The true Democrat., 1856-03-18

from this interference with the rights of the south, but when the worst came, they would stand like the old guard at Waterloo, who knew how to die, but did not know how to surrender
 A dozen or more delegates took advantage of pause, to claim the floor. Gov. Call said he had not ended. Laughter. MT. Small obtained permission, and said that he would accord with the views of Gov. Call for the sake of harmony, and would, if the lat ter would abide by it, strike out all in his reso lutions after the words bible and constitution"
 Gov Cali again stated his determination to retire. He had come to battle against the in- novations of the foreign party in the United States and the influence of the Pope of Rome. Gov. Call now said, Farewell" Voices "New York is with you!" Pennsylvania is with you!" Applause and misses.
 The widest kind of an excitement here fol- lowed Twenty delegates endeavored to get the foor which was accorded to MT. Bartlett, of Kentucky, who made an earnest appeal to Gov. Call and others, not to leave and desert their friends in the convention. He would say tc Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, that we have had enough of platform making. He inn pored Mir. Small to withdraw his resolutions. MT. Bartlett feelingly appealed to the delegates not to destroy the hopes of the American party. The speaker was earnest and eloquent in his appeal for harmony, and tears coursed down his cheeks while speaking.
 In conclusion, MT. Bartlett moved that this convention do now adjourn to the third day of July next.
 Cries of "No"-" Yes''--" Second the mo- tion'-" Vote it down.''
 C.. Louisville, Ky, as the place of meeting.
 The president decided that the motion was not in order, under the peculiar circumstances.
 The decision was appealed from.
 A motion was made to lay the appeal upon the table,
 The amendment fixing the place of meeting was withdrawn.
 The business before the convention was, on motion laid on the table.
 The motion to adjourn until the 3d of July was then renewed.
 Great excitement followed-Cries for "Wal- ker," "call the ayes and noes''-and all sorts of confusion.
 A motion was made to lay the motion to ad journ on the table.
 The question was taken on the motion to lay on the table, and the motion was voted down.
 A delegate" All Philadelphia is voting out tn here"
 The ayes and nays were demanded and taken on the motion to lay on the table, Several de- legates gave their views when their names were called.
 There was so much confusion that the presi- dent protested that he would be compelled to stop the proceedings if better order was not preserved.
 When the name of NJ. Imboden of Va., was called he stated that he voted "aye," and that it was probably the last vote he would cast in the convention, and he would now give notice that the national men and the southern men would meet at the Girard House at three o'clock in lhe afternoon.
 Mir. McCune, of N. C.. endorsed the remarks of Mir. Imboden, and hoped that the southern men would stand by the twelfth section, and secede in body.
 Mir. Snowden of Va, declined to vote, and said he would leave the convention. Voices - You can go'-"Good bye"
 The Rev. Mir. Campbell made an earnest ap- peal for peace and harmony, when his name was called.
 He said that on Monday he would plant him. self upon Mason and Dxon's line, and he wanted to see who of the north or south would be with him there. He believed that if an in- clination was shown, the platform could be framed, and the party completely harmonlzed upon all essential points.
 Mir. Drownlow, of Tenn. said he would vote aye, and did so because he believed, with the writer of a telegraphic dispatch to the Pitts burg convention, that the American party north was with the black republicans.
 When the name of Mir. Norris, of Delaware, was called, he stated that he would vote no, and tfat at previous stage of the busl- ness he had intended offering the following re- soution
 That the delegates of the State of Delaware, believing it inexpedent to nominate candidate for the presidency and vice presidency of the United States at so early a day, hereby with. draw from this convention, agreeing to meet their brethren of the other States at any time and place they may choose to select.
 Some of the southern delegates invoked the spirit of conciiaton and harmony. Messrs. Perkins, Bilbo, and Balote of Tenn; kenne dy, Pinkney, Dukeheart, and Winchester, of Md; Raphael, of Ky; and Horter, of N. C., voted in favor of laying upon the table, and urged concilation.
 Mir. Poole, from N. C., spoke at such length that the convention became very impatient.
 A delegate moved that each member be li- mited to five minutes to let off his gas"
 Mir. Gilmore, of Ohio, and other northern and western members, objected to allowing southern delegates to speak as long as they please, and then muzzle the speakers who were to follow.
 Hon. Percy Walker, of Ala, when called upon to vote, made a long speech, full of appre hensions for the safety of the Union, and of ov,,rncciopc of corroV that tho port horn 1n]a- gates had pursued such a course in the conven- ton. He said it with a reluctant and painful heart, that the death hour of the American par ty had arrived. The southern people were driven to the great law of self-defense for the preservation of their institutions, and they would stand united to oppose aggression. He read a letter from N G. Foster, a delegate from Georgia, expressive of regret that he was una ble to attend the convention. He then said that his connection with the convention must now be dissolved; /; and after bidding the mem- bers farewell, he left. Hon. Wm R. Smith, of Alabama, followed delivering hopeful and thoroughly Union and American speech. He ridiculed the tone in which the dissolution of the Union had been prophesied, and declared that he firmly believ- ed that the Union is political indestructibility. They wanted platform and that platform was man. If the convention adjourned with Ut making anomination, the American party would be disbanded forever. The speaker was fre- quently interrupted by applause, and, at the conclusion was greeted with tremendous cheers. Some of the southern delegates, who had con- cluded to withdraw from the convention, rush. ed up to the honorable gentleman, shaking him warmly by the hand, and expressing the opinion that he had saved the party. The speech was certainly electrical in its effect, and it complete ly changed the current of feeling among the southern members.
 MT. Lathrop, of Louisiana, made long pro- slavery speech.
 Mir. Hall, of Ohio, took occasion, when his name was called, to denounce MT. Spooner, of Ohio, for telegraphic dispatch he had sent on Friday to the republican convention, and which was published in the papers on Saturday morn- ing.
 Another Ohio delegate attempted to vindcate