Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-05-12
The Southern Convention.


which we extract from the Mercury, that
the seeding delegations from the National
Democratic Convention have adjourned to
meet at Richmond on the second Monday in,
June next, being the 11th prok., one week be-
fore the re-assembling of the Squattcr SOycr-
eignty Convention in BaltimoreE
The Convention .re-asscmbled at 7 O'clock
p. m, and was called to order by the presi
dent
The President (fTon. Mr.. Bayard of Del
awaro1 having called to the chair Mr.. Scott,
OF Alabnma, one of the Vice Presidents, then
addressed the Convention for noariy two
hours, giving his views at length upon tho
questions which has led to the Withdrawal
from thc other Convention of the delegates
now assembled here in Convention. lie
said if lic were representative of Ahbana,
South. Carolina, Louisiana, Slississippior any
State whose whole delegation had wilhdrawn,
he would, with the little confidence he bad
in the adjourned Convention, sanction; the
resolution which had boon here PROPOSED
Beipg. m minority of his delegation, no
felt ut due to them and to his constituents,
whom he did not wish TO cmbarrass by any
action he might take here to resign his DO.
sltiop as presiding oficor Of this body. lie
should SO home, present his reason to his
constituents for the action he had, taken here,
and he had no doubt but lie would be sas,
taincd
On motion, the present incumbent of the
Chair (alr. Scott of Alabama, was unan-
mOuSly elected as President. -
Tho President stated the rst,busincss ii
order to be tho consideration of judge
Mooks resolution for AN address to the poo
pic of the whole Union, explanatory of tic
reasons and il vindication of the action which
had led to their separation from the other
Convention. is
After some little discussion, Judge Meek
withdrew his resolution
Mr. jackson, Of Georgia, ofcrred tho fol.
lowing resolution :;
HeSot0cd, That tho Democratic party Of
the United States, who are opposed to tho
doctrine of Sqmttcr Sovereignty and in IA
yorof the platform Of principles recommend
cd by a majority of the States in the Charles
ton Convention, and unanimously adopted
by the delegates of eight withdrawing States,
be invited to send delegates to Convention
to be hold in Richmond Virginia, on the
I'd Monday in June; and in order to secure
concert of action, that the basis of representa-
tion be the same as that upon which the
States have been represented in the Charles.
tom Convention.
Mr. Gaillard, of South Carolua, BRO.
posed to amend, by Inserting Territorial
Sovereignty . in the place of "Squattcr Sow
rreignty."
A Delegate said Tint the masses knew wltot
Squatter Sovereignty" meant but tlcv
would not know what g Territorial Sovereign
ty meant.
After the various suggestions, Mr.. Jackson
finally modified his proposition so that it
would read ::
" Rcso'oed, That the Democratic party of
the United States who arc in favor of the
platform of principles recommended by the
majority of States in the Charleston Conyen-
tion be invited to send delegates to Con.
vcntion to be held in Richmond on the
second Monday in June next and that the
basis OF representation be the same as that
upon which the States have been represent.
cd in the Charleston Convention. -
ne resolution was then agreed to-
on motion of Mr.. Barry, of Mississippi,
the following resolution was adopted
=" RGS0(ced, That the delegates,from South
Carolina be requested to publish the pro.
ccedmSs of tlIis Convention, and to imcorpo.
rate them in a pamphlet containing so much
OF the proec edings of the Convention from
which this Convention withdrew, as explains
the causes OF our separation from'it it,"
pn motion, 1t was resolved that the South
Carolina delegation be appointed commit
tee to make arrangements for tho Convention
to be held at Richmond.
On motion, it was resolved, that the thanks
OF this body be rendered to the Presiding
Officer and Secretary, for the discharge OF
their respective duties and to the citizens
of Charleston, for the hospitalites which
had been so kindly extended to the members
of the Convention
a motion being made to adjourn, before it
was put
The President (Mr.. Scott, of Alabama, )
said that it was the easiest thing under the
sun to resolve. They had adopted resolutions
here for their action, and nc hoped they
would follow them up by deeds. TApplause /
lie should 20 to his home D sspth Alabama,
aud by night and by day, in time and out of
time, he should labor with his people ale
should carry with him that noble piatf6fm
contained in the speech Of NIf Yancey, by
which to shape his action lie entreated his
countrymen to go to work and victory would
porch upon their banner Applause
On motion, the Convention then adjourned
to meet at Richmond on the second Monday in
June.
IMPORTANT TEIEGRAMs FROM WASHING.
ToN.-Tbe Washington correspondence the
Charleston Gopyier states
Senator Hammond, it is said telegraphed
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