The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-04-28
Read and Reflect.
DEBATE ON PLATFORM!
All Kinds of PlankS Presented !! !!
Assault on the New York
Delegationi
Tr,bnne,s Correspondence.


CHARLESTON, Thursday evening.-The
Tennessee platform, which the Pennsylvania
delegates have recommended, is as follows
RssoLoed. That the Federal Government
has no power TO interfere with slavery in
the States, or exclude it from the Territories
and no duties TO perform in relation thereto,
but to protect the rights of the owner from
wrong, and restore fugitives from labor
these duties it cannot withhold without .
violation Of the Constitution.
Newly ork is still uncommitted on can
didate, though several leading men OF both
interests in the delegation are against Mr..
Douglas.
CHARLESTON, April 26 P. M.-The follow
ing is the platform just adopted.
ReSoIoed, That the platform adopted at
Cincinnati be affirmed with the following
additional resolutions:
That the National Democracy Of the e.
S. hold these cardinal principles on the sub
ject Of slavery in the Territories
First, That. Congress has no power to
abolish slavery in the Territories.
Second, That the Territorial legislature
has no power to abolish slavery in the Ter
ritories, nor prohibi. the introduction OF
slavery therein, nor any power TO destroy
! it by any legislation whatever.
RcsoEped, That it is the duty of the Fed
eral Government to protect when necessary
the rights of persons or property on the
high seas, in the territories, or wherever its
constitutional Jurisdiction extends.
This platform combines the resolutions of
Messrs. Bayard, of Delaware, and Clark, of
Missouri IL was adopted by l8 to 10, but
Mr. Crowcll changed his vote from the af-
firmative to the negative, making the actual
result II to l6. Oregon and California
voted with the South. II is regarded as a
fatal blow at Douglas.
The Missouri minority viii report the
Cincinnati platform with general approval
of the bred Scott decision of the Supreme
Court, and as an obligation to return fug-
tive slaves.
1880 p. Mt is estimated that 1870
votes will be cast against the majority plat
form. The delegations from Missouri, Ken
tucky and Tennessee are divided.
CHARLESTON, April 27.-Mr. Avery al
though representing 10 slave states aud
tree states, denies that any feeling of Sec
tiona!ism influenced the majority.
Mr. Clark, Of Missouri, although designing
TO go for the majority report, says he did not
and would not, vote for the 81 resolution,
which is, Resolved that il is tie duty of the
Federal Government to protect when neceS-
sary the rights of persons and property on
the high seas and the territories, or wher-
ever its constitutional authority extends.
Mr. Avery called attention to the fact
that the maj lrlty report represents l27 Ger
tain Democratic electoral votes, whilst the
minority does not represent one electoral
vote that can be claimed as certain. lie
regards squattcr sovereignty subversirc of
the rights of the South, as Congressional!
intervention would be. lie classed it with
the Wilmot proviso being equally as subver-
sive OF Southern rights.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock ..
Dir. King of Missouri presented series
of resolutions favoring the admission of the
delegates from Kansas, who claimed seats,
on the ground that she would be admitted
into the Union before the election. Referred
to the committee on National committee
An announcement was made ut 1890 thai
the committee on platform would not be
ready to report for an hour, and a temporG-
ry recess or promenade was taken for that
| time. The floor being crowded with ladies,
| It's well as the Western galleries, there was 4
chatter of tongues, and peal after peal OF
laughter going on, which was in strong con
| trast with the suspended excitement Of the
! Convention.
| After the recess, printed copies of the
/ majority platform report were scattered
over the Hall. The minority were signed
/ by B. F. Butler on behalf of the minority
1t merely reailirms the Cincinnati platform
and declares the Democratic principles un
changed when applied to the same suhjec
matter and only recommends in addition tC
the Cincinnati platform, the protection of NJ
citizens whether native or naiuralized. The
principal minority report, however. is sign
ed by Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode lS!anC
/ Nav Ohio Indiana
Illinois, Wisconsin,, Iowa, Minnesota, New
York and Pennsylvania.
The points are as follows:
lst. Affirming the Cincinnati platform.
I'd. That all rights OF property are Judi
cial in character, and the Democracy pledg'
! themselves to the decisions of the Suprem
Court on the subject.
Sd. Ample protection to the citizens
native or naturalized, at home or abroad.
4th. Pledges governmental aid to the Pa
ciic Railroad.
l. 5th. Favors the acquisition of Cuba o
terms honorable to ourselves aud just t
Spain.
9Th That all State resistance to the fu
gitive slave law is revolutionary, and sub
versive OF the Constitution
The majority report is in substance as al
ready telegraphed at ll:30 last night.
The Convention re-assembled. The nH
jority report was read by Mr.. Avery, wh
was instructed 10 say that entire unanimit
did not prevail on a portion Of the resol1
lions. The first and third resolutions, in n
lation To slavery in the Territories, and IL
duty of the general government to Prote,
the lights OF persons, was adopted by a ilrl
majority OF theeCommittec.
The second resolution, in relation to II
fugitive slave law, and the 4th, in relatic
to naturalized citizens, were adopted ana
imously. The ffth, in favor of the a