Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-30
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| CHAkLEsIOS, april Is.
| The Convention assembled at 10 o'clock
| Mr.. Biger introduced the Eayard resolu
tions. hoping that they may be the means o
conciliaton. He moved as means of testin.
the sense Of the Convention, that they bs ref +
red back to the committee, with instruct ion /.
report the Bay.rd resolutions to the Conven
| tion in one hour.
/ Mr.. Richardson, OF Illinois, denounced tn,
motion out of order.
Half an hour was then spent in d,scussine
| points of order.
| The chair decided Mr. Biger in order who
demanded the previous question.
Mr. Montgomery moved that the resolution
be laid on the table
Mr. Phillips of Pa. inquired whether the
motion would not carry the whole subject, res
oluLions and all with it.
Mr.. Stuart Of Mich, object ed to the inquiry
saying We will ascertain that when the vote
is taken.
After further debate the chair stated that
the motion to lay the table the previous
question, carries With it the several platforms
MIR. Montgomery then withdrew the motion
to lay on the table
Mr.. Miles of Maryland, wanted to know what
would be the effect Of the gu stion. Represent
ing the principal slave districts Of MARYLAND
marks made here by Mr.. johnson, who he
charged with misrepresenting his constituents
at home. and stul'ifying his own previously ex-
pressed opinions. At IL o'clock Florida de-
manded a vote by States, amid great excite
ment throughout the hall
Here the minority Of the Ga. delegation read
| resolution of the Ga convention, requesting
but they contended not instructing their dele
gates to vote as q unit. Without any decision
on that point, the vote resulted as ollows:
Ayes 3o2. nays for Maryland. SO tie inain
question was ordered.
The question then required on the motion OF
Mr.. Bigler, to recount the whole subject to the
committee. They are as follows
lst. affirming the Cincinnati Platform
I'd. That all citizens have right to settle in
the Territories without their rights OF person
or property being impaired either by Con.
gressonal or Territorial Legislation.
Sd. That the Democratic party stands
pledged to the doctrine that it 10 the duty Of
the government to maintain all constitutions
| rights Of property Of whatever kind in the Ter
| ritories. and to enforce the decisions of th.
Supreme Court in reference thereto.
| The 4th, 9th, 9th and 7th resolutions are
the Sd 4th, 9Th, and 9th of those reported by
the majority. The vote was announced as fol.
lows, amid great excitement Ayes 1852. nays
| Isl. Motion carried The nays were Maine
5, New Hampshire 5. Vermont 6. 5.Mas.achu -ett-
s, Rhode Isl nd 4, Connecticut 5 n. New York
| 70. New Jersey 8. Pennsylvania ii. Maryland
2 n, Virginia /, Missouri s, Tennessee l, Ohio
%, Indiana l3. Michigan 6. Wisconsin 8, Iows
4, Minneso,a 3. All the balance, l53, we're in
the affirmative. The minority is aimed as the
first test Of Douglas strength. while the plat.
form which will probably be adopted. is anti
squatter sovereignty, on which Mr.. Douglas
cannot stand. The president decided that T. Z
vote did not carry the instructions to report
| within an hour, aud that the vote would now
recur on this part Of Mr.. Biglers's motion.
| Mr.. Stewart Of Mich, moved that a vote be
| tax en- on each Of the resolutions (Sensati6n.
| Nearly hour more was spent in discuss
ing questions of order, senator Bayard in the
meantime, endeavoring to ally the excitement
At half past II, the president dscid. d tha,
the motion to lay the bal. nee Of Mr. B,gIer's
proposition on the table, was in order
| II 1t 10 laid on the table, the three Platform.
without Instructions as to matter or time
| will go to the Committee with Mr.. Bigier
proposition. When Georgia was called, tn.
minority of the delegation protested agains,
| the vote OF the State being given ~ q unit. OF
the ground that they were requested. not in
structed, TO vote as a unit A debate on thi,
point ensued, which checked the progress q
the vote, aud at half-past one o'clock the Pres
| ident decided that the Southern States bsins
requested to vote as unit, is souivslsnt
TO sn instruction, and that Georgia most vote