Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-28

cohrlFnrlun put upon slavery.
Mr. PAYNE read to the Conv the opin-
ion of Secretary Toucy and Vice President
Breckinridre against any measure to leeislate
slavery into tine territories and hat the people
Of each Terr tory shall settle the matter for
themselves and be admitted into the Union
with or without slavery, as they may deter.
mine. and said that he could show that very
distinguished Southern statesman since 1850
had planted himself on the Squatter Sover-
eighty platform of non-interv ention by Con
gress He quoted also from Hunter, Toombs,
Mason and other Southern Democratic states
men maintaining the same grounds of non-n
terven.ion and concluded by saying W cannot
recede from the doctrine without pei sonal dis
honor and 40 help US God we never will aban-
don this principle. II the majority report is
adopted you cannot exert one Northern electo-
raj vote or one sympathizing member Of Con-
gress from the free States
SPECIAL DIsPATCH.-An intense excitement
exists. large crowd collected in front Of the
Mills House listening to disunion speeches /;
the crowd rushed into the room Of the New
York delegation, but were driven out by the
police.
The minority report will be adopted by lso
votes; States will bolt and nominate Davis
or Lane and Wood.
Douglas friends predict his nomination to-
morrow he has % votes in the New York
delegation. including Dean Richmond, Bel
mont, Stevens, Ludlow ard the western mem
bers.
Cochrane, Butterfield Fuller and Barlow are
against him, but the delegation vote. a unit
The New York delegation have rejected the
platform by large majority. All but Ryn-
der, Fowler, Jewett and few office holders
favored the minority report, for which John
Cochrane voted.
committee was appointed to prepare a
New York platform, to be submitted as sub
stitute
Pennsylvania and New York did not sign
substitute
The following resolution of Mr.. Cochrane of
New York, has just been circulated, and which
he proposes to offer as a substitute for all the
other propositions, in addition to the Cincin-
natl Platform:
hesoioed, That the several States Of the
Union are, under the Constitution, equal, and
that the people thereof are entitled to free
and undisturbed possession and enjoyment Of
their rights of person and property in the
common Territories and that any attempt by
Congress or Territorial Legislature to annul
abridge or discriminate against any such equal
ity or rights, would be unwise in policy, and
repugnant to the Constitution, and it is the
duty of the Federal government, whenever
such rights are violated, to afford the necessa
ry proper remedy for such violation
MIR Paynes concluding appeal to the South
was very powerful. and was listened to with
grea5 attention He urged them not to des-
troy the Democratic part for a mere abstrac-
ton
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, who reported
the Cincinnati Platform. pure and simple al
dressed the Convention in view Of his position
IN his inability TO agree with either minority
or majority. The clause relative to the pro
lection Of slave prop rty on the seas he eau
toned them, would be regarded by their oppo-
nents as an attempt to reopen the Slave
Trade
Mr.. Butler in alluding to the remarks Of Mr.
johnson of Indiana, with regard to the nom
Democratic States, it was like the kettle call
ing the pot black.
Mr.. johnson replied that Maryland had new
er count enanced and encoura ed resistan nee to
the fugitive slave law and had maintained a
National ! ition in The nation.
Mr. Butler would say that the mass had new
er been under rule that prevented man
from stating his sentiment for fear of the
budgeon OF the bullet
Mr.. johnson desired to reply but Mr. Butler
would not yield. saying, however. that he did
not blame the Democratic parry for this condi-
tion Of affairs, he knew they did all they could
to resist it,
Mr. Butler concluded with an appeal to let
well enough alone, and the Convention took a
recess until O'clock.
Convention reassembed at o'clock this P. N,
Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware. presented another
series of resolutions, as follows:
First, Affirms the Cincinnati platform
Second, Declares that Territorial Gov ern-
ments are provisional and temporary and that
during their existence all citizens Of the
u nitei states have an equal right to settle in
the Territories without their rights o either
person or property being destroyed or i'm
paired by Congressional Territorial legisla-
ton.
Third, Declares that 1t is the duty of the
to protect the rights Of persons
and property on the hig1 seas in the Territory
or wherever else its Constitutional authority
extends
Fourth, Declares that when the settlers in
Territory have adequate population to form a
State Constitution, the right Of sovereignty
commences and being consummated by their
admission into the Union, they stand upon an
equal footing with the citizens OF other States.
and tiat State thus organized is to be ad-
mitted into the Union, slavery or no slavery.
Mr. Barksdale proceeded with a violent but
eloquent Southern speech: he declared that
when the Democratic party dies the Constl tu-
ton will die with il.
Gov. King OF Missouri, addressed the Con-
vention in favor Of harmony. Delegates came
here instructed to do the best that could be
done for th e Democratic party. The ma jority
report has sting of death in 1t. he would vote
for the minority report az substitute All
that the people want is the Cincinnati platform
without any tail to it, He spoke of the Black
az men who are about as sharp as
men usually get, and said they would rijcuie
their majority platform az contradictory. 50
far as Missouri is concerned they can carry 1t
even clcgged with this deadly sting, as they
slways 90 it blind for the Democra ic noml-
nee, but he could plainly see that Ills border
neighbors would be destroyed by it's venom
Mr. King alu ed, IN the course OF his argu
ment, to the Statesman of Illinois, and each
lime was greeted with dsafeniLg applause.
The Northern Democratic party have been
stricken down, because it stood By the South.
aLd now they have the tauDt thrown at them
hat they can't promise their electoral vote to
he nominee with any certainty. This major
ty platform would nominate Seward, and
make him President of few Southern States
bandon this Convention.its nominee will gain
State for State from the North for their nomi-
zee. They would regret that they should
cave, but they must stand by the ship to the
asst. The Democrats would feel that they
we're whipped, before the battle, if you force
his platform upon them.
Mr. Yancy, Of Alabama. took the floor amid
immense cheering and proceeded to reply
o Mr. King, styling his speech as remarkable
md unnatural as coming from Southern man.