Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-05
THE CHaRLEsToN CONVENTION,
he PJatform--Fhe Disruption--The
Protest of the Boilers. Full rariic-
ulars.

fTotest Oh the BOfteTss Euil Farifc.
ulars.
SEVENTH DLY-MoNDAY, APRIL 80.
Having presented our readers on the 1t
inst. with the three several Reports made by
members of the Platform Committee, we now
present the final action on those reports, and
the protests of the delegations which seeded
from the Convention on account of that ac-
tion.
The first vote was taken on the resolutions
of Mr.. B. f. BUTLER, of Mass. which was
simply a rtafirmation OF the Cincinnati
Platform of 1856, with resolution for the
protection of American citiz ms, whether ma
tive or naturalizcd. This was rejected, by
the following vote:
KGs-Maine 3; Massachusetts 3; Connec-
ticut %; New jersey 3; Pcnnsy lvania I63;
Delaware 3; Maryland 81; Virginia l24;
North Carolina 10; Georgia 10: Missouri Al !;
Tennessee IL; Kentucky 9; Minnesota II;
Oregon 1905.
NGys.-Maine 5; New Hampshire 5, Yer
mont 5; Massachusetts 5; Rhode Island 4,
Connecticut 30; New York IS; New Jersey
2; Pennsylvania lOJ; Mary land %; Virginia
1t; South Carolina s; Florida 3; Alabama
3; Louisiana 6, Mississippi z; Texas 4; Ar
kansas 4; Missouri a.; Tennessee /; Ken
tHcky ); Ohio %; Indiana Is; Illinois III;
Michigan s.; Wiscnnsin-5; Minnesota q; Iowa
California 4-l98.
The next question was the adoption of the
minority Report as substitute for that of
the majority--the former asserting the doc
trine Of popular sovereignty and the latter
that of Congressional protection to slavery
in the territories (see our issue of May IL.
The substitute was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-Maine 8; New Hampshire 5; Yer
mont 5; Massachusetts 4; Rhode Island 4;
Connecticut 6; New York IS; New Jersey ;:
Pennsylvania II; MARI land 81; Virginia /
-9IIs-onri 4 Tennessee L: Kentucky q. Ohio
%: Indiana Is; Illinois IL; Michigan 6;
Wisconsin, 5; Iowa 4; Minnesota 4-I65.
0ys-Massachusetts G; New jersey 2;
Pennsylvania Is; Delaware; Maryland Al;
Virginia IA; North Carolina IL; South Car
olna 8; Georgia 10; Florida 3; Alabama 9;
Louisiana 8; Mississippi z; Texas 4; Arkan-
sas 4; Missouri 8; Tennessee IL; Kentucky
81; Michigan 10; California 4; Oregon 3-l38
The vote was then taken on the resolu-
tions of the Minority Report. aud the first,
rtaGirming the Cincinnati Platform, was
adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Maine s. New Hampshire s. Yer
mont 5, Massachusetts Is. Rhode Island 4,
Connecticut 6. New York 35, New Jersey Z,
Pennsyl vania ZS, Delaware 2, Maryland 5,
Virginia Il. North Carolina 10. Missouri ~,
Tennes - log Kentucky II, Ohio %, IndI-
ana Il, Illinois ii. Michigan 6. Wisconsin 5.
Iowa 4. Minnesota 4, California 1-2315.
Noys.-Delaware 1, Maryland B. Virginia
l. SoHth Carolina s, Georgia TO- Florida ;,
Alabama 9. Louisiana 8. Mississippi !, Texas
4. Arkansas 4, Missouri u, Tennessee l, Cali
fUrnia 81, ORGAN 3.-65-
Mr. DKIGGS, of \. Y. now moved to lay
all the resolutions on the table, which mo-
iiOn failed by the following vote:
e1s-Massachusetts 81, Connecticut 2,
New Jersey >. Pennsylvania LOT, Delaware
2, Virginia IL. North Carolina 9, South Caro-
lima 8. Tennessee I0!, Kentucky 81, Mime
soIa Isl.
Nsy4-Naiue 8, New Hampshire 5, Yer
mont 5. Massachusetts, ~. Rhode Island T.
Connecticut 4. New York IS, New Jersey 2.
Prunsy Iysnia IOI, Delaware 1, Maryland 8,
Virginia T. North Carolina /, Georgia 10,
Florida ;. Louisiana 8. Arkansas /. Missouri
., Tennessee IL. Kentucky ~. Ohio %, Indi-
ana Is. Illinois IL, Michigan 8, Wi-consiu 5.
losa A. Minnesota 5, California 4, Oregon ).
LES.
AAC NNAA AG1CAdAtOl VI AluCIlly
port, which Is as fo.Ows-
Inasmach a differences Of opinion exists in
the DemOcraiic party as to the nature and
extent vi a. powers OI Territorial Legisla-
lure, and rs 10 the powers and duties OfCon-
gres-, uader the Constitution OF the United
States over the Institution of slavery within
the Territories
Rsso(Oed. That the Democratic party will
abide by the decisions OF Ihe Supreme Court
Vt the United States on the questions Of COZ
stiIuIiaRHi Law
MAS voted on as toIlows:
Tsas-New Hampshire /, Rhode Island 4.
Peun-y lvania s. Missouri 4. Kentucky Al.
Aays.-Aaine ., New Hampshire 4. Yer
mont 5, Massachusetts, Is, Connecticut 6,
New York IS. New Jersey 4, P-nuSS Ivania
~. Delaware ?. Maryland s. Virginia Is.
North Carolina 10, South Carolina y MissOu-
ri 5. Tennessee IL. Kentucky s. oaio % la
diana Is. Illinois II, Michigan q, WiseUnsin
8. Iuwa 4, Minnesota 4, California 4, Oregon
3-23S.
In the subsequent proceedings on the plat
form, seven Siates-Alabama, Arkansas
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi. Louisiana and
Tcxas--refused TO vote; aud the following
was finally adopted as the
Resotred, That We, the Democracy of the
Union, IA Convention a>s-uolssi hereby de-
clare our a1ifutues al the resolutions aIlaui-
mously ad,pt'd aad declared a. a platform
OF principle, By th- DIN 'cFs.iic Cls,ventioB
Al Clgciaaatl, ia th= yeas 1856, beil..ytag that
Democratic prtuc pies are ancnaageabIe In
their nature, whea applied 10 the same sub
ject mstteFs-
2. Rsssivsd, That Il is the duty OF the Uni
ted States ~ aifo ii ample aud eomPiete pso.
lection - all It's eisiz sns. whether at hOinv
ar abroad and whstler native or f0reiga
bUru.
s. Resslred That one Of the necessities OF
the age. in a military, comm, -rcial, aud pos
tai pOsat Of visx. il speedy communication
between die Atlantic aad Pacific States; AID
the Democrats party pledge such Coastita-
tlonal Government aid wall insure fhr con-
struciiea af kailrasd 10 the Pacins eosss
~ the earliest psa.ilea,le psfivd-