Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-06
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
BY TELEGRAPH.
FOURTH DAY


CINCINNATI, June 5.-The Convention reas
sembled at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Stevenson, Of Kentucky, rose to make
report from the Committee on Credentials
The Committee had not agreed, but repre-.
senting the majority Of it, as he did, he was
ready to read the same if the Convention
pleased, when order was restored He claimed
the indulgence Of the Convention while he
spoke the sentiments by which the majority
had been actuated.
They had given three days attention to the
case, and had heard both parties claiming the
seats; after the able arguments from both
| sections, and that party had agreed to stand
upon the noble platform of the Convention,
| and had pledged the honor of both sections to
unite ana make common battle for the nomi-
nee OF the Convention, it was lamentable tn
the great Democracy should be rent by dis.
sensions, but they have passed away, and both
have agreed to bury the past in Oblivion, uni
ing on the last two platforms adopted in New
York State.
Mr. Stevenson then read the report and pre.
amble, as modified, recognising the Softs as a
regularly organized portion of the Democratic
party and tho Hards as an organized body
Resotring, That the two sections be now
consolidated; that the Softs have twenty. four
delegates and the Hards twenty. six delegates,
and that the minority shall not be overrule ed
by the majority.
Also resolved, That the delegates be allow.
ed to register their votes on the platform.
Senator Bayard, of Delaware, as CHARM an
OF the committee, was bound to make a mi.
nority report. The minority felt that they
had 10 right to make the distinction betweeo
the delegations, but admit both with canal
representations Immense applause. 1 If the
committee had been forced to mako the state
ment which leads them to this conclusion thew
regretted 1t, but could not finch from the duty.
HE report reviews the action of the commit
tee, and goes into an argument to show that
the Hards are the regular Democracy and the
Sorts seceders, sometimes acting together and
a!a1ner times separate. The report concludes
with the following resolution
Rssofred, That the two DELEGATIONS from,
New York be authorized to select each thirty.
nye delegates, and that the seventy delegates
thus elected be admitted as the delegations of
the two sections Of the New York Democracy
TO this Convention, and that they be allowed
one hour to report their selection the two
delegations to vote separately each party to
Dc entitled TO seventeen votes the vote of the
otate 20 De cast by each alternately by the
two delegations, the Softs casting the vote
hrst Immense cheering
senator Bayard said that in the resolution
proposed by the minority, as before the Con.
ventlon, not one word was said to create anv
pad feeling In either section, but to put the m
on an equal footing The Softs had thus on "
SINCE last January stood on the national plat.
i9rm, and the only claim to give them supe-
II,o.i.y over the Hards was that they had a
| local matters favored their ticket.
ton MI butler, Of Mass. thought the Conven.
i'm, ,;on was not called upon, after the delibera.
| YorI VI the committee, to discuss the New
d;s.n..d uarrels, and desired, without further
a' icu. 1 giving the Hards the advsntar. Of
ISi!.b tp ~ 70 move the previous question.
No ~ "Pp'Ause' and immense cries of s.no,
Mr.. Richardson, of III, want.d 70 mall
remark, and asked Mr.. Butler to Witbd,ar
the motion. uora"
M: Butler refused.
After much confusion, sonseq uent upon tho
many points OF order raised, during which The