The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-06-09

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SO Gen. Pierce was nominated on the
49th ballot, by a nearly unanimous vote.
The 34th and subsequent ballotings
were had on Saturday On the first
ballot for candidate for the Vice Pres
de IL III WI. K Nc, OF Alabama had
| % votes VIM. o Butler of Kentucky.
81. Gen. Pillow, Of Tennessee. %, s. L.
Downs, of Louisiana, so, and all others,
% 1t was then moved, and carried.
that Mr.. HING be unanimously nomina-
ted
The Platform adopted was essentially
the old one, with the following new
planks:
Rcsolrca, That the foregoing PROPOSE
ton covers, and was intended to embrace,
the whole subject of slavery agitation in
Congress and therefore the Democrat
ic party of the Union, standing on this
national Platform, will abide by and
adhere to Il faithful execution of the acts
known as the compromise measures set
tied by the last Congress-the act for
retaining fugitives from service or la
Dor included which act being designed
to carry out an express provision of the
Constitution, cannot with fidelity thereto
be repealed, or so changed as to destroy
or impair its efficiency
Rcs0ltvd, That the democratic party
will resist all attempt, at renewing in
Congress, or out of it. the agitation of
the slavery question, under whatever
shape or color the attempt may be made
a National Committee was then APP
pointed, and Cincinnati fixed on as the
place for holding the next Convention
The Convention then adjourned sine dic
The sittings of the Convention were
stormy and exciting in the extreme. The
f flowing, from the report of the Ne,c
York Times, will answer as specimen,
and at the same time show how the nom
nation of Pierce was regarded by some
of the defeated candidates The subject
in hand was the nomination of Vice Pres
ident:
a Delegate from Maine arose and said
he believed that the North would take
any live Democrat which the South would
Indicate
The vote of Maine was then thrown
for WM II. KING, of Ala. This was fol-
lowed by applause
The voting went on, when suddenly
the Convention was startled by the cry
of Fight" " Fight" Fight"
Messrs. WILCOX and SINS, in the neigh
borhood of the Mississippi Delegation,
were engaged in personal collision, but
the crowd around them was so dense that
we could not get pto the Sc enc,to report
the full particulars The persons in the
galleries stretched forth to see the COM
bat. OF course there was general ex.
element and cries of Sit down. down
in front" Order" "ordcr," accompanied
by prolonged kissing.
The personal rencontre being over. Mr.
RICHARDSON asked the Convention to in
dulgc him by having short telcgraphic
dispatch read to the Convention
Objections were intcrposed
Mr. RICHARDSON then said 1t viii
not interfere with our harmony
Cries of Read j" read" (" Let's hear
it,"
The dispatch was read, as follows
WAsnINGToN Saturday, June 3, 1852
From Stephen A. Douglas
I congratulate the Democratic part,
on the fortunate result of the nomina
ton Illinois will give FRANKLIN PIErci
a larger majority than am State of tn
: Union.
In response TO tho. above, huzzas wcr
| given upstairs and down
BY general consent, another dispatcl
7 from Washington. was read, as follows =
= CAss says-"The nomination of PIERc
! is good one, and he will support
y heartily" And HousroN says" A
o excellent nomination it will unite til
S Democracy"
,, Additional huzzas, and other demon
: STATIONS of joy, again burst forth
b Another dispatch from Washingto
y read thus =" The Democrats in Wasl
ington give nine cheers for FRANkLi
e PIERcEn
e The dispatches were considered .
good that they were all read again.
s The cheering was resumed, and one
1t the delegates looked up and called out
rs why don't the galleries huzza2"
d The galleries took the advice, and e
N erted their lungs to the utmost capacit,
IS the noise was now so intolcrable that bu
mess had to be temporarily suspended.
lie The presiding officer pro tenn. ,Gener
he IRWIN, raped and banged, and, in hil
IN tone Of voice, told the Convention til
e. they could do nothing, and would ,
st nothing, until order was restored
&c. The HYDEPARK CoNvENTIoN-Tl