Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-05
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The Southern Boilers Convention.
Mr.. Barry con,iousd. ssyins that the Plat
form may be opened at Baltimore, and may Be
changed 70 suit our views. I think ws are
delegates to that onvsntion, and that We
ought to 60. to ballot, II our constituents
choose TO till our places with other delegates.
they can do 70. We are - yet. howsvor. still
msmbsrs Q! that Convention, and no one sx-
cept our constituents, can take our credeotials
from u.s. Therefore he hoped the course he
urged would Be adopted.
The President-"Thst viii not do"
Mr.. Hooper Of Mississippi, opposed the prop
osi,ion Of Mr., Barry lArs no longer dele
gates TO the other Convention. We separated
from them en- principles. and be was NO longer
willing that they should carry them to balt,-
more. as IN adjunct to that Convention. II We
adjourn without doing anything, or saying
any thing, ws will stab ourselves II We were
to follow them to bolt, We would loose oil the
moral effect Of this movement Make your
now, manfully and boldly. lie
vas for acting. We are here for IN obi ct
and purpose. and if We 60 home without
action, We will annuncisting . sentiment upon
which there 10 no difference Of opinion in all
the Southern States. This 10 the time and the
place for action. promptly and boldly.
Mr.. Yancy, Of Alabama, approved of the
Of Judge Meek. for appointing >
Conmitte to prepare On add ess. He did rot
think it would ,ither save or break the Union.
The movement by disunion leaders looked to
the Alabama delegation, but he declined to
name who and what he meant Another
Georgia delegate seemed to charge him With
singing p@ans to the Union.
Mr.. Jackson, Of Georgis-"I certsinl; new er
the Union; certainty no one will ever charge
me with such an offense. Ny remarks we're
directed rather to nv colleague, who thought
did not wish Georgia to be in opposition Of
singing IieAns to the Union.
Mr.. Youcy would not misrepresent Georgia.
but be did not wish any movement to 60 forth
to the country, either as movement to pre-
serve or dss roy the Union, but rather to pre-
serve the Constitutional rights Of the South,
regarding the position Of the Southern States
in seeding from the Convention, and this
subsequent action, we have adopted, the
majority platform which that Convention re-
jected, and which we pr.pose to preserve. ae q
maidstone for the builders, upon which the
Democracy Of the Union can rally. we there
fore consider it essential that an address
should be prepared. contA. ming all these facts,
in the Gimp est and brieiest form fer the coun.
try, in . true Constitutional and National
position.
The question was demanded.
The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That . Committee Of one from
each State iepresen ed, be appointed to pre-
pare an address to the eople Of the United
States, explanatory OF the reasons which
have actuated this Convention in adopting the
c urse it has pursued, and in yindication Of
it's principles for action.
General Simmonds. of South Carolins, vas
to allow any Committee to put forth
an address representing him, which he would
have no opportunity Of previously examining
He was no politician, but he had his own
We've. He did not like some feat' res Of the
platform, and especially relating to ihe Pacific
Railroad, and that which declares duty 10 the
Union, as superior to the southern States lie
thought theie e was no necessi y Tor q address,
nor would he follow the Convention to bolt.
When be came out he left there forever.
Mr.. Bryan, of Texas, was in favor Of both
nominations and an address.
Mr.. Jackson, of Georgia. offered a. substi-
tute . resolution that alI who favor the action
OF the seeding delegates to meet them in
Washington on the I'd Monday 10 June.
On motion, the Convention then adjourned
till p. n.
The delegates we're requested to remain for
private consultation on the proposition before
the Convention.
Convention re-assemble at6P
Mr.. Bayard Immediately left the Chair and
addressed the Convention. He reviewed the
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but 1t Was not in language that he
would prefer In regard to the resolution FIR
preparing an address aud re-assetnbling At
Washington one week anterior to the reopen
lug of the Convention at Baltimore he could
not approve Of he was unwilling TO assent TO
the proposition OF an address by Commi. tee,
which VS. TO 60 forth to the county, before
be cou have sn opportunity OF examining !, !;
be could not trust any thing to set Of men,
however able or patriotic they might be, 10
speak to the rublic for him; therefore he
should oppose the union. He continued to
speak nearly au hour. defining his position, re-
viewing the course Of the National Cow ention,
and said that l6 Northern democratic
States had voted down II Democratic Ststes !,
he desired the unity OF the Democratic Larry
and WAS prepared TO support their nominee. II
he should really prove = Natlon,l man. His
personal effort. we're tor Senator Huuter. lie
styled th New York Soft delegation - bal d
ot political gamblers and concluded by saying
thst he could not retain . seat IN this Consen
tiOn. II that resolution was adopt. d he would
approve Of II - . delegate from J.. Of the
I otton StAtea He therefore asked permission
Of the Cow vention to decline the position 10
which they had placed him and to retire. He
spoke for two hour, very eloquently against
disunion and on flushing took his hat and re-
tired from the Convention.
Robert scott, Of Alabama, was then chosen
Judge Meek called up the resolution. but a.
aud Texas objected to the address, it
wAs vi hdrswn.
Mr.. Jackson, Of Georgia, then offered his rss-
olution tor q southern Convention, TO be held
on the 81 Monday 10 June. which vas adopted
with but or 8 dissenting rersons.
A resoi. tion providing that an address on
the grounds on which the southern States se-
eed~d from the Convention, be prepared spd
published, together With the proceedings Of
this Convention. Was adopted, when the Con-
vention adjourned sine d.a
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