Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-15

platform to the country save the Constitn-
ton of the United States. GApplause.1 A
union of the States and the enforcement of
the laws. IApplause.1 And on that plat
form, interpreted by the constituted author
tiles of the land, we feel that we can meet our
brethren, South and North, East and West,
with a proper spirit. This course will also
promise degree of success before the people
which shall establish the fact that neither the
extreme party of the North or South shall
longer administer the affairs of the country.
lApplause-
Sir, let gentlemen remember how brief 10
the age of this party of which we have the
honor to be representatives. 1t is hardly half
a year old, and in that brief period it is rep
resented here to-day by nearly every State of
our American Union. Applause 1t is
wise to learn, AS long as We may live
under one government, under one Constiiu
ton, (and with one destiny in view we must
learn TO be tolerant and just towards each
other TApplause.1 That justice and union
and concord better become the people of
Government like this than any platform which
any party convention can inaugrate. APP
plause.1 There is another event which expe-
rience has demonstrated, and that is, that
your party platforms are meant 10 de-
ceive the people of the country for they
have their Northern face and their Southern
face. They have one set of gentlemen TO in
terpret them in one section, aud another class
in a different section. There must be some
tribunal to which we can all recur, and let
that tribunal be the laws of the land as con-
stituted and Interpreted by its highest judi
cial authority. [Applause.1
We invite you, gentlemen of the South, to
meet us here to-day or tomorrow, as IN your
Judgment you may deem best. feel, In the
diversity of opinion which has been expressed
here to day, that it is necessary, whatever we
NAV do, to do it in decency and in order;
and whether it is proposed to adopt plat
form of one or three lines, it is proper that a
committee, representing every State in the
Union, should take whatever propositions
NAV have been prepared and present them,
as the voice of all the States, to this National
Convention. lApplause.l When such COM
mittee shall report, whether it be from the
thrty-three or thirty States, that report will
be unanimous, am sure that it will not only
meet your hearty concurrence, but be assent
ed to by those whom you represent. Then
we shall 90 on conquering and to conquer.
We have, in my own State, a conservative
class, who are in favor of the fugitive slave
law. and in favor of the Constitution of the
United States Then we have another class
of men who follow in the wake of these
They are for preaching, as the great architect
of the party preached at Cleveland, tor a
higher law than the Constitution of the Uni
ted States. / am tired and weary of these
disputes Gentlemen will at times differ in
regard to the powers of Congress, and in re-
gard to the judicial Interpretation even Of
the Constitution of the United States, but we
owe it TO ourselves as good citizens to sub
NIT to the law and abide by il. Applause
[ am proud to say this is the voice of the
Empire State. There are five propositions
before the Convention. Obviously two or
three of them are out of order. For the time,
at least, all, l hope, will be withdrawn, in
order that may submit motion which will
be convenient to the Convention, and which
is that until otherwise authorized, the rules
and regulations of the House of Representa-
tves lie the rules for the government of this
body. [Applause.
The several resolutions were then with
drawn by their movers, and the question
was taken on Mr.. Brooks motion to adopt
the rules of the House of Representatives, SO
far as they may be applicable, for the gov
eminent of the Convention.
COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS.
Mr. Brooks then moved that committee
of one from each State here represented be
appointed by the several delegations. which
shall be Instructed to prepare business for
the consideration of the Convention, which
will doubtless be prepared to report by the
hour Of assembling tomorrow (Thursday)
morning.
Mr.. Mcclure, of Pennsylvania, desired no
platform better than that proposed by Mr..
Combs, of Kentucky. He thought, however,
that platform should be adopted, or al least
some action should be taken on the subject.
The President explained that the Commit
tee on Business, Just ordered, would attend
to that matter.
The Secretary then proceeded to call the
roll of States, when the following gentlemen
were named by the respective delegations
as the Committee on Business:
Alabama.-A. F. Alexander.
Arkansas.-M. 5. Kennard.
Connecticut.-Austin Baldwin.
Delaware.-Charles F. Cullon.
GeOrgia,-Hon. Joshua Hill.
Indiana.-R. W. Thompson.
Illinos.-John Wilson.
Kentucky.-C. f. Burnham.
Maine.-George E. B Jackson.
Massachusetts.-A. S. Lewis.
Minnesota.-F. J. Burnett.
Maryland.-G. A. Pearre.
Mississippi.-J. w. C. Watson.
Missouri.-ThOmas A. Harris.
New York.-Erastus Brooks.
New Jersey-Jos. +. Randolph.
North northumberland Ct. Donald.
Ohio.-N. @. PendletOn.
Pennsyly ania.-Jos. Il. lngersoll.
Texas--A. b. Norton.
Tennessee.-Bailie Peyton.
Vermont.-John Wheeler.
Virgnia.--Robe.t Z. Scott.
The President announced that the Com
mittee on Business would meet at the Eutaw
House at O'Clock last evening.
On motion, the Convention then adjourned
to meet at 10 o'clock this Thursday morn
ing.