, 1860-04-25
BY TELEGRAPH,
THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION
Second Days Proceedings.

THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
Second Days Proceedings.
CHARLESTON, April 24.-The National Demo-
cratic Convention 1e.assembled at 10 o'clock
| this morning.
| The Committee On Permanent Organization
reported in fayor Of Caleb Gushing for Presi-
dent, and one Vice President and Secretary for
are Erastus Corning and J. Edward Cooper;
from Maryland, W. D. Bowie and D. l.. Low:
| Van Zant.
| The Committee on Permanent Organization
also reported On additional rule, to wit: that in
any state in which it has not been provided or
directed by its State Convention how its vote
may be giyen, the Convention will recognize
the right Of each delegate to cast bis undivided
I vote on the question whether minority of
delegation may cast the vote of the State, it be-
ing considered necessary to affirm tho prece-
| dents Of 1862 and 1856
| Ar. Wright Of Pennsylvania made \ strong
| appeal for harmony. If harmony did not pre-
| vail here the nomination to be made would not
be worth the paper on which it was recorded,
when brought before ths people. lie was in
favor Of the rule. Every Delegate should be
permitted to cast his vote in accordance with
| his convictions aud with those of his constitu~
ents. Pennsyl,auia had never voted as q unit
| except when their sentiment was unanimous
lie closed by demanding the previous question
| port relating to presiding officers. snd it YVES
| adopted unanimously. Ar. Flourney then re-
turned thanks counseling moderation and har-
mony.
We are Ill marching under one flag. The
Democratic party have but one aag-the flag
| aud hoped no more allusion wonld be made to
| such division.
C4LkB Crsu1SG Was then introduced to the
! Convention, and made speech.
M. crsu1Sa's Address.
Tho following is Mr. Cushing's address on
0<atlt,nen Of t4s cons<nt;on:-1 respectfully
of profound gratitude for the honor which
you hare this day done me in appointing me to
preside over your deliberations. It is, however,
| responsible duty imposed much more than
| high houor conferred. In the discharglng Of
that duty in the direction Of business and Of de-
| bate, and on the preservation Of order, it shaM
be my constant endeavor faithfully and
| iupartially to ofEiciata here as your minis
| ter, and not humbly to reflect your will
In great deliberatlse assembly like this. it is
! not the presiding officer in whom the strength
| resides 1t is not his strength. hut yours; your
| intelligence; your sense OF honor; your sense
| Of order; your instinct Of self:respect. rely,
| gentlemen, confidently upon you, not upon my.
self. for the prompt and parliamentary dispatch
| Of the business Of this Convention.
| Gentlemen, you have come here from the
green bills of the Eastern States; from the rich
| States Of the imperial centre; from the sun
| lighted plains of tue South; from the fertile
| States of the mighty basin of the Mississippi; :;
from the golden shores Of the distant Oregon
and California. {Cheers.] You have come hither
in the exercise Of the highest function Of q free
people, to participate, to aid i, the election Of
the future rulers Of the Republic. You do this
as the representatives Of The Democratic party.
Of thst great party of the Union whose proud
mission it is to maintain the public liberties;
to reconcile popular freedom with constitutional
Of the Southern States; [cteers] to stand, in i
| word "tha sentines on the outposts Of the con.
/ stitution, TCries Of That's the talkl' and
loud aad enthusiastic cheering.1 Ours, gentle
men, is the motto inscribed on that scroll in the
hands of the monumental statue Of the great
statesman Of South Carolina--" Truth, Justice,
and the Constitution" Opposed 10 us are thoss
| who labor to overthrow the Constitution, under
the false and nsidious pretenso Of suppoEtingit it;
thosa who Are aiming to produce in this country
| a:permauent sectional conspiracy traltorous
sectional conspiracy Of one half Of the States o!
| the Union against the other half; those who,
impe!lcd by The stupid and half insane spirit oi
| faction and fauaticism would hurry OR land
on to revolution and ciril waE. These banded
t euemies Of the Constitution, it is the part. the
1 Q1E0 anu uuQlC plI4s u ocuIVElAE3 VI kAt
Union to Withstand, to strike down and to con
| quar-. Aye, that is our part, nad We will do il
| in the uame Of our dear country, aud with the
help Of God. We will do it.. Loud and enthusi
astic chcers.] Aye, we will do it; for, gentle
| meu, we will not distrust ourselves; We will moi
| despair Of the genius of our country; We vii
| continue to repose in undoubted faith it
the coed providence Of Almighty God. [Lout
/ cheers.
About half an hour was then spent in settling
tho Vice Presidents and arranging for tho Sec
retaries. and also preparing foE formal ans
energetic enforcement Of parliamentary rule
in the future proceedings Of tue Convention. i,
L warm debate then sprung up on the ru
! | reported By the Committee on organization, il
which hessrs. Richardson. McCooE, Cessna, o
| Pennsylvania, Barry of Mississippi, Josiah Ran
dali, aud many others took part.
Several Of the Southern delegates oppose
| the rule.
! Ar. RASnAL1 also opposed it, declaring TIN
certain refractory members in the delegation
, t proposed to 7io!ate aud misrepresent their cor
eit setituents iu Voting for Douglas, whose nomna
ton, in his opinion, would lead to certain dc
feat. He then went into review Of the actio
! Of the preceding Democratic Convention on thi
subject.
Ir. R1cHARpsos rose to reply, and asked III
: Randall who made him an expounder Of De:ne
!. | cratic principles and precedence! How Ion
! had the gentleman been in the Democrat
t rankss This caused cries Of order and grez
= excitement. Several persons rose to points {
order.]
n was entitled to the floor, aud then changed b
e decision, denying hts right. -.
Ar. K1cnAnpsos {standing oa chair in II
'e ! centre In the Hail with his sleeves rolled vi
d was finally allowed to 20 on, and again astacke
= Nj. Randall as having come recently III tue fol
y his opinions on Democracy to bu. little cousl
eration. He did no. desire, after life's servi'
- Ia tue cause, to be reproved by the recruits
!. yesterday.
= A warm debate cnsued.
q At l. o'clock the Convention was called to Q
IT der again.
Mr. Jackson rose to question Of privile!
- relative to his State delegation.
se 4 motion to adjourn till o'clock WAS lost.
y The question was then called on the motif
!, to strike out the rule 1e1atiYe to the right
\ members Of each delegation to vote as til
" tLink proper, unless instructed By the Come
~ ton that appointed them. During the calli1
u Of the roll the greatest excitement ensued. 7
$. Tennessee, Virginia aud Indiana delegatio
IS protested against the announcement Of I
y Chairmau giving the votes rs unit, against
VI adoption OF the rule. Ten Of the twelve TeH
ca essee delegates were opposed to the manner
10 which the vote Of that State had been recordt
T.. The vote was finally announced Us follows
10 Ayes l0l, nays 1856. So the rule was adopt'
r[o[1 [o1 and q msjority Of delegation cannot coml
| the minority 10 TOtG WIFI Iucu ~ o uuits uul
on instructed by the Convention that appol1
=" them.
e. The resolutions offered yesterday for the
IL rointmert Of a Committee on Resolutions q
AZ lYatio.ms vas then called up and m ane'
's,, n,ent offered TINT no ballotiug be allowed
wv President or Vice President till the Commit
ri nare made their report.
81, The yote WAS then taken on the resolution
'es q the appointment Of the Committee, which :
~ adopted.
-, The Committee was then appointed.
sIn Tho vote on the rule against unit voting
r, regarded as test vote. The vote to lay 1t
;l s1!l tho table was as follows: Massachusetts
'a ias Pennsylvania, Il; Delaware, II; MARYLAND,
lne Virginia. Il; North Carolina, I; South Car
., M. S; Georgia, 10; Florida 8; Alabama,
w. Louisiana, 6; Mississippi, Texas. 4; Ark
e1' aas, /; Missouri, 2; California, 81; Oregon
- Total Ayes, 10l; noes, all the balance Of
1S States, lal. The rule was then adopted By
D. cIamation. and it was referred to the Commit
on Platforms.
After the Committee On Platform WAS
nouuced, the motion was renewed on the
position that no balloting shall take place u
.r.t | The report Of the Committee On Platform
ed. adopted. 4 motion to lay the resolution on
tie table Was rejected. Ayes 32}, noes esea.
yote WAS then taken on the resolution m
was adopted by acclamation.
ess99 4 long debate then ensned on a plopositlo
neo limit members from speaking more than (
on on the same subject, and it was finally laid