The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-06-03


mite on officers 10 II. B. Wright; the New
York member is Zldoc Pratt. TIE twj sets
Of claimants from Georgia, each, claim the
riaht,to appear, by member Of the delega-
ton, before The committee on credentials
and advocate their respective claims-adopt-
ed. -...
Not half the delegates can be seated
Hundreds are on the floor not entitled u
seats, Virginia has l20 delegates, Missis-
slPpi AZ, and some other States INN .nse
numbers.
Lord WlrnclifFe, accomplniedby the Hon.
R-verdy Johnson, is on the stage.
SECOND DEsPATcH.
9 9o'cloci, p. M,-The Committee on or.
ganizltion reported the following officers:
Prssident--Hon. ] ohm B. Davis Indiana.
Vice Presidgnis--J 3hn Erwin of Alabama,
Samuel c. Rome OZARK .nsas, Henry Lyons
IotCalifOrniJ, James T. Pratt Of Connecticut.
Charles Wright Of d laware, JJhn Branch
OF Florida, JsepE Gay of Georgia, Jumes
b. Fole of Louisiana, Doct. Charles John
son Of Illinois, George Gillispie of Iowa,
Levi Lyter Of Kentucky, Emile Lasser Of
louisiana, Amos w. Eberts Of Maine, f.
Lloyd o. Mryllnl, Henry II. Childs of
NJ ,ssachnsctts, Et9n Flrnsworth of Michi-
gan, John B. Leville OF N Mssissipp, B. A..
tncs Of Miss .uri, Samuel Titon Of n w
Hampshire, j. II. Craig Of New Jersey,
4 doc Pratt ofN1w York, w. N. Edwards
If North Carolina, VIM. NJ dill of Ohio,
David Lynch ofPennsylvania, Welcome 3.
Sayles Of Rhode Island, Cave Johnson of
Tennessee. Ashbell Smith Of Texas, D.sA.
Smallcy ofVermont, Charles Y lncy of Vir-
ginia, and Wilson Dewey of Wisconsin.
S,crstarieS--Elward c. West Of New
York, E. c. Pratt Of Tennessee, E. B irks-
dale Of Mississippi, w. w. Start Of Indiana,
Patrick Crittrndcn Of Connecticut, w. A.
Hooker OF Illinois, Edward B. Bartlett of
Kentucky, Lucius Y. Luck OF L.uisiana, S.
H. Aver Of New Hampshire, Samuel N. Pat
terson of Pennsylvania, c. Pryor of Virgin
la, and David Noble Of Wisconsin.
Rules 0fhe C0nrentior-Resolred That the
rules of the House r representatives., as far
as applicable for the government of this Con-
Vention, be adopted as the rules Of the Con-
Vention.
R.so!Ued, That two.thirds of the whole
number Of votes Civ shall be necessary for
4 nomination Of candidates for President and
Vice President Of the United States, by this
Convention.
R'So'rad, That in voting on any question
which may ariae in the proceedings of this
Convention, th, vote shall b.. taken by
States, at the request of any member of any
State, and that each State be entitled to the
number of votes which it will be entitled to
in the next electoral college, without re-
gard to the number Of delegates in atten-
dance. The manner in which said vote is
to be cast, to be decided by the delegation
of each State by itself.
A A'tcr the reading Of the report OF the COM
mittce, all OF it with the exception of the
portion relIting to the two-thirds rule was,
on motion Of Dir. Ahurton, concurred in.
Mr.. Pratt, Of Ohio, said the two-thir1s
rule was adopted at tho last D mJcratic
Convention, and It is now proposed to force
it on this in derogaton of the right thrt the
majority shall rule. As long, he said, as we
h I'VE the tVo-thirds rule, minority can play
around until they force the majority into
thNirvirws. For this reason move to re-
'ct it, I
A motion was made and passed to lay the
motion Of the gentlem IN from Ohio on the
table, and the twO-thirds rule was then adopt-
ed This was succeeded by long continued
applause and deafeniug huzzas
1t was then moved and carried that COM
mittee be appoint d to wait upon the Presi-
dent elect Of the Convention and infurm him
of his election. The chair appointed Ste
ph9ns of Kentucky, Wise of Virginia, and
Thompson Of Mississippi, said committee,
who quickly discharged their duty, and Mr..
Davis, having reached the PLATFORM was re-
ceved with demonstrations of applause. He
spoke as follows
"Gmtlemea oftte Convsntion:-I return my
sincere and candid acknowledgements Tor |
the honor conferred by calling IN, to preside
over your deliberations. Although not alto
yether unused to the duties Of the Chair, | |
lppro ich tn m on this occasion with great
doubts as to my success in presiding over 50
large an assembly; but in my attempt to dis
charge these arduous duties, ask You to
bear in mind that good old maxim, "order
Is 'aven's first law" (Applause.) I
81 shall call loudly for your forbearance;
nay not say, ask for the exercise of |
nj cher and purer christian virtue called for
giveness, not only towards the chair, but to-
wards one another. ask also, and CON
ure you as fellow-democrats, embarked in
he same glorious cause, to be mindful off
he great obig tions that rest upon you,
Is party, to promote harmony, concililtion
md compromise. every thing for principle;
nothing Tor men," vs.. s..lF e5
81 again thank you, gentlemen" Qm-
nense applause, succeeded by an adjourn
nentt to 10 o'clock to morrow morning
SfcoND DAY.
June 2-The Convention met at past 10
''clock. Nothing, however, was done until
past | l..
It. then resolved to appoint demo-
ratio general committee, to report plat
orm, tomorrow morning.
r solutions declaring that the compromise
measures, especially the fugitive slave law,
Though unacceptable to certain portions
f the Union, all democrats coinc eide in for
he SAX Of harmony and the permanency. of
he Union, were laid on the table and order
d to be printed. SLED
Mr.. Charlick, of New York, declared it to
G the duty of the President, at all hazards,
0 sustain the compromise acts. 81
Several motions were made to adjourn, on 3,
ccount of the heat and the crowd and be- I
anse members were unable to hear. The !
To- ions were voted down.