Weekly national intelligencer., 1852-06-19


Mr. DUNCAN, Of Louisiana said that the ss.S,.s
from oho had expressed surprise ns the inroducs,n -
the pending resolutions at the present time but hs
% not iee more surprise than wasfet by him (r D ] It
the evident feeling which had been manifested bv s
gentlemen at their introduction. The gentleman f,s
ONO seemed TO infer that because the distinQuisbed
tieman from Massachusetts (Alr AsHmuSJ had given am
Implied pledge that nothing should be done by him in
advance OF the action Of the Convention upon the
OF the Committee on Credentials that therefore no
Der OF any other delegation would make any movement
upon the subject That obligation doubt was felt in
the quarter from whence it came II was aI,o felt bv
him, Mr.. d. If there was any disposition anon tbs
part OF any individual to feresta the action Of he Con
ventlon he entertained such desire He was nerct
"ng mat SO far as the appointment of the commit
tee was concerned it should be deferred until the renort
OF the Commttee Credentials should be and
the Convention had finally acted upon it 80 thar tbev
could ascertain who Of each delegation were entitled 10
Da' ing argument did not apply 10 the matter Of
taxing up ana passing the resolutions themselves The
hrst resolution merely provided that the Convention
should proceed to the appointment Of such committees
the next only provided the manner in which the com.
mttee should be appointed; and the last and most inn
portant provided that the Convention should MT nm
ceed to the nomination of candidates for President ana
Vice President until the committee proposed TO be nised
should have brought in their report and the Convention
should have finally passed upon it. What argument Be
asked could present itself to the mind of any one against
such proposition us thiss He wished to know exacty
what was the position Of each delegation upon that sub
ject. The gentleman from Ohio (Afr VAN TRUHP) had,
about it. He wished gentlemen to show their hands in
this matter, and he was willing to show his own He
wished to know with whom he to act He trusted it
was with National WHIks. He trasted they we're pre-
pared say that their principles were his principles and
his principles were their principles If II were not So
was it not proper and right that they should know il? II
there were difference the they knew it the bet
ter would it be for him and for them He did not be-
ieve, however, that there was any difference Of opinion
amongst them. He did net believe there was single
voice that would be raised against the passage Of the re-
solutions But i It were not If the bitter cup
be presented to their lips he desired that it might be-
done now and let them drink it to the dreg He
theless hoped for better things and he believed that they
could erect platform strong enough and large enough
for all sections of the Union to stand upon Upon the
pending proposition he desired to stand or fall
Mr.. AsHMUN, of Massachusetts,, remarked that he
should not have said word during this entire day if
he had not been personally appealed to by the gentleman
the purpose of saying what he stated last evening that in
what he then said he pledged nobody but himself He
consulted with nobody, he committed nobody. Every
gentleman had the same right to commit himself to
stand free from committal
He knew nothing Of the intention to offer the resolu-
tons now before the Convention and he would say that
he thought twoud be injurious press action upon them
long large portion of the Convention desired their
posponement until the of contested elections should
be decided 1t would be time enough then to take final
action because the resolutions only provided what should
be done before they should 60 into ballot for President
1t would not be worth while enter into discussion of
the question now. He appealed to gentlemen not to
urge action upon the resolutions if it objected by
any large portion Of the Convention.
Mr. MORGAN, of Maryland said that the Committee on
Credentials had determined adjourn for the purpose of
being present and participating in the deliberations of
the Convention Each gentleman of the committee sun
posed he had right to be present and take the
biity Of the action of the Convention. He therefore
would say, as to the propriey of sitting here and he
concurred with the gentleman from Massachusetts, that
the had better adjourn for purpose of
aordng the Committee on Credentials an opportunity to
finish their business which he thought they could do by
o'clock this afternoon He therefore moved to adjourn
until five O'Clock. [Cries Of Agreed agreed"1
Mr. CABKLL, OF Florida, desired simply to say to the
gentleman from Louisiana who introduced these resolu
to commit no wrong They should be sure that they were
right With all due respect to the gentleman from Lou
siana he Mr thought that that gentleman was wrong
IN proposing the third resolution. He r. CO. did not
mink tna upon this question of platform (which was the
great question before the Conyentonl thew should pro
o0VV . act until the Committee Credentials should
port He at the same time Thought there would be no
impropriety in considering the first two propositions
tee on Resolutions. No could object to them.
Mr.. VAN TRUMP expressed wish to modify his motion
he asked separate vote the resolutions and then
moved that SO much Of the resolutions related to the
subject Of erecting platform before making nomination
for President be postponed until TIE report of the Com
mittee on Credentials should be received.
Mr. CABELL of Florida, expressed himself in favor of
the motion of the gentleman from Ohio There certainly
from each State nasmuch each State had the appoint
ment of member that committee. No harm could be
done to any He repeated taht he opposed the
last resolution but hoped the Convention would take
tion on the first two resolutions.
Mr.. MORGAN then withdrew the motion to adjourn.
Delegate from Mississippi expressed the opinion that
the last resolution premature and he hoped the gem
tleman from Louisiana would withdraw it, in order that
committee might be appointed under the first two resou
tions to which he understood there objection
Mr. DUNCAN, acquiescng in the suggestions of the gen.
temen from Florida and Mississippi, withdrew the last
Mr.. GOODWIN, of California amid cries of question
question, remarked that he had objection to urge
against the adoption of the resolutions He observed
sitting his right orty-fve members from Virginia.
while the little State of California had but eight Dele
gates. OF these only four admitted He did not
know whether the Committee Credentials would report
favor Of admitting the other four and he did know
but that of those four who had been thrust outside
for what he could not determine might be mem
Der Of the Convention The delegations were now asked
10 select member to compose the committee proposed in
the resolution. Virginia had forty five Delegates here
Kentucky ffywo, and other States still greater
number. Now, 1t might happen that one Of these
States might have member the committee who might
thrust out of the Convention and thus the committee
would be broken up He was therefore, opposed to the
resolutions until the members who and
n the Convention should be duly decided He renewed
he motion to adjourn until FIVE o'clock.
The motion was negatived
Mr. STAFSARD, of Vermont, moved the previous ques-
on on the adoption Of the first resolution which was
seconded f.
Mr. WELSH demanded vote by States upon the reso-
ution. .,safs .aJ4
And thereupon the States were called with the follow
Ayes. Noes. Ayes. Noes.
Va. Main; a;,;::s;:; Mississippi
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