East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-05-03
THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION

TIE CHARLESTON CONVENTION
Was permanently organized on the Oath
nit, by the appointment Of Hon. CALEB
CusmNG, Of Massachusetts, as Chairman,
and Yice-P President and Secretary from
each State. The following is Mr.. Cush-
ing's address on taking the chair;
GENTLEMEN or THE CONVENTION:
l respectfully tender to you my most
earnest expression of profound gratitude
for the honor which you have this day
done mo in appointing me to preside
over your deliberations. It is, however,
q responsible dnty imposed, much more
than high honor conferred. In the dis
charging Of that duty, in tho direction
of business and Of debate, and in the
preservation Of order, it shall be my con-
slant cndeavor faithfully and impartially
here to oiliciate as your minister, and
most humbly to reflect your will. In a
great deliJeratiyc assembly like this, it is
not the presiding officer in whom the
strength resides it is not his strength,
but yours-your Intelligence, your sense
of honor, your sense of order, your in
stinct Of selcreBpoct rely, gentlemen,
confidently upon you, not upon myself,
for the prompt and parliamentary dis
patch Of the business Of this convention.
Gentlemen, you have come here from
the green hills Of the eastern States, from
the rich States Of the imperial Centre,
from the sun-lighted plains of the South
from the fertile States of the mighty
basin Of the Mississippi, from the golden
shores Of the distant Oregon and Cali
fornia, Loud cheers You have come
hither in the exercise Of the highest
| function of free people, to participate,
to aid in the selection Of the future ruler
Of the Republic, You do this as the
representatives of the democratic party
; of that great party of the Union
whose proud mission it is 10 maintain the
public liberties - to reconcile popular
freedom with constitutional order ito
i maintain the sacred reserved rights o.
the Southern States loud and long con
timed npplause to stand, IN wor'l
the perpetual sentinels on the outposts o
| the constitution. Cries of THAT'S tn,
G talk ~ and loud and enthusiastic cheer
= ing Ours, gentlemen, is the motto in
G scribed on that scroll in the hands of the
monumental statue of the great states
' man of South Carolina, "Truth, Justice
| and the Constitution" Opposed to u
i are those who labor to overthrow TIN
G constitution, un Ter the false and insdu
}, GUS pretence of supporting it-those win
t are aiming to produce in this country
permanent sectional conspiracy, traitor
GUS sectional conspiracy OF one-half o
v the States of the Union against the othe
!. half-those who, impeled by the stup
: and hall-insanc spirit Of faction and ia
naticism, would hurry our land on t
t revolution and civil war. These bande
! enemies of the Constitution it is the par
Of the high and noble the part of tn
q democracy of the Union, to Withstand
n to strike down, and TO conqucr-ayC
J. that is our part, and we will do il; in th
IF name of our dear country, and with tn
n help Of God, we will do it. Loud an
5. enthusiastic cheers Aye, we will do i
Il for, gentlemen, we will not distrust on
1t selves-we will not despair of the genir
ID Of our country. We will continue
h. repose with undoubted faith in the goo
te providence of Almighty God.
il Mr.. Cushing was again loudly chcerC
Is upon the conclusion Of his address.
e. The proceedings of the Convention, I
re to this time, which we cannot give
or full, amount to the rejection Of the Woo
RI. delegates, from New York, aud the Co,
Ist delegates, from Illinois; the rejection
- the majority platform,-the adoption
~ the minority platform; the withdraw
he from the Convention Of the Alabau
IN Mississippi, Florida, Texas, and part
the Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carroll
and Delaware delegations, and the mC
Of intense excitement and bitterness, viii
ire we have strong hopes will yet be recc
:. ciled, and the spirit Of conservation p
es vail, We confess that, at present, m
ast tcrs have a very bad look both for
''N Democracy and the country.
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r. We are indebted to our frie
A. WArRous. ESQ, for q five, fat, d.