Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-01
SIXTH DAY.

! both cIainel The floor, which was given to af.
| Bieler. Of peunsylvanis. Ne proceedcd 10 h''
dress the convention in favor Ut reconcliing .x,t'
ing differences. and by producing nnian and mar
mony to preserve the integrity Of the Democratic
pnrty. 80
He was interrupted by Mr.. Bishop, of Ccnncc-
ticut, who clamed the floor. on the groand that no
/ he m ,yed the trevious question at the time OF
| ali 1urnment last night y5si.
| The chair decided that the motion for the pre-.
viuus question last night was not seconded, ana
that therefore Mr.. Bigler was entisled to tho
| floor.
| Mr.. Bigler then introduced tho Bayard resolu-
tions. hoping that they may be the means OF com
| ciIiatiop lie mDycd as a means of testing the
sense Of the convention. that they he referred To
the committee with instructions to report the
Bayard resolutions to the contention IN one hour
Mr. Richardson. Of Illinois denounced The mo
ton ms out of order. e FB.hN.
A half hour WINS iben spent in discussing points
The ol,nr decided that NJ & BigIer was in orler
VIII, demanded the previous question on bis mo-
ton.
Mr.. Montgomery moved that the nation be laid
on the table. -. b.8 ~
Mr.. Philips. of Pennsylvania inquired whether
the motion would not carry the whole subject re-
solutions and all, with it.
Mr. Stuart IF Michigan objected to the inqn
ry, laying I'VE will ascertain that when the soie
is taken"
Alter some iurthcr ueDatc the cuhlr slh'cu Inat
tho motion b, lay tho table the previous ques-
ton carries with it the several platforms.
Mr.. Montgomery then Withdrew the motion to
lay on the table.
Mr.. Miles. of Maryland, wnntel to know what
would DO The effect Of tho previous question. Re-
presenting the principal slave district OF Mary.
land, he wanted the opportunity to reply to the
remarks made here by his colleague, Mr.. John
son, who he charged with incorporating his
constituents ut homo, and stultifying his
previously EXPRESSED opinions.
Cries were here made for the previous question,
and it was seconded at ii oclook.
Florida demanded q vote by States.
| Amid great excitement throughout the hail. tho
minority Of the Georgia delegation read ,esou-
| ton Of the Georgia convention requesting, but,
they commended, not instructing their delegates to
vote as unit
| Without any decision on the point the vote was
proceeded with. resulting as follows: Ayes SOB,
nays, l. from Maryland SO the main question
was ordered
! The question then required on tho motion Of
Mr.. Bigler to reconmit tho whole subject to the
committee, with instructions to report the Bayard
resolutions which Provides follows
First firming tho Cincinnati platform
Second--thnt all citizens have Il right tn settle in
the Territories without their rights Of person or
property being impaired either by congressional
or territorial legislation. That the democratic par
tv stands pledged to the doctrine that it is the
duty of government to maintain oil the constitu-
tioual rigts of property of whatever kind, in the
| Territories and to enforce the decisions of the SUI
prcmc Court in reference tlicrto. The 4th, 9th,
9th and 9Th resolutions are the 81, 4th, 9Th and
9th of those reported by tue majority of the COM
mittee.
The vote was announced amid great excitement
to be as follows Ayes 1872 nays Isl 40 the mo
ton was carried.
The nays were Maine 5, New Hampshire g.
Vermont 5, Massachusetts, 5, Rhode Island t.
Connecticut Al, New York IS. New Jersey 3,
Pennsylvania IL. Maryland q. Virginia l. Mis-
souri, 4, Tennessee /. Ohio %, Indiana IL, ILL
nois Michigan 6, Wisconsin s. Iowa 4. Min.
nesota g.
All the balance, 1853 votes, were in tho aiima-
tive.
The minority vote is claimed us the fist tcst
of Douglas strength. whilst the platform, which
will probably be adopted 10y majority, is anti
SCATTER sovereignty, on which Douglas cannot
| stand
The president decided that the vote did not car
nv the instruction to report within nm hour. and
that til" vote would now recur this part Of Mr..
Bisler's motion.
Mr. Stuart, Of Michigan asked that the vote be
taken on each of the resolutions separately. sen.
satiun.)
Nearly one hour more spent in discussing
the question of order Senator BayarI. in the
mcantmr, endcayoring to alay tho excitement.
At hallpa>t twelve the president decided that
position on the table is IN order lf laid the
table, the three pali ums without instructions as
tH niuttcr ar time will 20 to the committee with
Mr.. Rayard resolutions.
When Georgia was called, the minority of the
delegation protested against the vote of the State
being given as II unr, the ground that they
were requested but not instructed, to vote as Il
. unit.
\ debate ON this point eusucd, which checked
the progress ct tho vote. and ut II o'clock the
president decided that the request was equivalent
To an instruction, and that Georgia must vote as u
unit hrinra loss Of two d ,usas votes.
the vote was then announced ~ foil ,ws ayes
d. nays II. 81 the platforms all are referred
back to the committee. without Instructions when
; to rep1rt
A motion made to instruct the committee TO
report at O'Clock.
Mr.. Phillips, Of Pa moved to adjourn at 1 o..
clock.
A Georgia delegate moved to adjourn to 10 "
clock Monday marning.
These motions were however withdrawn and
the question REQUIRED the motion TO instruct
the committee t" report at p. NJ; which was
adnpted.and the Convention, at . o'clock, adjourn
cd till 1 P.M
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rcport Of he Platform Comm iuee-7hree more
reports Prewntcd-7he Debate resumed.
CHARLESTON, April 2S.-The Convention met
again Mt o'clock, when it was announced that
the committee ON tie platform would not be ready
to report till half past five o'clock.
At tho time named. Mr.. Avery of North Caro-
lima. reported from the majority Of the committee
preiaoing few remarks. and in doing SO urged
upon The delegates from the Northern States to
rccollect that the slaves who now grow cotton in
Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. are tho chill.
dren of the slaves who were formerly slaves in
their own States.