Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-06-21

| G'StNobt We VIII HtOCCCu
further IN the publication of documents
emanating from the iadiguan, 10Th section.
lis where MIR. Imboden is represented
BY his own sign manual.
There were two sets of delegates from
Pennsylyania, known as the "Edie" and
the "anti- Edie" delegations. The former
vefe bitterly opposed to the 18th section
ISIS, andiiudeed, the entire June platform,
| while the latter professed 10 favor that plat
form. The committee on credentials had
the case of these delegations before them.
The majority of said committee reported
III favor Of the "Edic" delegation, which
was thrust at the 18th section and those
who supported it. Accompanying the
majority report, admitting the anti.12th
sectlonis's to seats in the Cor vention, was
the following report of the minority, sign
ed BY the gentleman those antecedents
"e are now discussing, John Daniel In
boden:
Inc Undersigned members Of the Committee
on CfedelitlAls find themselves constrains Cd ,ooif
'er from the ma joritv, in regard to the eligibility
81 those claiming 10 be delegates to this Conven-
ton from the State Of Pennsylvania. We regard
this Convention as having been called for the
purpose oil nominating candidates for President
and Vice President Of the United States, upon
the basis Of the conservative and national ad-
lusmsnt OF the vexed question Of slavery en-
bodied in the platform Of June H. 1855, and
that no political organization, which has repu-
dated or rejected the substance aud principles
OF that adjustment, is entitlesito representative
In this Convention. Understanding that the del
egates whose claims have been admitted by a
majority OF the committee, were elected under
authority OF body known as the Edie Council,
| OF Pennsylvania, which claims 10 be the organ
oil the American party in Pennsylvania, after
having, as was admitted, rejected and repudia-
ted the tsve!flh section Of said platform, We are
of the opinion that the delegates have no right
TO seats in the Convention, and submit for tho
adoption OF the Convention the following reso-
! luton -
Resolved, That the delegates from Psnnsyl-
vania, elected under the authority Of the or.
ganlzason commonly called the Edie Coun-
cll, are not entitled to seats in this Convection.
A. Kennedy, Of Maryland. w. A. Lake, OF
Miss. w. G. Brownlow, Tenn, r. K. Call, Of
Florida, John A. Baker, Of N. C. W.P Sanity,
Of Texas. J. D. imboden, Of Virginia.
with note from Hon. Percy Walker saying,
that though not present in tho committee, he
should have voted with the minority.
The admission of the Edie delegation
crested quite splutler among the South
ern delegates. as might have been expect.
ed. because it was taDtarnount to a "repu.
diation" of the 18th section. That night
Saturday they held a caucus. the result
OF the action OF which was given IN d des-
patch in the N. Y. Times, as follows:
Eleven O'Clock, P. M-Ths Southern mon
have been in caucus tonight, and have taken
important action. Tkey passed a resolution to
stand BY the platform VI June last, twelfth Sec
ten and all, and TO bolt if il 10 not accepted by
the Nominating Convention.
The reader will see that we have fol-
lowed Mr.. Imboden from the 10Th of De-
cember in the Richmond caucus, through
the different stages Of the proceedings Of
the February Convention, until we have
him at point where be cannot change his
position without "vIolation of party
ialth, and gross fraud" upon the South.
Tie is in position where he must bolt if
the l2,h section is "repudia,ed or "sup-
pressed or submit to the dominion OF
the Black Republican majority. Well'
that 18th section wds "iepudiated" and
Suppressed" Yet IN the face Of the SOL
emn pledges made, and the bold resolves
taken, that such Reputation and "sup-
preston" would not b. tolerated, the
Southern delegates, The next MONDAY
morning, came into the Convention ~ b d
resolution to proceed TO the nomipaton of
candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency. The resolutions were adopt
ed, and Mills,d Fillmore aud Andrew
Jackson Donelson were nominated--men
who had signalized their political hostility
to each other as much, probably, as any
two persons In the country. Immediately
upon the consanma!ion OF lAis desired oh.
ject John H. McCue, Esq, on behalf of
the Virginia delegation. attempted q coup
de main. by moving that all platforms be
abolished, assigning as a reason that the
one adopted was satisfactory neither to
the North or the South. and that Alessrs.
Fillmore and Doneison were Platform
enough. The motion created great DIS.
tufbance. and during the attempt to get
decisive vote, q motion was made to ad-
journ sine die, winch carried. The Vir.
ginia delegation claimed that Mr.. McCue's
motion had carried, whilst the chair deci.
ded that it had hot.
Whether that motion carried or not the
platform there adopted is the recognized
basis Of the organization Of the party, and
i<sccepted by Mr.. Fillmore himself
These developments place Mr.. Imboden
in an awkward position. First, he Dc.
clsTes N the Richmond resolutions that
any "repudiation, modification, or sup
precision" Of the 18th section, would be
considered "yiolat,on of party faitA."-|
Second, he signs the minority report Of the
committee on credentials which sets forth
that the only test Of orthodoxy for an Amer.
lean is the 18th section. Third. he con-