Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-03
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH
The Democratic Conv.nt,on.

The Democratic Convention
y The report of yesterday mornings proceedings,
given in our telegraphic dispatches yesterday
were very ample and satisfactory
At o'clock in the afternoon the Convention
reassembled.
The Chair appointed the following committee
to which all resolutions relating to the creed or
platform of the party are to be referred:
Maine, Daniel W. Bradley New Hampshire,
Charles G. Atherton Vermont, David A. Small
ley Massachusetts, b. F. Hallet; Rhode Island,
Philip Allen, jr.; Connecticut, VIM. B. Lawrence;
New York, Henry G. Murphy; New Jersey,
Joseph G. Cole; Pennsylvania, A. H. Reeder
Delaware, VIM. s. Osborne Maryland, Hiram
Mccullough; Virginia s. F. Leake; North Car
olina, D. H. McRae; South Carolina, not repre-
sented; Georgia, declined making any appoint
ment Alabama, P. Phillips; Mississippi, John
D. Freeman Louisiana, Pierre Soule Ohio,
George w. Manypenny; Kentucky, John W..
Stevenson; Tennessee, Aaron V. Brown; Indiana,
Robert Dale Owen; Illinois, Joseph b. Hoge;
Missouri, w. r. Forney; Arkansas, n B. Bur-
rows; Michigan, c. L. Stewart Florida, Jesse
Cole; Texas, Richardson Scurry; Iowa, Philip
T.. Bradley; Wisconsin, -; California, L.
D. Hammond.
Mr.. Degroe, of New York, offered a resolution
public domain belonged to the people of the United
States, and that it was the duty of Congress to
apportion it among actual settlers. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions.
MIR. Nabors Of Mississippi, submitted the fol-
lowing resolution:
ResolDed, That this Convention will not 90 into
a nomination of candidates for President and Vice
President until the platform of the Democratic
party is laid down.
Mr.. SoulG, of Louisiana, hoped the resolution
would not be adopted. The committee on resolu-
tions would report platform on which they could
all agree.
The President called for the report of the COM
mittee on credentials, but it was not presented.
A delegate from Mississippi stated that the
resolution proposed by Mr.. Nabors had not the
sanction of the Mississippi delegation.
Mr.. Nabors withdrew his resolution, for the
purpose of allowing the delegations time to con-
suit upon it.
Mr.. Wise, of Virginia, Immediately renewed
the resolution, and advocated its adoption.
Gov. Floyd, of Virginia, trusted it might be
the pleasure of the Convention to repudiate the
resolution. He wanted the Convention to nomi
nate a man who would be welcome to the hearts
of the people even without platform. He
warned the Convention of the dangers which
might result from the making of platforms. He
wished the nomination of man whose whole life
would be the guaranty of his faithfulness to the
principles of the party. These, be was proud to
say, were the sentiments of the great majority of
the Virginia delegation.
Mr.. j. l.. Robinson, of Indiana said he was
astouudcd beyond measure that there should be
any objection to the resolution.
Mr. SoulG was not opposed to the establish
ment of a platform he wanted one so plain il
its principles that he who ran might read, ant
one worthy of the noblest triumphs of Democracy
! The question was called upon the motion t
lay the resolution on the table, and vote b
States demanded. The vote given was as follows
by which the motion to lay on the table wa
adopted
YEAs-Maine, 8; New Hampshire, 5; Yer.
mont, 5; Massachusetts,, Is; Rhode Island, 4
Connecticut, 6; New York, "a; New Jersey I;
Delaware, 3; Maryland, 8; Mississippi, 7:
Louisiana, 6; Ohio, %; Tennessee, IL; Illinois,
H. Arkansas, A. Michigan, 6; Florida, 8
Iowa, A. Wisconsin, 5. Total 164.
NAYs-New York, IL; Pennsylvania, 81;
Virginia, l5 North Carolina, 10; Alabama, 8;
Kentucky, II; Indiana, ID; Missouri, 8; Texas,
A i; California, 4. Total ia.
Georgia declined voting.
| Mr.. L. Buske, chairman of the committee on
credentials submitted the report 1t states that
all the States were represented in the Convention
by delegates duly elected, with the exception Of
South Carolina, from which there was no repre-
sentation. There were two entire conflicting
delegations from the State Of Georgia. One rep.
rcsenting the State Rights party, and claiming
the right to represent the State in the Convention
on the ground that it more fully represented the
Democracy of the State than any other existing
organization. The other delegation claimed Il
represent that portion of Democrats of the Stat,
belonging to the late Union party, and claimin.
seats here on the ground that they represented
large portion Of the Democrats of the State. Tht
committee had decided that the set of delegate.
represented by Mr.. Cohen, (the State Rights
delegaton) were entitled to seats in the Conven
ton; but, from the fact that the other delegation
! represented by Mr. Jackson) represented very
considerable portion of the Democrats of the
State, the committee recommended that both del
| egations be admitted to seats in the Convention
and that they together cast the vote of Georgia.
! The committee reported that Gen. Commander
was not entitled to a vote in the Convention.
! In the midst of much confusion, motion pre-
vailed to adjourn until tomorrow morning at Q
o'clock.
The Democratic Convention.
The Baltimore American ofyesterday morning
says: