New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-23

Iowa, who promised to speak but moment, yet
suHed full hour IN speech on the Northern side,
without greatly illuminating the question or impTov-
ing the temper Of the Convention.
| great struggle for the floor ensued and motions
10 adjourn till tomorrow, till July 4th aud de-
were made in great number. The Convention refused
TO adjourn.
Several Southern gentlemen. among them Pike
| Of Arkansas Eustis Of Louisiana, ZollicOfer Of
Tennessee, have withdrawn already The following
is the essential portion Of the minority Southern
| port, in the Pennsylvania case
| We regard this Convention having been called
for the purpose Of nominating candidates for President
and Ficefresident Of the United States, upon the
basis of the conservative and national adjustment of
the vexed question of Slavery, embodied in the plat
| fonn Of June u, less. And that no political orgau
cation which has regulated or rejected the substance
and principles of that adjustment Is entitled TO repre-
senation in this Convention. understanding that the
delegates whose claims have been admitted BY
majority Of the Committee, were elected under au-
thority Of body known as the Eide Council OF Penn
sylyania which claim5 to be the organ OF the Amer
can party in Penny vana, after having admit
ted, repudiated the twelfth section of said platform
we of opinion that said delegates have no night to
seats in this Convention (Signedl
" i BhoWkEow Tenn Join HSf HAUGaFoS NC
W " T. f. s hfA Texas PE r. YE MAtkfR Al.
Mr.. Campbell Of Pennsy lvaDia defended the claims of
his delegaton-the Anti.Twelfth Sectonites Penn
syvania did repudiate the twelfth section She wanted
no plank on the Slavery question, but she could not
stife her feelings on the Kansas question. We will
stand up for American principles to the death but you
cannot make US indorse the Kansas Nebraska bill.
If you shut out delegation you substantially ex-
clude nineteen enteths Of all the delegates from the
Free States. John n. Ashmead one of the rival
Twelfth Section delegates allowed to represent
Al. i. ~ ID.
did uphold the Twelfth Section. Cries of " No, no.
and applause The Americans carried Pennsylvania
when they stood upon National ground They lost it
when they repudiated the Twelfth Section. His
statements aroused much feeling from the opposing
side and the Convention was thrown into terrific
tunult. Lorenzo Burrows Of New-York, in the Com
mittee on Credentials voted with the South against
the Anti-Twelfth. Section delegation from Pennsyl-
vania but did not sign bis to the minority re-
port.
Mr. Ashmead was followed by Gov. Johnston Of
Pennsylvania in a calm and dignifed and very able
discussion of the Twelfth Section aud its history, aud
vindcatng himself and friends in repudating it, Had
not the State Council repudated it he should have left
tie American party.
Gov Johnston was listened to with marked atten-
ton and most thoroughly presented his side of the
question in issue lie concluded at 90 minutes past
O'Clock, when amid much confusion third report was
made from the Committee on Credentials on the Penn
sylvania case. 1t is as follows:
The undersigned, members Ofthe Committee on Gre
dentals recognizing the right of the American party
to select for themselves in the subordinate Councils of
the party their representatives to the State and
National Convention, and being fully conylnced that IN
several instances in Pennsylvania the delegates Sc
lected by the people in their Congressional Districts
have been superseded by the appointment of repre-
sentatiyes by the State Council in defiance OF the VIII
of such Congressional Districts, hereby enter their
earnest dissent from the report of the majority of the
Committee asserting, however, to that portion OF
the majority report which favors the correctness OF
their return of those delegates selected by the State
Councils for the State at large and where the Con-
gressiona Districts failed to elect and present the
following resolutions:
the right Of each eontean may be dssrmned aS hs PHI
r n WOOD Cal. THOMAS TODD, Ky;
IoRENz0 Burrows NY. G. II. GRANDID, NJ.
A complication of motions followed, and full one
third of the members struggled for the floor amid
wells of "Order," "Order," "Order," Down
Down." hisses cheers, etc. Bedlam lasted ten
minutes duiing which the previous question was put
on the motion of Mr. Ely Of Massachusetts, that the
report of the majority of the Committee on Creden-
tials be accepted, save as regards the Lou
isiana delegation. This was in amendment Oh
the motion of Mr.. Lake Of Miss that it be accepted
save as TO the Pennsylvania delegation. Mr.. Elys
amendment was declared carried. Mr.. Lake then in
sisted on speaking, although the previous question
was still pending and after the most terrific tumult yet
experienced, he conquered hearing He spoke
strongly against the Anti-Twelfth Section delegates
from Pennsylvania lie said none of the Northern
delegates who repudate the Twelfth Section had any
right to this floor
The question then REQUIRED on finally passing the
vote to accept the report of the majority and save the
Louisiana Catholic delegation. This lets in the Anti
Twelfth-Section men from Pennsy wanna. The yeas
| and nays were called. Several OF the Connecticut
delegation declined to vote. The other New Eng land
delegates voted Yea. Mr.. Pickett of Tennessee when
| his name was called said he should withdraw from
| the Conventions that Southern could no longer
| act honorable in it, Many of the Southern men
silently declined TO vote.
The Connecticut members changed from silence to
| Yea The vote was declared at o'clock, and was
Yeas. So; Nays, As. motion to reconsider Is now
pending.
The Louisiana delegation were then unanimously
admitted by special vote.
motion TO reconsider to Pennsy lvania was laid
| on the table.
Erastus Brooks of New York votes Yea, with
the promise TO move a reconsideration tomorrow,
and if carried to propose compromise referring
the PENNSYLVANIA case back to the Committee, with
such restrictions as would let in part of both dele
! cations.
At 81 o'clock the Convention adjourned to 10 a. m.
of Saturday, in great disorder.
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