The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-06-11
.BALTrMoRE, June Up. M.

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BALTrMoRE, June l-P. M.
The Convention met at noon and was
called to order by B., F. HalIeii, when
Gen. r. M. Sanders Of North Carolina
was appointed President pro lem.
A committee consisting Of one from
each State was appointed 10 select
President and officers, and 10 examine
credentials. IA yte.e II lo,r.aago..
A proposition TO- exclcde alternates,
and all delegates over the number each
State is entitled TO, caused warm and
excited debate, bat no prNgress was
made.
The two claimants from Georgia,
claimed The tight to appear before the
Committee on Credentials, and advocate
their respective claims, which was con-
ceded 10 them. .1 lia Ifr.,.a7
Not over one half Of the delegates
are seated, and hundreds are on the floor
not entitled 10 seat.
Virginia has 100 delegates and Mis-
sissippi 46. and very large numbers from
other States. 5ly a
The Chairman then inquired whether
any Of the committee were prepared TO
report. ,,..4 ~ 5Is,t
The committee on office rs reported the
following: fn.
Presidcnt--IIon. J. B. Davis, Of In,
diam. .o, e...,
The committee also reported the fol-
lowing rules /:
Resoiped, That the rules Of the House
of Representatives, as far as they are
applicable to the Convention, be adopted
as the rules of this Convention.
RESOLVED, That ttwo-thirds Of ,he votes
given shall be necessary for nomina-
ton Of candidates for President and Vice
President Of the United States by this
Convention. ~. }., ,Hr
And be it further Resolped, That in
voting on any question which may arise
in the proceedings of this Convention,
the vote shall be taken by States at The
request of any one member from any
State, each State 10 be entitled TO the,
number of votes to which il is entitled
in the next electoral college, wi,hou. re-
gard 10 the number Of delegates in at
tendance, and the manner in which the
vote is to be cast, is to be decided by the
delegates from each State separately.
After the reading Of the report Of the
committee, all oft, with the exception
Of that portion Of it relating to the two-
thirds rule, was, on motion Of Mr.. Albur-
ton concurred in.
Mr.. A. Spra,t, of Ohio, said that the
two-,hirds rule was adopted at the last
Democratic Convention, and il is now
proposed 10 force it on this, in deroga-
iion Of the righ. that the majority shall
rule. lie said as long as we have The
two thirds tulo, minority can play
around till they force majority into
their views; and on these grounds, he
moved that it DO rejected.
A motion was then made 10 lay the
motion on the table, which was carried,
and the ,wo.thrds rule was adopted
which was received with great applause.
EVENING SESSION.
aH WEDNESDAY, Juno 2-5 p. NJ. 4
The following gentlemen constitute
the committee Of one from each Slate, on
Platform and resolutions:
Maine, A. w. Brdly, New Hampshire.
Charles w. A.herton; Vermont, D. H. !
Smalley; Massachusetts, B. F. Hallet;
Rhode Island, Phillip Allen, jr., Connec-
ticut. VIM. B. Lawrance, New York, H.
q. Murphy, New Jersey, James Cole;
Pennsylvania, H. Reider, Delaware, W..
s. Osborne; Maryland, H. Mccullough,
Virginia, s. F. Leake, North Carolinia,
d. w. McRae, Georgia, declined appoint.
ing, Alabama, P. Phillips, Mississippi,
John B. Freeman, Louisiana, Hon. P.
Soule, Florida, Jesse Cole, Texas, r.
Luny, Arkansas, N. B. Burson, Ohio G.
W. Manypenny, Kentucky, George w.
Stevenson, Tennessee, A. Brown, India
ma, R. D. Owen, Illinois, j. B. Hoge
Missouri, w. r. Farney, Michigan, G. B.
Stuart, Iowa, P. B. Bradley, Wisconsin,
no appointment, California, E. D. Ham
mond. #s'.i ita.V
Mr.. DEGRArF, Of New York, offered
the following resolution: .P'1 se
Resolped, That in our opinion the pub
lie domain belongs to the people Of the
United States, nnd that Congress has
power TO dispose Of il for the benefit Of
the people. We therefore believe that
il would be conducive to the common
welfare Of the people and Of the Govern
ment, TO give limited portions TO every
actual settler, to be inalienably enjoyed.
This was referred to the committee on
Resolutions. i
From the Ohio Statesman.
Baltimsre Democratic Convention.
ung THIRD DAY. '~iA
I.is nov nearly three O'Clock post meri.
d;op or Tho third dav SINCE the assemhla 0e