M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-06-12

The vote Was then taken by states on the l0l'
lowing resolution:
ResOlped, That the Democratic party will
expect of the next Administration that eve'
ry proper effort will be made to insure ouI
, ascendency in the Gulf Of Mexico, and tc
maintain a permanent protection OF the
great outlets through which are emptied In
to its waters the products raised out OF the
soil, and the commodities created by the in
dustry of the people of our Western valleys
and the Union at large.
Ayes-Maine, 6 New Hampshire, ;
Vermont, Massachusetts IL Connecti-
cut, 4 /; New Jersey 2; Pennsylvania ~
Virginia, l5 North Carolina, 8; Georgia,
10 /; Alabama, 9 ; Mississippi, Z Louisiana
6 Ohio, 90 Kentucky, II ; Tennessee, O.;
Indiana, I3; Illinois, Ill Missouri 8 Ar
kansas, 4 Michigan, 6 ; Florida, 3; Texas,
4 Iowa, 4 4; California, 4-229
Nays-Rhode Island, 4; Connecticut, 81
Delaware, Maryland, 8, North Carolina, /,
! South Carolina, s Tennessee, 3-36.
The following resolution then coming up,
H. Salisbury, Of Delaware, moved to lay it
on the table
Resolved, That the Democratic party re-
cognizes the great Importance, in political
and commercial point of view of safe and
speedy communication by military any post
roads, through our own territory, between
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts Of this Union
and it is the duty of the Federal Govern
ment to exercise promptly all its cOnstitu-
tional power for the attainment of that OBJ
ject.
On this motion the vote was as follows
Ayes-Maine /, New Hampshire 4, Mas
sachusetts II, Rhode Island A, Connecticut
6, New Jersey 7, Pennsylvania 81, Dela-
ware 4, Virginia 10, North Carolina 10,
South Carolina 8, Georgia 6, Alabama [un-
der protest Of Judge Clitherall] 8, Mlssissip-
pi I, Ohio l6, Kentucky 8, Tennessee 8,
Florida, 3-l3S yeas.
Nays-Maine 7, New Hampshire /, Yer
mont 5, Massachusetts |, Maryland s, Ga.
4, Louisiana 6, Ohio 6, Kentucky A, Tenes-
see 9, Indiana l3, Illinois H., Missouri 8,
Arkansas 4, Michigan 6, Texas A, Iowa A.,
Wisconsin 5, California APO nays.
SO the resolution was laid on the table.
When Alabama was called, Mr.. Chap
man announced the vote as nine in favor OF
the motion to lay on the table.
Mr.. Clitherall-Some Of the delegates
from Alabama are opposed to laying the
resolution on the table. We wish our three
votes to be counted.
Mr.. Chapman-It is due to myself as the
individual selected to cast the vote of Ala
bama, to state that at the first meeting of
the Alabama delegation it was agreed that
a majority should cast the vote Of the State.
Gentlemen will bear me witness, that in
casting the vote Of the State IN accordance
with that rule, which have all along sup
posed to be the rule of the delegation, / have
on several occasions cast that vote in
opposition 10 my own judgment. ! have
cast the whole vote of the State in accor.
dance with the decision of the majority ol
the delegation, and in doing this, have done
nothing more than conceive to be my duty.
Mr.. CGtherall-How has the vote of the
State been recorded
The President-Six ayes and three nays
voice-Sir, it is wrong.
Mr.. Chapman-I appeal to the gentlemen
of the delegation if they have not, by sol
emn vote of that delegation, given to the
majority the right to cast the vote Of the
State.
Mr.. Clitherall-Only for one day.
Here member from Alabama made an
explanation in regard to the decision of the
delegation in relation to the manner of cast.
ing its vote.
Mr.. Clitherall-Sir, the spokesman of the
delegation has been heard, and also the gen.
tleman who assumes to be his guardian, aC
lit:m. They have told US that q rule was
adopted giving to the majority the right tC
govern in casting the vote of the State
That rule was only intended to last till Mon
day, except in voting for a candidate fo
President. That the majority have no righ
to say how the majority shall vote. If thu
, majority want to take the back track on tha
resolution, let them do it, But want tt
have my vote on the record-I want it pu
= down that am for the Pacific Railroad.
The President announced, that, in &C
cordance with the rule adopted by the Con
, vention, the majority had right to govern
in casting the vote. Alabama therefore vo
ted nine votes to lay on the table the reso
luton in regard to the Public Road.
Mr.. Colquitt, of Ga, moved to reconsider
the vote on the three last resolutions and
| G. w. Peck, of Mich, moved to lay on the
table the motion to reconsider.
On this motion the vote was Ayes l79,
Nays, 10.
So the Convention refused to reconsider
and the resolutions was proclaimed adopted
Mr.. Meade, of Virginia, offered resolu-
ton to the effect that the three last resolu.
tons adopted by the Convention be regarded
as the expression of the opinion of this Con
vention upon the points involved, but are
not intehded to be made articles of pUlitica
faith.
G. w. Peck of Michigan, objected tina
this resolution could not be entertained, bu
must, under the rules, go to the Committee
on resolutions.
Mr.. Meade-after in vain asking to b
heard on the resolution, the Chair deciding
that the question could not be passed, bu
5 must 60 10 the committee-moved that tn
: rules be suspended.
A vote by States was called for, and re
: suited as follows; IA for, and 1873 vote
!; against suspending the rules.
Mr.. Lowe, of Maryland, sent to the Chai
the following resolution, which he was in
: structed by his delegation to present.
: Resolved, That without expressing an
y opinion in regard to the principles involve
!, in the last five resolutions of the propose
platform, we deem it inexpedient to adop
said resolutions as part of said platform, AM
that the Chairman of this delegation be di
= rected to cast its vote in the negative upol
= said resolution and that he is further in