The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-01-24
penocya,ic Convention OF Alabama.

organization.
The Hunkerr wing moved that Gen, Bulger Of Tala-
poosa county, berequested to preside as Chairman un
i'll the Convention was organized by the election Oh
officers.
sfPbe Hon: WIN. l. Yancey opposed the motion, ana
declared it out Of order as the Convention was appoint
o 70 oeet at four o'clock and that hour had not yet
arrived He spoke until four o'clock, and then moVeo
that H DSmth, of Lauderdale, be requested 10 "Ae
the chair.
Roth Mr. Buleer and Mr. Smith took seats at the
Speakers stand, the Convention met IN the hai u
the House of Representatives and both LOT t''pe
,ere nntt;nr motions to the Convention at the same
time amid much confusion, noise and excitement
sfter much confusion moderate and sensible coull-
se,s prevailed and both wings harmonized IN seecuns
Nr.Fropk S: Lyon as the temporary Chairman.
Frank S. Lyon, Esq, the temporary Chairman H"'
formerly an old Union na. but now co-opeFa'es VII"
the Yancey wing Of the Democracy OF Aaoa'NA i"'
Chairman appointed all Yancey men on the coinis,''
to decide on the rights of the double delegations 10 he
Convention from Montgomery and Mobile coun'les'
With instructions to report tonight Inc oonEeN''.
sl,cn adjourned, under considerable exctelnen "'''
viii meet again tonight at seven O'CLOCK
il5S MosrGoMERY, January II, o'clock p NJ
rbo committee on organization reported tonight
the names of Mr. Frank S. Lyon for permanent fies'
dent Henry D. Smith and others as Yice-eteS'aeN'S'
ond Van Hoose and others as Secretaries
On taking the chair, Mr. Lyon made str0ns oous'''
ern Rights speech. ..oo,
Mr.. Yancey, it is-said, made tremendous Sps''n
before the committee on credentials.
s1tisseieyed that the Southern Rights wing WI"
control the action OF the Convention.
,to.srs Yancey. billiard and Scott have addressed
20 c.,,arton and the body is in session at this IT,
O'Clock, p. time .n s.on
There was quite panic tonight IN the naii' ioi'
onnreheusons about the falling of the gallery Many
nersops left and the deliberations of the Convention
progressed No,,-co,,rpy January r.
The Convention makes slow progress The report
o the committee on contested seats was favorable 10
.be yancey delegation from Montgomery county Ihs
was sustained by the Convention the vote be-
ing 2fl yeas toll 0 nays
Mr. Scott, of Monroe, introduced series OF resoiu
the rights Of slavery in the Territories
,d its nrotection there BY Legislative Congressional
enactments.
. ,4rbs deeestes to the Charleston Convention were
instructed to insist upon this right and was re-
undated by that body the Alabama delegates are 10
Withdraw from it, and again call together this Con-
vention.
sTbe report and resolutions were referred to the
0osA..' "1s.Da -. S.z-,- MONTGOMERY, ALA. Jan. l3.
The proceedings Of the Convention are progressing
snnnoothly. The Fosyth delegation from Mobile nave
oDsaitoe oss1loc '"N- MONTGOMERY, ALA Jan. IA.
The committee appointed to draw up platform en-
bodyns the principles for the Democratic parry oi
alabama. made their report to-day.
The platform takes the highest possible southern
orouno Itirsists on territorial protection to slavery,
and demands that all the powers oft government
shall be employed if necessary, its protecson ~
negatives Douglasism in all its forms
The report was adopted almost unanimously. MI
FORSYTH. of Mobile, objecting, with perhaps ie"
others
"A resolution was adopted, almost unanimously, in-
suotipe the delegates to the Charleston convention W
insist on the endorsement Of tho principles OF the -
na States8emocratic Conventio =
euregrur Governor refuse to make such endorse
laent then the delegates from Alabama are instructed
to return home call together this Convention, and
make their report.
III. Yancey madc noble speech in the Convention
to-day.
.LATER-The following named gentlemen were elect
ed by the Convention as delegatesto the Charleston
Convention for the State at large:
Leroy Pope Walker, John A. Winston VIM. L..
Yancey, Francis L. Lyon David W. Baine, Alexander
B. Meek, Levi ". Lawler, Henry D. Smith
z'..ss JANUARY l5
4, The Convention, Saturday evening" nominated the
electors at large for Alabama VIZ: Messrs. John F.
Morgan of Dallas, and David Hubbard, Of Lawrence.
The Convention adjourned last evening sine die.
THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA RECOMMENDS GESER-
AZ CONVENTION OF ALL THE SrArEs.-We lay before
our readers to-day the inaugural message Of Governor
Letcher to the Legislature of Virginia Our readers
will rejoice we are sure, to read message so high in
ITS tone-so truthful in its positionsand so resoute
in its recommendations. The Governor Of Virginia re-
commends that Virginia shall invite convention Of all
the States in the Union to consider the matters oil dis
agreement between them and if they cannot agree, to
provide for peaceful separation and that Commissioners
should be appointed wait the Legislature of the
Northern States which have Duied the fugitive slave
laws and ITO insist in the name of Virginia. upon their
unconditional repeal" We congratulate Virginia and
the South upon these recommendations Every State
In the South, we doubt not is ready to 60 into gen
eral convention of all the States. If the Northern
States assent to the proposition the South will either
have guarantees necessary to her peace and safety
or the Confederacy will bc dissolved. But will the
Northern States consent to so ntoa general conven.
vention2 We think not Then, we trust, will follow
a Southern Convention The mission. from South
Carolina is most opportuae, and, we trust will meet
substantially with success Charleston Mercury.
Especial Dispatch 10 the Charleston Courier.
Col. Memminger in Richmond.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, January ID Received in
Charleston January 90, LAO P. NJ ]-Col Memminger
was escorted from the Exchange Hotel to the State
capisOl by Companies and of this city. Flags
were displayed at all points on the route, and from the
Capitol waved the National standard and also that Of
Virginia. Col Memmlnger spoke nearly four hours to
the immense throng which filled every available spot
within hearing distance. He traced with a master
hand the steady nroads made by the North upon the
rights Of the South as well the rise and progress Of
Abolition fanateism He drew q gloomy picture of