The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-27
srnr PLATFORM Oh rnE DEMOCRACY.

srHx PLATFORM Oh TIE DEMOCRACY.
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The following resolntns have been naaIy sdopssa ~
nigh, BY the Com mi.se the Platform, consisting partly
Of propositions BY Mr.. Clark, Of Mssour and Mr. ny.
ard, Of DeAwse.--
Received, That the platform adopted q. Cincinnati he
snh n ed, WIN TIE following r.soiu,ion:- -
That tie rAuonsi aemocracy o. the United stacs bold
t"' CARDINAL rincps on tao subject Of slavery 10 the
ferr'iofies First hsy Congress hes DO aoo,sh
slSvSry In The Territories Seocnd thar the TERRITORIAL
's, 10 prOhibs ,be Of slaves thcrein,
NOR sty pcvef % 1tsoy Or impair Tie rgas OF properly
Ia saws by s,y lsskiaicn sha,s.sr. ,,,ro,,
yIotet ~htu Necessary the rights CT person or pro
pr high seas, The territories, or wherever else
Rssolveo Thai The enanuents Of STATE Legislatures 70
defeat the iaihu execution Of the lnf,ivs slave law
ave hostile M r. subversve Of the Consultation.
ana re evolutionary in their character.
Reroiy, a. That the duty or the federal government
70 protect the rights Of person ad property on to- high
The TERRITORIES, wherever else I've jurisdiction
exsencs
Resolved That =. the suy o. ths government Of the
Uisso states 10 acquire Cuba ~ The earliest Prascsos
msn,It.
R,sovec. That the da'y Of the govsr OF the
United sates,o ener prot clion To nauranxsd citizens
from foreign countries.
These resolutions ado ptsd by . Of eighteen
TO aesn New York. Oregon and California voting with
sbe South.
The minority then moved The adoption Of the noinnAt
platform, with additional resolution referring al
questions of slavery m the Terriss 70 NE decision q
NE Supreme Court
This rejected BY vote Of II against TO- Now York
voting eye.
The minority rcyori v Il be presented, - vel The
majority, to the Convention and then tAs struggle begins
The Nss York delegation held = meeting this evening,
81 whsh hey repudaaed the action Of Mr. Croswell BY
vote Of ~ 70 % on finally casting his vOte for he
majority resolutions. After angry debate the delcgs
tion Adjourned TIL to morrow, when they will instruct
him net 70 sign the majority report, and hs refuses,
they will repudiAss his oct The Convention and cast the
vote Of The Slate against the resolutions.
Fernando Wood contradics that part Of the report OF
his speech Of the Charleston papers which repre-
ssnis hin a. raging he would go for the platform and
Sen.nee u tbs Convention unconditonaliy On the
contrar, he is waiting 70 what the Convention will
DO, and iii mot Satisfactory no says he WIN join the
Southern delegations, no express their determination 70
seceds the Northern delegations show they unwi
ing carry cut the c,mpac, Of the constitution nfaes
the programme agreed upon day BY the leading mem
be Of The deles atoms Of AAbama Arkansas, Mississippi,
Texas and Forida with delegates In Georgia. Tennessee
ard vrgIsa, win probably b followed by port rs il
not oil Ok the delegates Of Louisiana. The programme
70 secede frm The Convention satisfactory resolutions
not adopted hold another Convention in this city n
once, ard nemnate either sden or Jsn Davis, or some
oaet Southern man for President, and Fernando Wood
for Voc President ard then appeal TO the South gene
rally ard 70 The conservatives OF The North.
The expec. alton from this mOveme, 10 70 throw the
election TITO the House Of Representatives, in whi,h Ire
South will have seventeen votes, or majority Of one
I. s probable this nomination will be made before sa.ur-
d'y Light.
THE LATEST REPORTS.
CHAIR EsroN, AErn 2e-Ndnlght-
Mr..slidell most rdigrant .. Mr.. Croswen moving,
in the Committee on Resolutions reconsideration Of tie
vote for the Bayard resolution this morning. and says he
is ready n tie seeding delegations Of the South ana
VII probsbly bring with him the Louisiana delegation, 10
which promises we're made the part Of the New York
delegation which are now trsscherously violated.
KichmoDd Casser, and the rest Of No confidence
Of the Albany Regency have soil the Southern deega
tons which voted for them they have sold Dickinson,
and sell everybody, and now laugh n their credunty.
They bavs ssu cneated their fellow delegates al through
by saying they were not going FOR Douglas. Now they
throw off the maak and say they viii cast the vote Of tho
State for him as unit.
Their vote on the platform shows that Richmond has
the control and that they viii vote for Douglas John
Oochrane and he had exciting alteration a the Mills
Several persons were standing around. Mr. Cochrans
accused hem Of using him TIL they effected their purpose,
and OF ecarius for the administration in their Lecompon
resolutions at Syracuse, and turning round tho
opposite tack Richmond, losing his temper, broke out
in furious trade cursipg the South and damniDg tbs
President pronouncng in favor Of constructing plat
form I, suit the North TO make great Northern
democY ato pay arc gam majority Of the representa-
t,ves in Congress- and let the South go TO the devil
The Dick I son mel and lie Guthrie men are excited
beyond sasure ard derouaee the whole thing ~ base
neachery They say they are now sorry they opposed
the Wood delegates, and feel humility ~ being dragged at
the tai Of the perndoas Regency.
Last night one hundred and twelve Southern members
Of the Convention pledged themselves In caucus to each
other never 70 vote for Douglas In any case under the
rule Of yoti. z Adopted by the Convention.
minority Of the IodAna delegation win vote against
Douglas.
resolution vii be presented, to The effect that part
OF deesstoa secede the balance vii not be permitted
to cast the votes o. he Slate - unit, but only Tor We
number o. delegates remaining
There g irtesse excitement hsrs 10 nigh. great
crowd has bs1 addressed l. front Of the Mills House BY
number Of persons. among others by O. Jennings Wise,
Of Virginia. and Judge Meek, Of Alabama, who says tho