Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-06-16
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CONVENTION OF THE sEcEDING DEMoC


Permanent OrgdniSdtion--Tn The Convention q
AVourn TIL June 2lst.
RICHMOND, June l2.-The Southern Demo
cratic Convention reassembled at 10 o'clock
this morning.
John Erwin, OF Alabama, wns selected al
President, with one Vice President ant
Secretary from each State represented
except New York.
Mr.. Hatch, of New Orleans, offered The
following resolutions
Resolved That, the delegates to this Con
vention having been appointed on the basis
OF the majority platform, adopted al Charles
ton, we deem it unnecessary TO take any
further action in relation to platform at The
present time.
Resolved, That when this Convention au'
journ, it adjourn to meet again in Richmonu'
on the 25th of June, unless the fresiaen'
shall deem it necessary 70 call the Convention
together at sooner day.
Mr.. Jones (Ga) said it would be highly
improper to take any action at this time on
the platform. We expect. should we not oe
able to harmonze at Baltimore, to nave
Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, North oaIo'
lina, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia 10 .He
Convention with us when we reassemole aga'n
and it would be improper for us TO take any
final action now on the Platform. -,
The vote was then taken on the resoiul'op'
and was adopted unanimously with Tue GA
ception of the vote of South Carolina. 81,
MIR. Rhett IS. o. announced that the dele,
gates from that State we're ready to proceed
at once to the business for which they were
delegated.
on motion the day of the re.assembiIng
of the Convention was changed to lhursaay'
the 2lst.
The Commtte on Credentials reported
that the delegates were present from Arkan'
sas, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, MISSISSIPPI
South Carolina, Georgiu, and second district
of Tennessee, and the seventh district OF Nir-
ginia.
A letter from the New York Commission.
ers was read declaring that they are here as
promoters Of peace and harmony. That they
are also here to give the assurance that New
York would be true to the South, and true
to the North, should crisis arrive.
Col. Baldwin (Syracuse), said New York
came here to assist to throw oil on the troub.
led waters--to urge you to do so as you
have done-to take no decisive action here,
and to 60 to Baltimore. The Commission.
ers, be said, agreed with this Convention in
deploring the nomination Of an individual
whose selection would be ns injurious to him.
self fas it would be destructive to the Democra.
tic party, and dangerous to the Union. Mr..
Baldwin proceed at some length to deprecate
the dissolution Of the Union, and TO say
that he was one Of those who could not see
how the Union could be dissolved.
Mr.. Dawson (Ga) called the gentleman
TO order.
Mr.. Baldwin resumed, and continued for
few minutes in the same strain, when
Mr.. Barry (Miss,) rose and said that whilst
we of South have avoided all discussion of
these question, we cannot permit others to
open the discussion. We have allowed the
gentleman from New York to speak by
courtesy, aud he has abused that courtesy.
Mr.. Baldwin resumed, and was speaking
when motion to adjourn was moved and
adopted unanimously.
Cries were made for o speech from Yam.
cey, bat he declined, saying that he had
much labor before him a. Washington and
Baltimore, and would take occasion to ad.
dress the citizens of Richmond on bis return.