The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-11


Mr. Seymour OF New York ghe State 81 New York, n |
many respects divided has last become united on one
pointthe moral necessity of combining the NOMINATION.
within the circle of the three distinguished gentlemen
whose were FIRST presented % the people as can
ddatss for the presidency speang n .nis ~ sbs
State Of New York have felt il TO be my duty stated
that have felt II duty TO cast ourselves Tor franklin
Pierce So long as his name continued peple ',s
nation became impossible felt It our duty 70 gave our
support to the nomination OF Stephen a. Douglas OF I'M
nos His aane formally Withdrawn by the person
authorized To speak for h indeed he has spoken Tor
himself While have tire strongest desire 10 commune
support for b feel that we should be recleant %
ourselves and those whom represent " the state oil
New York should go beyond the limits Of the three names
originally presented the people of the United States Tor
his nomination Az this stage OF me IN view
view OF tho position in which now placed ask that
we may be permitted TO retire and consult In order mat
this nomination may go forth with that moral ofce ana
influence which we have SO much st heart
This ballot resulted ia the unanimous vote Oh all the
delegations for Games Buchanan As each delegation was
called the chairman addressed the convention.
Sserhteen,h Ballot
Ter 5scsaaaa-- Maine, 8 New Hampshire, 8 Vermont
Massachusetts,, 3 Rhode Island, 4; Connecticut +
New York, 80; New Jersey, Z Pennsylvania ~ Della
ware, 81 Maryland 81 Virginia, l5 North Carolina 10
South Carolina Georgia. I0i Alabama i Mississippi,
I; louisiana 81 Ohio, 30; Kentucky, IL; Tennessee IL i
Indiana, i3i Illinois, n Missouri .; Arkansas Mich
igau 81 Florida 8; Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, 8; Cal
The following are the speeches made by the eharmen
Of the several delegations on giving the vote OF their
| States.
The vote of Vermont being called for, Mr.. Snaey
| said
Vermont has her unanimous vote for ten successive
ballots for Franklin Pierce because they have regarded his
administration entitled to the entire confidence of all
true democrats aud has, in perlous crisis ieariessly
confronted all factions that have distracted tho republic
and maintained the constitutional rights OF all sections OF
our common country. He Ii OAR heghbor, and know
him TO be man and STATESMAN without reproach But
we became conynced that he not the choice of this
convention and therefore Vermont gave her five
native Of our Green Mountain Siate-the bold and elo
qnen successful advocate in the United Sates Senate of
the great principle of popular soveregntySephen A.
Citation and harmony at his request Withdrawn from the
convention. Vermont comes cordially and zealonsy to
the support OF the experienced able and accomplished
son Of Pennsylvania and will do all that do for
his election. unanimously instructed to cast the
Il 1--WE votes Of Fermontor James Buchanan
Mr. Clayton for Mississippi deegaton) said that by the
vote Of Mississippi now about TO be given she desired to
give evidence Of her devotion to democratic pri
epcs Sine had thus far voted first for Pierce next for
Embodiment of her principles but she had any OPP
position TO Mr. Buchanan -Four years ago she had voted
for him twentyseven times in the Baltimore Convention.
She again her for him. with pledge that
her people win ratifs it by six thousand majority
Mr. Matthews, of Mississippi desire TO state sir that
Mississippi In casting her vote FIRST for Franklin Pierce
and then for Judge Douglas wishes not to be understood
as having any opposition to Pennsy ayorite
She voted for those gentlemen as representatives OF
that great principle which claims 10 lie at the very
foundation OF American liberty, She did not for mo-
ment suppose Mr. Buchanan to be opposed to that prnc
pe but she considered Mr. Pierce and Mr. Douglas be
intimately identified with it. Mississippi will sup
port the With pride and pleasure she win UP
the banner which the democracy have ntrused to the
hands of James buchanan and carry il in triumph through
nearly every county in the State Mississippi casts her
seven votes for Jane, Buchanan.
When the vote of Texas called Mr. Waelder of Texas
said:
Mr. President in 1882 when the final vote of the Ma
tiona Convention taken, Texas had speech make
neither does she desire to impose long speech upon the
convention of 1856; but sir chairman of the Texas
delegation desire to say these few words
Heretofore the State OF Texas has her four votes
first for Franklin Pierce next for Stephen A. Douglas In
thus her vote she did not regard James Buchanan
as less pure less true to constitution bnt
sir she voted for Franklin Pierce and Stephen A. Douglas
because they bad been actively engaged in the
gle which has of late sonyulsed section of
: try.
Weheartiy in the nomination of James Bucban-
an As the democracy OF Pennsylvania have heretofore
done battle for the constitutional rights of the South and
OF every section of the Union the democracy Of the
Lone Star do battle for that ayorc noble son Of the
keystone of the Arch Sir from the Powered prires OF
the Southwest extend the democratic hand OF fellowship
to the democracy Of every section of this Union.
As 10 the vote of Texas the first Monday Of Novem-
Der next win make pledge But that our majority
for the democratic cause viii outrya that OF the
tv State of the nominee in proportion to the population
(; OF the two States, have no doubt.
now cast the four votes of the State of Texas land do
SO with great pleasure for James Buchanan of Pennsy
vania.
hampshire sir having expressed her fret and second choice
for the nomination called make now nsrucis
me to cast her vote for that candidate Who by the
the majority OF this convention, be the general
choice And, sir at the polls when the election day ar
ryes she will give support 10 the nominee OF this con-
yenton as determined as that have given her own
distinguished citizen She will send down TO her demo-
cratic brethren in other States majority which may be
counted by thousands in favor those principles she has
ever maintained. the FIVE votes OF New Hampshire
for James Buchanan, Of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Lawrence OF Rhode Island Mr.. President Rhode
Stand, during twelve ballots manifested her approval OF
the administration Of our distinguished President whose
nominh'ionwhich she ratified by her electoral yoeber
delegates four years among the first TO sustain
She would have continued to the same vote had she
not been convinced that General Pierce could NOT unte
the requisite support this convention She therefore
last evening transferred her votes TO the eminent
OF Pennsylvania, who free declare Is under exist,
ing circumstances the only OF the candidates that
been before that redeem State and with the
greatest satisfaction that the delegation of Rhode Island
congratulate their feow-cens that The nomination of
James Buchanan is to be unanimously responded to-
Mr. Butler, OF Massachusetts, Massachusetts has hereto
Tore shown that she eposes faith and confidence In the dis
hnguished statesmen Of Der section of the country
yet she has no actous opposition make the wishes
the great democratic party, indicated In this
And though, sir she promise much yet when tho
nomination is made she will say in the language of one
Of her gallant AT Lundys Lane when ordered IA
British battery "We will try" am Instructed "a cast
the 10 votes Of Massachusetts, for James Buchanan
Mr.. Ludlow, Of New York. The wing Of the democratic
party OF the State Of New York represented by the eepa
ton OF which have the honor to be the chairman has
come into this convention under some disadvantages But
there 10 ono point which, before casting vote wish 20
impress on the minds Of the members Of this convention
that the portion Of the democracy which we represent
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