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

If the Committee on Organization to report rules
The reportmade by that committee had been reeeiy-
"a and accepted It was now too late to entertain
such questions Of order as had been raised. The l
point should have been taken before the acceptance
Of the Committees report.
Mr. WHITNEY. Do understand the chair to rule q
that the question on the adoption of the report Of
the Committee on Organization is dtvislbe!
The PRESIDENT pro TEN. The chair SO deelaes5 :
the question is divisible.
Mr.. RICHARDSON. claim the right to the hoor,
which i have not vet yielded After have saiu
what desire to say, then the gentleman can press
his motion for diysiOn Of the question.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn The gentleman from
Illinois is entitled to the floor.
Mr. RICHARDSON was proceeding when the
points of order had interrupted aim, &c pay ms re-
spects to the gentleman from Pennsy lvaHia, Mr..
Randall He believed it bad been asserted, and nos
denied by him. that he had recently come into the
Democratic fold About the Political history OF the
gentleman he knew but Httle-[Cr Of "order, or
derl'-sgO on, go on and Kisses
Mr. RICHARDSON. The gentleman has taken
upon himself to thrust into This debate the eompl
Gated question of the Presidency, and to raise the
question between Northern and Southern canoi-
dates He was not here for the purpose OF disturb
these questions now. From early boyhood to TINS /
hour his manhood had been devoted to the cause OF
the Democratic party until his life had fallen mo
sthe sere and yellow Leaf He did not desire 20 pc
driven by recruits Of yesterday from his postlon
II might be that some of those who had fought ana
commended with the Democrats throughout many
! campaign, were willing to follow the example OF
the Greeks of old before Troy and when they could
4 not make impression upon It's walls, 10 enter
within them concealed in a wooden horse, and thus
effect the capture of the city. When gentlemen who
have 50 recently Joined the party come here they
/ are welcome, and they will no doubt IN time, 40
good service in the party; but the gentleman from
! Pennsylvania in his attempts to thrust this ques
ton of the Presidency upon US, premature, and
! he protested against his course. The Convention
! were engaged in deciding a question OF right or
! wrong respecting report OF the COMMITTEE On VI
! ganizauon. The Committee had reported rules lof
the government of the Convention In all previous
Conventions which he had attended the Committee on
| Organization had exercised the same power This
Committee had done no more than former Commit
tees had DONE and they had in their report followed
out the spirit of the resolutions adopted at Cineln-
natl.
Mr. WRIGHT of Pennsylvania. If there ever was
time'or occasionwhenthere should be harmOnyamOng
the members of the Democratic party it was now
He was surprised that after Committee composed
OF representatives of every State IN the Union had
made report with onlystwO States dissenting, any
| opposition should be made to its Adoption lie
charged upon those who had made this opposition
the cOnseq that might ensue from the relec-
| ton of the report. It was well known that unless
some harmany shall prevail in the convention the
| nominations made here would be worth but the pa
per upon which the names Of the nominees were
written From the year 1886 to 1860 he had been a
member of the National Democratic Convention
. an attempt to reject report Of this KIND forced
upon the Convention The practice OF every Dem
ocratc Convention has been to allow every Delegate
entitled to vote to cast that vote as he pleaseu I'M
less under instructions from his State The state OF
Pennsylvania had given this privilege to her rep
resentatives here and it the people, aid not the
| Delegates, who were heard. When 1t was agreed
bv State that her vote should be cast as unit he
was the last man object to it, but when the state
Convention fails to exercise that power, or IS slleh
unon the subject then it is the province OF the Dele
gates who are here to act in their REPRESENTING
capacity and to cast their votes IN conformity VIII
p, the wishes of their constituency. 1t was wei KNOW
in the Convention of 1874 when the Democrau'
D. marty did him the honor make him the presldn!
officer, the State of Pennsylvania exercised III
A. right to cast its divided vote In the convention
1913, the Delegation Of PennsylvSniaswas again dl
n yded from the State, and he was himself one Q
eight delegates who cast votes in the minority. Il
le 1852 Pennsylvania presented her own candidate
D. and was therefore united
" A DELEGATE. Did not the State of Pennsylva
i MIA cast a unit vote IN 1914.
Mr. WRIGHT. 10. only upon some points, upon tn
L. question Of the adoption of the twOthird rule, tn
,e vote stood twelve to thirteen The minority nom
,f mated for the Presidency Richard N. johnson. ID
! Thought he could pledge Pennsylvania rs UNI
IS | tbis time for n Presidential candidate. Now tn
s. Committee had brought this report into the Cor
! vention and he advocated Its Adoption. But he wa
h. not one who would secede, If the Convention shoul
adop; A rule unpalatable to him. He would sta.
h. remained here. But if the rule was adopted her
e as adopted at Cincinnati it would be construed INT
hi the right to deny him the privilege OF casting re
of preventative vote for his own district. They woul
be acting in opposition to the Democracy OF ms OW
If State who had agreed that he should have tn
IS power he claimed. The Convention had no right
ostracise him, and to deprive him Of power cor
n ferred upon him by the State he represented.
Dt moved the previous question
ID [Cries of No nO!' and several delegates attempt
- inc to speak amidst calls for Question and cries
ID Hear! hear! hear.
If Mr.. WRIGHT insisted upon the call for the pre-
II vious question.
- The PRESIDENT pro tem The Chair desires {
"a explain the state Of the question. The Chal
70 decided the report of the Committee, so far a
n it related to rules, out Of order The only queS
n ton now before the House is on that portion G
- | the leDOrt which names permanent Ofhcers. IN
\, | preyious question has been demanded upon th'
= and until the Convention shall decide whether o
m not it will order the previous question debate Is Oh
o. Of order.
- desired 70 remind the Chair that the State Of OH
G. had appealed from its decision and that the Chai
m had receded theTefrOm.
~, The PRESIDENT pro tenn. The gentleman tror
: Ohio is correct The Chair reviewed its decision
~ but decided that division of the question on the It
O. port was in order. The previous question has bee
a. demanded.
10 The previous question was then ordered.
~ The PRESIDENT pro tenn. The question now IS o
n
=. | permanent officers of this Convention.
If The report was then adopted with one dissentn
- voice.
II Several delegates rose to address the Chair.
~ The PRESIDENT pro tenn No business is in Orde
~ until the permanent officers chosen have take
of their places.
" SAAIUELS of Pennsylvania, obtained the floor
IL and moved the appointment OF a committee OF wv
w to conduct the permanent presiding officer to tn
,a Chair. Agreed to-
IL Messrs Clark of Mississippi and Mr. Richardson
We of Illinois, were appointed such committee
a The President pro tenn then addressed the Conyen
n | ton as follows
- Gentlemen of the C0aUenticn-Before INTRODUCING
To to YOU the permanent officers of this convention,
~ wish to return to you my thanks for the compH
= | ment YOU have paid me. To have presided owe
n such body this is, indeed, honor enough for an
gentleman. But before retiring tellow-cltlZens, lie
4 me exhort you in your councils to moderation anC
es | harmony. BecOllect are brethren engaged Il
the same great cause-embarked on the same vessel
10 and under such circumstances, that one plank o
- the ship cannot sink without the others being sub
80 | merged Recollact that we have a common destiny
= | and common fame. You should regard each othe
- as brothers and not hostile forces marching for
~ 1 ward 10 hostile music, under different flags TIT
- Democratic party has but one hag-the nag OF Ou
- | common countrv-and that teaches fraterna
IN love and unity. Let US then talk no more abou
- | sections. We know 10 North no South, no East, nC
West where Democrats are concerned. No; we g
f on the Democratic principle, that It matters moi
, | where n Democrat resides-whether IN the lalC
4, of perpetual flowers, or in the land of eterna
icebergs and everlasting frosts If he be a
n Democrat, he may embark on the same deck and
i, be protected by the same stars and stripes
- He is a Democrat, and, all other things being
i equal he is entitled to the same consideration
= from wherever he may come. Let us talk no more
. of sections Ii Obliterates the kndest feelings from
: our hearts To take sectional view of Democrats
- as compared with the broad ground of Democratic
y brotherly love- regardless Of sections, Is like a
= sluggish winding, obscure stream as compared with
the noble and gigantic Mississippi, which rolls on
: ward in its course to the Gulf of Mexico Fellow
citizens, our duty here is plain. We come here to
/, consider the good Of the great Democratic party
n To effect our object requires concentration OF
w efforts 1t is our duty to meet all our brethren
most cordially. and combine all interests as to
secure the effect and advantages Of concentration
. of effort That, concentration of effort may well
be illustrated BY the course Of the great Father of
I Waters the river which commences at its source in
; the mountains in springs and streams so small that
= a hunter would scarcely widen his steps to cross