Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-05-24
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ICries of "Texas," "Texas"l The committee
have considered the question in regard to the rep
resentation from the State of Texas; they have
given to the examination all that care which they
were able to, and which the time from the adjourn
ment of the Convention this forenoon would al
low, and they have instructed me almost unani
mouslv, with solitary vote as an exception, to re-
port that Texas be allowed six votes in this Con
vention. Tremendous applause and cries of
"good," "good." Ii was proved before the com
mittce that the Convention which elected the del
egatcs from Texas-resident delegates who
here in attendance, WAS a mass Convention; that
it was called upon petition signed by some three
hundred of the legal voters of Texas Applause.
That that call was published in some two Of the
German papers published in the State that writ
/ ten notices and advertisements were posted up i'll
various parts Of Texas, where there is any number
ofpeople in favor of the principles Of the Rcpubli-
can party, and the committee were almost unani-
mously of the opinion that these delegates elected
under these circumstances, were fairly entitled to
act the representatives of the Republican party
OF the State Of Texas. Prolonged applause.
The question being on the adoption of the re-
pot it was adopted unanimously amid great cheer
/ ing.
/ Mr. CoRwrxE (of Ohio, and the Chairman of the
Committee on Rules and the Order of Business !
moved to take from the table the report Of that
Committee. The motion was cIrred.
! Mr.. CoRwryE proceeded to read the rules
ported by the Committee, as follows:
lst. That upon all subjects before the Convcn
ton, the States and Territories snail be called in
the following order:
Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont, Massachu-
sets Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvaniu, Maryland, Delaware. Vir-
gina. Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Micli-
I gan, Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Iowa, foinia,
Minnesota, Oregon.
| TERRiroaIEs-Kansas, Nebraska, Dist. Colum-
bia.
On motion the first rule was adopted
2. Four votes shall be cast BY the delegates at
large of each State; and each Congressional Dis
trct shall be entitled to two votes and the vote OF
each delegation shall be reported by its chairman.
This rule was amended by adding: "That no del
CATION should cast greater number OF votes than
there were delegates in attendance, and then fur
ther amended by adding: provided that this rule
shall not conflict with any rule reported by the
Committee on Credentials and adopted by the
Convention"
The rule is amended was then adopted.
3. The report of the Committee on Platform and
Resolutions shall be acted upon before the Con-
venton proceeds to ballot for candidates for Pres
idcnt and Vice President. Adopted.
4. Three hundred and four votes being majori-
ty of the whole number of votes wheel all the
States in the Union are represented in Convention
according to the rates ofrepresentaton prescribed
i'm Rule 3 shall be required to nominate the candi
dates for President and Vice President
4 Many voices cried mo- "No."
The President now directed the Secretary to
read the minority rule proposed as substitute for
that reported by the majority of the Committee.
4. That the majority of the whole number of
votes represented in this Convention, according to
1.-THE ratio prescribed shall be required to nominate
candidates for President and Vice President
After short debate the 4th rule reported bv the
majority amended by substituting the minority
report--ayes 35Slz. noes 941s. Vote taken by
States. et s
The report as amended was then adopted.
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
The PREsrDExr--The Chair is informed that the
Committee on Resolutions and Platform is ready
to report Immense applause.
4 Mr. JEssUr, of Pennsylvania The Committee
on Platform and Resolutions have directed me to
say 10 the Convention that these resolutions have
been adopted with great unaniinity. there being
upon one two of the resolutions some dissenting
voices on the Committee. The greater portion Of
the resolutions were adopted with entire unanim.
iity in the Committee. ask
The Platform.
Resoloed, That we, the delegated representatives
Republican of the electors Of the United States, in
Convention assembled; in discharge of the duty VIC
thcfoIIowing declarations:
/. That the history ofthe nation during the last
four years has fully established the propriety and
necessity Of TIE organization and perpetuation ol
the Republican party, and that the causes which
called il into existence permanent ih their
ttre. and now, more than ever befcre, demand its
peaceful and constitutional triumph.
9. That the maintenance of the principles pro-
mulgated in the Declaration Of Independence and
embodied in the Federal Constitution, is essential
to the preservation OF our Republican Institutions
: and that the Federal Constitutions the Rights oi
the States, and the UE;on If the States must and
! shall be preserved.
3. Tint to the Union of the States this nation
, owes its unprecedented increase in population
its surprising development of material resources its
rapid augmentation Of wealth, its happiness at home
, and its honor abroad; and We hold in adherence
all schemes for Disunion, come from whatever
source they may: And We congratulate the coun
: try that no Republican member of Congress hal
, uttered or countcnanced the threats of Disunior
SO often made by Democratic members, withGu
rebuke and with applause from their political asso
Gates and we denouncc those threats of disunion
in case of popular overthrow of their ascendanc,
as denying the vital principles of free government
and as avowal of contemplated treason, which
it is the imperative duty of an indignant People
sternly to rebuke and forever silence.
4. That the maintenance inviolate Of the right
of the States, and especially the right of each Stat
to order and control its own domcnkic nstitution
: according to its own Judgment exclusively, is es