Nebraska advertiser., 1858-06-03
omaha correspondence.
Omaha, May %, 1853.
pEMocRATIc C~oNvENTION.

80 a.
county assembled for the purpose Of per-
feeling the Organization Of the party in
this county, and appoint delegates to at
tend the Plattsmouth Territorial Conven-
ton.
A committee on resolutions expressive
of the sense of the meeting was appoints
ed, who reported in favor of a thorough
organization at this time by the Demo
cracy-of Nebraska.
Gov Richardson was invited by the
meeting, through a committee, to attend
the Convention, and in discharge Of their
duty they waited upon him, and he ac-
c~ompanied the committee to the hall where
the Convention was assembled, to which
he was introduced by the President, o.
D. Richardson. The Governor replied in
an appropriate, honorable and consistent
democratic speech, and retired amid the
applause Of the convened audience, who
had listened with marked attention to the
sound and reasonable ~counsels of our
democratic Chief Magistrate.
A committee was appointed to select
names, to be submitted to the Convention
for their approval, as the proper persons
to attend as delegates to the Plattsmouth
Territorial Convention. The committee,
after lengthy elaboration returned with
the names of the following gentlemen:
R. W. Steele and A. B. Malcolm, of
Florence; John Steinberger, of EIkhorn;
H. D. johnson, of Saratoga; o. d. Rich
ardson, A. J.. Poppleton, w. A. CURE,
]. Armstrong, T. H. Robertson, A. j.
Hanscom, and G. Clayes, of Omaha.
The report of the committee was adopt
ed. Many prominent and unainching
democrats were solicited to act as dele
gates, but refused to serve. An effort
was made by the committee to obtain a
compromise sentiment in the delegation.
A county democratic central committee
was chosen.
H. D. johnson introduced a resolution
adopting the Cincinnati platform of demo-
cracy, and unequivocally endorsing the
administration of James Buchanan. This
latter clause threw a political ire-brand
into the Convention, and a motion was
made to lay the whole matter on th6
table, after a prolonged discussion. The
house was divided, and the teller dishon-
estly, for many in the house considered it
nothing else, reported a count showing
that the meeting refused to table the reso-
l%utions, when in fact it was the reverse,
as was evident to all present, and the
mover must have been satisfied of that
fact, for, On motion TO strike out the en-
dorsing clause, he withdrew his %resolu-
tons on a motion for leave by the meet
ing, which was done to produce harmony
and concert of action in the Convention.
Such tricks as this attempt at miscount
has been done by the sanction of this
same teller before. Opposition should be
made to wrong doing, whether it be by
tellers or presidents, and as much in one
party as in another, as error never should
be sanctioned or encouraged in any man.
ner whatever.
), 1t is threatened by one of the delega-
: ton that he will introduce a similar reso-
luton before the Territorial Convention,
let the consequences be what they may to
the party.
From expressions gathered from the
solid democracy of this county, it is be-
lieved that it is the desire that no endor-
sement Of either wing of the party shall
be made. As was said in the Convention
by the introducer of the frebrand %resolu-
tons let ''by cones be by cones" which it
is hoped may be adhered to byall parties
and delegates at that Convention. Let a
series of platform resolutions be introduc-
ed and adopted which may express the
opinions of the party as to the course
of the party hereafter to be pursued, and
the principles upon which we can all con-
sistently stand. Let the past be forgot
ten, and an effort Of Cancellation be made
for the future.
!, PRINCIPLES OF LATFoRM
Let that Convention adopt the Cincin-
natl Platform; show their devotion to the
entire Union as a nation, and opposed to
sectionalism; adhere closely and strenu-
ously to the States rights doctrine. Let
the principle Of popular sovereignty, as
we wish to see it carried out in this Ter
/ ritory, be early promulgated by the action
of this Convention. Let it be embodied
! as it is the nearly universal expression Of
the citizens of Nebraska, without refer
; ence to party, that the Constitution Of
| Nebraska, as well as other Territories,
should, before going to Congress, be sub
mitted to those who are to be governed by
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