The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-10

FULL REPORT OF THE FOURTH DAYS PROCEED
INGs OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL C0EyEE-
TloN.
We indebted to the Cincinnati Euquircr for the sub
joined report;
fourth Day Thursday.
At ten o'clock the president called the contention to
der The attendance of delegates still larger indeed
than on the previous days
Mr. j. W Stevenson, of Kentucky arose and addressed
the president ."a ....
Mr. Bayard of Delaware arose at the same time.
Mr. Yulee of Florida, called to order. The gentleman
from Kentucky had the floor.
Mr. Stevenson prepared, on the part of the COM
mee credentials present the majority report Of the
New York CONTROVERSY There was division of the COM
mee, and | prepared to read the report which has
been adopted by the majority, il tho convention is ready
to receive it..
["Yesl Go on, go on II
Mr. Stevenson having ascended the PLATFORM addressed
the convention as follows
Gentlemen of the convention before proceed to read
the report Of the majority Of the committee creden as
crave indulgence for moment while state in general
terms the principles which that maority which repre-
sent have been acuated iii coming the conclusions pre-
sented in the report We have given for the last forty
eight hours all that attention to this difficult subject which
should demand at the hands OF the committee OF this
venton We have had all the facts placed before u.s. and
able arguments from the respective sections of the demo-
cratic party OF New York, claiming seats this floor
After argument and long consultation both sections of the
democracy OF that State have agreed pledge their honor
10 stand the noble platform yesterday erected by this
convention .,.
They have pledged their honor and their individual ex
eron and with those pledges the parties they respectively
represent that both sections will unite that platform
and with common zeal and with common strength will
make battle for the nominee who will be selected to-day
by this convention. The majority of the committee has
thought that bygoncs should be bygones 1t is certainly
matter OF regret that at time the democratic party in
New York was divided in unfortunate must say dis
honorable, rupture.
But that time has passed away. The committee wished
to draw curtain over the past to take the last plat
forms adopted by the two sections of the democracy
New York, and to regard them national with this
pledge and the majority of the committee has accordingly
taken the at the last three elections and have
taken on themselves the task of uniting them in
mon delegation. s.#. : g."#
This is what nearly two-thirds of the committee have
deemed due under all the circumstances proper to be
reported to this convention They ready to draw
curtain over the past and look to the democracy of New
York in the future
Loud applause.
Mr. Stevenson then read the majority repert on creden-
tals ....
Whereas the delegation from the State of New York
represented by the Hon. Horatio Seymour regularly
organized portion Of the democratic party of said State
and whereas the delegation from said State represented by
the Hon. Samuel Beardsey also represent organized
PORTION of the democracy of said State and whereas said
delegations have voluntarily pledged themselves to abide
by the decision and support both the nominees of the Ma
tional Democratic Convention In session. and the
platform of principles adopted Therefore
New York to unite; and a beginning of that union,
that the two delegations from that State be conso-
dated. "a
Resolved That that portion of the democracy of New
York by the delegation of which the Hon. Ho-
ratio Seymour is chairman entitled, the score of
numbers to ortfour delegates and that portion Of the
democracy represented by the delegations of which the
Hon. Samuel Beardsey chairman is entitled the
OF numbers to twentysx delegates said convention
and that said delegation be admitted in proportion aore
said TO seats in the convention the TO be admit
DESIGNATED DELEGATIONS
in counting the Of the State of New York in the
venton the minority shall not be subject to the
without their consent
Reso5eed That the delegation from New York when ad-
mtted be permitted TO rerd hs totes tpoh the resou-
tons adopted yesterday by the convention.
Hon James A. Bayard, Of Delaware Mr.. President,
as member Of the committee credentials and chair
man Of that committee, J. in common with other Of my
colleagues dissent from the report OF the majority OF the
committee just read and becunes my duty TO cubmit
minority report closing with recommendation which
presses the views entertain In order do entire JUS
ce to these offered to will say that there but
difference between us We both anxious TO throw
the curtain the past The difference between us is
that the minority consider that these two rival sections
Of the democratic party in New York were the time
they broke uto separate organizations almost exactly
equal in the popular vote, that had right TO treat
either Of them seceders but bound to treat them
both as organic sections and put them equality
Great applause
We just anxious 10 throw curtain over the past
as the majority could be and II have been forced
the necessity Of giving for dissenting the
report adopted by majority Of the committee wrong
think the fault rests with us proceed read the
report which Is as follows:
MINORITY REPORT COMMITTEE CREDESrAs
The minority Of the committee on credentials consisting
OF the representatives that committee from the States
Connecticut Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Indiana
Maine Wisconsin New Jersey and California beg leave 10
submit the following report
The committee assembled at III o'clock a M on the Sd
inst during the session Of the convention by s perms-
son and proceeded to hear the conteng delegations from
the State Of New York. representing what commonly
called the hard and soft sections Of the democratic party
in that State.
Each delegation represented before the convention
by its executive committee and its managers the part
Of the hads Samuel Beardslcy and David L. Seymour
and that Of the sofs Iorao Seymour and Lorenzo
Sheppard. Both delegations were nlly heard and tho
hearing closed about o'clock, ?. m
In the interchange Of opinions which subsequently took
place II became manifest that there decided vRrancos
OF opinion between the members Of the committee Several
propositions submitted and the discussion before the
committee continued until midnight and re-
sumed the morning Of the ith and continued until ten
o'clock or several propositions submitted only three
is 1t deemed material TO notice.
proposition submitted by the represen atiye from
Indiana TO declare the hard delegation entitled their
seats which he subsequently Withdrew the ground Of
concession, with view to tho substitution Of PROPOSE
ton informally submitted by the representative from Del
aware which intended 10 harmonize II possible the
differences existing among the democratic party Of New
York.
proposition was also informally submitted by the
representative from Kentucky, which in its preamble de-
York democracy and proposed to settle the disputes be-
tween the contesng parties the basis OF the average
vote obtained by the two sections respectively in the years
1853, 1854, and 1855.
After the withdrawal Of the representation from Indiana
OF his original motion to admit the bard delegation 70
In a a.