The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-30
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
SEVENTH DAY.


| SEVENTH DAY.
Two More Platforms Reported yioIe,
speech Of an Arkansas Delegate-Gre,
Confusion in the Comvention-The PEE.
dent Threatens to Vacate-Capt, Rrna.,
ON the Fleor-Sketch Of the PIa,f,rm.. 4,
[REPoRTED SPECIALLY RY TELxonapu ro
| THE RICHMOND DIsPArCH.l
! CHARLESTON, April 2S.-The Convention -1
| assembled at 10 O'Clock this morning
Messrs. Moffat, of Va. and Josiah Randall
| OF "a, both claimed the floor, but it was give
| to MIR. Bigler, of Pa.
Mr.. Il. proceeded to address the Convent;o
| IN iavor Of reconciling differences, producin
union ana harmony. and preserving the inte
rity OF the Democratic party.
,,h RE was Interrupted by Mr. Bishop, of Ct
VINO claimed the floor on the ground that h
moved the previous question at the hour -
adjournment last night.
Inc Chair decided that the motion for IN
previous question las. night was not seconded
and therefore Mr.. Bgler was entitled to m
floor. ~ u"
Mr Bigler then introduced the Bayard reso
I"'lons, and hoped that they might b. tn,
means OF conciliation. He moved, as a mean
OF testing the sense of the Convention to vnt,
on them in one hour
a. Mr. richardson, of Ill, denounced the mo
liOn MS out of order
Han-hour was spent in discussion of points
The Chair decided AR Iir,s,.s
order. liotioh III
M mr. Bigler then moved the previous oues.
on w.. ~. montgomery moved to lay that motion
MT. Phillips, of Pa. inquired whether Tho
motion 10 lay on the table would not carry The
"noIe snhIect-resolutions and all.
IN WI. stuart, OF Mich, objected to the iuouirv
9SC foi
taken s " "eh '"e vote Is
AIter further debate. the Chair stated thar
'"e uotion 10 lay on the table the nrevious
on carried with it the several pia. a.forms.
TO lay on the table '
r. Mlies, Of Md, wished to know wha
~ nouIu pe the effect Of the previous question
nMIerresent'ng the principal slave districts of
10 ,ba rn',. ne Anted an opportunity to reply
Mr. .Johnscn, who he charged with m;sraSrs
SC MS constituents at home and stul;ifv.
A"S MS own previously expressed opinion.
Ttles OF .previous question,
suned at III O'Clock was A0
I.orioa called for a vote by States am ia
the hall "eu throughout
Here minority of the Georgia DELEGATION
requesting. but (they con tendedl NOT jnstrnct-
lhg: its delegates to vote AS u unit.
"Ithout any decision on this point the vota
ph .ne previous question was proceeded with
M.r,,un,ss. as .oliows: Ayes SOL, nays I, (from
iered. " H"es ~" was Or
t"e 4nestion then required on the mo.
iun OF Mr. Bigler to recommi, the whole
'ublect to the committee "''e
The resolutions iptroduced h., NJ. Dit:
ire these Of Mr.. Bayard, of Del. AS follows.
Ist = ling the Cincinnati nlatf,rm
~ hat all clfzrns have the right to set,,a -,
e.r'tu!les without their rights Of person or
Cong ress;nnai phifed, either by Territorial o,
h ou. nat me Democratic party stands rledred tn
ne doctrine that 1t is the duty of the rnverrwe,
o MAINTAIN all the consti,ut;nnai risbts ~ mrn
n.N. OK Whatever kind. IN the Territories and to
,he necisons of the Supreme Court in re-
attn. 9TH, 9TH and eth resolutions ora Tho third
onrtn hi'h and sixth OF these reported bv ths
'aJorIty as follows: o
IhiTd-Ampe protection to ci.ize,s r,t;v.
's nome or ahroad touIth-P !edr es
!, 80. ttl did 70 t1e Pacific Railroad, Fifth
=, avofs m the acquisition of Cuba on terms bann,
i State , and Just to Span SIKH That
W. oi,9tionary and subverslve of the Const,,ns
me vote on the main question was then an.
rss -, "nAIu sreat excitement. and resulted
y, 10, noes i5l 50 the mo ton to recon-
ut was carried w oeoi"-
!ne noes Were, Maine, S; New Hampshire |
rermont, D; Massachusetts, ); Rhoce Island |
:. Co,nnIsclicuf D. I X; New York, 35; New Jer |
y,"; Pennsylvania. II; Maryland. ~: Vir.
ma, !; Missouri, T. Tennessee. /: OnIo ~.
iuiaha, 10; Illinois, II; Michigan. &: Wisc,n'
n, D; Iowa, 1; Minnesota. B.
AL Al Tue balance il52) voted in the affirmative
ne minority vote is claimed AS the flrst too,
Douglas strength, whilst the nI,tforTn
h!cn VIII probably be adopted by one ma
rity, Is santl-squatter-sovereig on which
ouglas cannot stand "o"
Inc lI + tiesldent decided that the vote did no. |
fN tv,A
'rt within an hour, and that the vote yonid
w Fecur on mat partOf Mr.. Bixler's motion
Mr. Stuart, of Michigan. asked thar tho rota
, ,axen ,l on each OF the resolutions serintin.
NfdFIy an hour more was spent in discuss |
z questions OF order, Sena tor Bayard in tho |
ent. "0'o-
At l2h O'Clock the President decided ,h.+
e no!ion 10 lay the balance of Mr. B,eler,s +
opositlons on the table, was in op.jer
l: iald on the table, the three platf,rus
l,hont instructions as to matter or time
solutions.
W hen Georgia was called on TO vota nm ,h;. |
ouon To lay On the table, the minority of the |
iegation protested against the vote of tho |
'te oeihs gwen as unit. on the ground that |
"A unit ~ 'o'e
debate on this point ems ued. which chect.
the progress OF the vote, and at X o,clocl |
President decided that the reo,1est Wa
uivaIent to an instruction, and that Geore,a ,
list vote as unit. This is a loss of tSn ,
uglas votes.
me vote was then annOunced-aves 90
te a." 80 the platforms were all referred |
TX TO the committee, without ipstructions
motloh Is now pending to instruct the :
hhtttee 10 report at o'clock this after
Or. Phillips, of Pa, moved to adjourn unit,
It hour "'- | /
Georgia delegate moved to adjourn until
1 u
III these motions were withdrawn and tho | :
eStlon recurred on the motion to ins,ruct Z
committee to report back at 4 O'CLOCK. 4
ich was adopted, | &
anresd ne Uonveniion' At quarter of O'Clock,
Afternoon Session.
April 2s, p M,-The Coyen. | L
! re-assembled at / O'Clock o
ne COMMITTEES was not ready to renort | a
vever, until half pas O'Clock.
lr. Avery, of N. c., presented a reuor, ~
n the majority OF the committee. and in | s,
ng so urged upon the delegates from the o.
rthern States to recoilect that the slaves
now grow cotton in Alabama, Mississip- u
nd Georgia are the children OF slayes who | o.
. formerly slaves in their own States -
he report OF the majority Is combination | ~
hose pTesen ted by Messrs. Bayard OF Del:
hrane, Of N. Y, and Bisler, Of Pa. y,
r. Samneis. of Iowa, presen ted the minor =! =
!, and declaring that whether Congress or 8,
Territorial Legislatures have the power nj
ntervene, depends upon the decision OF the "
RENE Court which decision they pledge
party to sustain and abide hy. ~
Q proceeded at considerable length to ad "
. the Sou thern mem bers, appealing to them Z" na
70 persist In demanding an abstraction | ~;
will drive one-half Of the Democracy Of p,
North into the arms of the Black Repub-
10. IA
. speech was powerful, earnest and ef ~ ~
We appeal, free from all bitterness. and was 'u1
ntion by the Southern members. F.
hen Mr.. SAmuels concluded, Mr.. Butler | We
lass, presented another minority report tn,