Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-06-20

D.noer.s1c sat1onal convens.on.
BALTIMORE, June Is, II.


The Democratic National Convention as
sembled at the Front Street Theatre. at 10
O'Clock this morning. The theatre was not
entirely filed at the morning session. but
presented a handsome appearance. Some
| places are vacant, the President having de-
cided not so pass upon the right of the new
delegates. and not having issued tickets to
| those States unrcDresented at the adjourn
ment Of the Convention.
At IL O'Clock the President called The
| Conven bon to order, and the proceedings
were opened with prayer by the Rev. John
a. Cron, an Episcopol minister of Baltimore.
On calling the Convention TO order, Mr.,
| Cushing stated that the hour of adjournment
had passed. but, as he understood mis-
| understanding had occurred as 10 the hour
| of meeting. some supposing the adjournment
to have been till II o'clock he would direct
the roll of States to be called in order 10 as
| certain if all were present. The roll was
| then called and all the delegates entitled to
seats were found present except a portion OF
| the delegation.
Mr.. Lanesberry. of Delaware, stated that
some of the delegates from that State were
presnet, but had had no tickets of admission
/ delivered to them, and were waiting outside
| for admission.
The Chair stated that tickets had been de-
delivered 10 the Seargent-at-Arms to hand to
the chsrmen of the delegations. He sup
posed this had been done in every instance.
since all the delegations were represented
| on the the floor who had been represented at
| Charleston at the time Of the adjournment.
Mr.. Lanesberry moved that all the MEM
bers of the Charleston Convention be admit
ted to the floor by the President.
The Convention has not been regularly
called to order and no motion is yet in order.
Mr.. Pennington, of Delaware, said the mo-
ton of his colleague was not properly under
stood. He desired the admission of those
| delegates who were present at the adjourn
mcnt of the Charleston Convention.
Mr.. McCook, of Ohio, asked if the Chair
man OF the delegation had arrived, and the
| number of tickets to which he was entitled.
Mr.. Salisbury said majority of the Della
ware delegation had remained in the Charles
| ton Convention and resolved to stay there.
The Chair after an address to the Conven-
ton, presented the fact that new delegates
were applying for admission. He had not I'M
dertaken to decide on these claims, but left
it 10 the Convention.
Mr.. Howard, of Tennessee, moved to admit
all the delegates that attended the Charles
ton Convention.
Mr.. Kavanaugh, of Minnesota, moved to
lay the resolution on the table. (Applause.)
Mr.. Church asked that :he motion might
be Withdrawn, that he might be enabled to
the information of the Convention. 1t was to
refer all the claims of new delegates to the
Committee on Credentials, with instructions
to report as speedily as possible the names of
those who are entitled to seats, but with the
provision that all who occupy seats in the
convention are bound in honor to abide the
action of the convention and support the
nominee.
This was greeted with immense applause,
which OH okp6 lU nv he
Mr.. Kayanaugh withdrew his motion to lay
on the table, and moved the previous ques-
ton.
After a long debate on points of order the
amendment OF Mr.. Church was entertained
and the previous question demanded.
Mr.. Randall of Pa. rose 10 make an amend
ment, but was called to order.
The previous question having been de-
manded. he then called for division of the
question.
Mr.. Montgomery of Pa. raised the point of
order, that no division could be called until
the question on q second to the previous
question had been pat.
The President decided that this was so.
Mr.. Howard, of Tern raised the point of
order that there was no committee on Gre
dentials, excepting the one which had been
raised to decide on the regularity of the
original delegates, and that wasnow defunct
The President said that was question of
fact and not of order. If the committee was
defunct it could be revived by such motion
rs that now before the house.
Mr. Russell. of Virginia. begged the gen.
tleman from New York to withdraw his resO-
luton, CT the latter portion of it at all events,
if he desired the harmony of the Convention.
Mr.. Montgomery. of Pa, called Mr.. Rus
sell 10 order, the previous question being
pending
Mr.. Russeli-Then, il Virginia is constrain-
ed to silence, that silence may be ominous.
A long discussion ensued on various points
of order, when Mr.. Salisbury, of Del, moved
to adjourn till O'Clock.
The motion to adjourn was lost-I34 to
I7s4
On the vote being taken long discussion
arose between the Minnesota delegates as to
the right of a substitute to cast a vote.
Mr.. Howard, of Tennessee, on a question
of privilege, desired to present to the Chair
a communication from State represented on
this f1oor-the State of Wisconsin. GCries of
no. no: not in order.
The President said the communication can
only be received by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Kavanaugh-1 object.
The question was then token on the motion
for the previous question. on the amendment
of Mr.. Church. of New York, to the motion
of Mr.. Howard, of Tennessee. The Convex
ton refused to second the previous question.
AYES 1O7, nays 140-New York casting 45
votes in the negative.
Mr. Gilmore. of PENNSYLVANIA, moved to
amend the amendment of Mr.. Church, in
structing the President to admit the delega-
tons. where there were no. contestants, from
the States of Texas, Florida and Wisconsin.
Mr.. Randall moved to adjourn till ten
O'Clock tomorrow.
A motion for recess till five o'clock was
adopted. 81
IN the course of discussion of the question
of platform. the Convention adopted a
vote. the effect of which was to amend the
report of the majority of the Committee on
the Platform by substituting the report of the
minority of them, and, after the adoption of
that motion and the substitution of the mi
nority for the majority report, a division was
called for on the several resolutions consti-
tuting that platform. being five in number. |
The first, third, fourth. and fifth of these res
olutions were adopted by the Convention,
aud the second was rejected. After the vote
on the adoption of the first, third. fourth,
and fifth of these resolutions. a motion was
made in each case to reconsider the vote and
lay that motion for reconsideration on the
table, but neither OF those motions to recon-
slider or table was put: the putting of these
motions having been prevented by the inter-
yention of questions of privilege and the al
innate vote competent in each.