Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-05-04

Mr. G nroceeJcd 70 show that the delegates now CONES. .ssi
log the seats Of ,!,e regular repIsss f,,a s formed al the State
! Convention Of ISIS, OF the usurpn,'ous I'll y ,hat n comnittee
which so much had been sssd and a .snSen,i"n OF lS59. the
!" go w. a =" w ~ ,h !" manner in which the delegates to The
Charleston Convention should be CHOSEN; ~. 3D., Cow Com.
n,nic ~. hn5 ,rcorliHrly 80 framed The CHI ief stilc IN
" mH.iS W IN rivc notice TO the Democracy OF every e,
! ,rhri ;h,t ,he Question would he selueu Wy 'e ." = Ill nn
-, = ",th ., rc,r whether the Charleston delegates Shouln ne
Il. una. Ss" ~ .,r,r,s or be elected by the convention. The
,,nr,i.; who had addressed The le'ier !" inc eonnHnr.TE ".'I
irs,I.nrd and Mr. Edwin Crosswcll, Mr.. nelos NcM"l, ana
:,t :. In ac now here as representatives fr"m that con
yrntiua. were amonG the sicn-rs nj the letter L" WHICH
ic had alluded. co,.or,;,, ,,r.
c,ur,l was held, possession was taken Of The hall by fio-
Violence, ainI before The time u, which the Convention was
convened, and that = members only out ol i:s-Mr. AlYora
and one niler-hah held to this bogus organization hnu AZ:
tempted to bnild up q plea 10 reguarlt! upon IT, ~ IL
delegates had proceeded calmly and qune.f, ave, srr .rn ~
and had elected the New York delegates 70 CNaricsioh WHO
are nuw rigltfuIly in possession Of their sears III inc Con-
yru,inu. lie handed in to the commiue &C several dncti-
uE.nI. amongst which was Il protest against the violence
and fraud praciiccd in the Stale Convention OF l>'9, sisnri
; ly the lion. Daniel :. dickinson, Edwin CrossWsh anu
others.
A motion TO adjourn until , O'Clock Tomorrow was ios'.
Hon. Fernando Wood WAS next heard. lie sNPrSssem
should again appear here al a National Convention wifi, Il
| double delegation, and traced the troubles u ~ n.,r, ~
the ac,inn Of the free soil portion OF the party at luIa'o, 10
1878. lie and his friends had come here, Il body OF true
and steadfast men, accredited by The pnollc 'oise, w q
part in putting into nomination a stanuas",Ser' tis com.
.h T. I'M . ,Mn na,io mDr - ,ie National Democratic Commit
Ice in issuing tickets 10 the opposing IrieEa,on Mntn Lmg i
were not eniilled 10 their seals, " Il IL ieas' VA" use" 'o'
10 the seats was contested. o.h.r
speakers, anl ably pressn'e'i m" :. ~ Hac o. an he he declared
that The papcr had been signed by one elderly anu resl'cc-
table, but by IL" means great man, Daniel :. plGh'nson, 10
the belief shut the Convention HAD been reail! pr"Seh up
hy ro,rIi.s nnd he referred TO that gentleman rs having
nrosthnted himself 10 The Central l.ailrond power In The
hope of attaining the Presidency.
i, l,1rnnsl IL u'ciOcl. the COMMITTEES cxtenNeh III lIns
Of the Speakers, 4 half hour each, and then adjoufhed I'M
CHARLESTON, APRIL 81, 1sGO.
The Committee On Contested Seats re-asscinbled In the
Market Hall at guaricr-past =, Tuesday morning.
Hon. Fernando Wood, Of New York, concluded hs afgu'
mcnt. Before continuing his remarks, he corrected an
error in the statement of the Courier, that lie had alluie!
to The lion. Daniel s. Dickinson rs having pfosttntea hln'
/ self to The Central Railroad power OF New iork, IN NV
hone Of attaining the Presidency This he held TO he a
inisHpprelension Of his trne meaning. lie han lh'ehue" u
make no such assertion.
| New York State Convention, Isl which the dispute as to re-
gularlty originated. lie had shown thu. the Convention
was regularly organized, and that while usage differed ~
10 The person who should call the Contention 10 "rier, u
was admitted that the call to order was made by a regularly
elected Delegate. The next question was rs 10 the hour at
which the Convention was temporarily orgHniZed. All par
tis agreed that the hour fixed was I" o'clock, AMI he hand,
ed in a.idnYits to show that it was Il o'clock when the rall
30 order TaS made.
In rrI,rrrcr TO the mode of proceeding, he read from,
,lc Syracuse (Nrw York; Democratic paper, 10 show The
manner in which the organization was mai", ana The part
,ah'n -! 't' ~" -: snn, Ian",, hhornrr tn n.rmencn, or.
gauizalion was effected. That gentleman now appears
here, TO question the regularity OF IN organization which
IT,. H.. - r.rornj,nj hv addressing II. presitlirr officer as The
y, ,'h"; |" Ir cn,Hn- ,hc AYES AMI NAYS, md by appealing
from the decision IL the Chair. lie continued TO read from
,nc "Esu mun - ,m mon ,he nI,,rorm and named Mr..
- -, -. -. 80. mr. Cl,,Ir,n,n
'onh s'ri"rr " e'u.p' "a a nsinn co,n,,.,.ra and II was
r'o ~, :, ,m rnw,ir;.,r w,Irh WINS calculated 10 excite disturb.
~ 70 " H.. .o,GnIr,r ed Inc reading Of the report, and placed
lhr SHINE ir the hands Of the committee.
D, -. y.rtu an H.. si1a III fhp nnIt tlIt Oni ul
10. I,I.ca,cs In the Convention, 10 OF them Il ted with
No. Ut" ]wi,hGrrw at IN. bidding Of Mr.. Coclranc. This
| no Jrni,,l claiming TINT ~ Of such delegates acted with Ilc
ro,v.n,inn which he ciuimrh 10 be regular, and handing.
in wha, purroried to be an Official and certified account Of
-, q. cp.Iir nf that hohy Ia sup,,ur, his assertion.
Nr w then uroc..,l.a TO argue In favor Of the Demo-
cr,,ic system of district election, In opposition 10 the con-
r'".S ~ ri,;nr N.ssrs Van rurcu. Hunter and
aIM'on a. .Jror,,as oS ,hr farmer m.tLod Of reprrsr.ra-
linn n. concluded by stunning up his argument As Gl-
inw,.
The system Of choosing delegates 10 Il National ConvcfI.
| ,;nr hv Icourr,,ipual districts Is the most fair, equitable
nv" ~ ,inIv rS,Socraiic method. In iic language used in The
sJ,iirrss i,srci tv our nemocrnIic state Convention at Al
n 49, t., 10 In r.commcnLnT III
".I,,,,ir, , hn MOI. nronrr mr. NOR. Democratic than
'U Vt' oa n. - s,.o,,j rr iIi.,;,c,iv IcorI and fell. IN.
~ 49,, go r. .i.c,i,y ,JrI.r,,r. will ACCOMPLISH this
we" we, .,I ,MaS ,,,. srS. M ,rn ureycni Il, The district svs.
~, ,anE " IL in confor,ni,y with The urnctIcr OF The democracy Of
,n 500, !" '
o'T IT, n,,ion,l d.Iec,,rs sen, from This State 10 The iIalti-
,,nr T. cnnvrn,jons Of lis and 1s5a, were elected By the d.-
.na", 80.
' w.; 80 H.. ,r.c.,.r, If ,s5c 10 Ia. usri agains, W.. IN
". = -" T. - Ifsri', r.nr.S.n,,,Iv.s of New York. who
we're nn. admitted In parl at Cincinnati, we're appointed indeed
- I.I,",,. q {, = a att convention urd nj 4 State cunvrir.
T. Int H.. jr,cprtes me-, in srparatr Congressional dis.
,rIrt ronvrntions and HE determinations Of sus!. district
r .o,ns rrar., In - = ,unrinted Inv n retiring committee
Ssr .;v,,n, In - STATE convention: hui We submit thai such
mc,hoI WAS grossly unjust, and ought not to be suffered TO
Laco,nr , nrsrr,len,
m" di',ri., .vs,rm r,s demanded by fifty out Of hDnut
seventy Democrats newspapers in The State, which rx-
nrr. s.d themselves in lis favor 10 the summer OF 1859.
T,. .,;s,-;., srS,sn, had hsrn ainuteI a, The reunion Of
tho n,tinnal democratic and free soil parties after CasE' Dr.
- ""r -. ~ 80 ~ - ~ - ~, uYI,irpnrr Convention.
"a sanction the system of retiring commit ecs, named hy
IL :, ,s ;. cn,ror,ior ord imrrsrc.; with .rii.
d I''"'' "'"" y. " - 49,: a, ,nuLI hn,n ,Ilor. ,u,. ,,,i.
t'i! PpMt'Su'e aS 'o rnn ~ ,,,ci;' ,n ruiir, n,.
dental maloa"! u J., Il o a,n, :. ~ . = I,rrr n,,;oriy Of I'M,
u"hdi ne,es"'l"N, ~. ip" n.o r 81. a.,
prr,oerA'lt CO..: 90, u = IT, lit, srs,,m rrou ,.,,l.
Inc, u m. ~Mans = md |" ~ m y 9" Of The Democratic presses Of
NV nfiiocaa's a"H g." ',m, y ~ "" !, r.mmi,Irs onyht IN have
Wv ~ rr no. r. Nv. nos,,nn.,I IN. uu.s,io, or
IN. sn.r,,op nj delegates mill anrr the November State
rlrrIion.
u: Isins.nS !" p ,S. Sal. co,n,nI,trs bccnne rr,ponsinIc
fo y he JrffrnI "r a portion Of Tie state ticket, AMI for Tie
,,n,,Sic I.isss ion n ci,nr,,s,on
w. =. rha r%s ,hot ,hos. wbo Centralized the State committee
r,ar., rmI a schi'm and a double Jcl.ca,ion. 10 the certuinty
- -, rhi,h araIeL thin II iltrv should con,rut 10 HE
o. nelea' Tns. awunen .n su H.. ~ , - ,hai ni,b"nrI Ills
cons'es' ~ ,n 49,; -, .' r nj. Wonrh,rc,n rnnnti,.
eo'ius "n H ~ Wv U n,,, !" E,iironS r.t ,bsy = norrrl,ss
on me u VI ac el,t,a ' r -, So S,n,. ,,rI.t r. Sor,nn.i.iv
IN inc peTo,Ia.iI Guo :, ,v IN I-,nor,ion ,n i.s Dem.
', ; : 49, ,at - ST.. ronvnniious
Thr anncal made 10 the State committee by the Astor
-. nu,n;,.a Of, ~. Irc,.t usot:pv nj The brleyan
10, 80 rno ",n nSmsr,hI. m fhr oncstIon or uostpopcmcnt.
iioass, 90 :" ~ arrrn.n," anil n ,hos. con,ainrd In
auu =" Z .i r. 4" ~, ~ u"u.s cn,nn,i,t.s IN tr INN. meet.
ne e''' 'e INV
ma; ;u.;., ,,,, an orro,iz,,,or which will wap,onIy throw
40 IT,. -. .,J dnria. Tho nariv In its .,uhi,orn deter
away ~ 80 49,, "" ia ~ min ,m ne n3r,v and wi,irb resolves
,lna.Ion cIIt,anIe.a,ao " - =, y. ~ -" If dts,rim.nt tn Tie par,y,
10 pack " pc'cEa'ion ~ ny 1aI "t;anaIEnn..n.in IN,
can nave no h'at"" OF Po',,ion ~ - = i;S n ~, ~ nav, -,
Is To he lrtate" rs me au'io' VI ~" "'" "
division.
The airectaiioii OF Leaving 70 me sta.e SEhIenuoe NC
whole Question Of uceiclhE 'he me'nou III "nsm Wv. 80 - ~
should BE- represented" wi5a mere lrelcncs OH ,ne palt oi
Il eli NC which was already resolved on 4 secohn org"n'%t'
tim, II necessary, Tor their purposes.
There Is 10 settled usage Us TO calling q Cohventloh 10 Or
der IN this state. sometimes 4 Chairman OF ! staIc cohihni
tee has done IL; al other utneS any uheonles1ea peieEhtc
has done so. No person claiming n seal as pcleeate,
whose right To that seat Is contested las was me case wth
Mr.. Cagger's In September can have amy rlSht 10 l'hr'icI'
pate In the preliminary proceedings.
The net Of Mr.. Smith, IN uncontcSied delegate, in calling
| the State Convention NJ Syracuse to order, and nominal
thug q temporary Chairman, was according 10 usage, aud
regular.
This act took place precisely 1T noon. according to The
statement OF one Of the editors Of the AiataDy Atlas, as