Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-28
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CHARLESTON, April 27.

The Convention met at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. King, Of No., presented series Of resolutions
AYorng the admission Of the delegates from Kansas,
who claimed seats on the ground that she would be
admitted into the Union before the election. Refsrd
10 the Committee on National Com,
An announcement made at 1920 that the Com.
on Platform would not be ready to report for houi
| and temporary recess or promenade was taken for
that time-the door being crowded with ladies as well
Is the western galleries. There was a chatter Of
tongues and peal after peal Of merry laughter going
on; that is in strong Hnagonism to the suspended
| citemeDt Of the Com
After the recess printed copies Of the mai platform
/ report were scattered over the Convention.
One Of the minority reports signed B. F. Butler,
In behalf Of the minority which merely reRfiTms the
Cincinnati Platform, declaring democratic principles
unehangeabe In the nature when applied the same
subject matter, and only recommends in addition TO
the Cincinnati Platform resolution recommending the
protection Of all ITS citizens whether native natur
alized.
The principal minority report however, IS signed by
Me-, N. H., Vt, r. l., Conn., N J., o., Inh H., Wis,
/ Iowa. Mimi, N. Y, and Penn.
| The points are as follows:
| 1. Affirming the Cincinnati platform.
2. That all rights Of property judicial in eharac-
ter and the Democrcy pSdge themslEes 10 the doci-
sions Of the Supreme Court on the subje,a
8. Ample protection TO the ctzens native or nAtur-
allied, At homo abroad.
4 Pledges Governmeniai aid to the Pacific R.R.
5. FaYors the acquisition OF Cuba teruls hOnora-
| bic to ourselves and just to Spain.
g. That all resistance n the Fugitive Slave Law is
revolutionary and subvsrsve Of the Constitution.
The majority report Is in substance already tele-
At 1880 A. NJ the Convention reaasembIsd.
The maj. report was read BY Ar. Avery, who was
instructed to say that entire unanimity did not pre-
vail q portion OF the resolutions. The first and
third resolutions In relation TO Slavery In the Terrific
res and the duty Of the general Government to pro-
teet the rights Of persons were adopted BY large
jority Of the Convention
The second resolution in relation to the fugitive
slave law, and the fourth in relation the naturased
citizens were adopted unanimously The fifth in favor
Of the acquisition Of Cnba adopted without div
sion.
The two minority reports presented by Mr. But
Ter, Of Mass and Mr. Payne, ofOhio-the latter stating
that his report, although minority one, represented
72 electoral votes whilst the maj report represented
| Il. 7..electOral votes.
NJ johnson, Of Nd, inquired how many of the cleo
tOral votes represented by the minority reports eau be
depended on Tor the DemOerate nominee. daughter
and applAuse.)
Mr.. Payne could not say nor could he sneak for Ma
iyland which goes with the maj.
Mr.. Payne offered his platform substitute for the
whole and Massachusetts, delegate proposed another
| set.
| All the reports having been presented, Mr. Avery
addressed the Convention, claiming that he represent
cd II Democratic States Of the Union. He alluded
the fact that Mexico and Caba would inevitably, with
Central America form part Of the Union and with the
Popular Sovereignty doctrine proclaimed in the
minority report, 1Evsholder would dare to snt-r
these territories with his havea. Il was said that
Northern men did not ike TO DO thrown into asSoca-
ton with shareholders, and he appealed to gentlemen to
correct that and to prove to the South that the
Democratic party at the North entertained no such
sentiment there is distrust among the raasseg Of
the people Of their Northern allies. We sympathiEe
with you when you are called doughfaees at the North
and we AJAX you 10 give the evidences that our
sympathy is well placed,
Mr.. Payne, Of Ohio addressed the Convention 10 be-
half Of the minority report. He did not desire any
personal victory but those he represented believed
that in the harmonious settlement OF these difficulties
depends the existence Of the Democratic party and
the prosperity and perpetaty Of the Union. The De-
moeracy Of the North have stood by the South good
faith. There never had been but construction put
upon slavery. The slavery clauses Of the Cincinnati
Platform, he challenged any man to show had
ever been differently construed even the floors Of
Mr. Payne read to the Convention the opinion Of Sec
retATy TOuey and Vice President breckenridge against
any measure to legsiae slavery into the Territories and
that the people Of each territory shall settle the mat
ter for themselves and be admitted into the Union
with or without slavery as they may determine aud
ern statesman since 1850 had planted himself on the
squatsr Sovereignty platform VI nOninterVentOn By
| Congress.
Hs quoted also from Messrs Hunter, ToOmbs,
Mason. and other Southern Democratic statos-
men, maintaining the same ground Of nom
Intervention, and concluded BY sayimg-We
cannot recede from this doctrine without
personal dishOnor. aud 90 help us God We
never will abandon this principle. [Sensation1
II the majority report Is adopted you cannot
exert one Northern electoral vote or one sym
pathizing member Of Congress from the free
States.
Mr.. Payue's concluding appeal to the South
was very powerful, and was listened 70 with great
attention. He urged them not to destroy the
Democratic party iOr mere abstraction,
Ths following resolution Of Ar. Cochran of NY,
has Just been circulated, and which he proposed
to offer as substitute for ell the other propositions
in addition to the Cincinnati platform.
Resolved that the several States Of the Union
are under the Constitution equal and that the peo-
pie thereof are entitled 10 Tree sDd undistuTbed
possession and enjoyment Of their rights Of person
and properly In the common territories, aud that
any attempt by Congress or q territorial Legsla-
tura TO annu abridge, or discriminate against any
such equality or rights, would be unWise in policy
aud repugnant 10 the Constitution. That It Is the
duty Of the Federal Government whenever such
rights are violated to afford the necessary proper
and constitutional remedies for such violation.
Mr. Butler, Of Mass, who reported the Cincin-
matt platform pure and simple, addressed the Cons
| 7ontiOn in view Of bis position and inability to
argue with either minority OF majority, The
clause relative to the protection OF slave property
on the seas, be cautioned them would be regarded
BY their opponents as an aiiemPt to re-Open the
slave trade.
Mr.. Butler; in alludlng to Che remarks OF Mr..
johnson, OF Nd, with regard to ncn-D Democratic
States, said It was like The kettle calling the pot
black.
Mr.. Johnson replied that Maryland had never
countenanced snd encouraged resistance to The
| Fugitive Slave Law, aud had maintained national
position In the Union.
Mr.. Butler would say that Massachusetts, had
never bsea under rule that prevented q man from
Votlng his sentiment for fear Of the budgeon o.