The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-03

1t will be observed, from this vote, tina.
thirteen states-Maine, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey,
Delaware, South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa
had not one delegate present. These states
may be of no consequence in Mr.. Breckin-
ridges estimation; but, so far as nationality
is concerned, the Black Republican Conven-
ton at Chicago made better exhibition.
1t will be observed, also, that Virginia
cast but eleven and half votes out of ff>
teen. Mr.. Glass, whose name appears
among the delegates, although he retired
from the convention, did not, as his recent
address states, unite with the secessionsts.
Georgia was represented by thirteen dele-
gates, although that state has but ten votes;
California by majority of proxies, and
Maryland by bare majority Of the delega-
ton. Twelve individuals appear to have
been present from Pennsylvania, but only
four votes were cast, which shows that, in
fact, there were but eight seceders in that
delegation. North Carolina and Tennessee
were represented by majorities of their re-
spective delegations but Kentucky, MIR.
Breckinridge's own state, gave him only
four and half votes of the twelve to which
that state is entitled in the National Con-
vention. Florida was represented, and her
three votes cast, by a delegation which was
accredited only to the Seceders' Convention
at Richmond, and which, by letter adj
dressed to the regular convention at Balt-
more, refused to ask admission, or to recog-
nize that body in any way. Louisiana and
Alabama each appeared by delegations,
which had been refused, as we have already
shown, admission to the National COnven.
ton of the Democracy-the latter having
twenty-eight delegates to cast nine votes.
Missouri, entitled to nine votes. was repre-
scented by single vote. And, yet, nomi-
nation made by fragments of delegates from
some states, pretended delegates from other
states-as Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana
and by not single delegate from thirteen
states, is national! Thus California, with
majority of proxies, Georgia, Mississippi,
Oregon, and Texas, entitled in all to twenty
eight votes, are the only states which it can
be alleged, with a shadow of evidence or
truth, were in the Seceders' Convention with
full or an untainted delegation.
The apparent vote by which Breckenridge
and Lane were nominated is los, from
which, however, concediDg that which we
do not concede-that all the votes which
they received were regular-must be deduct.
ed, for reasons which we shall give: two
votes from New York, one half of one vote
from Vermont, one vote and half from
North Carolina, one vote and half from
Arkansas, and one.half of one vote from
Minnesota, in all six votes, which makes the
vote in the Seceders' Convention ninety-nine.
or two less than One-third of the whole num-
Der in the National Convention.
First, as to New York. Mr.. Augustus
Schell and Mr.. Bartlett represented that
state as seceders, and cast two votes. Their
right to speak for New York, the action of
the state convention, by which the delega>
ton to Charleston was commissioned, will
determine. The following resolution was
unanimously adopted by the Democratic
state convention U.s..
RESOLVED, That the delegation to the Demo.
cratic National Convention, to be appointed. ia
hereby instructed to enter that convention as
unit, and act and vote as unit. in accordance
with the will of majority of the members
thereof. And in case any of its members shall
be appointed delegates by any other orpaniza
ton, and shall not forthwith, in writing decline
such appointment, his seat shall be regarded
as vacated. and the delegation shall proceed
to fill the same II ia hnrohx, ov,oouorad