Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-23

mined 70 withdraw, but we ask permissou %
I retire for consultation.
PokrioS OF MAINLAND wIrupaAws
l MI johnson. Of Md Mr. President. sm su-
,oorlied oy my colleagues 20 report the state Of
facts In regard 10 portion Of the MARYLAND dele
ganea Representing IN part district in Mary
land upon which the nrst blood Of the irrepresss-
Ole conflict was shed, district which sent nfleen
anu New Jersey, we are obliged now % take
| sep which dissolves our connection with YOU and
70 old you hnal adiea. We have made all sac
..'7 10, sne grand old democratic party, whose
uS,oh u mas oeen 70 preserve the Consultation
and 70 care for the Republic for u1ore than .ixtv
years. until IL now seems a. II youwrre Voins 10
o.Ss. man instead Of Prinoipl. tCsIs 10
that majority Of the late Convention maioritx
created by the operation Of a technical unit rule
imposed upon the Convention contrary 70 demo
cratic precedent and usage-States have been dis
franchised and districts deprived Of their riehs.,
until, In our opinion, IL Is no longer consistent
with our honor or our rights or the rights Of Our
consttuents, TO remain here. Cherishing deeply
and warmly the renuem brance Of the many gallant
deeds you have done for us in times past Hoping
that hereafter no occasion may ever occur 20
weaken this feeling, now, on behalf OF TIE rep
tesen,suves 81 Maryland, tell you that in all fa-
ture time }hd In all future contests our lot Ia cast
with the people Of the South. Their God shall
be our Sod, and their country our country ZAP
plausel 'r
Afser speeches Of personal explanation from
Messrs Glass, Of Virginia, and Wsterson and
Jones, Of Tennessee, who remained In the Con-
Mr.. Mont, Of Va again obtained the aOOr, but
yielded 10
CALIFORNIA wTTHpkAws-Ax EXCITEMENT.
Mr.. smith, Of Cal who said, while l cannot
say with the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr.
Jones) that my Democracy dates back 10 that
time Of which | have no recollection vet 4
can say that 10 10 unspotted as the vault Of
Heaven. California is here with melancholy force
Laughter California Ia here with lacerated
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and destruction Of the Democratic party. IAp-
plause and laughter Yes, sir, the destruction
sins now gTn1ipS B Marty Go9s1@p1tsd by ss.as
order, order" "put him out, and great cOufu-
The Presdent-The Chair begs leave 70 remind
the gentleman from California Mr. smith) Of the
necessity OF avoiding enrOuntering any objection
In regard 20 the tenor OF bis remarks Exception
has been taken TO an expression which the gentle
man has just used, and the Chair feels himself
under the necessity Of making this suggestion 70
the gentleman in relation 10 hefuture remarks he
may make.
ar salisbury did not desire TO occupy the at
tenuon OF the Convention but for amoment The
delegates from bis State had done all in their
power TO promote the harmony and unity OF this
Convention, and IL was their purpose to continue
TO do so. am, however, instructed by the dele
cation TO announce that they desire 20 be excused
from voting any further ballots or votes unless
circumstances should alter this determ nation. IL
our desire TO be left free to act not act their
desire being 10 leave the question open for the
sideration Of their constituents after they return
home.
AR. Steele, of n. c., briefly addressed the Con-
venton, stating that be, for the present, least
should not retire from this Convention The time
may come, but he had seen nothing vet nor has
anything been done ia this body, that could in
dnce him or justify him in taking such a step
Mr.. Claiborne, of Mo, followed, urging that
the Convention proceed tonight and complete the
work II has So far progressed in and under the
bright stars and stri pes that float above place
ia nomi nation, as the candidate Of the great Ma
tional Democratic party Of the United States the
name OF stephen A. Douglas, Of Illinois He re-
GREETED TO See so many Of his southern friends
tire from the Democratic fold, aud proceeded 10
speak in the most enthusiastic and eloquent man
ner Of the character, capacity and public services
OF Mr.. Douglas. He had once ia his life bottled
from Convention, and IL came very near
proving his political death. he found that
he had fallen about seventeen hundred feet In
the estimation Of his constituents when he re-
turned home, and he predicted that a similar
fate awaited all who should secede from this Ma
tonal Convention. He desired fres aud full dis
cussiOn, otherwise be was DESTROYS 10 get 20 a
vote and complete the nomination Of Mr.. Douglas,
which was now a settled fact-his enemies hzv-
ing all deserted and rendered the accomplishment
of that result certainty-that be would otherwise
be tempted TO demand the previous question be-
fore he took bis seat.
After various efforts had been made 10 proceed
to nomination, tue Convention, at half past ten
O'Clock, adjourned.