The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-25

ALA UGLD 10 "a BORXAL ~
|*f .sss ta So aEF sefF.
The Convention met ON the I'D. The res
olutson offered by the Credeatiai Cemmitts
was first raad, then the majority report, the,
the minority, and last Mr.. Cuttings resolu
ton. #s @tf @
The question was FIRST taken on the minor
isy report, which was rejected by 1904 i,
The question was taken separately on th,
resolutions in the majority report. That ad.
hitting Mississippi vas adopted, e62 agains
~ The second resolution admitting thu
Louisiana delegation was adopted, l5s
against 81. Third resolution. admitting Ar
kansas adopted. l82. against 62. tlsv
The fourth resolution admitting the orig.
iual delegates from Texas, was then adopted
only ~ votes dissenting, from Penn, and
! from Oregon. The fifth resolution, admit.
ting Bayard and Whitley, of Del, was adopt.
ed. The resolution giving Chaffee, OF Mass.,
the seat contested by Hallet, was adopted
LIS TO Ill. The seventh, giving O'Fallen
Of No.. the seat claimed by John B. Clay
was adopted, 1871 to Ill.
The contrasting delegates from AIabam a
Were admitted, l48A to I0l3.
MIR. elena moved to reconsider and Law
that motion on the table. Laid over.
he ninth resolution OF she majority re-
portadmitttug both delegations from Geor.
gle, and dividing the vote between them,
with the provision that if either refused to
take seats the remaining delegates shall cas-,
the whole vote of the State, was lost--1061
10 l45, New York voting in the negative.
Mr.. Church, of New York, move cd the orig
lnal delegates from Georgia be admitted
and called the previous question.
iIaisett, OF Mass, rose to address the CON.
vension. 4x
After several points of order and variau,
motions, the previous question was finally
ordered, and the resolution admitting tht
Charleston delegates from Georgia wa.
pied.
A motion was made to reconsider the vote BIZ
which the minority report was rejected. II
was moved 10 lay thst motion on the table
and the vote being taken on this motion re.
sulted ll22 yeas 20 1854 nays, New Yorh
voting no. Recess till O'Clock.
KvgEIEG SESSION.
he Convention met at O'Clock. This
interest was heightened by report tina,
Douglas had telegraphed to withdraw hi.
name.
"A struggle toek place for the floor, which
WINS awarded TO Saulsbsrry, who corrected
the, vose OF Delaware which was represented
for the admission OF the Soaie delegates from
Louisiana. t1 = A. ~f.@3@
hey did net so vote, but voted for the
original delegates.
7 he Convention ordered the previous uucs
tinn on iha motion to reconsider the vote b.
which the minority report was rejected
Lost. Ayes LOB, nays lao, New York voting
no.
he motion to reconsider was Chen called
Cisns moved to proceed to ballot for Pres.
idcnt and Vice frosidsns, and called the prs.
vfoHc question. AtA g. = @'
Mr.. Henry moved 10 adjourn sine die
! he President decided the last molten ia
order.
A vote By States was demanded, when the
motion was withdrawn. api
Mr.. Moffttt wished TO know whether thu
PrEndeIt would DOW issue tickets so thosl
wh9 were to b O. all aittad. - " Nv
The President said ne would give direc
tons 70 the SER eant at-Arms to do 80.
Russell, OF Va, arose amidst intense or
Cit ment 10 annoyance that il was not consist
ent with their convictions of duty for tht
del gates from Virginia 90 longer partieipat,
in ihs deliberations of the Convention. This
was received with applause, which wal
checked by the President
Mr.. Russell continued-They had taker
this step after mature deliberation. a del
egates from Virginia then withdrew, leavin,
SIX remaining.
Mr.. Moiat, OF Va, stated as n reason 70
nos Withdrawing that he was elected BY
district to whom he nwed allegiance.
Mr.. Mofatt was called TO order, and CAV
up to Dir. Lander, Of N. c., who stated tina
3 Of the North Carolina delegates woul,
withdraw 90 account of what they censdere.
an Outrage perpetrated upon the South.
Mr.. Ewing, Of Tenn, asked leave for tina
| delegation 10 retire and consult as to thei
future action.
| Mr.. Caldwell, OF KY, in behalf OF a nor
ton Of that deegatiBo said il was donbtfu
| whether that delegation could longer RENAL,
lin the Convention. They had come here (.
nominate candidate acceptable to all psrt
OF the Union. They were not prepared b
withdraw, but asked leave to retire to con
suit. Leave was granted.
The Soule delegates from Louisiana. en-
tered and took seats.
Mr.. johnson, of Nd, on the part of hi
delegation bid farewell TO the Uonyentio
with regret.
Glass, Of Va. although not agreeing wit
his colleagues in seeding, declined faythe
action with the Convention.
Miller, OF Tenn, had yeted with the De-
mocracy for twenty years, and If he live
would vote for the nominee Of this Conver
tion. The Tennessee delegation had not ',
formally withdrawn, and he hoped bett.
eounsel would prevail.
Jones OF Tenn, charged the South wit
not lighting for principle, but had q pro
seripsivc fight against one man. He woul
meyer desert the Democratic party.
! Saith OF Cal, said the party had bee
stabbed By an assassin who now stood crir
nj ~ on this door. lCries Of order.
The President said the remarks of the 20,
tlaman we're only made BY indulgence OF IL
Convention. $3.50
MIR. Smith said il any gent took exception
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