Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-20

iron letters about them with right TO exercise their
Judgment their patriotism except the majority Of
this body may choose to indicate? deny the power
the right The proposition has been put In the least OF
| fensive shape.
1t is said in the amendment that it is 'undersood"
Understood apology for the broad declaration Of a
naked invasion Of the rights Of freemen Not that the
members Of this body thus admitted have denied the
right but it il understood that they are pledged do
what other members not pledged to do-to conform
the decision of the majority Me- President and gen
temen invoke you look at the injustice of every such
qualifications qualification which no honorable man,
except under very peculiar circumstances could sub
nit to- qualification which it is known that the repre-
sentayes of these seeding States will never sub
NIT to. Applause and Kisses But, Mr.. President and
brethren of the great Democrat family who
tending for the OF the Democratic cause, ask
you TO halt not simply upon the ground Of right and JUS
| tice but of policy. Not member OF this body bat
knows that the representatives of those States will
give any such pledge Applause aud hisses; that it is
tautmount declaration OF secession from the body.
| Applause and Kisses
Mr. Hoge OF Val rise to question of privilege. de-
sire TO ascertain for all whether when gentleman
ike that from Pennsylvania is addressing the convention
he to be exposed the cowardy insult of Kisses from
the gallery Appause and calls order by the chair
ask if citizens of Virginia 10 endure the gnominy
and insult of hearing honorable gentlemen Kissed from
the galleries for utterng sentiments in accordance with
our own If there is to be outside pressure brought
bear upon this body l. for one, will deem my person
al honor sacrificed if remain here without being pro-
tected against the outrage and insult OF these Kisses aud
these insults. Applause.
The President said that in accordance with the an
nOuncement made by the Chair this morning. he would
order the galleries cleared If the disorder repeated
Mr. Samues Of Iowa, desired that manifestations of
appreciation and disapprobatiOn should bs alike sup
pressed
The Presiden-The Chair perfectly understands that
and so stated this morning
Mr. Randall continuing Mr.. President, the applause
from the galleries unexpected and so general that
II there single dissenten serpent-lke hiss IN the
galleries. the speaker did not hear it, and he is therefore
neither encouraged nor ntimdaed by the marks of ap
probation or disapprobaton by those who outside.
Certain delegations have thought proper to retire
That act done with my Teprobacn and in a. strong
terms any gent,mu who may differ with me in the
great cardinal principles before the convention may
use. Bni maintain their right TO return unfettered and
unqualied-tha there ia power here to impose pen
atty upon them if they differ from the majority of this
| body.
There is single precedent for this thing 1t occurred
in lSiS, and frlught with most pernicious
quences; it ended in the Acknowledgement Of two
dinate branches of delegates and what more, with the
defeat OF the party in the sovereign State to which
| applied mean the State of New York.
But appeal to the patriotism and good sense of hon
orabe gentlemen from the Empire State not TO take step
that must end in the dismemberment OF this body and
perhaps of the Union They have got the great
port OF this country but they intimately identified
with the South well as the North. appeal to Eas
tern aud Northern brethren between whom and the South
there are ties of interest They the great reservoirs
of the wealth of slave labor
The speaker, after some further appeals concluded with
repeating the motto OF Commodore Decatur-"0ur coun-
try may she always be right but God bless her. right
wrong" (Appause)
Mr. Richardson of Illinois, desire to call the atten-
ton to the proposition submitted by Il gentleman from
Pennsylvania Mr. Gilmorl am opposed TO its adoption
and Will state briefly why am opposed TO II. 1t declares
that the President OF the convention shall issue his tick
cts the delegates from Florida Mississippi Texas and
and Arkansas. Taking, the other day. in the city of
Washington, with delegate from the State of Florida
who was at Richmond, learned from him the fact that
they no: accredited to this convention. The gen.
teman from Pennsyvaui proposes by his amendment
elect delegates from the State OF Florida that the people
have not accredited. To that ! opposed. We are
not so hard driven yet TO be compelled to elect dele
gates from States that do choose to send any here
lt is true the delegate with whom talked said to me
that if this invited themI believe his words
were, extended the olive branch" themthey would
come here. want delegates here who have not been
accredited here. DO propose to sit side by side
with delegates who do not represent the people, who
not bound by anything, when am to be be bound by
everything. (Appluse.)
And there il another reason why the amendment Of
the gentleman should not be adopted. We have been
notified here to-day that there Is contest concerning
the OF Arkansas. Does the gentleman propose 10
forecose that contest without hearing? Ii that the
claim it. denounce it, Whenever there is a contest
among Democrats associations here, will hear them
and the forms and usIges that applied would
apply to them That much but no more, have learned.
do not know whether it that there has been
State convention in Texas. Now DO not know
whether that not Let them be tried and decid
ed upon have BEEN according to the usages OF the
Democratic party.
| want to say another thing and | shall not wander
from the discussion of the question before u.s. So far as
1 tunW far boVa laarl flnra nta aho
the seats from Mississippi. BY placing them here, in
connection with the otheIs is impossible that the
of this convention can be fully expressed shall
against the amendment because brings delegates in
here who have been sent here because il decides
4 controversy ia another State without hearing b
have heard whether in the State OF MiSssp-
pi they have been sent here not. think that in all
these cases the nsages of the Democratic party require
that they should be investigated by committee be-
fore any of them are admitted upon this hoor APP
plause
A volce-T was not done 10 Charleston.
Nc. Richardson-The il not done in
Charleston that there was no organization But az
the organization those who appeared there to
seats had to go through the Committee. will state
another fact to gentlemen the Democratic party is
mtted TO the doctrine aud again of giving the
right to be heard in every where there have been
contests. | am in favor of that now. A voice" So
am l. If State is here without contest, does
take very long for the Committee to report the facts
aud the delegates will be admitted to the floor upon that
report and then they investigate the other
do choose TO be drawn into controversy in refer
ence to another proposition at all 1t is enough for
me to discuss the question that is properly before the
Convention.
Mr. Cochrane, of New York. do not rise for the
purpose Of entering fully the discussion of the pro-
positions that before the Convention Their
ment is their argument Il is unnecessary that gentle
men OF the intelligence of those which before me-
should have those proportions further opened up to
their minds than the language in which they couch
ed opens them up, And in the few moments that are
given to me- hope to advert in such the con-
sderaons that group themselves about these PROPOSE
tons, that shall at least suggest to the minds of homo
rabe gentlemen the course their intelligence should pur
sue. We stand here upon an occasion OF gravity
and importance to the party aud the whole country than
we have witnessed for these many years. Upon our ac
ton depends not only the question Of the coming
pign, but whether the administration of the Affairs Of
Government shall be entrusted the Republican party
and upon decision awaits the destiny of the country
itself. We here delegated with responsibility from
our constituents rigid that from this place
and in this hour will proceed that constituency and
their response returned TO US rebuking tor
duct if act wrong, greeting with the sautation
"Well done good and faithful servants"
These flags that float above me are instinct with the
gravity of the occasion, We sit beneath them In a glow
OF ardor and patriotism, and hope we will answer TO
the recommendations OF that logic and the recommend.
atoms of the patriotism which should fire us ALL IL seems
to that the Convention has lost sight of the croum-
stances which surround the issue before u.s. The same
Convention which at Charleston on the 2Sd of April
last is the Convention that is sitting in Baltimore here
on the 18th day of June Ii has no fresh and ndepen-
dent existence by the delegates being delegated to the
Convention from their constituents That Convention
upon its adjournment had presented to this important
question Why is it that yonder seats are vacant -
that delegates who participated in your Convention here