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then withdrew ftom the Convention, lea

wing six remaining.
Mofat of Virginia, stated the reasons
why he did not withdraw from the conven
ton. He was appointed by adis,rict con.
vention, to which he owes allegiance
They elected him to come here not to &C
elsewhere. He was elected to the Nation
al Democratic Convention and no other
He was elected to represent his constitu.
ents in the convention, but not to with
draw from ito carry out the wishes OF
the people who are national, not section
allv, to promote the interest of the Union
nor risk its observance. Applause.
Moffat was called to order, and Welded
the floor to Lander, of North Carolina,
who announced that the mojority of the
North Carolina delegates on account Of
what they conceived to be an outrage per.
petrated on the people of the South,
would withdraw from the Convention
Northern democrats had heretofore given
fair play to tbs South, but they did it nc
longer, He therefore announced that
eight of the delegates would retire.
Ewing of Tennessee, said the delegates
from that State had exhibited as far as
possible every dispositson to harmonize
the labors of the convention and bring
them to happy result.
They were the first to propose resolutions
to barmonize the platform. They had a
candidate, dear to them, and had cast him
away to harmonizc the convention. As a
man the delegation now asked leave to re-
tire for consultation.
Caldwell of KY, on the part of a portion
of the delegation from that State, desired
to say that circumstances had arisen which
made it doubtful in the minds of the dele
cation whether they can consent to remain
in this body. They did not wish to parti-
cipate in nominating candidate not accep-
table to all parts of the Union.
AT this point six of the delegation from
Maryland, and one from Virginia, declined
further action with that body. Jones of
Tennessee said be should remain in conven-
tion. He boasted that he had been dem
ocrat from the time he drew milk from his
mothers breast. Smith of California could
not say his democracy dated back to pc
riod of which he had no recollection, but it
was pure as the canopy of heaven. Cali
fornia stood here with bleeding heart to
see the downfall of the democratic party.
Loud laughter. Yes, he repeated, the
downfall of the democratic party, for it had
been stabbed by an assassin now grinning
on this floor. Loud cries of order and
much excitement during which Smith con-
tinued standing on settee from which he
was speaking, sneering contemptuously at
the muss which he had kicked up After
much confusion the Chairman called him
to order, saying that he had been permit
ted to speak only by the indulgence OF the
convention. Smith, when silence was re-
stored, said it was the most extraordinary
thing possible that every delegate should
undertake to dictate to him how he should
speak. He should express himself as he
thought proper, and while he was no brag-
adocio, he desired to say in all seriousness
that any person who might object to what
he should say, knew well his remedy. He
did not know what was the use of language
if it was not used plainly, unless it should
only be, as some writer had expressed it,
to conceal what person means. For him
self he was in the habit of using ii 10 ex-
press his ideas. If he spoke of the COM
pany in the boxes, he should call them the
fair sex; if he spoke of the gas lamps, he
should call them by their names. He was
accustomed TO use language such as he
thought appropriate to the thing spoken of.
This Convention had properly been held
in Theater, and the comedy of errors in
the performance in which it had been en-
gagged would end in tragedy of blood
This acting of an irregular Convention de-
risive laughter] he said irregular Conven-
tion, because every issue that had been car
ried by a rule which one of the Illinois
delegation had confessed to him was trick.
Cries of order.
Taylor, of Rhode Island, rose to point
of order.
The gentleman who is speaking by the
indulgence of the convention had no right
to indulge in offensive remarks. Zap
plause.
Merrick desired to know the name of the
delegate from Illinois against whom the
charge had been made by the delegate
from California.
Smith-We shall get that in time.
Merrick-I demand to know his name
now.
There was great excitement and confu-
sion, during which Smith endeavored to
speak. He kept the floor, however, and
gave more offensive language, in manner as
the convention refused to hear.
The President, after rapping for order,
Smith to proceed in order.
Claribone of Maine-If the President of
The convention will not protect US from the
insults of this delegate, desire that he
shall not prevent us from holding him to ac-
count ourselves. Loud applause.
Merrick appealed to all parties to remem-
Der that they were in a National Conven-
ion, and in the presence of Ladies. He
hoped all would preserve order and deco
-um. The gentleman from California has
made charge of a personal character a
yainst the whole delegation from Illinois.
desire that he should be heard.
Smith, intend to be heard. I must
iay that the convention is acting like sick
,hild who shows great reluctance to take
ohysic. He repeated that the resolutions
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