Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-06-24
The journal Of proceedings of yesterday was

i"U tsviu0oh onered oy Mr.. WEIGH, of Ohio
was called up by that gentleman, and read. to-
gether with the amendments ofTs,od bv NJ |
Cobell and Mr.. BrondsiSrd, Of Kentucky
Mr.. Welch's Resolution was as follow:
Heso're" Th-,, until otherwise ordered, the /
'u',-s of proceedings Of the House of Repres-
e,,,atives of Congress. so far as applicable, be |
adopted for the government Of this Convention, |
and on the demand Of the delegation Of a state,
the vote be taken by States, and the delegate
from each State shall cast the votes as each de-
! legation may determine, according to the num-
Der such State may be entitled to in the Elcctor-
al College, in voting for President and Vice
President.
Mr. Cabell Of Florida. moved that the rules
of proceedings of the House of Representatives
be adopted as the rules Of this Convention, so
far they are applicable.
Mr.. Cabell appealed to the convention first to
adopt rules for the government Of the conyen
ton, and hoped tcy would adopt such rules.
A discussion followed, in which Messrs
Brandsford, of KY, DAVIS, of Fla, and others
participated, urging respectively, amendments
and arguments with view to obtain order and
equality in the transaction of the business of
the Convention.
At this stage Of the proceedings n member OF
the committee on credentials asked that the mat
ter be passed by for a moment, that he might OBJ
tain leave from the convention for the commit
tee on credentials to sit during the session of
the convention They had been in session three
or four hours and had disposed of a considera-
bic amount of business. Leave was granted.
A resolution was finally passed adopting the
rules of the House of Representatives, and
regulation by which the voting of the conven-
ting is to be done by the States, each State cast
ing vote corresponding TO that of the electoral
vote of the several States
Mr. Duncan, of La, moved the following -
Resoltcd, That a committee, to consist Of one
member from each State IN the Union represent
ed in this Convention, be appointed, whose duty
it shall be to draft series of resolutions, eX-
pressiye of the sentiments of the wings of the
Union on the great doctrines cherished by them
or otherwise a platform of principles to be
maintained by the wings in the coming cam
paign.
Rcsoircd, That the members of said commit
tee be selected by the delegates from each State
each State represented appointing its own
member; and the committee to appoint its own
chairman
Resolved That this Convention will not pro-
coed to ballot for or otherwise nominate a candi-
date for President or Vice President, until said
committee snail have reported and this Conven-
ton shall have taken final action on said report.
Mr. Van Trump, of Ohio rose and objected
TO the Introduction of such propositions as these
at this stage of the proceedings. lie contend
ed that until the committee on credentials had
reported, there was no means of determining the
rightful acton Of this convention on this subject
lie therefore moved the postponement of action
on these resolutions until the report of the com
mttee on credentials Is made and adopted.
Mr. Duncan expressed his surprise al the evil
dent feeling of the gentleman from OHIO in his
objection 10 the matter proposed. He said that
the resolutions proposed nothing determinate on
the report of the committee it was designed to
appoint. They merely proposed TO raise COM
muee, TO instruct that committee, and finally Z,
act on the report of the committee prior to q
nomination.
1t was not proposed to act thereon before the
report was made by the committee on credon
tails. lie wanted 90 certain something of tho
sentiments of this Convention lie wanted gen
tlemcn TO show their hands as he and his friends
were willing % show theirs lie wanted to
know il their principles were his principles; Il
they had indeed MT as a band of brothers, and
if not, he wanted The cup Of hope dashed from
his lips.
Mr.. Ashman, Of Mass, thought it better to de-
lay action on the resolutions Tor the present
not to have action upon them whilst any consld
cradle portion of the members of the Conyen
ton objected at this time.
Mr.. Geo. G.. Morgan, of Maryland, moved
that IN order to permit time for the committee CT
credentials to report, the convention adjourn tl
) o'clock.
BY request he withdrew the notion
A gentleman rose aud expressed hope that
the gentleman from Louisiana would not press
the third Of the series Of resolutions offered by
him. TO the two former he presumed there was
no objection M the convention And as the
gentleman from Maryland had Withdrawn hi,
motion to gdlourn, he hoped that the convention
would proceed 10 take action upon the two first
resolutions, and that the committee would be
appointed.
Mir. Van Trump assented to the remarks of Tho
gentleman.
Mr.. Goodwin, of California objected TO the ac-
ton on this matter IN consequence Of the alb
scnce OF portion OF bis delegaton,and moved an
adjournment The House refused 10 adjourn.
he question was then put upon the first OF
the resolutions offered by the gentleman from
Louisiana, pira rocs, but upon the call Of the af-
frmauve, vote by States was called, and it re-.
suited as follows:
Neas-New Hampshire, D Vermont Mas
sachusetts, ID Rhode Island, Connect cut
q; Pennsylvania, y Delaware, 3 Maryland,
3; Virginia, 10 North Carolina, 10; South
Carolina, : Georgia. 10; Alabama, 9 Allssis-
slpp. Z Louisiana, g. Kentucky, u; Tennessee,
II; Missouri, 9; Arkansas, Florida, 3 Tex
as 1 Iowa, i; California, 4 Illinois, IL l69.
Nays-Alnne, a. New York, 35 New Jer-
sey, Z; Ohio, 3; Indiana, Is Michigan, d;
~ l7inll1llls 'l.-ti3.
The above vote exhibits a heavy vote in favor
OF the adoption of platform, and that matter
may therefore he considered as fat accompE
The platform published in the Sun of this morn
ing and introduced below, is no doubt generally
approved by this vote.
Mr.. Bolts Of Va, rose to privileged ques-
ton, and moved the reconsideration of the vote
Just taken.
An amendment was offered to the second re-
solution follows
" And that IN the said committee each mem
Der be authorized to cast the vote to which It IS
entitled IN the electoral college"
vote was taken on the amendment, which
was adopted as follows:
Neas-Maine & ; New Hampshire, Yer
mont, ; Massachusetts, 3 Connecticut. q: n.
York, 81 ; New Jersey, Z; Pennsylvania. q ::
Delaware, 3; Ohio % Illinois, Ii Missouri.
Is Michigan, Iowa, 4 ; Wisconsin, Cali
forna, 2.-li9.
Nays-New Hampshire 4 Vermont, 4 ;
Massachusetts; 10 Rhode Island, 4 Gomez
tcut, New York, Maryland 6 Virginia.
II ; North Carolina, 10 South Carolina.
Georgia, 10; Alabama, 9 Mississippi, 7; Lou
islana, q; Kentucky, ~ Tennessee, l2 Mis-
sour, , Arkansas, 4 Florida. 3 Texas, 4
Wisconsin, California, 2.-l4l.
Banks-Nirgna, / Missouri, / Wiscon-