The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-11

this. but they have repudiated the principles
of their own action in the caOo OF the Mis-
sissippi delegation.
But the action Of the majority Of the CON-
mittee IN the case of Georgia has gone one STEP
further in its disregard Of the acknowledged
PRINCIPLES OF the party. The Convention which
| the committee put on an equality with the
regularly authorized Convex ton, consisted IN
great part of persons who just participated In
the regular Democratic Convention Of the
State. The regular called Convention consis-
ted of nearly four hundred delegates, repre-
senting nearly all of the counties Of the State
| The resolutions of the Convention having been
adopted by a vote of 299 to Al, these latter
withdrew from the Convention and organized
anew. Thus the majority ofyour committee
have exalted the pretensions Of less than one
eiphthsof the delegates of the State Conven-
ton to an equality with the rights OF seven
Fights of the Democracy of the State.
In the case of Louisiana. the old Conven-
ton. which originally appointed the delegates
to Charleston was re-assembled, on the CAL
of the Executive Committee Of the State, and
by decisive majority accredited the Charles
ton delegates to Baltimore. The reasons Tor
this action have their parallels in the case OF
Texas and Delaware, which have received the
sanction of the Committee. In Texas the
delegates came back accredited by the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee simply-It being
manifest impossibility, from want oil Tune
to assemble the party in State Convention
and in Delaware, under the usages and rules
of the party, the old Convention was re-as-
sembled In Louisiana there was time to as
sembled the old Convention, but not TO order
an election Of delegates in the several parishes
to meet new convention. The Executive
Committee did everything it could to get the
expression of the Sta.e. 1t re-assembled the
old Convention, nearly every parish IN tne
State being represented, and accredited the
Charleston delegates to Baltimore.
But the Convention whose delegates to Bal
timore who have been endorsed by the ma
jority Of your committee, was called at the m
stance Of two local organizations, and OF Dr.
Cottman, a former member of the National
Executive Committee of the party. The calls
were somewhat conflicting The notice did
not reach many parishes in the State Only
81 parishes out Of the thirty-nine are Preten-
ded to be represented, and in several OF these
there is no reason to doubt the fact that the
delegates did not leave behind them single
constituent agreeing with them in sentiments.
In not single parish was this call responded
to by q majority Of the Democratic voters:
The Convention only represented a very small
portion Of the party ut was totally Irregular
besides.
The majority OF the committee object to
the action Of the cid Convention on its re-
assembling at the call Of the Execu i've Com
mittee, on the ground that it was defunct and
could not be brought to life. Yetit endorses
the action of the other Convention on the call
in part of the equally defunct member Of the
National Committee, DIR. Cottman. The Iol-
lowing the usage of Delaware, by the En-
ecutive Committee Of Louisiana, though
manifestly necessity for the reasons stated
as a precedent with this majority. Conced-
ing their ground of its being irregular, seats
as delegates should be given 70 the hody called
by the regular authority, and not 70 the oody
assembled by no responsible authority what
ever, and especially when the former repre-
scented the great body Of the party and the
latter did not. All these considerations now
ever, had been disregarded by the majority OF
the committee, who have persisted by vote
Of 16 to 9 to award the Geats as delegates TO
the representative Of the disorganizing minority
Convention.
In the cause of Arkansas, the majority Of
the committee propose to divide out the seats
to all appIcants-in this State the Democratic
party were about assembling in their District
Conventions consisting Of delegates from the
several counties of the State for the nomination
of members Of Congress, when their delegates
returned from Charleston, as in Texas, there
was not time for the assembling Of State
Convention. In these District Conventions
delegates were selected to represent the party
at Baltimore call was however issued in .
Memphis paper without any signature what
ever calling upon the people of the northern
district to assemble in mass meeting at Madi-
son, to elect delegates to Baltimore.
Some four or five hundred men from ten to
twelve counties thus assembled and appointed
three delegates to Baltimore. The majority
of the committee propose to allow these
men to vote in the Counties and $4,000 voters
in the District. Col. Hindman, a delegate
elected by the District Convention to Balt-
more, was elected to Congress in 1858 by 1900
majority, aud was unanimously re-nominated
by the Convention which selected him as a
delegate to Baltimore These facts show the
significance Of the action Of the District Con-
ventions in electing delegates 10 Baltimore as
representing truly the sentiment of the Demo-
cratic party Of the District, and they exhibit
the utter insignifcance Of the anonymously
called Convention, for it will be borne in mind
that it was held at the central point, at the
western terminus Of the railroad from Mem
phis and where several stage and wagon
rontes meet They were elected as delegates
generally from the State to the National Con-
vention with the hope that they might get in
without any definite claim.
In Massachusetts, and Missouri, the contest
is between principals now holding their seats
and substitutes who held their places at Char
lesion. 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 Committee hold that the
principals, elected as such by the proper Con-
vention, are not entitled to their seats and
have reported accordingly. ehold that a SUBJ
stItu;e is appointed simply to act in the alb.
sence of the principal, and that his authority
ceases whenever the principal makes his APP
pearance and takes his seat We emphatically
declare that such has been the invariable usage
in all Conventions ola party, whether: National
or State, and that it is based on reason and
the representative principle Of our govern
ment.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ISAAC |. STEVENS, Oregon.
A. r. SPEER, New Jersey,
II. M. NORTH, Pennsylvania,
JONI H. BEwLEY, Deleware,
+. w. HUBBARD, Virginia,
r. r. BRIDoERs, North Carolina,
VIM II. CARROLL, Tennessee,
Csc. II. Morrow, Kentucky,
d. s. GREeoRY, California.
In the points Of difference between the
majority and minority reports Of the Com
mittee on Crenedtials l concur in the concIu-
SON OF the minority report in the cases Of
deorga, Alabama, Missouri and Massachu-
sets. AARON " HUGHEs,
heath nf Arthnr proI. r..