Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-04

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settsa call of the States was made from which
the above fact was made apparent three States
being absent.
The galleries this morning contained quite a
number of ladies, whose presence, of course, diff
fused its grateful influence over the Convention
what effect it may have upon the prospects of the
candidates, and the national large, we shall per-
haps know hereafter.
The President made the request that gentle
men rising to speak, to offer resolution,
would announce their names-a very neces-
sary proceeding in aid of the secretaries and
the press.
Rev. Mr., Plummer Presbyterian, of this city,
delivered an appropriate prayer.
A gentleman in the gallery cried out in loud
voice, ''Fhere two delegates from New Y ork
up here, but they can't get tickets to admit them
to the floor.'
The President replied-The gentleman in the
gallery is not in order.
Aaron Ward-I ask the gentleman to report
their names.
Gentleman in the Gaery-Messrs Clark and
Shepard.
Mr.. Ward-fthey apply at the door they shall
be admitted.
Voices-Agreed, agreed.
At this point voice at the extreme end of the
hall was heard saying, II want all the delegates
the same level Some the platform, while
others on the floor can't be seen; therefore
the Convention adjourn until a better arrange
ment can be made.''
The President-To what time
The delegate replied until two o'clock.
The question was put and voted down.
The President said the first business in order
was the calling for reports
Mr.. Burrows, of Arkansas, offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That a committee of one from each
State be appointed to report the resolutions
posing the Baltimore platform.
Resolved, That the member from each State on
said committee be named by the delegation of the
State from which he shall be taken, and that said
committee have power to elect their chairman,
from their own body, the body of the Conven-
ton.
Mr. Charck, of New York. moved to strike
out one member from each State, and insert
two.
Mr. Hallett made an explanation in regard to
the arrangements of the hall, and proposed to adj
nit the delegates in waiting at the door, who had
not received their tickets.
Some time was occupied in seating the dele
gates, wllerf~
The President stated the question to be on the
motion of Mr.. Charlck.
A. V. Brown, of Tennessee, offered the follow
ing resolution substitute:
That committee of one from each State be APP
pointed, to whom all resolutions in relation to the
creed OF platform of the democratic party shall be
referred on presentation, without debate.
Mr.. Burrows said that gentlemen must be in hot
haste to amend, and suggested that the PROPOSE
ton of the gentleman from Tennessee, would
cause more debate than the original resolution,
which was presented by the delegation from Ar
kansas.
1t was not intended to be discussed at this
time; but merely presented to lie over for the
present, and take it up for consideration at flu
ture time.
The resolution, with the pending amendments,
was laid on the table for the present.
Mr.. Borden of Indiana, offered resolution,
that committee of one from each State be apoin
pointed to report persons to constitute the DEM
ocratic General Committee. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Charlick trusted that the States would not
be called until the afternoon session.
Mr.. Bradley, of Iowa, after saying that it would
be wrong to appoint the committee until after the
committee credentials should have made their
report, moved to postpone the consideration of
the subject until to- morrow; and this was agreed
to.
Mr.. Phillips, of Alabama, offered the following
resolution:
Whereas-The several acts passed by the thir-
ty first Congress, known as the Compromise Acts,
though received with dsfavor by large portions of
the people of the Southern and South Western
those States, in the determination to abide by them
rather than to hazard the peace and harmony of
the Union:
And whereas also, the act passed at the same
session, amendatory of the actof 1898, respecting
'fugitives from justice and persons escaping from
the service of their masters constitutes es-
sental part of that series of measures, which has
been submitted to the country as an adjustment"
or '.final settlement of the slavery agitation
therefore,
Resolved-That the act herein referred to, and
known as the fugitive slave act, is clothed with
the highest sanction, and that good faith, as we'll
as legal obligations, demand its full and faithful
execution.
Resolved, That the National Democratic party
is based upon the perpetuity the State and the
perpetuity oftheir union; it will therefore sterny
resist all measures which tend to impair the one
or destroy the other.
Mr.. Philips with view ofavoiding serious OBJ
ections, expressed the hope that the convention
would agree to have them printed and made the
special order for tomorrow at II O'Clock. Cries
of agreed agreed sOh no.!'
Mr.. light requested the Secretary to report the
resolutions from the centre of the room, dee
ming them second in importance to the Union
itself.
The President said they had new Secretary
{ w. D.. Wallach.
This gentleman read in such loud tone as to
receive the plaudits ola large portion of the Con-
vention.
delegate suggested that this subject should
be disposed Of before the Convention was call
ed upon to select their candidate for the Presi-
dency.
The Convention then ordered the resolutions to
lie on the table and be printed, ana then refused
to make them the special order of the day for to-
morrow.
Mr.. Charlick offered the following viz:
Resolved, That it is the duty of the Federal
Government, so far as its power extends to secure
to each section of the eontederncy the undisturbed
enjoyment of its constitutional rights, and that
rigid and faithfiIl enforcemeLt of the act passed