The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-08-08


It will be observed, from this vote, that
THIRTEEN States-Maine, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Del.
aware, South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa-had not one
delegate present. These States may be of no
consequence in Mr.. Breckinridge's estimation;
but, so far as Is concerned, the
Black Republican convention at Chicago,
made a better exhibition.
It will be observed, also, that Virginia cast
but 113 votes out of fifteen. Mr.. Glass, whose
name appears among the delegates, although,
he retired from the convention, did not, as his
recent address states, unite with the secession
lists. Georgia was represented by thirty dele
gates, although that State has but 10 votes;
California by a majority of proxies, and Mary
land by a bare majority of the delegation
Twelve individuals appear to have been pre-
sent from Pennsylvania; but only four votes
were cast, which shows that, in fact, there
were but eight seceders in that delegation.
North Carolina and Tennessee were represent
ed by majorities of their respective delega-
tions; but Kentucky, Mr.. Breckinridge's own
State, gave him only Al votes of the II to
which that State is entitled in the National
convention. Florida was represented, and her
three votes cast, by a delegation which was
accredited only to the Seceders convention at
Richmond, and which, by a letter addressed
to the regular convention at Baltimore, refused
to ask admission, or to recognise that body in
any way. Louisiana and Alabama each ap-
peared by delegations, which had been refused,
as we have already shown, admission to the
National convention of the Democracy-the
latter having % delegates to cast 9 votes. Mis-.
souri,, entitled to 9 votes, was represented by a
single vote. And yet a nomination, made by
fragments of delegations from some States, pre-.
Tended delegations other States-as Alabama,
Florida, and Louisiana-and by not q single
delegate from thirteen States, is NationalS-
Thus, California, with a majority of proxies,
Georgia, Mississippi, Oregon and Texas, en-.
titled in all to 20 votes, are the only States
which it can be alledged, with a shadow OF
evidence and truth, we're in the Seceder's con-
~yention with a full or an untainted delegation
The apparent vote by which Breckenridge
and Lane were nominated is -105, from which
however, eonceding that which we do not CON
csde-that all the votes which they received
were regular-must be deducted, for reasons
which we shall give: Two votes from New
York, one-half of one vote from Vermont, one
and a half votes from North Carolina, one and
a half votes from Arkansas, and one half o.
one vote from Minnesota; in all six votes
which makes the vote in the seceders eonven
, ton ninety-nine, or two less than one-third o.
the whole number in the National convention
r First, as to Neao York.-Mr. Augusta,
, Schell and d Mr.. Bartlett represented tina
, State as ssceders; and cast tvo votes. Thei
+ right to speak for New York, the action o
: of the State convention, by which the delega
8 ton to- Charleston was commissioned, will de
!. termine. The following resolution was unani
J, mously adopted by the Democratic convention
. stResolped, That the delegation to the Democrati
National Convention, to be appointed, is hereby in