Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-05-05

Rhode Island; a. &. Hazard, of Connect
icut; Benz. Williamson, of New Jersey
II. b. Payne, of Ohio; ?. G. Dunning, of
Indiana; .. b. Fcklin, of Illinois; G. A. /
N. Lathrop, of Michigan; A. S. Palmer,
of Wisconsin b. NJ. Samuels, of Iowa
S. NJ. Cavanagh, of Minnesota; Ed. Gogg
swell, of New York Ii. b. Wright, Of
Pennsylvania.
The points of this report are as follows;
l. They affirm the Cincinnati platform. !
.. Resotved, That all the rights of
property are judicial in character, and the
Democracy pledges itself to carry out all
the decisions of the Supreme Court upon
such subject.
3. Re~ive1, That ample protection
should be afforded TO citizens, whether na-
tive or naturalized, at home or abroad.
4. ReSoived, That we pledge the gov
ernmcntal aid in building the Pacific Rail
road
5. RfSolved, That we favor the acqui-
siton of Cuba, on terms honorable to our
selves and just to Spain.
6. ResoiOcd, That all State resistance to
the fugitive slave law is revolutionary and
subversive of the Constitution.
THE MAJORITY REPORT.
The majority report is as follows:-
ReSoiCet, That the platform adopted at
L. Cincinnati be affirmed, with the following
, additional resolutions That the Nation
al Democracy of the United States hold
: these cardinal principles on the subject of
slavery in the Territories list. That
| Congress has no power to abolish slavery in
0 the Territories. .. That the Territorial
Legislature has no power to abolish slave
: ry in the Territories, nor the introduction
, Of slaves therein; nor any power to de-
; stroy by any legislation whatever.
$ Res tued, That it is the duty of the Fed
+ eral Government to protect, when necoss.
o ary, the rights of persons or property on
i the high seas, in the Territories or wher.
e ever its constitutional jurisdiction extends.
r At half past eleven o clock the Coven-
d ton reassembled.
r The majority report was read by Mr..
g w. W. Avery, of North Carolina, who
: said he was instructed to say that entire
C unanimity did not prevail on portion OF
;, the resolutions. The first and third, in
Il relation to slavery in tho Territories and
s. the duties of the General Government to
!, protect the rights OF person and property
are adopted by large majority OF the
committee. The sec nd resolution, in re
: lation to the fugitive slave law, and the
fourth, in relation to naturalzed citizens
e were adopted unanimously. And the fifth
'e relative to the acquisition of Cuba, was
adopted without division.
/, The two minority reports were then
l. presented by Mr.. Butler, of MassachuSett.
lg and Mr.. Payne, OF Ohio; the latter stating
that his report, althoug ii minority, rep
L. resented one hundred and scvcnty-twC
We electoral votes, whilst the majority onl,
st represented one hundred and twenty -sevel
IS electoral votes.
he Mr.. johnson, Of Maryland, inquired
its how many of the electoral votes represen
of ted by the minority report can be depcn
es ded upon for the Democratic nominee
Laughter and applause.]
IA Mr.. Payne could not say, nor could h
ly speak for Maryland, which goes with til
he majority. Mr., Payne offered his plattorr
at as substitute for the whole, and a Mas
sachusetts delegate proposed another set
ID. All the reports being presented, MI
It Avery addressed the Convention, claimin
,rt that he represented the seventeen Demo
a. cratic States of the Union. Although tn
if reports was signed by the delegates fror
fifteen slave States, and only two fire.
ct States, he denied that any feeling of sec
,ss tonalism has influenced the majority.
,w Mr., Clark, of Missouri, stated that, al
though he signed the majority report, h
u. did not and would not vote for the thir
o. resolution, which is as follows:-
-e "hesoiUui, That it is the duty of tn
Federal Government to protect, when nee
cssary, the rights ofpersons and propert
on the high seas, in Territories, or whel
ms ever else its constitutional authority c.
nj tends"
Mr. Avery called attention TO the tat
Sc that tie majority report represents OIL
on hundred and twenty seven certain Demo
i'm cratic electoral votes, whilst the minorit
ry do not represent one electoral vote thi
he can be claimed as certain. He regardC
cd squatter sovereignty as subversivc of Il
lit rights of the South as Congressional int
vention would be. He classed it with Il
If Wilmot proviso, and as being equally SUI
The versive of Southern rights.
lol Mt. avery alluueu W INC laou VIdI w
ess leo and Cuba would inevitably, with Ce
tral America, form part of the Unio
as and with the popular sovereignty doctri
at, as proclaimed in the minority report, l
en- STAKEHOLDER would dare enter any of ii
an new territory with his slaves. 1t was sa
of that Northern men did not like to be throw
into association with shareholders, and
the appealed to the gentlemen to correct tn
orts error to prove to the South that the De-
ocrat party of the North entertain no SUI
by sentiments. There is distrust among t
lalf masses of the people to their Northern {
the lies, We sympathisc with you when y
no. are called doug gh-faces at the North, a
ma we ask you to give us the evidence Il
ect out sympathy is well placed.
ton Mr. Payne, of Ohio, addressed the &c