The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-06-24
VOL. vi.

ferred were prepared to make a report unon :,
and he would therefore suggest that the
should be laid on the table for the present,
The resolution was accordingly laid unop ~.
table uPOn The
Mr. HALLETT, from the Committee ., -.
from eaoh State TO whom was referred tho srL;.
OF the place Of meeting for the next Convsn;ee
and the mode of constituting the same. subm;t,a3
the following report:
held at Cincinnati In the State OF Ohio '0o oe
Voted That In constituting the future National Lam,
ton the Democratic Committee in order TO secure th
spective rights Of the States each State shall hs
twice the number Of delegates Il has In the 70
iege and no more and the Democratic Comm ttee In
king arrangements for the next Democratic Conys-
provide such number Of seats and the same 10 ~
delegates elect. W Tue
And 1oted That the time Of holding The next Naton,,
convention be designated by the National Democratic O.
mtee, and that in their call the above votes be inserted
Mr., FLOURNOY, of Virginia, obtained the
floor. WV
Mr.. HELMES, of Kentucky move that tbs
report be adopted, and demand the previous
question.
MIR FLOURNoY. shall not trespass lon.
upon the Convention. ! am from Virginia and
trust that that resolution restricting the States
to particular number of delegates will not be
adopted know that at the commencement Of
THIS Convention the number Of delegates sent by
Virginia was objected TO- trust that the Viz.
GINA delegation have demesned themselves before
this body as gentlemen should demean them
selves. (Applsusel | trust you will not say
to any State In this Union that sbe shall send
80 many delegates to the National Democratic
Convention, and no more but that the convention
OF each State in the Union will be left to regulate
that matter for itself If you make the recon-
mendation, you will have the modification of see.
ing 1t disreglrded. | therefore move to lay the
resolution upon the table. Shouts Of " no, non
"osier," and great confusion
| The delegates remaining in the Hall here
crowded round the Presidents stand, and the
greatest disorder prevailed dozen members
eudeavored to be heard The presiding officer In
vain essayed 10 restore order
MIR. CLARK, of New York, succeeded in ma
king himself heard, and said: hope the motion
to lay on the table will not prevail If we are to
understand from Virginia that the resolution, if
adopted will not he observed, am ready to say
for New York that in the next Convention she
will have not less than one thousand delegates
! lApplause, and shouts of " order
! VOICE Indiana will have two thousand.
/ [Applause
! Mr.. RICHARDSON, OF Illinois We have
hal harmony and concord about every thing else
and now We are going TO have division about
something that is not worth quarreling over
! Applause Let us leave this question until it is
necessary to determine it. | am always glad to
see Democrats, be they many or few Applause
! This question involves no principle. Virginia
with her ninety -four delegates has cast but IS
votes, and Illinois with Ter twenty-five delegates
has given but / votes. An to be told then that
it is a question Of such vital Importance that we
must now quarrel about it2 IL is a bone of conten-
! ton that ought not to have been thrown ia here
When the committee meets to determine the time
and place for holding the next National Demo
cratic Convention, let them determine how the
| ~ kali b. =.
day is the evil thereof" ! hope the gentleman
from Massachusetts, will withdraw the resolu-
ton.
Mr.. McCOOK, of Oaio They say TO us that
Virginia will have as many delegates as Virginia
pleases in the next National Convention. | ac-
knowledge the right of State to refuse to 20
with her sister States into the National Conyen-
ton, and Virginia has that right. The res
olution merely proposes that Sta'e-whether it
be Virginia, or Illinois, or any other-shall only
have twice the number of delegates that she is
entitled to votes in the electoral college This
| Convention has seen the bad effects of these
crowded delegations. This mass meeting-this
mere mob, is indicative OF what the next n at,onal
Convention will be- | aimit that the Virginia
delegation have behaved on this floor as gentle
men should behave, and | am sure they are all
gentlemen. The delegation from Illinois have 30
behaved but | say that again and again votes
cause the Chair did not hear the demand in the
confusion that prevailed.
General r G. SCOTT, of Virginia Without
meaning any dsrespect to the gentleman from
Ohio, | submit that the motion now pending.
which is to Icy the resolution on the tabic, is not
debatable. Discussion of the merits of the reso
luton is entirely out of order
The PRESIDING OFFICER sustained the
point of order
Mr.. McCOOK Ohio demands that the vote
may be taken by States. She will send FIVE thou
sand delegates to the next Convention. Laugh
ter and applause
Mr. BROWN, Of Maryland said We have
done go well thus far that fear from the excite
ment we are laboring under that we shall DO
some evil now. We have had glory enough for
one day, aud therefore move that the report be
referred to the National Committee; and on that
motion demand the previous question.
Several MEMBERS inquired what was the
question before the body.
The PRESIDING OFFICER stated the ques-
ton to be upon laying upon the table 80 much Of
the report as related to the number of delegates
that each State was to send to the next National
Convention.
Upon that question a vote WAS demanded nv
States.
The question being taken by States, it resulted
as folows-yeas 1876, nays 50.
So the motion to lay that portion of the renort
upon the table was not agreed to-
The question then REQUIRED upon concurring
with the committee in their report
Upon that question the previous question was
called and seconded, and the main question or
dered to be put.
Ohio dem ln1ed the vote by States and the
question being then taken by States, the report
Was concurred in as follows-yess l69, nays 81.
On motion of Mr.. PRATT, in behalf of the New
York delegation, it was unanimously
Re oirei, That the thanks Of this Convention be- and
they are hereby given to the Mechanics Institute for
use OF their hall to the Committee of Arrangements
their nnwearied exrtons to make the Convent COMFORT
able during ts session and to the citizens Of Baltimore
ally. ''''''
The following resolution was then, on Motion
OF Col. BLACK, Of Pennsylvania, unanimously
agreed to, amidst great cheering, viz
Reoiped That the thanks of the Convention be rendered
70 the Hon John Davis of Indiana for the able
tial and dgndei In which he has presided over
It's deliberations aud also to the Vice Presidents Sec
retaries OF tkis Convention
There were loud calls for Davis,D which, how
ever, were not responded to, the President Of the
Convention las stated above) being absent through
indispositon.
Mr.. B F. HALLETT, of Massachusetts,, an
nounced the following gentlemen as composing
the National Democratic Committee viz
Maine-Hastings Strickland New Hump
shire-Charles G. Anterior. Vtrmont-David
A. Smalley. Massachusetts--BeDj +. Hallett
Rhode Island-Welcome 3. Sayles. Connect
cut-James T Pratt New York-John p Beck.
man. New Jersey-Joseph c. Potts Pennsy
vinia--James Campbell Delaware-G Gorge r.
Riddle Maryland-Robert NJ McLane. Vir-
ginia-Wlliam H. Clark North Carolina
Warren Winslow. Georgia--S. T. Bailey Al
abama-Edwsrd C.. Belts. Mississippi r.
Adams Loui-ana--A G Penn. Ohic--Alfred
+ Edgerton Kentucky-Francis p Stone. Ter