The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-06-24
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and he would therefore suggest that the resnln,io
should be lsid on the table for the present.
The resolution was accordingly laid upon m.
table. pO" 'ae
Mr.. HALLETT, from the committae of an,
from each State to whom was referred the subject
OF the place Of meeting for the next Conyenton
and the mode Of constituting the same. submitted
the following report:
,oea mat the next Democratic National COnv ention b,
held at Cincinnati In the State OF Ohio "
Voted That In constituting the future National onvs,
the democratic Committee order to secure the r..
pectve rghts on the States each shall be
twice the number Of delegates It has in m. eecto,s c
lege and no more and the Democratic Committee in ma
king arrangements for the Democratic Conyentar
provide such number Of seats and the same to tb
delegates elect. s
And roed That the time Of holding 'be next National
Convention be designated by the National Gem
mttee and that in their call the above be
Mr., FLOURNOY, of Virginia obtained the
floor.
Mr.. HELMES, of Kentucky move that tbs
report be adopted, and | demand the previous
question.
MIR. FLOURNOY. | shall not trespass lo,,
upon the Convention. | am from Virginia, and
| trust that that resolution restricting the States
to particular number of delegates will not be
adopted. | know that at the commencement Of
this Convention the number of delegates sent bv
Virginia was objected to- | trust that the Vir
GINA delegation have demeaned themselves before
this body as gentlemen should demean them
selves. Applause trust you will not saw
to any State in this Union that she shall send
so many delegates TO the National Democrats
Convention and no more, but that the convention
OF each State in the Union will be left to regulate
that matter for itself Ii You make the recon-
mendation you VIII have the modification of see
ing it disregarded. therefore move to lay the
resolution upon the table. Shouts of " no, nor
order" and great confusion
! The delegates remaining in the Hall here
crowded round the Presidents stand, and the
greatest disorder prevailed. A dozen members
endeavored to be heard The presiding officer in
vain essayed To restore order
MIR. CLARK, of New York, succeeded in ma.
king himself heard, and said: | hope the motion
to lay on the table will not prevail II we are to
understand from Virginia that the resolution. il
adopted will not be observed, am ready to say
/ for New York, that in the next Convention she
will have not less than one Thousand delegates
Appl 'use, and shouts of order N
VOICE Indiana will have two thousand
/ [Applause
Mr.. RICHARDSON, Of Illinois We have
had harmony and concord about every thing else
and now We are going to have division about
something that is not worth quarreling over
! Applause Let US leave this question until it is
necessary 10 determine it. | am always glad to
see Democrats, be they many or few. Applause
with her ninety -four delegates has cast but Is
votes, and Illinois with Ter twenty-five delegates
has given but 4 votes Am | to be told then that
it is a question Of such vital Importance that we
must now quarrel about III Ii is bone Of conten-
ton that ought not to have been thrown In here
When the committee meets to determine the time
and place for holding the next National Demo-
cratic Convention, let them determine how the
States shall be represented" suff cient unto the
day is the evil thereof" | hope the gentleman
from Massachusetts, will withdraw the resolu-
| tiOD
Mr.. McCOOK, of Oaio. They say to as that
! Virginia will have as many delegates as Virginia
| pleases in the next National Convention | &C.
knowledge the right of State to refuse to 20
1 with her sister States into the National Conven-
ton, and Virginia has that right The res
olution merely proposes that Sta'e-whether it
be Virginia or Illinois, or any other--shall only
have twice the number of delegate that che is
entitled to votes in the electoral college This
| Convention has the bad effects of these
crowded delegations. This mass meeting-this
mere mob is indicative OF what the next n ational
| Convention will be. | admit that the Virginia
delegation have behaved on this floor as gentle
men should behave, and | am sure they are all
gentlemen. The delegation from Illinois have so
behaved but | say that again and again votes
have been demanded by States aud refused be-
cause the Chair did not hear the demand in the
confusion that prevailed.
General R G. SCOTT, of Virginia Without
meaning any dsrespect TO the gentleman from
Ohio, | submit that the motion now pending
which is to Icy the resolution on the table is not
debatable. Discussion of the merits of the reso-
luton is entirely out of order
The PRESIDING OFFICER sustained the
point Of order.
Mr.. McCOOK. Ohio demands that the vote
may be taken by States. She will send five thou
sand delegates to the next Convention. Laugh
ter and applause
Mr. BROWN, Of Maryland, said We have
done well thus far, that fear, from the excite
ment we are laboring under, that shall DO
some evil now. We have had glory enough for
one day, and therefore move that the report be
referred to the National Committee; and on that
motion demand the previous question.
Several MEMBERS inquired what was the
question before the body
The PRESIDING OFFICER stated the ques-
ton to be upon laying upon the table so much Of
the report as related to the number Of delegates
that each State was to send to the next National
Convention.
Upon that question a vote was demanded nv
States.
The question being taken by States, it resulted
as follows-yeas 1856, nays / So
So the motion to lay that portion Of the report
upon the table was not agreed to
The question then REQUIRED upon concurring
with the committee in their report
Upon that question the previous question was
called and seconded and the main question or
dered to be put.
Ohio dem tnled the vote by States and the
question being then taken by States the report
was concurred in as follows-yeas 1862 nays 81.
On motion Of Mr.. PRATT in behalf of the New
Nnrk 1al
Re olred That the thanks of this Convention he and
they hereby given to the Mechanics Institute for the
use of their hall to the Committee of Arrangements for
their nnwesred exertions to make the Convent comfort
able during its session and TO the citizens Of Baltimore
for their courtesy and kndness to the members ndvdu
ally.
The following resolution was then, on Motion
Of Col BLACK, Of Pennsylvania, unanimously
agreed to, amidst great cheering, viz
Reore That the thanks of the Convention be rendered
to the Hon John Davis of Indiana the able impair
ta and dignidei manner in which he has presided
its deliberations and also to the Vice Presidents and Sec
| retares OF this ConvthtioD
There were loud calls for Davis which, how
ever, were not responded to- the President Of the
Convention las stated above) being absent through
indisposition.
Mr. F. HALLETT, of Massachusetts,, an .
nounced the following gentlemen as composing
the National Democratic Committee viz
Maine-Hastngs Strickland. New Hamp-
shre--Charles G. Anterior. Vcrmont-David
A. Smalley. Massachusetts-Bepj +. Hallett.
Rhode Island ecome B. Sayles. Connect
cut-James + Pratt New York-John P Beck
man. New Jersey-Joseph C. Potts. Pennsyl'
vinia--Jsmes Campbell Delaware-George r.
Riddle. Maryland-Robert M. McLane Vir-
ginia-William Ii. Clark North Carolina
Warren Winslow. Georgia-S. T. Bailey. Al
abama--Edward C. Belts, Mississippi r.
Adams. Louisiana--A G Penn. Obic--Alfred
Edgerton Northumberland Stone Ter