Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-05-06
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Adiournuaent 81 the BOltsrs, Convention.
ANOTHER no RE HELD.


| AdiOnrnment 81 the BOlrsrS, Convention
ANOTHER no BE HELD.
CHARLESTON, May S--3lr Barry continued, saying
that the platform may be arranged at Baltimore
and may be changed to meet our vie ws. think W.
are delegates to that convention. and that ought
| 70 20 there. if cur Constituents choose TO I'LL our
places with other delegates they can do We are
as yet, however, member Of that convention, and
no one except our constituents can take our creden
tials from us therefore, he hoped the course he
urged would be adopted.
| The President. Oh, no. that viii not do.
| Mr.. Hooper, Of Miss, opposed the proposition Of
Mr.. Barry We are no longer delegates 70 the
other convention. We separated from il on princi-
pie and he willing that sls should be carried
TO Baltimore as an adjunct to that convention. If
we adjourn without doing anything we viii stultify
| ourselves if we were to follow them to Baltimore
we would lose all the moral effect of this move
ment. Make your nominations now, manfully and
/ boldly. He was for acting We were here for an
object and purpose, and if we 90 home without
/ action we will merely be enunciating a sentiment
upon which there is no difference of opinion in all
the Southern States Thg is the time and the place
| for acting promptly and boldly
Mr.. Yancey, Of Ala, approved the proposition of
Judge Meek for appointing a committee to prepare
anaddress He did not think it would save or break
the Union The delegate from Georgia, in predict
ing disunion movement BY dlsuulon leaders, look
ed to the Georgia delegation but declined to name
who and what he meant. Another delegate seemed
to charge him (Yancey) with singing p@ans 20 the
Union.
Mr. Jackson, of Cal certainly never intimated
that the gentleman from Georgia sung paeans to the
Union Certainly, no one will ever charge HIM with
such an offense Ny remarks were directed rather
to my colleague who thought placing Geor'
gia IN a wrong position. He did not wish Georgia
to be placed in position of singing peans to the
Union.
Mr.. Yancey would not misrepresent Georgia, but
be did not wish any movement to 60 forth 10 the
country either as a movement to preserve or de3
strOy the Union, but rather to preserve the constitu
tiOnal rights of the Southern States in retiring
from the convention, and their subsequent action.
We have adopted the majority PLATFORM which that
Convention rejected, and we propose TO preseYe it
as headstOne for the builders upon which the De-
mOcracy of the Union rely. We therefore con
sidefed il essential that an address should be pre-
pared containing all these facts in the simplest and
briefest form before the country in true, cOnsttu
tional and national position.
The question was demanded.
The resolution as follows:
RESOLVED That a committee of one from each
State represented be appointed prepare an address
to the people of the United States explanatory of
the reasons which have actuated this Convention
in adopting the course it has pursued and in vim
dication Of Of its principles for action.
Gen. Simmons, Of South Carolina, unwilling
to allow any committee to put forth an address
representing him whichh would not have an OppOr
tunity of previously examining. He was no poll
tician but he had his views. He did not like some
features Of the platform, especially those relating
to the Pacific railroad and that which declares duty
the Union is superior to the Southern States. He
thought there no necessity for an address, nor
would he follow the Convention to Baltimore. When
he came out he left them forever.
Mr.. Bryan. of Texas, was in favor Of both nOmi-
nations and an address.
Mr.. Jackson, of Georgia, offered as substitute
resolution that all who favor the action Of the Sc
ceeding delegates meet them in Washington on the
second Monday in June.
On motion, the Convention then adjourned till
O'Clock P. NJ
The delegates were requested to remain for pri-
vate consultation on proposition before the Con-
ventiOn.
NlGHT sEssIoN-The Convention reassembled at 8 |
P. NJ.
Mr.. Bayard Immediately left the chair and ad-
dressed the convention. He reviewed the position
of the seceders. He approved of the platform, but
it was not in language that he would prefer. In
gard TO the resolution for preparing an addT ass and
reassemblng at Washington week anterior TO the
the convention at Baltimore, he could
not approve of. He unwilling to assent 70 the
of any address by committee, which /
was to 90 forth the country before he could have
an opportunity of examining it. He could not trust
anything or any set Of men, however able or pari-
otto they might be- to speak TO the public for him.
He therefore should oppose the resolution he con-
tinued to speak nearly hour defining his position
reviewing the course Of the National Convention,
and said that the Southern nOn-DemOcraulc Otalef
had voted down IL Democratic States. He desired
the unity of the Democratic party, and was pre-
pared to support the nominee if he should really
prove national man.
His personal efforts were for Senator Hunter. He
styled the soft delegation band Of political gam
Dlers and concluded by saying that he could not re-
tain seat in this Convention if that resolution was
adopted He therefore asked permission Of the Con-
TentiOn to decline the position in which they had
placed him and to retire.
He spoke for two hours very eloquently against
lisuni0n, and on finishing took his hat and retired
from the Convention.
Robert Scott, of Alabama was then chosen Presi-
lent
Judge Meek called up the resolution, but as Mis-
sissppi and Texas objected to an address, it was
withdrawn.
Mr.. Jackson, of Georgia. then offered his resolu
lion for Southern Conventional be held on the sec
1nd Monday in June, which was adopted with but
i've or six dissenting voices
A resolution providing that an address on the
grounds on which the Southern States seeded from
the Convention be prepared and published together
with the proceedings of this Convention, was adopt
ed, when the Convention adjourned sine die.