Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-06-26
Democratic National Conve ntion,


VEINS announced that the Oregon delega len
Withdrew from the Convention. Mr.. Nh fiat
of Va, spoke against secession. M SIS
Clark and Craig, OF Missouri, said they oui 1
never leave the Convention, but asked a l
! adjournment for time to consult. Mr.. Oaa =
den, o. GA, repeated his slave trade speech
delivered at Charleston. Mr.. Whitley, of Md
announced that some of the Maryland dele
gates would secede. Salisbury, OF Del, would
not leave the Con, ention. st ,ele Of y. T..
spoke against secession. An announcement
was made that 19 OF the Tennessee delegation
would retire and five remain. The previous
question on the motion TO proceed to ballot
iourned till morning.l,
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Garrett, of Alabama, moved to have
| the names of the delegates from Alabama
corrected according to the list sent up.
Mr.. Caldwell, of Kentucky, stated that af-
ter the withdrawal of the delegation last
evening they held meeting and re-asSem-
bled again this morning The circumstances
| in which they were placed We're exceedingly
| embarrassing and they were unable 10 come
to d naImumious conclusion. The result is
that ten delegates will withdraw from the
| Courrn ion ard nine remain. Those that
Withdraw beg leave to submit a paper stating
! .u,Ir L, dsuus the withdrawal. Five 9TH
| ers desired, Tor the present, to suspend action
| with the Convention without taking part Ii
! any olh.r body. Ia suspendiLg their action
| with the Convention. tuey hope there may
| yet arise opportunity To act harmoniouSly
| with the Convention, and therefore retain
| fh.4r irrl1f tn, he
vcniion should such an opportunity arise. 1t
| is the wish of the ten that Withdraw that
| .nelr vat : may not be cast ty any other par
| ty. The action on their part has been taken
| wlIhuu. anger or Ditte; ness and In the deep
| e-t sorrow. Thy do not cast ccn-ure any
| where, it was not for them TO question the
| action Ut any independent sovereignty, but
| II was felt TO be their duty and policy to re-
| turn to their constituency and leave them
| Iree to act. should there be Two candidates
| in the liz, Id. He now Withdrew the Maine Oi
that distinguish,d patriot, Mr.. Guthrie. from
| tile Convention as Il Candidate for the Presl-
| dency.
He then presented papers from those who
| suspend action. and also a communication
| num Hon. Jas G.. Leech, one OF tue retiring
| delegates, stigmauzlng the action OF the
| Convention in harsh terms, as uuiair, undem-
| UcratIc, and irregular, aud attacking the ma
|
| was rad first, and alter IL had been read
Mr. Plyue, OF Ohio, moved to return the
| pa er imm, diataly TO the gentleman whu
| presented it, win the intinaIion that the
| convention declined to receive it. lCries vi
yes, that's right
Mr. Payne did not recognize the right OF
| delegates seeding from the convention To
insult the majority or 10 impugn the action
| OF the convention because u majority passed
ON the credentials of those claiming seats III
the convention.
Mr.. Caldwell assured the convention that
he had no knowledge of the contents of the
they paper just read. 1t had been
handed 10 him while on the floor. The other
papers would be found perfectly respectful
IN language and temper.
Mr.. Payne moved that the paper be handed
back to lis author.
Mr.. Sayles, of Rhode Island, hoped the mo-
ton would prevail. The paper was direct
| insult 10 the convention, as impugning line
convention, and direct insult also to the
| Douglas delegates who had taken seats i'll
the convention. He trusted the paper would
be Instantly separated from the others and
| returned to the writer. lie acquitted Mr.
Caldwell of all knowledge of the contents Of
the paper, aud felt certain that he would moi
have presented it if he had known its true
character.
MIR. Crum of No., hoped that the papers
would be read. He desired to defend and
justify the action of this convention on the
stump, and the paper was the best argument
against the seccders.
Dir. Richardson suggested that the reading
of the other papers be completed first.
Mr. Leach, OF Kentucky, disclaimed any
| intention to offer an insult To the Convention
or any OF ITS members. He believed that
the acts stated in his paper were incontro
verlibIe, aud, believing them true, he had
stated them plainly but without any iuten-
ton TO insult the Convention. The option
| OF the paper was unanimously declined aud
was returned to the writer.
MIR. West, OF Conn.,. called for the question
on proceeding to ballot for candidates.
THIS is the sixth day OF the proceedings OF
the Convention and the country is weary VI
| them.
Mr.. Reed, Of Ky, on the part of portion
of the Kentucky delegation, declared that
they had seen 40 cause Why Kentucky should
desert Democratic Convention and The
u. mUcratic party.
Tne doomed city was to be saved If five
true meu could he found therein. Here were
live delegates from Kentucky who intended
~ Redeem aud save the Safe. Tney rrcog-
nIZed thIs Convention as tue only Conveu-
tlun vi The National Democratic party; Ih,y
VIII have srctIUuaIlsm OF NurIu auu
oOutb, but viii stand here as pillar OF titu
bebwecn the mea ol botn extremee; they were
not gong To aD,4adUu tue Z ouyrntIuu because
one great leader wnusc pathway from Wash
lug ton To tue great wtst had been liz hI eiIeI
ny Saiidnt deeds, happeued to be uuinIuated
Loud dppiauseI Tue people VI tue eJunLry
would step ior,u la thelr mIgQt and ryscu-
vur InsIltutsons IrUm the hauus uI puiisiciails
aud Out vi tue hands uf the present. admIstri
tion. linnensc applause. wulch Continued
Tor SEVERAL mihutcs. Tue STATE vi Kcu,
lucky would come up 10 the SUP port Of Ia,
uumIure ut tnv Convention, whoever he Ill.,,
ur, anu Inc hive delegates present wuuiu
sand 10y the iSc.Ion vi ,hr Couyentlou, but ne
GA his part, begged 10 present tuas nam,
again. --e.s
Mr. Clark, of Missouri, said that he woul,
announce tue actIou OF the Missouri dcfega
ton after cohsdllng. ra
Mr. Klug, oI Missouri, hoped that his col
league would cay part of the Missouri del
| egatuu, he, ause :, me here 90 mol wish IA,
| Iue., 10 20 lortu tuaL consultation Is necessary
Mir Lia.k saIa thai sucn Was the fact. a
por,lou vi Tue aeieg atiou desire to re,ire iu
c.ilsuitaion Two had agreed iU wIInuras
ouI tne Couvrntson-lne remand, vii
stay ueIe wnere their un>utachts seiIt them
VAN the Na:ionui Democratic patty vi III,
| Un,Vn.
} AR. Hall, of N. c., announced that Will,
he ioubd notuiug IA the action OF the Con
Sention TO eause any nian 10 withdrew. u
seL ieit tnat lac shUuid probably be dung ia
Justice his constituents II he reniailed to isc
any longer with tHis Convention. " nen
NAUGHTY from nIs State Dad Withdrawn.
air. Moore, oi Alabama, Attempted 10 tax.
| the hoor, but objeetiJns were made, viii
loud CRIES Ut question" AzEz
Nj. Jones, OF Tenn, said that only Is del
egales tom Tennessee had wilhdrawa. L
Vas represented that 10 had Withdrawn, bu
SIX were simply appointed BY the others aas