The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-05


COMMANDED has no right TO take parI IN our proceed
Gen. COMMANDER. wish to show that that report
rbe PRESIDENT. That can be done but by the
unanimous consent OF the convention
Objections being made, leave was not granted Tor Gen
ComsAkDkR TO make an explanation.
MIR. VENAbLE, OF North Carolina ! understand
that the gentleman from South Carolina IGen. COMMAND
Ekl merely desires, act OF justice and courtesy TO
have an opportunity 10 explain his position here. he hay-
Ing been excluded By the report OF the committee which
has been adopted. | therefore 10 reconsider
much OF that report relates TO South Carolina and ask
thai That gentleman have leave somake an explanation.
Cries OF .No, no !" ''agreed, agreed
Mr. VENhbLE. beg leave TO say that i voted N
the majority TO concur in the report, and think that the
gentleman q not entitled 10 seat here. But he SIMPLY
asks TO be heard bere and that is all that l ask
Cries OF shear him = "no no." ts
Mr. McRAE, OF North Carolina would ask il The
gentleman iron South Carolina not heard before the
committee
Gen, COMMANDER No. sir; | was not
The question was then taken upon the motion to re-
consider 80 much Of the report related to South Caro-
lima. and Il was not agreed 10
The Hon CAVE JOHNSON then submitted The fol-
lowing resolution, and asked for lis immediate consdea
ton:
Resopca That the convention viii proceed 10 the nomi
nation Of candidates Tor President and Vice Precedent
the present me and tho be the special order until
the nominations are made.
The reading OF the resolution received with long
ard contained cheering and applause.
MIR. MeRAE, of North Carolina, moved that the
SlerallOn Oi mat resolution be COM
mee on Resolutions have time To make their report and
that report be acted upon.
Cries OF :. no. no. "Question on the resolution"
Mr.. McRAE then began to assign his reasons for his
Mr YULEE. Of Florida rose 10 question OF order
He said that yesterday the convention had determined
caring that The platform of The party should be first laid
down before the ballots for the nomination pro.
ceeded with, and was not IN order now to renew that
question by motion lay this resolution upon the table
~ WAS tha SAM a,Vp filg
resolution OF yesterday.
The PRESIDENT oyerrued the point of ORDER saying
that the action OF yesterday did not preclude the calling
mp the same question to-day.
MIR. YuLEE. appeal from the decision OF The Chair.
IL ever expect 10 get through the business OF This
veDtion must be content with decision OF qnes-
iio On yesterday le convention settled this question
by large majority and 1t should not be brought up again
to-day
The PRESIDENT stated the point OF order, and his
decision upon H. from which decision an appeal was
made and then stated The question to be, Shall the de-
cson Of the Chair stand the judgment OF the house
Mr.. acRaE. AS there seems 10 be so strong dspo.
siion To proceed al once and act upon The resolution oil the
gentleman from Tennessee Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON ] will
withdraw my motion 10 lay il upon the table.
The motion TO lay upon the table was accordingly with
drawn.
The question then REQUIRED upon the adoption OF The
resolution; upon which the previous question called
and seconded and the main question ordered 10 be put
The question being then taken upon the adoption OF the
resolution, IL was agreed 10.
The convention then proceeded TO take their FIRST ballot
upon the nomination OF candidate for President of the
United States, which resulted as follows:
FIRST BALLOT.
Cass li8; buchanan, 80 Douglas, 20 Marcy. % But
ler, q; Houston 81 Dickinson, Lane, i3; Joha Is. Wei
Ter, 4; Henry Dodge,
When the name OF Georgia was called the delegate
appointed by that delegation to give their vote arose and
said:
Ourdelegaion consists Of two seis of gentlemen Six.
teen Union democrats desire to vote Tor Lewis Cass
but the OF the Union democrats and all the State
a
CATION OF The State OF Georgia. and being in favor OF
James Buchanan candidate for President, the vote
OF Georgia stands 10 in favor OF james Buchanan.
When the State OF Ohio was called, the delegate who
gave the result OF their vote stated thai OF their del
ega,cs was absent, not expecting tina, any ballot would
be taken t5Is morning therefore the vote OF Ohio is
one less than the number they are entitled 10.
The PRESIDENT announced the vote 10 the conyen-
iion and slated tha no candidate had received two
thirds oil all the votes cast, the convention would
prepare for another ballot
The convention then proceeded 10 ballot again, with
the following result
BALLOT.
Cass, 1Is; Buchanan 9J D5udas %; Marcy 81 Bu,.
ler L; Hoason 6 Lane, IL; Dickinson, 4 Dodge, 3
Mr. SPENCER, Of Florida, stated tina, there was a
difficulty with regard TO the delegation from that State,
there being two delegates from the Stale large. and
ten Tor the district The delegates for the State large
had through him theschairman OF The delegation cast
two votes 70. Mr.. Douglas while the other members had
given their for Mr. Dickinson They claimed, how.
ever that majority oil the deleaaes should control The
whole OF the State. He would like to have the con.
vent On decide the question between them.
The convention then proceeded TO the third ballot, with
the following result;
THIRD BALLOT.
Cass, 1l3 Buchanan, 81; Douglas, 81 Marcy, 90 /;
Buuct Houston, Lane, ~; Dodge, Dickinson !;
blank. Wisconsin divided her vote, giving the for
When Florida was called. the vote having been an.
nouncol az before,
Gov. BRANCH, OF Florida, claimed tina; the vote OF
the Stale should be recorded three for Daniel s. Dick
nson. He claimed that the delegation had the right
prescribe their rules, and majority OF them IN
favor Of Mr Dickinson. He would ask the convention
to decide whether they had not the right make this
demand.
The PRESIDENT stated that the rule allowed the del
egaon OF each State respectively 70 determine the mode
oil lie action.
Gov. BRANCH claimed tha, the majority bad deter
mined that the vote should be for Mr. Dickinson
Mr.. KING OF Florida, stated The grounds upon which
they desired the vote 10 be recorded according 10 the
decision Of the majority Three delegates had been elect
ell from each o The lonr judicial circuits of the State.
and ten OF the twelve thus elected bad attended There
but two delegates from the State at large The
delegates claimed equal vote for all the delegation ;
bat they had been oveuled By the delegates for the
State large For this they believe themselves
entitled 10 give The vote OF the State FOR d. Dickinson
The PRESIDENT suggested that the State OF Florida
should be passed and that they should reconcile The
difficulty among themselves
Mr.. yULtE remarked that The vote of the State OF
Florida was very small, and hardly deserving OF the
10 control The vote any ballot He proceeded stale the
facts. Committee on Credentials had been appointed
and had reported. Their report had been adopted by
general vote OF the convention. and the claim OF him
cell and hs colleague [Mr SpEscERl 10 represen, the
State al large had been admitted The commission which