Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-04-30

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The question then recurring on the adUp-
ton of the resolution of the majority, the same
was adopted by large majority.
The enIire Report of the Committee was
then adopted.
Mr. North, of Pennsylvania, moved to re-
consider the motion to adopt the report. and
TO lay that motion on the table. Agreed to.
NJ. North, of Pennsy ivania, then moved
that the rejected claimants for seats in this
Convention be invited to take honorary seats
on this floor. [Cries of 'sNo!" "Noi' mort
Mr.. Lawrence. OF Louisiana. The gentle
men whose claims have been rejected will not
accept such an offer.
a Voice. Then let them stay out.
Mr.. Lawrence had never seen the gag law
appi, d like it had been that afternoon. The
contested seats from New York should have
been, in the first place, decided by the Con-
vention aud not by the National Committee.
Neither side should have been admitted. He
undeIst that no particle of the testimony
had been read by the Committee on Organi-
cation, and now in the House debate was
gagged down.
Mr. Stevens of Massachusetts,. raised the
point Of order that il was improper to refer
in the House TO the action of Committee.
1t was dOubly improper when the gentlemen
knows nothing at all of the action of The
Committee.
Mr.. Lawrence. / am stating what l do
from Information gained from member OF
the Committee.
DIR. J. Talton, of Louisiana. l desire to
say that the gentleman does not speak for the
State of Louisiana. The State is satisfied
with the action of the Committee. He
speaks on his own responsibility alone.
Mr.. Lawrence. And / am ready and will
ling to take the responsibility. None more so.
The President. The gentleman will pause
until the que stIon OF order raised 5y the gen.
tleman from Massachusetts is decided. The
Chair is OF opinion that an Incidental allu-
sion of this kind to The action OF Commit
tee is not out OF order.
Mr. Lawrence recognized Fernando Wood
as the great representative Of the Democratic
party of the State of New York. daughter
and deTi>ive cries of "Ohi OhI1
A Delegated from Arkansas raised the
point of order that the gentleman was not
Speaking TO tie question, " hich was on the
resolution TO admit the contestants TO hon.
OraIy seats ON The floor.
MI. Lawrence continued, amidst loud
cries of order oIderI'1
Mr.. Lawrence (who was surrounded by the
Alambama DelegatiOn.) will not give up
the flo. T.
Mr.. Cessna. rise to a point of order
According to rules only one gentleman can
occupy tue floor Mt the same lime. There
are dozen on the floor now.
The President. The point of OF der is well
taken. The gentlemen who are improperly
occupying the floor will please be seated.
Nj. Lawrence, who had retained the floor
continued. He held that the Chairman of
the National Committee had acted wrong in
giving out the tickets OF admission 10 the
Richmond Delegates. He held Mayor Wood
to be a gentleman of ability and character,
and a sound Democrat. he had equal re-
spect for Mr.. Dean Richmond, who headed
the other Delegation.
Mr.. Gallagher, of Connecticut. rise to
point Of order. The gentleman is not in
order, TO discuss the action OF the general
Committee.
The President. The point of order is not
well taken. The remark OF the gentleman
from Louisiana was an Incidental one intro
duced in the course of debate.
Delegate. l rise to point of order.
We are acting under the rules of the House
of Representatives, and the resolution must
lie over Tor one day.
The President. That point of order, if in
sisted on, Is well taken.
The resolution was, therefore, laid over,
under the Rules.
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resolution bad been introduced for the for
nation Of committee to report the next
National Convention. He moved the resoIu-
ton be LAID over until after the nomination
for the Presidency has been made. Agreed
30.
A motion was made to adjourn, but at the
request of the Chair, ii Was Withdrawn.
The President will entreat the Conven-
ti0n To be in order while the painful an
Monument of the death OF member OF this
Convention is announced.
Hon Ii. Z. Stoughton, of Vermont.
Mr.. President: ! arise, by request of the
Delegation from Vermont. to announce to
this Convention the sad intelligence of the
sudden death of Hon. John S. Robinson, one
OF the Delegates at large from our State, who
but yesterday stood in bis place upon this
floor. in his usual h al b, ofiici lting a, Chair
m"n of this Delegation.
This morning about six o'clock, and while
the deceased was apparently in quiet SUM
Der, be had an attack of apoplrxy, and so sud-
den was his death that he not able to ut
ter one word or with 20 be communicated TO
those who ere til are s;rickcn down with an
guiSh by The intelligence OF tie death oi their
friend in this far distant city.
Tie deceased was out ftty-fVe years of
age, lawyer, standing in the font rank of
his pTufe- sion, always a Democrat. and as such
"A member OF our State Senate, and in 1853
be was elected Governor IN the FEDERAL State
Of Vermont-the only Dcmoc aiic Governor
If that State any OF tue ID legates prvsent
have seen since they were voters therein.
We. in common with all who knew him.
held him ia high estimation tor his purity la
public and private life.
His remains. an the adjournment of this
will be taken from The Mills
House O. the New York steamboat, TO be con
yeycd To New York. aud ia, nee tO his oNn
mountain home, IL being all W, have lett OF
him TO return To the widow and fatherless.
Col. Is. +. Matdlaw. OF Florida. The sad
announcement ui death, at aHy time, Mr..
President, ch,lls the heart and dead, "a every
sensibility; bat. Sir, When that melancholy
announcement il made upon AN occasion OF
ihis SORT IL comes with do,sble los &c, and ialls
like lesden pail upoa ihe Utmost receSses
OF cur sOat. Our deliberations had scarcely
begun ere the uarvlrntiag monster. Death. in
vEdes our euunclls-th the couueils of this
mighty r public.
One OF the D.iegatts to this Cony ention.
from-Sbr old Grsea Mountain STATE, las been
suddenly struck doxu IN cur midsl; and,
whilst we d. " IA hunblc reVer, nee 10 OHl-
nipsleat ia, - be lies near by. slili. ia tie
eaiily arms of death. Tar asa AZ from AZ hons.
ia lhe icy uio,anlalns 81 lhe NuTth, the Pc
ninsulas ~ te, Florida. desires. an humble
tributs OF rcepsct- 10 mingle Eef grief IA
and with her rich psoIasiul OF
1ox eTs "a scatter them arDund he bier Of
The lamenlsd soa ii Vermont, Therefore,
tender the following resolution;
Rss{rsd That Siih feelings Of deep regret,
this Convention has just harmed thai one Of
her Numbers. Gov. Robinson, Delegate
trom Vermont. has ssl..dsnly passed Hom
time To eternity. aud. ia rvspeet 10 bis IN. IA
CRY, this Convention wia now stand adloaFn-
Cd unIii 10 o'cloek to-moxsow.
Capt. Isaiah ~ ndeEs. oi New York. nov
cd that ih- Convention 90 adloaFaing pro
eeed ia hody % The Mills iisuse-
The rssolutians of Nj. WasdlaIn and Capt.
Ryaders were adopted. and the Csaseatioa
thea asllaaFied aatil 10 o'eloek so-norros,
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