Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-06-23

seats in the Convention, although if the
Convention decided otherwise he should
bow to its decision. There had been since
the Charleston Convention no meeting of
any State Convention in Texas. Gould
any one say that there had!
Mr. John son, of Maryland, replied that
the action Of the Texas delegation had
been endorsed by the people Of the State
Mr.. King had asked question and
could only consent to be interrupted for an
answer, not for irrelevant remarks. lie
denied that any Convention had been held
in Texas, and that the delegates we're
accredited to this Convention. He then
reviewed the protest of the Texas dclega..
ton when they withdrew, and designated
it as an insult to the Convention. Mis-.
sissippi had come duly accredited and
without contestants. He was willing to
submit her claims to the committee, but
if it was found that her delegates have
been accredited to a rival and opposing
Convention, that they have been there and
organized, that they have not adjourned
but had taken a recess only, he would not
vote to admit them. One of the delegates
had said that they came here as they went
to camp meeting, because they had
right to do so. But he believed that they
came for mischief. There certainly was
ground for supposing that they meant to
90 back to their own adjourned Conven'
ton if they cannot have their own way
here, and to do all in their power to dis
credit this Convention and to put up some
candidates who had not heads and bottom
enough TO get Democratic nomination.
If these delegates are elected to Richmond
with the right to come here for these pur.
poses, so help him, God they never would
get bis vote, although if the Convention
thought fit t. admit them he would be
prepared to treat them as gentlemen. He
next reviewed the action of Florida, the
delegates from which State h d not bcn
accredited to this Conventio at all and
vet the Convention was asked to close its
eyes to the fact and admit them. He d.
clared that South Carolina alone had
preserved its consistency and dignity, If
her delegates did not come here at all.
She wa, disunonist in Jack>ons time,
and was a disunionist now. The Charles
ton .hercury, which was the organ Of tht
Rhetts and of the delegation, declares this
Convention to be stumbling block in the
path of dissolution of the Union. Mr.
King then alluded to the orders that had
gone forth from Washington, signed by
gentlemen who had better have been at
tending to their duties, directing the sc
ccders to come back, and telling them they
would probably get their platform, and
not they could again sec.dc and Virginia
would 60 with them. Yes, Virginia
God bless her had been told that sht
too must seccde, and her eldest daughter
Kentucky, was to 90 with her. Then, by
the programme, North Carolina and Ten
ncascc, another mother and daughter
were to go forth, and even Missouri, i
was said, was to follow.
The object and meaning of these Wash
ington orders was simply thiS:-' II
Douglas must be nominated, we will Grav
forth these States from the Convention anC
to be able to turn round upon him an,
:, say, " you are sectional candidate, lik,
Lincoln ~ 1t was said, too, that thu
/ highc,t legal authority in Washington
he supposed that must be the Attorney
{ General Taught r hal declared tina
this was Il bogus Convention and that il
, was not regularly in session. And 20 h,
supposed the Richmond Convention wa!
, to lay claim to regularity and term thi
Convention bogus He exhorted the Con
r yention to hold on firmly to the Natiopa
{ Democratic organization and to yield it
principles to the demands Of no section.
9 Mr.. West, of Connecticut, said tn
, Democrats Of his State had been attacked
5 at Charleston as little better than Blacl
Republicans, and had been unable to de
l fend themselves because they had not bee,
recognized and award d tie floor II
. denounced the man who would denounc
, the State of Connecticut. 1t had bee
said that Virginia had sat in the Conven
c ton and heard things that had grated 0,
r her ears. We have been compelled t
| hear things that have grated harshly o.
{ our ears, and one Of these things was tn
b assertion that the secedcrs had been drive
. from the Convention. lie read from tn
: protest of the Mississippi delegation t
c prove that the withdrawal of the seceder
t was their voluntary act and that they ha
= not been driven from the Convention.
c lie reviewed the position of the Northcr
Democracy, and asserted their right t.
, demand the same platform that had bcel
: forced upon them four years ago. The
a wanted nothing but right, and, so hel
i them God they would not submit to any
thing that was wrong. The North La
its rights as well as the South, and mu,
maintain them as well. He continued t
argue torcibly in support of the position c
J the majority Of the Convention and agains
: the admission of any unaccredited dele
gates, or of any delegates who would no
pledge themselves to abide by the actio
$ of the Convention.
: Mr.. Hunter, Of Missouri, was astonisl
r ed to hear the remarks of his colleagu
It from Missouri, who had said that h
s would not give his vote for the admissio
c OF the South to the Convention. He ask