Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-19

that they stand upon position which believe our South
ern brethren viii appreciate most fully
believe if committee, such as move, should be
raised il viii create spirit Of harmony and mutual cone
cesson to great extent for upon all great questions
do affirm that the Wings Of the middle part Of this Union
far as know from my intercourse with them in Ohio
Pennsylvania and New York. sound upon every ques
ton which our Southern brethren desire Loud and
long continued applause and cheering
Because have been misunderstood because we have
not been appreciated think ought to be- do de-
sire that we might have such representation the
mittee as viii lead to set of compromise resolutions to
be fully fairly and honestly brought before this Conven
ton, and which shall receive unanimous age. Zap
plause.
Mr. SrASARD, of Virginia. should be very happy if
some other gentleman from the State should have
taken the floor upon this question; for consider this
proposition among the mostimportan that be brought
before this Convention
am happy to hear the declaration made by the gen.
teman from Pennsylvania to the conservative charac
ter of that delegation and that people But he be right
in what he has said, and trust he is, why departfrom
oil usage all CUSTOM all parliamentary experience in the
appointment Of this committee? [Applause
undertake to say here that you may search in vain
to find in any deliberative body in which it has
been proposed TO arrange committee and to invest its
individual members with power to cast the votes Of all the
States they represent 1t has been known before
VOICE. Never! &
Mr. STANARD. What would be thought in Congress Of
allowing the gentleman from New York, the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, the gentleman from Ohis who
might be upon committee charged perhaps with no
more, indeed with far less important subject as be-
eve to the interests Of this natonI say what would be
thought of giving to these three gentlemen upon that COM
mttee to cast the vote of their States thus con-
IL
be thought of allowing them seventy-nne votes
by three voices? ask, what would be thought Of such
proposition as that? Was it before made in any
State Legislature, in Congress- in any Convention of
the Democratic or Wing party No, sir; before
This is the first proposition of the kind
Another objection to the amendment is this that YOU
actually give the vote Of the committee upon what
decided shall be given by the Convention The delegate
from one State may represent but portion of his deega
on and yet cast the vote of the whole The vote of
New York this very question stood thryone to four
and yet is proposed that the be taken committee
upon the principle that majority Of the New York dele
cation may cast not only their but the of
those four who are directly opposed to theml
come from the State of Virginia. believe in point
of size it is the fourth Staten times past it was the
first 1t is the fourth State in magnitude and we
would be entitled under the rule proposed cast fifteen
votes dsdain the benefit of any such principle a this
It ought not to be adopted.
Now, if will allow all parts of the country to be
heard upon this subject will obtain such report as
will be most likely to conciiae oil sections Are we most
Likely to obtain such report by giving three Of the arg
est States the power to ste the voices Of or
twelve smaller Statess That is most likely produce
any thing but harmony Are to adopt this amendment
now when the very vote the question is contested
for suppose the Committee Credentials should decide
that the six members of the New York delegation whose
seats contested not entitled seats and that
those contesting them the legayconstituted dele
gates in that the result would have been different
the first vote taken this morning There would have
been difference of twelve votes which would have cast
the majority the other way In this condition the
vention, will you insist upon forcing resolution this
kind us, busting outg IappeaI to Wings all
Sides not only those thus circumstanced not to adopt
this novel; dangerous and unprecedented proposition.
Give committee organized other committees are
In raising the Committee Credentials you did not
give the right the of the State No. the
proposition made for the first time with respect to
this committee trust it will be resisted; trust it will
not prevail do think that should not decide upon
question Of this Importance without knowing who to
vote upon it. We therefore ought pass this inn
portant question until have decided that matter.
therefore to lay the whole subject on the table
This motion withdrawn ut the request Of
Hon. WILLIAM C. DAWSON, Of Georgia. who said: 1t is
with extreme regret that rise say word to the Com
vention. trust that win all speak without excite
ment and act with the utmost deiberaton agree with
my friend from Virginia that this is the first attempt
which has been made convert this country into
the widest kind of democracy-the democracy of num-
bers Here for the first time in the history Of the
try the large States of the Union presume control the
sovereignty of the States Sir, the principle which is
now contended for win uproo your Constitution and de-
clare that the relatively Independent character Of the
States shall be Frustrated numbers According to the
Constitution the little State of Delaware or Rhode Island
in one Of whose seats sitting is entitled to the
same power in virtue Of her sovereignty either Of the
great States Of New York, Pennsylvania Ohio IRE
iterated cheering And yet some of the conservative
party Of the country desire to proclaim that numbers shall
govern, and not the sovereignty Of the States. [Depreca
tom know that this matter has not been properly
considered by the Wing party. [Applause.l
This is a great question, question Of power, and
shows the necessity Of rigid adherence to the Consttu
on in order to preserve the liberty and independence Of
the States and repeat and proclaim it here that this is
the widest effort that made to ALLEVIATE one sec
ton Of the country from the other Now sir let me ask
shall portion of the sovereign rights Of the country
be governed by modes and laws, when the sove-
regn Of the States represented by delegates here
[Cheers.] y
have always belonged to the Wing party because
believe it to be conservatvebecause believe it stood
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