, 1859-06-28

here arose the 0minous sign Of war.
Ben. II. Sa,nuels moved the appointment OF
the Committee The Administration took
darn and moved that Judge Mason be made
Chairman The Douglasites declaimed loudly
against the unwarrantahle proposition, and hat
Ing precedent all in their favor, after 4 brief
Curry Mason declined and samuels was made
father of the platform. But the victory was
brief Casady Is as true to the powers that be
is when he received his first quarters salary rs
Rcgisier Of the Land Office here. A majority |
Of the Committee wer.: Of the Buchanan stripe,
and retired 10 make platform on which 10
make up the candidates, with trctabtsng hopes
If Cancellation 1rou, both wings. Aean"h''e
tie COuycntoI amused itself III tue VAN en-
lcayos to evoke IL sp.ecl, ftu,'. roiuc Ut t'le
"stars" on the cid boards Of Democracy 90,
Col, 1'hompst n was called for, but said lie did
not want to mike speech al that time, he
| wanted to wait for Il platform. ,,.
4 VOlCE-"Iltch into the Repuohcah flat-
| FORM" -;
CoLoSgL--"I don't want to do tElat now;
yaut 10 rec whether VIZ lave better.fsrst."
Wr, trocker was calcd ior. lie requested
the enthusiastic " Democracy not to stump tte
hoos through upon the head Auditor eatteA.
| Faint stampiug.l
TrimbIc w.s called on TO speak. He wanted
to wait for platform. He was fatlguea nc
| had lust returned ff"n the l.ad waters ut s::it
| River. lie wanted platform to Ici'os2 upon:
Col. Eilwood would make q speech, put Ill
health prevented. Nothing else could induce
| him to decline tho invitation Of the Convention
Mal,ony here h,ntcd that the proceedings
lacked both wit md originality, and offered
| resolution for the appointment Of Central ennl-
ulittcc, which should meet the candldatesa niicr
nomination and plan the campaign ~,
I Several patriotic speeches were made, all
II, 1F the j3tnOCr3cf
| for reorganization.
Trimblc said tic lad suffered severely. The
Republicans had sent stute agents around alter
hin, in his campaign, and they had materially
damaged his chances Of Success. lfc huFed tic
Democracy would gct help for the candidates.
Gilla$pie moved tlat tue next Convention
meet ut Dcs Mnnts.
Thomas did not want it. The chairman nf
the State Committee had called this Convention
here without authority, and lie uaEtcd ii elsc-
| WhetT.
t:illaspie declared it was the Democratic
policy to meet ut thu capital and tle nptln's
prevailed,
Ii was nnw five o'clock, and nothing was
| heard FROM thc Platform Committee. \ com
E5itcc was se1lt ~ inquire alter their success.
The chairman appeared, and state! HE com
] rittee were getting on iar'nonously, and the
| yrist was nearly .ronnd. The Convention,
. checred, and from tnat time til! half past slA
, | tbr Convention was tc:*t1 Er I'll ureasy 3rTtr
, | buchanan men insisted Oh Ill Endorsement
Douglas men exalted Syuatter Sovereignty, sttt
+ all swore by tr power nf concsliatih'' =,
At u! o'clock the committee appeared. t"i
| Sa,ute!s mounted the rostrun and read t!:t
| resolutions.
They inJorscd the Cincinnati Platform: de
c1arciI the organized Territories entitled Il
i Sq,tattcr Sovereignty, declared there was "
mower on eartl. to stop Territorial Legislature
), | }H.s:i,y Il ~l;;e code, aud that the IcfHocr;c,
/ f.,Int,opHnp+ tf tfIn ttHilff.
4 weru not bound br 1llcr decisions. They ar
4 in favor Of revenue tarit:-cnndenln Cass "l
tue right Of ua,uralized foreigners 10 protection
= abroad-in fayor IF Cuba, Il homestead la'
: Pacific Kailruad. The are in Eror of i'll ece
monica! administration Of tho general govern
! ment, and opposed to tile slave. trade. Ec''tl
,: this. there Is Il batch Of resolutions q, flat
- policy, condrmnins thu proh'b,tory }iMof Lays
the free school law, and opposed TO all w"o!
;, Upon comparison Of tile resolutions. i fin
y botli Douglas and Buchanan shubbe.i. and III
~ thing Gct ttis abandoned dnctr!ne oi Sluastt
: Sovereignty anil t,c Cuba burglary approved
:, To retain tl,e adherence Of the Irish. thc
:. resolved to :bvli,il Ill liquor laws.
~ TiIt Contention tlltn proceeded to ouopt H.
T.. T.. resolutions :.< they were read, and they wei
!; down with cheers "nJ c!"kln-t
~ After tilut, Il mntinn waS male by G1lfasp!
| that 4. Z. dodge bc the nominee Tor Govcrnt
!; by ;cclarna1ion. :.
II porr wanted to know how hc stood on II
=, platform; he had j duty to perform, and won
vote for NJ E,an un'rss he could gel u.i the no
n couuttal platfurnl.
~ ~ 1illl>pc vouchrd fer Do1.c. amid hj>scs
- Dorr and cries Of "down," down. An .
~, gentleman hoped ,1cy would not hiss DorF,
H., it was disrcspec'tul-
hs Uorr was satisfied with the endorsement
-, Dodge by t4iliaspie. an1 seconded lis nol'n
-; ton. So Dodge was nominated
~ Uabbitt WAS nominated OH the 1!rst bal!ot |
Lieut., Governor, ;1nl Mason and Wilson we
nominated Judges of the Supreme Court i
uccla,natun and Cole was nominated tur :
'nd same office un the first ballot, distancng
ny competitors ,Iasus," i'lt lion OF a'1o'', Il
X. baker, the great Iowa tax payer.
nm IN 4 resulu,inn MAS offered, claiming IN eXet
lii. tive aprointucnt by President buchanan
some Democrat of low: to some high roslt'
t,: !Me Il. Washington, wl.icl. was tabled, and, by
,rlu tion was IL be left MT of the proccedin
-. lest U1d i;nck should takc uinbrage at the III
4t 4xtt peudencc OF the Iowa De1nocrlcy. Bit 'tin
il had better apro'n1 man, LOT iAe .
I'm: ,rr ereixns Of Iowa are rather "do"n Oh NM,
G.s s.s his registers, and newspaper men, and II
masters, had L lrd tifnr to-day In keeping.
ty | l,e1m,cracy from rrntanine the Adnllnlstra!
iii, with the touch Of unyloved hands.
vi. Tonight the :lnterriticd hoh! Il grand pt
a., a.. wuw ut Sl,crtuau Hall.
a., The wlloc bu>illrs. IF tllc Convention 7
tc,t t.,c in up hour AFTER the platform WAS in.
.,e; Nuluiua,uus arc easily made where M
all expects the nominees 10 bc elected: l sho
!1's, | u,glttun tlat the Convention gave IoMlills
,, td. one uf The Denocraiic editors, Leave II IL
nd. for fifteen minutes, which lie improved by
'"t- c!aTins that the support ot h1s paper
ts Indispensable to tlle sicctss Ut the l'thl"cf
TT party. Tl!c result was subscription of se,'
| ttulIars wIere:t the el!for c!lWcklet con*ld'
i t.t bly,. . :