New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-04
A GREAT PERPLExITY.
They Don,,.t Know What to Do.
PROPORTIONS TO b,,sBisD Oh ADJOURN.
ARE TREY DISUNEONISTS!
Adjourned to Meet at Richmond.

| forty oe!eBates present. mr.. Dayatu Oh Doh"sre
| President
TIE motion pending was that the Convention express
preference for candidates for President and Vice.
| Present .......
A delegate from Texss moved that the resolution be
referred to Committee of one from each State.
| Delegates from Alabama and Texas said they were
prepared to act AT once on the resolution.
Br Jackson OF Georgia Withdrew the resolution to
| express preference for candidates.
MIR. Burrows of Arkansas presented resolution for
| sppoptiIg Standing Committee Of one from each
State issue ADDRESS to the Democrats party of
the Union. This Conve nton bss in its possession the
ark of the coyenaDi-the resolutions adopted By aev
erteen States of this Union-and il was point around
| which the country would rally.
Mr. Meek Of Alabama moved a substitute, that a
Committee be appointed merely to prepare address
giving the re asons for the pursued He further
-ad that any Southern State that shall 90 into the Bal,
tinoIe Convention goes in as an approver Of Squater
Sovereignty doctrines. The resolution adopted at their
a6ourpn ent invites the Southern States to Gil up the
vacancies occasicned by secession, declaring our
seais vacant. He in favor Of nominating Jefferson
| Davis and Bsysrd, but he yielded t. the wish Of
Others to forego expressing any preference at this
| tine.
Dir Burrows withdrew his proposition.
Ne. Jscksop Of Georgia moved that the Convention
adjourn sane die.
| Mr. HI! OF Georgia stated that if the object to
make this 6'union movement he and his colleagues
were prepared TO leave at once. His constituents
would approve Of nothing that roud tend TO disunon.
Mr. Yapcey asked who he alluded to rs favoring dig
| union
| Mr. Hill asked to be excused from answering.
| Mr.. Yancey demanded an answer "a he wanted II
to 20 to The couny that ,heTe had been no word or
| deed tending to q dissolution of tue Union.
Mr. Hill admitted that nothing had been laid or done,
bot the pcsiiion we would be put in by this action
would msl Q ms a disunon combination Our attitude
| will be disnnion attitude.
Mr. Meek Of Alabama had always been Union
man. and was 60 STILL IL tho constitutional rights Of the
| South were respected.
| del.eaie from South Carolina denied that there
| Lad been any dsunion cent rents here. Ho thought
the course proposed Of disbabdog singular one.
We were about separating without recommending or
taking any ac'ion with regard TO the Presidency. He
therefore moved that should the Baltimore Convention
repudiaie the resolutions parsed here that committee
| lie authorized to call National Convention.
Mr. JaeLson Of Georgia thought this no time TO CRY
| Uni.r, Union. There Was in Georgia who
would shoui for union al the eXpense Of the nights of
| the South. Shouts Of spplsuss When the rights OF
the South are sacrificed TO the North, for liberty
I'm, apd,bs Union afterward Cheers Ifthere be no
body here TO stand BY me, must qui, the South.
Mr.. wbttIy Of Delaware moved to lay the resolu-
tions Of Mr. Meek Of Alabams the table and adj
iouru. Tire dsegaies from each State give TO their
constituents their reasons for the pursued. lie
| was opposed 10 any general address. He therefore
| moved thai the ConyeatiJn now adjourn.
| Mr.. Meek of Alabama appealed to Mr. wh.eley to
withdraw q moment and said that if any supposed
Lin 10 be devoted 20 the Uni1n at the expense Of
Southern Its he mistaken Sever the Consli!u'
,in ord TIE Uuion is gore. lie wished to vindcate
before tie world ne well the Union, their position.
lie war,cd tbs great movement to be properly under
| stood.
Mr.. Bany OF Mississippi hoped tha, this Convention
would separate in Union and harmony. Where is
South Caropa that she is ready 10 respond to the
EXTREMIST toctriae Of States Rights lAppaasel
He deemed unnecessary urge those doctrines here
We are all united on them, ia form or oher, and
II Is unnecessary TO express them here The other
Convention Is not dsbandedi has merely adjourned.
Why therefore, should We dsband instead Of adjourn
| ing to meet elsewhere If we think proper
Mr.. Berry continued, ssyipg that the platform may
be opened at Baltimore or it may be changed to NEE.
l
tiop, and that we ought 10 10 T. Baltimore. II our
constituents choOse to ill places with other dele
gates, they cen DO 70. We ate yet however still
members Of that Convection, and no one except our
constituents can take credentials from There
fore, be hoped the course he urged would be adopted.
| The Presdspt-Ob no; that will not do.
Dir. Hooker Of Mississippi opposed the proposition
| Of Mr.. Bany. We are no longer delegates TO the
ether Convention. We separated from them on prin-
cirles and he was unwilling that they should carry
them to Baltimore US an adjunct to that Convention
| II we adjourn without doing anything will stultify
ur,elyes II we were 10 follow Thorn to Baltimore.
we would lose all the moral effect Of this movement.
| Make your nominations now, manfully and boldly.
| lie was for action. We are here for an object and
| purpose and IL we 20 home without action we will
merely be annunciaing sentiment on which there is
DO difference Of opinion in all the Southern States.
This IL the time ard the place for action, promptly and
| boldly
Mr.. Yaneey Of Alabama approved Of tho proposition
Of Judge Meek for appointing Committee to prepare
al address, He did not think it would either save or
break the Union. The delegate from Georgia In pre-
| dieting disunion movement by disunion leaders,
looked 10 the Georgia delegation, bu declined to name
| who and what he meant. Another Georgia delegate
seemed 10 charge him Yaneey) with singing peans to
| tie Union.
| Mr.. jackson of Georgia. / certsinly never init
mated that the gentleman from Georgia sang paans to
| the Union. Certainly will ever charge him
| with ouch an ofense My remarks were directed
rather to my colleague, who thought was placing
Georgia in wrong position. He did not wish Georgia
to be in the position Of singing pnans to the Union.
Mr.. Yancey would not misrepresent Georgia but he