Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-05

disunon movement and disunon leaders looked to the
Georgia delegation but declined TO name who and what
he meant Another Georgia delegation seemed TO charge
him with singing peans to the Union.
Mr. jackson disclaimed such an intention His re-
marks we're intended for his colleague, who he thought
might put Georgia in a wrong position.
Mr. Yaucey wanted this go forth to the country
as movement to preserve destroy the Unon but a-
ther preserve the rights of the South de then spoke
at length, detailing the position Of the Southern States IN
retiring from the Convention and adopting the rejected
PLATFORM which he proposed to preserve as something
on which the Democracy of the Union would rely lie,
therefore, considered it essential that an address should
be prepared containing all these facts in the simplest and
briees FORM They stood before the country III true
constitutional, and, therefore national position
The question then called on the resolution, which
is as follows:
''Reiolved, That Committee of one from each State
represented be appointed prepare an address TO the
peope of the United States explanatory OF the reasons
which have actuated this Convention in adopting the
course it has pursued and indicating its principles and
actioIE"
Mr. Bryan of Texas, favored both address and the
making Of nominations.
Gen. Smons Of s. c., unwilling to allow any com
mttee to put forth address representing him which
he could previously examine. He did not IKE some
features of the platform especially those relating TO the
Pacific Reiroad, and that which declares duty TO the
Union superior to duty sovereign State lie tnougnt
there was need for an address, neither would he fol
| he left it forever.
Mr. Jackson, of Georgia, offered a substitute, that
all who favor the action of the seceders meet them IN
convention in Washington on the second Monday oil
June.
The convention then adjourned to o'clock p m, the
delegates remaining for private conference on the popo
stions submitted.
The convention met at p. NJ.
| Mr. Bayard took the floor and spoke for an hour
He approved the PLATFORM though not in the language
that lie would prefer He could not approve the resou
tOns for preparing address and meeting IN Washing
| ton one week before the Baltimore convention lie
could not assent 20 an address prepared by committee
however able and patriotic which he could not examine
lie therefore must oppose the resolutions he then re-
viewed the action OF the national convention, IN when
sixteen non.demOcrac States had voted down II demo-
! cratic States.
He desired the unity Of the Democratic party, and was
prepared to support their nominee, it made now or
month hence, if he should prove to be truly national
man. His personal preference was for MIR. Hunter OF
! Va He styled the New York delegation as a band OF
political gamblers and concluded by SAYING he could not
retain in the convention if the pending resolution
was adopted though he would approve of it if he was
delegate from State. lie therefore asked per
mission of the convention to decline the position in which
they had placed him. and to retire from the convention
great part OF Mr. Bayards speech was directed against
! disuuon.
On Mr. Bayari's retiring, Robert Scott, of Ala, was
| chosen President.
! The resolution for an address withdrawn, when
Mr.. Jackson offered his resolution for Southern Con
yeuton 10 be held in Richmond on the I'd Monday OF
June, which adopted, with five or six dissenting
voices
resolution for the publication Of narrative of the
grounds of seeding together with the proceedings of
the Convention, adopted
Tie Convention then adjourned sine die.