Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-06-23


dopted fer the government Of the Convention.
MIR. WEIGH, of Ohio. moved to take upthe res
olution offered by himself yesterday, which wa:
the same as that Of Mr. Cabell, with the addition
that it prescribed the mode of voting, and that M
State should have larger vote in the Convention
than it was entitled to in the Electoral College.
A debate was kept up for some time on the sub
iect. in which a number of delegates participated
Whilst it was going on Mr. Watts CT Va, Chair
man of the Committee on Credentials, asked leave
to report progress, and asked the consent OF the
House for the Committee 10 sit whilst the ConVen-
ton was in session. Granted.
Mr.. Bolts, of Virginia, offered resolution pre-
scribing the mode Of voting, regulating the vote O.
the States by the representation to which each will
be entitled in the next Electoral College, vote by
States tn be taken whenever division is called
for the rules of the House of Representatives as
far as practicable being adopted for the government
of the Convention.
This resolution was accepted by the movers Of
the other resolutions and adopted unanimously.
The Chair appealed to these in the gallery and
m the floor to refrain from all manifestations of ap
plause or disapprobation. -,
resolutions;
RESOLVED, That committee, TO consist of one
member from each State in the Union represented
in this Convention, be appointed, whose duty it
shall be to draft series of resolutions expressive
of the sentiments of the Wings of the Union on
the great doctrines cherished by them-or other
wise Platform of principles to be maintained by
the Wings in the coming campaign.
Resolred, That the members of said committee
be selected by the delegation from each State
each State represented appointing Its own member,
and the committee to appoint its own chairman.
Resolved, That the Convention will not proceed
to ballot for or otherwise nominate candidate for
President or Vice President until said committee
shall have reported and this Convention shall have
taken final action on said report.
Mr.. Van Trump, of Ohio, opposed the adoption
of the resolutions till the Committee on Credentials
had reported.
Mr.. Duncan was willing that when the Com
mtteeon Resolutions should report that theirreport
should be laid over till after action on the report
of the Committee on Credentials, and it should be
decided who were entitled to vote in the Conven-
ton. He only wanted gentlemen to show their
hands.
Mr.. Cabell, of Florida, and Mr. Clark, of Miss,
thought the question Of platform should not be
acted on until the Committee on Credentials had
reported, and requested that the last resolution
might be withdrawn for the present.
Mr. Duncan acquiesced in the suggestion.
MIR Morgan Withdrew the motion to adjourn.
The lst and End resolutions of Mr. Duncan were
again read, when Mr.. Goodwin, of California, OBJ
jeced to passing The resolutions until the proper
number Of delegates was ascertained, and moved
to adjourn till o'clock
The question was decided in the negative.
Under the operation of the previous question: the
first resolution was adopted. Yeas 1893, nays 81,
as follows:
chusetts, g. Rhode Island 4; Com eeticut,6; Penn
sylvania, q; Delaware, g. Maryland, s; Virginia,
Is; North Carolina, 10; South Carolina, s; Geor-
Kentucky, IL; Tennessee, IL; Missouri, g.; Arkan-
sas, a; Florida, g. Texas, 4; Iowa, Il California;
Illinois, l1.-l99
.Noes-Mane. 8; New York, So New jersey,
7; Ohio, 90; Indiana, Is; Michigan, 6; Wisconsin,
5.-97.
During the roll call, New York voted 'No,"
and this was received with mingled applause and
long continued Kisses.
New jersey and INDIAN were similarly receiv-
ed, while other States were applauded.
A Delegate from Ohio said the delegation was
divided, there being ten yeas and thirteen nays,
but subsequently the full vote was given in the
negative.
Mr.. Ely, of Ohio, said he should like to enter
his vote the other way.
Messrs Campbell, Duke and Vail, Of New York
wished to be entered in the affirmative, the first
named gentleman saying there were four or five
more in similar position.
Mr.. Herman, Of Virginia, wished to have his
name entered ''no."
MIR Bolts moved that the vote be reconsidered,
and that that motion be laid upon the table, which
was agreed to.
The question then required on the adoption of
the second resolution, namely: That the members
of said committee be selected by the delegates
from each State, each State appointing its own
member, and the committee to appoint its own
chairman.
Mr.. Jessup, of Pennsylvania, said that, as the
first business to be transacted by the committee, it
was an act of Justice to the large States that they
should have proper representation on the COM
mittee. He therefore moved an amendment, as
follows: "And that in said committee each men,
Der be authorized to cast the number Of votes to
which such State is entitled in the Electoral Col
lege."
After further proceedings the vote was taken on
the adoption of the amendment of Mr. Jessup. and
it was declared adopted by yeas l49, nays l44, as
follows:
.4yes-Maine s; New Hampshire l; Vermont L;
Massachusetts, 8; Connecticut 2; New York.3lj,
New Jersey 7; Pennsylvania 81; Delaware 5; O.
gan 6; Iowa 4; Wisconsin |; California 2.-l49.
.Noes-New Hampshire 4 Vermont 4; Massa-
chusets 10; Rhode Island a; Connecticut a; New
York A. Maryland s; Virginia Id; North Carolina
10 South Carolina 8; Georgia 10 Alabama 8;
Mississippi 7; Louisiana 6; Kentucky IL; Tennes-
see IL; Missouri 2; Arkansas Florida 8; Texas
a. Wisconsin 3; California 2.-l44.
Blanks-Virginia /; Missouri l.; Wisconsin l..
s.
Messrs. Vail, Campbell, Babcock, and Duke, of
New York, severally declared themselves in the
negative.
The announcement of the vote was received
with applause.
Mr. Duke asked whether the contestants Of seats
on one side Of the New York delegation should be
allowed to VOTE and not these on the other?
The President said, all the difficulty might be
avoided if the six contested votes were not count
ed. 1t would not change the result.
Mr.. Duke. ask how it would be, if the six
votes arc stricken out on one side and placed on
the other. (This gave rise to much merriment,
which was long continued)
Mr.. Ewing, of Kentucky, proposed to amend
the resolution under consideration as follows:
Resolued. That the Committee be constituted of
one delegate from each State, selected by the del
egates from each State. -.
He said it differed from the original resolution
in this-it made no reference to the Chairman to
be appointed. He looked upon this as the most
important vote to be taken. If we could vote
through our representatives in committee, as we
vote by districts, the vast and overwhelming
strength of Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio
might in some measure be counteracted. But it is
species of tyranny to allow at bare majority to
cast the 80 votes of New York and the 81 ofPenn-