Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-04-28
The CHARLESTON CONVENTION.

THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
The following is the latest news received
from the Convention up to the time Of ou'
going to press yesterday.
CHAkLE TON, April 24.-Notwi,h
standing the large nu" Der o PERSONS v VI"
have arrived 10 hear Of the proceedings
Of the Convention, the city is quiet.
At ten o'clock :hs morning ID. Cor.
%.en'ion met, and was well attended. The
Convention WIS permanently o,ganiz,d
hv the election Il" Caleb Gushing. al
Massachusetts,, for President. Thirty-:hret
Vice Presidents and the th;r,y-thr-e S..
cr-t~ries. oue representing each State 10
thr Union. were elected.
After the permanent organization Of
tic Convention n long discussion took
place, which resulted on amending the
rules of the Cincinnati Cor v. nti"n, bv
Citing each delegate the privilege "s
voting as he pleased. The "ljrct Of this
amendment WAS because several d-Ieya-
TOPS had been bound ia abide hy the
DECISION "fa majority. TIE rule smeod-
ed, WAS adopted by . large majority.
TIE President appointed a Com I,ittce
on Platform. composed Of u delegate
from each State.
A resolution Was adopted. providing
that the C%onventio" SHALL adopt - Plat
form before proceeding to making u"mi-
nations.
BY a unanimous vote Of the Convey
ton all resolutions were ordered to b~
sent to the Committee "n Platform.
The resolutions passed by the Ala
b~lns Legislature were offered BY II""-
Judge Meek. and referred to the cpn,-
mite on PIalform.
Although embarrassed, the delegation
from Georgia is still h.rn"rnions.
TIE Commute on crrdential. have no,
n ,ye< reported their general opinion.
The delegates ! favor If Hon. F-rnan
do Wood, Of New York, will 10 excIud-
cd. from the Convention.
The Committee GU Credentials will
probably report in favor Of the New
York Soft Shell Democracy and Illinois
Douglas delegates.
the Alabama Delegates will demand a
slave code.
Az effort will be made to ballot far n
candidate before the Commute on Plat
form report.
The Convention will probably take !.
reccss till Thursdsy.
The Charl-sto" correspondent Of the
New York Tribune ~sy. that the sign
cos'sP're against tue nomination Of D"ug.
las. aud that = rumor !. nov in current
circulation that the S..ts Of New Yo,k
will g. for Hunter Of Va.
The combination bot ween New York
and the North eslern Sts,es is now full,
cnnirsdicted.
The whole South will concentrate on
Hunter.
The South Carolina delegates hav. re-
considered their proc iv,tirs for til. Hon.
JET. Davis, aud bavr agreed to 90 f.,
Hunter. His PARTISAN. claim 30 votes.
The Kentucky and Tennessee del.c.-
cations will firmly stand by Guthrie and
johnson.
Mr.. Dickinson i. i"du>triously pressed
~ " few *,'eo' aud percou~l supporters.
only chance is rs n COMPROMISE ca,-
d,date.
!" case Of = rapture Mr.. Dickinson
has ten Votes from The New York dele
CATION.
A meeting was held last nigh. by the
Pennsylvania delegates. who, after, .
stormy session, resolved to abandon
breckenridge Tor Guthrie.
A meeting was also held at the sam.
time by the Southern delegates. After
~ exciting discu>s,"a on several ou.r
toes. it s~djonrued NJ l o'clock this morn.
ing.
The Alabama, Mississippi. Florida,
Ark"nsss. Texas. and Louisiana delegates
announce e~'nphatical'y that the 20 Gu,
of the Convention unIes .heir platform
il adopted.
SECOND DEsPAcu.
Hon. Caleb Gushing on taking the
chairs As President Of tho C%ooy-n,;oo
made an eloquent and patriotic speecl,
which ELECTED much applause.
A half MI hour was spent in arranging ,
the Vice Presidents aud Secretaries.
wnereuPon a warm d+ha,e occurred on
the rule rep"rteh l,y the C"m* ;,tee ~
Organization. Sevssa! Southern delegate.
opposed the rule. Amid great excite.
the rule WINS adopted Ly . mai"-
ny OF 1913 yeas against lol nays.
The resolution offered Yesterday for
the appointment Of n Commute on Res
aud Platform, WAS called ~ t.
'iay aud Nh amendment offered I o +ta-c,