The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-06-07

abiding confidence, that the kindness which
summoned me to this place viii bear with
me in performing its duties, and will pardon
any errors 1 NAV unintentionally commit,
enter upon the discharge of that trust.
4 motion TO admit delegates from the
District of Columbia and to allow them TO
participate in debate was laid upon the table.
Itwas announced amid great rejoicing that
the democracy had elected the mayor and
council in the city OF Washington.
MIR. Bayart, of Del, from the committee
on credentials reported on the Missouri case,
admitting the anti-Benton delegates. Adopt
cd with cheers.
WEDNESDAY, june i.
OF Wednesdays proceedings We have no
tcicrraphic report The day appears TO have
been devoted to adjusting and adopting the
platform.
The motion to adopt the resolutions with
out debate caused too much excitement
Virginia opposed the resolution touching TO
reign affairs, and demanded vote by states.
That part Of the platform relative to home
affairs was laid over for consideration. The
convention then took recess to 3 O'CLOCK
p. NJ.
In the afternoon the platform was unani-
mously adopted substantially as follows:
e The platform as passed re-adopts all the
resolutions of the Baltimore convention OF
1852: then additionally resolutions
I. Condemning Know Nothingism: -,
. Admitting as democratic doctrine the
Kansas Nebraska law.
8. Recognizing the right Of the people OF
all the territories, including Kansas and Ne
braska, acting through the legally and fairly
expressed will Of majority Of actual rcsld-
ents. and whenever the number OF their inha-
Litants justifies it, to form constitution
with or without slavery, and to be admitted
into the Union.
4. Foreign policy higher tone; contro-
ling influence in Central America, and SYM
pathy with the "regenerating" efforts in Nj
caragua.
THURSDAY, June 9Th.
The convention assembled IT ten o'clock.
Mr.. Stevens, of Ey., rose to make report
from the committee on credentials. Inc
committee had not agreed, but representing,
rs he did, the majority, he vas ready to
read their report if the convention pleased
He then read the report and preamble and
resolution as modified, recognizing the Soits
in New York as the regular organized por-
ton of the democratic party and hards as an
organized body, and resolving that the two
sections be now consolidated, that the scits
have A delegates and the Hards &c, and
that the minority should not be overridden
by the majority; and resolving, also, that
the delegates be allowed to register their
votes on the platform. Mr.. :. trusted no
dissensions would come into the convention
but that the report would be unanimously
adopted
Very slight applause followed.
Mr. Bayard, of Del, made a minority re-
port in favor Of admitting both delegations
to equal delegations. Great applause This
report regards the Hards as the regular de-
mocracy and the softs as seceders. y reso-
luton accompanied the report to admit 80
delegates from each section, and allowed the
delegations hour to report their selections,
the two delegations TO vote separately.
The majority report was rejected and the
minority report, dividing the delegations
equally between the IIards and sOfts adopted. I
The convention then, at - o'clock adj /
jOurned, to re-assemble At two TO ballot for .
candidate for President. /