Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-01
Meeting OF IN. southern sec.s,,,

Meeting OF the Southern seced.r,.
CH.RLEsroN, MAY I.-St. Andrews Hall WA
oenseiy thronged last night
Mr.. Smith, OF Ala prcpcsed an ALLOWANCES. a.,
,cPen air-the Hall being too small.
vi. encey rose, and was greeted BY deafening
sPaa'iS he said this was a great crisis. sud
SHOULD be inaugurated with calmDess and delfh-
Sfa1on; he proposed that all should retire from,
AZ. na so~ The delegates 70 organize with
.ao Sera.oa' and that they will then meet
mem IN 'front.' OF the CitysHan and ADDER the,,
on the momehtous questions at issue
Mr. johnson, OF Ky, came here 10 delih.,,,.
with seeding delegates from slave state a.
thought that business could not be done :. :.
meeting They had most important bu,ins.. q,
transact, and u should be attended 10 imns
distelv, and before the last fatal act was consun
mated.
Mr.. Yancey, Of Ala. moved that Mr. Bavard
OF Del take the Chair. but that gentleman ex-
eused himself ON account Of physical inability
Mr John Z. Preston, Of :. c, was then called
bis thanks for the honor thus conferred upon him
he considered this great occasion-a movement
OF constitutional lovers Of this Repuhlic We
only know the iuperiled institutions Of our conn
try. We are here 70 preserve our right and re-
dress our wrongs. II we had submitted we would
have done that which would have driven us from
the land which our f0refathers gave US and would
have denied Ms the liberty thew fought FOR and
would have ultimately driven from the spot in
which their sacred ashes repose. He spoke az
considerable length
Mr.. Yancey tsok the floor and stated his view
OF the position occupied by southern delegates
We appear here simply as citizens of the States in
which we live. We were sent % the National
Democratic Convention as delegates Int our mis-
sion has been filled and We retire mere citizens
from the late National Convention for IL is now
mere sectional gathering. A few southern dele
gates still remain there, but IL Is In the hone Of
being able to induce the majority to forego their
Black Republican purpose, proposed that tbey
should take no action. Tut remain here u yratch
the proceedings Of the body Of which they were
recently members and, should they nominate
Douglas. IL will then become their duty 70 presept
or recommend 20 the people Of the United States
candidates for President and Vice President on
national, constitutional basis and therefore a
sout9ern basls. NO action should he taken by the
seeding delegates until the proper time
Mr.. Bayard, Of Delaware did not regard the
influence that overruled priBcip pie in the National
Convention so much the spirit Of Black Republl-
canlsui, as Tor power and plunder-the eorrup-
ton and bargains Of general scramble for once
He was very severe on the New York delegation
who came here, be said. protesting 20 desire 20
join In such nomination as would suit the
South; but so soon as they were given their seats
they have turned their backs on the south He
trusted that other States would withdraw from
that Convention, and that il would be utterly dis
solved. He did not consider that the seceders
had power TO make regular nominations but be
would recommend, II il should be found neces-
sary, that they should join in the recommen-
dation If some suitable candidates. with a writ
ten address to their constituents.
Mr.. Matthews, Of La, in behalf Of his dele
CATION asked that no action be ken nv this body
until we see whether IL, instead OF eight STATS we
do not tomorrow (tO-day) number fifteen, and
perhaps seventeen States. We should walt and
see what is done on Tuesday. and we should do
nothing hastily, until we hear from those states
who asked for an adjournment this (NoDdaV0 eva--
ming, in order 10 have an opportunity OF consult
ing as 10 tue course they should pursue
The States were then called. when New York
was reached. DIR. skinner, Of the Wood delega-
tion, responded. lie said he came here to attend
a National Convention, and had been sitting out
in the cold for eight DAYS, having been ousted
from their seats by fraud. He was a Hard, and the
difference between a Hard and Soft was that
the former sacrificed place FOR principle. and the
latter principle for place. BE had no doubt
Mayor Wood wonld have been here II he had
known of the meeting.
Delaware was then called, and Mr. Bayard and
one other delegate came forward
Maryland made no response.
Virginia was responded TO by Mr. Fisher, who
said there would be more from that State here
He stated that he Lad sent an invitation 70 Mayor
Wood 20 he here.
South Carolina was called. and Mr. Reed, Of
that state said that he one Of the three whose
name was not signed to the protest. He had hest
tsted about leaving the Convention in the hope Of
securing harmony, but wherever Alabama goes
there the Carolinas will go also. He was salts
fed that Georgia would he with US before to-
morrow night, and he hoped every Southern State
Georgia was called, and Mr. Lamar responded
as a delegate from that State He said he be-
ieved that large majority of his delegation, be
fore tomorrow morning, will enrol their names
The call for Florida was responded TO by the
entire delegation. Rev Mr.. Owen, Of that State.
ana all the delegates Of the other seeding States
now came up and signed, and the meeting ad-
yourned to meet at such time tomorrow as the
Chairman may call them together The delegatss
Then went IN D1aSss 20 the City Hall, where Mr..
\ anceY made stirring speech.
SUPPLEMENTARY.
The Seceders appointed Committee on Or
ganizatiOn, and will meet at noon tomorrow.
when their organization viii be perfected.
he Douglas men appear to be perfectly salts
ned with the result, declaring that the Seceders
do not represent the popular feeling feeling OF
the respective States
The Wood New York; delegation have all
joined the Seceders and public speaking IL now
progressing at the City Hall.