Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-15
Fronl tte 81. Louis Rep,lbltcan.
JEFFERSON Cry, April Z.

JErrrRsoN CRY April z.
The Committee on Resolutions, through their !
chairman Van Swearingen, (Anh,) Of Marion
reported the following resolutions TO serve as
platform for the party.
The first resolution re-afirms The Baltimore
platform Of lS4S.
The second endorses the observation-disclosures
adopted in 1897.
The third resolution, endorses the Comprom-
Use as a feal settlement Of The questions therein
contained.
The fourth resolution is in full, as follows;
| Rssoired, That we regard the right Of instruc-
ton as vital principle Of republioanism, and
that Representatives and Senators are bound to
obey, in their legislative action, the instructions
Of their constituents respectively; and the peo-
! PIE have a right to instruct their Senators in
Congress, through the Legislature, and to hold
the members Of their Legislatures accountable
For any misrepresentation Of their will in Civ
/ ing instructions 10 Senators, we'll in elect
| ing Senators.
The fifth resolution repudiates all connection
and Fellowship with the Abolitionists Of the
North and the nuiIifers Of the South, and with
all the enemies Of the union Of the Democratic
party.
DR.. Lowry, of Howard, Anti. ) offered a sub
stitute for the third resolution, repudiating the
Icompfomise, which amendment was rejected, as
well as several others offered by the same gen
tleman.
C. f. Jackson, Of Howard CAN'T, offered
a resolution plcdging the support Of The Con-
vention TO all the nominees, provided they would
endorse the platform of the Convention, Just
adopted--which was carried
Mr.. Gatewood, Of Henry, (Benton,) offered
resolution, substantially the same as that Of
Mr., Jackson, of Howard, which was adopted.
Doxey, of Charlton, (Bcnton,) offered res
oluton, authorizing the appointment by the
Chair, of committee Of fifteen, who should re-
port the names Of candidates.
This was the turning point, The Antics
wish the committee to be appointed; the Ben
/ tonites opposing, and wishing the nominations
DR.. Penn, of St. Louis, (Anti,) and Louis
V. Bogy, Of Ste Genevieve, Anti, } advocated
the adoption Of the resolution, Holly, of Sa-
vannah, (Benton,) opposed; he did not want
his constituents TO be DISTINGUISHED by any pack
ed committee. His constituents did not send
him there to make any platform; they would
attend to that themselves. He was sent there
merely 10 select candidates, and had agreed to
the platform TO satisfy the consciences Of GER
tain members of both parties.
Hall of Jackson, (Benton,) opposed the res.
olution. Said he had been working on commit
tees, and now wanted the matter brought into
the Convention, and let the longest pole knock
down the persimmons. sf.
A squabble here ensued between Van Swear.
ingen, Anti) and Branch, (Benton) in which
the former questioned the right of the latter t.
occupy a seat on the floor, he having voted a.
i eainst the platform.
I Branch replied, and acknowledging that h,
| had voted against the platform as a whole, sale
that the statement that he had no right TO seat
} was false.
t Van Swearingcn replied that Branch hat
. come to him and asked the nature Of his remark
and that he had then told him that he was res
ponsible, and that if approached out of the House
and, in proper manner, he would answer -
He was surprised that Branch should trouble
the House about the matter. [Cries of order
I and belligerents cease.
Col. Minor, of Cole, (Benton) opposed tn
resolution, and moved to lay it on the table.
Polk, of st. Louis, (Anti,) tried to get tn
floor, but the motion to lay on the table was in
sisted on, and he was not permitted to proceed
! Doxey (Benton,) then withdrew his resou
+ ton, and the Convention then proceeded TO bal
! lot for candidates-when il appeared that T. L
\ Price, of Cole, denton, the present Lieuten
ant Governor, and Sterling Price, of Charlton
supported by the Antics, were nominated.
SECOND BALLOT.
T. L. Price, (Benton) 2O,3O2; Sterling Pric
Denton but supported by the Antics, IS, 46
scattering, l,444.
No election. Both candidates in the Hall du
ring the vote.
JEFFERSON CRY, April 7, 1852.
First ballot for Governor-T. i. Price
Denton 20,546; Sterling Price, (Anti) Is,
GIT; Scattering, 2,02l. No election.
After second ballot, Judge Blair Benton
stated that the vote Of Pulaski, which was 70
t. l.. Price, had not been correctly stated; b.
less nearly hundred; which would elect T. L
Price. Shields, of Lafayette, (Anti,) explain
ed, that as Laclede county had been forme
since lS4S, from the counties of Pulaski an
others, and was allowed 400 votes, this amonr
had to be taken from the aggregate counties OF
of which it was formed.
Judge Blair stated that the voters called 70
the vote upon the Governors election in lS4S
and that they intended to claim the advantage.
Shields, replied, in warmth, that if they in
tended to claim this advantage and perpetrat
such fraud, the antics would retire from th
Convention.
Considerable applause was manifested, an