The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-09


ishment which confines the dsoderly and vile in thei
hauns, compes them if present, to submit
the requirements of public decency. By every ties
the efficiency of the reformed system is thorough
established, and if any gentleman from distant parts
the State who participated in last winters legislation
present. they have felt gratied the
of their for the restoration of the peace and goo
name of Baltimore.
At about O'Clock the meeting called to order b
James A. L. Mcclure, Esq, who nominated presidin
officer of the meeting j. Mason Campbell, Esq. Thi
| nomination unanimously carried. Mr.. Campbell
then forward, and in few remarks submitted tn
of the following gentlemen as NicePresidents an
| VICE PRESIDENTS
| Wm. G. Harrison Thomas Winaus,
| J. Hall Peasants. James A. Bruce,
| John C. Bruno, John T. Watkins
| DR.. j. Hanson Thomas, B. Albert Vickers,
Charles E. Wethered, Dr. D. J. McKew,
Wilson NJ. Carey, John B. Sedenstricker,
John Williams, P. NJ Holbrook
| Thos C. jenkins, Hugh A. Cooper
| Chas D. Slinguf, Hugh Bolton,
| William 7. W alters, William Ward,
| johnson 7. Donaldson, Isaac NJ benson,
| I. Parkin Scott, Robert Hough,
| Robert W. Kirkland Thos j. Carson,
William T. Young, DR.. Richard H. McSherry,
| Charles H Markland, Moses Griesh,
| Robert NJ. Magraw, Charles r. Carroll,
| Thos H.Suivan Elijah Stansbury,
| John Kettlewell, William II. Owens,
| Albert Schumacher, William F. Dalrymple
J. j. Turner, William Wilson,
| George W. Webb, John II. Ehlen,
| Nathaniel f. Williams, D. J. Foley,
| Nelson Poe, William A. Hack,
| Henry Garrett, George II. Byrd
| Caleb Kelly, William s. Waters,
| Alexander Russel, Joseph Clackner,
| Washington A. Page, Samuel S. Mills,
John Hoffman, Benjamin G. Freshman,
| Cornelius Mclean, Jarrett Cole,
| James Carroll, John W. Wilson,
George l.. Harrison, William H. Norris,
| Charles Towson T. Yates Walsh
| James H. Barney, Wendell Boman
| L. } CoStoay, VIM. Z. Lightner,
| l. hewitt Steele, John F. Conolly
| W. e. n. Carr, George Evans,
James E. Carr, Dr. James A. Reed
| Washington Yeott, George King,
| Thomas Street, DR. +. B. Hintze.
Thomas White, +. G. Shpley
Alexander Penn, John b. Roberts,
James Keenan,, John C. Smith,
Mendez l. Cohen, George L. L. Davis
Charles Merryman, Charles Howard Jr,
DR.. John F. Monmoner, Robert W. Davis,
james 7. Bolton, Richard Lilly,
Edward Wells, A. B. Patterson,
Joseph Brown Herman Stump
James Fields, Gustav W. Lurman,
DR.. j. J. Graves, George II. Kyle
Edward Dallam, Levi Taylor,
Peter Novel; ID. Preston Parr,
| Nelson Stocksdale, Joseph G. johnson,
| Charles Mercer, Charles Webb,
| Marcus Wolff j Peter Benson,
| SECRETARIES.
j. A. L. Mcclure, Alfred II. Byrd,
| A. ii. Hobbs W. J. 0Brien,
| D. Wyatt Blanchard, Israel Cohen,
| Levin Gale, J. G. W. Marriott,
| Eugene Cummisky W II. B. Fusselbaugh
| Albert Rtchie,
These names were received by the immense beo
| with loud cheers and hurras.
After he meeting had been fully organized and
The PRESIDENT said-The meeting now gentlemen and
fellow citizens and fellow democrats, organized will
ject of this meeting which is the maintenance of tn,
Democratic PLATFORM and the securing for that purpose
of the election of John C. Breckenridge of Kentucky
and Joseph Lane, of Oregon. tAppause) There be
side me tonight eloquent gentlemen who will explain
you how worthy the chiefs have selected leat
you in this struggle will only say, that if you carry
on the struggle do victory in Maryland
is yours, beyond doubt. (Applause.) am not very
much afraid Of giants myself, especially when they arr
little giants. LaugherD And would beg the giant t.
remember that Mr. Brecknrdge's name is Jack and tha
Jack has been giant killer all the world over from thu
| beginning fAnDlausp Iaup htprl On,
motto is now as always principles not Better tha
the Democratic party should PERISH if it survive it,
principle, than live without them, that any mar
should mount into power upon its ruins. tAppause y
The good old Democratic ship is still seaworthy. 1t:
crew all sound to the CORE and the flag that has
braved many years 1.-THE battle and the breezen will
still marshal to victory in the sacred cause the
| Constitution and the Union. tAppause
The President then announced that the meeting was
open for business when the following resolutions reported
by the Chairman Of the Committee, Col Wilson NJ Cary
were read by the Secretary:
WHEREAS The Convention at Charleston violated the
principles of the Democratic party by undertaking to in
struc the representatives OF the sovereign people how &c
cast their votes And whereas the Convention, which
met in the Front Street Theatre in this city, violated
principles of the Democratic party by setting aside the
regularly accredited representatives Of several
And whereas, that Convention, constituted when
undertook nominate candidates the Presidency and
VicePresdency entitled accordance with the
usage OF the Democratic party to act for that party
| therefore,
Resolved, That we entirely approve of the course Of
those of representatives. vino retired from that Con
vention and regret that any of the delegates Mary
land should have thought it their duty pursue
Resolred, That cordially endorse the principles EN-
bodied in the resolutions reported by the majority the
Committee the Platform at Charleston and since unan
mousy adopted by the National Democratic Convention
in this city That We also accept the exposition
same principles contained in the resolutions adopted by
the Democratic Representatives in the Senate Of the
United States, who justly entitled to our gratitude
for their bold and manly stand in defence
rights of the Sovereign States of this Confederation
ReSoleed, That we recognize these principles the
growth of the virgin soil of the Constitution, embodied
| no md pkN cf
work of Jefferson and Madison in Virginia. of Nicholas
and Breckinrdge in Kentucky, then received by the
sttutona guarantees of States rights and ever since
regarded by that party as having binding force upon
their action, not less than that of the Constitution itself
Ihat these principles are lmmutaby and eternaly true
that they constitute the cornerstone of the equality OF
the States, which is the stone Of the Union
ReSored That repudiate and denounce doctrine
of territorial squater sovereignty based upon
ing in the Constitution fas resting entirely upon
alleged and doubtful eXpediency being less dan
to the frame work of Government than an
constitutional assumption of power by Congress Itself
as being subversive OF our established territorial policy
in conceding sovereign power the people of the
tory before their admission into the Unonas tending
directly to emancipae the territories from all Congress
power not possessed by the Creator-as being means
whereby the unholy designs of certain fanatics
ren Of another be carried without mourning the
odium and guilt of direct aggresson-and especially
having been devised for the purpose subscribing the
| personal views of a political aspirant.
Resolred, That the nomination of Breckenridge ant
| United States-that accept them as our standard
bearers confident that they will in future as in the past
do battle noby in defence of the Constitution and th
| Union
Resolved That condemn the course of the ssctiona
majority in the House of Representatives in assaiing
coordinate branch of the government in mode not ind
Gated by the Constitution, and applaud the dgnied
and able efforts of the President of the United States
resist aggression fraught with danger the frame
| work of the government.
Reotced, That we deem it proper occasion to declare
our appreciation OF the measures of the administration
| naton-that we
to him thanks for the honesty earlessness and emf
nent ability with which has presided over the affairs
the nation and hope that his days may he long
happy in the land which he has served faithfully
The President then introduced to the meeting, tht
| first speaker, the
| Hon. HUMPHREY MARSHALL of Ky, who said: Fellow
citizens, came by your city of Baltimore tonight
rather by accident than otherwise and take it, that
am here, in this Democratic stand rather by acciden
than otherwise am here fellow citizens, in the homes
pursuit of principle, which have steadily folowe
through decade of public life. regard the principle
which are involved in this for the Presidency
identical with those for which Mr. Clay struggled il
1880 regard the position that Mr. Lincoln occupies
identical with the position that they occupied witt
whom contended in 1s49, and regard the position
Mr. Douglas as nothing but that of tender Lincoln
| locomotive.
If Mr. Lincoln comes forward with Republican party
and avowng principle that in legislation of thi
country they will prevent the extension of slavery am
that they will abridge the equality that exists betwee,
us and the people of the free States he touches
which vbrates through the whole body of the
ing States because he touches that which us free
Whenever the people of slaveholdng States sha
be willing to ignore Constitution in which this princ
| pie is involved then say they will be willing be pro
vincaized and they will deserve afterwards always to
treated interiors, and they will be- (Applause.)
we up this contest of principle now the
we ought denunciatory resolutions of Henry Clay
and Webster and of men who bore the same banner
the fight of 1850 What was the principle established
1850? You have heard it spoken of as the principle
non-intervention am anon.interventonst; these me
are non ,interyentonists ana MI Douglas says ne is
noninterventionis and IS struggling ior the principle
What is the principle of nonintervention' Why,
Mr. hold