East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-08-02

which it can be alleged, WIN u SHOW vi
evidence or truth, were in the seceders'
convention with full or untainted dele
cation.
The apparent vote by which Brecllin-
RIDGE and Lane were nominated is 100,
from which, however, conceding that
which we do not concede-that all the
votes which they received were regular
must be deducted for reasons which we
shall give, two votes from New York,
one half of one vote from Vermont, one
and half votes from North Carolina,
one and half votes from Arkansas, and
and one-half of one vote from Minnesota
in all six votes, which makes the vote in
tho seceders' convention ninety-nine, or
two less than one-third of the whole
number in the national convention.
First, as to New York. Mr.. Angus
tus Schell and Mr.. Bartlett represented
that State as seceders, and cast two votes
Their right to-speak for New York the
action of the State convention by which
the delegation to Charleston was COM
missioned will determine. The following
resolution was unanimously adopted by
the democratic State convention.
"Resolced, That the delegation to the
national convention to be appointed is
hereby instructed to enter that conven-
ton as a unit, and act and vote as unit
in accordance with the will of majority
of the members thereof. And in any case
oft members shall be appointed delegates
by any other organization, and shall not
forthwith, in writing, decline such APP
pointment, his seat shall be regarded as
vacated, and the delegation shall proceed
to fill the same, as it is hereby empower
ed to supply all vacancies by death, alb
sence, resignation, or otherwise"
Messrs. Schell and Bartlett were dele
gates only so long as they acted under
the foregoing resolution, which the con-
vention at Charleston unanimously recog-
nized as binding. Whence, then, came
their credentials? They merely repre-
sented their own individual opinions when
they entered the seceders' hall.
Termont-Mr. Stoughton, who cast the
half of one vote from Vermont, is in the
same category with Messrs. Schell and
Bartlett, from New York. His State
voted as unit throughout at Charleston
and Baltimore, in accordance with the
decision of the Stae convention.
North Cdrolina.-There were but fif
teen delegates representing this State
and yet the seceders foot up eight and
half instead of seven and half votes
which is all this delegation should have
cast.
Arkansas.-Four votes were counted
from Arkansas, although one AMI one
half votes were truly and properly repre-
sented in the national convention by del
egates who refused to secede.
Ninnesota.-A Mr.. johnson, who wa
: never heard of before as delegate from
Minnesota, cast one vote, when he should
} have given, if any at all, but the half o
one vote.
; CONCLUSION.
Fellow Citizens-We have thus ex
planned at length the controversy between
the supporters Of Breckenridge and Lam
! upon the one side, and the regular nomi
> nees of the democratic party upon tn
other.
!. 1t remains for us to add, as the senti
ment of the Democratic National Com
Z mitee, and as the universal sentiment o
: the supporters of Douglas and johnson
:. that no compromise whatever is admissi
BILE. We desire to ascertain the strength
: Of the national democracy in every Stat
: North and South, and we intcd to ascer
: tain it. We have made no proposition
for Joint electoral ticket in any State
b and we earnestly exhort you to rejec
such propositions Indignantly, wheneve
made. If we have any friends in an,
State let those friends call a State con
vention at once and nominate full cleo
= toral ticket pledged to the exclusive SUP
!; port of Douglas and johnson. We cal
agree to nothing else; because to acknowl
edge the right of factious minority t
dictate their own terms of cooperation
suffer them to violate the solemn profes
sions of the democratic party, and tram
pie under foot our democratic usages-
would be to disband the national organi
cation at once. Do not fail, therefore
to act Immediately; assemble yourselve
everywhere, by States, by counties an
by neighborhoods; take no counsel an
}. listen to no suggestion from those VIII
y have so shamefully deserted the nations
democracy. Every vote for Breckinridg
= and Lane is vote indirectly, at least
! for Hamlin; vote for inaugurating a
a "irrepressible conflict" between the Mort
= and South, and therefore vote for tn
L disunion of the States.
e BE not deceived by the plausible al
sertions Of your enemies. Breckinridg
a and Lane have no strength, not the leas
If in any of the northern States. They wi
IS not receive one electoral vote in tn
d North, and except, perhaps, in three @
J. four northern States, will not have eve
g. an electoral ticket.
y On the other hand, if the souther
IS democracy should now desert the demo'
y racy Of the North, it would be an end {
l. the alliance between them. What r,
L mains, then, to the South if she woul
N maintain the constitution, the Union, an
Q the integrity and usages of the democrat
'e party, but the cordial support and cons'
r. quent election of Douglas and johnson
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