Gazette and sentinel., 1860-09-01

resolution declaring Mr.. Douglas the noni
nee. Having steadily, through repeated bal
lots, voted against Mr.. Douglas, they were no,
allowed to object to the resolution whom Il va,
offered, nor even given the opportunity #
voting against it. Here are the proceeding
at this stage:
"Mr. Clarke then moved 10 declare Stephen
A. Douglas the Democratic nominee for the
Presidency. (Applause.)
Mr.. Hoge, OF Virginia, offered a resolution
to that effect, which was read.
The resolution declaring ). \. Donglas the
unanimous choice of the Convention for the
Presidency was adopted by a shout of ayes
and cheers, which lasted IA considerable time.
The hand of the Key Stone Club appeared
in the gallery and struck up n tune, which was
greeted with renewed cheers.
The President. (COl. Todd, declared Ste
phen \. Douglas, Of Illinois. tho unanimous
choice of the Democracy of the United States
as their candidate for the Presidency. loud
cheers r
The rote in Jaoor Of tie resolution ycas alone
taken! The negative rote 'eas nat put TO the
Contention!
But, as if still further to demonstrate that
the eighteen delegates from Kentucky. Della
ware, and Missouri, took no part at ali IN the
proceedings, we call attention to the vote for
Vice President, t0he1t they refused again 10
rote!
SEVEN VOTES FROM GEORGIA y ARKANSAS
IN DEFIANCE OF II UNIT RULE.
GEORGIA.
But the nine votes counted for the 19 dele
gates who refused to vote, with the 1iI voscs
cast for Messrs. Breckenridge and Lane, added
to the 1917 given for Mr.. Douglas. gives only
"A total of 2Uj, seven less than the vote claimed
by thiscommittee. Where do they get the re-
manning seven votes From Georgia and
Arkansas. The State of Georgia was entitled
to 10 votes in the Convention, 10 be east by
90 delegates. The Democracy of Georgia.
however, appointed 20 delegates to cast the 10
votes, and Instructed them 10 vote rs "a unit,
the majority TO determine the action of the
State. Eleven of theEdeleeAtes remained in
the Convention, but the majority who seeded
protested against these eleven being allowed to
vote, and the Convention decided, by a vote Of
14S to 100, that those remaining from that
State were not, under the unit rule, entitled IL
vote. ..r .-sl ~ .. ls.f.
At Baltimore, the seeding delegates from
Georgia, re-appoInted by the State Conyen-
tion, refused 10 take their seats but one of
them, (Mr. Gaulden,) however, came into the
Convention, but did not pretend 10 vote, IA
the majority had determined not to take their
seats in the Convention. 80 .
And yet these are the persons decided by
the Convention to be mere spectators, and not
delegates, who had noright to vote, and never
did vote in the Convention, who are now rep.
resented rs delegates by the Douglas Commit
tee, and pressed into the service, for the pur-
pose of manufacturing a two-third vote for
Mr.. Douglas!
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Under the decision of the Convention, the
t,vn Ialnnotaa AIoSera klnprpnrr .pl N.,.,1o, A
who remained in the Convention at Charles
ton, were allowed to cast one vote; the three :,
bogus delegates from the First Congressional
District, one vote and the Withdrawing dele
gates who were re- accredited 10 Baltimore, two
votes. The latter declined to take their seats,
and Mr.. Stirman withdrew.
He is thus reported
''Mr. Stirman, of Arkansas. when his State
was called, said, in justice to himself, and
with sorrow, he parted with the Convention, 3.
he could not longer remain after what had
been DONE. . ".f rH .Fa. ,'rt
Thus a majority of the delegates actually o.
admitted to the Convention had withdrawn or "a
refused to take their seats, and, under the unit a
rule, the minority had no right to vote. Yet .
the committee have counted both the ! vote off,
Mr.. Stirman. who had withdrawn, increased
the one vote awarded by the Convention 90 '
the bogus three, to a vote and IA half, and thus u
secured an addit onal vote from Arkansas in
favor of the resolution. In this way the
Douglas Gommittne got six additional votes
from Georgia, and one from Arkansas in favor
of the resolution, thus increasing their figures .
from 20l to 2i2 votes. = ..g..l fip41H"I '
ACTUAL VOTE CAST FOR MR.. DOUGLAS.
We now propose to show, beyond cayil, that
even the vote (1SlN given by the Douglas
Executive Committee, in the foregoing table,
as having been cast for Mr.. Douglas, is based
on error, Let US examine the matter.
Massachusetts, is put down at 10 votes for
Mr.. Douglas, when there were only ten dele
gates entitled to cast FIVE votes remaining in
the Convention from that State. Massachu-
sets had thirteen votes, represented by 20 DEB
egates; sixteen Of these delegates withdrew
and Joined the Breckenridge and Lane Con-
%vention, leaving, we repeat, but ten delegates
to cast five votes. . ..H I'D.
Vermont was represented by 10 delegates,
with the right to east five votes. She is report,
ed as having given the whole FIVE to Mr.. Doug.
las, instead Of Al, one of the delegates (Mr,
stoughton) having Withdrawn, and joined tbs
other Convention. ..--.l y.,.
Minaesota is recorded as having cast her CuI
vote for Mr.. Douglas, when three OF her dele
gates entitled to II votes, refused TO vote for
him, and withdrew from the Convention
"Mr. Becker, of Minnesota, said he and two
of his colleagues desired to announce the con-
clusion at which they had arrived; they went
to Charleston, and came 10 Baltimore, actuated
only by q desire to promote the harmony, un-
ion, and integrity of the Democratic party /;
but unfortunately for them and the country,
their detires and efforts had failed they had
been ready for any exertions and sacrifices tn
promote their object, and they now took this