The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-07-07
GREAT- SALE LAkE cITY. sATURpAY. JULY Y. 1850.

and having voted FOR twenty ysnrs be ~
h9uhcett 70 this Convention tliAt II he fixal
I'LL the next Presidential election he sl.,.,Il
vote Tor the nominee 10 this Cionyenti5n
q lnud applause He was proud ID and IN
hts side many delegates from Tennessee, nct,..
4 atel sly the same feeling. There are many
81 gal liant hearts irVIn the land 81 inc, MN ivl,4
will maintain tBelr rnii,l Hs fs,ferfrd ID ths
L action Ut the State Convention 10 Tennessee.
II which, labOring Tor hours 81 adopt q platform
~ ilarslionize one part uf the country, llttd
VI passed y resolution n0bifnatingI oveTnOf John
son is their FIRST choice for Resident: in,i
pledging the State 70 give It's hearty support q
H Tie nominee ri thu parts whether he can't
I from the. North Or SOUTH provided ne cut
Il corcltally endorse The Cincinnati platform IL,
\ had no fears that tliis Convention Will nom.
1 nate aieahdidate who can endorse the Gin.
! clnnati platform. lie Proceeded to extel iii,
Northern Democracy for the fidelity 81 tllt
I Union mud tho whole country; and 10 declare
THAT he would never ehdeatnr 70 crowd on
/ these right 10 crush them The Tennessee
/ delegation Ind not yet formally Withdrawn
ifom the Convention, and lac hoped that bet,
ter counsel would prevail "a
alrs Jones Of Conn, followed charging that
while the States had originally Intended b
ilolton thenlatforin, they had no sooner gone
out Than TREY offered % unite on Il candisiate
+ provided the man was net nominated ltwas
nc fight for principles but prOseriptive fiEht
! against an independent man. He boasted In
the con entiOn of his remark that lie had been
1 = Democrat from the time he drew milk from
his mothers breast Laughter + He should
/ meyer desert the Democratic party 81 4. u i d.
hE.iE smith. ot California; took The floor.
Nhile he coilld mol 81 bis Democracy dated
back 10 d time az which he hid III Fecoflpctiou,
10 could heast thaf was ~ clear as fhe cano ly
California stood here with an ahis, strong heart
to see the the downfall Of lhe democratic paYty
Loud ianghtet5l III Yes, he repeated The down
tall Of the democratic paFty, for ii had BEEN e.
.tati shed By On ass now on thla floor = Loud
1 cfies o. orter and much excitement, during
which Mr. Smith continued staniIing on 8
seitee from which he was speaking Il Several
delegaies rose ii different parts Of Inc half and
Mr. Smi h5aitf hisalms folded, stood surveying
them aud sneeFing coFiielnpiueusly. After much
confusion The President stated that the remarks
made BY the gentleman were only made 6y die
indulgence Of the convention, ard the chair
hoped he would proceed 10 order. II: 81.
Mr. Smith,:when silence was restored, said
II wos the most extraordinary thing possible, that
delegate shnuid attempt 10 dictate how re-
should speak lie should express himself as be
thagghi Prersr, and while he wbs no braesdocio
he desired 10 say III all earlIFstuess, that any.
person who Nil sht object tg:What he should sap,
knew well his remedy. He did not know what
Was the yss d Language, Il II Was not used
plalQlys unltss IT, should only be AZ some writ
cts bad expressed Il, to conceal what reJsoit
fnesna from hinselE He was hi The habit III using
10 eNpresa his IDEAS Il hs spoke oi the COM
Pany ~ the hoxsas be should cail them ihe fair
II SEX III He spoke Of the gas lanlis he skoali
call them BY their naIles He WAS ncc olnes
% use words such az he thought appropriate II
II me ullilE ne Asfselkas OLE illa eonEeuion had
4 properly been beld IN theatre, aud the comedy
o. errors, IN the performances OF which, il had
been engaged IN a tragedy of blood This act.
4 ine Of an irregular convention. Defisi6ii and
laughter lie said Irregular convention, be-
jeaqse every Ifs6lution Tint had been carried 81
/ q raEa which ore OF the Illinois delegates bad
icpIfessed 10 him was tick. Cries of order u
ME-. Taylor, Of Rhode Island, * Sc 70 u pciai
I of Older. The gentleman WIN is ape aking by
The indulgence OF ihs eoaseltioit. had no r9hf
| 70 Indulge 10 oiietsiys remarks. Il Applaass 81
/ Mr.. Marfick desired: 10 know the name Of fhe
|. delegate from Illinois against whom the charge
had been madeS by. The delegate from California.
+ Mr.: Smith We Shall give that RI time, ::
e MI. III fErick claimed 10 know his name now
I There was great tSfitement and confusion,
during which Smith underworld, 10 spFak4 lie.
! " manner and tile eonEeBii0a REFUSED to hear.
The President, aftet rRPping for order, teq4ested
! Mt Smith 10 proceed 'tz =. : ~ : /. W.
Mr.; ClaitboIHs-7H The President Of The con-
yeftlOn Win not pfntset Us from The insult oil
this delegate desire that he stlaiI not prsyenf
rs From holdiag him TO account for the question.
Loud applause Il. >, .5 !;
Mr.. MFrriek, OF Ili, Appealed TO ait FarfIss to
I remember that they We're in a National Congsfl-
ton and The presence Of ladies'; He. hoped all
would preserve order and decofum ID debsfe,
Ii Applause The gentleman from California
has made charges Of pefso;iat character against
ths whole deega lon from Illinois. ] desire he