Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-05-09


Mr. Avery spoke brieav sustaining this report.
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any e - l,.s,Ss7Sr :,
Mr.. oamuels q t0l's, .. esls'' " tne minority,
then Submitted the follow ing:
81 Resolced. That We the Democracy of the
JTnion in Convention assembled hereby declare our
affrmance of the resolutions unanimously adopted
and declared as 2 Platform OF Principles by the
DEN hal..;o N .ne year
cbangabe in Sleir nature. when anped to the same
subject matters; and we recommend as the only
further resolutions the following;
inssa,ae. = y o. op.',V "a .Se
o"rsrs IF = TsTritori.l Ieoslanre and 81 10 the
mowers and duties of Congress under the Constitu-
ton of the United States, over the institution of
slavery VIZ. %, e.e terrs.or1es:
- ec;sonS Of the S,rren,s CONT - .ha a.oS
States upon these questions Of Constitutional Law.
8. Resotred HAT u Is the duty OF the United
States 10 aoera Spie anu complete protccuon 10 all
aus cltf1e 49,. = ''0'''e " aoioa0 anu WHETHER
Pesalrad That one of the necessities of the
age in a military, commercial, and postal point of
view Is SPEEDY cemmun. &c between tne Auanac
"I ront;ts, Tsvar,,,no,t a AZ nj, S,Tso
sSe constrct,a 81 railroad to the Pacific coast at
the earliest practicable period
aaS3r o. e'o Sui ~ ~ g ls's"a .. Iuoa Oh
inst to Spain
Pssolped, That the euactments of State Leg
isI,rcs to defeat the faithful execution of the le
tive Slave law are hostile in character subversive
of the Constitution, and revolutionary in their
effect
seor 6ohstn thp ,rsvo,,s o,ost;o, u-,S ..IIed and
put anu ''' '''''' "'' '"'"'' O"''' '''''O"'
"or''',s
on MONDAY morning the question came up as Io'-
lows: Mr. Saaiueis moved to amend the majority re-
Dor. submitted by Mr. Avery by substituting his
.n;no-;tv -s,.,rt Mr. R,t,a- u,ovod 70 amend tho
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S"9 f~ y 'o NC NP ~
ing the Cincinnati platform The first question was,
therefore upon the amendment Of Mr.. Butler then
unon that Of Mr. Samue,s. thpn If both faiIrd unon
the au0P''Oh o' '"e "'@'0'''y report Mr. nu'ler
amendment was lost by yeas 100, nays 1873 North
Caroliaa voting in the affirmative. The next vote
was on the minority resolutions reported by Mr.
Somn.ls They uere adonted vp,s la NAYS Ias
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North-oarosha Young IN the negative Inc ques-
ton recurring agreeing 20 the majority report as
amended.
n. p,,,,,r sc Massachusetts, .,uad Tor , d;r;s;o,,
49,.
oil tue q"eS"On' 81 ss " oaNe 'ue 'o'e ns' u'' '''
portion of the first resolution ending with the words
<'subiect matter" and which was as follows:
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Ct nn,s t''I % a"e
III IL No.oI',.;o 1891 ID 10
"lCe "a tue .:n:I ~ 49, n-a,;.
CE'Ieu a. T;rndt; :; az - 1879 So,;or
co".en' - q. ~: =. ~. ~
ing that Democratic principles are unchangeaoie IN
their hatu'e "ne" app''eu W t'e saue sutsee' n~'
ters-
We quote IRON the Mercury, as toiio"s: q.
"Mr Ashe, of North Carolina rose to make
personal explanation and to define his position with
Ies " s.e "
Mr. Seward would not object If It was to be
purely personal explanation something affecting the
gentleman personally
ma. Asne salu Una. !. was Puieiy Sn I
The oentIen,n from Georg;a that he made # under
profound sense of responsibility to the Democratic
party OF North Carolina de belonged to that party.
Da.JoJ ~ ,,n,s Srh;Di tba Gon,on,;or ,U.s -,ov
ns 80 -" &C - ;s,ea..,,so - AZ" H.,
aoou: " saNo - 1"e " al, I t;.S.ie "e &c
So,,, .5s S.,ta Of Ncrb Co.
lin. F1nu, he cb;IJbood nm he had hoo, tsrcbt 70
1nra ro.,no. I'd $4,000 ,ha ,rnn;n,eS IF tha Nam,
oc-o,;. srt b;cb IL Of the fomndst;on Of fbe GOV
ornmant lie wished his fr;.,ds from the North n
ston and n.nse before forcing tbs natform unon the
Sontb I Of each Nortbern eDcmocraf Iook into his
own heart and say whether he could call upon
Southern men, IN the present aspect OF ana:rs, 10
s.alla upoh Hu;n ~ n,aOod " th.t 1872 '
The President felt hound to suggest to the gentle
man from orth-Carolina that he was now going in.
10 an afgumene anu oeyohd 'he range 81 personal
M Asbe vou,d then close nv saving that he
should be compelled, as one of the representatives
from North Carolina, to withdraw from the Conven
ton II tins platform was forced upon them. Cloud
ne "''' ''~.o '. INV 'e'o.u'' go. So
was tnen a'.op'eu' oe'ns :, '"e on.-
clnnau PLATFORM ine 'o'e "ss yeas 1'' nays 70