Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-23
The National X. N. Convention.


1t appears that on the assembling of the
Convention on Thursday, the discussion on the
repeal of the 18th section was commenced,
and kept up till half past twelve o'clock by
the friends of that section, in which charges
of black republicanism" were urged against
Ford of Ohio, and others. The subsequent
proceedings show the complete triumph Of the
South in the substitution and adoption by the
Council, by vote of los to ~, of pro-
slavery compromise platform, satisfactory to
the South and to the " national" hunkers of
the North. A motion to reconsider Wednes-
days vote on the Ely and Brewster PROPOSE
tion, repeating the 18th section and substi-
IL ting therefor the provisions of the Consti-
tuition of the United States as the platform
on the slavery question, was carried BY vote
of 81 to 81. The Southern man had numer-
Gus additions from home, and they, with near
ly all the New York men voted to reconsider.
So this put the Council back where it was
Wednesday morning.
Mr. Bowles, of the Springfield Republican,
telegraphs that at the evening session of
Thursday, the Council voted, 1873 to 81, to
ANAL tho Swhola of the national platform of
June, 1855, the object being with the nations
al Americans to supplant it with new one,
which tries very hard and succeeds pretty well
in lodging the slavery question. The substi-
tute was next driven through under the pre-
vious question. The Northern Americans
voted against it; the Central Americans all
went for it, and most of the South few of
the ultra South went No. The new platform
was carried by yeas los, nays II. The fol-
lowing are the only sections Of the new plat.
form that can be suspected of referring to the
slavery questions:
Sixth: The unqualified recognition and
maintenance Of the reserved rights of the sew
eral States and the cultivation of harmony
and fraternal good will between the citizens
Of the several States, and to this end non-in.
reference by Congress with questions apper-
tanning solely to the individual States, and
non-intervention by each State with the af-
fairs of any other State.
Seventh: Tie recognition Of the right of
the native-born and naturalized citizens of the
United States permanently residing in any
Territory thereof, to frame their constitution
and laws and to regulate their domestic and
social affairs in their own mode. subject only
to the provisions eff the federal constitution,
with the right of admission into the Union
whenever they have the requisite population
for ono representative in Congress-provided
always that none but those who are citizens
of the United States under the constitution
and laws thereof and who have a fixed resi-
dence in any such territory, ought to partici-
pate in the formation of the constitution, OF
in the enactment of laws for said territory or
State.
Elsewhere in the new platform there is
much said about nationality, and the admin
stration is severely denounced, for, among
other things, re-opening sectional agitation
by the repeal of the Missouri compromise.
On this platform, Colby of New Hamp.
shire voted No. His colleagues, with Ely,
Brewster, Arnold, Robinson and Keith of
Massachusetts, voted Yes, and the rest No
making five yeas to eight nays for our state.
Connecticut all No. Booth, who was absent
came in and voted Yes, and afterwards chang.
cd TO No. Mr.. Perkins of Connecticut. voted
No for three reasons first, because the new
PlatiOIn cmpIhces the uoctflne OF squatter
sovereignty as to the territories second, be-
cause while the twelfth section means some.
thing, this means nothing; third, because
this council has no right to make plat
form for the nominating convention of Fri.
day.
The Ohio and Iowa men pronounced the
party dead and dissolved. Many from North
aud South pronounced the council without
authority to make a platform for the nomi.
mating convention. There was great confu.
sion and much termination all through the
evening. After a " black republican speech
by Gov. Ford of Ohio, against tho platform
Parson Brownlowe of Tenn, said he COMA
lick any of the Ohio delegation, and that svs
of the Tennessee delegation could kicL ~.
entire Ohio delegation all around the han
This council adjourned for good ate 40
The nationals are very happy. They h.r.
won an unexpected triumph. The New w..
and Southern men carried It mainly. and tba.
are highlyjubilant. twas impossible to prs.
dict what the nominating convention would
do.
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