The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-02
CHARLESTON CONVENTION
seceders, ConventIon.

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On taking the chair, Mf. Preston deliver
ed a short address.
Mr. Yancey followed with statement of
his views of the position occupied by the
Southern delegates. We were sent to the
National Democratic Convention as dele
gates, but our mission has been fulfilled and
we retire as mere citizens from the late Ma
tional Convention, which is now mere
sectional gathering. Dir. Yancey proposed
that they should take no action, but to re-
main here and watch the prOceedings.-
Should that concern nominate Douglas, it
would then become their duty to present or
recommend 70 the people, candidates for
President and Vice President.
Mr.. Bayard of Delaware did not consider
the influence that overruled principle in the
National Convention, so much the spirit of
Black Republicanism as it was a struggle for
power and plunder, and the corruptions and
bargains of general scramble for Office
He was very severe on the New York dele
gates. They came here, he said, protesting
desire to join III such nomination as
would suit the South, but rs soon as they
had secured their seats, turned their backs
on the South. He trusted that other States
would withdraw from that Convention and
that it would be utterly dissolved. He did
not consider that the seceders had tue power
to make regular nomination. What he
would recommend if it should become nee
essary that they should Join in the recon-
mendaton of some suitable candidate, was d
written address to their constitute nts.
Mr.. Mathews of Louisiana, in behalf of
his delegation, asked that no action should
be taken by this body, until we see, instead
of eight States, that we do not tomorrow
number 10, and perhaps II. We should wait
till tomorrow and we should do nothing
hastily until we hear from those States who
asked for an adjournment last evening" in
order to have an opportunity of consulting
as to the course they should pursue. t.
4 call of the States was then made, and
when New \ Ork was reached, DR.. Skinner
of the Wood delegation responded. He said
he came there 10 attend the National Con-
vention, and had been sitting out in the cold
for eight days, his delegation having been
ousted from their seats by fraud. He was a
Hard, and the difference between Hard and
n Soft was, the former sacrificed place for
principle and the latter principle for place.
He had no doubt Mayor Wood would have
been here if he had known the meeting was
to he held rs-#
Delaware @as called. Bayard and one
other delegate came forward.
Maryland. No answer. Virginia was re-
sponded to by Fisher, Who said there would be
more of that State here. He also said he
had sent an invitation to Mayor Wood to
be here. s
South Carolina was called. Mr.. Reed
said he was one OF the three whose names
were not signed to the protest. He had hes
itated about leaving the Convention, in the
hope of securing harmony. But when la
banla goes, then the Carolinas wifi go also,
and he was satisfied Georgia will be with
us before tomorrow night, and also he
hoped every Southern State.
Georgia was called. Lamar Responded,
and said he believed large majority of his
delegation will before tomorrow morning
enroll their names.
Florida was called, and the whole dclcga-
ton responded.
All the seeded States signed the roll.
The Convention then adjourned to meet
again tO-morrow.
Mr.. Yancey afterwards addressed at the
City Hall, a meeting of seceders.
CHARLEsroN, May 1.-The floor and
north gallery of the Convention were liter
ally Inundated with ladies, and the south
and west galleries were massed with specta-
tors The President s table was lined With
boguets. The seals of the seeding dele
gates we're filled with South Carolina ladies'
The Georgia, Virginia, and North Carolina
delegates were in their seats. .5
The Convention was called to order at
l01 O'Clock. .-'.a. s...
prayer tor union and harmony
was offered by the Rev. AIr. Ingersoil.
Mr.. Richardson of MS inquired what
was the business in order. .tf ,a st.s ~.
Tho President stated that three separate
motions to reconsider the platform-rtso-
lutions were pending at the timo of adjourn
ment yesterday, and that Mr.. Merrck, of
Ills, was entitled TO the floor.
Mr.. Benning, of Ga, rose to a privileged
question, stating that the Georgia delegation
had been in anxious consultation, and had
passed series of resolutions, the first of
which instructed the chairman of the dele
CATION to inform the President of the Con-
vention that it could no longer participate
in the proceedings of this Convention He
added that they would now withdraw. The
resolution was signed by "a delegates--
-Four more delegates subsequently seeded
with them, on the ground that they felt
compelled to act with the majority. Eight
other delegates remained in the Conven-
ton.
Arkansas then presented her protest, and
withdrew. -s
Mr.. Irwin, Of Tenn, asked leave for that
delegation to retire, for the purpose OF con-
sultaton with So:ne of the retiring delegates
of the South.
y portion OF the Maryland delegation
asked leave 10 retire for consultation.
portion of the Kentucky delegation an
nounced that they had no desire to retire
The North Carolina delegation asked
leave TO retire for consultation
Mr.. Cohen, of Ca, one of the remaining
delegates proceeded to address the Conven-
ton. From carly manhood he bad been in
the front ranks of those who had been fore
most Of the EXTREMIST sect of the States
Rights School. \ majority OF his asso-
ciates had retired. He had been induced to
remain bere in the hope that the cup of con
ciliation may not be dashed to the earth.-
Whilst he was with those who retired in
sentiment, he had chosen to remain and
make an effort for peace and union There
was no division of sentiment at the South,
and there never had been any division ex-