Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-06-12

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terms the principles on which that majority
which represent have been actuated i'll COM
ing to the conclusions presented 10 the report.
We have given, for the last forty-eight hours.
all that attention to this difficult sublectwhich
it should demand at the hands of the Com
mittee Of this Convention. We have had all
the facts placed before us, and able arguments
from the respective sections Of the Dem0cra-
tic party in New York claiming seats on this
door. Alter argument and long consultation,
both sections Of the Democracy of that State
have agreed to pledge their honor TO stand on
the noble platform yesterday erected by this
Convention.
They have pledged their honor and their
individual exertiOn, and with those pledges,
the parties they respectively represent, that
both sections will unite on that platform, and
with a common zeal and with common
/ strength will make battle for the nominee
who will be selected to-day by this Conyen-
ton. The majority Of the Committee has
thought that by-gones should be by-gones.
IL is certainly q matter Of regret that at one
time the Democratic party OF New York was
I divided in an unfortunate, must say, disho-
| nOrable rupture.
But that time has passed away. The Com
mittee wished to draw curtain over the
past, to take the last two platforms adopted
/ by the two sections of the Democracy OF
/ New York, and to regard them as national
with this pledge, and the majority OF the
Committee has accordingly taken the vote at
/ the last three elections, as a test, aud have
taken on themselves the task Of uniting them
in one common delegation.
This is what nearly two-thirls Of the com
miltee have deemd due, under all the cir
eumstances, as proper to he reported to thi;
| Convention. They are ready TO draw a cur.
tain over the past, and look to thee Dmocfacy
Of New York IN the future.
i Loud applause
Mr.. Stevenson then read the Majority Re
port on Credentials
WHEREAS, The delegation from the State o
New York represented by the Hon. Horati'
Seymour are regularly organized portion o
Democratic party Of said Stat :, and whereas
the delegation from said State represented b,
the Honorable Samacl Beardsley, also repre-
sent All organized portion Of the Democracy o
said State, and whereas, said delegations hav
voluntarily pledged themselves to abide by tn
decision and support both the nominees OF th
Democratic National Convention now in ses
sion. and the platform of principles adopted
therefore.
ResolUed, That it Is the duty of the entire De
: mocracy Of New York 10 unite; and, as a be
ginning of that union. that the two delegation
from that State be pow consolidated.
e Resoluei, That that portion of the Democrat
1 of New York represented by the delegation 9
J., which the Hon. Horatio Seymour is chairman
e are entitled, on the score of numbers, to forty
e four delegates, aud that portion ofthe Dcmocra
: cy represented by the delegations, of which III
Hoo. Samuel Beardsley is chairman, is eutitle
GU the score Of plumbers, to twenty-six delegate
in said Convention aud that said deleg atioa
admitted IN proportion aforesaid 10 seats in tll
Convention, the persons 30 10 be admitted to /
. designated by the respective delegations, an
that, in counting the vote of the State of Me-
o York in the Convention, the minority shall M
. be gbject TO the majority without their coDsen
c Rcsoircd, That the delegation from Ne
ork, when ADMITTED, be permitted 10 recor
7 their votes upon the resolutions adopted yeste
day by the Convention.
Hon. James A. Bayard, Of Delaw ware M
President As msmber Of the COMMITTEE
!. on Credentials aud Chairman Of that Con
}. mittee, I, in common with other Of my CO
W leagues, dissent from the report Of the majo
!. ity of the Committee Just read, and it b
comes ny duty to submit minority repol
closing with recommendation which e,
- presses the views we entertain. In order
= do entire justice to these offered to me,
Y will say that there is bat one difference b
:. tween US. We were both anxious to lhro
A. the curtain over the past. The difference
l, tween us is, that tbs minority consider ia
. a. these two rival ssetious cf the Democrat
Z; party in New York were ct tue time tn.
= broke into separate organizations almost e
actly equal in the popular vote, that we hi
nc right to treat either Is seceders, but a
~ bound to treat them both az organic soc,io
|, aud put them on an equality. Great a
:. plause.
y We were just as anxious to throw a Gu
- - tain over the past rs the majority could /
- and il we have been forced TO the necesssi
Of giving our reasons for dissenting to the !
," port adopted by majority Of the Comm
tee, as wrong, think the fault rests n
i with us. | proceed now to read the repo
u which is as follows
{, MINORITY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES
VI CREDENTIALS.
The minority of the Committee on CT
70 dentials, consisting Of the representatives
al that Committee from the States Of Connec
~ cut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, /
~ diana, Maine, Wisconsin, New Jersey Al
California, beg leave 10 submit the follow
report:
- The committee assembled al l o'clock A
D. on the I'd inst. during the session of the GO
re yention, by its permission, and proceeded
10 hear the eontesting delegations from the Sta
d Of New York, representing what are COMMON
called the Hard and Soft Sections of the Dem
IN cratic party in that State.
:, Each delegation was represented before {
y convention by its Executive committee, aud
], Managers. On the part of the Hards were Sa,
~ uel Beardsley and David l.. Seymour, and
d that Of the Softs HoratiO Seymour and Lore n
TO Il. Sheppard. Both delegations were full
j. heard, and the hearing closed about & o'cloc
e. Pm.
\ In the Interchange OF opisions witch subs
N quently took place, it became manifest ih
=, there were decided variances OF opinion |
tween the members of the committee Sever
D, propositions were submitted, and the discu
III sion before the committee continued until ne
De midnight, and was resumed on the morning
lie the 18th, and continued until 10 o'clock, J.. NJ
D. OF several propositions submitted, ouly three
NJ IL deemed material 10 notice.
10 proposition was submitted from the rep
- sentative FROM indiana TO declare the Hard q,
J. esaiion entitled to their seats. which be subs
I quently Withdrew, On the GROUND Of coucessio
l. with n view TO the substitution Of pruposit
r informally submitted by the representative fro
J. Delaware. which was inteuded Il, harmonize
possible the differences existing among d
Democratic party of New York.
"a A proposition was also Informally SUBMIT
y by the representative from Kentucky, which
!" its preamble declared the Softs to be the reg
70 lar organization Of the New York Democrac
= and proposed to settle the disputes betwe
l. the cOntesting parties on the basis Of the ay
J. rage vote obtained by the two sections respe,
l. lively in the years 1853, 1854 aud 1855.
n After the withdrawal Of the represptat
% from Indiana of his original motion to- adm
the Hard delegation TO seats in the Convs nth
to the exclusion of the Softs, the representa-
e from Missouri moved the adoption Of the res
q luton informally submitted by the memb
q from Ketucky.
# The representative fro.l Indiana them u,o,,
o the proposition Informally submitted by d
member from Delaware as a substitute viii,
is as follows
II WuIREAs, The Democratic party of Ne
q York, from causes which il is unnecessary
analyze herr, for several years past have be,
Hal into