Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-05-03
CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
Platform Adopted The South Bolts
Two Conventions The Harmonious in
Trouble - Douglas Ahead, etc.

Trouble - Douglas Ahead, etc.
The great hope oil the country-the grea'
party who'e principles (?) are the same
every where-,he great National democratic
party. which invites all 10 JOIN its harmo-
NOUS ranks-is having troublous time Of
Charleston. The whole oflast week it was
in delightful family broil. Not until Fri
day, did the Platform Committee make a
reporter reports, for they made THREE. The
majority report, presented by Mr.. AVERY
and adopted in Committee by the votes OF
the fifteen Slave States, together with those
sfCalifornia and Oregon, consists of The
Cincinnati Platform, with the following aa-
ditional resolutions:
Erst.-That Congress has no power to
abolish Slavery in the Territories.
&eond.-That the Territorial Leeisla-
turs has no power 10 abolish Slavery in the
Territories. nor prohibit the introduction Of
Slavery therein, nor any power 10 destroy
it by any Legislation whatever.
Resolved, That it is The duty Of the Fed.
ersl Government to protect, when necessa-
~, the rights Of persons or property on the
high Seas, in The Territories, or wherever
its Constitutional Jurisdiction extends.
The first minority report. signed by
Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont, Rhode
Island. Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin. Iowa, MINES.
sofa, New York and Pennsylvania, land pre-
ssntsd by Mr.. PAYNE, of Ohio, is as fol-
lows:
Frsf-Afirming the Cincinnati platform.
Seeond That all rights Of property are
judicial in character, and the Democracy
pledge themselves TO the decision Of The Su.
preme Court on the subject.
Thrd-Ample protection TO citizens. ma.
tive pace or na'uraized, a. home or abroad.
Fourih-Pedges Government aid to the
Pacific Railroad.
FJh-Apfroves the acquisition of Gu.
b On Terms honorable and u.' TO SPAN.
Srfh-Tha, all State resistance TO the fu.
giiivs slave law is revolutionary and sub.
yersive of the Constitution. This is
Douglas Platform.)
A second minority report. presented BY
Mf. BurLrH, tie Massachusetts, delegate
merely reaffirms the Cincinnati Platform.
Mr.. AVERY made speech in favor of
the majority. or Southern Platform, Mr..
payne replied in favor Of the DoueLAs
platform: and Mr.. BurLEn spoke in sup.
port Of the Cincinnati Platform.
Mr.. BAnKsDALE, of Mississippi, and Mr..
YAkcEY, OF Alabama, followed in lengthy
and powerful speeches in favor Of the ma
jori'y report, and Mr.. KING of Missouri
and PUsH, of Ohio, in support of the frs,
minority report.
Mr.. PueH's speech is said 10 have been
able and eloquent. and of such Northern,
"squatter Sovereignty" character as to
cause the CharlestOnians to open their eye,
in surprise at such aiidacity. At half past
ten P. NJ, the question was called for, and
vote demanded, on the majority report.
pehding which, the Convention adjourned.
on Saturday, the entire day, and until
Ten o'clock OF night, was spent in angry
discussions. The platforms were all re.
ferred back 10 The Committee, with insiruc-
tion' 10 report at four o'clock. About five
o'clock, three reports were again made
from the Committee.
MIR. Avery, of North Carolina, reported
from The majority of the committee and in
doing so, urged upon the delegates of North
srn States, 10 recollect that The slaves who
now grow the cotton in Alabama, Missis.
sippi and Georgia, are the children of slaves
who were formerly slaves in their own
States.
The report of the majority is conbina.
lion OF the resolutions OF Messrs. Bsyard, of
Delaware; ,Cochrane, of New York, and
Bgler, Of Pennsylvania.
MIR. SAhUELs Of Iowa, presented rsso-
iu''on eschewing Congressional interfer.
enes' and declaring that whether Con.
gre'' or the Territorial Legislature have
the power 10 intervene, depends upon the
decision Of The Supreme Court of the Uni.
,eo states. which decision they pledge the
Uemoeratic party 10 sustain and abide by.
he proceeded at some length TO oldres.
Southern members, appealing 10 them no,
10 persist in demanding an abstraction tba,
VIII drive one-half of the Democracy of The
North into the arms of the Black Republi.
cans. His speech wa. powerful earnest
N elective appeal. free from oil bitterness
ana was listened to with the most marked
interest and attention BY the Southern men,
p, Mnsn Mr. samusls had concluded. Mr.,
DuueI o. Mass, presented another minori.
lspor. signed by IlliOis, Minnesota, Mas.
rs:eha'e'i's, and Indiana, consisting Of the
S,ne,npasii platform, pure and simple.
"n'cn no offered a, substitute for both The
niloriiy end minoriiy reports.
Mr. STEPHENS, or Oregon. obtained The
noo' sm'd struggle Of hundred eontss.
s.n.', ana proceeded 10 give hi, reasons for
SUSANNA n the report Of The msiorilv.
mr. k'sT. J. Barr, Of Ma. ioot IL.
ground that although he was o,n,. ~. ,as