The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-05-26

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| [Cries Of . Texas,,' "Texass1 The Commi
tee have considered the question in regard 20 n
representation from the State Of Texas; the
have given to the exanination on that cas
which they were able to, and which the tim
from the adjournment Of the Convcntion I'M
fosenoo0 would allow, and they instructed me 4
most unanimously, with solitary vote a. an q,
ception, TO report that Texas be allowed 81
votes in this Convention tremendous au
plausc and cries Of GOOD" )" "good,r) Il "a
| proved before the committee that the Conyen
tlon which elected the delegates from Texas
resident delegates who are here in attendance
was mass Convention; that it was called upol
petition rigned by some three hundred Of tn
iegai voters Of Texas Applause. That tha
can was Published in some two Of the German
papers published in the State; that written no
tees and advertisements were posted up in vari
Gus parts Of Texas where there is any number
Of people in favor Of the principles of the Re
publican party, and the committee were almos
unanimously OF the opinion that these delegates
elected under these circumstances, were 7airl,
entitled to act as the Representatives Of the Re
publican party Of the State Of Texas TPro
longcd applause.1 =
The question being on the adoption Of the re
port, i was adopted unanimously.
~. Corwin Of Ohio, moved to take the repor,
OF the committee on Rules and Order OF Busi
ness from the table. Adopted. M. Corwir
proceeded to read the rules:
ISL That upon all subjects before the Conyen
!ion, the States and Territories shall be called in
the following order: --
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu
setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. New YORK
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, MARYLAND Delaware
virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri
Michigan, Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Cal
iiornia, Minnesota, Oregon. Territories Kan.
sas, Nebraska, District Of Columbia,
On motion, the rule was adopted.
=. -FOUR votes shall be cast by the delegates
Ct large Of each State, and each Congressional
District shall be entitled to two votes, and the
vote OF each delegation shall be reported by its
chairman
Mr. Goodrich, Of Minnesota, moved to amend
that no delegation should cast greater number
OF votes than there were delegates in attendance.
MT Sargent, Of California, moved to further
amend BY adding these words provided that
TINS rule shall not conflict with any rule reported
BY the Convention
The rule, as amended, was adopted,
>. The report Of the Committee on Platform
and Resolutions shall be acted upon before tho
Convention proceed to ballot for candidates
tor President and Vice President.
4. Three hundred and four votes beinr ,
majority of the whole number Of votes when ali
the States in the Union are represented in con
vention according to the ratio of representation
prescribed in rule 2, shall be required to nomi.
nate the candidate of this convention for the
once Of President and Vice President.
MINORITY REPORT.
4. That the majority Of the whole number al
votes represented in this Convention, according
20 the ratio prescribed by the Indiana rule. Shall
be required to nominate Candidates far Preside
and Vice President. - \
Kelly, of Pennsylvania, stated that the Com.
mittec first asked themselves who appointed
them to this Convention, and it was answered
she National Republican Convention, and the
Candidates were to be the candidates Of the Ma.
tlonal Republican party, and consequently the
NUMBER OF votes necessary to nominate should be
majority Of the electoral college; thereby for.
ever shutting out the charge Of sectionalism.
The call OF the Convention invited the people 8,
the United States and if any State is absent we
count her as present, They had been told tha,
Kansas, Nebraska and the District Of Columbia
were to be represented, a. they were constituted
states and had an electoral power behind, and
tney supposed that these men would be admitted
with the full electoral votes Of their States. He
took the ground that Kansas was State. bu,
the same ground could not apply TO Nebraska
and the Committee saw that unless the rule was
adopted it might happen that the candidate
would be nominated by less than minority Of
the Convention.
Mr.. james, of New York, Chairman of the
Minority Committee, said that as there were 46d
votes in the Convention, the majority report il
substantially a two-thirds vote, q rule which has
been adopted by the Democratic party in thei,
conventions No other party ever adopted it
and that one only in 1886 and 1874, when it be
came necessary thas the slavery minority should
rule the majority.
where they acquiesced In the will Of the majority
and he koew nowhere in Republican Conven
ton where men were entitled to vote by proxy
The Chair stated the motion. The roll was
called with the following result: Yeas, $685.
nays 94}.
50 the majority report was amended by the
substitution Of the minority report
The chair was informed that the Commit ter
on Resolutions and Platform were ready 10 re-
port.
Mr.. Jessup, Of Pennsylvania, then reported q.
follows
THE PLATFORM.
Rssolcea, That we, the delegated representa-
tlves OF the Republican electors Of the United
states, IN Convention assembled, in the discharge
OF the duty wc owe to our constituents and oul
country. unite in the following declarations:
lst That the history Of the nation during the
last four years, fully established the prophet,
and necessity Of the organization aed perpetua
ton 81 the Republican party; and that the caus
es which called It into existence are permanent
IN their nature, and now, more than ever before
demand its peaceful and constitutional triumpb
2 That the maintenance of the princinles pro
mulgated in the Declaration Of fIndependence anc
embodied in the Federal Constitution, il essentia
to the preservation Of our Republican institu
tons; and that the Federal Constitution, til,
Rights Of the States, and the Union Of the State
must and shall be preserved
3. That to the Union ofthe States this natior
owes ITS unprecedented increase in population
its surprising development of material resources
ITS rapid augmentation Of wealth its happiness
home andits honor abroad; and we hold in AZ
horrence all schemes for Disunion, come from
whatever source they may: and we congra atnlat
the country, that no Republican member of Con
gress has uttered or countenancei the threats o
Disunion 30 often made BY Democratic members
without rcbuke and with applause from their po
litical associates; and we denounce those threat
Of Disunion, in case Of popular overthrow o
their ascendency, ~ DENYING the vital principle
OF free government, and as Mn avowai of con
templated treason, which it il the imperative
duty Of an indignant people s.ernly to rebuk
and forever silence.
4. That the maintenance inviolate of the Right
OF the States, and especially the right Of eacl
State TO order and control its own domestic il,
stitutions according to its own Judgment exclu
sively, il essential 70 that balance Of mowers ol
which the perfection and endurance Of our pol;t
ical fabric depends; and We denounce the lawles
invasion by armed force of the soil Of any Stat
or Territory, no matter under what pretext, q
among the gravcst Of crimes.
8. That the present Democratic Administers
tion has far exceeded our worst apprehension
10 its measureless subserviency to the exaction
Of sectional interest, ~ especially evinced i
its desperate exertions to force the infamous Il
compton Constitution upon the protesting nee
pie OF Kansas; in constituting the personal rels
tion between master and servant TO involve I
unqualified property in persons; in its attempte