The Van Buren press., 1860-07-13

Ih9 t.a!e.,s,tc ire1a Pef,f,s stsania said he ,
was NOT sa Administration lisa. pus q Ma
ticnsi Dem ,gat /
Mr., Dc, procscdel ana cloe3 his re- 7
marks. and cas-, one rat- for NORTH GaroIi-e
Mr. Gauidea, Of ,ieorgis. IN casting the
veto OF Gsorgia, went inte long eEriena- .
ton reiativp - io position he o2cupisi.
i.'as Il cam, hero VITA gIte y.ght TO e>t as
he sae rg7f
lit psrseas, 81 Nlssasns. cx,,la5ned he
gac,,rar i,s.sitt5a tn s. ,ecaeiod on this foos,
conliag fGsa the axtrile SoI.tll, ans why
t.se5 should vote ti.ey I'D, iiey repya-
sentc'; llse popular vote IL A'abau.a on tins
floor, and were wiling CO meet tho issla st
tine ballot box.
The vote 4 l..hisbaaaa was lonalY ap
II fs5gf =. ssss... :. -.
vote Of I.ouisiana, was gceted WIN loud
cheers ;sc said they were not discouraged
oy what had transpirel. The popular
svoiee nai long pointed totnc one who was
/ to be the next ruler Q: tnsse States. Those
who had gaisol BY Intrigue tho storm here,
would find IN forty eight hours. TINT they
could no; qrell it, and the, it wou. over
wheim them. Secession mast bcget di>m-
ION. These vino went out oG the convention
/ said thcy c,triod with them thc sympath;rs
!o( the South, but believe It not--teii.vc il
mot
! M. Soulo proceeded "a leaeth to r5view
| politics rs affecting The South.
/ The vote OF Louisiana WAS appialdel.
/ Mr.. Sturman, of Arkansas, when his
! State was called, said. III justice to himself
and with sorrow, he parted with the convcn-
tion--he could not longer remain after y hat
hal been done.
Col. Flougnoy, Of Alkaasae. explained
hi, position Ia their' state h. was called
the head % the Douglas party Buc accor-
ding TO his Instructions he cast his vote fog
Breckenridge, and would heleattcr. vote
Tor Douglas
Nine Of the delegates isom Teaasy Ivan "A
declined to vote
! Several members Of otber delegations
declined % vote.
Pf;oG 10 the aHnpuncecont Of the VOC,
lir. Mitchell, OF New York said he was au-
,ho,izci 20 :itb }a,r che name Of Hofa,io
Seymour. Of New \ ork, whenever il shall
be presented. lie also read q letter from Nj.
Seymour, deeiiniag the use of his name
NJ. Na0it, Of Maryland. who voted for
VI. Breckenridge, witi,dre his vote, "a he
declined 90 vote
Tho whole vote east was announrei rs
219l, of which Stephen \. Douslas had
l73t. ICheers.
SIR Church, OF New York oiie ei n res
olutiop declaring S. y Douglas, having re-
ceivea twothirds OF all the votes Of this
couveation, the Democratic nominee FOR The
onicc ol President.
Ihc Rating was gasc9irgi with leaJ
cheers.
The question was loudly called for.
Mr.. tones, Of Pennsylvania. said he was
ready 10 support the .lomine3 Of this con.
ycati1u when ht shall be nominated bv Tho
rules ot the Democratjsparty At Charles
,ou il wa, determined That tso~thirds Of all
the electoral college was necessary e nom.
nation.
Il va, objected ,hss debate was aat IL 5r.
lev. ',ae-pre,iiant, (Ah. Iol1l SD ru'ed
AIC. ~Jnes raised question ui ouie.--
that the rule adopted a. Charleston could
: not oo repealed, except on one days notice
} Mr.. Church explained the action a
= Charleston. and sad his resolution was in
tended 10 change the rule of instruction
adopted al Charleston. New York ha,
come here to pour oil on the troubled water
5 and had faithfully cndcavored to do so.-
= They had yielded everything except persona
5 honor to heal the divisions which existed
D He proceeded to condemn the action of tn
o seeding aelcgates.
/ Gov. Dunning, Of indiana. said if tn
{ will Of the people is carried out by tn
) Democratic party, the little giant of Hi
nois would ho the next President
c The Virginia delegation remaining. wisl,
, ell to retire Tor consultation, believing the
. could then Introduce Il proposition whic
Il would harmonic all their difficulties.
Mr.. w. 5. Cuttings, ot Maryland, enter
e ed a protest against the proposition of Nh
Church, OF New York. \ 'ulc was adopt
k ed at Charleston that two-thirds OF all til
d votes of the electoral college was rcquirc
5 to nominate II candidate for President
The chair explained that at Charicsto
II the then president was instructed not to de
clare any one nominated unless he receive
= tw0-thirds of the votes Of the electoral col
legc. 202 votes.
J. Mr.. Cuttings wishel to know whcthC
that was the rule now.
" There were various questions put in I'll
/, confusion.
h Mr.. Cuttings said there were two-thirds
the electoral college here, and if gentlcme
, voted VINO NcSIiHet tc 'Ole- bOuS iuS "oii
be nominated By a two-th.rds vote. i
hoped there would be more ballots to s.
what gentlemen would do, and that NJ
! Church would Withdraw his resolution.
Cries OF That's THAT'S it-yes-
yes
NJ. Hog,. Of Virginia. said he hop,
there would be more ballots, and If tho'
gentlemen who declined 10 vote did not vo
L. he should treat them as ont Of the convel
ton.
Mr. Church then withdrew his reso.utio
ie till another ballot was had.
ct \ second ballot resulted as follows
N For Douglas-Alaine, f; New Ham
shire, > /; Vermont. ) Massa husetts. 1t
as Rhode Island, 4; Connecticut, 81 Ne
York, 81 New Jersey, q Pennsy Ivani
ID 10; Maryland. %; Virginia. 3 Nor
as Carolina, l; Alabama. 8; Louisiana. G
e. Arkansas. IL Missouri, AZ; Tennessc
3; Kentucky, ) /; Ohio. %; Indiana. l;
lg Illinois. III Michigan, 6; Wisconsin.
~ Iowa, 4 i; Minnesota, 4-To,al, 1917.
For Observation-Disclosures. }
O. Pennsylvania. IN.
For Guthrie-Peaqsylvania, p Mi
Mt souri,, II; Kentucky. lE5A.
r The whole vote Of Minnesota was ca
10 for Douglas, although several delegates
as cIinni n ynta