The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-05


misses of 1850 confirmed by both the democratic and whg
parties National Conventions, Tied oy the opls
ton sefTs Of territories IN Sst y the .puo
on Of this democrao principle to the organization of
Territories and the admission of now Slates with
without domestic slavery, they may EJECT the
rights Of all the States will be prose we'd intact the orr
ginal compacts of the constitution maintained invola
and the perpstuaton and expansion OF hs Union
ed it's capacity of orscing peace and har
mony every future American State that may be con-
stitutsd annexed with republican form Of govern
ment.
Resolved That We recognize the right OF tho people of
au the Territories including Kansas and Nebrasha act
ing through the fairly expressed will OF the ,rtty OF
acual residens; and whenever ths plumber Of hsr in
habitana justifes 1t, to form n'tiuton with or
without domestic slavery and be admitted into the Union
upon terms OF psrsct equality with the otAer States
g. Resolved That the democratic party recognizes the
great importance, in political and commercial point o
view, of saf- and spesdy Communication within ou
Territory between the Atlantic and Pasiac coasts
ment to exercise promptly all its ons 20 Ses
for the attsinusuI of that object. :
tuons in the Old Word and ,hs sspdsnies to
sectional sgitston combined .ita tbs attempt to On,
acquiring and enjoying citizenship our own land,
high and sacred duty mas devoved with increased
sponsiety upon the democratic party OF this country
as the party OF the UniOn to uphold and maintain the
rights Of every State and thereby the Union of the
staes and to sustain the advance among of constu
onal liberty, by continuing to resis all onoposs aud
exclusive gs2u0n for the benefit OF che few at the
OF the many and by vgi ant and constant adher
those prncp pes and of the consu-
ton which are broad and strong enough to embrace and
uphold the Union it was Union as il shx b.
IN the full expsnson Of the energies and capacity of this
The following are the resolutions upon the foreign
policy OF the country
l. Refo.ved That the questions connected with the
foreign policy OF the country inferior to domestic
question whatever. The time has come for the peope of
the United States TO declare themselves in favor free
seas ara progressive free trade throughout the world
and, BY solemn manifestations, place their moral inu
influence by the side Of their succsssf al example.
q Resolved, That our geographical and political posi-
70 less than the Interest OF commerce. and the
cevslopement OF our growing power, requires that
hold sacred the prncipes involved in the Monroe doc
ne and their bnoiug import, which admits of mis-
construction and should be applied with unbendng rig
dity.
B. Resolved, Tha. which the great highway of nature
well the assent of the States most Immediately 10.
terested in it's maintenance has rkcd out tor free
constitutes Of the i'm portAns achievement
realized by the spirit of mcdarn times and the
querabie energy Of our peope-'hat result should oe
secured by timely, efficient exsrtion and control
with the governments Of the States within whose domn
ions 1t lies. We can under circumstances, ursnder
arising out OF it
4 Resolved. That 10 view o, such commanding ints
rest the people Of the United States cannot but symps
thife with the efforts which are being made by the peo
pie of Central Amercs t. regenerae that portion
cfntinent which covers passage across the oceanic
Isthmus.
s. Resolved That the democratic party Will expec. 0
the next administration II at effort made to
cendancy Ia the Gulf of Msxico-to maintain
permanent the great let's through which
emptied into its waters The produss raised upon
soil and The created by the industry of the
people in our Western valleys and the Union at large.
Mr.. NAcKLIN, OF Pa moved the adoption Of the plat
form and resolutions, without the dotng Of "P' or
the crossing of q "t"
Mr. CONWAY, of Va, asked for division Of the ques
tion.
Mr.. BUTLER Of Macs. moved the previous question.
Mr.. GARNET, OF Val demand division of the quss
ton object to the introduction of any rins.
Mr.. PHELPS. CT Ao.-The of the New York
delegates has not been settled and opposed to c,n-
sdering the matter further until lis settled.
DEIEGATE from North Carolina inquired whether the
committee meant to incorporate the postponed resolution
part of the PLATFORM
"No," "No," from every quarter.
The previous questio was sustained.
Mr. BREcKENRIDGE called for . vote by States.
This WAS agreed to, and the vote taken the
report Of the Committee Resolutions except the
FIVE resolutions.
The vote BY States unanm ousy in favor-New
York not being taken. Ayes, eel; nays, Zone.
Mr. INGERsoII, of Conn, demanded that the five re-
naming resolutions be taken up separately.
Mr.. WYcKIFrE of Ky, advocated adj ,urnment till
p M for the purpose Of considering the resolutions
relating to the foreign policy Of the United States.
Mr. PETIT 4 call the gentleman to order.
The CHMR-The gentleman is not in order.
Mr.. PHELPS ef No. moved an adjournment till three
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Tie CHAIR decided that such motion could not be re-.
ceived while the vote pending.
Mr. PHELPS appealed from the decision.
Mr. RICHARDSON, o. ILL.,, stated that the motion to ad-
journ in order when the vote actually being
taken.
The CHAIR then put the question: and the motion to
a'journ negatved; but the result being doubted
by States called and the Convention refused to
adjourn-ayes 78, noes 1873.
Mr.. MEADE, Of Va, moved recess OF An hour. Ne
gatived.
The Virginia delegation then obtained permission to
retire to consider the remaining resolutions.
Adjourned till 2 p N.
Tae Committee Credentials will be ready to report
on the New York contested seats at the milling of
the Convention.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE.
TheCommttee Credentials were oc cuped yes .erday
afternoon and evening in hearing the statements Of the
contestrg delegates from New York. David L. Seymour,
Esq opensd the discussion the part Of the hsrd He
reviewed the Of the party for the last twenty years.
teprove the legitimacy of the hard organization attacking
the sofs particularly of those the delegation for
their former delnquences BE claimed that the hards
were the only national democrats and that ihe National
Convention could recognize other.
Governor SEYMOUR replied comparing the vote of
General Cass with the vote fall
for the consideration Of the committee tabu
lar statement showing that in seventeen Congressional
districts the hards only got one ftth Of the Cass
vo.e-ten thousand out OF fifty thousand-And
in six other districts, where CAss got teu thou
sand votes, last fall the hards got only
eighteen hundred. He drew a comparison between
thAt and the soft vote, arguing that the softs rep
resent the great OF the democrats OF the State and
the hAIds only insgnif snt faction He regretted the
resolutions known the Cassidy and Van Buren, resolu
tops passed last fall In convention, but pointed tbs
revolutions passed in january as the platform the
soft party.
Mr.. BEARDsLEy REPLIED urging that the rsolu ions Of
January last had been framed for the Cincinnati Con-
venon but that party to be judged by the platform
upon which it went t, the people in the faii election
The January platform had already driven of large
ber OF the leading softs such Mr. Van DYKE Dudley
Field Benjamin Welch, Jr, and would drive of many