Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-19

! LOT ne convention TO seek to call back errlng
| brothers. lie was not favorable to either res.
oluton. lie was unwilling to place any obli-
/ CATION on returning delegates 1t should be
remembered that upon former occasion such
| terms were placed on New York delegates,
! and there might be some excuse tor It's being
1 offered now by New York. He assured the
/ convention that his state would always be
found ON the side of liberty and justice
/ Mr. Russell of Virginia said the vote of the
morning gave promise OF leisure, ON the part
/ of the majority, to secure harmonious action
/ that could not fail to lead to a happy union on
PRINCIPLES and candidates. Virginia was here,
/ emphatically, to harmonic, and she meant to
see fair play between the democracy OF the
north and the south. He was in favor of adj
| hitting all uncontested delegations at once,
| and referring all contested seats to Il commit
tee
Mr.. Montgomery of Pennsylvania consid-
| cred the pledge required by the resolution
proper. His colleague said, no man could be
bound by it, Mr.. NJ. said every democrat
and man OF honor was bound by the action OF
the convention. If his colleague refuses to be
SO bound the sooner he left the party the bet
ter for it. He was unwilling that these dele
! gates should return in order to become seced-
ers i'll a different form.
Mr., johnson of Maryland, moved to clear
the galleries. Debate followed, and Mr.. Mont
| gomery resumed. Thc.men who now asked
| ~ return had met at Richmond in a hostile
! convention, holding that convention IN terrorem
over the head Of this. He was opposed to Sc.
cessiOn from the Union, and from the conven-
ton. 1t was necessary to require pledges
| when men declare themselves opposed TO the
principles of the party, and there were prece-
dents tor such pledges.
Mr.. Irving OF Tennessee, urged unity OF &C.
tlon against formidable enemy, in place of
exciting feelings OF anmosity in cur own par
ty. The states in which there was no contest,
should be admitted as action is being taken in
which they are interested. He was not in ia
vor of secession, but il the majority OF the
northern delegates adopt their principles the
south cannot in honor endorse 1t and it is
perfectly competent and honorable to with
draw. As lifelong democrat he believed tile
safety of life and property at the south depend.
ed on the preservation of the national demo-
cratic party. He concluded by eXhortng the
convention to strike out Arkansas from the
resolution, which had contestants, admitting
all uncontested states at once.
MIR. Lorng Of Massachusetts, was surprised
to hear any allusion made hostile to the So
called seeding delegations, and to find any
opposition to the admission of certain states
to the convention. He repudiated the idea of
denying the seceders the right to return. The
convention should be glad to welcome them
back. He denied the right of the convention
to impose pledges on any delegates. Would
the propoSers like to have the doctrine applied
to themselves (Cries eyes, yes") Then
he could only add that if the proposition was
made to exclude Florida because she had
again accredited delegates here was carried
out, he would himself withdraw from the
| convention, and not be seen i'll it again. loud
applause.)
Mr.. Merrick of Illinois, said that his state
was prepared to abide by the action of this
| convention If the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts carried out his threat, there would be
but one more seceder He could recognize
no right of seceders to seats. Ii the contest
must come, he was willing that it should lie
met now.
Mr.. Samuels of Iowa asked the chair if he
had any documents claiming seats for Florida.
The president stated he only had newspaper
with the proceedings of the Florida conven.
| ton.
Mr.. Samuels-Is there anything showing
that delegates from Florida are accredited to
! this convention -!
The President-'That fact can only be ascer.
TENED by perusal.
MIR. King Of Mississippi asked if the seced-
ing delegates had rowing commissions. The
gentleman from Massachusetts Mr.. Loring.
said he would himself withdraw if the action
of the convention did not suit him. lie
! (king) was not prepared 10 say as much, but
he thought the seceders, owing double allie
glance, were not entitled TO seats. He said no
| delegates had been accredited since the
Charleston convention. He characterized by
protest the Texas seeding delegates action at
Charleston as an insult to the convention.
He believed the delegates to other conventions
came here for mischief, and there was ground
for supposing they would go back to their own
adjourned convention if they could not have
| their own way here. Ii delegate were elected
to Richmond with the right to come here for
such purposes, they would never get his vote.
He declared that South Carolina alone had
preserved her constituency and dignity in not
coming here.
Mr.. King animadverted in severe terms on
the members of the government signing direc-
tons to the Seceders TO come back 1t was
said the highest legal authority in Washing.
ton had designated this as bogus convention,
not regularly in session-and SO he supposed
The Richmond conventiof wond lay claim to
regularity. He referred to the programme
said to be made up at Washington, to draw
certain states from the convention, in order, if
Douglas were nominated, to call him a section
al candidate, like Lincoln. He urged the con-
vention to hold on to the principles of the ma
tIonal democracy, yielding to no sectional de-
mands.
Mr.. West of Connecticut said the democrats
of Connecticut had been attacked al Charles
ton as little better than black republicans and
had been unable then to defend themselves,
because they were not recognised and awarded
the floor. He denounced any man who de-
nounced Connecticut. The assertion of the
delegate from Massachusetts that the seceders
had been driven from the convention, grated
harshy on his ears.
He reviewed the position of the northern de-
mocracy asserting their right to demand the
same platform forced on them four years ago.
The north has rights as well as the south and
must maintain them. He argued forcibly in
support of the position of the majority and
against the admission OF unaccredited dele.
gates or any who did not pledge themselves TO
the action of the convention.
MIR. Hunter of Missouri, charged Governor
King with dsregarding the wishes OF his con-
stituents i'll his present action.
Mr.. Kiug-l deny it.
Mr.. Hunter was not lawyer, but had only
stated facts.
Marshal Rynders-Go on; speech from
an honest man is better than one from law
yer
Mr. King said he heard with heartfelt plea
sure the remarks of the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts, and when informed it was Judge
Loring, his heart beat with pride, daughter,
and cries mot Judge, lie is a doctor.")
MIR. King-"Well, his name is Loring, and
from Massachusetts" He agreed with him,
that was proper to let in seceders who were
prepared to come and acknowledge the error
Of their ways.
Mr.. Avery of North Carolina said such
speeches had been made by gentlemen from
Illinois and Pennsylvania as were not calcula.
I'll a 1 4 Al.