Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-05-11
BURYING THE ASHES.

! The regular Charleston Convention having
come to the conclusion, May T., that they
could do nothing, it adopted the following
resolution
Resoiued, That when this Convention adjourn
| to-day. it will be TO meet at Baltimore, on Mon
day. the 18th Of June, in order to afford the States
that are not represented an opportunity to fill up
their delegations.
Caleb Gushing, the President, made a
brief speech IN which he praised the good
order which had characterized their proceed
ings. Said he, Notwithstanding deep and
conflicting interests here at stake, may say
to the country that no convention has ever
sat for so great a length of time with the OBJ
servance Of so great share of order and
freedom from personalities or offensive Ian
guage as this"
Considering the universal testimony to the
excessive noise and disorder which had pre-
vailed it may be presumed that there was an
undercurrent of irony in Caleb's remark.
The Seceders' Convention did not die so
quietly. What they ought to do if they con-
tinued to live, or in what position they had
better die, if die they must, was hard to de-
eide.
Some wanted to express a preference for
President and Vice President but on the
whole that wouldn't 60, and the proposition
was withdrawn.
"Mr. Barrows of Arkansas presented
resolution for appointing standing commit
tee of one from each State, to issue an Ad-
dress to the Democratic Party of the Union.
This Convention has in its possession the
"ark of the covenant'-the resolutions
adopted by Southern States of this Union
and it was a point around which the coun-
try would rally"
But on the whole that wouldn't do, and it
was withdrawn. Were they or were they
not "disunionists, any of them, was dis
cussed awhile, but without any positive con-
clusion. "Mr. jackson Of Georgia, thought
this was no time to cry Union Union -
There was no man in Georgia who would
shout for union at the expense of the rights
of the South. Shouts of applause) When
the rights Of the South are sacrificed to the
North, am for liberty first and the Union
afterwards. (Cheers.) If there be nobody
here to stand by me, must quit the South. "
Mr.. Barry said the Platform might be
opened at Baltimore, or changed to meet
their views. He thought they were " dele
gates still, and ought to 90 to Baltimore.
"Oh no that will not do, - was the response.
Mr. Hooker, of Miss, said they had separated
from the majority on principle, and they
should stultify themselves by following the
majority to Baltimore. Mr.. Yancey said
" We have adopted the majority platform
that that convention rejected, and we propose
TO preserve it as headstone to the builders
On which the Democracy of the Union eau
rely" being a headstone, Of course 1t shows
that the Democratic party is dead, ard
ther5upon a resolution was adopted, that
committee Of one from each State should set
forth to the nation the reasons of the
seceders' action, &c. though some objected
to have any reasons put forth for their
conduct, which they had not a previous
opportunity to examine The President, Mr.
Bayard, said he could not trust any man or
set of men, however able and patriotic they
might be, to speak for him. lie should,
therefore, oppose the resolution. He said
that - Sixteen uon-Democratic States have
voted down seventeen Democratic States. He
(B4vard) desired the unity of the Democratic
party. and was prepared to support their
nominee, if he should prove to be a sound
national man. His preference was for
Senator Hunter, of Virginia. He styled the
New York Soft Shell delegation a band of
political gamblers and concluded by saying
that he could not retain seat in this Con-
vention if that resolution was adopted; and
thereupon he left his chair and the Conven-
ton.
Robert Scott, of Alabama, was chosen
President IL his stead and the upshot of all
was. they adjourned to meet in Richmond,
Va, on the second Monday in June