The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-05-02

" OF the DemOcrallC party.
He was interrupted by Mr.. Bishop, of Conn.,,
who claimed the floor on the ground that he
moved the previous question at the time Of the
adjournment.
The Chair decided that the motion for the
previous question last night, was not seconded.
Therefore Mr.. Bigler was entitled to the floor
Mr. Bigler then introduced the Bayard reso-
lutions, hoping that they may be the means OF
conciliation. lie moved. as means Of testing
the sense Of the Convention, that they be re-
ferred back 10 the Committee, with instructions
| to report back to the Convention in one hour.
Mr.. Richardson of Illinois, denounced the
motion as out Of order.
Half an hour was then spent in discussing
points Of order.
The Chair decided Mr.. Bigler in order, who
demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Montgomery moved that the motion be
laid on the table.
Mr.. Philips, Of Pa, srquired whether the
motion would not carry the whole subject, res
olutions and all with it.
Mr.. Stuart, OF Mich objected to the inquiry
saving, we will ascertain that when the vote is
taken.
After further debate the chair stated that the
motion to lay on the table the previous ques-
ton carries with it the several platforms
Mr.. Montgomery then withdrew the motion
to lay on the table,
Mr.. Miles, Of Md, wanted to know what
would be the effect OF the previous question re-
spectng the principal slave district of Mary
land He wanted the opportunity to reply to
the remarks made here by his colleague, Mr.
johnson, who he charged with misrepresenting
his constituents at home and stultifying his own
previously expressed opinions.
Cries of the previous question and it was Sec.
ended.
At eleven o'clock Florida demanded vote
by States and great excitement throughout the
hall.
Here the minority Of the Georgia delegation
read resolution Of the Georgia Convention re-
ouesting, but, they contended, not inStructing
their delegates to vote as unit.
Without any decision on that point, the vote
was proceeded with, resulting as follows: ayes
303; nays l. from Maryland. So the main ques-
ton was ordered; the question then resumed on
the motion OF Mr.. Bigler to recommit the whole
=; subject to the Committee. They are as fol-
,sl lows: FIRST, affirming the Cincinnati platform
8 second That all citizens have right to settle
lhoir riyhfS
4 son or property being impaired, either by Con
gressional or Territorial legislation, third, thai
a the democratic party stands pledged to the doc
trine that it is the duty Of the government tt
8 maintain all constitutional rights of property
whatever kind in the territories and to enforce
the decisions Of the Supreme Court in reference
j. thereto. The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
resolutions are the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
of those reported by the majority.
The vote was announced as follows amid grea
\ excitement ayes 152, nays ISL. The motio1
= was carried. The nays were Maine 5; NeS
- Hampshire s; Vermont s; Massachusetts, {
v Rhode Island 4; Connecticut AZ; New Ior
70 35: New Jersey 3; Pennsylvania IL; Marylan
, 2h; Virginia /; Missouri 4, Tennessee l; Obi
70 %; Indiana l3; Michigan g. Wisconsin 5; low
- 4: Minnesota 8: all the balance, l52, were
ut the affirmative.
Da The minority is claimed as the first test
ID Douglass strength, whilst the platform whic
IN will probably be adopted is Anti -Squatter Soy
ereignty on which Mr.. Douglas cannot stan'
IA The President decided that the vote did NJ
pd carry the instructions to report within an hot
q and that the vote wonld not recur on the pa
q of Mr.. Bgler's motion.
at Mr. Stuart, Of Mich, moved that vote
n taken on each OF the resolutions. (Sensation
,a Nearly an hour more was spent in dscusslr
70 questions of order, Senator Bayard in Il
&c meantime endeavoring to allay the excitemen
N At half past twelve the President decide
+ that the motion to lay the balance OF Mr.. BIZ
tn lers proposition on the table was in order
70 it is laid on the table, the three platforms, wit
I. out instructions as to matter or time, will 60
IL the Committee, with Mr.. Bigler's propositio
or When Georgia was called, the minority
nd the delegation protested against the vote Of II
Mt State being given as unit, on the ground th
=. they were not instructed to vote as unit.
A debate on this point ensued, which chez
~, cd the progress of the votes, and at half pa
= one o'clock the President decided that reque
:, in the Southern States was equivalent to an il
,ss structon and that Georgia must vote as un
y being loss of two Douglas votes.
\ The vote was announced as follows:-Ay
~ 242; nays At; so the platforms were all reierr
-, back to the Committee without instructions.
Ia A motion came up to instruct the Comm
-, tee to report at four o'clock this afternoon.
sy MIR. Phillips, of Pa, moved to adjourn
,.r four o'clock.
A Georgia Delegate moved to adjourn till t
,,. o'clock on Monday.
IL The motions were, however, withdrawn, q
liz the question recurred on the motion to instr,
,.D the Committee to report at four O'Clock, viii
-. was adopted, and at fifteen minutes to t
-, o'clock the Convention adjourned till four
in. clock.
-, AFTERNOON SESSION.
in Ahe No"'e"''on 'e"''0H'e4
-. P. NJ. the Committee on Platforms said Il
-. they would not be ready till half past
nd o'clock.
MIR. Avery OF North Carolina reported fr
IN. the majority Of the Committee ,and in doing
.rd urged upon delegates from the Northern Sta
~. to rccollect that the slaves who now grew
nd