The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-06-18
Remarks in the Cincinnati Conyen
tiOn.

The following are the remarks made by
the Chairmen of the delegations of those
States which did not cast their votes for
Mr.. BUCHANAN until the last ballot The
remarks were made when they arose to
cast the vote cf, their several States.
Mr.. Matthews, of Mississippi-I de-
sire to state, sir, that Mississippi, in cast
ing her vote first for Franklin Pierce and
then for Judge Douglas, wishes not to be
understood as having any opposition to
Pennsylvania favorite son. She voted
for those gentlemen as representatives of
that great principle which claims to lie at
the very foundation of American liberty.
She did not for moment suppose Mr..
Buchanan to be opposed to that princi-
pie; but she considered Mr.. Pierce and
Mr. Douglas to be more intimately iden-
tilted with it. Mississippi will support
the nominee. With prided pleasure she
viii take up the banner, which the De
mocracy have intrusted to the hands of
James Buchanan, and carry it in triumph
through nearly every county in the State.
Mississippi casts her seven votes for James
Buchanan.
Mr.. Waelder of Texas, said Mr.. Pres
ident-In 1852, when the final vote of
the National Convention was taken, Texas
had no speech to make; neither does she
desire to impose a long speech upon the
Convention of 1856; but, sir, as chair
man of the Texas delegation / desire to
say these few words:
Heretofore the State of Texas has east
her four votes-frst for Franklin Pierce,
next fer Stephen A. Douglas. In thus
casting her vote she did not regard James
Buchanan as less pure, as less true to cur
common Constitution; but, sir she voted
for Franklin Pierce and Stephen A.
Douglas, because they had been more
actively engaged in the struggle which
has Of late convulsed every section of our
country.
We heartily concur in the nomination
of James Buchanan. As the Democracy
of Pennsylvania have heretofore done
battle for the constitutional rights of the
South, and Of every section of the Union
so the Democracy of the clone STAR
do battle for that favorite, noble son o
the keystone of the Arch" Sir, from
the Powered prairies of the South-wes
we extend the Democrats hand of fellow
ship to the Democracy of every section o
this Union
AS to the vote of Texas on the frs
Monday of November next, will MAKE
no pledge. But that our majority for th'
Democratic cause will out-rival even tha
Of the native State of the nominee. il
proportion to the population of the tw
States, have no doubt.
now cast the four votes of the Stat
of Texas (and l do SO with great pleasure
for James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Lawrence, of Rhode Island--Ml
President: Rhode Island, during twelv
:. ballots, manifested her approval of tn
administration of our distinguished Pres
2 ident, whose nor1ination-which she rat
:. fed by her electoral vote--her delegate
: four years ago were among the first t
sustain. She would have continued t
cast the. same vote had she not been col
WINGED that General Pierce could nj
: unite the requisite support in this Coz
J yention. She,. therefore, last evenin
? transferred her votes TO the eminent cit
zen of Pennsylvania. who am free to d,
e clare is, under existing circumstances, tt
: only one of the candidates that have bee
J before us that can redeem our State, an
!, it is with the greatest satisfaction that Il
u delegation of Rhode Island cengratula
e their fellow citizens that the nominatio
q tof James Buchanan is now to be unan
\ mously responded to. - aass.s Is.