The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-20

pose any condition at all upon seven seced-
ing States. [Applause and hisses. He
also denied the policy of making such terms
to the seeding States, for they would not
accept an entrance into the Convention on
such terms. The party was to fight battle
at the polls in which il would be necessary
to unite ell sections against the opposition
party. [Applause and Kisses from the gal.
leries.
Hoge, of Va, dem nnded to know whether
delegates were to sit here and submit to the
insult OF Kisses from the gallery, when sen.
timents favorable to their friends Of the
South, and in which they themselves coin
eide, were expressed by a gentleman of
such responsibility as Randall, of Pa. If
this outside pressure was to be brought up
to crush out fairness Of discussion, Virginia
had better know it at once, and retire from
the field in which she was prevented from
defending her rights. Loud opplause.l
Mr.. Richardson Of Illinois, wac opposed
to the resolution OF the gentleman from Pa,
because it sought to let into the Convention
persons who were not delegates TO this Con
vention at ALL
Their constituents had refused 10 send
them here to seek seats, and although o
gentlemen from Florida had informed him
that the delegation would take seats in the
Convention if the olive branch was EXTEND
ed to them, yet he for one was not willing
to sit beside gents who represented no con-
stituency, and who were bound by nothing
that is done by the Convention, while he
himself was bound for everything. He was
further opposed TO the amendment because
it proposed to admit the delegates from Ar.
kansas when q contesting delegation was
announced to be here from that State. Was
the Convention by this resolution to pre-
judge this case. Mississippi came here ac-
credited end without opposition. and she wus
placed in the list with these other States
When contest arises il should be investi-
gated by Committee.
A Voice-Why was it not 60 done at
! Charleston
Rchardson-Because at Charleston, wher
action was taken, there was no regular or
ganzation of the Convention. Now it wa
different, and he was in favor of an investi
cation into the facts wherever there wa
contest.
Cochrane, OF N. Y, said this question
was not one Of admission OF new delegates
it was OF far graver importance. A portion
of the seats on this floor were vacant and
question arises-Why are they thus vacant
The question also arises, Was there justi6
cation, was there excuse for the secession
that had left portion OF the seats here un-
occupied! However this might be decided
he deemed it well for the convention It
seek to bring back their erring brother
He was not favorable to either of the reso-
lutions as they stood He was unwilling t
place any obligation on the returning dele
gates that would call q blush to thei
cheeks or cause q pain to their hearts
but it should be remembered that such term
were placed upon the delegation from New
York upon former occasion, and Their
might be now excuse for its being offere,
by New York.
He could assure the convention tha
they would always be found q they hithert,
had been found, on the side of Liberty
ard Justice. Applause
The ConueDion adjourned until 10 o.
clock 10 morrow.
BALTIMORE, June 10, 1860.
! The Convention was called to order sooi
after 10 O'Clock.
The question pending being in orderin!
the previous question on the several motion
respecting the admission of delegates. Mr.
Church, of N. Y. asked consent to make
proposition to the Convention, calculated t.
harmonze the pending motions and to ar
range in friendly manner the question o
admission of delegates.
The President-The Chair will under
stand consent to be given to modify the re-
solutions as proposed.
| Mr.. Gilmtre- In pursuance of this agree
ment then, now withdraw my amendment
Mr.. Church, withdraw the latter por-
tion of my proposition and offer as an
amendment the following
Resolved. That the credentials OF all per-
sons claiming seats in this Convention made
vacant by the secession of delegates at
Charleston be referred to the Committee
which is hereby instructed as soon as prac-
ticable to examine the same ard report the
names OF the persons entitled to such seats.
MIR. Church coDtinued-By consulting
with the gent from Penn. (Mr. GImore)
an arrangement had been agreed upon hon
orsble to both parties, which he hoped would
meet with the concurrence of the conyen-
ton.
1t was proposed that Mr.. Gilmore should
withdraw his amendment, and that Mr..
Church should withdraw q portion of his
amendment, leaving only before the con-
ven'ion the portion referring to the CoM-
mttee on Credentials the claims OF all del
egates applying for seuts in the convention.
(Applause and cries of agreed)
The President-The Chair would inform
the gent from New York that as the call for
the previous question had been seconded
the action he desires can only be reached
by the convention refusing to order the pre-
vious question, or by unanimous consent to
suspend the rules under which the conven-
ton is acting.
Alter some further discussion, the Con-
Ventlon adjourned until O'Clock.
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