Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-06-27

calls were somewhat conflicting The notice IA
not reach many parishes in the State Only % naH
ishes out of SO are pretended to be represented a
in several of these there is reason to douS.
the fact that the delegates did not leave behind tho
single constituent agreeing with them in Sent;
ments. In not single parish was this call resnond
ed to by majority Of democratic voters. The coO
yention only represented q very small portion :.
the party-it was totally irregular besides. '"
The majority of the committee object to the .,
ton of the old convention on its re-assemblin, :,
the call Of the executive committee on the cronnS
that it was defunct and could not be brought 70 Es
Yet it endorses the action of the other convent"
on the call in part of the equally defunct member ot
the national committee, DR.. Cottnan. The folIos
ing the usage of Delaware, by the executive com.
mittee Of Louisiana though manifestly necessity
for the reasons stated has weight as precedan,
with this majority. Conceding their ground of it,
being irregular seats delegates should he pivon
to the body called by the regular authority and No.
to the body assembled by no responsible au,bor;,,
whatever, and especially when the former represent
ed the great body of the party and the latter d,d
not All these considerations however, have been
disregarded by the majority of the committee who
have persisted by vote of 16 to 0 to award II"
seats as delegates to the representatives of the dis
organizing minority convention.
In the case of Arkansas, the majority Of the com
mittee propose to divide out the seats to all anvil
cants. In this Safe the democratic party Tero
about assembling in their district conventions Con-
sstng of delegates from the several counties Of tbo
State, for the nomination of membees of ConprosS
When their delegates returned from Charleston ,s
in Texas, there was not time for the assembling or
State Convention. In these district conyentiors
delegates were selected to represent the partv a.
Baltimore. call was, however, issued in Mem.
phis paper without any signature whatever csllinr
upon the people of the northern district TO ASSEMBLE
in mass meeting at Madison, to elect delegates TO
Baltimore.
Some four or five hundred men from ten to twelvo
counties thus assembled and appointed three dele
gates to Baltimore The majority of the committee
propose to allow these men to vote in the convention
There twenty-seyen counties and %, 600 Voters
in the district Col. Hindman a delegate elected
by the district convention to Baltimore was elected
to Congress in 1858 by $4,000 majority and was
unanimously renominated by the convention which
selected him as delegate to Baltimore These facts
show the significance Of the action of the district
| conventions in electing delegates to Baltimore as
representing truly the sentiment of the democratic
party of the district and they exhibit the utter in
| significance of the anonymously called convention
| for it will be borne in mind that it was held
at a central point at the western terminus of the
railroad from Memphis and where several stage and
wagon routes meet They were elected as delegates
generally from the State to the National Convention
WIN tuS uoPS thos tbOy SSb III nltIlOul any
| definite claim.
In Massachusetts, and Missouri the contests are
between principals now holding their seats and SUBJ
| sttutcs who held their places at Charleston In
each case the principal was detained at home by
sickness in his family. In each case the principal
gave notice to his substitute that he should take
his seat at Baltimore. The majority of the CON-
mittee hold that the principals elected as such by
| the proper conventions are not entitled to their
| seats, and have reported accordingly. We hold
that substitute is appointed simply to act in the
absence of the principal, and that his authority
ceases whenever the principal makes his appearance
and takes his seat We emphatically declare that
such has been the invariable usage in all conven
tons Of the party, whether national or State and
| that it is based reason and the representative
| principle
All of which is respectfully submitted,
ISAAC l. STEVENS, Oregon,
A. r. SPEER. New Jersey,
H. M. NORTH, Pennsylvania,
JOHN II. BEp LEY. Delaware,
E. W. HUBBARD, Virginia,
r. r. BRIDGERS, North-C Carolina,
WIN. II. CARROLL, Tennessee,
GEO. II. MORROW, Kentucky
d. S. GREGORY, California
In the points of difference between the majority
and minority reports of the committee on creden-
tias, concur in the conclusions of the minority
port in the cases of Georgia Alabama Missouri and
Massachusetts,.
AARON V. HUGHES, New Hampshire