The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-23

Mr.. WILLIAMSON, Of Pennsylvania-You are not dele
MANY volcm-Thsn there are no delegates from Penn
sylyania.
Mr.. AsHMEAD was allowed to go on. he claimsd that
the Edis Council though had charter had forfeited
Hs further claimed that the people Pennsylvania we're
in favor OF the twelfth section daughter aud applause
The Ede Council ignored the twelfth secticn dsbanded
Mr. BEER Of Ohio attempted to interrupt the speaker
but Was put down ~ loud cries Of order.
Mr. SHEETS OF 1ndiana-I rise to question OF priyi-
The CHAiR-we cannot hear II at this time
rap-rsp-geat confusion.) Mr. Sheets finally rot .
chance to state his question, which was "Could Mr.
Ashmead speak when he was not . member Of the Con-
The CHAIR ruled Mr.. Sheets question out Of order.
Mr. AsHMEAD went TO describe the irtatons Of the
ngesr worshippers And the abolition Americans and said
foxm. - n" -.
E1zyn O'CLOCK, p N.
AsanD ssid thst hs intended to contest the seats
OF Messrs. Johnston anc Gossler.
several delegates elected BY the people, under authority
Of the President Of the National Council. BE was one
Mr.. JOHNSTON Of Pennsylvania, came forward, amid
much applause and said that he to be thrown out
Ga % a
60 back and tell bis constituents and the psope of
hsnSsyysns S s1S the c: 1 the case He claimed
the Union Of theee States any man on the
floor. He then proceeded to argue that the party
into the National Council, and carried the twelfth
ssctisn They were IN the majority and could have left
. Ss ad
promise which was refused Then he did mot leave the
Convention but said he could be bound By the action
platform to bis state Council and the Couus Of which he
was member. If they adhered to it, he would also.
@ o1 s
delpha platform He defended himself against the charge
Of fsbotionsm and urged that he had never separated
terfeIe With rights any section BY the
const'tution but WAS opposed to the Kansas bill In
have been member Ct the Cincinnati Convention, and
"boiters convention or not. The Cincinnati men we're
all endorsed by their constituents and were sent here
ssain as eslssatss The speaker here entered into
lengthy history Of Pennsylvania politics. and finally de-
named the seats Ter his delegation as right
Members are getting tired and smoking sessls on the
outskirts. When Governor johnson sat down, half
dozen delegates addressed the Chair and others cried
Mr.. WOOD, Of California got the aoor He said he rep
resented portion Of the Committee on Credentials who
disagreed with both reports, and presented the follow
iDg-
The undersigned, members of the Committee ON
Credentials, recognizing the right Of the American
Of the party their representatives to the State and ns
tonal conventions, and being fully convinced that In
several instances il Pennsyvania the delegates selected
by the people, IN their Congressional dicrcs have been
State Council in defiance Of the win q such convention
dissent from the report of the majority the committee
assentDg. however, to that portion Of the majority re-
delegates selected BY the State Councils for the STATE It
large, and where the Congressional districts failed to
a1s Ts S ns W
be referred back 70 the Committee on Crsden to the
end that the right Of each contestant may be determined
upon the set forth in the above report and
R. R. WOOD, OF California.
THOMAS TODD, Of Kentucky.
LORENZO BURROWS, Of New York
G. II. GRANDIN, Of New Jersey
His voice was frequently drowned in the uprsar Loud
s1d a G % 3:
On the adoption Of the majority report except that part
relating to Louisiana. Calls for the yeas and nays
MANY VoIcEg-There's roll.
PICK, Of insisted ON the yeas and nays
which we're ordered in the midst Of Of the prees
hitting It was Is bad as Old rammany on ratification
night Many members old not vote, and Mr. Pickett, Of
Ten made speesh Withdrawing nom the convsn
This was received with much disavor and twenty or
o. thirty delegates jumped up endeavorng to speak.
jeuInment The President raped for order in vain and
and for two or three minutes there was tremendous
Chair about to pns the questions on the .dop
sion Of the m'j0ry report moved by Mr. Lake Of Mis-
Mr.. Etr moved Is IN amendment to strike out that
psIt OF the report receiving the Louisiana delegation,
ana moved the previous question, which erdered,
Mr. LAKE of Mississippi defy ing the previous question
report.
The point OF Mr.. Lakes speech was that no person
who ignored the twelfth section had right to seat ON
the floor
Mr. FIAM, Of Louisisna, told bis delegation for Hea
vens sake not to vote and they cid not when the Con-
vention voted for Ely ameni ment to shut of the ou
we're about as there was great confusion.
Two O'CLOCK, A. NJ.
The vote stood yeas eghtyeisht nays fcrty-ave, so
that the Efie delegation was admitted.
The South has already bolted in effect Brownlow says
thar the South will have nothing to DO with the
Convention or any person II may nominate and any
southern nan-a slaveholder-stoors to accept nom
nation they would ride him ON : rail- prooka of Ns~