Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-19
K A PHO.
NATIONAL
OENOCRATl CONVENTION /.


.emtl~d 1T the Trout street Theatre at lU
O'Clock this A II.
The Theatre was not entirely Allied At the
morning session, but presented . handsome
appears ance
Some p ace. are vacant, the President hav-
Ing decided not to pass upon the right Of the
uew Delegates seats. aud not having issued
tickets 70 hose ct .tes unrepr sentsd at the sd-
j"urnmant Of the Charleston Convention
Al II oc,ock the Pre.i.ent called toe Con
vention 10 order.
The proceedings were opened With prayer
On cslIips the Conv ention to order Mr..
Cushing stated that the nour Of adjournment
had passed. but - he understood = misund~r r.
'and,ny had occurred ~ TO the hour Of meet
ing. some snpposi = the adjuurnmeut 70 have
been till IL oc'ock. be would direct The roll Of
States to be call 10 order {" ascertain II ali
were present The roll was lied and all
.'elegates en'itl.d d 10 seats were found present,
Except a PORTION Of the delegation from Con-
nec'lcut and Delaware.
M. Lansbury. OF Del, stated that soma Of
the delegates r, m that State we're rresent but
had tickets Of admission delivered to them
AID we're waiting outside for admission.
The Chair stated that ticket. had teen de-
iv.red to the Sergeant At Arms TO hsnd 10 the
chairman Of the delegation. lie supposed this
had been done in every il stance. since ali the
d.l.gat on were represented on the hOOi Nv no
hid bean represented at Charleston At. the
time ct adjo rnmsnt-
M. Lanabury u we'd that all the memt ers
of the Charle>ton Convention he admitted 10
the fl DOR by the President.
The Convention has not been regularly call
ed to o-des and no motion 10 yet in order.
Mr.. Pennington, Of Del ssil the motion of
his colleague was not properly understood.
lie desired the admission OF those delegates
who were present at The adjournment Of the
Charleston Convention.
Mr. G. OK, of Ohio, asked if the chairman Of
the .legstion had arrived at the number Of
tickets to which he was entitled.
Mr. Lsnsbury said q mninrity Of the Della
ware delegation had remained in the Charles
On Convention. and es,lved to stay there %
lo.g.
Preparatory to proceeding to business the
Preside.t addressed the Convention. giving .
detailed account Of the stage At which they
mad arrived, and the position Of affairs ut
the hour Of adjournment At Charleston, and
exhor,irg to union and harm nv.
Mr. Howard Of Tennessee, of. red the fol-
owing:
Reselred, that the SargeaDt-at Arms be in-
tructei to issue tickets TO all delegates Of
he Convention as originally constituted at
Charleston.
lApp'ause and hisses from the Conv ention I
The follo wing amendment vas then ofs,-
ed by Mr. Church:
Kesol. ed. That the credenti ls Of all per-
-Ons claiming seats in this Convention, made
vacant hy the ecetsion Of the delegates Ut
Charles on. be referred to the Committee on
Crsjenti.ls, aud said committee is hsr-by in-
uucted as soon az possible. tossct, ana re-
,,ort the names Of ersons entitled to suci,
.-a,s, with the understand ny. however, that
very person accepting . seat in the Conven-
ion. ie bound in hunor aud good faith to
.biie by the action Of this Convention, and
.uppcrt its nominee.
MIR. Gilmore Of Pa. perfected his amend
nsn' W making its read:
Resotvei That the President Of the Conven.
on lie author zed tu issue tickets to the dee.
's,.s from T-xa'. Mississippi. Arkansas and
Florida. in which there are no contestinx d .l-.
:nt.-; and that in those It .t<s where There
Re cont-sting deleeat q. q COMMITTEES on Gre
'.n'ials b- appointed by the several d-lega-
.ons to report Upon said States.
Mr. Clark. If Mo, asked consert to modify
! he .sst amendment, when Mr. Richardson ot
!, raised a POINT OF order, that after PROPOSE
t,cLs were placed hefore the Convention, they
ould not he altered.
Mr.. CLARK asked that his proposition might
"e read tor Information. which was ot jected t.
y Mr. >auuels, If lows.
Mr. Ssmue withdrew his o. lection, with
i he undertaking that i, was to be read for
niru. alton.
The proposition Of Mr.. CLARK was then rad,
IS follows:
Res ,iped, That the citizens Of the several
states cf the Union have an equal right I"
settle an remain in the Territories of the U.
states, and to hold therein urn Tested hy an.
-gisiation what+ve~. their slaves and other
property; and this Convention recoxn z.s the
opinion Cf the Supreme Court Of the United
states in the Dred Scott case ss true exro.i-
ion Of the consti uti"n in regard tu the right>
It citizens of TIE several States, in the I. rri-
tories vt the Unitd States. upon all rutjvc's
IN which it treats; and the members OF the
'"nventinn pledge tn emsev+s. and require sll
'th.rs who may be authorized as delegates.
O make the same pledge to the support OF
The Democratic candijatea
Ia answer to an inquiry, the President
stated that as the resolution Vas only read
f'r information. it could not be considered ..
before the Convention.
Mr.. Randall having tie floor. Withdrew in
order to allow Mr.. Gilmore to modify bis
AWeOO0enL IN tue moUUeT pvOpOeeL
Mr. Howard, ot Tern moved to admit oil
the deli cation that attended the Convention.
Mr. Ksvanaugh, Of Mimi. = Uved 10 lay the
on the table. Applause
Mr. Church ssked that the motion might be |
~itbdra o, that he might be ensbled to offer !
an amendment which he would read f"r the
Information Of the Convention. 1t vss to re-
'~r al. the claims Of new delegates t. the
committee on G edeLtials With inst, uctio-s 10
report % soon - possible, the names OF those
Who are entitled to sssta, but with the provie- |
lOn that oil Who accept seats in the Cow ention
are bound In hs nor TO abide BY iss action and
support the nominee. This was greeted With
m-nss applause. which was checked by the
Chair.
Mr.. Kavanaueh With rev his resolution to
lay on the table, and moved the previous qacs.
ion.
After a long debate on points of order. the
amendment of Mr. Church = - entertained and
The previous question demanded
NJ. Montgomery. Of Ps.. rais~d the point #
order that no division could be called until the
question on . second to the previous question
nsi been put.
The p. e.ii+nt decided that this was 50.
M. Howard. Of Tenn, raised the point of
order, that no committee on CredsntiaIs. <x-
-epti z the one " iich had been raised TO DR..
eide on the regularity of the original delegates.
and that Was nov defioi,e. The question said
hat Vas question Of fact ard not Of order.
II the commit ee was definite il could be re-
vived b, such . motion that vas now before
the house.
Mr. Russell, If Va, begged the gentlemen
from New York to withdrs v his resolu Ion Or
the latter po-,i. ot it .. Ill events. II he de-
.ir-d the hs. mony os the Convention.
Mr. Montgomery, Of Pa, called Mr. Russell
to order. the pre- ious question , ing pending