Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-03

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portion of the resolutions.
The first and third resolutions in relation to slavery
in the Territories and the duty of the General Govern
ment to protect the right of person and property, were
adopted by q bare majority of the COMMITTEE. The
second resolution in relation to the Fugitive Slave Law
and the fourth resolution In relation naturalized
citizens, adopted unanimously and the fifth resolu
tion in relation to the acquisition OF Cuba adopted
without division. The last resolution of the SERIES in
reference to the Pacific Rail Road, was adopted by a
majority VOTE
MINORITY REPORT.
/. RESOLVED, That the Democracy of the Union in
Convention assembled hereby declare amance OF the
resolutions unanimously adopted and declared Platform
of principles by the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati in
the 1856 believing that principles I'M
changeabe in their nature when applied to the
matters and recommend, the only further resou
Resolved That all questions in regard to the rights of
property States Territories arising under the Constitu
ton of the United at judicial in their character and
the Democratic pa pledged to abide by and faithfully
carry such of these has been
made by the Supreme Court of the United States
ReSotued That is the duty of the United States to at
ample and complete protection to all its citizens wheth
home abroad and whether native foreign born
Resotued, That of the necessities of the age, IN
military commercial and postal point OF vew is speedy
and the Democratic party pledge such Gov
aid will insure the construction of Rail Road to
the Pacific coast at the earliest practicable period
Resolved That the Democratic party are in favor OF
the acquisition of the Island of Cuba such terms as shall
| be honorable to ourselves and just to spain.
ResoEUed That the enactments Of State to
defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law are
hostile in character subvesive OF the Constitution and reVo
| lutonary in their effect.
Mr.. Avery proceeded to address the Convention He
called attention to the fact that the majority report re-
presents hundred and twentyseven certain democra
tic electoral votes whilst the minority do not represent
one electoral vote that be claimed as certain. he
regarded squaer sovereignty as subVerslVe OF the rights
of the South congressional intervention would be-
lie classed it with the Wmot proviso, as being equally
subversve of Southern rights.
Mr. Avery alluded to the fact that Mexico and Cuba
would inevitably, with Central America, form part of
the Union, and with the popular sovereignty doctrine
as proclaimed in the minority report no Shareholder
would dare enter any of this new territory with his
slaves. 1t was said that northern did not like to
be thrown into association with Shareholders and be ap
peaed to gentlemen to correct that errorto prove to
the South that the democratic party of the North
terrain such sentiments there is no dlstrust among
the of the people of their notheln allies. We
sympathze with you when you are called dough faces
at the North, and ask you to give the evidence
that our sympathy is well placed.
Mr.. Payne of Ohio, then addressed the convention in
behalf of the minority. He did not desire, he said any
personal victory but those he represented believed that
in harmonious settlement of these difficulties depends
the existence of the democratic party and the prosperity
and perpetuity of the Union.
The democracy of the North have stood by the South
in good faith There had been but construc
ton put upon the slavery clauses of the Cincinnati plat
form and he challenged any man to show that 1t had
ever been differently construed, even on the floors OF
Congress.
Secretary Toucey and Vice-Presdent Breckenridge
against any to legisate slavery into the Terri
tories and arguing that the people OF each Territory
shall settle the matter for themselves and be admitted
into the Union with without slavery, as they may
determine. And he said he could show that every dis
tnguished southern statesman since $50 has planted
himself the sqratttr sovereignty platform OF non-in
tervention by Congress. He quoted also from Messrs
Hunter, Toombs, Mason and other southern democrat
&c statesmen maintaining the same ground of nonlIter
dad huo
from this doctrine aUaho personal dlstonor and
help God r1H dbandon this principle Sen
satlon Ii the majority report adopted, you cannot
expect northern electoral vote, sympathzlng
| member of Congress from he free Saes."
| Mr.. Paynes concluding appeal to the South was
very powerful and listened with great attention.
He urged them to destroy the democratic party for
a mere abstraction.
The Charleston Courier of the 18th inst says: speech
es have been made by MIR. Barksdae, of Mississippi,
and the Hon. W. L. Yancey of Alabama, in favor of
the majority report.
The latter gentleman received with much enthu~
siasm-and his stirring aud brilliant address-his
nest advocacy OF Southern rights and his orcibe and
elective eiOcutOn made deep impression upon the
dience and ELECTED frequent outbreaks of applause from
the opponents we'll from the eDdOrsers of his views
At the close of Mi. Yancey's address, the floor was
awarded to Hon. q. E. Pugh of Ohio, and the advo-
Gates of the minority report discovered that they
had able champion OF their head and that their in
terests safe the hands of the chosen exponent of
their views despite the eoquence ability and popularity
of his antagonist
The previous question 'r3 moved by MIR. Bishop of
Connecticut, and this the signal for violent out
break, which 70" lie seemed to threaten something
more serious than wordy war" A motion to adj
ourn cast oil upon the troubled waters and upon the
adjournment the vote by States was called.
The Convention agreed to adjourn, by vote of 1853
to 143-the Southern States all voting Aye" except
| yUhO he call tnrth o
vous question will be the first business in order to-day,
| Saturday.
A dispatch in the South Carolinian, dated P. M
Saturday, states that the platform was recommtted
to the committee with instructions to report at o.
clock"
Private advces have reached US up to the adjourn
ment Ct the Convention late on Saturday night The
platform had not yet been adopted 1t thought it
would be got through with on the assembling of the
Convention this (Monday) morning, and that vote
would be taken Immediately thereafter. We may now
look for the final action of the Convention at any mo-
meDt. Who the nominee will be- if any, seems to be as
hard to solve as it was month ago.
Delegates becoming worried out, and we learn
that number have already passed through here, en-
route for their homes How true this report is we are
not able to say, but have doubt of its correctness
"a dispatch in the papers states that it appears
from the official statement communicated by the secre-
tary Of the Navy to the House of Representatives
the oath instant the number of officers and men at
tached to the African squadron who have died from the
date of the Ashburton treaty to the present tme sc
Including nine officers, an average Of five deaths
per annum.
The same dispatch says About thirty members Of
the House prepared to deliver speeches political
subjects No other business save this will be transacted
this week, working quorum not being available To