The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-05-09
CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
SEVENTH Days PROCEEDINGS.

CHARLESTON, April 3o.-The Convention
met at 10 A. NJ. After prayer, the President
addressed the Convention, apologsing fo- the
harsh language used by him during the disor-
der on Saturday evening. lie, however, con-
sdered it his duty TO spetk plainly and POSI-
lively.
The President announced the first business
in order, was taking vote o. the main queS
ton, which was on the substitute offered by Mr..
Butler in behalf of Massachusetts,, MinleSo
Indiana and New Jersey, presenting the Gin
cinnati platform with resolution for the pro.
lection OF cit gems of foreign birth. A vote be-
ing taken the Butler platform was rejected by
vote Of nearly two thilds against it-yeas
100, nays 1873.
When New Jersey was called, delegate sta
ted that the Convention appointing them as
delegates had recommended them to vote as a
unit. The President decided that the woId re-
commend was equivalent TO an instruction.
The decision of the char was appealed from.
A m'tion to lay the appeal on the table was
lost--yeas 1I6, nays $50.
The question occurred on sustaining the appeal.
A v)te ny S ties WAS lie made | an resulted in
ayes lis, tha' reversiny tho decision.
TINS result is a DousltS gain of two votes in
New jersey, and Georgia will also claim the
right to vote by Districts.
After nearly an hour spent in discussing
points Of order. AMI various parliamentary
movements to prevent the reaching oI the
man question,
Mr. Butler moved to lay the whole sub Jet on
the table and proorel 10 vote for Presdent--
Cries OF agreed" mo-" mo" &c.
Mr.. Winthrop, of Alabama, contended that
the motion If Mr.. Butler was ont Of order, and
that a vote onthe platforms must now he taken.
Mr. Clark. of Mississippi, was unwilling to
'clch result by suhteriuse that we cannot
reach by plain tie ding,
MI GittmsS, Of Maryland attempted to ad-
dress the ch.ir blt was caIIel to order.
Mr. Butler Withdrew his motion to lay on
the table, and proceed to ballo,ing
Tne President was about stating the qucs-
ton when y voice cried out "Mr President, a
mistake, did no. second that mans motion
down there"
Mr.. Cuttings rose to demand an explanation.
Hewould like to know who it was that spoke
so disrespecrIulIy to him. lie claimed to be a
delegate from Maryland.
Mr.. II 'opsrarj|e lie did not intend any
di'repect To the sent!cm,n. but his name wa.
Tom Hooper, Of Alalaml.
Mr., Gttlng>--I No insult was intended, the
gentlemLn viii ctil at my rom an take
drink.
The question was then taken on adopting the
minority report as 4 substitute Tor he IN jrli'v
report, anl 1t was adopted -ay"S 115. nay, 1873
Mr.. FIourney asked permission to make
personal expanripn, declaring himself for
DolsllS and unwilling to obey the Instructions
to lease tn, Convention in case the minority lc.
pr was adopted.
TIL, ns'ion then recurrel on the adoption
ot mJ 'rity pltt'orn.
Nj Ash, of n. c., state | that il these mi
norty resolutions were adopted he woull he
compelled to abandon tie Conventi m and dis
connect himself from the Democratic party
Cheers from The s nth,
Mr.. Salisbury, OF Dyl., contended that the
preamble to the minor ty resolutions contr
verts the Cincinnati platform. [Cries oiorder
and the gentlem.n talking at the top of his
voice until drpwnel in the uproar
Mr.. Bu'ler dem ,nlel that the question he
first taken on the first part of the reSolut n
affirming the Cincinnati platform separately,
and it was sadopted--yeas 233 nays 10.
When Mississippi was called, Mr.. Glenn
arose ami W ed no. declaring that Mississippi
believed the Cincinnati Platform as explained
at the North AMI S,uth, an ul1ulifsl swim
die. Ills voice was drowned in cries Of order
The last half hour up TO one O'Clock was
spent in d sensing the right Of the Georgia
Dtles,tion vrte by Districts, the preSi lent
having repeated his deci sion that the word re
quest in ,he.clse Of Georgia is equivalent to
provision or intiinttioa to we as unit.
Mr.. Seward appealed, and while the vote was
being taken wlthlre" his appeal.
"
natl platform was adopted, moved that all the
balance of the reSolu ions he laid on the table
Mr. Cuttings, Of Md, rose to know whether
he had been ruled out Of order, simply lecau
he came from a slave State. Cries Of order
Rud great confusion
Mr.. Gitti g con inuel to proclaim himself
from border State, and succt eded in getting
himself laughed a. which Sc med TO b, his ob
ject ..-s.,.s.a
The Chair stated that te had not, to his
knowIe lse, calel the gentleman to order, ex-
cept when he was learly out OF order.
Mr.. G,ttrnss replied, perhaps so, and then
added that he had not ha the honor Of meet
ins thu Pres dent bsfore since 1910, when he
made the most violent Wing speech he ever
heard. [Cries of order.
Mr.. Stulrt raisel point Of order that mo-
ton to lay on the table would carry the whole
subject with it. 1''
The President decided that it would not car
ry to the table the Cincinnati platform, just a.
dopted.
Mr., Gittln5srose to personal explanation.
He did not mean any personal insult to the
Chair, when he remarked that he had first seen
him at Wing meeting making Wing speech.
lie honored such men; he honored any mai
VIII dare | to b. a D,m ,crat in Massachusetts,.
Mr. Yancy, Of Ahblma, said the motion to
lay the balance Of the minority platform on The