agreed to proceed TO the
nomination Of The State ticket.
Pending motion 10 nominate them rira poce,
the convention took a recess till seven o'clock.
The Washington Union has lately been in
sisting, in several numbers, on the union of Il e
Southern Democracy with the Northern in sup