Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-30

at II o'clock Mr. Ming. of Missouri, presented
IA series e resolutions faroriDs the admission "i
dele gates .rum kansa.. who Claim .cats on the
ground tina, that Stale will be admitted into The
Tuhn i.f.re the next presidential election. |,
was referred to the COMMITTEES On The NATIONAL
Convention.
The announcement was made ut 10Y O'clock
thar the committee oa the platform womb hot he
ready 10 report fsr an hour and it vas proposed
q have n recess until that tine; which was adop
ted
The u,cm,-cr, thea zen, to promenajing. anil
the ~. beng crowded With ladies'. we'll n the
west galleries, ,aese s,nn chatter OF tongues
and mercy laughter. in strong e1nlras, win tue
.Avlicl,cni ~ rc<rplt suspended.
rss xoexigr rt,vraKs.
The f,Isuios rv,s.la. i,ns have been adopted
frally ~ uaAiurt's q Ihe committee on the
platform g insisting pa-'y ui Propositions by nr.
,1srf. ~ M,sNaari. and Mr. Bayard. oi Della
ware;
~, Resolved. Tia; the platform adapted Mt
CINCINNATI 10 resth ynrI with the following resoln
,ieus:-ThAt the Na.i .i.l ncmtc ary ri tue NJ
TED S,a,cs hid ,bc>v cardinal principles On tho
eui,ic.t 4 slavery IL tie Territories First, that
,,.r.rcs. has no pewtr 10 abolish slavery IN the
Territories Second that the Territorial Leglsla
tu-r has n, power t. abolish slavery in the Ter
,t,ri,s MIR Ia prohibit the introduction OF slave
~ in the Territories nor to prohibit the introduce
'"n IT slaves there'h' nor any P'"c' u ues''' "
impair '"c ''s"' VI F''t''' :" - ~ n
''la''," %hn,cser' .r, .h.,.,,u,n,, r. n. Std.
Legislatures to defeat ihc faithful execution Of
tho fu.iii,c slave law are hostile in character,
.,byrr.iye Of the constitution and revolutionary
in their character.
3rd fic>olyeJ. That i, is the duty Of the federal
,,,vorrt,,nt 10 pr,,r.t hen necessary the right,
-, rc,. ,cs or properly ON the high seas, in tho
T,Ir;.or,c. or Wherever tlAc its constitutional
;pri.l,,ti.n extends
lh Re-. lived. That !, is tho duty If the gov
,,nnrn, Of TIN Uui,ci States to offer protection
u, n,,,r,Iiyrl ritjzrus in foreign countries.
.,th Res lived, That it is the du,v # the gov
crnucrt 4 tie Uui:ch States to acquire Cuba at
,lr r.,lie,t ,rnct,,.n',r moment
the resolutions vera alyrtc, after two DAYS
o>,i,iu., debate Ly the committee on platforms,
and nIty be REGARDED as the utimatvm III the
Su,L They received The votes Of all the South.
eyn Stntc.. together with those Of California and
orecon The New York Delegation. by n vote of
IL t. *. instructed thci. member Of the commit
ter In .i,,n tho minority or Douglas, report 80
,hnt 10 STATES voted for thu minority report and
IL nr,;ns,
The nboyc resolutions. if adoptcd by the con.
,cntiou. nrc fatal to the prusnects Of Douglas.
The minority subsequently moved the ndoption
If ,hc Cincinnati platform. with nm additional re-
-oIutiu referring nil questions of slavery in the
,rorr;t,rirs IN The decision of the Supremo
can't
This was rejected by n vote of II apainst 10
Nav yo,L vn,inr nvc
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CHARLESTON, APr'l -. Az hnli'Past IL o clock
The convention rensse!hbcd, when the majority
report oi tho plnti"rn committee WAS READ ny MI
Avery.
There we're two minority reports then presented
'y MIR Butler OF Mass and Mr.. Payne. u ONO
tho latter stating that hrs report although that +"
II minority, represented ~ ELECTORAL votes whis
the MAJORITY report only represented III electoral
votes.
One OF the minority reports Is signed by H. +
Buller, on behalf oi the minority, which merel,
makes reference to the CINCINNATI platform, de
cnrlng that democratic principles ARE unchanged
BILE i'll their nature when applied To the same sub
jest matter; and only recommends, IN addition Il
the CINCINNATI platform. resolution Tor 10,
protection OF oil citizens, whether native or nntu
ralzcd.
The principal minority report, however, is sig
ned by the delegates from Maine. N. Hampshire
Vermont, Rhode lslaud, Connecticut, New Jerse,
Ohio Indiana, Illinois. Michigan. Wisconsin, lows.
Minnesota, N. York und Pennsy yania.
The points presented in the report are: FirS
rcairming the Cincinpatti platform; second tina,
. all tho rights Of property are judicial in charaute
and the democracy pledge themselves to carr on
that decision Of the Supreme Court on such sn b
ject; third ample protection to citizens, natiye
/ nuturali2ed. at home or abroad; fourth, gives
| pledge Of governmental aid to the Pacific ,ail-oa,
| fifth, advocates the acquisition of Cubu on ,erm
| honorable To ourselves ard just to Spain: sixth
that all SAFE resistance to the fugitive slave la,
is.rovolutonnry and snbversiye Of tho consttu
tion.
Mr.. Johnson Of Maryland, inquired how man
of the electoral votes represented by tho minorit
report could be depended upon TO- the dcmocr a
nominces Laughter aud applause.
| Mr. Payne could not say: nor could lc spea
| for MARYLAND, which goes with the majority H.
said no ntIercL his farm as n subsitute for In