The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20
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The Baltimore Convention.
BALTIMORE. luna Is 1850


sembled at the Front Street Theatre at 10
o'clock this morning.
The theatre was not entirely filled at the
morning session. but presented handsome
appearance. Some places are vacant, the
President having decided not to pass upon
the right Of the new delegates to seats, and
not having issued tickets to those States un.
represented at the adjournment of the
Charleston Convention.
At IL O'Clock the President called the
Convention to order, and the proceedings
were opened with prayer by Rev. Jno. A.
Coon, sn Epscopal minister of Baltimore
On calling the Convention to order, Cush.
ing stated that the hour of adjournment had
passed, but as he understood, misunderstood.
ing had occurred as TO the hour of meeting,
some supposing the adjournment to have
been till IL O'clock. He would direct the
roll Of States to be called in order TO tscer.
tain if ell were present.
I he roll was then called, and al the dele.
gates entitled 10 seats were proved present
except portion OF the delegations Of Con.
necticut and Delaware.
Lanesburg, of Tenn, stated that some oI
the delegates from that State were present,
but had no tickets Of admission delivered to
them, and were waiting outside for adms.
zion.
The Cha!v sisted thot tickets had been
delivered to the Sergeant. alarms, to hand
to the Chairman of the delegation. He
supposed this had been done in every in
stance, since all delegations were represen.
ted on the floor " ho had been represented at
Charleston at the time of the adjournment.
Lsnesburg moved that all the members OF
the Charleston Convention be admitted to
the floor by the President,
The Presdent-The Convention has not
been regularly called 10 order, ard no mo
tion is yet in order.
Pennington, OF Del, soid the motion o.
bis colleague was not properly understood
He desired the admission Of those delegates
who we're present at the adjournment of the
adjournment OF the Chsrle ston Convention
McCook, OF Ohio, usked il the Chairman
Of the Delegation had arrived at the number
of tickets to which he was entitled.
Salisbury said q majority OF the Delega.
ton he'd remained in the Charleston Con.
vention and resolved to stay there so long
The Chair, nfter bn address to the Con.
veDtoD, presented The fact that new dele.
gates were applying for admission, he had
not undertaken TO decide on these claims,
but left it to the Convention.
Howard, Of Tern, moved 10 admit al the
Delegates that attended the ChaElestcn Con.
vention.
Kavsnsugh, of MINI, moved to lay the
resolution on the table. (Appause,)
Church asked that the motion be with
drawn, that he might offer an 1nendmen,
which he would reOd fer the information OF
the Convention. 1t w0s to refer all the
claims Of new delegates to the Com mittee
on Credentials, with instructions to report
ss speedily as possible the names of these
entitled TO seats, but with the provision that
ell who accept seats, are bound in honor to
abide by the action Of the Convention, and
support the nominee.
This was greeted with immense applause
which was peremptotily checked by the
Chair.
Kavsneugh withdrew his motion to lay
on the tVble, and moved the previous ques.
iion.
After long debate on points OF order,
the amendment of Church Yves entertained,
and the previous question demanded.
Randall, of Pa, arose to make an amend
ment, but wss called to order, the previous
QuebtlOH udVlUS Oeeu W UdUueu. I1G tnen
called for division of the question.
Montgomery, of Pa, raised the point OF
order that no division could be called until
the qestion On nd to previous ques
ton had been put.
The President decided that this WIS so.
Hewlett, OF Tenn, raised the point OF or.
der that no Committee on Credentials, Il.
ceptiDg the ore which had been raised to de-
cied on the regularity of NE original dele
gates, and that was now defunct.
The President said that was question OF
fact end not Of order. IF the Committee
was delunct it cou1 be revived by such
motion as thst now before The house.
Russell, of Va, begged the gentleman
from New York to withdraw his m0ticn, or
the latter portion Of it at all events, if he
desired the harmony Of the Convention.
Montgomery, of Po., called Russell to or.
der, the previous question being pending
Russell-Then il Virginia is constrained
TO silence, the silence may be ominous.
long discussion ensued on various points
OF order, when Salisbury moved to cdjourn
till 4 o'clock.
The motion TO adjourn was lost-734 to
17s3. On the vote being taken, a long
discussion arose on question between the
Minnesota delegates as TO the right OF sub.
stitute to cast vote.
Howard Of Tenn, on question OF Priyi.
lege, desired to present to the Cha ir q com.
muicstion from State represented now on
this Aoor-the State of Mississippi.
Cries of " No. no J.! not in order
The President-The communication can
only be read by unanimous consent.
Cavanaugh-1 object
The question was then taken on the
secondiDg the molten fer the previous ques.
tioD, on the amendment OF Church Of N. Y,
TO the motion OF Howard OF Tenn.
The Convention re used to second the
previous question, by ayes 1871, nays l40a
New York casting 35 votes.
Gilmore, OF Pa, moved to amend the
amendment of Church, insructinS the Pres
ident to admit the delegation where there
were no contestants from the States OF Tex.
az, Florida and Mississippi
After Mr.. Salisbury said m8iorily of
the Delaware delegation had remained in
The Convention IS follows, and intended 10
remain as long as honor and good faith con
tTolled the action OF the Convention. CAP
plause.)
He said he had no sympathy with the
quarrels of his delegation. but he desired to
know where hissolleogues were to apply
for admission. He had only arrived in
town early this morning, and found difficulty
appeared to be simply in the fact that the
delegation had not arrived until late 10 day,
and were ignorant Of the fact that notice had