Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-14
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL.
L MON CONN TION
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REPORT OF THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE

RrroRr OF THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE
Mr.. Brooks, of Now York, stated that the Hon.
JOSEPH r. lngcrsoll. Of PENNSYLVANIA. bad been
chosen as Chairman oi the Committee on Busi-
ness, and he was informed WAS now prepared TO
report
Mr. Ingcrsoll then rose and addressed tho Chair
as follows:
have great pleasure in communicating to this
large and most respectable assembly n report
which will be very brief. because thu resolutions
have t, present here ARE sufficiently compre.
hcnsive to meet every possible object which wo
have iu ,i,w Cries Of take the stand
Mr. lngerSoll having asceniei the platform amid
great applause, proceeded as follows;
take great pleasure in communicating thr result
of the proceedings ofthe Committee that appoint
ed yesterday upon what called the business of
the c'uvention. They met with entire corimljtv they
proceeded with entire good feeling and they ,crmina
ted their proceedings with great unanmitv ani may
say with patriotism. Applause. would not
tnrr 10 present as an example at all To great aud
highly respectable boar like this the feeling and the
courteous department the gentlemen with whom
had the plcasa re To sit as Chairman last enng; but
woald say that more entirely respectable Sc, of
men--n manner, appearance, AMI in result never
saw. Applause. You will find, gentlemen that
hll those who favor of the name of this body
Unconstitutional lnou,' will not be disappointed IN
what your Committee did last night AppIauscl
THE PLATFORM.
Whereas, Experience has dcmonstr tratei tia, Mat.
forms adopte! by the partisan COM vcntion5 OF the
country have had the effect to miseid and deceive the
people, and ut the same time to widen the political
divisions OF the country, by the creation and
aRement Of the geographical and sectional PARTIES;
Rcsoiecd, That it is both the part of patriotism and
of duty to recognise political principles other than
TnE CoSsTirrroH or THE COUNTRY,
THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND
The ENFuGCEMENT OF THE lAws;
cloud and prolonged checring)
and that, rs the representatives, of the Constitutional
Union men OF the country i'll National Convention
sembed, we here pledge ourselves To maintain, pro-
icc and defend, separately and untely, those great
principles of public liberty and national safety against
"ll enemies NJ home and abroad, believing that there
hy peace may once more hc restored To The country
and the ast rights of the People, and of the States
established, and the Government again placed in that
condition of justice, fraternity, and equality, which,
under the example and constitution of oar ihets has
soomnly bon nd every citizen of the United States to
maintain "a more perfect union, establish justice, in
domestic tranquility, provide for the common de-
fence promote the general welfare, and secure the
blessings OF liberty to ourselves and our postery. -
! lProonged cheers.
have, Mr. President, said M. lngerso, still far
iher report to make which will be received, am sure
with great kindness by this convention and perhaps
is OF equal importance with view to carr, nto elect
the great objects and motives that there sn. ,cs
cd, with the motives and Objects themselves IL
with regard 10 the mole in which the business
was received and adopted with the corlaiitr
mud the same unanimy as the important measure
which have just read to you. Rstands thus
Rtsolrei That each State shall be entitled the
number of votes in this Contention lis oeco-
raj vote, aud tint each delegation shall tor Itself de-
termine the manner in which its vote shall be cas.
Resoiced That in balloting for President aud Vice
President, ballots shall be taken until the candidate
nominated shall receive majority ofaIl the votes east
that The candidate tor resuent shall first be haotted
and selected and then the Cauulnlp E,rr u
iden
A delegate from Tennessee enquired to know whcth,
er 1t understood that the resolution gave the ma
joriy the right control the OF the minoit y
Mr. Brooks, OF New York, said that there appear
cd 10 be diversity of sentiment The question
OF the last resolution, lac moved that the vote be taken
on the Platform and the resolution.
The vote was put by the President and DECLARED u
unanimously adopted, amid much enthusiasm anGp-
pnuse.
\ delegate from asked for division of
the question. lie wholly opposed to throwing IA
to the hans Of norty of each delegation the ilgh
to cast tie vote of the whole delegation. Each man
bad right 10 cast his own vote. HIS constituents had
him here express his opinion and Theirs He
held thnt majority OF delegation had right to de-
termine the vote of the whole delegation where the
body appointing them had 50 determined not other
wise.
sIle said there several delegations hc-c which
were not unanimous; some might be for Houston,
some for Bell and some for Bots, and each man should
be permitted to cast his ndisiiual Preference lie
therefore nskeda division of the resolution, in order
that the Convention might pass distinctly upon that
part which relates to the power Of majority deter
mine the vote.
Mr. Clark, of Ga.-lt may perhaps be presumptuons
for to attempt to address this audience, when ]
see am surrounded By so much talent. But was
instructed by many OF our constituents how to vote
and came here unrnmmelleda as TO any man, and un
prrjadced against any man; but represent rotiDn
Of this con.ederacy which wants aSouthern President
with n clean record. | am satisfied that we 10
attempt to make platform, we would arouse great
deal OF feeling in this assembly But mus: be cam
did to my constituents. and must represent them
rightly. | coincide in the views OF the gentleman who
last addressed us, in reference to the power OF
joriy to control II minority
Mr. Pendcton, of Ohio--Constitu ted as mind is,
cannot imag how it is possible that that resor
ton comprised in few words could be made TO bear
a double Interpretation. twas supposed in the conf
mittee that mode of transacng the bu Of
this Convention must be adopted and the question
now seems to be only whether tho delegations from
the ,ral States understanding what the views OF
their constituents arc shall determine in what mode
the preference of those States shall be
veyed to this body or whether this body as whole
shall undertake To dictate TO the general delegations
how that shal! be done. Understood that the cxcep
ton taken to the Iesolution, brings up that alterna
tive whether each State shall decide for them selves
or whether the Convention shall decide for all the
States. 1t is presumed it would contribute to that
harmony of the Convention for each State express
its opinions in its own way
MIR. Warren, of MAJ sachusetts.-We have come ac-
co"dng to professions, to farm Convention that
shall give just and impartial expression 10 the SEN
timents represent at home. Applause. The
first thing that appears in official action of To-day,
is the report OF our Committee Business, said to
have been unanimous in its expression, that shall
opt ofthe old party tricks which have been used
before to control Conventions. For myself protest
ng,lnst il. If my State had instructed me- even by
the flin,cst expression ofa wish would follow those
instructions Otherwise than that came here un-
irammeed and il Is not right for this Conven iol TO