Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-03-07

The chair said thar the first business in
iurder were tbe resolutions offered By Mr.
Small, of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Elam,of La, took exception to this,
and said that the resolutions we're not prop
erly before the body, inasmuch as it had no
i right to repudiate the Platform adopted by
the National Council
Thee decided the resolution in or
der.
Mr. Elam-T Then appeal from, your de-
cision.
The question was then taken on the mo-
tiou Of appeal, and he chair decided it
lost.
/ Considerable confusion here ensured, in
the midst Of which Mr. Killinger, Of Pa,
arose and offered to Mr. smqll's resolutions
the following as a substitute, winch Mr.
Small accepted,
| Resolved, That the National American
Convention has no authority to prescribe a
platform of principles for this convention,
and thar we will nominate for President and
| Vice President no man VITO Is NOT in fagor
Of interdicting the Introduction of slavery
into territory north of So 80.
/ The previous question was called for on
the substitute of Mr.. Killingcr.
/ AIr. Haven. Of n Y, moved TO lay the
whole business on the table.
| On this resolution the yeas aud nay ays we're
called for.
! The delegates were reminded that by a
resolution adopted on Saturday evening,
they bad but three minutes each in which
TO state their reasons for their votes. The
rule was found to work well.
/ Mr. Thurston, Of Mqss., voted No. and
| in explaining his vote said he did SO as it
] had been ;ntimated that this was test
question, ana he was desiro1s that it should
be decided. whether or not the aggressive
! ness OF the South should longer be eaeour-
/ aged. lie wonld now state that ii the res
osution of Mr. Killioger WIS voted down
he would retire from the convention
! rcries Of good, good
Mr.. Sheets, Of Ind, deplorel ti,is agita-
tation Of distraoting questions. lie went
ed a good man nominated who would recon
oile differences He voted aye
Mr. Norris, Of Del, voted aye He
and his colleagues had retired from the
convention, but they had since thought bet
ter Of itand concluded to return, as they
believed it was now the time for action
applause.
| MIR. Webster, Of Iowa, approved Of the
frlnress of the South in maintaining their
rights. and reflected severely upon North
crn doughfaces, voice was for freedom
in the territories, and he voted NO
Mr.. Clark, of Iowa, voted No. as he
believed that if the vote prevailed the par
ty was done.
Mr. Lippet. Of Ohio, voted Aye He
wanted i nlen for the platform and not q
platform for the man.
Mr. White, of Ohio, vo,ei aye He
contended that the National Council had
the right to settle questions of political
principles.
/ Mr. Brooks, Of New York, voted Aye,
as New York was determined to resist the
, agitation of ali questions but the simple
one Of nominating candidates for President
and Vice Presidel.tof the United States
The New York delegation followed the
) lead Of Mr. Bsooks, and voted Age.
Mr.. Thorn, of Penn'a voted Aye and
in giving his reasons, said the business oI
the convention was simply to nominate can.
dldates and not tc make platforms.
Mr.. Coffee, of Pa, predicted that, if tht
Washington dlatform was lot repudiated
bis constituents would not support Dir. FL
more, if nominated upon it. Upon it Penn
, syIvania would be defeated BY 10000
votes. ferries Of NO. 'sNo,' and Kisses. +
EIe voted sNo.'
Mr. Stewart, of Pa, voted sAye,' be
} cause he believed that If the proposition
!. was adopted. the party would be broken up
He believed that its adoption would divide
: the Union by geographical line.
The Pennsylvania delegation was mucl
; divided in its vote.
/ Mr.. Dunham, Of H., voted ave- be
/. cause he thought the time for platform ma
king was done, and the time for making
nomination had arrived.
Mr.. Richmond, of Mass, voted No be
cause he had understood that it was claim
ed that the American Party still stood up
on the twelfth section of the June Plat
form.
The vote on laying on the table was thel
: announced as follows: ayes al, nays 6O
The result was received with applaus
. and loud cheers.
e Mr.. Brownlow offered the following res
olution: