The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-01
IMPORTANT FROM CHARLESTON.
Adoption Of the Minority or
Douglas Platform.
Secession ofthe Extreme South
ern States.
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Tremendous Excitement Among the
Delegates and Politicians.
The Seeding States to Hold q
Separate Convention.
Smash Up Of the National Demo
cratic Party.
Effect Of the Plots Of the Albany
Regency.
MAYOR WOOD JOINS THE BOILERS.
MEETING OF THE sECEDERs.
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OUR SPECIAL CHARLESTON DESPATCH.
CHAMELEON, April 90, 1880
NJ minority Douglas platform, submitted by Mr.. Sam
uss, wss then voted New York voted - unit for
y, and New Jersey fifteen for and twelve against
me- minority platform Wa carried IN Of shs
New York dsles.aaas sAs nwaas me vote was a tor
Buffers proposisou end 20 sgainss " ms eoosdsrsd
- . vote for Dousias
xas.aehasets voted seven for against the Doug
M whois vote b les ayes 70 lss nays
The delegations from Alabama, Arkansas, hsssippi,
IsaAns Texas and Florida with portions OF other dss-
esoas, are abou, sending M their written protests, and
win Immediately leave The Coovssaoa.
ma ground taken in The protest BY NE Hsssipr' dele
ssssa n, sAs 70 vote down The majority platform sdopssd
By majority Of committee composed Of one from each
STATE, N yiols,,on Of constitutional principle, and
majority Of the ooavensou have right to change the
p..foru adopted by such committee. This sroand wss
taken BY Mr.. Burrows, Of Arksusas, on Saturday. -
sssssd In my despatch
The Douglas say they do no, care about The with
erswI Of the Southern delegations, they think viii
help Them Al the North. mus s the slavery ssse not
.uty between the republicans and the rest Of oounry
but between two sections q the democratic Psfy ssef
New York, understood, wni vote fr Guthrie, sner
giving is vote for some time 70 Docsss New England
wu sno~ the same ooare eroep' ssssschuseiis Which
10 divided .bou, Douglas, but - probably in The end 90
win the siser Eastern sisb~
south Carolina has los rendered her withdrawal, max
iss seven States pe others are Alabama, Mississippi,
Isusana, Ford, Texas and Arkansas. They have ap
,sed for n andrews Hall, The headquarters q The Wood
sorrow.
ne CHAIRMAN Of The delaware Delegation and another
member o have Withdrawn. The majority asksi leave
~ eorssd
n. Georgia and Virginia deIessaons have also ssssd
,sss 70 consult
De Conversion then sdjourned al to morrow.
n seeding delegations NEE, TINS evening, at elgh,
s,ock, at g. Andrews Han, me headquarters Of tho
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.
wGsmSorox, April 90, 1880
private despatch has JUS, been received here from
Csr~sson Announcing that EIGHT Southern sssss protest
against the pAifos secyscd, and have ef The oonvcn
10, vs-sbssh Carolina North Carolina, Forids, Geor
a., Mssssippi, Arkansas, Iouisiaas, and Ters; and
Mai Delaware has promised 60 out, and Virgins aud
1spnsssee vifI probably foiov.
MS despatch been seen By The President and Me-
pvusas but ns not yet dreamed Of by the populsos,
herefore ia eseos does nat appear.
That viii staSte the meet sansuine friends q Douglas
uere no dosbt When hey read The papers In The
.srnne they vtn be amazed.
80 Douglas was svdeaty very much disappointed
''rmidAsls soushsru asmonssrsuou Against him,
~'' Evidently sses hat the sAi~s that have len The
''n concentrate shelr seroe shroushoui The can
ma rect sssius, him, be will make no show
before The pe,n
An mprsss''a e-vsns here that III. srplosn conss-
s0''' uPoa the adopu~ o. N. platform being - much
'oAn "~ snaopsss' that the Convention proper
nay "'sr the platform % s Ipauc. ID. boner. 10 re.
s'sand tase part. SON. shis. r,.,,.. NAV 10. be
Nominated now.
me s'esmsr' here cOnseqsss, On he proceedings a.