New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-05
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CMcrSSATI, Wednesday, June 4, 1856


part of the Hards He reviewed the history OF the
party for the last twenty years to prove the Legitimacy
of the Hard organization attacking the Softs particu
lsry some of those on the dele cation for former de-
lirouencies He claimed that the Hards were the
only National Democrats and that the National Con
yenton could recognize none other. !,
Gov. Seymour replied, comparing the vote OF Gen.
Cas- with the vote of the Hard.Shes last Fall, aud
peseuted for the consideration of the Committee tab
ular statement showing that i'll seventeen Congress
sopa Districts the Hards only got oneth of the Cas-
yote-l0 COO out of So OOO-and in six other Districts
where Cass got 10 600 votes last Fall the Hards got
only 500. He drew a comparison between that ard
the Soft vote arguing that the Sofs represent the
great mass of the Democrats of the State, and the
Hards only an insignificant faction. He regretted the
resolutions known ss the Cassidy and Van Buren, reso
lutions passed last Fall in Convention, but pointed to
the resolutions pased in January last as the platform
of the Soft patty.
Mr.. Beardsley replied, urging that the resolutions
of January last had been framed for the Cincinnati
Convention. but that party to be judged by the
patform upon which it went to the people in the Fall
election. The Jonuary platform had already driven
off large number OF the leading Softs, such as Mr..
Vand,ke Dudley Field, Benjamin Welch, jr, and
would drive off many more.
Nicholas Hill declared that Mr.. Welch was Black
Republican last Fall and did not vote the Democratic
ticket.
Mr.. Beardsey continued: Although it was true that
the Softs had got greater number of votes than the
Hards they had got them on o Free Soil platform;
and further they got deeper in disgrace. lie read
from a document to chow the identity betyeen the
prr cipes and men of the Soft party and the Barn.
burners. When be read the rame of Mr.. Campbell,
who was in the room, that gentleman pronounced it
lie. The name of Israel I. Hatch being read, Lorenzo
Il. Sbepard denied that he had ever been Buffalo
platform man.
Henry w. Rogers said he had.
The discussion was getting personal when the Chair
man stoppedt
l.. B Shepard closed on the part Of the Sots IN q
speech in which he charged d. L. Seymour with vot-
inc aeains, the anne xaon of Texas, and alluded to
the well known secret circular charging Mr. Seymour
with know ing of its existence and failing to expose IT,
He himself had made it public.
The only man on that circular now in active political
life was M Townsend, who YVES clicked "a the Hard
candidate for Governor Of the AlmS-llouse. de
showed that more Sohs voted for the Nebraska Dll
than Hards-the numbers standing seven TO three
erd of these three Gen. Waibrdge was ore, who now
claims to be Soft The Convention should not insult
the great Democratic party Of the State of Newfork
by declaring favor of insignificant faction as it
would do in shutting out the Softs from the National
Convention.
When slr. Shepards argument was concluded, the
several members OF the Committee desired to make the
delegations pledge themselves to abide by the decision
OF the Committee and the Convention, but the point
was not pressed.
When the room was cleared Senator Bayard of Del
awere, chairman Of the Committee, proposed report
siatirg as follows:
Whereas In the State of New York the Democratic party are
divided into sections ectg sometimes In concert and
supporting different tickets and hereds both Soc
n S 9 S pST Sr sI TO discover any Of n
cpe or which the regular organization Therefore
Rfolred That the Convention be recommended to reject
both waving minor differences they got tc5eher fo
the sake union and harmony and select om % escn as
Psor.d That hi, Committee expect Oil from he del
egatioBs forthwith.
Mr. Telford of Indiana offered resolution to admit
the Hard Delegation to the floor the delegates from
New. York.
Mr.. John H. George Of New. Hampshire for the
sake Of harmony, was willing to admit portion OF
both delegations the representation to be founded on
the vote of the respective sections at the last Fan
election.
Mr.. Wright of Penn favored the proposition Of tho
Chairman.
Another member proposed to take the Congressional
vote of the two sections as the basis.
Mr. Stevenson Of Ken. thought it necessary TO settle
this difference now, and, although he sympathraed
with the Hards he regarded the S0fs as the regular
Delegation He was at Baltimore eight years ago,
when the same question was raise.
The Hards then claimed TO be the regularly organ
lied party on less ground than the Sotts make the
same claim now. Besides, the Hards had shsmeiessiy
abused Franklin Pierce and had made as the bass oil
their address abuse of the most sacredly consthu-
tiopsl Administration ever known. lie Yves willing,
bowever to allow the New. York representation in the
Convention TO be the basis Of she vote last Fall
Mr. Wiggins Of Maine denounced the Abolltionism
of the Softs and said their praise OF tae present Adj
nintration was no proof that they were not Aboli'
tousts for Pierce had been as favorable to the Abo-
topists in some acts ss ~ tie South in others
Mr.. George of New. Hampshire said he would not
sta1d by and hear the glorious, god IKE AdInihH'fa-
ton Of Frarklin Pierce abused in that Committee
MIR. Wicgips-I will not be brow-beaten herei
will stand in the Convention ready TO denoance Pierce,
ano to prove that his appointments at the North he
had endeayored 10 nourish Abotonism Ii was not
fair 10 admit the Delegates the bass OF the vote
Gained on the Free Soil platform. He went for the
admission Of the IIsrds.
Mr. Whitney Of Massaehuaetts thought no mode
could be more equitable than to admit on tue basis OF
the popular vote.
Mr.. Talford Of Irdians was wiling to take the re-
spobsLty OF ie;..o in the Hards. He elooked on the
So,s ~ rotten Abolitionists OIL heart. He himself had
heard John Van Buren declare that the Administration
Of James K Polk was as corruBt as he'll He tralford
desired 10 vote for the adassIA OF the Hard out lie
WAS wiling to make concession and admit half OF
each deleos,iop. Futher concession he never would