Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-28

Mr.. PAYNE Of Ohio, suggested that the question
ending at the adjournment was first in order. The
eports Of Committees would only be first in order
fter the permanent organization was completed.
The PRESIDENT. The question pending at the
adjournment is not necessarily in order, but the
chair viii entertain motion to take up the b1sl-
ness on the table, if no objections are made.
Judge MEX, Of Alabama, moved the Committee
on Permanent Organization be now requested to re-
port.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn That is in order. If
the Committee on Permanent Organization IS ready
to report their report will be received
Mr.. JOHN CESSNA, of Pennsylvania, Chairman 4
of the Committee made the following report OF
Permanent officers Of the Convention
FOR PRESIDENT;
Hon. CALEB CUSHING, of Massachusetts,
FOR vICE-PREsrDESTs AND SECRETARIES.
-vice-President, Thomas D. RObinson Sec !
New Hampshire-Vi ce-President, Daniel Marcy;
Secretary, George A. Bingham.
Yermont-Vice- President, Jasper Rand oecreta-
nv, p. W. Hide
Massachusetts, ice-President, Isaac DAVIS sec
retary, B. T. Watson.
Rhode Island-Vice President, Gideon Bradford
Secretary, Amasa Sprague.
Connecticut Nice-Presldent, samuel armour Sec-
New Jersey icePresident, VIM. Nrlght Secre-
tary John C. Rafferty,.
Kew -Vice-President, Erastus Corning; Sec
retary Edward Cooper.
-Vice-President. Thomas Cunning
ham; Secretary, Franklin Yansant
-Yice-President, W. ID. Ross; Secreta-
~ John II. Buley.
Maryland Ice-President. p. Bowie; Secreta-
~ e. L. T. Hardcastle.
Virginia-Vi cePresident o. r. Funston; Secre-
tary, Robert H. Glass.
North Manifestations Bedford Brown
Secretary L. w. Humphrey.
South Carolina Vice-President B. H. Brown;
! Secretary, Franklin Gailard
/ Georgla-V ice-President, James Thomas; Secre-
/ tary, J. J. Dimond.
Alabama--Vice-Pre R. G. Scott; Secretary,
! n. II. R. Dawson.
Mississippi yice-President James Drane; Secre-
tary. w. H. II. Tyson
Louisiana -Yice-President, r. Taylor; Secretary,
Charles Jones.
-YicePresident, David Todd; Secretary, W..
NJ. Stark
Kentucky vice-President B. spalding; secreta-
~. Robert Mckee
Tennessee-Y ice-President, j. D. G. Atkins Sec
rotary, John X. Howard.
Indiana Yice-President Isaac c. ElstOn; Secre-
tary, Lafayette Devlin.
illinois Vice-President, T. Casey; Secretary, r.
E. Goodell
Arkansas Yice-President Francis A Terry
Secretary. +. W. Hoadey.
Observation-Disclosures, H. II. Riley; Secretary
John @. Parkhurst
~, c. E. Dyke.
-VIce-President. H. R. Runnels; Secretary
| Thomas i. Ochiltree.
Missouri vice-President, Abraham Hunter; Sec
t rotary J. T. Mense.
Iowa-v ice-President, T. W. Claggett; Secretary
J. w. Bosler.
Wisconsin, ice-President, Frederick w. Horn
Secretary, a. F. Pratt
California -Vice-President, J. A. Drebelbis; Sec
retary, John S. Dudley.
Minnesota ice-President W. W. Phelps; Secre
f07srr
: -Vice-President A. p. DenisOn; Secreta
= ~. r. p. Metcalf
The announcement OF the name of the permanen
President was received with loud applause.
The COMMITTEE further recommended that tn
, rules and regulations adopted by the National Dem
ocratic Conventions of 1852 and 1856 be adopted b
this convention for its government, with this add
tional rule:
+ THAT in any State which has not provided or d
reCted by its Gtate Convention bow its vote may
given, the convention will recognise the right {
each delegate to cast his individual vote,
D Mr.. McCOOK of Ohio, moved that the report
the committee be accepted, and the committee d'
: charged. Agreed to.
Mr.. MCCOOK moved that the report Of the con
rnitteee be adopted.
l. Mr.. CLARK of Mississippi, stated that the add
< ti0nal rule had been added by the committee witt
out the knowledge or consent Of a majority OF tn
! members. The question on its adoption was brough
j before the committee and voted down on call q
the States.
Mr.. CASSIDY. of Pennsylvania, rose to point @
! order. The report had been adopted and there wa
E no question before the convention.
Z The CHAIR The point Of order Is rot well taker
j Mr.. CLARK The report has been accepted, no
adopted. The committee, at its regular meeting ha
refused to alter the rules of the former convention
5 by the addition Of the rule now reported. He d.
not charge any untarness to the presiding officer
the committee who, doubtless did his best to get a
e the convention together again, to reconsider II
original action But he and others of the cCmnHtte
e had not been notified and had no knowledge OF tn
e | alteration that had been made, until 1t was ar
1 nounced here. He therefore moved that the pre-
+ posed additional rule be stricken from the repOr
S Mr.. RICHARDSON, of Illinois If l propose {
s. | 90 into an inquiry of what done by the Commits
tee it might be proper to say that the proposito
Z | now submitted acted upon in fuller meeting
I as / am told than that of last night and adOpte
; unanimously. do not propose to discuss with tn
gentleman from Mississippi the subject as TO the az
| ton OF the Committee. l propose to place It upo
= the basis of Its own merits. Where state ConYeI
ton has met and instructed its Delegation as UNI
: | and they have accepted the condition, they ar
d bound by it. Wherever they give no such instruC
+ tiun wherever they have refused in State Delegi
ton to give such instruction it Is proper to place tn
{ | right of the Delegate upon the broad and dlsuut
| ground of right. But where they have entered INT
u | an organization. and pledged, they are not 9
liberty to overrun the expressed wishes and Will
their constituents. But propose to place the que
ton of individuality upon the broad ground OF rIgi
and right alone. LApplause.l say upon that groun
L the report of the Committee ought 10 be adopted
n Mr. LUBBOCK. Of Texas. made an explanation
the action of the Committee. They had spent som
three hours in session at which this subject was tu
e ". fairly and freely discussed The resolution no.
z proposed TO be added had been voted down. III
# Chairman Of the Committe had called meeting tn
morning in order as it was understood, TO recely
" the names of the Yice-Presdents and SecretariC
not reported at the regular meeting At this adjourn
e ed meeting, when many members OF the Commute
N were absent, the alteration had been made. Ii
called upon the Convention to sustain the maJorlt
of the Committee, and to disCOuntenance any usu1
S patton of power on the part Of portion Of Con
l. mittee.
n Mr. SALISBURY. of Delaware, desired the reaC
- ing Of the proposed rule as many Of the Delegate
did not fully understand the question.
Mr. CESSNA explained that as Chairman Of tn
1 Committee on Organization, he had labOred hard {
+ get the whole of the Committee together, again {
j. | consider this question of rules. If he had failed
had only been because Of The limited time. As t
the merits of the proposed amendment he held tha
the old rule of 1852 and 1856 would be construed
= deprive those Delegates who happened to be in
minority from freely and fully expressing thei
views in The Convention and in reality dstranchisin
G them.
? Mr.. BARRY, of Mississippi, raised the point G
e order that the Committee on Permanent Organize
ton had right to report rules, and that so muc
of their report should be rejected.
Mr.. JOSIAH RANDALL, OF pennsylvania, san
, he too was in favor of a candidate from the Sout
and would vote for no man who had not the entire
! confidence of the South If the gentleman from hi
2 own State Mr. Cessna said as much he would &c
differently from what was supposed to be his view
, and wishes nj home He desired that the proposed
amendment should be stricken out because with tn
two-third rule that prevailed in the Convention
such amendment would virtually disfranchse ma
? ioritv and enable one-thrd Of delegation to Geu
tralize the action of the remaining twO-thirds. Ill
reviewed the action of the Pennsylvania State Con
vention. and protested against any action Of th
f Convention that would destroy the efficacy OF tn
vote of any State in the Convention.
Mr. BISHOP. of Connecticut, claimed that tn
point of order raised by the gentleman from Missis
sppi Mr. Barryl ought to be decided at once by thu
| Chair.
The CHAIR The point of order must be settle,
at once bv the Chair. The Convention decided yes
terlay to adopt the rules Of the last National Con
vcnton and the chair of opinion that in reportn.
rules the committee Travelled out OF It's province
and that SO much of the report IS out Of order
r [Applause.l
Mr.. BISHOP. now move the previous question
The CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois [ Mr.
RiChardSCnl was recognized by the chair and ma.