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

and all our proud anticipations for the future.
and contemplate in itself, it is
formidable only for its tendency to unite
with all other factions in their opposition to
a party which makes no concessions, courts |
no alliances, asks no affiliations.
From the shores Of the Pacific, from the
of the North, from the plains OF
the South, from the valleys of the West,
delegates have come up to-day to present
platform and to select a standard bearer in
the great contest against these factions
Let them 90 forth as a band OF brothers,
hand in hand, to the altar of our common
country, and lay upon that altar a willing
sacrifice, our personal aspirations, our sec
tional preiu ices, and above and beyond all,
our private friendship. Let our thoughts be
chastened by higher and purer sentiment,
the love of our country. Let desire toad
vance our personal wishes be lost in the
greater duty of protecting the Constitution
Of our country from the assaults of its ene-
mics.
With an abiding confidence that the kind
ness which has summoned me to this place,
will bear with me in the performance of its
duties that that kindness will pardon the
errors must commit, and forgive what may
appear to them to be erroneous, and may
really be so, l enter on the discharge OF that
trust to which you have summoned me.
The Vice Presidents and Secretaries were
then invited to take seats on the stand.
Mr.. ]. A. Bayard, of Delaware, submitted
the following
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
They proceeded yesterday after the ad-
iournment of the Convention, in the per-
formance Of the duties assigned to them, and
find that all the States Of the Union, except
the State of New York, are represented in
the Convention by Delegates duly elected
T in the several States by State or District
organizations of the Democratic party, and
they append 10 this report as part thereoffull
lists of delegates so elected.
There were contesting claimants Of the
seats held by the delegation from Missouri,
who claimed to be admitted either in part OF
in whole as delegates from the same State
The following gentlemen, claiming to be
the regular delegation from the Democracy
of Missouri, had on the primG facie evidence
been assigned seats in the Convention by
the Committee of Arrangements, viz:
VIM A Harris, E D Bevitt, j Jnmes S Green
N w Lamb, P H Mcbride, VIM Shields
r H Stephens, s r Shrader, John s Nc
!. Cracken, Thos B English, Jos Coffman, I
B Hudson, d D Berry, Ferd Kennett, DIR
w Watson, James Craig, John s Phelgs.
They were represented before the com
mittee by Messrs Green and Phelps.
The contesting party who were ruled ou
!. were Gruty Brown, Barton Able, P Nc
. Sherry, Stephen Rice, s Lowe Jacob Hal
7 Logan Clarke, John NJ Richardson, A Nc
v Coy, John D Stevenson, Thos L Price,
Walker, Patrick H Davis, Madison Mullen
' and Samuel Simmons, and were representa-
. before the committe by Messrs. Price an
/ Brown.
The Committee deem it unnecessary q
J recapitulate the arguments or statements o
facts of either side, and confined themselve
to the conclusion to which they arrived.
B After hearing fully the representatives O
} each contesting delegation, the followin
: resolutions was unanimously adopted
!. RESOLVED, That the Democratic delegate
8 from the State Of Missouri, represented bt
A fore the committee by Messrs. Green al
Phelps, are the duly elected delegates of Il
,t Democracy of Missouri, and are entitled
al their seats in the National Convention to Il
lt exclusion ofthe contesting claimants repr
sented by Messrs. Price and Brown.
a, The length of time occupied in hearil
the CONTESTED seats in Missouri has preve
Of ted any hearing of the two sets of delegate
| N Na.l, x,,bo claim rncnnrfiVpIv Iv
represent the Democracy ofNew York b
10 that hearing has been commenced tn
= morning and will be concluded as speed
as Justice to the parties will permit, and
made the subject of further report. -
l. All of which is respectfully submitted.
q ia. BAYARD, Chairman.
e June 8, 1856.
: On of Mr.. o. V. Mcfarland, the report
It the committee was concurred in and adop
: ed by the Convention.
= Mr.. Bayard asked, in behalf of the Con
: mittee on Credentials, that they be allowC
G to set during the session of the Conveutio
1t which was granted. !.
s, A delegate from Alabama moved d res
le luton to admit the delegates from the Di
g. trict of Columbia into the Convention
n participate in Its deliberations and action
l. A delegate from Virginia moved to !
this resolution on the table, A rambling
bate, or rather On attempt at debate, folio
ed this resolution.
Thomas L Harris, Of Illinos, endeavt
ed to address the convention on this qu'
tion, but the chair decided that he was
in order.
Mr.. Harris said that he did not wish
discuss the question he merely wished
read telegraphic despatch which he hi
r. in his hand announcing that the Democ
rs cy of the District of Columbia had CARR
ed the election in Washington by handsol
of majority. [Great applause and hurrahs,
", Several attempts were made to address
is Convention, but the Chair vigorously vol
ID, them down, remarking that he presided o'
nd an assemblage of gentlemen as we'll
, ! Democrast, and should insist upon the ru
he of Parliamentary 'propriety beeing observ'
i'd Great applause.
a The motion to lay on the table the re'
es, luton, admitting the Delegates from
he District of Columbia, was then put q
lr- carried by large majority.
to Mr.. Brown, Of Mississippi, offered
ch following resolution
to Resolued, That the seats in the CALLER
th Of this hall be declared vacant, and that
no National Democratic Convention div
he them pro rata, among the States and tel
he tories, and issue tickete accordingly, and
liver them to delegations from the seve
,l,, Ctotos. Dror;dod that M more neTSOns