Red Wing sentinel., 1860-05-02

amendment to put stop to them, and h'
had succeeded.
The committee on q platform not bein!
ready to report, the convention adjourned
until o'clock. s 8
The convention met at four O'Clock thi
afternoon. The committee on platform wa
not ready to report. Various resolutions
were offered and referred to the committe,
Jon platform.
After instructing the committee to repor
progress, Tomorrow the convention adjourn
ed ten A. NJ, tomorrow.
FIFTH DAY.
The convention met at IL A. M. Th'
committee on platform made three reports
two endorsing squatter sovereignty, and tn,
third requiring slave code protection. Mr.
Avery spoke in favor of q slave code. Messrs
Payne Of Ohio. Butler of Massachusetts,, il
favor OF popular sovereignty. The conven
ton adjourned till 4 P. NJ.
| The convention assembled, and M. Bay
ard Of Delaware, presented resolution t,
the effect that neither Congress or Territoria
legislature shall destroy the rights Of person!
or property in the territories.
Mr.. Barksdale Of Miss, made a violen
but eloquent speech in favor of the code.
Governor King, Of Missouri, made grea
speech for Douglas and Democracy.
Mr. Yancy made speech Of two hour.
length, able and eloquent. His extrem,
views were but feebly applauded.
| Mr. p,,n1, If (0h:o
remarks were Of the most scathing charac
ter, such as were never heard before il
Charleston on that side Of the subject--bold
fearless. and powerful. He reviewed. Mr.
Yancey's remarks with great force and elo
quence, and concluded at halfpast 10 o'clock
having spoken two hours and carried every
thing before him.
The question was then called on the plat.
form, pending which the convention adjourn.
ed till ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
SIXTH DAY.
The convention met at 10 O'Clock A. NJ
The platform and resolutions which were
before the convention were ordered back to
the committee. In doing this, most Of the
forenoon was spent, and the convention ad
journed till T. NJ, when majority report
was delivered by Mr.. Avery.
The majority report is a combination o
Messrs. Bayard of Del, Cochrane Of N. Y,
and Bisler Of Pa.
Mr. SamuelS of Iowa, presented mi
nority report, eschewing congressional inter
vention and declaring that whether Congress
or the Territorial legislature have the power
to intervene, depends upon Ihe decision ci
the Supreme Court Of the u. s., which de-
cision they pledge the Democratic party to
sustain and abide by. His speech was a
powerful appeal--free from all bitterness,
and was listened 10 with the most marked
attention.
Mr.. Burrows Of Arkansas. followed in a
speech on the southern side of the question
lie maintained the South had upheld the
Democratic party from beginning to the
present. s-..
The South has extended the boundaries ot
the country, and has furnished the means at
all times for paying the debts Of the country
His remarks were Of the most violent char.
acter, and amid the i,npatiences to come
70 a vote. the noise and confusion, clapping
and stamping was so gre;ss that he could
scarsely be heard hey ond the 1ostrum:
He did not care whether the Black Re-
publicans beat them; or they the blacks
as to Douglas he would not support even
if he was nominated. He considered him
as great all enemy to the South as Seward
was. ....
Ohio demanded the vote OH adjornment
be taken by States, which resulted as fol-
lows Ayes ~, nays 2cO.
The Douglas men voted against adjourn.
men,t and the opposition Of Douglas in ia
vor of it. r....
Here, owing to trouble in the wires
south Of Washington, the report was bro
ken off,
LATER FROM CHARLESTON.
After the motion to adjourn was lost on
Saturday a scene of the greatest confusion
took place. One hundred men were address
sing tho Chair at once. each at the top Of his
voice. The President threatened to resign
The majority then agreed to adjourn, which
the convention did till 10 O'Clock Monday.
SUNDAy.-Picsident making has been
quiet to- day. Douglas friends arc confident
Of his nominations on the third ballot. Dick
ison's friends also are in good spirits.
MoNDAY.
After prayers, the President apologized
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