Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-05-04
Meeting OF Seeding Delegates To the De-
mocratfc National Convention,

CHARLESTON, April 8 .-NIcnr s. Andrews Hall i.
lhronged to lis uliunBi capacity. Mr.. Ynnccy noyed that
Mr. l!yard, OF delaware, take the Chair, but Sir. Bayard
excused himself on Account Of ply steal inability. Sir.
John Z. Preston, Of South Carolina, was then called 10
preside. In Ills address he said lie considered This great &C.
casion y movement Of the Constitutional loVery OF this Re
public. We ARE here 20 preserve our rights anil rrdressodr
sir. Yancey said they were sen, TO the National Conveu.
tIon MS delegates, but their mission had been filled they
retire rs Mere citizens from that Convention; Tor II Is now
u mere sectional gathering. Should Mr.. Douglas he nomi.
mated, II will then become their duty 10 present, or recon-
mend, to the people Of tle United States candidate. To-!
PRECEDENT and Vice President on u National Constitutional
bu,i:, and Therefore j Southern basis. M action should
be taken by the Sc ceiling delegates until The proper time.
Mr.. ilayar,l did no; regard the Influence that orerrulrd
principle in the National Convention so much AZ the spirit
"i Black I;eruJEcsni'In, as The thirst for power and piun.
der. lie was severe oil the New fOr: delegation who turn
ell their backs Oa the South. lie trusted the other siais'
would withdraw, md that the Convention would be utterly
dissolved. He dill not consiIler t!rat the Scccdcrs had p0w.
er 10 make regular nominations, but he would recommend,
ir II should he found nccrssary, that they al'onii JON IN i
recommendation OF some suitable cnnuidatrs, WITH Is WITH
ten address TO their constituents.
Mr.. Matthews, Of Louisiana, in behalf Of his drlegah"n,
thought there should h; no action by this body until they
saw whether, II instead Of ely l. States, they did not To-
N. rrOw number fifteen, and perhaps seventeen. They
sh ud wait to hear from those States who asked for an
adjournment last evening In order TO have an opportunity
of consulting rs 10 the course they should pursue.
The States were then called. When New York was called.
DR.. Skinner, Of llr Wood delegation, said he came here TO
attend 4 National Convention, md had been sitting out In
the cold eight days, the delegates having been oustcd from
their -eais by fraud lie lad no doubt Mayor Wood
would have been here II lie had KNOWN OF The meeting
Delaware and tn. other States were then called.
Mr. Reed, Of South Carolina, said lie Was satisfied that
Georgia would be With them before to.mo' row night, and
he hoped that every Southern state would be represented
in the next meeting.
Mr.. Lamar responded from Georgia, tsylng that he lr.
liev.d n large MINORITY Of the delegation, before I'rinorr"w
morning, would cnrolltlirir names.
Al aGiournmcu. ;uok place to the City Hall, where Mir.
Yancry and others addressed n large meeting.
lsLCnSu Di-PA1cH.l
c.. ELE. ToS, May 1.-The Southern scceaera appointed
II committee on organization, and are 10 meet AT noon To-
day, when an or alIzation will be perfected.
The Douglas nrn profess 10 be- perfectly satisicd win
the result, declaring that the secrders do not represent tue
popular sentiment Of their States.
= The Wood delegates have al joined the srcedsr..