The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-08-01
WHOLE NUMBER isl.

Democratic Convention pending which, 40
their journal informs US,
Mr.. Yaucey, of AIabama, moved that the report ~
amended TO strike out the words ''of the United
States' after the word t'Democracy," and insert
"Consttutional' before the same word as often asn
occurs In the report. rH a.
Can there be any doubt ss to the temper
of such proceedingsl Mr.. Yancey desired To-
adopt even a new name as we'll as q sepaTat0
orqa nizati0D; and It is notorious that he was
the master spirit of the whole secession
movement. Others, it would seem, wetef
not quite so bold; and therefore, after some
debate, bis amendment was withdrawn.
Several days Of hesitat ion, doubt, snd
cont tEoversy among themselves ensued But
at length sscertaning that the Democrats
Convention had adjourned to meet at Balti-'
more, on the 18th Of June, the secederB,
were compelled to adopt come definite
course. Mr.. Jackson, of Georgia, then pros
posed this resolution, and it was adopted:
Resolved, That the Democratic party Of the United
Satea, who opposed to the doctrine OF Squatter
Sovereignty, and in favor of the platform OF princ.
Piles recommended by majority of the States 10 the
Charleston Convention, and unanimously adoptedb by
the delegates Of eight Withdrawing States, be invited
to send delegates to Convention to be held in Rich
mond, Virginia, on the second Monday OF June; and:
order concert of action, that the basis OF
representation be the same as that upon which the
have been represented in the Charleston Oop-
vention.
Another quotation from their journal ID
somewhat significant -
On motion of Mr.. Barry, Of Mississippi, the follow
Ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates from South Carolina
be requested to publish the proceedings of this Con"
Venion, and to incorporate them In pamphlet coz
taihng SO much of the proceedings of the Convention
from which this Convention withdrew as explains the
causes of our separation from it.
On motion, II was
Resolved. That the South Carolina delegation bs
appointed committee to make arrangements for the
Convention TO be held at Richmond.
We pause here to ask, in all candor, how
these gentlemen could any longer claim to-
be members of the party whose Convention
had adjourned to B altimore, and, especially
to be members of that Convention!
SUBSEQUENT ACTION OF THE sEcEDERS.
The Richmond Convention proved mis-
cradle failure. None Of the Northern
States, aud no Southern States, except
) South Carolins, Florida, Mississippi, Texas
Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia.
ever appointed delegate to attend It,.
The seeeders returned to their constituents
} from Charleston, and all Of them distinctly
surrendered, at home, their commission In
the Convention which had adjourned TO
Baltimore. brief recital of what trans
Pired n each State becomes now essential.
: SOUTH CAROLINA.
, The delegates who represented this State
. | in the Charleston Convention declined fur
, ther service; whereupon a new delegation
was appointed in State Convention, at COL
umbia, My 80, and accredited to Rich
mond only. The foremost OF these new del.
egales, Hon. R. B1rnwell Rhett, had been
f for m any years Jealous opponent Of the
t democratic party, and, as appears by his let
$ ter of Nay 10, 1860, only attended the
1 Richmond Convention iu that character.-
One paragraph from the letter will be suf-
e fcient:-
=. You say, ,"Have we not heretofore opposed nation
al pa rty conventions and is not the Richmond Con.
no. A national partJ convention is the convention
Of party which Is based on M national principles ;aas
States. The Richmond Convention is not such con.
venon Its declared principles are not national for
not single Northern State has dared to avOw them:
1t a sectional conv euton, called by section Of
the Union to support rights and interests belonging
q to section Of the Union, and acknowledged by
but section of the Union 1t arises out OF the de-
bts of the great national partyi In the Union-the
Democratic party-and is intended to counteract It's
y policy. tits true that all those of the Democratic
party the United states who agree with the plat
form the eight Southern States lay down as their cts
n terion of party afliaton;are invited to attend hs
IT tionabls feature in the Convention; but it does not
alter its character as Southern Convention to sup
port Southern rights and interests. The Black Re
pubicans invited all in the United States who agree
with them In their abolition designs to join with them
Y in their Convention at Chicago Suppose delegates
c should 30 into that Convention (as they VIII from
Southern ties, would shat disro6e it of Its sectional
- character' Certainly not Nor will the the fact t3a
# nav attend the Richmond Convention, change til
- character as sectional Convention.
i. Another delegate, Hon. Armistead Burt,
sL nJJ ho Eouunnfinn hV whiHh
a. he was appointed, at Columbia, June 2:-
Mr.. Wright, Of spartansburs, rose and nominated
n Hon. 4. Burt, OF Abbsvitle.
~! MI Burt rose and begged to inform his friend thai
no he most egtegiousy mistaken II MS nomlpation
was to be considered concession to the convention
marty lie had not one element of the National De-
to- mocracy in him. raised nulliher Of the strict
on est sect was brought up at the feet Of Gamaliel
the principle If were to ap0statze, and lind myself
all 20 ranks of tho National Democracy. viii sayii
IN YOU will allow only few words, that Tor NOR
than sixteen years have entertlined an opinion tina
II has never been changed. 1t was my misfortune II
1851 to differ with friends whom loved as dearly
10 man loves near friends and from Febr lary, 1874
en- l have never doubted, 50 help mo God, that IN
Southern States would soon have to choose oetVee
- slavery and dis mon.
81 81 Mr.. Burt received after this declaration
VI all but one and one eleventh OF the vote
. cast, snd was Of course elected.
te Such are the avowed sentiments of tw
D. gentlemen with whom the seceders from tn
~ Democrats National Convention at Balti
AT more. afterwards united at Richmond in al
TO f;rming the nomination OF Messrs. Breckir
~ "a ridge and Lane.
Gu FLORIDA.
''a The State Convention of Florida reap
on pointed most Of the delegates who had sece
ne ded at Charleston, but accredited them I
OF the Richmond Convention only; and "
les those delegates while they did not eve
NO claim admission into the Democratic NJ
x ,ionsI Convention at Baltimore, were admi
Use ted into. and constituted part of the NEE
al iuo at the Mary land Institute, by whic
Messrs, Breckenridge and Lane were non
ss- mated.
MISSISSIPPI.
ON The delegates frcm this State who sec
Sc ded from the Convention at Charleston We
cir reappointed to the National Democrat
at Convention at Baltimore, as we'll as appoin
ril, ed to the Convention at Richmond. Th'
les were acknowledge by the former as reg
nj lar delegates, bit refused TO take their seat
MS. TrxAs ta @'
vi The Charleston seceders from Tex'
were reappointed to the Nationai Cohvel
lie, ton ct Baltimore, as well as appointed
ted to-. the Convention at Richmond, by the STA
=" Democratic Committee, in virtue OF pow
in. sneciallv conferred. They also were .
ang knovledped BY the former Convention
BY regular delegates, but refused to take the
oUs, seats. a
de. LOUISIANA.
l.es, The seceders from this State avoided ri
FcsS h.to,e a REGULAR Convention Of the Dem