Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-06-06
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION

which was granted making the vote ayes 10 hoee
81 oo ~ &c
The third resolution was passed l99 noes DO.
| MARYLAND and Rhode Island voted nay, anu l"e'e
we're some scattering votes 49, 90
The fourth resolution passad-ayes ri, noes %
Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, South Carolina
and Kentucky voting aganst It.
| Tn. fifth resolution paSsed-ayes 10 noes oV'
The vote was then fnken on tho supplementary
resolution repnrted by the committee, rs follows:
Resolved, That the Democratic party recognizes
the great Importance III political ana comnerciai
uoint of view of safe and speedy communications
by military and postal roads through our territories,
between the Atlantic and Pacific COASTS OF the Union;
md il is the duty of the Federal Government TO ex-
ercise promptly all colsututonal po"c' iot 'no ~
| tauInrnt of that object.
| Mr. Thompson "A Mississippi moved TO my the re-
SOLUTION on tile table. Objection Was raised that me
n,ti,n WA. out nt order. The Char decided the mo-
linn TO be in order and the vote being taken me re
| solution was laid on the tabe-ayes 49, nays l.u,-
| ICh.ers and Kisses followed the announcement OF the
| result. .;, al
Mr.. Cnlqut of Georgia moved to reconsider all
| the resolutions i'll reference 10 the inreSh poicS W
| the Government, and To reConIhll lhe'n w '"e
| committee resnlut.ons.
| 4 delegate from Indiana moved to lay me reS"'
linton on the table; which carred-syes l'9, noes
Mr.. r X. Meade Of Virginia presented, from the
V,r,,nia trlrratiuI the following resolution, when
WINS tnk.n up under the call for The previous ques.
| ton:
| Resolved, That the resolutions upon the inrriSh
n,licy of the government are but the opinions OF the
Convention and are mol 10 pe coisuereu ar'''e' "'
| Democratic fnlth. ,
| Mr.. Peck of Michigan raised point Of order that
the resolutions must, under the rules 20 10 the com
| mttee resolutions.
Mr. Hubbard, of Texas, moved to suspend the rules
| for the purpose of voting the resolution. Loud
cries If mo, answered the call; bu. the demand was
made for vote by Sntes. Great confusion prevail
| sd Tin. Chairman, after striving in VAN 10 restore
| ,-,. thar he, WuulI call the Delegates Dy
| name who were creating the disturbance Loud ap-
! pnuse.
The Convention refused to suspend the rules ayes
| la, noes lSS.
Gov. Lowe, of Maryland, offered resolution from
the Mary land delegation expressing the ineXpedluncy
OF adopting the last five re-Qlulions As part ct the
platform, and directing the chairman VI the Maryland
| delegation 10 vote in against them.
| Mr.. Sandsbury, Of Delaware, declared his concur
renee with the resolution proposed by tho Maryland
delegation. His State tho said) unwilling that
my resolutions should DO introduced into the plat
firm upon which every Democrat could not stand
| The President, called the speaker 10 order, stating
tina, question Was before The Convention
| The resolution referred 10 the committee on
resolutions. A National Democratic Committee was
then appointed. A motion To nijourn WAS ncgatived.
! Call, were made for the report OF the committee on
! credentials.
| Mr. Petit, of Indiana, said that time enough had
been wasted. There was no occasion for the COM
|
moved that the Convention proceed at once to nomi
nat. candidate for the Presidency Of the United
| States. Immense applause.
Mr.. Sand-bury, OF Delaware, thought It wrong to
make q nomination during the absence uf the dele
gates from New York. Mr.. Hubbard, Of Texas, took
| the same ground. Mr.. Petit then withdrew his mo-
| ton.
| Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa, was willing that New York
should hive chance in the Convention but he was
not willing 10 magnify the quarres Of that State into
undue Importance. Three days were long enough to
enable rival delegations to settle their l!erence- but
il well understood that, though Elad 81 t'ie
support of New York. the Democratic party could 90
without her. Immense applause and shouts from the
| Convention aud galleries.
| After n warm running debate the Convention nd
| inurmrd till ten O'Clock. next morning.
| REPORT OF THE Committee oS ckEbEHriALs-rhE
SEW YORK CASE
| CIScIySATI June 4.-rhe credentia committee
! had another session to-day which lasted from t
o'clock. On the assembling of the committee, MI
Phelps of Connecticut operd hre on the part oi 'hr
Iards, and cun,endud that II the So!fs were admitted
nj nil they would give trouble on the platform lie
was therefore opposed 10 letting them in at all.
| The case of the contested seats from Missouri was
| decided on the same principle.
| Mr.. Iuee of Florida wa, in heart wSh the tar1s'
! aud for their principles. IL respected them Tor The
noble stand they always made IN defence "l ha'"ha
principles: but Thought tlr evidence proved tIht Tue
| Srfts had regular nrLHnlLa;Inn whch WAS ''u'"n
down unu-rrup:cdy from the Inn" "i the recohcilia
| ton ut the party common pln'fu-In.
H.. WI, IN favor of sending lot committees OF the
IHiraf i6t tiie sRkt tie GnI NIL ""a a.H
Of the purity, 10 suggest some honorable method for
mutual representation. Ii this refused, then he
would favor reasonable settlement by tho commit
tee.
Senator Bayarl, chairman of tho committee made
nh able speech in favor OF the original proposition 10
| admit onu-haf Of each delegation. He asked the
| committee whether they would have admitted the
sGtts had they com. on til" platform of 1870 claiming
seats in the Cunvrnon' Why then should they pay
tam, l..1 ,il
the vote secured upon the abolition platform Had
the sos gone int" the election IN the platform of Jan.
uary, 1856, the result might have been different.
The fact that the last platform had purged the party
already of important band Ut abnIlIlonots who had
gone oil openly Ia Black R-pubcan-In, WIS proof |
rhnt it would diminish tn" soft vote" but he had II"
fear that seymour Cnchramr, Hill and sach men !
would ever again return 10 the cInbracrs o AbnlI-
| tioulsm. lie was willing, therefore, 10 receive them
with the llnrd-.
warm debate then arose on the question to the
rules governing the committee, the S"tts being "nx-
iuus IN press the previous question: Inc committee
decided 10y ayes IL. A. IL be governed By the
rules governing the Convention.
resolution was introduced by the Chair admitting
half Of zach delegation. rhI, was l"st-aycs IT, nays
~. The vote was then tnkun on the resolution 10
admit tn. Ilnris. This was l"st-yeas >. nnys:;.
Mr.. Brent 1T California desired Ia see the differ
cnce in New York settled in amlcable manncr lie
would vote for raking the basis ct the popular vote o
1853 rs ia. representation III Conventions.
Colonel Stevenson OF Kentucky mti" strong
speech in favor OF the admission OF the S"s on the
basis of their vote. lie denounced the lizards tor
their attacks on the administration, and modified his
former proposition, upon which he called tor the
previous question, winch ordered by ayes 20
nays 10.
The Chair proceeded to explain the effect Of the
previous question, when Mr.. George OF New lamp
shire called the Chair tn order.
This CAV. rise To some confusion The question
taken first Mr.. Stevenson, resolution. admit.
ting PORTIONS of each delegation the basis Of The
mn I'M
and lSJj-such basis tn be arrived NJ by consultation
with both delegations. The vote Of the State III conve
tun To be east on the basis of the congressional vote
of the respective sections. The resolutions were
adopted by yeas ~, nays H..
The question was then taken on the preamble
which declares the So,s to be the regular or-anizn
ton in the State IL carried y ayes 10, nay' is
The Chair was about put the vote jointly, Oh adopt
ing the preamble md resolutions but this was up
posed by M-ssrs IuIee and GeorS" VINO declared
them already adopted
A motion was then made to admit both sets Oh do
egateS This WAS LOST 10 ~
Messrs. Stevenson, OF Kentucky, Wright, of Penn
sylvaIria aud Harris, OF Illinois, were appointed
subcommittee 20 wait OF the New ork delegations
ani arrange all details OF the plan
The committee then adjourned until four CLOCK,
P. NJ.
The S0fts will. of course, accept the propositions
aud the lards will r. Jet it. The resolution admit.
ting the Sut,s will then be adopted rs the report OF the
msiur.ty of the committee. a minority report 10y |
Senator Baynrd and others will be presrn:e I, and
fall discussion Ut the subj"c; opened in Convention
with prospects Of long session. The votes look La
for Buchanan.
FOURTH DAY.
CISciSSATI, June j.-The Convention re.assem
bled ut 10 O'Clock. Two reports were submitted by
the committee OIL credentials; both relating TO the
New York case. The majority report rejected,
and the minority report, dividing the delegation
equally between the lards and Sos, was adopted
The Convention then adjourned till two O'clock, p.
NJ when it would proceed TO ballot for candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency.
The mn nrty report of the committee on credentials