Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-06-09
DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
SECOND DAY,
WEDNESDAY, June 2, l o'cIoc


ded improvement in the arrangement OF seas, he
Presidents position having been removed from 1ne
southern extremity to the northeast ahgls VI t p
FORM thus enabling him to survey the "nole ~ =
bly, at glance, including tnat ,od ,oo
MALE of the democratic body, but not pldn'eu uPoH
INV other platform than the floor OF the nall.
This norton of the enclosure, originally designed
for aternates and invited guests, is now appropriated
TO the use of the larger delegations ms moveen'
has done much towards the relief OF the pressure
throughout the whole space, but is attended still win
GREAT Inconvenience which is likely to be very sem
sibly experienced by the press.
The galleries this morning contained quite d mum
her of ladies' whose presence of course dIHused lis
Grateful influence over the convention what effect 1t
NAV have upon the prospects OF the candidates. ana
the nation at large, shall perhaps know hereafter
The president made the request that gentlemen H.
sing to speak, or to offer resolution, would an
nounce their Names very necessary proceeding III
aid of the secretaries and the press
Rev. Mr.. Pummer, Presbyterian, of this city, de-
livered al appropriate prayer.
Mr.. Burrows, of Arkansas, offered Inc following
resolutions:
Resofped, That committee of one from each State
be APPOINTED to report the resolutions composing the
Baltimore platform.
ResoEped. That the member from each State, on
said committee, be named by the delegation OF Ine
State from which he shall be taken, and that said
committee have power to elect their chairman from
their own body or the body of the Convention.
Mr. Phillips, of Alabama, offered the following
resolutions:
IVhereas-The several acts passed by the thirty
first Congress, known as the COMPROMISE Ac's.
though received with dsfavor by large portions OF
the people of the Southern and South estern States
have been acuuesced in By the people of those States
in the determination to abide by tnem ralher IMAM 70
hazard the peace and harmony of the Union.
And whereas also, the act passed at the same ses-
sion, amendatory to the act of 1898, respecting u-
gitives from justice and persons escaping from the
service of their masters, constitutes an essehlai
Il. -oFy wi JOh h.
United to the country "a ustment' or . hnal
settlement" of the slavery Observation-Disclosures
Resolved That the herein referred to, and known
as the fugtive-slave act, is clothed with the hghest
sanctions, and that good faith, we'll as legal ob-
Cations demand its full and faithful execution
Resolved That the National Democratic party is
based upon the perpeuy of the States and the per-
petuity of their union it will therefore sterny resist
all measures which tend to impair the one or destroy
the other.
Mr.. Phillips, with the view of avoiding serious OBJ
ectons expressed the hope that the convention would
agree have them printed and made the special or
der for tomorrow at IL o'clock. Cries of Agreed
agreed ~ and " Oh nor
A delegate suggested that this subject should be
disposed Of before the Convention called upon
to select their candidate for the Presidency.
The Convention then ordered the resolutions to
lie the table and be printed, and then refused to
make them the special order of the day for tomorrow.
Mr.. Charlock offered the following, viz:
ResOlred That it is the duty of the Federal Gov
eminent, far as its power extends, to secure 10
each section of the conederacy the undsturbed en-
joyment of its constitutional rights, and that rigid
and faithful enforcement of the act passed the 18th
of September, A. D., $780, providing for the recla-
nation of fugitives from labor is indispensably ne
cessary to the perpeuity of the Union that all at
temps to impair its efficacy weaken Its guarantees,
should be denounced and resisted by every weHWlsh
er of the Republic.
This was received with enthusiasm, and ordered
10 lie on the table and be printed.
A. V. Brown moved that the resolution of the gen.
teman from Arkansas (Mr. Burrows) oe taken up.
II proposed ts raise committee OF one from each
State, TO report the resolutions to compose the Dem
ocrac platform.
There was necessity for this. As resolutions are
presented, let them be referred without debate The
committee could report platform, and this could
then be discussed and consdered and made satisfac
tory to the great democratic triumphant party.
Otherwise, gentlemen would say, g Here is my
PLATFORM and want to make a speech. Thus, in
stead of one day being thus consumed, one month
would be occupied. Therefore, he made the notion.
Mr.. Dobbin, of North Carolina, in rising to Sec
ond the motion, said he desired to construct plat
form. He wanted to know on what platform they
stood before proceeding to the nomination of their
candidates.
Yesterday, he remarked, we had platform, ma
terial platform. That was constructed before those
who were to stand upon it came hither. 1t vas,
however, understood to be too small, and had to be
enlarged to accommodate the crowd. Now, want,
not material platform, but of principle; not
platform to suit the candidates. but one to suit the
principles Renewed applause.]
The candidate should hold in one hand the Consti-
tuition of our country, sacred and unouched and in
the other hand the flag, not of New York. North
Carolina, or Florida, but the flag of the glorious
Union of the States. Deafening applause.l
want placed upon the platform man who can
hold the Constitution in hand and the flag in the
o;her-the flag of the entire Unon-so that we can
enthusiastically rally to his support.
We want strong to hold the flag, steadily,
firmly and manfully, and let it fall. And thus
the great principles of the great democratic party will
again triumph. Here was renewed applause
We 60 for the rights of the Union and the Union
of the States
If nominate any other candidate, we are Uone
Let US put our candidate on this platform and we
must triumph.
If the resolution should be adopted we can appoint
the committee in the afternoon.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, said it was impossi.
BILE to do any business until the committee on cre-
dentlaIs make their report.
Aferfurther unimportant proceedings, among which
was an Intellectual motion to adjourn until o'clock
in order TO rearange the hail. the question was taken
on MIR. Charick's amendment to appoint two instead
of delegate from each State to report resolutions
to compose the democratic platform and it was dis
agreed to.
The substitute of Mr.. Brown, of Tennessee, for
the resolution of Mr.. Burrows, was adopted Itpro-
vldes for the appointment of delegate from each
State TO whom all resolutions in relation to the creed
or platform OF the democratic party shall be referred
Mr.. Bright submitted the following resolutions
and asked that they be printed for the use of the
Convention, viz:
ResOlUed, That the Democratic party of the Union.
faithful now as in times past to the compacts of the
Federal Constitution, regard it as primary dutv tn
abide by the series OF measures known as The Conn