The Placer herald., 1856-07-19

itionism nor slavery-not iii favor of nerro
slavery nor of white slavery.
Mr.. AVERY of North Carolina Came bor,
in no factious spirit, but to support the GREAT
principles of platform broad and sron,
enough to sustain whoever is put upon i
We come here to give our votes for the SON
of New Hampshire; but when New Ham,
shire, for the sake of harmony surrenderad
her son, we felt ourselves required to do tbo
same. North Carolina loves James Bucban
an, and is not factious, and with the sama
freedom with which she supported FrankGn
Pierce, she now gives her undivided vote to
James Buchanan.
Connecticut responded: True at the frs,
and true at the last. Six votes for Bucb,.
an.
Mr.. SMALLEY, of Virginia stated the pleas
ure with which that State would have support.
ed the "Great Statesman from New Hamn.
SHIRE" Franklin Pevce, had he been the nom.
inee--the great satisfaction it might have af.
forded her to have sustained one of her own
sons or the champion of the Northwest and
the whole country, S. A. Dougl glas-but their
first choice for the standard bearer of tba
Democratic party Of the confederacv was
the able and accomplished statesman of Penn.
sylvania.
Soft and Hards of New York, rolled in
together Mr. Ludlow, the Soft, who had held
on to Pierce as long as there was life in him
and had then gone for Douglas, proclaimed
that there was to be no factious opposition
to the nomination in New York, so far as the
Softs were concerned The Hards had been
heartily for Buchanan all the time and no
new expressions of faith was required of
them.
The Chairman of the South Carolina dele
cation said: The delegates from South Car
olna gave their votes first for Pierce and af
terwards for Douglas, and so continued to
do, as long as they were sustained by their
immediate friends. But there is one thing
Of more Importance than personal preference
the Constitution. TO preserve the Consti-
tuition and the Union, we yield our choice of
men and give our votes for James Buchanan.
The Chairman of the Georgia delegation:
The delegates Of the State of Georgia came
here pleased to do battle for Franklin Pierce.
Next to him they preferred Stephen A. Doug
las the defender of the Constitution. But it
is not Pierce and Douglas alone that they
love. They have warm heart for James
Buchanan to whom they give their unani-
nous vote.
Gov. MATHEWS, Of Miss-We vote first
for Pierce and afterwards for Douglas, but
with no enmitv to the favolte son of Penn
sylvana. Him wepromise to carry in tr-
umph.
Col MEDARY of Ohio.-Ohio has no lon
ger fractional vote With the platform
which you have given us we will fight under
any nominee this convention may see fit to
give. As personal friend Of the little giant
| would, with him for leader, have been
willing to 90 into the fight single hand
ed, but | now pledge the Democracy of Ohio
its whole vote, and a clear majority Of
twenty-f thousand for James buchanan.
Tennessee spoke-We came here to rep
resent the Democracy Of jackson and Polk
our own distinguished fellow citizens who
have occupied the Presidential chair; and We
now pledge the Democracy of Tennessee to
majority of ten thousand for the nominee
otthis convention.
Judge BORDEN Of Indiana--lndana now,
as heretofore, casts her thirteen votes for
James Buchanan.
Mr.. RICHARDSON Of Ilinois-I am instruc'
ted by the delegates to return to this Con-
vention their grateful acknowlcdgm for
the complimentary vote which it has given
to her distinguished and favorite son, by
which he has received one hundred and
twenty two votes for the highest office in the
gift Of this great people. But it is not alone
in this that honor has been paid to him. In
all the great matters of principle which have
been embodied in the Platform of this Con-
venton, every member has endorsed the poll
cy of Stephen A Douglas While the vote
is complimentary, any man on earth might
be proud of the measure of which he is the
author, and the principles for which he has
battled--and he is proud. But we believe
the strength of the Democracy is in the prn-
cipIe more than in the man: and we say to
our fellow Democrats, that as in time past,
the Democratic flag has never been torn IN
Illinois, so will it not be in November next
Delegates from Missouri, Arkansas, Mich
igan, Florida Texas, Iowa and Wisconsin
gave in few words their adhesion to Mr
Buchanan
Col INGE, Of California, said
Mr. PRESIDENT: California came here for
the purpose of giving frank, loyal united
support to the eminent statesman who is no"
receiving by general acclaim from this con-
venton, the enthusiastic tribute of generous
hearts, indicating him as their unanimous
choice for position higher, in moral grand
eur, then the loftiest of the immaterial thrones
of this earth. The expression Of preference
for Mr.. Buchanan, on the part of our sta'e
Convention, left her delegation in no douo'
as to the course proper for them to pursue
But the State Convention, at the same tlmo
that it expressed in distinct terms its prefer,
ence for Mr.. Buchanan, virtually instructed
us to obtain, from this National Convention
of the great Democratic party a full endorse
ment of the policy of safe and speedy com
muncation through our own Territory. De. p;.
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