The true Democrat., 1856-07-01
The Cincinnati Convention.

We find in the Enquirer the following re- port of the speeches delivered in the demo cratic national convention, by the chairman of the several delegations, on giving the votes oi their respective States, OF the final ballot, fol James Buchanan. They are we'll worthy of an attentive perusal.
 The vote for Vermont being called, Mr. Smalley said:
 Vermont has cast her unanimous vote for ten successive ballots for Franklin Pierce, be- cause they have regarded his administration as entitled to the entire confidence of all true de- mocrats, and has, in peri!ous crisis, fearlessly confronted all factions that have distracted the republic, and maintained the constitutional rights ot all sections of our common country. He is our neiShbor and we know him to be man and a statesman without reproach. But we became convinced that he was not the choice of this convention, and therefore Vermont gave her live votes to native of our Green Moun- tain State-the bold and eloquent, successful advocate in the United States Senate of the great principle of popular sovereignty-Ste- phen A. Douglass But his name has been, for the purpose of cancellation and harmony, at his request, withdrawn from the convention.-. Vermont comes cordially and zeaously to the support of the experienced, able and accom- plished son of Pennsylvania and will do all that men can do for his election. am unani. mously instructed to cast the vote of Vermont for James Buchanan
 MT. Clayton, for Mississippi delegation, said that by the vote of Mississippi, now about to be given, she desired to give one more evidence ot her devotion to democratic principles She has thus far voted first for Pierce, next for Douglas, because she regarded them as the ex- ponents and embodiment of her principles; but she has never had any opposition to Mr. Buch- anan. Four years ago she had voted for him twenty-seven times in the Baltimore conven- ton. She now again casts her vote for him, with pledge that her people will ratfy it by six thousand majority.
 MT. Matthews, of Mssssppi-I desire to state, sir, that Mississippi in casting her vote, first for Franklin Pierce and then for Judge Douglas, wishes not to be understood as hav- ing any opposition to Pennsylvania's favorite son. She voted for those gentlemen as repre- sentatives of that great principle which claims to lie at the very foundation of American lber- ty. She did not for a moment suppose Mr. Buchanan to be opposed to that principle; but she considered MT. Pierce and Mir. Douglas to be more intimately identified with it. Missis- sippi will support the nominee. With pride and pleasure she will take up the banner which the democracy have entrusted to the hands of James Buchanan, and carry it in triumph through nearly every county in the State- Mississippi casts her seven votes for James Buchanan
 When the vote of Texas was called, MT. Waelder, of Texas, said:
 MT. President In 1852, when the final vote of the national convention was taken, Texas had no speech to make; neither does she desire to impose long speech upon the convention of 1856; but, sir, as chairman of the Texas de- legation, desire to say these few words:
 Heretofore the State of Texas has cast her four votes-frst for Franklin Pierce next for Stephen A. Douglas. In thus casting her vote she did not regard James Buchanan as less pure, as less true to our common constitution; but, sir, she voted for Franklin Pierce and Ste- phen A. Douglas, because they had been more actively engaged in the struggle which has of late convulsed every section of our country.
 We heartily concur in the nomination of James Buchanan. As the democracy of Penn- sylvania have heretofore done battle for the constitutional rights of the south, and of every section of the Union, so the democracy of the clone Star" will do battle for that favorite noble son of the Keystone of the Arch. Sir, from the lowered prairies of the southwest we ex- tend the democratic hand of fellowship to the democracy of every section of this Union.
 As to the vote of Texas on the first Mon. day of November next, will make no pledge But that our majority for the democratic cause